Nehemiah 11:17

17 And Mathania the son of Micha, the son of Zebedei, the son of Asaph, was the principal man to praise, and to give glory in prayer, and Becbecia, the second, one of his brethren, and Abda the son of Samua, the son of Galal, the son of Idithun.

Nehemiah 11:17 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 11:17

And Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of
Asaph
Zabdi is called Zichri in ( 1 Chronicles 9:15 )

was the principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer:
he was the precentor, or led the song at the time of the daily sacrifice, in which prayer was also made, as in many of the songs, hymns, and psalms of David:

and Bakbukiah the second among his brethren;
he was the next singer, or deputy to Mattaniah; perhaps the same that is called Bakbakkar, ( 1 Chronicles 9:15 )

and Abda the son of Shammua;
called Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, ( 1 Chronicles 9:16 )

the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun:
one of the three principal singers.

Nehemiah 11:17 In-Context

15 And of the Levites Semeia the son of Hasub, the son of Azaricam, the son of Hasabia, the son of Boni,

16 And Sabathai and Jozabed, who were over all the outward business of the house of God, of the princes of the Levites,

17 And Mathania the son of Micha, the son of Zebedei, the son of Asaph, was the principal man to praise, and to give glory in prayer, and Becbecia, the second, one of his brethren, and Abda the son of Samua, the son of Galal, the son of Idithun.

18 All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred eighty-four.

19 And the porters, Accub, Telmon, and their brethren, who kept the doors: a hundred seventy-two.