Ezra 8
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Ezra 8:3-16

3of the sons of Shecaniah who was of the sons of Parosh, Zechariah, and with him were registered 150 men by genealogy;

4of the sons of Pahath-moab, Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah, with 200 men;

5of the sons of Zattu, Shecaniah son of Jahaziel, with 300 men;

6of the sons of Adin, Ebed son of Jonathan, with 50 men;

7of the sons of Elam, Jeshaiah son of Athaliah, with 70 men;

8of the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah son of Michael, with 80 men;

9of the sons of Joab, Obadiah son of Jehiel, with 218 men;

10of the sons of Bani, Shelomith son of Josiphiah, with 160 men;

11of the sons of Bebai, Zechariah son of Bebai, with 28 men;

12of the sons of Azgad, Johanan son of Hakkatan, with 110 men;

13of the sons of Adonikam, the last to come, their names are Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, with 60 men;

14and of the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and Zabbud, with 70 men.

15Now I gathered them together at the river that runs to Ahava, where we camped for three days. I observed the people and the priests, and I did not find any Levites there.

16So I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, [who were] leading men, and also for Joiarib and Elnathan, [who were] teachers.

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