and 220of the templeservants,whomDavidand the princeshad givenfor the serviceof the Levites,allof them designatedby name.
Now the firstwholivedin their possessionsin their cities[were] Israel,the priests,the Levitesand the templeservants.
The templeservants:the sonsof Ziha,the sonsof Hasupha,the sonsof Tabbaoth,
Someof the sonsof Israeland someof the priests,the Levites,the singers,the gatekeepersand the templeservantswentup to Jerusalemin the seventhyearof KingArtaxerxes.
I sentthem to Iddothe leadingmanat the placeCasiphia;and I toldthem whatto sayto Iddo[and] his brothers,the templeservantsat the placeCasiphia,[that is], to bringministersto us for the houseof our God.
and Hashabiahand Jeshaiahof the sonsof Merari,with his brothersand their sons,20men;
"You shall thus givethe Levitesto Aaronand to his sons;they are whollygivento him from among the sonsof Israel.
Indeed,true companion,I askyou alsoto helpthesewomenwhohave shared my strugglein [the cause of] the gospel,togetherwith Clementalsoand the restof my fellow workers,whosenamesare in the bookof life.
