2 The first inhabitants to return to their possession in their cities were some Israelites, the priests, the Levites, and the temple servants.*+

15 and Bak·bakʹkar, Heʹresh, Gaʹlal, Mat·ta·niʹah son of Miʹca son of Zichʹri son of Aʹsaph,

17 and Mat·ta·niʹah,+ son of Miʹcah son of Zabʹdi son of Aʹsaph,+ the conductor of the singing, who led the praises during prayer,+ and Bak·bu·kiʹah, the second of his brothers, and Abʹda son of Sham·muʹa son of Gaʹlal son of Je·duʹthun.+

25 Mat·ta·niʹah,+ Bak·bu·kiʹah, O·ba·diʹah, Me·shulʹlam, Talʹmon, and Akʹkub+ were standing guard as gatekeepers,+ guarding the storerooms by the gates.