Ezra 8:1-20

1These are the family heads and the genealogical records of those who returned with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes:

2Gershom, from Phinehas’s descendants; Daniel, from Ithamar’s descendants; Hattush, from David’s descendants,

3who was of Shecaniah’s descendants; Zechariah, from Parosh’s descendants, and 150 men with him who were registered by genealogy;

4Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah from Pahath-moab’s descendants, and 200 men with him;

5Shecaniah son of Jahaziel from Zattu’s descendants, and 300 men with him;

6Ebed son of Jonathan from Adin’s descendants, and 50 men with him;

7Jeshaiah son of Athaliah from Elam’s descendants, and 70 men with him;

8Zebadiah son of Michael from Shephatiah’s descendants, and 80 men with him;

9Obadiah son of Jehiel from Joab’s descendants, and 218 men with him;

10Shelomith son of Josiphiah from Bani’s descendants, and 160 men with him;

11Zechariah son of Bebai from Bebai’s descendants, and 28 men with him;

12Johanan son of Hakkatan from Azgad’s descendants, and 110 men with him;

13these are the last ones, from Adonikam’s descendants, and their names are Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah, and 60 men with them;

14Uthai and Zaccur from Bigvai’s descendants, and 70 men with them.

15I gathered them at the river that flows to Ahava, and we camped there for three days. I searched among the people and priests, but found no Levites there.

16Then I summoned the leaders: Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, as well as the teachers Joiarib and Elnathan.

17I sent them to Iddo, the leader at Casiphia, with a message for him and his brothers, the temple servants at Casiphia, that they should bring us ministers for the house of our God.

18Since the gracious hand of our God was on us, they brought us Sherebiah  — a man of insight from the descendants of Mahli, a descendant of Levi son of Israel — along with his sons and brothers, 18 men,

19plus Hashabiah, along with Jeshaiah, from the descendants of Merari, and his brothers and their sons, 20 men.

20There were also 220 of the temple servants, who had been appointed by David and the leaders for the work of the Levites. All were identified by name.