9. Obadiah son of Jehielfrom Joab’s descendants,and 218 men with him;
10. Shelomith son of Josiphiahfrom Bani’s descendants,and 160 men with him;
11. Zechariah son of Bebaifrom Bebai’s descendants,and 28 men with him;
12. Johanan son of Hakkatanfrom Azgad’s descendants,and 110 men with him;
13. these are the last ones, from Adonikam’s descendants, and their names are:Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah,and 60 men with them;
14. Uthai and Zaccur from Bigvai’s descendants,and 70 men with them.
15. I gathered them at the river that flows to Ahava, and we camped there for three days. I searched among the people and priests, but found no Levites there.
16. Then I summoned the leaders: Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, as well as the teachers Joiarib and Elnathan.
17. I sent them to Iddo, the leader at Casiphia, with a message for him and his brothers, the temple servants 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, they brought us Sherebiah — 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, along with Jeshaiah, from the descendants of Merari, and his brothers and their sons, 20 men.