53 Again we prayed to our lord about these things, and found him to be merciful. (WEB) 54 Then I set apart twelve men of the chiefs of the priests, Eserebias, Assamias, and ten men of their kindred with them. (WEB) 55 I weighed out to them the silver, the gold, and the holy vessels of the house of our Lord, which the king, his counselors, the nobles, and all Israel had given. (WEB)
1 Esdras 8:53–55
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