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19 The gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their associates who guarded the gates totaled 172.
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The gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon and their associates, who kept watch at the gates—172 men.
20 The rest of Israel, the priests, and the Levites were in all the towns of Judah, each of them in their own property.
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The rest of the Israelites, with the priests and Levites, were in all the towns of Judah, each on their ancestral property.
21 But the temple servants lived in Ophel, with Ziha and Gishpa in charge of them.
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The temple servants lived on the hill of Ophel, and Ziha and Gishpa were in charge of them.
22 The supervisor of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani son of Hashabiah son of Mattaniah son of Mica, from the family of Asaph, who were the singers in charge of the work of God's house.
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The chief officer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mika. Uzzi was one of Asaph’s descendants, who were the musicians responsible for the service of the house of God.
23 There was a command from the king setting out the daily requirements of the singers.
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The musicians were under the king’s orders, which regulated their daily activity.
24 Advising the king in all matters concerning the people was Pethahiah, Meshezabel's son, from the family of Zerah, Judah's son.
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Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, one of the descendants of Zerah son of Judah, was the king’s agent in all affairs relating to the people.
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