Servants for the Temple
15 Now I gathered them by the river that flows to Ahava, and we camped there three days. And I looked among the people and the priests, and found none of the asons of Levi there.
16 Then I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and aMeshullam, leaders; also for Joiarib and Elnathan, men of understanding.
17 And I gave them a command for Iddo the chief man at the place Casiphia, and I told them what they should say to2 Iddo and his brethren the Nethinim at the place Casiphia—that they should bring us servants for the house of our God.
18 Then, by the good hand of our God upon us, they abrought us a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli the son of Levi, the son of Israel, namely Sherebiah, with his sons and brothers, eighteen men;
19 and aHashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brothers and their sons, twenty men;
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Cross-references and similar verses for Ezra 8:17:
I told them. Heb. I put words in their mouth.
Exodus 4:15
Deuteronomy 18:18
2 Samuel 14:3
2 Samuel 14:19
Jeremiah 1:9
Jeremiah 15:19
the Nethinims.
Ezra 2:43
Ezra 2:58
Ezra 7:7
ministers.
Numbers 8:22
Numbers 18:6
1 Chronicles 23:3
1 Chronicles 23:26
Titus 1:5
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