23. For there was a commandment from the king concerning them and a firm regulation for the song leaders day by day.
24. Pethahiah the son of Meshezabel, of the sons of Zerah the son of Judah, was the king's representative in all matters concerning the people.
25. Now as for the villages with their fields, some of the sons of Judah lived in Kiriath-arba and its towns, in Dibon and its towns, and in Jekabzeel and its villages,
26. and in Jeshua, in Moladah and Beth-pelet,
27. and in Hazar-shual, in Beersheba and its towns,
28. and in Ziklag, in Meconah and in its towns,