Nehemiah 11:24

Nehemiah 11:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Pethahiah the son of Meshezabeel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the king’s hand in all matters concerning the people.
• New International Version (NIV)Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, one of the descendants of Zerah son of Judah, was the king’s agent in all affairs relating to the people.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Pethahiah the son of Meshezabel, of the sons of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the king's side in all matters concerning the people.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Pethahiah the son of Meshezabel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah, was the king’s deputy in all matters concerning the people.

Context of Nehemiah 11:24

22The leader of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, son of Hashabiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Mica, of the descendants of Asaph, who were singers for the service of God’s house. 23There was, in fact, a command of the king regarding them, and an ordinance regulating the singers’ daily tasks. Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, of the descendants of Zerah son of Judah, was the king’s agent in every matter concerning the people. 25As for the farming settlements with their fields: Some of Judah’s descendants lived in Kiriath-arba and Dibon and their surrounding villages, and Jekabzeel and its settlements; 26in Jeshua, Moladah, Beth-pelet,

Nehemiah 11:24 word by word

וּפְתַֽחְיָ֨ה בֶּן־מְשֵֽׁיזַבְאֵ֜ל מִבְּנֵי־זֶ֤רַח בֶּן־יְהוּדָה֙ לְיַ֣ד הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ לְכָל־דָּבָ֖ר לָעָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Pethahiahפְּתַחְיָהpethachyâh · PethahiahH6611
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Meshezabeelמְשֵׁיזַבְאֵלmeshêyzab'êl · MeshezabelH4898
• of the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Zerahזֶ֫רַחzerach · ZerahH2226
• of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• at the king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• handיָדyâd · hand: toH3027
• in all mattersדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
• concerning the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971

Cross-references for Nehemiah 11:24

• Nehemiah 10:21Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua,
• Genesis 38:30Then his brother, who had the scarlet thread tied to his hand, came out, and was named Zerah.
• Numbers 26:20Judah’s descendants by their clans: the Shelanite clan from Shelah; the Perezite clan from Perez; the Zerahite clan from Zerah.
• Matthew 1:3Judah fathered Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez fathered Hezron, Hezron fathered Aram,
• 1 Chronicles 18:17Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were the chief officials at the king’s side.
• 1 Chronicles 23:28“but their duty will be to assist the descendants of Aaron with the service of the Lord’s temple, being responsible for the courts and the chambers, the purification of all the holy things, and the work of the service of God’s temple —

Commentaries on Nehemiah 11:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24Pethahiah - was at the king's hand - He was the governor appointed by the Persian king over the Jewish nation in those matters in which the civil government interfered with Jewish concerns. He no doubt fixed, levied, and received the tribute.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24It is difficult to say what office Pethahiah filled. So far as we know, the only regular officers under the Persian system of government were the satrap, the subsatrap, the permanent royal secretary, the commandant, and the occasional commissary.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24The royal adviser told the king about events in Jerusalem and informed Jewish officials about the king's management of Persian policies.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. Pethahiah ... was at the king's hand in all matters concerning the people--This person was entrusted with judicial power, either for the interest, or by the appointment, of the Persian monarch, and his duty consisted either in adjusting cases of civil dispute, or in regulating fiscal concerns.Read the comment

Topics related to Nehemiah 11:24

• Meshezabeel
• Pethahiah
• Zarah

In the dictionaries

• Judah
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• Pethahiah
• Chronicles, Books of
• Genealogy
• Hacaliah
• Jeuel
• Meshezabel
• Zerah

Commentaries on Nehemiah 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings