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19 They also sent us Hashabiah, and with him his brother Jeshaiah of the descendants of Merari with his kinsmen and their sons, twenty men, 20 and two hundred and twenty temple slaves whom David and the princes had assigned to serve the Levites, all of them enrolled by name.

21 Then I proclaimed a fast there by the River Ahava, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and pray that he would grant a successful journey for ourselves, our children, and all our possessions.

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