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I noticed laypeople and priests there, but I didn't find any Levites. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/8-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Then I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam (who were leading men) and for Joiarib and Elnathan (who were wise). <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/8-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>I sent them to Iddo, the leader in Casiphia. I told them to tell Iddo and his relatives, the temple servants in Casiphia, that they should bring us men who can serve in our God's temple. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/8-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>God was guiding us, so Iddo and his relatives brought us someone competent, Sherebiah, who was a descendant of Mahli, Levi, and Israel. They brought us 18 of Sherebiah's sons and relatives. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/8-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>They also brought Hashabiah, Jeshaiah (who was a descendant of Merari), 20 of Jeshaiah's relatives and their sons, <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/8-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>and 220 temple servants. [They were descended] from the temple servants whom David and his officials had appointed to work for the Levites. These were all listed by name.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/8-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Then I announced a fast there at the Ahava River so that we might humble ourselves in the presence of our God to ask him for a safe journey for ourselves, for our little ones, and for all our goods. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/8-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>I was ashamed to ask the king for an armed escort with cavalry to help us against an enemy attack on the way. We had already told the king, "Our God works things out for the good of everyone who dedicates his life to serving him, but his power and his anger oppose everyone who abandons him." <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/8-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>So we fasted and asked our God for a safe journey, and he answered our prayer.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/8-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Then I selected 12 leaders from the priests-Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and 10 of their relatives. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/8-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>I weighed for them the silver, the gold, and the utensils. [These were] the contributions that the king, his advisers, his officials, and all the Israelites had contributed for our God's temple. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/8-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>I weighed [the contributions] for them to guard: about 24 tons of silver, 100 silver utensils weighing 150 pounds apiece, 7,500 pounds of gold, <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/8-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>20 gold bowls weighing 18 pounds apiece, and two utensils of fine polished bronze that were as precious as gold. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/8-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>I told them, "You and the utensils are holy to the LORD. The silver and gold are freewill offerings to the LORD God of your ancestors. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/8-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>Guard them carefully. In Jerusalem, inside the storerooms of the LORD's temple, weigh these items. Do this in front of the chief priests, Levites, and the leaders of Israel's families." <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/8-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>So the priests and the Levites took charge of the silver, the gold, and the utensils. They were responsible for bringing these items to the temple of our God in Jerusalem.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/8-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>Then we left the Ahava River on the twelfth day of the first month to go to Jerusalem. God was guiding us, and he rescued us from our enemies and from ambushes along the way. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/8-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>When we reached Jerusalem, we rested for three days.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/8-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>On the fourth day we weighed the silver, the gold, and the utensils in our God's temple. We put them under the supervision of Meremoth, son of the priest Uriah, as well as Eleazar, the son of Phinehas. The Levites, Jeshua's son Jozabad, and Binnui's son Noadiah, assisted them. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/8-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>Everything was counted and weighed, and the entire weight was recorded at that time.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/8-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>The exiles who had come back from captivity sacrificed burnt offerings to the God of Israel: 12 bulls for all Israel, 96 rams, 77 lambs, and 12 male goats for an offering for sin. All of these animals were burnt offerings for the LORD. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/8-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>The exiles delivered the king's orders to the king's satraps and governors [in the province] west of the Euphrates River. These officials then gave their support to the people and the temple of God.</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">GOD'S WORD® is a copyrighted work of <a href="//www.godsword.org" target="_top">God's Word to the Nations</a>. 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