1 Esdras 9:14-16

Revised Standard Version

¹⁴ Jonathan the son of As′ahel and Jahzei′ah the son of Tikvah^[a] undertook the matter on these terms, and Meshul′lam and Levi and Shab′bethai served with them as judges. ¹⁵ And those who had returned from the captivity acted in accordance with all this.

¹⁶ Ezra the priest chose for himself the leading men of their fathers’ houses, all of them by name; and on the new moon of the tenth month they began their sessions to investigate the matter.