Ezra 8:18-24

18And by the good hand of our 1God upon us, they brought us a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel, namely, Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen;

19and Hashabiah, and with him Isaiah of the sons of Merari, his brethren and their sons, twenty;

20and of the Nethinim, whom David and the princes had appointed for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinim: all of them were expressed by name.

21And I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our 2God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.

22For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way; for we had spoken to the king saying, The hand of our 3God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his anger is against all them that forsake him.

23And we fasted, and besought our 4God for this; and he was entreated of us.

24And I separated twelve of the chiefs of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,