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2-14 From the clan of Phinehas—Gershom;

From the clan of Ithamar—Daniel;

From the subclan of David of the clan of Shecaniah—Hattush;

From the clan of Parosh—Zechariah, and 150 other men;

From the clan of Pahath-moab—Eliehoenai (son of Zerahiah), and 200 other men;

From the clan of Shecaniah—the son of Jahaziel, and 300 other men;

From the clan of Adin—Ebed (son of Jonathan), and 50 other men;

From the clan of Elam—Jeshaiah (son of Athaliah), and 70 other men;

From the clan of Shephatiah—Zebadiah (son of Michael), and 80 other men;

From the clan of Joab—Obadiah (son of Jehiel), and 218 other men;

From the clan of Bani—Shelomith (son of Josiphiah), and 160 other men;

From the clan of Bebai—Zechariah (son of Bebai), and 28 other men;

From the clan of Azgad—Johanan (son of Hakkatan), and 110 other men;

From the clan of Adonikam—Eliphelet, Jeuel, Shemaiah, and 60 other men (they arrived at a later time);

From the clan of Bigvai—Uthai, Zaccur, and 70 other men.

15 We assembled at the Ahava River and camped there for three days while I went over the lists of the people and the priests who had arrived; and I found that not one Levite had volunteered! 16 So I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, the Levite leaders; I also sent for Joiarib and Elnathan, who were very wise men.

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14 of the descendants of Bigvai, Uthai and Zakkur, and with them 70 men.

The Return to Jerusalem

15 I assembled them at the canal that flows toward Ahava,(A) and we camped there three days. When I checked among the people and the priests, I found no Levites(B) there. 16 So I summoned Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah and Meshullam, who were leaders, and Joiarib and Elnathan, who were men of learning,

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