1 Ezra said, This is the list of family leaders who went with me when King Artaxerxes ruled. 2 Ezra said, From Phinehas came Gershom. From Ithamar came Daniel. From David came Hattush. 3 From Parosh came Zechariah and 150 men. 4 From Pahath Moab came Eliehoenai and 200 men. 5 From Zattu came Shecaniah son of Jahaziel and 300 men. 6 From Adin came Ebed son of Jonathan and 50 men. 7 From Elam came Jeshaiah son of Athaliah and 70 men. 8 From Shephatiah came Zebadiah son of Michael and 80 men. 9 From Joab came Obadiah son of Jehiel and 218 men. ️ 10 From Bani came Shelomith son of Josiphiah and 160 men. 11 From Bebai came Zechariah son of Bebai and 28 men. 12 From Azgad came Johanan son of Hakkatan and 110 men. 13 From Adonikam came later men: Eliphelet, Jeuel, Shemaiah, and 60 men. 14 From Bigvai came Uthai and Zaccur and 70 men. 15 Ezra said, We met by the River Ahava for 3 days, and I saw no Levite men there. ⛺️ 16 I sent for leaders: Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, and more men to help. 17 I sent them to Iddo at Casiphia to ask for temple helpers for God’s house. 18 God helped us. They brought Sherebiah and 18 men from the Levite family. 19 They also brought Hashabiah and Jeshaiah and 20 men. 20 They brought 220 temple helpers. All their names were known. 21 At the river we did not eat, and we prayed to God for a safe trip for us, our kids, and our stuff. ️ 22 I did not ask the king for guards, because I told the king, God helps people who seek Him, and God is not happy with bad people. ️ 23 So we did not eat and we prayed, and God heard us. 24 I chose 12 top priests: Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and 10 more men. 1️⃣2️⃣⛪ 25 I gave them the silver, the gold, and the bowls for God’s house. The king and the people had given these gifts. 26 There was a lot of silver and a lot of gold, and many fine bowls. We counted it. 27 There were 20 gold bowls and 2 bright bronze bowls, very special. ✨ 28 I said, You are set apart for God, and these gifts are for God. Take care of them. 29 Guard the gifts until we weigh them in God’s house in Jerusalem. ️⚖️ 30 The priests and the Levites took the gifts to bring to God’s house in Jerusalem. 31 We left the River Ahava. God kept us safe from bad men and traps on the road. ️️ 32 We came to Jerusalem and rested for 3 days. ️️ 33 On day 4 we weighed the silver, the gold, and the bowls in God’s house with Meremoth, Eleazar, Jozabad, and Noadiah. ⚖️ 34 We counted all of it and wrote it down. ✍️ 35 The people who came from far gave gifts to God: 12 big cows, 96 male sheep, 77 lambs, and 12 goats. They put the gifts on fire for God. 36 They gave the king’s letters to the area rulers. The rulers helped the people and helped God’s house.