1. Now these are the patriarchal leaders, and the genealogical records of those who came up with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes:
2. from the sons of Phinehas—Gershom; from the sons of Ithamar—Daniel; from the sons of David—Hattush;
3. from the sons of Shecaniah, of the sons of Parosh—Zechariah and with him were 150 males were enrolled by genealogy;
4. from the sons of Pahath-moab—Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah and with him were 200 males enrolled by genealogy;
5. from the sons of Shechaniah—the son of Jahaziel and 300 males with him.
6. from the sons of Adin—Ebed the son of Jonathan and 50 males with him;
7. from the sons of Elam—Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah and 70 males with him;
8. from the sons of Shephatiah—Zebadiah the son of Michael and 80 males with him;
9. from the sons of Joab—Obadiah the son of Jehiel and 128 males with him;
10. from the sons of Shelomith—the son of Josiphiah and 160 males with him;
11. from the sons of Bebai—Zechariah the son of Bebai and 28 males with him;
12. from the sons of Azgad—Johanan the son of Hakkatan and 110 males with him;
13. from the sons of Adonikam (they came later, but these are their names)—Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah and 60 males with them;
14. from the sons of Bigvai—Uthai and Zaccur and 70 males with him.
15. I assembled them at the river that flows toward Ahava. We camped there for three days, and I observed the people and the kohanim, but I did not find any Levites there.
16. So I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah and Meshullam, who were leaders and for Joiarib and Elnatan who were men of learning.
17. I sent them to Iddo, the leader at the place Casiphia. I put words in their mouths to speak to Iddo and his brother, who were sanctuary servants at Casiphia, in order to bring us ministers for the House of our God.
18. Now as the good hand of our God was upon us, they brought us Sherebiah, a man of insight from the sons of Mahli, son of Levi, son of Israel, along with his sons and his brothers, 18 men.
19. Also Hashabiah together with Jeshaiah from the sons of Merari, his brothers and their sons, 20 men.