23. There were royal regulations stating how the clans should take turns in leading the temple music each day.
24. Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, of the clan of Zerah and the tribe of Judah, represented the people of Israel at the Persian court.
25. Many of the people lived in towns near their farms. Those who were of the tribe of Judah lived in Kiriath Arba, Dibon, and Jekabzeel, and in the villages near these cities.
26. They also lived in the cities of Jeshua, Moladah, Bethpelet,
27. and Hazarshual, and in Beersheba and the villages around it.
28. They lived in the city of Ziklag, in Meconah and its villages,
29. in Enrimmon, in Zorah, in Jarmuth,