Chap. xxxv. Fofiah keepeth the paffover. fourteenth day of the first month. 2 And he fet the priests in their charges, and encouraged them to the fervice of the houfe of the LORD, 3 And faid unto the Levites that taught all Ifrael which were holy unto the LORD, Put the holy ark in the houfe which Solomon the fon of David king of Ifrael did build; it shall not be a burden upon your fhoulders: ferve now the LORD your God, and his people Ifrael, 4 And prepare your felves by the houfes of your fathers, after your courfes, according to the writing of David king of Ifrael, and according to the writing of Solomon his fon. 5 And ftand in the holy place according to the divifions of the families of the fathers of your brethren the people, and after the divifion of the families of the Levites. 6 So kill the paffover, and fan&tifie your felves, and prepare your brethren, that they may do according to the word of the LORD, by the hand of Mofes. He is flain at Megiddo. ded them (peedily among all the people. 14 And afterward they made ready for themfelves, and for the priests: becaufe the priests the fons of Aaron were bufied in offering of burnt-offerings and the fat until night; therefore the Levites prepared for themfelves and for the priests the fons of Aaron. 15 And the fingers the fons of Afaph were in their place, according to the commandment of David, and Afaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the kings feer; and the porters waited at every gate; they might not depart from their fervice; for their brethren the Levites prepared for them. 16 Soall the fervice of the LORD was prepared the fame day, to keep the paffover, and to offer burnt-offerings upon the altar of the LORD, according to the commandment of king Jofiah. 17 And the children of Ifrael that were prefent, kept the raffover at that time, and the feaft of unleavened bread feven days. And Jofiah gave to the people, of 18 And there was no paffover like to the flock, lambs and kids, all for the that kept in Ifrael, from the days of Sa paffover-offerings, for all that were pre-muel the prophet, neither did all the fent, to the number of thirty thousand, and three thoufand bullocks: these were of the kings fubftance. 8 And his princes gave willingly unto the people, to the priests and to the Levites: Hilkiah, and Zechariah, and Jehiel, rulers of the houfe of God, gave unto the priefts for the paffover-offerings two thousand and fix hundred Small cattle, and three hundred oxen. 9 Conaniah alfo, and Shemaiah, and Nethaneel, his brethren, and Hafhabiab, and Jehiel, and Jozabad, chief of the Levites, gave unto the Levites for paffover-offerings, five thousand Small cattle, and five hundred oxen. 10 So the fervice was prepared, and the priests ftood in their place, and the Levites in their courfes, according to the kings commandment. 11 And they killed the paffover, and the priests Sprinkled the blood from their hands, and the Levites ftayed them. 12 And they removed the burnt-offerings, that they might give according to the divifions of the families of the people, to offer unto the LORD, as it is written in the book of Mofes: and fo did they with the oxen.. 13 And they rofted the paffover with fire, according to the ordinance: but the other holy offerings fod they in pots, and in caldrons, and in pans, and divi kings of Ifrael keep fuch a paffover as Jo fiah kept, and the priefts and the Levites, and all Judah and Ifrael that were prefent,and the inhabitants of Jerufalem. 19 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jofiah, was this paffover kept. 20 After all this, when Jofiah had prepared the temple, Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against Carche mith by Euphrates: and Jofiah went out against him. 21 But he fent ambaffadors to him, faying, What have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah? I come not againft thee this day, but against the house wherewith I have war: for God commanded me to make hafte: forbear thee from meddling with God, who is with me, that he deftroy thee not. 22 Nevertheless Jofiah would not turn his face from him, but difguifed himself that he might fight with him,and hearkned not unto the words of Necho from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo. 23 And the archers fhot at king Jofiah; and the king faid to his fervants, Have me away, for I am fore wounded. 24 His fervants therefore took him out of that charior, and put him in the fecond chariot that he had; and they brought him to Jerufalem, and he die and was buried in one of the fepulci Jehoabaz carried into Babylon. II. Chronicles. The deftruction of Ferusalem. of his fathers: and all Judah and Jerufa- Zedekiah his brother king over Judah lem mourned for Jofiah. and Jerufalem. 25 And Jeremiah lamented for Jofiah, and all the finging-men and the finging-women fpake of Jofiah in their lamentations to this day, and made them an ordinance in Ifrael: and behold, they are written in the lamentations. 26 Now the reft of the acts of Jofiah, and his goodness, according to that which was written in the law of the LORD, 27 And bis deeds firft and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Ifrael and Judah. CHAP. XXXVI. 1 Fehoahaz Jucceeding, is depofed by Pharach. Jehoiakim reigning ill is carried into Babylon. 9 Jehoiachin fuceeedeth. 11 Zedekiah's evil reign. Hen the people of the land took Je 11 Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned eleven years in Jerufalem. 12 And he did that which was evil in the fight of the LORD his God, and humbled not himself before Jeremiah the prophet, Speaking from the mouth of the LORD. 13 And he alfo rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him fwear by God: but he ftiffened his neck, and hardned his heart from turning unto the LORD God of Ifrael. 14 Moreover, all the chief of the priefts, and the people tranfgreffed very much, after all the abominations of the heathen, and polluted the houfe of the LORD which he had hallowed in Thabazie ton of lehah, & made Jerufalem, him king in his fathers ftead in Jerufalem. 2 Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerufalem. 3 And the king of Egypt put him down at Jerufalem, and condemned the land in an hundred talents of filver, and a talent of gold. 4 And the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother, king over Judah and Jerufalem, and turned his name to Jehoiakim. And Necho took Jehoahaz his brother, and carried him to Egypt. 5 Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerufalem: and he did that which was evil in the fight of the LORD his God. 6 Againft him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him in fetters to carry him to Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar alfo carried of the veffels of the honfe of the LORD to Babylon, and put them in bis temple at Babylon. 8 Now the reft of the acts of Jehoiakim, and his abominations which he did, and that which was found in him, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Ifrael and Judah and Jehoiachin his fon reigned in hi ftead. 9 Jehoiachin-was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerufalem, and he did that which was evil in the fight of the LORD. 10 And when the year was expired, king Nebuchadnezzar fent, and brought him to Babylon, with the goodly veflels of the houfe of the LORD, and made 15 And the LORD God of their fa thers fent to them by his meffengers, rifing up betimes, and fending; because he had compaffion on his people, and on his dwelling-place: 16 But they mocked the meffengers of God, and despised his words, and mifufed his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, till there was no remedy. 17 Therefore he brought upon tem the king of the Chaldees, who flew their young men with the fword, in the houfe of their fanctuary, and had no compaffion upon young man or maiden, old man, or him that frooped for age: he gave them all into his hand. 18 And all the veffels of the house of God. great and fmall, and the treasures of the houfe of the LORD, and the treafures of the king,and of his princes; all thefe he brought to Babylon. 19 And they burnt the houfe of God, and brake down the wall of Jerafalem, and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire, and deftroyed all the goodly veffels thereof. 20 And them that had efcaped from the fword, carried he away to Pabylon: where they were fervants to him and his fons, until the reign of the kingdom of Perfia 21 To fulfil the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah. until the land had enjoyed her fabbaths for as long as the lay defolate, fhe kept fabbath, to fulfil threefcore and ten years. 22 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Perfia, (that the word of thei LORD Spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah, Cyrus his proclamation. Chap. i, ii. Who returned from Babylon. might be accomplished) the LORD LORD God of heaven given me, and he ftirred up the fpirit of Cyrus king of hath charged me to build him an house Perfia, that he made a proclamation in erufalem, which is in Judah: who throughout all his kingdom, and put is there among you of all his people? the it alfo in writing, fayings LORD his God be with him, and let 23 Thus faith Cyrus king of Perfia, him go up. All the kingdoms of the earth hath the CHAP. I. EZRA. The proclamation of Cyrus for the building of the temple. 5 The people provide for the return. 7 Cyrus reftoreth the vessels of the temple to Shehbazzir. N thirty chargers of gold, a thousand char gers of filver, nine and twenty knives, 10 Thirty bafons of gold, filver bafons of a second fort, four hundred and ten, and other veffels a thoufand. II All the veffels of gold and of filver, were five thousand and four hundred. All thefe did Shehbazzar bring up with them of the captivity, that were brought up from Babylon unto Jerufale.n. OW in the firft year of Cyrus king of Perfia, (that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled) the LORD firred up the fpirit of Cyrus king of Perfia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and 1 The number that returned. 62 Of the put it al'o in writing, faying, 2 Thus faith Cyrus king of Perfia, of given The CHA P. II. priests which could not shew their pedegree. Ow are the children me all the kingdon scaven harth, and province that went up out of the he hath charged me to build him an houfe at Jerufalem, which is in Judah. 3 Who is there among you of all his people? his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerufalem, which is in Judah, and build the houfe of the LORD God of Ifrael (he is the God) which is in Jerufalem. 4 And whofoever remaineth in any place where he fojourneth, let the men of his place help him with filver, and with gold, and with goods, and with beafts, befides the free-will-offering for the houfe of God that is in Jerufalem. 5¶Then rose up the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priefts and the Levites, with all them whofe fpirit God had taifed to go up, to build the houfe of the LORD which is in Jerufalem. 6 And all they that were about them, ftrengthned their hands with veffels of filver, with gold, with goods, and with beafts, and with precious things, befides all that was willingly offered." 7 Alfo Cyrus the king brought forth the veffels of the houfe of the LORD, which Nebuchadnezzar had brought forth out of Jerufalem, and had put them in the houfe of his gods: 8 Even thofe did Cyrus king of Perfia bring forth by the hand of Mithredath the treafurer, and numbred them unto Shehbazzar the prince of Judah. 9 And this is the number of them: captivity, of thofe which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon, and came again unto Jerufale.n and Judah, every one unto his city'; 2 Which came with Zerubbabel: Jefhua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilhan, Milpar, Bigval, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Ifrael. 3 The children of Parofh, two thoufand an hundred feventy and two. 4 The children of Shephatiah, three hundred feventy and two. 5 The children of Arah, feven hundred feventy and five. 6 The children of Paha h-moab, of the children of Jefhua and Joab, two thoufand eight hundred and twelve. 7 The children of Elam, a thoufand two hundred fifty and four. 8 The children of Zattu, nine hundred forty and five. 9 The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threefcore. 10 The children of Bani, fix hundred forty and two. 11 The children of Bebai, fix hundred twenty and three, 12 The childreo of Azgad, a thoufand two hundred twenty and twe. 13 The children of Adonikam, fix hundred fixty and fix. 14 The children of Bigvai, two thou fand fifty and fix. 16 The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight. 17 The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and three. 18 The children of Jorah, an hundred and twelve. who returned from Babylon. the children of Shobai, in all, an hundred thirty and nine. 43 The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hafupha, the children of Tabbaoth, 44 The children of Keros, the chil dren of Siaha, the children of Padon, 45 The children of Lebanah, the chil 19 The children of Hashum, two hun-dren of Hagabah, the children of Akkub, dred twenty and three. 20 The children of Gibbar, ninety and five. 21 The children of Beth-lehem, an hundred twenty and three. 22 The men of Netophah, fifty and fix. 23 The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight. 24 The children of Afmaveth, forty and two. 25 The children of Kirjath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, feven hundred and forty and three. 26 The children of Ramah and Gaba, fix hundred twenty and one. 27 The men of Michmas, an hundred twenty and two. 28 The men of Beth-el and Ai, two hundred twenty and three. 29 The children of Nebo, fifty and two. 46 The children of Hagab, the children of Shalmai, the children of Hanan, 47 The children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children of Reaiak, 48 The children of Rezin, the chil dren of Nekoda,the children of Gazzam, 49 The children of Uzza, the children of Paseah, the children of Befai, 50 The children of Afnah, the children of Mehunim, the children of Nephufim, 51 The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur, 52 The children of Bazluth, the children of Mehida, the children of Hartha, 53 The children of Barkos, the children of Sifera, the children of Thamah, 54 The children of Neziah, the chil dren of Haripha. 55 The children of Solomons fervants: the children of Sotai, the chil30 The children of Magbish, an hun-dren of Sophereth, the children of Pedred fifty and fix. 31 The children of the other. Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four. 32 The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty. 33 The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, feven hundred twenty and five. 34 The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five. 35 The children of Senaah, three thousand and fix hundred and thirty. 36 The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the houfe of Jefhua, nine hundred feventy and three. 37 The children of Immer, a thoufand fifty and two. 38 The children of Pafhur, a thoufand two hundred forty and feven. 39 The children of Harim, a thoufand and feventeen. 40 The Levites: the children of Jefhua, and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah feventy and four. ruda, 56 The children of Jaalah, the chil dren of Darkon,the children of Giddel, 57 The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Ami. 58 All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomons fervants, were three hundred ninety and two. 59 And these were they which went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harfa, Cherub, Addan, and Immer: but they could not thew their fathers house, and their feed, whether they were of Ifrael: 60 The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, fix hundred fifty and two. 61 And of the children of the priefts: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai: (which took a wife of the daugh ters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name) 41 The fingers: the children of Afaph, an hundred twenty and eight. 62 Thele fought their regifter among 42 The children of the porters: thofe that were reckoned by genealo the children of Shallum, the children of gy, but they were not found: therefore Arer, the children of Talmon, the chil- were they, as polluted, put from the ren of Akkub, the children of Hatita, pricfthood, The altar fet up. Chap. iii, iv. The foundation of the temple. and of all the fet feafts of the LORD that were confecrated, and of every one that willingly offered a free-will-offering unto the LORD. 63 And the Tirfhatha faid unto them, that they fhould not eat of the moft holy things, till there ftood up a prieft with Urim and with Thummim. 64 The whole congregation together, was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore, 65 Befides their fervants and their Imaids, of whom there were feven thoufand three hundred thirty and feven: and there were among them two hundred finging-men and finging-women. 66 Their horfes were feven hundred thirty and fix: their mules two hundred forty and five: 67 Their camels four hundred thirty and five: their affes, fix thousand seven hundred and twenty. 68 And fome of the chief of the fathers when they came to the houfe of the LORD which is at Jerufalem, offered freely for the house of God to fet it up in his place: 69 They gave after their ability, unto the treasure of the work, threefcore and one thousand drams of gold, and five thousand pound of filver, and one hundred priests garments. 70 So the priests and the Levites, and Some of the people and the fingers, and the porters and the Nethinims, dwelt in their cities, and all Ifrael in their cities. CHAP. III. 1 The altar fet up, 4 The offerings fre quented. 8 The foundation of the temple. come, and the children of Ifrael were in the cities, the people gathered themselves together, as one man, to Jerufalem. 2 Then ftood up Jefhua the fon of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the fon of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and builded the altar of the God of Ifrael, to offer burnt-offerings thereon, as it is written in the law of Mofes the man of God. 3 And they fet the altar upon his bafes, (for fear was upon them, becaufe of the people of thofe countries) and they offered burnt-offerings thereon unto the LORD, even burnt-offerings morning and evening; 4 They kept alfo the feaft of tabernacles, as it is written, and offered the daily burnt-offerings by number, according to the cuftom, as the duty of every day required; 5 And afterward offered the continual burnt-offering, both of the new-moons, 6 From the first day of the feventh month began they to offer burnt-offerings unto the LORD: but the foundation of the temple of the LORD was not yet laid. 7 They gave money alfo unto the ma fons, and to the carpenters; and meat, and drink, and oyl, unto them of Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the fea of Joppa: according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Perfa. 8 Now in the fecond year of their Coming unto the house of God at Jerufalem, in the fecond month, began Zerubbabel the fon of Shealtiel,and Jefhua the fon of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out of the captivity unto Jerufalem; and appoint ed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to fet forward the work of the houfe of the LORD. 9 Then ftood Jeshua, with his fons and his brethren, Kadmiel and his fons, the fons of Judah together to fet forward the workmen in the house of God: the fons of Henadad, with their fons and their brethren the Levites. 10 And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, they fet the priests in their apparel with with cymbals to praise che LORD, after the ordinance of David king of Ifrael. 11 And they fung together by course, in praifing and giving thanks unto the LORD; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever towards Ifrael. And all the people fhouted with a great fhout when they praised the LORD, becaufe the foundation of the houfe of the LORD was laid. 12 But many of the pricfts and Le vites, and chief of the fathers who were ancient men that had feen the firft houfe, when the foundation of this houfe was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice, and many fhouted aloud for joy: 13 So that the people could not difcern the noife of the thout of joy, from the noife of the weeping of the people: for the people fhouted with a loud fhout, and the noife was heard afar off, CHAP. IV. |