Nehemiah 11:18-20

International Children’s Bible

¹⁸ All together 284 Levites lived in the holy city of Jerusalem.

¹⁹ These are the gatekeepers who moved into Jerusalem. There were Akkub, Talmon and others with them. There was a total of 172 men. They guarded the city gates.

²⁰ The other Israelites, priests and Levites lived on their own land. They were in all the cities of Judah.