before and after the Babylonian captivity. Because the name often appears in lists without any detailed description, it is sometimes difficult to tell whether different verses that use the name are referring to the same Hashabiah or to distinct persons. The following list of nine individuals is the number listed in the Encyclopaedia Biblica, although the encyclopedia does not claim that precisely nine people of this name are mentioned: A Levite of the Merarite group, mentioned 1 Chronicles 6:45 (verse 30 in some Bibles). Hashabiah son of Bunni, a Merarite Levite listed as living in Jerusalem in 1 Chronicles 9:14 and Nehemiah 11:15. A leader of a large group of people in the time of David. A musician, one of the musicians appointed by David for the musical service of the Temple. Hashabiah son of Kemuel, identified as the leader of the Levites in the time of David. A Levite leader in the time of Josiah. A Levite identified as having signed the covenant between Ezra and God. A ruler listed as one of the people responsible for repairing the wall of Jerusalem in Nehemiah 3:17. The ruler of the clan of Hilkiah, according to Nehemiah 12:21. Hashabnah Hashabnah is the name given for one of the men who signed the covenant between the people of Judah and God in Nehemiah 10:25 (verse 26 in some Bibles). According to Cheyne and Black, the name is likely a miswritten form of "Hashabniah." Hashub Hashub is mentioned in passing as the father of Shemaiah, a Levite who is listed among those living in Jerusalem after the end of the Babylonian captivity. Hashubah Hashubah is listed as one of the children of Zerubabel, the governor of Yehud Medinata. Hasrah Hasrah, according to 2 Chronicles 34:22, is the name of an ancestor of Shallum, the husband of the prophetess Huldah. However, where the Book of Chronicles has "Hasrah", 2 Kings 22:14 has "Harhas". Hassenaah The sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate during the reconstruction of the walls of Jerusalem under the repair programme led by Nehemiah. Hasupha Hasupha (Hashupha in the King James Version) is the name of a clan or family of Nethinim (temple assistants) listed in Nehemiah 7:46 and Ezra 2:43. Hathach Hathach or Hatach is the name of one of the eunuchs of Ahasuerus in the Book of Esther. He acts as a messenger between Esther and Mordecai. Hathath Hathath