16
and Shab'bethai and Jo'zabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who were over the outside work of the house of God;
17
and Mattani'ah the son of Mica, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, who was the leader to begin the thanksgiving in prayer, and Bakbuki'ah, the second among his brethren; and Abda the son of Sham'mua, son of Galal, son of Jedu'thun.
18
All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred and eighty-four.
19
The gatekeepers, Akkub, Talmon and their brethren, who kept watch at the gates, were a hundred and seventy-two.
20
And the rest of Israel, and of the priests and the Levites, were in all the towns of Judah, every one in his inheritance.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.