Shammua

Their chief officer was Zabdiel, son of Haggedolim.

From the Levites: Shemaiah, son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, son of Bunni; also Shabbethai and Jozabad, who were in charge of the work outside of the Temple of God; also Mattaniah, son of Mica, son of Zabdi, a descendant of Asaph, who led in thanksgiving and prayer; also Bukkiah, who was Mattaniah's assistant, and Abda, son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun.

In all, there were two hundred and eighty-four Levites in the holy city.

From the gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and one hundred and seventy-two of their associates who guarded the gates.

There was also a leader of the family of Minaamin.

Piltai was the leader of the family of Moadiah.

Shammua was the leader of the family of Bilgah.

Jehonathan was the leader of the family of Shemaiah.

And Jeshua was the father of Joiakim, Joiakim the father of Eliashib, Eliashib the father of Joiada, Joiada the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan the father of Jaddua.

And in the days of Joiakim were priests, heads of fathers’ houses: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah; of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan; of Malluchi, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph; of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai; of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam; of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai; of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan; of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi; of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber; of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethanel.

As for the Levites, in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua, there were recorded the heads of fathers’ houses; also the priests until the reign of Darius the Persian.

The sons of Levi, heads of fathers’ houses, were written in the book of the chronicles until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.

And Amashsai the son of Azarel, son of Ahzai, son of Meshillemoth, son of Immer, and their brethren, mighty men of valor, a hundred and twenty-eight; their overseer was Zabdiel the son of Haggedolim.

And of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, son of Bunni; and Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who were over the outside work of the house of God; and Mattaniah the son of Mica, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, who was the leader to begin the thanksgiving and prayer, and Bakbukiah the second among his brethren; and Abda the son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun.

All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred and eighty-four.

The gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren, who kept watch at the gates, were a hundred and seventy-two.

Mattaniah son of Mica, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, the one who began the thanksgiving in prayer.

Bakbukiah, second among his relatives, and Abda son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun, all the Levites in the holy city, two hundred and eighty four.

The gatekeepers, Akkub, Talmon, and their relatives who guarded the city gates, one hundred and seventy two.

The rest of Israel, the priests and the Levites were in all the villages of Judah, each on his own inherited property.