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13 and from the descendants of Adonikam—they were the last descendants[a]—these are their names: Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them were 60 males,
14 and from the descendants of Bigvai: Uthai and Zakkur,[b] and with him were 70 males.

The Journey to Jerusalem

15 So I gathered them together at the canal[c] that runs to Ahava, and we camped there three days. I looked over the people and the priests who were there, but I did not find any Levites among them.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 8:13 Or those who came later
  2. Ezra 8:14 The translation follows the Hebrew reading from the margin and some ancient versions. The main Hebrew reading is Zabud.
  3. Ezra 8:15 Literally river. Many of the “rivers of Babylon” were actually canals that ran off the Tigris and Euphrates.