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.)
17. I sent the men to Iddo, leader in the town of Casiphia. I told them what to say to Iddo and his relatives, who are the Temple workers in Casiphia. I told the men to ask Iddo and his relatives to send us workers to serve in God’s Temple.