Nehemiah 11:23-25

GOD’S WORD Translation

²³ They were under orders from the king, orders that determined which duties they should perform day by day. ²⁴ Pethahiah, son of Meshezabel, one of the descendants of Zerah, Judah’s son, was the king’s adviser on all matters concerning the people.

²⁵ Many 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,