Joel the son of Zichri [was] their overseer, and Judah the son of Senuah [was] second over the city.

and their brethren, mighty men of valor, [were] one hundred and twenty-eight. Their overseer [was] Zabdiel the son of [one of] the great men.

also Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. The singers sang loudly with Jezrahiah the director.

"Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood.

also Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. The singers sang loudly with Jezrahiah the director.

After him the Levites, [under] Rehum the son of Bani, made repairs. Next to him Hashabiah, leader of half the district of Keilah, made repairs for his district.

Also Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, helped the people to understand the Law; and the people [stood] in their place.

Then Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, [and] Chenani stood on the stairs of the Levites and cried out with a loud voice to the LORD their God.

And the Levites, Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, [and] Pethahiah, said: "Stand up [and] bless the LORD your God Forever and ever! "Blessed be Your glorious name, Which is exalted above all blessing and praise!

Hodijah, Bani, [and] Beninu.

Micha, Rehob, Hashabiah,

And the heads of the Levites [were] Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers across from them, to praise [and] give thanks, group alternating with group, according to the command of David the man of God.

and Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brothers and their sons, twenty men;

Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, the leader [who] began the thanksgiving with prayer; Bakbukiah, the second among his brethren; and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.

Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub [were] gatekeepers keeping the watch at the storerooms of the gates.

and some of the priests' sons with trumpets -- Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph,

And I appointed as treasurers over the storehouse Shelemiah the priest and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah; and next to them [was] Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah; for they were considered faithful, and their task [was] to distribute to their brethren.

Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph;

Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, the leader [who] began the thanksgiving with prayer; Bakbukiah, the second among his brethren; and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.

For in the days of David and Asaph of old [there were] chiefs of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.

Moreover David and the captains of the army separated for the service [some] of the sons of Asaph, of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who [should] prophesy with harps, stringed instruments, and cymbals. And the number of the skilled men performing their service was:

Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp to give thanks and to praise the LORD.

All these [were] the sons of Heman the king's seer in the words of God, to exalt his horn. For God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, [was] the leader of the house of God.

Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the heads of the Levites, [had] the oversight of the business outside of the house of God;

Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun; and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.

Until then [they had been] gatekeepers for the camps of the children of Levi at the King's Gate on the east.

And Phinehas the son of Eleazar had been the officer over them in time past; the LORD [was] with him.

All those chosen as gatekeepers [were] two hundred and twelve. They were recorded by their genealogy, in their villages. David and Samuel the seer had appointed them to their trusted office.

The gatekeepers were assigned to the four directions: the east, west, north, and south.

For in this trusted office [were] four chief gatekeepers; they were Levites. And they had charge over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God.

Now [some] of them were in charge of the serving vessels, for they brought them in and took them out by count.

And [some] of the sons of the priests made the ointment of the spices.

And some of their brethren of the sons of the Kohathites [were] in charge of preparing the showbread for every Sabbath.