Ezra 8:15-20 I convened them at the stream that comes to Ahava; and we encamped there for three days, that I might review the people and the priests, yet I did not find there anyone from the sons of Levi.

CLV⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁵ I convened them at the stream that comes to Ahava; and we encamped there for three days, that I might review the people and the priests, yet I did not find there anyone from the sons of Levi. ¹⁶ So I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah and Elnathan and Jarib and Elnathan and Nathan and Zechariah and Meshullam, heads, and for Joiarib and Elnathan, men of understanding. ¹⁷ Then I gave them instructions concerning Iddo the head at the place called Casiphia. I put in their mouth words to speak to Iddo and his brother and the Nethinim at the place called Casiphia, to bring to us ministers for the House of our Elohim. ¹⁸ Because of the good hand of our Elohim upon us, they brought to us a man of intelligence from the sons of Mahli son of Levi son of Israel, namely Sherebiah and his sons and his brothers, eighteen in all;" ¹⁹ and Hashabiah and with him Jeschaiah from the sons of Merari, his brothers and their sons, twenty in all;" ²⁰ and from the Nethinim, whom David and the chiefs gave to the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinim; all of them were specified by name.