the descendants of Jorah: 112;

the descendants of Harim: 1,017.

the descendants of Pahath-Moab (from the line of Jeshua and Joab): 2,812;

The exiles observed the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.

from the descendants of Joab, Obadiah son of Jehiel, and with him 218 men;

Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, together with Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers,

The exiles who were returning from the captivity offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel – twelve bulls for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven male lambs, along with twelve male goats as a sin offering. All this was a burnt offering to the Lord.

Due to the fact that the good hand of our God was on us, they brought us a skilled man, from the descendants of Mahli the son of Levi son of Israel. This man was Sherebiah, who was accompanied by his sons and brothers, 18 men,

On the twelfth day of the first month we began traveling from the Ahava Canal to go to Jerusalem. The hand of our God was on us, and he delivered us from our enemy and from bandits along the way.