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16Shabbethai and Jozabad, two leaders of the Levites, who supervised the work outside the house of God; 17Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who led in thanksgiving and prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his associates; and Abda son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun. 18The Levites in the holy city totaled 284. 19And the gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their associates, who kept watch at the gates — 172 men. 20The rest of the Israelites, with the priests and Levites, were in all the villages of Judah, each on his own inheritance.