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with his kinsmen, courageous men, 128; their overseer was Zavdi'el the son of HaG'dolim.
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From the L'vi'im: Sh'ma'yah the son of Hashuv, the son of 'Azrikam, the son of Hashavyah, the son of Buni,
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and Shabtai and Yozavad, from the leaders of the L'vi'im, who were in charge of external affairs for the house of God;
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and Matanyah the son of Mikha, the son of Zavdi, the son of Asaf, the leader who began the thanksgiving prayer; and Bakbukyah, the second among his kinsmen; and 'Avda the son of Shamua, the son of Galal, the son of Y'dutun.
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All the L'vi'im in the holy city numbered 284.
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The gatekeepers: 'Akuv, Talmon and their kinsmen, who kept watch at the gates, numbered 172.
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The rest of Isra'el, [the rest of] the cohanim and [the rest of] the L'vi'im were in all the cities of Y'hudah, each on his own property.
21
The temple servants lived in the 'Ofel; Tzicha and Gishpa were in charge of the temple servants.
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The overseer of the L'vi'im in Yerushalayim was 'Uzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashavyah, the son of Matanyah, the son of Mikha, from the descendants of Asaf the singers; [he was] in charge of the work of the house of God.
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For they were subject to the king's orders; and there was a fixed schedule for the singers, assigning them their daily duties.
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P'tachyah the son of Mesheizav'el, from the descendants of Zerach the son of Y'hudah, was the king's deputy in all affairs concerning the people.