Jedaiah son of Joiarib, Jakin, ^11:11Seraiah son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, supervisor in the temple of God, ^11:12and their colleagues⁶ who were carrying out work for the temple—822; and Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malkijah, ^11:13and his colleagues who were heads of families⁷—242; and Amashsai son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer, ^11:14and his colleagues⁸ who were exceptional men—128. The officer over them was Zabdiel the son of Haggedolim.

^11:15From the Levites:

Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni; ^11:16Shabbethai and Jozabad, leaders⁹ of the Levites, were in charge of the external work for the temple of God; ^11:17Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, the praise¹⁰ leader who led in thanksgiving and prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his colleagues; and Abda son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun. ^11:18The sum total of the Levites in the holy city was 284.

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Footnotes

6 Heb “brothers” (also in vv. 13, 14, 17, 19).
7 Heb “heads of fathers.”
8 The translation reads with the וְאֶחָיו (vé’ekhayv, “and his brothers”) rather than the reading וַאֲחֵיהֶם (va’akhehem, “and their brothers”).
9 Heb “who were of the heads.”
10 The translation reads with the Lucianic Greek recension and הַתְּהִלָה (hattéhilah, “the praise”) rather than the reading הַתְּחִלָּה (hattékhillah, “the beginning”).