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These were the Levites: Shemaiah who was the son of Hasshub, who was the son of Azrikam, who was the son of Hashabiah, who was the son of Bunni.
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Shabbethai and Jozabad, Levite leaders, who were in charge of the work outside God's temple.
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Mattaniah was the son of Mica, who was the son of Zabdi, who was the son of Asaph, the leader who led the prayer of thanksgiving. The Levite leader Bakbukiah was the second-in-command among his relatives; and so was Abda who was the son of Shammua, who was the son of Galal, who was the son of Jeduthum.
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All the Levites in the holy city totaled 284.
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These were the gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their relatives who guarded the gates totaled 172.
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The rest of the Israelites, priests, and Levites lived in all the cities of Judah. Everyone lived on his own inherited property.
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But the temple servants lived on Mount Ophel with Ziha and Gishpa in charge of them.
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The man in charge of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi, who was the son of Bani, who was the son of Hashabiah, who was the son of Mattaniah, who was the son of Mica from Asaph's descendants who were the singers in charge of worship in God's temple.
23
They were under orders from the king, orders that determined which duties they should perform day by day.
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Pethahiah, son of Meshezabel, one of the descendants of Zerah, Judah's son, was the king's adviser on all matters concerning the people.
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Many people lived in villages that had fields. Some people of Judah lived in Kiriath Arba and its villages, in Dibon and its villages, in Jekabzeel and its villages,