Nehemiah 11:18-20

The Message

^15-18 From the Levites:

Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni; Shabbethai and Jozabad, two of the leaders of the Levites who were in charge of the outside work of The Temple of God; Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, the director who led in thanksgiving and prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his associates; and Abda son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun. The Levites in the holy city totaled 284.

¹⁹ From the security guards:

Akkub, Talmon, and their associates who kept watch over the gates: 172 men.

²⁰ The rest of the Israelites, priests, and Levites were in all the towns of Judah, each on his own family property.