46
And commanded them that they should speak unto Daddeus, and to his brethren, and to the treasurers in that place, to send us such men as might execute the priests' office in the house of the Lord.
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And by the mighty hand of our Lord they brought unto us skilful men of the sons of Moli the son of Levi, the son of Israel, Asebebia, and his sons, and his brethren, who were eighteen.
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And Asebia, and Annuus, and Osaias his brother, of the sons of Channuneus, and their sons, were twenty men.
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And of the servants of the temple whom David had ordained, and the principal men for the service of the Levites to wit, the servants of the temple two hundred and twenty, the catalogue of whose names were shewed.
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And there I vowed a fast unto the young men before our Lord, to desire of him a prosperous journey both for us and them that were with us, for our children, and for the cattle:
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For I was ashamed to ask the king footmen, and horsemen, and conduct for safeguard against our adversaries.
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For we had said unto the king, that the power of the Lord our God should be with them that seek him, to support them in all ways.
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And again we besought our Lord as touching these things, and found him favourable unto us.
54
Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Esebrias, and Assanias, and ten men of their brethren with them:
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And I weighed them the gold, and the silver, and the holy vessels of the house of our Lord, which the king, and his council, and the princes, and all Israel, had given.
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And when I had weighed it, I delivered unto them six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels of an hundred talents, and an hundred talents of gold,