There are thirty-five names listed as being temple servants. These people occupied a special area in Jerusalem after the return from exile (Nehemiah 3:26, Nehemiah 3:31; Nehemiah 11:21) and they did not have to pay taxes (Ezra 7:24). They also helped to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem when Nehemiah came back many years later (Nehemiah 3:26). They would have been responsible for menial tasks done around the temple (such as cleaning).1
43 The temple servants: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth,