Ezra 8:15-20
Ezra Sends for Levites
15Now I gathered them at athe river that runs to Ahava, where we camped for three days. And I 1observed the people and the priests, but I bdid not find any Levites there. 16So I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, 1chief men, and for Joiarib and Elnathan, teachers. 17I sent them out to Iddo the 1chief man at the place Casiphia; and I put words in their mouths to say to 2Iddo and his brothers, athe temple servants at the place Casiphia, that is, to bring ministers to us for the house of our God. 18aSo, according to the good hand of our God upon us, they brought us a bman of insight of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel, namely Sherebiah, and his sons and brothers, 18 men; 19and Hashabiah and 1Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, with his brothers and their sons, 20 men; 20and 220 of athe temple servants, whom David and the princes had given for the service of the Levites, all of them designated by name.