Nehemiah 11:23-25

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

²³ For there was a command from the king concerning them, and a settled provision for the singers, as every day required. ²⁴ And Pethahi′ah the son of Meshez′abel, of the sons of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the king’s hand in all matters concerning the people.

Villages outside Jerusalem

²⁵ And as for the villages, with their fields, some of the people of Judah lived in Kir′iath-ar′ba and its villages, and in Dibon and its villages, and in Jekab′zeel and its villages,