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# Mattaniah ... Mika ... Zabdi ... Asaph ... Bakbukiah ... Abda ... Shammua ... Galal ... Jeduthun
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These are the names of men. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# who began the thanksgiving in prayer
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That is, who directed the singers.
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# Bakbukiah, the second among his brothers
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Possible meanings are 1) Bakbukiah was Mattaniah's kinsman and second in authority to Mattaniah or 2) "Bakbukiah, who led a second group of singers."
# brothers
Another possible meaning is "associates" or "fellow workers."
# the holy city
This expression refers to the city of Jerusalem.
# numbered 284
"numbered two hundred and eighty-four." There were 284 Levites in Jerusalem. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])