1. These are the leaders of the family groups who returned with me. And it is a listing of those who were with them. They came back from Babylon during the rule of King Artaxerxes.
2. From the descendants of Phinehas, there was Gershom.From the descendants of Ithamar, there was Daniel.From the descendants of David, there was Hattush
3. of the descendants of Shecaniah.From the descendants of Parosh, there was Zechariah. And 150 men came with him.
4. From the descendants of Pahath-Moab, there was Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah, with 200 men.
5. From the descendants of Zattu, there was Shecaniah son of Jahaziel, with 300 men.
6. From the descendants of Adin, there was Ebed son of Jonathan, with 50 men.
7. From the descendants of Elam, there was Jeshaiah son of Athaliah, with 70 men.
8. From the descendants of Shephatiah, there was Zebadiah son of Michael, with 80 men.
9. From the descendants of Joab, there was Obadiah son of Jehiel, with 218 men.
10. From the descendants of Bani, there was Shelomith son of Josiphiah, with 160 men.
11. From the descendants of Bebai, there was Zechariah son of Bebai, with 28 men.
12. From the descendants of Azgad, there was Johanan son of Hakkatan, with 110 men.
13. From the descendants of Adonikam, these were the last ones: Eliphelet, Jeuel and Shemaiah. With them were 60 men.
14. From the descendants of Bigvai, there were Uthai and Zaccur, with 70 men.
15. I, Ezra, called all those people together at the canal. It flows toward Ahava. We camped there for three days. I checked all the people and the priests. But I did not find any Levites.
16. So I called these leaders: Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah and Meshullam. And I called Joiarib and Elnathan, who were teachers.
17. I sent those men to Iddo, the leader at Casiphia. I told them what to say to Iddo and his relatives, who are the Temple servants in Casiphia. I sent them to bring servants to us for the Temple of our God.
18. Our God was helping us. So Iddo’s relatives gave us Sherebiah, a wise man from the descendants of Mahli. Mahli was the son of Levi. And Levi was the son of Israel. And they brought Sherebiah’s sons and brothers. In all there were 18 men.