23 There was, in fact, a command of the king regarding them, and an ordinance regulating[a] the singers’(A) daily tasks. 24 Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, of the descendants of Zerah(B) son of Judah, was the king’s(C) agent[b] in every matter concerning the people.

25 As for the farming settlements with their fields:

Some of Judah’s descendants lived in Kiriath-arba(D) and its villages,
Dibon(E) and its villages, and Jekabzeel and its villages;

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 11:23 Lit for
  2. Nehemiah 11:24 Lit was at the king’s hand

23 The musicians(A) were under the king’s orders, which regulated their daily activity.

24 Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, one of the descendants of Zerah(B) son of Judah, was the king’s agent in all affairs relating to the people.

25 As for the villages with their fields, some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath Arba(C) and its surrounding settlements, in Dibon(D) and its settlements, in Jekabzeel and its villages,

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