Ezra 8:15-20
Christian Standard Bible
15 I gathered them at the river[a] that flows to Ahava,(A) and we camped there for three days. I searched among the people and priests, but found no Levites(B) there. 16 Then I summoned the leaders: Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam,(C) as well as the teachers Joiarib and Elnathan. 17 I sent them to Iddo, the leader at Casiphia, with a message for[b] him and his brothers, the temple servants(D) at Casiphia, that they should bring us ministers for the house of our God. 18 Since the gracious hand of our God was on us,(E) they brought us Sherebiah(F)—a man of insight from the descendants of Mahli, a descendant of Levi son of Israel—along with his sons and brothers, 18 men, 19 plus Hashabiah,(G) along with Jeshaiah, from the descendants of Merari, and his brothers and their sons, 20 men. 20 There were also 220 of the temple servants,(H) who had been appointed by David and the leaders for the work of the Levites. All were identified by name.
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Ezra 8:15-20
New American Standard Bible
Ezra Sends for Levites
15 Now I assembled them at (A)the river that runs to Ahava, where we camped for three days; and when I paid close attention to the people and the priests, I (B)did not find any Levites there. 16 So I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, [a]leading men, and for Joiarib and Elnathan, teachers. 17 And I sent them to Iddo the [b]leading man at the place called Casiphia; and I [c]told them what to say to [d]Iddo and his brothers, (C)the temple servants at the place Casiphia, that is, to bring ministers to us for the house of our God. 18 (D)And as the good hand of our God was upon us, they brought us a (E)man of insight from the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel, namely Sherebiah, and his sons and brothers, eighteen men; 19 and Hashabiah and [e]Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, with his brothers and their sons, twenty men; 20 and 220 of (F)the temple servants, whom David and the officials had provided for the service of the Levites, all of them designated by name.
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