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23 However, no official record was kept of the heads of the Levite clans after the death of Johanan,[a] the grandson of Eliashib.

24 Hashabiah, Sherebiah, Jeshua son of Kadmiel,[b] and their assistants organized two choirs of Levites to offer praises to God, just as King David, the man of God, had commanded.

25 Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were responsible for guarding the storerooms near the temple gates.

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Footnotes

  1. 12.23 death of Johanan: Probably between 408 and 405 b.c., when Darius II died.
  2. 12.24 son of Kadmiel: Or possibly “Binnui, Kadmiel” (see 10.9; 12.8).

23 The family heads among the descendants of Levi up to the time of Johanan son of Eliashib were recorded in the book of the annals. 24 And the leaders of the Levites(A) were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, Jeshua son of Kadmiel, and their associates, who stood opposite them to give praise and thanksgiving, one section responding to the other, as prescribed by David the man of God.(B)

25 Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon and Akkub were gatekeepers who guarded the storerooms at the gates.

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