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Now I assembled them at ^(C1)the river that runs to Ahava, where we camped for three days; and when I paid close attention to the people and the priests, I ^(C2)did not find any Levites there.

So I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, ^(F1)leading men, and for Joiarib and Elnathan, teachers.

And I sent them to Iddo the ^(F1)leading man at the place called Casiphia; and I ^(F2)told them what to say to ^(F3)Iddo and his brothers, ^(C1)the temple servants at the place Casiphia, that is, to bring ministers to us for the house of our God.

^(C1)And as the good hand of our God was upon us, they brought us a ^(C2)man of insight from the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel, namely Sherebiah, and his sons and brothers, eighteen men;

and Hashabiah and ^(F1)Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, with his brothers and their sons, twenty men;

and 220 of ^(C1)the temple servants, whom David and the officials had provided for the service of the Levites, all of them designated by name.