Nehemiah 11:10-24
The priests: Jedaiah son of Joiarib, Jachin, andSeraiah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, the chief official of God’s temple,and their relatives who did the work at the temple: 822. Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pelaliah, son of Amzi, son of Zechariah, son of Pashhur, son of Malchijahand his relatives, the heads of families: 242. Amashsai son of Azarel, son of Ahzai, son of Meshillemoth, son of Immer,and their relatives, capable men: 128. Zabdiel son of Haggedolim, was their chief.The Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, son of Bunni;and Shabbethai and Jozabad, from the heads of the Levites, who supervised the work outside the house of God;Mattaniah son of Mica, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, the one who began the thanksgiving in prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his relatives; and Abda son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun.All the Levites in the holy city: 284.The gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their relatives, who guarded the city gates: 172.The rest of Israel, the priests, and the Levites were in all the villages of Judah, each on his own inherited property.The temple servants lived on Ophel; Ziha and Gishpa supervised the temple servants.The leader of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, son of Hashabiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Mica, of the descendants of Asaph, who were singers for the service of God’s house.There was, in fact, a command of the king regarding them, and an ordinance regulating the singers’ daily tasks.Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, of the descendants of Zerah son of Judah, was the king’s agent in every matter concerning the people.
