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of Sallu, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;
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of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; and of Jedaiah, Nethanel.
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During the time of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua, the Levites were registered as heads of families. During the reign of Darius the Persian, the priests were registered.
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The Levites who were heads of families were registered in the Book of the Chronicles until the time of Johanan son of Eliashib. These were:
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Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel. Their brothers stood opposite them to give praise and thanksgiving, one side responding to the other, as had been directed by David the man of God.
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The security guards included: Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub.
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They lived during the time of Joiakim son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, the time of Nehemiah the governor and of Ezra the priest and scholar. Dedication of the Wall
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When it came time for the dedication of the wall, they tracked down and brought in the Levites from all their homes in Jerusalem to carry out the dedication exuberantly: thanksgiving hymns, songs, cymbals, harps, and lutes.
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The singers assembled from all around Jerusalem, from the villages of the Netophathites,
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from Beth Gilgal, from the farms at Geba and Azmaveth - the singers had built villages for themselves all around Jerusalem.
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The priests and Levites ceremonially purified themselves; then they did the same for the people, the gates, and the wall.