Ezra 8:23-25

Expanded Bible

²³ So we fasted and ·prayed to [petitioned; pleaded with; ^Tsought] our God about our trip, and he ·answered [heard; listened to] our prayers.

²⁴ Then I ·chose [appointed; set apart] twelve of the priests who were leaders, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their ·relatives [colleagues; ^Lbrothers]. ²⁵ I weighed the offering of silver and gold and the ·utensils [articles; vessels] given for the ·Temple [^Lhouse] of our God, and I gave them to the twelve priests I had chosen. The king, ·the people who advised him [his counselors], his ·officers [officials], and all the Israelites there with us had given these things.