Nehemiah 11:17-19

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¹⁷ There was Mattaniah son of Mica. (Mica was the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph.) Mattaniah was the ·director who led the people [leader] in thanksgiving and prayer. There was Bakbukiah, who was second in charge over his ·fellow Levites [colleagues; ^Lbrothers]. And there was Abda son of Shammua. (Shammua was the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.) ¹⁸ All together 284 Levites lived in the holy city.

¹⁹ The gatekeepers who moved into Jerusalem were Akkub, Talmon, and others with them. There was a total of 172 men who ·guarded [kept watch at] the city gates.