Lev. 25. 4. m Deut. 15. D Lev. 24. 5, &c. 2 Chr. 2. 4. • See Num. 28, & 29. p ch. 13. 31. Is. 40. 16. 32 Also we made ordinances for us, to charge ourselves yearly with the third part of a shekel for the service of the house of our God; the people also cast lots, to bring one BEFORB a ver. 18. Matt. 4. 5. 27.53. 2 And the people blessed all the men, that willingly offered them-bJudg. 5.9. selves to dwell at Jerusalem. 2,3. 3 Now these are the chief of 1 Chr. 9. the province that dwelt in Jerusa33 For" the shewbread, and for the lem: but in the cities of Judah dwelt ° continual meat offering, and for the every one in his possession in their continual burnt offering, of the sab-cities, to wit, Israel, the priests, and baths, of the new moons, for the set feasts, and for the holy things, and for the sin offerings to make an atonement for Israel, and for all the work of the house of our God. 34 And we cast the lots among the priests, the Levites, and the people, P for the wood offering, to bring it into the house of our God, after the houses of our fathers, at times appointed year by year, to burn upon q Lev. 6. 12. the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the law: . Ex. 13. 2, 12, 13. 27. Num.18.15, 16. t Lev. 23.17. Num. 15.19. 8 36 Also the firstborn of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written in Lev. 27. 26, the law, and the firstlings of our herds and of our flocks, to bring to the house of our God, unto the priests that minister in the house of our God: 37 And that we should bring the & 18. 12, &c. firstfruits of our dough, and our offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, of wine and of oil, unto the priests, to the chambers of the house Lev.27.30. of our God; and "the tithes of our ground unto the Levites, that the same Levites might have the tithes in all the cities of our tillage. 4 And fat Jerusalem dwelt certain 1 Chr. 9.3, of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin. Of the children of Judah; Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalaleel, of the children of & Perez ; 5 And Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of Col-hozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of Shiloni. 6 All the sons of Perez that dwelt at Jerusalem were four hundred threescore and eight valiant men. 7 And these are the sons of Benjamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jesaiah. 8 And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty and eight. g Gen.38.29, Pharez. 9 And Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer: and Judah the son of Senuah was second over the city. 10 Of the priests: Jedaiah the 1 Chr. 9. son of Joiarib, Jachin. 11 Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, was the ruler of the house of God. 12 And their brethren that did the work of the house were eight hundred twenty and two: and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchiah, 13 And his brethren, chief of the fathers, two hundred forty and two: and Amashai the son of Azareel, the son of Ahasai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer, 14 And their brethren, mighty men of valour, an hundred twenty and eight: and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of one of the great men. the son of fashub, the son of Malti k ver. 1. 3 Heb. at the gates. 1 See in See 17 And Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, was the principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer: and Bakbukiah the second among his brethren, and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun. 18 All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred fourscore and four. 19 Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren that kept 'the gates, were an hundred seventy and two. 20 ¶ And the residue of Israel, of the priests, and the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, every one in his inheritance. 21 'But the Nethinims dwelt in 'Ophel and Ziha and Gispa were over the Nethinims. : 22 The overseer also of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micha. Of the sons of Asaph, the singers were over the business of the house of God. 23 For mit was the king's commandment concerning them, that a certain ordinance. portion should be for the singers, due for every day. 5 Or, a sure Gen. 88.30, Zarah. o1 Chr. 18. 17. & 23. 23. 24 And Pethahiah the son of Meshezabeel, of the children of "Zerah the son of Judah, was at the king's hand in all matters concerning the people. CHRIST 445. | from Geba dwelt at Michmash, and BEFORE 2 Or, of 32 And at Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah, Gela. 3 Or, to Michmash. 35 Lod, and Ono, the valley of 1 Chr. 4. craftsmen. 36 And of the Levites were divisions in Judah, and in Benjamin. CHAPTER XII. 14. cir. 536. W these are the priests and 4 2 Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, 5 moth, 9 с 4 Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah, 8 Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, b See ch. 10. 2-8. 4 Or, Melicu, ver. 14. or, Meraioth, ver. 15. 8Or, ver. 16. Ginnethon, 10 And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and the psalms Eliashib begat Joiada, 11 And Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua. 12 And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah; 13 Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan; 25 And for the villages, with their 27 And at Hazar-shual, and at Beer- | 29 And at En-rimmon, and at 30 Zanoah, Adullam, and in their villages, at Lachish, and the fields thereof, at Azekah, and in the villages thereof. And they dwelt from Beer-sheba unto the valley of Hin nom. 31 The children also of Benjamin | 14 Of Melicu, Jonathan; of She 15 Of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai; 16 Of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam ; 17 Of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai; 18 Of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan ; 19 And of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi; 20 Of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber; 21 Of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethaneel. The solemnity of the BEFORE CHRIST cir. 536. f1 Chr. 9. 14, &c. NEHEMIAH, XII. 22 ¶ The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, were recorded chief of the fathers: also the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persian. 23 The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib. 24 And the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of h Ezra 3. 11. God, ward over against ward. g1 Chr. 23, & 25, & 25. 2 Or, treasuries, or, assemblies. h 25 Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates. 26 These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah 'the governor, and of Ezra the k Ezra 7. 6, priest, the scribe. I ch. 8. 9. 11. 445. 1 Deut. 20.5. Ps. 30, title. m1Chr.25.6. 2 Chr. 5. 13. & 7.6. 27 ¶ And at 'the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps. m 28 And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi; 29 Also from the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth for the singers had builded them villages round about Jerusalem. 30 And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall. 31 Then I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed two great companies of them that See ver.28. gave thanks, whereof "one went on the right hand upon the wall toward the dung gate: o ch. 2. 13. & 3. 13. P Num. 10. 2,8. 32 And after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of Judah, 33 And Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam, 34 Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah, 35 And certain of the priests' sons Pwith trumpets; namely, Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph: 36 And his brethren, Shemaiah, | dedication of the walls. BEFORE CHRIST 445. and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with "the musical instruments of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe 1 Chr. 23. before them. 5. 39 And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: ch. 3. 32. and they stood still in the prison gate. 40 So stood the two companies of them that gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me: 41 And the priests; Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah,and Hananiah, with trumpets; e Jer. 32. 2. 42 And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers 2sang 2 Heb. loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer. 43 Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off. 44 And at that time were some appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions of the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that waited. Nehemiah causeth the BEFORE CHRIST 445. i Num. 18. ▲ Deut. 31. 11, 12. 2 Kings 23. 2. ch. 8. 3, 8. & 9. 3. NEHEMIAH, XIII. 2 k his portion: 'and they sanctified CHAPTER XIII. 1 Upon the reading of the law separation is house of God. 15 The violation of the sabbath, chambers to be cleansed. BEFORE CHRIST cir. 434 rulers, and said, Why is the house of | 13 And I made treasurers over N that day a 3 they read in the of the people; and therein was found written, that the Ammonite and the 3 Heb. there Moabite should not come into the Is. 34. 16. was read, • Num. 22. 5. Josh. 24. 9, 10. d Num. 23. 11. & 24. 10. Deut. 23. 5. e ch. 9. 2. & 10. 28. 5 Heb. being set over. ch. 12. 41. fch. 12. 44. • Heb. the commandment of the Levites. g Num. 18. 21, 24. b ch.5.14. cir. 434 7 Heb. at the end of days. 8 Or, I earnestly requested. I ver. 1, 5. k 2 Chr. 29. 5, 15, 16, 18. 1 Mal. 3.8. congregation of God for ever; 2 Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: d howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing. 3 Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude. 4 T And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah: 5 And he had prepared for him a great chamber, where aforetime they laid the meat offerings, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes of the corn, the new wine, and the oil, which was commanded to be given to the Levites, and the singers, and the porters; and the offerings of the priests. 6 But in all this time was not I at Jerusalem: for in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon came I unto the king, and ' after certain days obtained I leave of the king: o ch. 10. 33. 2 Heb. P ch. 10. 38, 39. & 12. 44. 3 Or, storehouses. q 2 Chr. 31. 12. ch. 12.44. 4 Heb. at their hand. 19 And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be Lev. 23. dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: aand Jer. 17. 21, some of my servants set I at the gates, that there should no burden 8 And it grieved me sore: there-be brought in on the sabbath day. fore I cast forth all the household stuff of Tobiah out of the chamber. 9 Then I commanded, and they k cleansed the chambers: and thither brought I again the vessels of the house of God, with the meat offering and the frankincense. 10 ¶ And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had 'not been given them: for the Levites and the m Num. 35. singers, that did the work, were fled every one to his field. 20 So the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged without Jerusalem once or twice. 21 Then I testified against them, and said unto them, Why lodge ye about the wall? if ye do so again, I will lay hands on you. From that time forth came they no more on the sabbath. 8 Heb. before the wall? 22 And I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse themselves, bch.12.50. and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. 2 That in those days, when the d1 Kings 1. king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace, 46. e Neh. 1. 1. cir. 519. ? Gen. 40.20. ch. 2. 18. Mark 6. 21. 7 Heb. found. 3 In the third year of his reign, he * made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him: 4 When he shewed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majesty many days, even an hundred and fourscore days. 7 5 And when these days were expired, the king made a feast unto all the people that were present in Shushan the palace, both unto great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king's palace; 6 Where were white, green, and 8 Or, violet. blue, hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds were of gold and silver, upon a 8 See ch. 7.8. Ezek.23. Amos 2. 8. & 6.4. pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble. BEFORE CHRIST cir. 519. 3 Or, of and marble, 7 And they gave them drink in vessels of gold, (the vessels being porphyre, diverse one from another,) and and alaroyal wine in abundance, accord-baster, and ing to the state of the king. 8 And the drinking was according to the law; none did compel: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man's pleasure. 9 Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus. 10 On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, 'Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that served in the presence of Ahasuerus the king, 11 To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew the people and the princes her beauty: for she was 'fair to look on. 12 But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king's commandment by his chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him. 8 13 ¶ Then the king said to the wise men, which knew the times, 1 stone of blue colour. 4 Heb. wine of the kingdom. 5 Heb. ac coding to the hand of the king. |