Ezra 8:1-18 ▼

1 And these the heads of their fathers, and the register of them going up with me in the kingdom of Arthasatha from Babel.

2 From the sons of Phinehas, Gershom: from the sons of Ithamar, Daniel: from the sons of David, Hattush.

3 From the sons of Shecaniah, from the sons of Parosh, Zechariah: and with him were enrolled to the males a hundred and fifty.

4 From the sons of Pahath-Moab: Elihoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred males.

5 From the sons of Sheoaniah: the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males.

6 And from the sons of Adin: Ebed, son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males.

7 And from the sons of Elam: Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males.

8 And from the sons of Shephatiah: Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him eighty males.

9 From the sons of Joab: Obadiah son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males.

10 And from the sons of Shelomith: son of Josiphiah, and with him a hundred and sixty males.

11 And from the sons of Bebai: Zechariah son of Bebai, and with him twenty and eight males.

12 And from the sons of Azgad; Johanan son of Hakkatan, and with him a hundred and ten males.

13 And from the last sons of Adonikam, and these their names, Eliphalet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them sixty males.

14 And from the sons of Bigvai: Uthi and Zabbud, and with them seventy males.

15 And I shall gather them together to the river going to Ahava, and there we shall encamp three days: and I shall look upon the people and upon the priests, and from the sons of Levi I found not these.

16 And I shall send for Eleazar, for Ariel, for Shemaiah and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, the heads; and for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, they understanding.

17 And I shall bring them forth to Iddo the head, with the silver of the place, and I shall set words in their mouth to speak to Iddo, his brethren the Nethinims, with the silver of the place, to bring to us those serving to the house of our God.

18 And they will bring to us according to the good hand of our God upon us a man of understanding from the sons of Mahli, son of Levi, son of Israel; and Sherebiah, and his sons and his brethren, eighteen.