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19 From the security guards: Akkub, Talmon, and their associates who kept watch over the gates: 172 men.
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The gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon and their associates, who kept watch at 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.
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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 The Temple staff lived on the hill Ophel. Ziha and Gishpa were responsible for 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 chief officer over the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica. Uzzi was one of Asaph's descendants, singers who led worship in The Temple of God.
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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 The singers got their orders from the king, who drew up their daily schedule.
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The musicians were under the king’s orders, which regulated their daily activity.
24 Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, a descendant of Zerah son of Judah, represented the people's concerns at the royal court.
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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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