Ezra 8:1-20

1We came from Babylon during the time that Artaxerxes was king. These are the leaders of clans who came with me, and the names of their families:

2Gershom, from Phinehas's clan. Daniel, from Ithamar's clan.

3Shecaniah's son, Hattush, from David's clan. Zechariah and 150 other men, from Parosh's clan.

4Zerahiah's son, Eliehoenai, and 200 other men, from Pahath-Moab's clan.

5Jahaziel's son, Shecaniah, and 300 other men, from Zattu's clan.

6Jonathan's son, Ebed, and 50 other men, from Adin's clan.

7Athaliah's son, Jeshaiah, and 70 other men, from Elam's clan.

8Michael's son, Zebadiah, and 80 other men, from Shephatiah's clan.

9Jehiel's son, Obadiah, and 218 other men, from Joab's clan.

10Josiphiah's son, Shelomith, and 160 other men, from Bani's clan.

11Bebai's son, Zechariah, and 28 other men, from Bebai's clan.

12Hakkatan's son, Johanan, and 110 other men, from Azgad's clan.

13Eliphelet, Jeuel, Shemaiah, and 60 other men, from Adonikam's clan. They came later.

14Uthai, Zaccur, and 70 other men, from Bigvai's clan.

15I told all the people to come together at the river that runs towards Ahava. We stayed there for three days. I saw that there were Jewish people and priests, but I did not see any Levites.

16So I asked them to send some of their leaders: Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah and Meshullam. I also asked for Joiarib and Elnathan, who were wise teachers.

17I sent them all to Iddo, the leader in Casiphia. Iddo and his family were servants in the temple who were living in Casiphia. I told them what to say to Iddo. I wanted them to bring people who would serve God in his house.

18God was kind to us and he helped us. So they brought Sherebiah to us. He was a worker who had special skills to make things. He was a descendant of Israel's son Levi. He belonged to the clan of Levi's son, Mahli. Sherebiah came with his sons and brothers. Together they were 18 men.

19Hashabiah and Jeshaiah also came. They belonged to the clan of Levi's son, Merari. 20 men from their family came with them.

20220 temple servants also came. King David had first chosen this group to help the Levites with their work. We made a list of all their names.