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1:1 The words of covenant and

Nehemiah the son mercy for them

of Hachaliah. And that love him and

it came to pass observe his

in the month commandments:

Chisleu, in the 1:6 Let thine

twentieth year, ear now be

as I was in attentive, and

Shushan the thine eyes open,

palace, that thou mayest

1:2 That Hanani, hear the prayer

one of my of thy servant,

brethren, came, which I pray

he and [certain] before thee now,

men of Judah; and day and night,

I asked them for the children

concerning the of Israel thy

Jews that had servants, and

escaped, which confess the sins

were left of the of the children

captivity, and of Israel, which

concerning we have sinned

Jerusalem. against thee:

1:3 And they both I and my

said unto me, The father's house

remnant that are have sinned.

left of the 1:7 We have

captivity there dealt very

in the province corruptly against

[are] in great thee, and have

affliction and not kept the

reproach: the commandments, nor

wall of Jerusalem the statutes, nor

also [is] broken the judgments,

down, and the which thou

gates thereof are commandedst thy

burned with fire. servant Moses.

1:8 Remember, I

1:4 And it came beseech thee, the

to pass, when I word that thou

heard these commandedst thy

words, that I sat servant Moses,

down and wept, saying, [If] ye

and mourned transgress, I

[certain] days, will scatter you

and fasted, and abroad among the

prayed before the nations:

God of heaven, 1:9 But [if] ye

1:5 And said, I turn unto me, and

beseech thee, O keep my

LORD God of commandments, and

heaven, the great do them; though

and terrible God, there were of you

that keepeth cast out unto the











uttermost part of sad, seeing thou

the heaven, [yet] [art] not sick?

will I gather this [is] nothing

them from thence, [else] but sorrow

and will bring of heart. Then I

them unto the was very sore

place that I have afraid,

chosen to set my 2:3 And said

name there. unto the king,

1:10 Now these Let the king live

[are] thy for ever: why

servants and thy should not my

people, whom thou countenance be

hast redeemed by sad, when the

thy great power, city, the place

and by thy strong of my fathers'

hand. sepulchres,

1:11 O Lord, I [lieth] waste,

beseech thee, let and the gates

now thine ear be thereof are

attentive to the consumed with

prayer of thy fire?

servant, and to 2:4 Then the

the prayer of thy king said unto

servants, who me, For what dost

desire to fear thou make

thy name: and request? So I

prosper, I pray prayed to the God

thee, thy servant of heaven.

this day, and 2:5 And I said

grant him mercy unto the king, If

in the sight of it please the

this man. For I king, and if thy

was the king's servant have

cupbearer. found favour in

2:1 And it came thy sight, that

to pass in the thou wouldest

month Nisan, in send me unto

the twentieth Judah, unto the

year of city of my

Artaxerxes the fathers'

king, [that] wine sepulchres, that

[was] before him: I may build it.

and I took up the 2:6 And the king

wine, and gave said unto me,

[it] unto the (the queen also

king. Now I had sitting by him,)

not been For how long

[beforetime] sad shall thy journey

in his presence. be? and when wilt

2:2 Wherefore thou return? So

the king said it pleased the

unto me, Why [is] king to send me;

thy countenance and I set him a











time. children of

2:7 Moreover I Israel.

said unto the 2:11 So I came

king, If it to Jerusalem, and

please the king, was there three

let letters be days.

given me to the 2:12 And I arose

governors beyond in the night, I

the river, that and some few men

they may convey with me; neither

me over till I told I [any] man

come into Judah; what my God had

2:8 And a letter put in my heart

unto Asaph the to do at

keeper of the Jerusalem:

king's forest, neither [was

that he may give there any] beast

me timber to make with me, save the

beams for the beast that I rode

gates of the upon.

palace which 2:13 And I went

[appertained] to out by night by

the house, and the gate of the

for the wall of valley, even

the city, and for before the dragon

the house that I well, and to the

shall enter into. dung port, and

And the king viewed the walls

granted me, of Jerusalem,

according to the which were broken

good hand of my down, and the

God upon me. gates thereof

2:9 Then I came were consumed

to the governors with fire.

beyond the river, 2:14 Then I went

and gave them the on to the gate of

king's letters. the fountain, and

Now the king had to the king's

sent captains of pool: but [there

the army and was] no place for

horsemen with me. the beast [that

was] under me to

2:10 When pass.

Sanballat the 2:15 Then went I

Horonite, and up in the night

Tobiah the by the brook, and

servant, the viewed the wall,

Ammonite, heard and turned back,

[of it], it and entered by

grieved them the gate of the

exceedingly that valley, and [so]

there was come a returned.

man to seek the 2:16 And the

welfare of the rulers knew not











whither I went, king?

or what I did; 2:20 Then

neither had I as answered I them,

yet told [it] to and said unto

the Jews, nor to them, The God of

the priests, nor heaven, he will

to the nobles, prosper us;

nor to the therefore we his

rulers, nor to servants will

the rest that did arise and build:

the work. but ye have no

2:17 Then said I portion, nor

unto them, Ye see right, nor

the distress that memorial, in

we [are] in, how Jerusalem.

Jerusalem [lieth] 3:1 Then

waste, and the Eliashib the high

gates thereof are priest rose up

burned with fire: with his brethren

come, and let us the priests, and

build up the wall they builded the

of Jerusalem, sheep gate; they

that we be no sanctified it,

more a reproach. and set up the

2:18 Then I told doors of it; even

them of the hand unto the tower of

of my God which Meah they

was good upon me; sanctified it,

as also the unto the tower of

king's words that Hananeel.

he had spoken 3:2 And next

unto me. And they unto him builded

said, Let us rise the men of

up and build. So Jericho. And next

they strengthened to them builded

their hands for Zaccur the son of

[this] good Imri.

[work]. 3:3 But the fish

2:19 But when gate did the sons

Sanballat the of Hassenaah

Horonite, and build, who [also]

Tobiah the laid the beams

servant, the thereof, and set

Ammonite, and up the doors

Geshem the thereof, the

Arabian, heard locks thereof,

[it], they and the bars

laughed us to thereof.

scorn, and 3:4 And next

despised us, and unto them

said, What [is] repaired Meremoth

this thing that the son of

ye do? will ye Urijah, the son

rebel against the of Koz. And next











unto them Jerusalem unto

repaired the broad wall.

Meshullam the son 3:9 And next

of Berechiah, the unto them

son of repaired Rephaiah

Meshezabeel. And the son of Hur,

next unto them the ruler of the

repaired Zadok half part of

the son of Baana. Jerusalem.

3:10 And next

3:5 And next unto them

unto them the repaired Jedaiah

Tekoites the son of

repaired; but Harumaph, even

their nobles put over against his

not their necks house. And next

to the work of unto him repaired

their Lord. Hattush the son

3:6 Moreover the of Hashabniah.

old gate repaired 3:11 Malchijah

Jehoiada the son the son of Harim,

of Paseah, and and Hashub the

Meshullam the son son of

of Besodeiah; Pahathmoab,

they laid the repaired the

beams thereof, other piece, and

and set up the the tower of the

doors thereof, furnaces.

and the locks 3:12 And next

thereof, and the unto him repaired

bars thereof. Shallum the son

3:7 And next of Halohesh, the

unto them ruler of the half

repaired Melatiah part of

the Gibeonite, Jerusalem, he and

and Jadon the his daughters.

Meronothite, the 3:13 The valley

men of Gibeon, gate repaired

and of Mizpah, Hanun, and the

unto the throne inhabitants of

of the governor Zanoah; they

on this side the built it, and set

river. up the doors

3:8 Next unto thereof, the

him repaired locks thereof,

Uzziel the son of and the bars

Harhaiah, of the thereof, and a

goldsmiths. Next thousand cubits

unto him also on the wall unto

repaired Hananiah the dung gate.

the son of [one 3:14 But the

of] the dung gate

apothecaries, and repaired Malchiah

they fortified the son of











Rechab, the ruler 3:18 After him

of part of repaired their

Bethhaccerem; he brethren, Bavai

built it, and set the son of

up the doors Henadad, the

thereof, the ruler of the half

locks thereof, part of Keilah.

and the bars 3:19 And next to

thereof. him repaired Ezer

3:15 But the the son of

gate of the Jeshua, the ruler

fountain repaired of Mizpah,

Shallun the son another piece

of Colhozeh, the over against the

ruler of part of going up to the

Mizpah; he built armoury at the

it, and covered turning [of the

it, and set up wall].

the doors 3:20 After him

thereof, the Baruch the son of

locks thereof, Zabbai earnestly

and the bars repaired the

thereof, and the other piece, from

wall of the pool the turning [of

of Siloah by the the wall] unto

king's garden, the door of the

and unto the house of Eliashib

stairs that go the high priest.

down from the 3:21 After him

city of David. repaired Meremoth

3:16 After him the son of Urijah

repaired Nehemiah the son of Koz

the son of Azbuk, another piece,

the ruler of the from the door of

half part of the house of

Bethzur, unto Eliashib even to

[the place] over the end of the

against the house of

sepulchres of Eliashib.

David, and to the 3:22 And after

pool that was him repaired the

made, and unto priests, the men

the house of the of the plain.

mighty. 3:23 After him

3:17 After him repaired Benjamin

repaired the and Hashub over

Levites, Rehum against their

the son of Bani. house. After him

Next unto him repaired Azariah

repaired the son of

Hashabiah, the Maaseiah the son

ruler of the half of Ananiah by his

part of Keilah, house.

in his part. 3:24 After him











repaired Binnui the keeper of the

the son of east gate.

Henadad another 3:30 After him

piece, from the repaired Hananiah

house of Azariah the son of

unto the turning Shelemiah, and

[of the wall], Hanun the sixth

even unto the son of Zalaph,

corner. another piece.

3:25 Palal the After him

son of Uzai, over repaired

against the Meshullam the son

turning [of the of Berechiah over

wall], and the against his

tower which lieth chamber.

out from the 3:31 After him

king's high repaired Malchiah

house, that [was] the goldsmith's

by the court of son unto the

the prison. After place of the

him Pedaiah the Nethinims, and of

son of Parosh. the merchants,

3:26 Moreover over against the

the Nethinims gate Miphkad, and

dwelt in Ophel, to the going up

unto [the place] of the corner.

over against the 3:32 And between

water gate toward the going up of

the east, and the the corner unto

tower that lieth the sheep gate

out. repaired the

3:27 After them goldsmiths and

the Tekoites the merchants.

repaired another 4:1 But it came

piece, over to pass, that

against the great when Sanballat

tower that lieth heard that we

out, even unto builded the wall,

the wall of he was wroth, and

Ophel. took great

3:28 From above indignation, and

the horse gate mocked the Jews.

repaired the 4:2 And he spake

priests, every before his

one over against brethren and the

his house. army of Samaria,

3:29 After them and said, What do

repaired Zadok these feeble

the son of Immer Jews? will they

over against his fortify

house. After him themselves? will

repaired also they sacrifice?

Shemaiah the son will they make an

of Shechaniah, end in a day?











will they revive that the breaches

the stones out of began to be

the heaps of the stopped, then

rubbish which are they were very

burned? wroth,

4:3 Now Tobiah 4:8 And

the Ammonite conspired all of

[was] by him, and them together to

he said, Even come [and] to

that which they fight against

build, if a fox Jerusalem, and to

go up, he shall hinder it.

even break down 4:9 Nevertheless

their stone wall. we made our

prayer unto our

4:4 Hear, O our God, and set a

God; for we are watch against

despised: and them day and

turn their night, because of

reproach upon them.

their own head, 4:10 And Judah

and give them for said, The

a prey in the strength of the

land of bearers of

captivity: burdens is

4:5 And cover decayed, and

not their [there is] much

iniquity, and let rubbish; so that

not their sin be we are not able

blotted out from to build the

before thee: for wall.

they have 4:11 And our

provoked [thee] adversaries said,

to anger before They shall not

the builders. know, neither

4:6 So built we see, till we come

the wall; and all in the midst

the wall was among them, and

joined together slay them, and

unto the half cause the work to

thereof: for the cease.

people had a mind 4:12 And it came

to work. to pass, that

4:7 But it came when the Jews

to pass, [that] which dwelt by

when Sanballat, them came, they

and Tobiah, and said unto us ten

the Arabians, and times, From all

the Ammonites, places whence ye

and the shall return unto

Ashdodites, heard us [they will be

that the walls of upon you].

Jerusalem were 4:13 Therefore

made up, [and] set I in the











lower places the rulers [were]

behind the wall, behind all the

[and] on the house of Judah.

higher places, I 4:17 They which

even set the builded on the

people after wall, and they

their families that bare

with their burdens, with

swords, their those that laded,

spears, and their [every one] with

bows. one of his hands

4:14 And I wrought in the

looked, and rose work, and with

up, and said unto the other [hand]

the nobles, and held a weapon.

to the rulers, 4:18 For the

and to the rest builders, every

of the people, Be one had his sword

not ye afraid of girded by his

them: remember side, and [so]

the Lord, [which builded. And he

is] great and that sounded the

terrible, and trumpet [was] by

fight for your me.

brethren, your 4:19 And I said

sons, and your unto the nobles,

daughters, your and to the

wives, and your rulers, and to

houses. the rest of the

4:15 And it came people, The work

to pass, when our [is] great and

enemies heard large, and we are

that it was known separated upon

unto us, and God the wall, one far

had brought their from another.

counsel to 4:20 In what

nought, that we place [therefore]

returned all of ye hear the sound

us to the wall, of the trumpet,

every one unto resort ye thither

his work. unto us: our God

4:16 And it came shall fight for

to pass from that us.

time forth, 4:21 So we

[that] the half laboured in the

of my servants work: and half of

wrought in the them held the

work, and the spears from the

other half of rising of the

them held both morning till the

the spears, the stars appeared.

shields, and the 4:22 Likewise at

bows, and the the same time

habergeons; and said I unto the











people, Let every vineyards.

one with his 5:5 Yet now our

servant lodge flesh [is] as the

within Jerusalem, flesh of our

that in the night brethren, our

they may be a children as their

guard to us, and children: and,

labour on the lo, we bring into

day. bondage our sons

4:23 So neither and our daughters

I, nor my to be servants,

brethren, nor my and [some] of our

servants, nor the daughters are

men of the guard brought unto

which followed bondage

me, none of us [already]:

put off our neither [is it]

clothes, [saving in our power [to

that] every one redeem them]; for

put them off for other men have

washing. our lands and

5:1 And there vineyards.

was a great cry 5:6 And I was

of the people and very angry when I

of their wives heard their cry

against their and these words.

brethren the 5:7 Then I

Jews. consulted with

5:2 For there myself, and I

were that said, rebuked the

We, our sons, and nobles, and the

our daughters, rulers, and said

[are] many: unto them, Ye

therefore we take exact usury,

up corn [for every one of his

them], that we brother. And I

may eat, and set a great

live. assembly against

5:3 [Some] also them.

there were that 5:8 And I said

said, We have unto them, We

mortgaged our after our ability

lands, vineyards, have redeemed our

and houses, that brethren the

we might buy Jews, which were

corn, because of sold unto the

the dearth. heathen; and will

5:4 There were ye even sell your

also that said, brethren? or

We have borrowed shall they be

money for the sold unto us?

king's tribute, Then held they

[and that upon] their peace, and

our lands and found nothing [to











answer]. this promise,

5:9 Also I said, even thus be he

It [is] not good shaken out, and

that ye do: ought emptied. And all

ye not to walk in the congregation

the fear of our said, Amen, and

God because of praised the LORD.

the reproach of And the people

the heathen our did according to

enemies? this promise.

5:10 I likewise, 5:14 Moreover

[and] my from the time

brethren, and my that I was

servants, might appointed to be

exact of them their governor in

money and corn: I the land of

pray you, let us Judah, from the

leave off this twentieth year

usury. even unto the two

5:11 Restore, I and thirtieth

pray you, to year of

them, even this Artaxerxes the

day, their lands, king, [that is],

their vineyards, twelve years, I

their oliveyards, and my brethren

and their houses, have not eaten

also the the bread of the

hundredth [part] governor.

of the money, and 5:15 But the

of the corn, the former governors

wine, and the that [had been]

oil, that ye before me were

exact of them. chargeable unto

5:12 Then said the people, and

they, We will had taken of them

restore [them], bread and wine,

and will require beside forty

nothing of them; shekels of

so will we do as silver; yea, even

thou sayest. Then their servants

I called the bare rule over

priests, and took the people: but

an oath of them, so did not I,

that they should because of the

do according to fear of God.

this promise. 5:16 Yea, also I

5:13 Also I continued in the

shook my lap, and work of this

said, So God wall, neither

shake out every bought we any

man from his land: and all my

house, and from servants [were]

his labour, that gathered thither

performeth not unto the work.











5:17 Moreover Geshem sent unto

[there were] at me, saying, Come,

my table an let us meet

hundred and fifty together in [some

of the Jews and one of] the

rulers, beside villages in the

those that came plain of Ono. But

unto us from they thought to

among the heathen do me mischief.

that [are] about 6:3 And I sent

us. messengers unto

5:18 Now [that] them, saying, I

which was [am] doing a

prepared [for me] great work, so

daily [was] one that I cannot

ox [and] six come down: why

choice sheep; should the work

also fowls were cease, whilst I

prepared for me, leave it, and

and once in ten come down to you?

days store of all

sorts of wine: 6:4 Yet they

yet for all this sent unto me four

required not I times after this

the bread of the sort; and I

governor, because answered them

the bondage was after the same

heavy upon this manner.

people. 6:5 Then sent

5:19 Think upon Sanballat his

me, my God, for servant unto me

good, [according] in like manner

to all that I the fifth time

have done for with an open

this people. letter in his

6:1 Now it came hand;

to pass, when 6:6 Wherein

Sanballat, and [was] written, It

Tobiah, and is reported among

Geshem the the heathen, and

Arabian, and the Gashmu saith [it,

rest of our that] thou and

enemies, heard the Jews think to

that I had rebel: for which

builded the wall, cause thou

and [that] there buildest the

was no breach wall, that thou

left therein; mayest be their

(though at that king, according

time I had not to these words.

set up the doors 6:7 And thou

upon the gates;) hast also

6:2 That appointed

Sanballat and prophets to











preach of thee at as I flee? and

Jerusalem, who [is there],

saying, [There that, [being] as

is] a king in I [am], would go

Judah: and now into the temple

shall it be to save his life?

reported to the I will not go in.

king according to

these words. Come 6:12 And, lo, I

now therefore, perceived that

and let us take God had not sent

counsel together. him; but that he

pronounced this

6:8 Then I sent prophecy against

unto him, saying, me: for Tobiah

There are no such and Sanballat had

things done as hired him.

thou sayest, but 6:13 Therefore

thou feignest [was] he hired,

them out of thine that I should be

own heart. afraid, and do

6:9 For they all so, and sin, and

made us afraid, [that] they might

saying, Their have [matter] for

hands shall be an evil report,

weakened from the that they might

work, that it be reproach me.

not done. Now 6:14 My God,

therefore, [O think thou upon

God], strengthen Tobiah and

my hands. Sanballat

6:10 Afterward I according to

came unto the these their

house of Shemaiah works, and on the

the son of prophetess

Delaiah the son Noadiah, and the

of Mehetabeel, rest of the

who [was] shut prophets, that

up; and he said, would have put me

Let us meet in fear.

together in the 6:15 So the wall

house of God, was finished in

within the the twenty and

temple, and let fifth [day] of

us shut the doors [the month] Elul,

of the temple: in fifty and two

for they will days.

come to slay 6:16 And it came

thee; yea, in the to pass, that

night will they when all our

come to slay enemies heard

thee. [thereof], and

6:11 And I said, all the heathen

Should such a man that [were] about











us saw [these faithful man, and

things], they feared God above

were much cast many.

down in their own 7:3 And I said

eyes: for they unto them, Let

perceived that not the gates of

this work was Jerusalem be

wrought of our opened until the

God. sun be hot; and

6:17 Moreover in while they stand

those days the by, let them shut

nobles of Judah the doors, and

sent many letters bar [them]: and

unto Tobiah, and appoint watches

[the letters] of of the

Tobiah came unto inhabitants of

them. Jerusalem, every

6:18 For [there one in his watch,

were] many in and every one [to

Judah sworn unto be] over against

him, because he his house.

[was] the son in 7:4 Now the city

law of Shechaniah [was] large and

the son of Arah; great: but the

and his son people [were] few

Johanan had taken therein, and the

the daughter of houses [were] not

Meshullam the son builded.

of Berechiah. 7:5 And my God

6:19 Also they put into mine

reported his good heart to gather

deeds before me, together the

and uttered my nobles, and the

words to him. rulers, and the

[And] Tobiah sent people, that they

letters to put me might be reckoned

in fear. by genealogy. And

7:1 Now it came I found a

to pass, when the register of the

wall was built, genealogy of them

and I had set up which came up at

the doors, and the first, and

the porters and found written

the singers and therein,

the Levites were 7:6 These [are]

appointed, the children of

7:2 That I gave the province,

my brother that went up out

Hanani, and of the captivity,

Hananiah the of those that had

ruler of the been carried

palace, charge away, whom

over Jerusalem: Nebuchadnezzar

for he [was] a the king of











Babylon had hundred and

carried away, and threescore.

came again to 7:15 The

Jerusalem and to children of

Judah, every one Binnui, six

unto his city; hundred forty and

7:7 Who came eight.

with Zerubbabel, 7:16 The

Jeshua, Nehemiah, children of

Azariah, Raamiah, Bebai, six

Nahamani, hundred twenty

Mordecai, and eight.

Bilshan, 7:17 The

Mispereth, children of

Bigvai, Nehum, Azgad, two

Baanah. The thousand three

number, [I say], hundred twenty

of the men of the and two.

people of Israel 7:18 The

[was this]; children of

7:8 The children Adonikam, six

of Parosh, two hundred

thousand an threescore and

hundred seventy seven.

and two. 7:19 The

7:9 The children children of

of Shephatiah, Bigvai, two

three hundred thousand

seventy and two. threescore and

7:10 The seven.

children of Arah, 7:20 The

six hundred fifty children of Adin,

and two. six hundred fifty

7:11 The and five.

children of 7:21 The

Pahathmoab, of children of Ater

the children of of Hezekiah,

Jeshua and Joab, ninety and eight.

two thousand and

eight hundred 7:22 The

[and] eighteen. children of

7:12 The Hashum, three

children of Elam, hundred twenty

a thousand two and eight.

hundred fifty and 7:23 The

four. children of

7:13 The Bezai, three

children of hundred twenty

Zattu, eight and four.

hundred forty and 7:24 The

five. children of

7:14 The Hariph, an

children of hundred and

Zaccai, seven twelve.











7:25 The children of Lod,

children of Hadid, and Ono,

Gibeon, ninety seven hundred

and five. twenty and one.

7:26 The men of 7:38 The

Bethlehem and children of

Netophah, an Senaah, three

hundred fourscore thousand nine

and eight. hundred and

7:27 The men of thirty.

Anathoth, an 7:39 The

hundred twenty priests: the

and eight. children of

7:28 The men of Jedaiah, of the

Bethazmaveth, house of Jeshua,

forty and two. nine hundred

7:29 The men of seventy and

Kirjathjearim, three.

Chephirah, and 7:40 The

Beeroth, seven children of

hundred forty and Immer, a thousand

three. fifty and two.

7:30 The men of 7:41 The

Ramah and Gaba, children of

six hundred Pashur, a

twenty and one. thousand two

7:31 The men of hundred forty and

Michmas, an seven.

hundred and 7:42 The

twenty and two. children of

7:32 The men of Harim, a thousand

Bethel and Ai, an and seventeen.

hundred twenty 7:43 The

and three. Levites: the

7:33 The men of children of

the other Nebo, Jeshua, of

fifty and two. Kadmiel, [and] of

7:34 The the children of

children of the Hodevah, seventy

other Elam, a and four.

thousand two 7:44 The

hundred fifty and singers: the

four. children of

7:35 The Asaph, an hundred

children of forty and eight.

Harim, three 7:45 The

hundred and porters: the

twenty. children of

7:36 The Shallum, the

children of children of Ater,

Jericho, three the children of

hundred forty and Talmon, the

five. children of

7:37 The Akkub, the











children of children of

Hatita, the Bakbuk, the

children of children of

Shobai, an Hakupha, the

hundred thirty children of

and eight. Harhur,

7:46 The 7:54 The

Nethinims: the children of

children of Ziha, Bazlith, the

the children of children of

Hashupha, the Mehida, the

children of children of

Tabbaoth, Harsha,

7:47 The 7:55 The

children of children of

Keros, the Barkos, the

children of Sia, children of

the children of Sisera, the

Padon, children of

7:48 The Tamah,

children of 7:56 The

Lebana, the children of

children of Neziah, the

Hagaba, the children of

children of Hatipha.

Shalmai, 7:57 The

7:49 The children of

children of Solomon's

Hanan, the servants: the

children of children of

Giddel, the Sotai, the

children of children of

Gahar, Sophereth, the

7:50 The children of

children of Perida,

Reaiah, the 7:58 The

children of children of

Rezin, the Jaala, the

children of children of

Nekoda, Darkon, the

7:51 The children of

children of Giddel,

Gazzam, the 7:59 The

children of Uzza, children of

the children of Shephatiah, the

Phaseah, children of

7:52 The Hattil, the

children of children of

Besai, the Pochereth of

children of Zebaim, the

Meunim, the children of Amon.

children of

Nephishesim, 7:60 All the

7:53 The Nethinims, and











the children of 7:65 And the

Solomon's Tirshatha said

servants, [were] unto them, that

three hundred they should not

ninety and two. eat of the most

7:61 And these holy things, till

[were] they which there stood [up]

went up [also] a priest with

from Telmelah, Urim and Thummim.

Telharesha,

Cherub, Addon, 7:66 The whole

and Immer: but congregation

they could not together [was]

show their forty and two

father's house, thousand three

nor their seed, hundred and

whether they threescore,

[were] of Israel. 7:67 Beside

their manservants

7:62 The and their

children of maidservants, of

Delaiah, the whom [there were]

children of seven thousand

Tobiah, the three hundred

children of thirty and seven:

Nekoda, six and they had two

hundred forty and hundred forty and

two. five singing men

7:63 And of the and singing

priests: the women.

children of 7:68 Their

Habaiah, the horses, seven

children of Koz, hundred thirty

the children of and six: their

Barzillai, which mules, two

took [one] of the hundred forty and

daughters of five:

Barzillai the 7:69 [Their]

Gileadite to camels, four

wife, and was hundred thirty

called after and five: six

their name. thousand seven

7:64 These hundred and

sought their twenty asses.

register [among] 7:70 And some of

those that were the chief of the

reckoned by fathers gave unto

genealogy, but it the work. The

was not found: Tirshatha gave to

therefore were the treasure a

they, as thousand drams of

polluted, put gold, fifty

from the basins, five

priesthood. hundred and











thirty priests' 8:2 And Ezra the

garments. priest brought

7:71 And [some] the law before

of the chief of the congregation

the fathers gave both of men and

to the treasure women, and all

of the work that could hear

twenty thousand with

drams of gold, understanding,

and two thousand upon the first

and two hundred day of the

pound of silver. seventh month.

7:72 And [that] 8:3 And he read

which the rest of therein before

the people gave the street that

[was] twenty [was] before the

thousand drams of water gate from

gold, and two the morning until

thousand pound of midday, before

silver, and the men and the

threescore and women, and those

seven priests' that could

garments. understand; and

7:73 So the the ears of all

priests, and the the people [were

Levites, and the attentive] unto

porters, and the the book of the

singers, and law.

[some] of the 8:4 And Ezra the

people, and the scribe stood upon

Nethinims, and a pulpit of wood,

all Israel, dwelt which they had

in their cities; made for the

and when the purpose; and

seventh month beside him stood

came, the Mattithiah, and

children of Shema, and

Israel [were] in Anaiah, and

their cities. Urijah, and

8:1 And all the Hilkiah, and

people gathered Maaseiah, on his

themselves right hand; and

together as one on his left hand,

man into the Pedaiah, and

street that [was] Mishael, and

before the water Malchiah, and

gate; and they Hashum, and

spake unto Ezra Hashbadana,

the scribe to Zechariah, [and]

bring the book of Meshullam.

the law of Moses, 8:5 And Ezra

which the LORD opened the book

had commanded to in the sight of

Israel. all the people;











(for he was above holy unto the

all the people;) LORD your God;

and when he mourn not, nor

opened it, all weep. For all the

the people stood people wept, when

up: they heard the

8:6 And Ezra words of the law.

blessed the LORD,

the great God. 8:10 Then he

And all the said unto them,

people answered, Go your way, eat

Amen, Amen, with the fat, and

lifting up their drink the sweet,

hands: and they and send portions

bowed their unto them for

heads, and whom nothing is

worshipped the prepared: for

LORD with [their] [this] day [is]

faces to the holy unto our

ground. Lord: neither be

8:7 Also Jeshua, ye sorry; for the

and Bani, and joy of the LORD

Sherebiah, Jamin, is your strength.

Akkub,

Shabbethai, 8:11 So the

Hodijah, Levites stilled

Maaseiah, Kelita, all the people,

Azariah, Jozabad, saying, Hold your

Hanan, Pelaiah, peace, for the

and the Levites, day [is] holy;

caused the people neither be ye

to understand the grieved.

law: and the 8:12 And all the

people [stood] in people went their

their place. way to eat, and

8:8 So they read to drink, and to

in the book in send portions,

the law of God and to make great

distinctly, and mirth, because

gave the sense, they had

and caused [them] understood the

to understand the words that were

reading. declared unto

8:9 And them.

Nehemiah, which 8:13 And on the

[is] the second day were

Tirshatha, and gathered together

Ezra the priest the chief of the

the scribe, and fathers of all

the Levites that the people, the

taught the priests, and the

people, said unto Levites, unto

all the people, Ezra the scribe,

This day [is] even to











understand the the captivity

words of the law. made booths, and

sat under the

8:14 And they booths: for since

found written in the days of

the law which the Jeshua the son of

LORD had Nun unto that day

commanded by had not the

Moses, that the children of

children of Israel done so.

Israel should And there was

dwell in booths very great

in the feast of gladness.

the seventh 8:18 Also day by

month: day, from the

8:15 And that first day unto

they should the last day, he

publish and read in the book

proclaim in all of the law of

their cities, and God. And they

in Jerusalem, kept the feast

saying, Go forth seven days; and

unto the mount, on the eighth day

and fetch olive [was] a solemn

branches, and assembly,

pine branches, according unto

and myrtle the manner.

branches, and 9:1 Now in the

palm branches, twenty and fourth

and branches of day of this month

thick trees, to the children of

make booths, as Israel were

[it is] written. assembled with

8:16 So the fasting, and with

people went sackclothes, and

forth, and earth upon them.

brought [them], 9:2 And the seed

and made of Israel

themselves separated

booths, every one themselves from

upon the roof of all strangers,

his house, and in and stood and

their courts, and confessed their

in the courts of sins, and the

the house of God, iniquities of

and in the street their fathers.

of the water 9:3 And they

gate, and in the stood up in their

street of the place, and read

gate of Ephraim. in the book of

8:17 And all the the law of the

congregation of LORD their God

them that were [one] fourth part

come again out of of the day; and











[another] fourth 9:7 Thou [art]

part they the LORD the God,

confessed, and who didst choose

worshipped the Abram, and

LORD their God. broughtest him

9:4 Then stood forth out of Ur

up upon the of the Chaldees,

stairs, of the and gavest him

Levites, Jeshua, the name of

and Bani, Abraham;

Kadmiel, 9:8 And foundest

Shebaniah, Bunni, his heart

Sherebiah, Bani, faithful before

[and] Chenani, thee, and madest

and cried with a a covenant with

loud voice unto him to give the

the LORD their land of the

God. Canaanites, the

9:5 Then the Hittites, the

Levites, Jeshua, Amorites, and the

and Kadmiel, Perizzites, and

Bani, Hashabniah, the Jebusites,

Sherebiah, and the

Hodijah, Girgashites, to

Shebaniah, [and] give [it, I say],

Pethahiah, said, to his seed, and

Stand up [and] hast performed

bless the LORD thy words; for

your God for ever thou [art]

and ever: and righteous:

blessed be thy 9:9 And didst

glorious name, see the

which is exalted affliction of our

above all fathers in Egypt,

blessing and and heardest

praise. their cry by the

9:6 Thou, [even] Red sea;

thou, [art] LORD 9:10 And

alone; thou hast showedst signs

made heaven, the and wonders upon

heaven of Pharaoh, and on

heavens, with all all his servants,

their host, the and on all the

earth, and all people of his

[things] that land: for thou

[are] therein, knewest that they

the seas, and all dealt proudly

that [is] against them. So

therein, and thou didst thou get

preservest them thee a name, as

all; and the host [it is] this day.

of heaven

worshippeth thee. 9:11 And thou

didst divide the











sea before them, them.

so that they went 9:16 But they

through the midst and our fathers

of the sea on the dealt proudly,

dry land; and and hardened

their persecutors their necks, and

thou threwest hearkened not to

into the deeps, thy commandments,

as a stone into

the mighty 9:17 And refused

waters. to obey, neither

9:12 Moreover were mindful of

thou leddest them thy wonders that

in the day by a thou didst among

cloudy pillar; them; but

and in the night hardened their

by a pillar of necks, and in

fire, to give their rebellion

them light in the appointed a

way wherein they captain to return

should go. to their bondage:

9:13 Thou camest but thou [art] a

down also upon God ready to

mount Sinai, and pardon, gracious

spakest with them and merciful,

from heaven, and slow to anger,

gavest them right and of great

judgments, and kindness, and

true laws, good forsookest them

statutes and not.

commandments: 9:18 Yea, when

9:14 And madest they had made

known unto them them a molten

thy holy sabbath, calf, and said,

and commandedst This [is] thy God

them precepts, that brought thee

statutes, and up out of Egypt,

laws, by the hand and had wrought

of Moses thy great

servant: provocations;

9:15 And gavest 9:19 Yet thou in

them bread from thy manifold

heaven for their mercies

hunger, and forsookest them

broughtest forth not in the

water for them wilderness: the

out of the rock pillar of the

for their thirst, cloud departed

and promisedst not from them by

them that they day, to lead them

should go in to in the way;

possess the land neither the

which thou hadst pillar of fire by

sworn to give night, to show











them light, and them the

the way wherein inhabitants of

they should go. the land, the

9:20 Thou gavest Canaanites, and

also thy good gavest them into

spirit to their hands, with

instruct them, their kings, and

and withheldest the people of the

not thy manna land, that they

from their mouth, might do with

and gavest them them as they

water for their would.

thirst. 9:25 And they

9:21 Yea, forty took strong

years didst thou cities, and a fat

sustain them in land, and

the wilderness, possessed houses

[so that] they full of all

lacked nothing; goods, wells

their clothes digged,

waxed not old, vineyards, and

and their feet oliveyards, and

swelled not. fruit trees in

9:22 Moreover abundance: so

thou gavest them they did eat, and

kingdoms and were filled, and

nations, and became fat, and

didst divide them delighted

into corners: so themselves in thy

they possessed great goodness.

the land of 9:26

Sihon, and the Nevertheless they

land of the king were disobedient,

of Heshbon, and and rebelled

the land of Og against thee, and

king of Bashan. cast thy law

9:23 Their behind their

children also backs, and slew

multipliedst thou thy prophets

as the stars of which testified

heaven, and against them to

broughtest them turn them to

into the land, thee, and they

concerning which wrought great

thou hadst provocations.

promised to their 9:27 Therefore

fathers, that thou deliveredst

they should go in them into the

to possess [it]. hand of their

9:24 So the enemies, who

children went in vexed them: and

and possessed the in the time of

land, and thou their trouble,

subduedst before when they cried











unto thee, thou testifiedst

heardest [them] against them by

from heaven; and thy spirit in thy

according to thy prophets: yet

manifold mercies would they not

thou gavest them give ear:

saviours, who therefore gavest

saved them out of thou them into

the hand of their the hand of the

enemies. people of the

9:28 But after lands.

they had rest, 9:31

they did evil Nevertheless for

again before thy great

thee: therefore mercies' sake

leftest thou them thou didst not

in the hand of utterly consume

their enemies, so them, nor forsake

that they had the them; for thou

dominion over [art] a gracious

them: yet when and merciful God.

they returned,

and cried unto 9:32 Now

thee, thou therefore, our

heardest [them] God, the great,

from heaven; and the mighty, and

many times didst the terrible God,

thou deliver them who keepest

according to thy covenant and

mercies; mercy, let not

9:29 And all the trouble

testifiedst seem little

against them, before thee, that

that thou hath come upon

mightest bring us, on our kings,

them again unto on our princes,

thy law: yet they and on our

dealt proudly, priests, and on

and hearkened not our prophets, and

unto thy on our fathers,

commandments, but and on all thy

sinned against people, since the

thy judgments, time of the kings

(which if a man of Assyria unto

do, he shall live this day.

in them;) and 9:33 Howbeit

withdrew the thou [art] just

shoulder, and in all that is

hardened their brought upon us;

neck, and would for thou hast

not hear. done right, but

9:30 Yet many we have done

years didst thou wickedly:

forbear them, and 9:34 Neither











have our kings, [covenant], and

our princes, our write [it]; and

priests, nor our our princes,

fathers, kept thy Levites, [and]

law, nor priests, seal

hearkened unto [unto it].

thy commandments 10:1 Now those

and thy that sealed

testimonies, [were], Nehemiah,

wherewith thou the Tirshatha,

didst testify the son of

against them. Hachaliah, and

9:35 For they Zidkijah,

have not served 10:2 Seraiah,

thee in their Azariah,

kingdom, and in Jeremiah,

thy great 10:3 Pashur,

goodness that Amariah,

thou gavest them, Malchijah,

and in the large 10:4 Hattush,

and fat land Shebaniah,

which thou gavest Malluch,

before them, 10:5 Harim,

neither turned Meremoth,

they from their Obadiah,

wicked works. 10:6 Daniel,

9:36 Behold, we Ginnethon,

[are] servants Baruch,

this day, and 10:7 Meshullam,

[for] the land Abijah, Mijamin,

that thou gavest 10:8 Maaziah,

unto our fathers Bilgai, Shemaiah:

to eat the fruit these [were] the

thereof and the priests.

good thereof, 10:9 And the

behold, we [are] Levites: both

servants in it: Jeshua the son of

9:37 And it Azaniah, Binnui

yieldeth much of the sons of

increase unto the Henadad, Kadmiel;

kings whom thou

hast set over us 10:10 And their

because of our brethren,

sins: also they Shebaniah,

have dominion Hodijah, Kelita,

over our bodies, Pelaiah, Hanan,

and over our 10:11 Micha,

cattle, at their Rehob, Hashabiah,

pleasure, and we

[are] in great 10:12 Zaccur,

distress. Sherebiah,

9:38 And because Shebaniah,

of all this we 10:13 Hodijah,

make a sure Bani, Beninu.











10:14 The chief knowledge, and

of the people; having

Parosh, understanding;

Pahathmoab, Elam, 10:29 They clave

Zatthu, Bani, to their

10:15 Bunni, brethren, their

Azgad, Bebai, nobles, and

10:16 Adonijah, entered into a

Bigvai, Adin, curse, and into

10:17 Ater, an oath, to walk

Hizkijah, Azzur, in God's law,

10:18 Hodijah, which was given

Hashum, Bezai, by Moses the

10:19 Hariph, servant of God,

Anathoth, Nebai, and to observe

10:20 Magpiash, and do all the

Meshullam, Hezir, commandments of

the LORD our

10:21 Lord, and his

Meshezabeel, judgments and his

Zadok, Jaddua, statutes;

10:22 Pelatiah, 10:30 And that

Hanan, Anaiah, we would not give

10:23 Hoshea, our daughters

Hananiah, Hashub, unto the people

of the land, nor

10:24 Hallohesh, take their

Pileha, Shobek, daughters for our

10:25 Rehum, sons:

Hashabnah, 10:31 And [if]

Maaseiah, the people of the

10:26 And land bring ware

Ahijah, Hanan, or any victuals

Anan, on the sabbath

10:27 Malluch, day to sell,

Harim, Baanah. [that] we would

10:28 And the not buy it of

rest of the them on the

people, the sabbath, or on

priests, the the holy day: and

Levites, the [that] we would

porters, the leave the seventh

singers, the year, and the

Nethinims, and exaction of every

all they that had debt.

separated 10:32 Also we

themselves from made ordinances

the people of the for us, to charge

lands unto the ourselves yearly

law of God, their with the third

wives, their part of a shekel

sons, and their for the service

daughters, every of the house of

one having our God;











10:33 For the firstlings of our

showbread, and herds and of our

for the continual flocks, to bring

meat offering, to the house of

and for the our God, unto the

continual burnt priests that

offering, of the minister in the

sabbaths, of the house of our God:

new moons, for

the set feasts, 10:37 And [that]

and for the holy we should bring

[things], and for the firstfruits

the sin offerings of our dough, and

to make an our offerings,

atonement for and the fruit of

Israel, and [for] all manner of

all the work of trees, of wine

the house of our and of oil, unto

God. the priests, to

10:34 And we the chambers of

cast the lots the house of our

among the God; and the

priests, the tithes of our

Levites, and the ground unto the

people, for the Levites, that the

wood offering, to same Levites

bring [it] into might have the

the house of our tithes in all the

God, after the cities of our

houses of our tillage.

fathers, at times 10:38 And the

appointed year by priest the son of

year, to burn Aaron shall be

upon the altar of with the Levites,

the LORD our God, when the Levites

as [it is] take tithes: and

written in the the Levites shall

law: bring up the

10:35 And to tithe of the

bring the tithes unto the

firstfruits of house of our God,

our ground, and to the chambers,

the firstfruits into the treasure

of all fruit of house.

all trees, year 10:39 For the

by year, unto the children of

house of the Israel and the

LORD: children of Levi

10:36 Also the shall bring the

firstborn of our offering of the

sons, and of our corn, of the new

cattle, as [it wine, and the

is] written in oil, unto the

the law, and the chambers, where











[are] the vessels children of

of the sanctuary, Judah; Athaiah

and the priests the son of

that minister, Uzziah, the son

and the porters, of Zechariah, the

and the singers: son of Amariah,

and we will not the son of

forsake the house Shephatiah, the

of our God. son of

11:1 And the Mahalaleel, of

rulers of the the children of

people dwelt at Perez;

Jerusalem: the 11:5 And

rest of the Maaseiah the son

people also cast of Baruch, the

lots, to bring son of Colhozeh,

one of ten to the son of

dwell in Hazaiah, the son

Jerusalem the of Adaiah, the

holy city, and son of Joiarib,

nine parts [to the son of

dwell] in [other] Zechariah, the

cities. son of Shiloni.

11:2 And the 11:6 All the

people blessed sons of Perez

all the men, that that dwelt at

willingly offered Jerusalem [were]

themselves to four hundred

dwell at threescore and

Jerusalem. eight valiant

11:3 Now these men.

[are] the chief 11:7 And these

of the province [are] the sons of

that dwelt in Benjamin; Sallu

Jerusalem: but in the son of

the cities of Meshullam, the

Judah dwelt every son of Joed, the

one in his son of Pedaiah,

possession in the son of

their cities, [to Kolaiah, the son

wit], Israel, the of Maaseiah, the

priests, and the son of Ithiel,

Levites, and the the son of

Nethinims, and Jesaiah.

the children of 11:8 And after

Solomon's him Gabbai,

servants. Sallai, nine

11:4 And at hundred twenty

Jerusalem dwelt and eight.

[certain] of the 11:9 And Joel

children of the son of Zichri

Judah, and of the [was] their

children of overseer: and

Benjamin. Of the Judah the son of











Senuah [was] the Levites:

second over the Shemaiah the son

city. of Hashub, the

11:10 Of the son of Azrikam,

priests: Jedaiah the son of

the son of Hashabiah, the

Joiarib, Jachin. son of Bunni;

11:11 Seraiah 11:16 And

the son of Shabbethai and

Hilkiah, the son Jozabad, of the

of Meshullam, the chief of the

son of Zadok, the Levites, [had]

son of Meraioth, the oversight of

the son of the outward

Ahitub, [was] the business of the

ruler of the house of God.

house of God. 11:17 And

11:12 And their Mattaniah the son

brethren that did of Micha, the son

the work of the of Zabdi, the son

house [were] of Asaph, [was]

eight hundred the principal to

twenty and two: begin the

and Adaiah the thanksgiving in

son of Jeroham, prayer: and

the son of Bakbukiah the

Pelaliah, the son second among his

of Amzi, the son brethren, and

of Zechariah, the Abda the son of

son of Pashur, Shammua, the son

the son of of Galal, the son

Malchiah, of Jeduthun.

11:13 And his 11:18 All the

brethren, chief Levites in the

of the fathers, holy city [were]

two hundred forty two hundred

and two: and fourscore and

Amashai the son four.

of Azareel, the 11:19 Moreover

son of Ahasai, the porters,

the son of Akkub, Talmon,

Meshillemoth, the and their

son of Immer, brethren that

11:14 And their kept the gates,

brethren, mighty [were] an hundred

men of valour, an seventy and two.

hundred twenty 11:20 And the

and eight: and residue of

their overseer Israel, of the

[was] Zabdiel, priests, [and]

the son of [one the Levites,

of] the great [were] in all the

men. cities of Judah,

11:15 Also of every one in his











inheritance. Jekabzeel, and

11:21 But the [in] the villages

Nethinims dwelt thereof,

in Ophel: and 11:26 And at

Ziha and Gispa Jeshua, and at

[were] over the Moladah, and at

Nethinims. Bethphelet,

11:22 The 11:27 And at

overseer also of Hazarshual, and

the Levites at at Beersheba, and

Jerusalem [was] [in] the villages

Uzzi the son of thereof,

Bani, the son of 11:28 And at

Hashabiah, the Ziklag, and at

son of Mattaniah, Mekonah, and in

the son of Micha. the villages

Of the sons of thereof,

Asaph, the 11:29 And at

singers [were] Enrimmon, and at

over the business Zareah, and at

of the house of Jarmuth,

God. 11:30 Zanoah,

11:23 For [it Adullam, and [in]

was] the king's their villages,

commandment at Lachish, and

concerning them, the fields

that a certain thereof, at

portion should be Azekah, and [in]

for the singers, the villages

due for every thereof. And they

day. dwelt from

11:24 And Beersheba unto

Pethahiah the son the valley of

of Meshezabeel, Hinnom.

of the children 11:31 The

of Zerah the son children also of

of Judah, [was] Benjamin from

at the king's Geba [dwelt] at

hand in all Michmash, and

matters Aija, and Bethel,

concerning the and [in] their

people. villages,

11:25 And for 11:32 [And] at

the villages, Anathoth, Nob,

with their Ananiah,

fields, [some] of 11:33 Hazor,

the children of Ramah, Gittaim,

Judah dwelt at 11:34 Hadid,

Kirjatharba, and Zeboim, Neballat,

[in] the villages

thereof, and at 11:35 Lod, and

Dibon, and [in] Ono, the valley

the villages of craftsmen.

thereof, and at 11:36 And of the











Levites [were] and Eliashib

divisions [in] begat Joiada,

Judah, [and] in 12:11 And Joiada

Benjamin. begat Jonathan,

12:1 Now these and Jonathan

[are] the priests begat Jaddua.

and the Levites 12:12 And in the

that went up with days of Joiakim

Zerubbabel the were priests, the

son of Shealtiel, chief of the

and Jeshua: fathers: of

Seraiah, Seraiah, Meraiah;

Jeremiah, Ezra, of Jeremiah,

12:2 Amariah, Hananiah;

Malluch, Hattush, 12:13 Of Ezra,

Meshullam; of

12:3 Shechaniah, Amariah,

Rehum, Meremoth, Jehohanan;

12:4 Iddo, 12:14 Of Melicu,

Ginnetho, Abijah, Jonathan; of

Shebaniah,

12:5 Miamin, Joseph;

Maadiah, Bilgah, 12:15 Of Harim,

12:6 Shemaiah, Adna; of

and Joiarib, Meraioth, Helkai;

Jedaiah,

12:7 Sallu, 12:16 Of Iddo,

Amok, Hilkiah, Zechariah; of

Jedaiah. These Ginnethon,

[were] the chief Meshullam;

of the priests 12:17 Of Abijah,

and of their Zichri; of

brethren in the Miniamin, of

days of Jeshua. Moadiah, Piltai;

12:8 Moreover 12:18 Of Bilgah,

the Levites: Shammua; of

Jeshua, Binnui, Shemaiah,

Kadmiel, Jehonathan;

Sherebiah, Judah, 12:19 And of

[and] Mattaniah, Joiarib,

[which was] over Mattenai; of

the thanksgiving, Jedaiah, Uzzi;

he and his 12:20 Of Sallai,

brethren. Kallai; of Amok,

12:9 Also Eber;

Bakbukiah and 12:21 Of

Unni, their Hilkiah,

brethren, [were] Hashabiah; of

over against them Jedaiah,

in the watches. Nethaneel.

12:10 And Jeshua 12:22 The

begat Joiakim, Levites in the

Joiakim also days of Eliashib,

begat Eliashib, Joiada, and











Johanan, and the scribe.

Jaddua, [were] 12:27 And at the

recorded chief of dedication of the

the fathers: also wall of Jerusalem

the priests, to they sought the

the reign of Levites out of

Darius the all their places,

Persian. to bring them to

12:23 The sons Jerusalem, to

of Levi, the keep the

chief of the dedication with

fathers, [were] gladness, both

written in the with

book of the thanksgivings,

chronicles, even and with singing,

until the days of [with] cymbals,

Johanan the son psalteries, and

of Eliashib. with harps.

12:24 And the 12:28 And the

chief of the sons of the

Levites: singers gathered

Hashabiah, themselves

Sherebiah, and together, both

Jeshua the son of out of the plain

Kadmiel, with country round

their brethren about Jerusalem,

over against and from the

them, to praise villages of

[and] to give Netophathi;

thanks, according 12:29 Also from

to the the house of

commandment of Gilgal, and out

David the man of of the fields of

God, ward over Geba and

against ward. Azmaveth: for the

12:25 Mattaniah, singers had

and Bakbukiah, builded them

Obadiah, villages round

Meshullam, about Jerusalem.

Talmon, Akkub, 12:30 And the

[were] porters priests and the

keeping the ward Levites purified

at the thresholds themselves, and

of the gates. purified the

12:26 These people, and the

[were] in the gates, and the

days of Joiakim wall.

the son of 12:31 Then I

Jeshua, the son brought up the

of Jozadak, and princes of Judah

in the days of upon the wall,

Nehemiah the and appointed two

governor, and of great [companies

Ezra the priest, of them that











gave] thanks, the wall, above

[whereof one] the house of

went on the right David, even unto

hand upon the the water gate

wall toward the eastward.

dung gate: 12:38 And the

12:32 And after other [company of

them went them that gave]

Hoshaiah, and thanks went over

half of the against [them],

princes of Judah, and I after them,

and the half of

12:33 And the people upon

Azariah, Ezra, the wall, from

and Meshullam, beyond the tower

12:34 Judah, and of the furnaces

Benjamin, and even unto the

Shemaiah, and broad wall;

Jeremiah, 12:39 And from

12:35 And above the gate of

[certain] of the Ephraim, and

priests' sons above the old

with trumpets; gate, and above

[namely], the fish gate,

Zechariah the son and the tower of

of Jonathan, the Hananeel, and the

son of Shemaiah, tower of Meah,

the son of even unto the

Mattaniah, the sheep gate: and

son of Michaiah, they stood still

the son of in the prison

Zaccur, the son gate.

of Asaph: 12:40 So stood

12:36 And his the two

brethren, [companies of

Shemaiah, and them that gave]

Azarael, Milalai, thanks in the

Gilalai, Maai, house of God, and

Nethaneel, and I, and the half

Judah, Hanani, of the rulers

with the musical with me:

instruments of 12:41 And the

David the man of priests; Eliakim,

God, and Ezra the Maaseiah,

scribe before Miniamin,

them. Michaiah,

12:37 And at the Elioenai,

fountain gate, Zechariah, [and]

which was over Hananiah, with

against them, trumpets;

they went up by 12:42 And

the stairs of the Maaseiah, and

city of David, at Shemaiah, and

the going up of Eleazar, and











Uzzi, and David, [and] of

Jehohanan, and Solomon his son.

Malchijah, and 12:46 For in the

Elam, and Ezer. days of David and

And the singers Asaph of old

sang loud, with [there were]

Jezrahiah [their] chief of the

overseer. singers, and

12:43 Also that songs of praise

day they offered and thanksgiving

great sacrifices, unto God.

and rejoiced: for 12:47 And all

God had made them Israel in the

rejoice with days of

great joy: the Zerubbabel, and

wives also and in the days of

the children Nehemiah, gave

rejoiced: so that the portions of

the joy of the singers and

Jerusalem was the porters,

heard even afar every day his

off. portion: and they

12:44 And at sanctified [holy

that time were things] unto the

some appointed Levites; and the

over the chambers Levites

for the sanctified [them]

treasures, for unto the children

the offerings, of Aaron.

for the 13:1 On that day

firstfruits, and they read in the

for the tithes, book of Moses in

to gather into the audience of

them out of the the people; and

fields of the therein was found

cities the written, that the

portions of the Ammonite and the

law for the Moabite should

priests and not come into the

Levites: for congregation of

Judah rejoiced God for ever;

for the priests 13:2 Because

and for the they met not the

Levites that children of

waited. Israel with bread

12:45 And both and with water,

the singers and but hired Balaam

the porters kept against them,

the ward of their that he should

God, and the ward curse them:

of the howbeit our God

purification, turned the curse

according to the into a blessing.

commandment of 13:3 Now it came











to pass, when preparing him a

they had heard chamber in the

the law, that courts of the

they separated house of God.

from Israel all 13:8 And it

the mixed grieved me sore:

multitude. therefore I cast

13:4 And before forth all the

this, Eliashib household stuff

the priest, of Tobiah out of

having the the chamber.

oversight of the 13:9 Then I

chamber of the commanded, and

house of our God, they cleansed the

[was] allied unto chambers: and

Tobiah: thither brought I

13:5 And he had again the vessels

prepared for him of the house of

a great chamber, God, with the

where aforetime meat offering and

they laid the the frankincense.

meat offerings,

the frankincense, 13:10 And I

and the vessels, perceived that

and the tithes of the portions of

the corn, the new the Levites had

wine, and the not been given

oil, which was [them]: for the

commanded [to be Levites and the

given] to the singers, that did

Levites, and the the work, were

singers, and the fled every one to

porters; and the his field.

offerings of the 13:11 Then

priests. contended I with

13:6 But in all the rulers, and

this [time] was said, Why is the

not I at house of God

Jerusalem: for in forsaken? And I

the two and gathered them

thirtieth year of together, and set

Artaxerxes king them in their

of Babylon came I place.

unto the king, 13:12 Then

and after certain brought all Judah

days obtained I the tithe of the

leave of the corn and the new

king: wine and the oil

13:7 And I came unto the

to Jerusalem, and treasuries.

understood of the 13:13 And I made

evil that treasurers over

Eliashib did for the treasuries,

Tobiah, in Shelemiah the











priest, and Zadok children of

the scribe, and Judah, and in

of the Levites, Jerusalem.

Pedaiah: and next 13:17 Then I

to them [was] contended with

Hanan the son of the nobles of

Zaccur, the son Judah, and said

of Mattaniah: for unto them, What

they were counted evil thing [is]

faithful, and this that ye do,

their office and profane the

[was] to sabbath day?

distribute unto 13:18 Did not

their brethren. your fathers

13:14 Remember thus, and did not

me, O my God, our God bring all

concerning this, this evil upon

and wipe not out us, and upon this

my good deeds city? yet ye

that I have done bring more wrath

for the house of upon Israel by

my God, and for profaning the

the offices sabbath.

thereof. 13:19 And it

13:15 In those came to pass,

days saw I in that when the

Judah [some] gates of

treading wine Jerusalem began

presses on the to be dark before

sabbath, and the sabbath, I

bringing in commanded that

sheaves, and the gates should

lading asses; as be shut, and

also wine, charged that they

grapes, and figs, should not be

and all [manner opened till after

of] burdens, the sabbath: and

which they [some] of my

brought into servants set I at

Jerusalem on the the gates, [that]

sabbath day: and there should no

I testified burden be brought

[against them] in in on the sabbath

the day wherein day.

they sold 13:20 So the

victuals. merchants and

13:16 There sellers of all

dwelt men of Tyre kind of ware

also therein, lodged without

which brought Jerusalem once or

fish, and all twice.

manner of ware, 13:21 Then I

and sold on the testified against

sabbath unto the them, and said











unto them, Why nor take their

lodge ye about daughters unto

the wall? if ye your sons, or for

do [so] again, I yourselves.

will lay hands on 13:26 Did not

you. From that Solomon king of

time forth came Israel sin by

they no [more] on these things? yet

the sabbath. among many

13:22 And I nations was there

commanded the no king like him,

Levites that they who was beloved

should cleanse of his God, and

themselves, and God made him king

[that] they over all Israel:

should come [and] nevertheless even

keep the gates, him did

to sanctify the outlandish women

sabbath day. cause to sin.

Remember me, O my 13:27 Shall we

God, [concerning] then hearken unto

this also, and you to do all

spare me this great evil,

according to the to transgress

greatness of thy against our God

mercy. in marrying

13:23 In those strange wives?

days also saw I 13:28 And [one]

Jews [that] had of the sons of

married wives of Joiada, the son

Ashdod, of Ammon, of Eliashib the

[and] of Moab: high priest,

13:24 And their [was] son in law

children spake to Sanballat the

half in the Horonite:

speech of Ashdod, therefore I

and could not chased him from

speak in the me.

Jews' language, 13:29 Remember

but according to them, O my God,

the language of because they have

each people. defiled the

13:25 And I priesthood, and

contended with the covenant of

them, and cursed the priesthood,

them, and smote and of the

certain of them, Levites.

and plucked off 13:30 Thus

their hair, and cleansed I them

made them swear from all

by God, [saying], strangers, and

Ye shall not give appointed the

your daughters wards of the

unto their sons, priests and the











Levites, every

one in his

business;

13:31 And for

the wood

offering, at

times appointed,

and for the

firstfruits.

Remember me, O my

God, for good.

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