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of the descendants of Bani, Shelomith son of Josiphiah, and with him 160 men;
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of the descendants of Bebai, Zechariah son of Bebai, and with him 28 men;
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of the descendants of Azgad, Johanan son of Hakkatan, and with him 110 men;
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of the descendants of Adonikam, the last ones, whose names were Eliphelet, Jeuel and Shemaiah, and with them 60 men;
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of the descendants of Bigvai, Uthai and Zakkur, and with them 70 men.
The Return to Jerusalem
15 I assembled them at the canal that flows toward Ahava, and we camped there three days. When I checked among the people and the priests, I found no Levites there.
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So I summoned Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah and Meshullam, who were leaders, and Joiarib and Elnathan, who were men of learning,
17
and I ordered them to go to Iddo, the leader in Kasiphia. I told them what to say to Iddo and his fellow Levites, the temple servants in Kasiphia, so that they might bring attendants to us for the house of our God.
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Because the gracious hand of our God was on us, they brought us Sherebiah, a capable man, from the descendants of Mahli son of Levi, the son of Israel, and Sherebiah’s sons and brothers, 18 in all;
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and Hashabiah, together with Jeshaiah from the descendants of Merari, and his brothers and nephews, 20 in all.
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They also brought 220 of the temple servants—a body that David and the officials had established to assist the Levites. All were registered by name.