1 Chronicles 9:14-16 -

The corresponding account of these Levites ( Nehemiah 11:15-18 ) has some additional details—as, for instance, that the number of "the Levites in the holy city were two hundred four score and four;" that two "of the chief of the Levites, Shabbethai and Jozabad," not given here, "had the oversight of the outward business of the house of God;" that "Mattaniah… was the principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer;" and that Bakbukiah (hero called Bakbakkar) was "the second among his brethren." Hashabiah is also stated to be "the son of Bunni." The Netophathites . The town Netophah was either locally near Bethlehem, or in some way closely related to it ( 1 Chronicles 2:54 ; Nehemiah 7:26 ). It is not directly mentioned, though existing long before, till the accounts of those who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel ( Ezra 2:22 ). Interesting facts, respecting its people are found in 1 Chronicles 27:13 , 1 Chronicles 27:15 ; Nehemiah 12:28 . Though our Authorized Version has the name here in the plural, it is not so in the Hebrew, nor is it there accompanied by the article.