16
And there were Shabbethai and Jozabad, two of the leaders of the Levites who were in charge of the work outside the Temple.
17
There was Mattaniah son of Mica. (Mica was the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph.) Mattaniah was the director who led the people in thanksgiving and prayer. There was Bakbukiah, who was second in charge over his fellow Levites. And there was Abda son of Shammua. (Shammua was the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.)
18
All together 284 Levites lived in the holy city of Jerusalem.
19
The gatekeepers who moved into Jerusalem were Akkub, Talmon, and others with them. There was a total of 172 men who guarded the city gates.
20
The other Israelites, priests, and Levites lived on their own land in all the cities of Judah.