The King James Version Bible

Ezra 8:6-17

  1. Of the sons also of Adin; Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males.

  2. And of the sons of Elam; Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males.

  3. And of the sons of Shephatiah; Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him fourscore males.

  4. Of the sons of Joab; Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males.

  5. And of the sons of Shelomith; the son of Josiphiah, and with him an hundred and threescore males.

  6. And of the sons of Bebai; Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him twenty and eight males.

  7. And of the sons of Azgad; Johanan the son of Hakkatan, and with him an hundred and ten males.

  8. And of the last sons of Adonikam, whose names are these, Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them threescore males.

  9. Of the sons also of Bigvai; Uthai, and Zabbud, and with them seventy males.

  10. And I gathered them together to the river that runneth to Ahava; and there abode we in tents three days: and I viewed the people, and the priests, and found there none of the sons of Levi.

  11. Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, men of understanding.

  12. And I sent them with commandment unto Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia, and I told them what they should say unto Iddo, and to his brethren the Nethinims, at the place Casiphia, that they should bring unto us ministers for the house of our God.