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Nehemiah 11:24

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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.
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  1. Genesis 38:30Rank 1 from verse 24
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    30And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zarah.

  2. 1 Chronicles 18:17Rank 2 from verse 24
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    17And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king.

  3. 1 Chronicles 23:28Rank 3 from verse 24
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    28Because their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the Lord, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God;

  4. Matthew 1:3Rank 4 from verse 24
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    3And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;

  5. Nehemiah 10:21Rank 5 from verse 24
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    21Meshezabeel, Zadok, Jaddua,

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Nehemiah 11:24

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son

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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.

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children

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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.

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king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

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hand

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Sense 1: The part of the body at the end of the arm. Sense 2: Figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

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23For it was the king’s commandment concerning them, that a certain portion should be for the singers, due for every day.

24And 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.

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25And for the villages, with their fields, some of the children of Judah dwelt at Kirjath-arba, and in the villages thereof, and at Dibon, and in the villages thereof, and at Jekabzeel, and in the villages thereof,

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