Ezra 8:20-22

New English Translation

²⁰ and some of the temple servants that David and his officials had established for the work of the Levites—220 of them. They were all designated by name.

²¹ I called for a fast there by the Ahava Canal, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and seek from him a safe journey^[a] for us, our children, and all our property. ²² I was embarrassed to request soldiers and horsemen from the king to protect us from the enemy^[b] along the way, because we had said to the king, “The good hand of our God is on everyone who is seeking him, but his great anger^[c] is against everyone who forsakes him.”