Nehemiah 11
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Nehemiah 11:17-22

17Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, the praise leader who led in thanksgiving and prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his colleagues; and Abda son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.

18The sum total of the Levites in the holy city was 284.

19And the gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon and their colleagues who were guarding the gates – 172.

20And the rest of the Israelites, with the priests and the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, each on his own property.

21The temple attendants were living on Ophel, and Ziha and Gishpa were over them.

22The overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica. He was one of Asaph’s descendants who were the singers responsible for the service of the temple of God.

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