Ezra 8:1-20

1These are the leaders of the families and the genealogy of those who left Babylon with me during the reign of King Artaxerxes:

2from the family of Phinehas: Gershom from the family of Ithamar: Daniel

3from the family of David: Hattush, son of Shecaniah from the family of Parosh: Zechariah, with 150 males whose genealogies were known

4from the family of Pahath Moab: Eliehoenai, son of Zerahiah, with 200 males

5from the family of Zattu: Shecaniah, son of Jahaziel, with 300 males

6from the family of Adin: Ebed, son of Jonathan, with 50 males

7from the family of Elam: Jeshaiah, son of Athaliah, with 70 males

8from the family of Shephatiah: Zebadiah, son of Michael, with 80 males

9from the family of Joab: Obadiah, son of Jehiel, with 210 males

10from the family of Bani: Shelomith, son of Josiphiah, with 160 males

11from the family of Bebai: Zechariah, son of Bebai, with 38 males

12from the family of Azgad: Johanan, son of Hakkatan, with 110 males

13from the family of Adonikam: Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah, who arrived later with 60 males

14from the family of Bigvai: Uthai and Zabbud, with 70 males.

15I had this group gather by the river that flows to Ahava, and we camped there for three days. I noticed laypeople and priests there, but I didn’t find any Levites.

16Then I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam (who were leading men) and for Joiarib and Elnathan (who were wise).

17I sent them to Iddo, the leader in Casiphia. I told them to tell Iddo and his relatives, the temple servants in Casiphia, that they should bring us men who can serve in our God’s temple.

18God was guiding us, so Iddo and his relatives brought us someone competent, Sherebiah, who was a descendant of Mahli, Levi, and Israel. They brought us 18 of Sherebiah’s sons and relatives.

19They also brought Hashabiah, Jeshaiah (who was a descendant of Merari), 20 of Jeshaiah’s relatives and their sons,

20and 220 temple servants. ⌞They were descended⌟ from the temple servants whom David and his officials had appointed to work for the Levites. These were all listed by name.