Nehemiah 11:16-18

Expanded Bible

¹⁶ And there were Shabbethai and Jozabad, two of the leaders of the Levites who were in charge of the work outside the ·Temple [^Lhouse] of God. 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.