15. Among the Levites were Shemaiah, son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, son of Bunni;
16. Shabbethai and Jozabad, levitical chiefs who were placed over the external affairs of the house of God;
17. Mattaniah, son of Micah, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, director of the psalms, who led the thanksgiving at prayer; Bakbukiah, second in rank among his kinsmen; and Abda, son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun.
18. The total of the Levites in the holy city was two hundred and eighty-four.
19. The gatekeepers were Akkub, Talmon, and their kinsmen, who kept watch over the gates; one hundred and seventy-two in number.
20. The rest of Israel, including priests and Levites, were in all the other cities of Judah in their own inheritances.