23 They were under orders from the king, orders that determined which duties they should perform day by day.
24 Pethahiah, son of Meshezabel, one of the descendants of Zerah, Judah’s son, was the king’s adviser on all matters concerning the people.
25 Many people lived in villages that had fields. Some people of Judah lived in Kiriath Arba and its villages, in Dibon and its villages, in Jekabzeel and its villages,
26 in Jeshua, Moladah, and Beth Pelet,
27 in Hazar Shual, in Beersheba and its villages,
28 in Ziklag, and in Meconah and its villages,
29 in En Rimmon, Zorah, Jarmuth,