Ezra 8
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Ezra 8:3-16

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.

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