¹⁹ and Hashabiah, together with Jeshaiah from the descendants of Merari, and his brothers and nephews, 20 in all. ²⁰ They also brought 220 of the temple servants^(A)—a body that David and the officials had established to assist the Levites. All were registered by name.

²¹ There, by the Ahava Canal,^(B) I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask him for a safe journey^(C) for us and our children, with all our possessions.