Of the sons also of Bigvai; Uthai, and Zabbud, and with them seventy males.(Ezra 8:14)

And I gathered them together to the river that runneth to Ahava; and there abode we in tents three days: and I viewed the people, and the priests, and found there none of the sons of Levi.(Ezra 8:15)

Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, men of understanding.(Ezra 8:16)

And I sent them with commandment unto Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia, and I told them what they should say unto Iddo, and to his brethren the Nethinims, at the place Casiphia, that they should bring unto us ministers for the house of our God.

And by the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen;(Ezra 8:18)

And Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brethren and their sons, twenty;(Ezra 8:19)

Also of the Nethinims, whom David and the princes had appointed for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinims: all of them were expressed by name.(Ezra 8:20)

Other publications related to "Ezra 8:17":

Levites of the Living Christ
An article discussing the role of the Levites in serving the Lord and their significance in the church today.

original lives
The story of the daughters of Zelophehad in the book of Numbers is a powerful reminder of the importance of questioning the status quo and fighting for justice. This article discusses the message for us today and shares personal stories of intervening in difficult situations to bring justice.

Ezra 8:17 - Cross Reference

Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand. (1 Chronicles 23:3)

Therefore thus saith the LORD, If thou return, then will I bring thee again, and thou shalt stand before me: and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: let them return unto thee; but return not thou unto them. (Jeremiah 15:19)

And after that went the Levites in to do their service in the tabernacle of the congregation before Aaron, and before his sons: as the LORD had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did they unto them. (Numbers 8:22)

The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth, (Ezra 2:43)

All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants, were three hundred ninety and two. (Ezra 2:58)

Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth. (Jeremiah 1:9)

And also unto the Levites; they shall no more carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the service thereof. (1 Chronicles 23:26)

And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from ought that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid: (2 Samuel 14:19)

And come to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth. (2 Samuel 14:3)

For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee: (Titus 1:5)

And there went up some of the children of Israel, and of the priests, and the Levites, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, unto Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king. (Ezra 7:7)

And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do. (Exodus 4:15)

And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel: to you they are given as a gift for the LORD, to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation. (Numbers 18:6)

I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him. (Deuteronomy 18:18)