Nehemiah 11:23-25

Modern English Version

²³ for the king’s regulation about them made their unity a daily issue.

²⁴ Pethahiah the son of Meshezabel, of the sons of Zerah the son of Judah, was the king’s assistant^[a] in all matters concerning the people.

The Residents Outside Jerusalem

²⁵ For the villages located by their fields, some of the people of Judah lived at Kiriath Arba and its villages, others at Dibon and its villages, or at Jekabzeel and its villages,