Ezra 8:17-19

Contemporary English Version

¹⁷ Then I sent them to Iddo, the leader at Casiphia,^[a] and I told them to ask him and his temple workers to send people to serve in God's temple.

¹⁸ God was kind to us and caused them to send a skillful man named Sherebiah, who was a Levite from the family of Mahli. Eighteen of his relatives came with him. ¹⁹ We were also sent Hashabiah and Jeshaiah from the family of Merari along with 20 of their relatives.