Ezra 8:19-21

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¹⁹ Hashabiah and Jeshaiah also came. They belonged to the clan of Levi's son, Merari. 20 men from their family came with them. ²⁰ 220 temple servants also came. King David had first chosen this group to help the Levites with their work. We made a list of all their names.

²¹ We were all waiting by the Ahava river. I told the people not to eat any food, so that we could pray to God for help. We asked him to keep us safe on the journey, with our children and all our things.