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 man in charge of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi, who was the son of Bani, who was the son of Hashabiah, who was the son of Mattaniah, who was the son of Mica from Asaph’s descendants who were the singers in charge of worship in God’s temple. 23They were under orders from the king, orders that determined which duties they should perform day by day. Pethahiah, son of Meshezabel, one of the descendants of Zerah, Judah’s son, was the king’s adviser on all matters concerning the people. 25Many people lived in villages that had fields. Some people of Judah lived in Kiriath Arba and its villages, in Dibon and its villages, in Jekabzeel and its villages, 26in Jeshua, Moladah, and 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 38:30After that his brother was born with the red yarn on his hand. He was named Zerah [Sunrise].
• Numbers 26:20The families descended from Judah were the family of Shelah, the family of Perez, and the family of Zerah.
• Matthew 1:3Judah and Tamar were the father and mother of Perez and Zerah. Perez was the father of Hezron, Hezron the father of Ram,
• 1 Chronicles 18:17Jehoiada’s son Benaiah was commander of the Cherethites and the Pelethites. And David’s sons were his main officials.
• 1 Chronicles 23:28They were appointed to stand beside Aaron’s descendants to serve in the Lord’s temple. They were appointed to be in charge of the courtyards and the temple rooms, to ensure that all the holy things were clean, and to serve in 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
• Pethahiah
• Chronicles, Books of
• Genealogy
• Hacaliah
• Jeuel
• Meshezabel
• Zerah
• Meshezabeel

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