Nehemiah 11:23-25

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²³For there was a ^[a]command from the [^[b]Persian] king regarding the singers, as to their daily task. ²⁴Pethahiah the son of Meshezabel, of the sons of Zerah the son of Judah, was the king’s representative in all matters concerning the people.

²⁵As for the villages with their fields, some sons (descendants) of Judah lived in Kiriath-arba and its ^[c]towns, Dibon and its towns, and Jekabzeel and its villages,

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Footnotes

Nehemiah 11:23 Some believe this refers to the regulations established by King David instead of the Persian king; however, Ezra 6:9, 10 records the fact that King Darius supplied appropriate items for sacrifice and requested daily prayers for “...the king and his sons.” Artaxerxes may have continued this practice.
Nehemiah 11:23 Artaxerxes.
Nehemiah 11:25 Lit daughters, and so throughout the chapter.