1-14. These are the family heads and those who signed up to go up with me from Babylon in the reign of Artaxerxes the king:From the family of Phinehas: GershomFamily of Ithamar: DanielFamily of David: HattushFamily of ShecaniahFamily of Parosh: Zechariah, and with him 150 men signed upFamily of Pahath-Moab: Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah, and 200 menFamily of Zattu: Shecaniah son of Jahaziel, and 300 menFamily of Adin: Ebed son of Jonathan, and 50 menFamily of Elam: Jeshaiah son of Athaliah, and 70 menFamily of Shephatiah: Zebadiah son of Michael, and 80 menFamily of Joab: Obadiah son of Jehiel, and 218 menFamily of Bani: Shelomith son of Josiphiah, and 160 menFamily of Bebai: Zechariah son of Bebai, and 28 menFamily of Azgad: Johanan son of Hakkatan, and 110 menFamily of Adonikam (bringing up the rear): their names were Eliphelet, Jeuel, Shemaiah, and 60 menFamily of Bigvai: Uthai and Zaccur, and 70 men.
15-17. I gathered them together at the canal that runs to Ahava. We camped there three days. I looked them over and found that they were all laymen and priests but no Levites. So I sent for the leaders Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, and for the teachers Joiarib and Elnathan. I then sent them to Iddo, who is head of the town of Casiphia, and told them what to say to Iddo and his relatives who lived there in Casiphia: “Send us ministers for The Temple of God.”