45 and ordered them to ask Iddo and his relatives and the treasurers at that place to send us some persons to serve as priests in the Lord’s house.
46 By the Lord’s direction, they brought us knowledgeable persons from the family of Mahli, Levi’s son, and grandson of Israel, namely Sherebiah with eighteen members of his family;
47 also Hashabiah, Annunus, and a brother Jeshaiah, from the family of Hananiah, and their family, twenty persons in all.
48 Of the temple servants, whom David and the leaders had given for the service of the Levites, they brought us two hundred twenty temple servants. All their names were listed in the register.
49 Then I announced a fast for the young people before our Lord,
50 to seek from him a safe journey for ourselves, for those with us, our children and our farm animals.
51 I was ashamed to ask the king for infantry, cavalry, and an escort for safety from our enemies,