At the king's hand, or, on the kings part, to determine civil causes and controversies between man and man by the laws of that kingdom, which peradventure he understood better than Nehemiah, and therefore was appointed for this work, but still under Nehemiah. Or, according to the king's appointment, as the hand is used, as Numbers 4:49, and elsewhere. In all matters concerning the people; either in civil differences between them, or in things between the king and people; as in matters of tribute, or grievances, &c., wherein this man possibly was chief justiciary under Nehemiah.
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Nehemiah 11:24
24 And Pethahiah the son of Meshezabeel, of the children of Zerahe the son of Judah, was at the king's hand in all matters concerning the people.