Rashi
Jewish
1040–1105
“at the king’s hand He was privy to King Darius’s counsel. for every matter for every matter that concerned the people, to speak to the king on their behalf.”
The interpretation timeline
Neh 11:24
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
1 Jewish · 1 Methodist · 1 Catholic · 1 Reformed
Neh 11:24 · Douay-Rheims
“And Phathahia the son of Mesezebel of the children of Zara the son of Juda was at the hand of the king, in all matters concerning the people,”
Scholastic
c. 1100 – 1500
1105
A.D.
727 years pass — nothing from this stretch is hosted yet
Post-Reformation
c. 1650 – 1900
1832
A.D.
Adam Clarke
Methodist
1762–1832
“Pethahiah - was at the king's hand - He was the governor appointed by the Persian king over the Jewish nation in those matters in which the civil government interfered with Jewish concerns. He no doubt fixed, levied, and received the tribute.”
1849
A.D.
George Leo Haydock
Catholic
1774–1849
“People. They addressed themselves to him, (Haydock) and he gave an exact account to the king (Calmet) of Persia. (Menochius)”
1871
A.D.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Reformed
1871
“Pethahiah . . . was at the king's hand in all matters concerning the people--This person was entrusted with judicial power, either for the interest, or by the appointment, of the Persian monarch, and his duty consisted either in adjusting cases of civil dispute, or in regulating fiscal concerns.”
Modern · 1953 →
The in-app commentary runs from the Fathers to the early-modern record, then stops — that's where the public-domain sources end, not where the reading does. For the modern reading, follow the sources directly.