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2 Chronicles 2

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¹ of the sons of Adin, Ebed son of Jonathan, with 50 men;

² of the sons of Elam, Jeshaiah son of Athaliah, with 70 men;

³ of the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah son of Michael, with 80 men;

⁴ of the sons of Joab, Obadiah son of Jehiel, with 218 men;

⁵ of the sons of Bani, Shelomith son of Josiphiah, with 160 men;

⁶ of the sons of Bebai, Zechariah son of Bebai, with 28 men;

⁷ of the sons of Azgad, Johanan son of Hakkatan, with 110 men;

⁸ of the sons of Adonikam, the last to come, their names are Eliphelet,[2] Jeiel, and Shemaiah, with 60 men;

⁹ and of the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and[3] Zabbud, with 70 men.

¹⁰ Now I gathered them together at the river that runs to Ahava, where we camped for three days. I observed the people and the priests, and I did not find any Levites there.

¹¹ So I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, [who were] leading men, and also for Joiarib and Elnathan, [who were] teachers.

¹² And I sent them to Iddo, the leading man at the place Casiphia, telling them what to say to Iddo and his brothers, the temple servants at the place Casiphia, that is, to bring us servants (ministers) for the house of our God.

¹³ And as the good hand of our God was upon us, they brought us a man of understanding (insight) from the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel, named Sherebiah, with his sons and his brothers (relatives), 18 men;

¹⁴ and Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, with his brothers (relatives) and their sons, 20 men;

¹⁵ also 220 of the temple servants, whom David and the leaders had set apart [with their descendants] for the service of the Levites. They were all designated by name.

¹⁶ Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river Ahava, so that we might humble ourselves before our God to seek from Him a safe journey for us, our[4] children, and all our possessions.

¹⁷ For I was ashamed to request troops and horsemen from the king to protect us from the enemy along the way, because we had told the king, "The hand of our God is favorable toward all those who seek Him, but His power and His anger are against all those who abandon (turn away from) Him."

¹⁸ So we fasted and sought [help from] our God concerning this [matter], and He heard our plea.

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1	of the sons of Adin, Ebed son of Jonathan, with 50 men;
2	of the sons of Elam, Jeshaiah son of Athaliah, with 70 men;
3	of the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah son of Michael, with 80 men;
4	of the sons of Joab, Obadiah son of Jehiel, with 218 men;
5	of the sons of Bani, Shelomith son of Josiphiah, with 160 men;
6	of the sons of Bebai, Zechariah son of Bebai, with 28 men;
7	of the sons of Azgad, Johanan son of Hakkatan, with 110 men;
8	of the sons of Adonikam, the last to come, their names are Eliphelet,[2] Jeiel, and Shemaiah, with 60 men;
9	and of the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and[3] Zabbud, with 70 men.
10	Now I gathered them together at the river that runs to Ahava, where we camped for three days. I observed the people and the priests, and I did not find any Levites there.
11	So I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, [who were] leading men, and also for Joiarib and Elnathan, [who were] teachers.
12	And I sent them to Iddo, the leading man at the place Casiphia, telling them what to say to Iddo and his brothers, the temple servants at the place Casiphia, that is, to bring us servants (ministers) for the house of our God.
13	And as the good hand of our God was upon us, they brought us a man of understanding (insight) from the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel, named Sherebiah, with his sons and his brothers (relatives), 18 men;
14	and Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, with his brothers (relatives) and their sons, 20 men;
15	also 220 of the temple servants, whom David and the leaders had set apart [with their descendants] for the service of the Levites. They were all designated by name.
16	Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river Ahava, so that we might humble ourselves before our God to seek from Him a safe journey for us, our[4] children, and all our possessions.
17	For I was ashamed to request troops and horsemen from the king to protect us from the enemy along the way, because we had told the king, "The hand of our God is favorable toward all those who seek Him, but His power and His anger are against all those who abandon (turn away from) Him."
18	So we fasted and sought [help from] our God concerning this [matter], and He heard our plea.

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