15 Now from the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni; 16 and Shabbethai and Jozabad, from the [a]leaders of the Levites, who were [b]in charge of (A)the outside work of the house of God; 17 and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of [c]Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who was the [d]leader in beginning the thanksgiving at prayer, and Bakbukiah, the second among his kinsmen; and [e]Abda the son of [f]Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun. 18 All the Levites in (B)the holy city were 284.

19 Also the gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their kinsmen who kept watch at the gates, were 172.

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 11:16 Lit heads
  2. Nehemiah 11:16 Lit over
  3. Nehemiah 11:17 In 1 Chr 9:15, Zichri
  4. Nehemiah 11:17 Lit head
  5. Nehemiah 11:17 In 1 Chr 9:16, Obadiah
  6. Nehemiah 11:17 In 1 Chr 9:16, Shemaiah

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