Ezra 8:9-19

9 Of the descendants of Joab, Obadiah son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred eighteen males.
10 Of the descendants of Bani, Shelomith son of Josiphiah, and with him one hundred sixty males.
11 Of the descendants of Bebai, Zechariah son of Bebai, and with him twenty-eight males.
12 Of the descendants of Azgad, Johanan son of Hakkatan, and with him one hundred ten males.
13 Of the descendants of Adonikam, those who came later, their names being Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah, and with them sixty males.
14 Of the descendants of Bigvai, Uthai and Zaccur, and with them seventy males.
15 I gathered them by the river that runs to Ahava, and there we camped three days. As I reviewed the people and the priests, I found there none of the descendants of Levi.
16 Then I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, who were leaders, and for Joiarib and Elnathan, who were wise,
17 and sent them to Iddo, the leader at the place called Casiphia, telling them what to say to Iddo and his colleagues the temple servants at Casiphia, namely, to send us ministers for the house of our God.
18 Since the gracious hand of our God was upon us, they brought us a man of discretion, of the descendants of Mahli son of Levi son of Israel, namely Sherebiah, with his sons and kin, eighteen;
19 also Hashabiah and with him Jeshaiah of the descendants of Merari, with his kin and their sons, twenty;

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Gk 1 Esdras 8.36: Heb lacks [Bani]
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