Verse | Translation | Text |
Ne 11:24 | Strong Concordance | And Pethahiah [06611] the son [01121] of Meshezabeel [04898], of the children [01121] of Zerah [02226] the son [01121] of Judah [03063], was at the king's [04428] hand [03027] in all matters [01697] concerning the people [05971]. |
King James | 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. |
A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
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. |