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I assembled the entire group at Theras River, and we camped there for three days. I inspected them
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and found that there were no priests or Levites in the group,
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so I sent a message to ten of the leaders who were competent men: Eliezer, Iduel, Maasmas, Elnathan, Shemaiah, Jarib, Nathan, Elnathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
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I told them to go to Iddo, the chief official at the treasury,
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and ask him, his associates, and the treasury officials to send us priests to serve in the Temple of our Lord.