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 overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica. He was one of Asaph’s descendants who were the singers responsible for the service of the temple of God. 23For they were under royal orders which determined their activity day by day. Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, one of the descendants of Zerah son of Judah, was an adviser to the king in every matter pertaining to the people. 25As for the settlements with their fields, some of the people of Judah settled in Kiriath Arba and its neighboring villages, in Dibon and its villages, in Jekabzeel and its settlements, 26in Jeshua, in Moladah, in 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 38:30Afterward his brother came out – the one who had the scarlet thread on his hand – and he was named Zerah.
• Numbers 26:20And the Judahites by their families were: from Shelah, the family of the Shelahites; from Perez, the family of the Perezites; and from Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.
• Matthew 1:3Judah the father of Perez and Zerah (by Tamar), Perez the father of Hezron, Hezron the father of Ram,
• 1 Chronicles 18:17Benaiah son of Jehoiada supervised the Kerethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were the king’s leading officials.
• 1 Chronicles 23:28Their job was to help Aaron’s descendants in the service of the Lord’s temple. They were to take care of the courtyards, the rooms, ceremonial purification of all holy items, and other jobs related to 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