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1 Esdras 8:32-46 World English Bible (WEB)

32. of the sons of Zathoes, Sechenias the son of Jezelus, and with him three hundred men: of the sons ofAdin, Obeth the son of Jonathan, and with him two hundred and fifty men:

33. of the sons of Elam, Jesias son of Athaliah. Gotholias, and with him seventy men:

34. of the sons of Saphatias, Zebadiah. Zaraias son of Michael, and with him threescore and ten men:

35. of the sons of Joab, Obadiah. Abadias son of Jehiel. Jezelus, and with him two hundred and twelve men:

36. of the sons of Banias, Salimoth son of Josaphias, and with him a hundred and threescore men:

37. of the sons of Babi, Zacharias son of Bebai, and with him twenty and eight men:

38. of the sons of Azgad. Astath, Joannes son of Hakkatan Akatan, and with him a hundred and ten men:

39. of the sons of Adonikam, the last, and these are the names of them, Eliphalat, Jeuel, and Shemaiah. Samaias, and with them seventy men:

40. of the sons of Bigvai. Bago, Uthi the son of Istalcurus, and with him seventy men.

41. And I gathered them together to the river called Theras; and there we pitched our tents three days, and I surveyed them.

42. But when I had found there none of the priests and Levites,

43. then sent I to Eleazar, and Ariel Iduel, and Maasmas,

44. and Elnathan, and Samaias, and Jarib Joribus, Nathan, Ennatan, Zacharias, and Mosollamus, principal men and men of understanding.

45. And I bade them that they should go to Iddo Loddeus the captain, who was in the place of Casiphia, the treasury:

46. and commanded them that they should speak to Loddeus, and to his brethren, and to the treasurers in that place, to send us such men as might execute the priests’ office in the house of our Lord.