Ezra 8:1-20

1These are the family heads and those registered with them who came up with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes: 2of the descendants of Phinehas, Gershom; of the descendants of Ithamar, Daniel; of the descendants of David, Hattush 3of the descendants of Shekaniah; of the descendants of Parosh, Zechariah, and with him were registered 150 men; 4of the descendants of Pahath-Moab, Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah, and with him 200 men; 5of the descendants of Zattu, Shekaniah son of Jahaziel, and with him 300 men; 6of the descendants of Adin, Ebed son of Jonathan, and with him 50 men; 7of the descendants of Elam, Jeshaiah son of Athaliah, and with him 70 men; 8of the descendants of Shephatiah, Zebadiah son of Michael, and with him 80 men; 9of the descendants of Joab, Obadiah son of Jehiel, and with him 218 men; 10of the descendants of Bani, Shelomith son of Josiphiah, and with him 160 men; 11of the descendants of Bebai, Zechariah son of Bebai, and with him 28 men; 12of the descendants of Azgad, Johanan son of Hakkatan, and with him 110 men; 13of the descendants of Adonikam, the last ones, whose names were Eliphelet, Jeuel and Shemaiah, and with them 60 men; 14of the descendants of Bigvai, Uthai and Zakkur, and with them 70 men. 15I assembled them at the canal that flows toward Ahava, and we camped there three days. When I checked among the people and the priests, I found no Levites there. 16So I summoned Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah and Meshullam, who were leaders, and Joiarib and Elnathan, who were men of learning, 17and I ordered them to go to Iddo, the leader in Kasiphia. I told them what to say to Iddo and his fellow Levites, the temple servants in Kasiphia, so that they might bring attendants to us for the house of our God. 18Because the gracious hand of our God was on us, they brought us Sherebiah, a capable man, from the descendants of Mahli son of Levi, the son of Israel, and Sherebiah’s sons and brothers, 18 in all; 19and Hashabiah, together with Jeshaiah from the descendants of Merari, and his brothers and nephews, 20 in all. 20They also brought 220 of the temple servants—a body that David and the officials had established to assist the Levites. All were registered by name.