6. Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah,
7. Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These men were the leaders of the priests and their relatives in the days of Jeshua.
8. The Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and also Mattaniah. These men, with Mattaniah’s relatives, were in charge of the songs of praise to God.
9. Bakbukiah and Unni were the relatives of those Levites. These two men stood across from them in the services.
10. Jeshua was the father of Joiakim. Joiakim was the father of Eliashib. Eliashib was the father of Joiada.
11. Joiada was the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan was the father of Jaddua.
12. In the days of Joiakim, these men were the leaders of the families of priests: The leader of Seraiah’s family was Meraiah. The leader of Jeremiah’s family was Hananiah.
13. The leader of Ezra’s family was Meshullam. The leader of Amariah’s family was Jehohanan.
14. The leader of Malluch’s family was Jonathan. The leader of Shecaniah’s family was Joseph.
15. The leader of Harim’s family was Adna. The leader of Meremoth’s family was Helkai.
16. The leader of Iddo’s family was Zechariah. The leader of Ginnethon’s family was Meshullam.
17. The leader of Abijah’s family was Zicri. The leader of Miniamin and Maadiah’s families was Piltai.
18. The leader of Bilgah’s family was Shammua. The leader of Shemaiah’s family was Jehonathan.
19. The leader of Joiarib’s family was Mattenai. The leader of Jedaiah’s family was Uzzi.
20. The leader of Sallu’s family was Kallai. The leader of Amok’s family was Eber.
21. The leader of Hilkiah’s family was Hashabiah. The leader of Jedaiah’s family was Nethanel.
22. The names of the leaders of the families of the Levites and the priests in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua were written down during the rule of Darius the Persian king.
23. The family leaders among the descendants of the Levites and up to the time of Johanan son of Eliashib were written in the history book.
24. And these were the leaders of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, and their brothers. Their brothers stood across from them to sing praise and honor to God. One group answered the other group. That is what was commanded by David the man of God.
25. The gatekeepers who guarded the storerooms next to the gates were Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub.