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Ezra 8:2-16 Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version (ETR)

2. from the descendants of Phinehas: Gershom; from the descendants of Ithamar: Daniel; from the descendants of David: Hattush;

3. from the descendants of Shecaniah: the descendants of Parosh, Zechariah, and 150 other men;

4. from the descendants of Pahath Moab: Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah, and 200 other men;

5. from the descendants of Zattu: Shecaniah son of Jahaziel, and 300 other men;

6. from the descendants of Adin: Ebed son of Jonathan, and 50 other men;

7. from the descendants of Elam: Jeshaiah son of Athaliah, and 70 other men;

8. from the descendants of Shephatiah: Zebadiah son of Michael, and 80 other men;

9. from the descendants of Joab: Obadiah son of Jehiel, and 218 other men;

10. from the descendants of Bani: Shelomith son of Josiphiah, and 160 other men;

11. from the descendants of Bebai: Zechariah son of Bebai, and 28 other men;

12. from the descendants of Azgad: Johanan son of Hakkatan, and 110 other men;

13. from the last of the descendants of Adonikam: Eliphelet, Jeuel, Shemaiah, and 60 other men;

14. from the descendants of Bigvai: Uthai, Zaccur, and 70 other men.

15. I called all these people to meet together at the river that flows toward Ahava. We camped at that place for three days. I learned there were priests in the group, but there were no Levites.

16. So I called these leaders: Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, and I called Joiarib and Elnathan. (These men were teachers.)