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Ezra
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1 Now in the =
first
year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of
Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of
Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it =
also
in writing, saying,
2 Thus saith =
Cyrus
king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the
earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, 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
Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of the LORD God of Israel,
(he is the God,) which is in Jerusalem.
4 And whosoev=
er remaineth
in any place where he sojourneth, let the men of his place help him with
silver, and with gold, and with goods, and with beasts, beside the freewill
offering for the house of God that is in Jerusalem.
5 Then rose u=
p the
chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levite=
s,
with all them whose spirit God had raised, to go up to build the house of t=
he
LORD which is in Jerusalem.
6 And all the=
y that
were about them strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold,=
with
goods, and with beasts, and with precious things, beside all that was willi=
ngly
offered.
7 Also Cyrus =
the
king brought forth the vessels of the house of the LORD, which Nebuchadnezz=
ar
had brought forth out of Jerusalem, and had put them in the house of his go=
ds;
8 Even those =
did
Cyrus king of Persia bring forth by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, a=
nd
numbered them unto Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah.
9 And this is=
the
number of them: thirty chargers of gold, a thousand chargers of silver, nine
and twenty knives,
10 Thirty basons of gold, =
silver
basons of a second sort four hundred and ten, and other vessels a thousand.=
11 All the vessels of gold=
and
of silver were five thousand and four hundred. All these did Sheshbazzar br=
ing
up with them of the captivity that were brought up from Babylon unto Jerusa=
lem.
1 Now these a=
re the
children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which =
had
been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away=
unto
Babylon, and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city; =
2 Which came =
with
Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mizpar,
Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
3 The childre=
n of
Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two.
4 The childre=
n of
Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two.
5 The childre=
n of
Arah, seven hundred seventy and five.
6 The childre=
n of
Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred =
and
twelve.
7 The childre=
n of
Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
8 The childre=
n of
Zattu, nine hundred forty and five.
9 The childre=
n of
Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore.
10 The children of Bani, s=
ix
hundred forty and two.
11 The children of Bebai, =
six
hundred twenty and three.
12 The children of Azgad, a
thousand two hundred twenty and two.
13 The children of Adonika=
m, six
hundred sixty and six.
14 The children of Bigvai,=
two
thousand fifty and six.
15 The children of Adin, f=
our
hundred fifty and four.
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.
19 The children of Hashum,=
two
hundred twenty and three.
20 The children of Gibbar,
ninety and five.
21 The children of Bethleh=
em, an
hundred twenty and three.
22 The men of Netophah, fi=
fty
and six.
23 The men of Anathoth, an
hundred twenty and eight.
24 The children of Azmavet=
h,
forty and two.
25 The children of Kirjath=
arim,
Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three.
26 The children of Ramah a=
nd
Gaba, six hundred twenty and one.
27 The men of Michmas, an
hundred twenty and two.
28 The men of Bethel and A=
i, two
hundred twenty and three.
29 The children of Nebo, f=
ifty
and two.
30 The children of Magbish=
, an
hundred fifty and six.
31 The children of the oth=
er
Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
32 The children of Harim, =
three
hundred and twenty.
33 The children of Lod, Ha=
did,
and Ono, seven hundred twenty and five.
34 The children of Jericho,
three hundred forty and five.
35 The children of Senaah,=
three
thousand and six hundred and thirty.
36 The priests: the childr=
en of
Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.
37 The children of Immer, a
thousand fifty and two.
38 The children of Pashur,=
a
thousand two hundred forty and seven.
39 The children of Harim, a
thousand and seventeen.
40 The Levites: the childr=
en of
Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy and four.
41 The singers: the childr=
en of
Asaph, an hundred twenty and eight.
42 The children of the por=
ters:
the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the
children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, in all an
hundred thirty and nine.
43 The Nethinims: the chil=
dren
of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
44 The children of Keros, =
the
children of Siaha, the children of Padon,
45 The children of Lebanah=
, the
children of Hagabah, the children of Akkub,
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 Reaiah,
48 The children of Rezin, =
the
children of Nekoda, the children of Gazzam,
49 The children of Uzza, t=
he
children of Paseah, the children of Besai,
50 The children of Asnah, =
the
children of Mehunim, the children of Nephusim,
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 Harsha,
53 The children of Barkos,=
the
children of Sisera, the children of Thamah,
54 The children of Neziah,=
the
children of Hatipha.
55 The children of Solomon=
's
servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of
Peruda,
56 The children of Jaalah,=
the
children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,
57 The children of Shephat=
iah,
the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of
Ami.
58 All the Nethinims, and =
the
children of Solomon's servants, were three hundred ninety and two.
59 And these were they whi=
ch
went up from Telmelah, Telharsa, Cherub, Addan, and Immer: but they could n=
ot
shew their father's house, and their seed, whether they were of Israel:
60 The children of Delaiah=
, the
children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred fifty and two.
61 And of the children of =
the
priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of
Barzillai; which took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, a=
nd
was called after their name:
62 These sought their regi=
ster
among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found: there=
fore
were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood.
63 And the Tirshatha said =
unto
them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up=
a
priest with Urim and with Thummim.
64 The whole congregation
together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore,
65 Beside their servants a=
nd
their maids, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and sev=
en:
and there were among them two hundred singing men and singing women.
66 Their horses were seven
hundred thirty and six; their mules, two hundred forty and five;
67 Their camels, four hund=
red
thirty and five; their asses, six thousand seven hundred and twenty.
68 And some of the chief o=
f the
fathers, when they came to the house of the LORD which is at Jerusalem, off=
ered
freely for the house of God to set it up in his place:
69 They gave after their a=
bility
unto the treasure of the work threescore and one thousand drams of gold, and
five thousand pound of silver, and one hundred priests' garments.
70 So the priests, and the
Levites, and some of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the
Nethinims, dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.
1 And when the
seventh month was come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the
people gathered themselves together as one man to Jerusalem.
2 Then stood =
up
Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the=
son
of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and builded the altar of the God of Israel,=
to
offer burnt offerings thereon, as it is written in the law of Moses the man=
of
God.
3 And they se=
t the
altar upon his bases; for fear was upon them because of the people of those
countries: and they offered burnt offerings thereon unto the LORD, even bur=
nt
offerings morning and evening.
4 They kept a=
lso
the feast of tabernacles, as it is written, and offered the daily burnt
offerings by number, according to the custom, as the duty of every day
required;
5 And afterwa=
rd
offered the continual burnt offering, both of the new moons, and of all the=
set
feasts of the LORD that were consecrated, and of every one that willingly
offered a freewill offering unto the LORD.
6 From the fi=
rst
day of the seventh 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 m=
oney
also unto the masons, and to the carpenters; and meat, and drink, and oil, =
unto
them of Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the
sea of Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia.=
8 Now in the =
second
year of their coming unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second mont=
h,
began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and t=
he
remnant of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that we=
re
come out of the captivity unto Jerusalem; and appointed the Levites, from
twenty years old and upward, to set forward the work of the house of the LO=
RD.
9 Then stood =
Jeshua
with his sons and his brethren, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah,
together, to set forward the workmen in the house of God: the sons of Henad=
ad,
with their sons and their brethren the Levites.
10 And when the builders l=
aid
the foundation of the temple of the LORD, they set the priests in their app=
arel
with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise the
LORD, after the ordinance of David king of Israel.
11 And they sang together =
by
course in praising and giving thanks unto the LORD; because he is good, for=
his
mercy endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a gr=
eat
shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of t=
he
LORD was laid.
12 But many of the priests=
and
Levites and chief of the fathers, who were ancient men, that had seen the f=
irst
house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept w=
ith
a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy:
13 So that the people coul=
d not
discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the
people: for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard a=
far
off.
1 Now when the
adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity
builded the temple unto the LORD God of Israel;
2 Then they c=
ame to
Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us bui=
ld
with you: for we seek your God, as ye do; and we do sacrifice unto him since
the days of Esarhaddon king of Assur, which brought us up hither.
3 But Zerubba=
bel,
and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said unto t=
hem,
Ye have nothing to do with us to build an house unto our God; but we oursel=
ves
together will build unto the LORD God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of
Persia hath commanded us.
4 Then the pe=
ople
of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in
building,
5 And hired
counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus
king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia.
6 And in the =
reign
of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they unto him an accusat=
ion
against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.
7 And in the =
days
of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their
companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter w=
as
written in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue.
8 Rehum the
chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to
Artaxerxes the king in this sort:
9 Then wrote =
Rehum
the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions; =
the
Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevit=
es,
the Babylonians, the Susanchites, the Dehavites, and the Elamites,
10 And the rest of the nat=
ions
whom the great and noble Asnapper brought over, and set in the cities of
Samaria, and the rest that are on this side the river, and at such a time. =
11 This is the copy of the
letter that they sent unto him, even unto Artaxerxes the king; Thy servants=
the
men on this side the river, and at such a time.
12 Be it known unto the ki=
ng,
that the Jews which came up from thee to us are come unto Jerusalem, buildi=
ng
the rebellious and the bad city, and have set up the walls thereof, and joi=
ned
the foundations.
13 Be it known now unto the
king, that, if this city be builded, and the walls set up again, then will =
they
not pay toll, tribute, and custom, and so thou shalt endamage the revenue of
the kings.
14 Now because we have
maintenance from the king's palace, and it was not meet for us to see the
king's dishonour, therefore have we sent and certified the king;
15 That search may be made=
in
the book of the records of thy fathers: so shalt thou find in the book of t=
he
records, and know that this city is a rebellious city, and hurtful unto kin=
gs
and provinces, and that they have moved sedition within the same of old tim=
e:
for which cause was this city destroyed.
16 We certify the king tha=
t, if
this city be builded again, and the walls thereof set up, by this means tho=
u shalt
have no portion on this side the river.
17 Then sent the king an a=
nswer
unto Rehum the chancellor, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of t=
heir
companions that dwell in Samaria, and unto the rest beyond the river, Peace,
and at such a time.
18 The letter which ye sen=
t unto
us hath been plainly read before me.
19 And I commanded, and se=
arch
hath been made, and it is found that this city of old time hath made
insurrection against kings, and that rebellion and sedition have been made
therein.
20 There have been mighty =
kings
also over Jerusalem, which have ruled over all countries beyond the river; =
and
toll, tribute, and custom, was paid unto them.
21 Give ye now commandment=
to
cause these men to cease, and that this city be not builded, until another
commandment shall be given from me.
22 Take heed now that ye f=
ail
not to do this: why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings?
23 Now when the copy of ki=
ng
Artaxerxes' letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and thei=
r companions,
they went up in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by
force and power.
24 Then ceased the work of=
the
house of God which is at Jerusalem. So it ceased unto the second year of the
reign of Darius king of Persia.
1 Then the
prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto
the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel,
even unto them.
2 Then rose up
Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to
build the house of God which is at Jerusalem: and with them were the prophe=
ts
of God helping them.
3 At the same=
time
came to them Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shetharboznai and
their companions, and said thus unto them, Who hath commanded you to build =
this
house, and to make up this wall?
4 Then said w=
e unto
them after this manner, What are the names of the men that make this buildi=
ng?
5 But the eye=
of
their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not cause them to
cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they returned answer by let=
ter
concerning this matter.
6 The copy of=
the
letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shetharboznai and =
his
companions the Apharsachites, which were on this side the river, sent unto
Darius the king:
7 They sent a
letter unto him, wherein was written thus; Unto Darius the king, all peace.=
8 Be it known=
unto
the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great
God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, a=
nd
this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands.
9 Then asked =
we
those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this hous=
e,
and to make up these walls?
10 We asked their names al=
so, to
certify thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief =
of
them.
11 And thus they returned =
us
answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and bui=
ld
the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Isra=
el
builded and set up.
12 But after that our fath=
ers
had provoked the God of heaven unto wrath, he gave them into the hand of
Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house,=
and
carried the people away into Babylon.
13 But in the first year of
Cyrus the king of Babylon the same king Cyrus made a decree to build this h=
ouse
of God.
14 And the vessels also of=
gold
and silver of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple
that was in Jerusalem, and brought them into the temple of Babylon, those d=
id
Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered u=
nto
one, whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor;
15 And said unto him, Take=
these
vessels, go, carry them into the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the h=
ouse
of God be builded in his place.
16 Then came the same
Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundation of the house of God which is in Jerusa=
lem:
and since that time even until now hath it been in building, and yet it is =
not
finished.
17 Now therefore, if it se=
em
good to the king, let there be search made in the king's treasure house, wh=
ich
is there at Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the =
king
to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure=
to
us concerning this matter.
1 Then Darius=
the
king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the
treasures were laid up in Babylon.
2 And there w=
as
found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a ro=
ll,
and therein was a record thus written:
3 In the firs=
t year
of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the hous=
e of
God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered
sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height
thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits;
4 With three =
rows
of great stones, and a row of new timber: and let the expenses be given out=
of
the king's house:
5 And also le=
t the
golden and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took fo=
rth
out of the temple which is at Jerusalem, and brought unto Babylon, be resto=
red,
and brought again unto the temple which is at Jerusalem, every one to his
place, and place them in the house of God.
6 Now therefo=
re,
Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shetharboznai, and your companions the
Apharsachites, which are beyond the river, be ye far from thence:
7 Let the wor=
k of
this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the
Jews build this house of God in his place.
8 Moreover I =
make a
decree what ye shall do to the elders of these Jews for the building of this
house of God: that of the king's goods, even of the tribute beyond the rive=
r,
forthwith expenses be given unto these men, that they be not hindered.
9 And that wh=
ich
they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for the burnt
offerings of the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the
appointment of the priests which are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day=
by
day without fail:
10 That they may offer
sacrifices of sweet savours unto the God of heaven, and pray for the life of
the king, and of his sons.
11 Also I have made a decr=
ee,
that whosoever shall alter this word, let timber be pulled down from his ho=
use,
and being set up, let him be hanged thereon; and let his house be made a
dunghill for this.
12 And the God that hath c=
aused
his name to dwell there destroy all kings and people, that shall put to the=
ir
hand to alter and to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Dar=
ius
have made a decree; let it be done with speed.
13 Then Tatnai, governor o=
n this
side the river, Shetharboznai, and their companions, according to that which
Darius the king had sent, so they did speedily.
14 And the elders of the J=
ews
builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet a=
nd
Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished it, according to =
the
commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus,
and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.
15 And this house was fini=
shed
on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reig=
n of
Darius the king.
16 And the children of Isr=
ael,
the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity,
kept the dedication of this house of God with joy.
17 And offered at the dedi=
cation
of this house of God an hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred la=
mbs;
and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve he goats, according to the nu=
mber
of the tribes of Israel.
18 And they set the priest=
s in
their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God,
which is at Jerusalem; as it is written in the book of Moses.
19 And the children of the
captivity kept the passover upon the fourteenth day of the first month.
20 For the priests and the
Levites were purified together, all of them were pure, and killed the passo=
ver
for all the children of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, =
and
for themselves.
21 And the children of Isr=
ael,
which were come again out of captivity, and all such as had separated
themselves unto them from the filthiness of the heathen of the land, to seek
the LORD God of Israel, did eat,
22 And kept the feast of
unleavened bread seven days with joy: for the LORD had made them joyful, and
turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto them, to strengthen their hand=
s in
the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.
1 Now after t=
hese
things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah,=
the
son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,
2 The son of
Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub,
3 The son of
Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,
4 The son of
Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki,
5 The son of
Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief
priest:
6 This Ezra w=
ent up
from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD=
God
of Israel had given: and the king granted him all his request, according to=
the
hand of the LORD his God upon him.
7 And there w=
ent up
some of the children of Israel, and of the priests, and the Levites, and th=
e singers,
and the porters, and the Nethinims, unto Jerusalem, in the seventh year of
Artaxerxes the king.
8 And he came=
to
Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king.
9 For upon the
first day of the first month began he to go up from Babylon, and on the fir=
st
day of the fifth month came he to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of =
his
God upon him.
10 For Ezra had prepared h=
is
heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach in Israel
statutes and judgments.
11 Now this is the copy of=
the
letter that the king Artaxerxes gave unto Ezra the priest, the scribe, even=
a
scribe of the words of the commandments of the LORD, and of his statutes to
Israel.
12 Artaxerxes, king of kin=
gs,
unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect pea=
ce,
and at such a time.
13 I make a decree, that a=
ll
they of the people of Israel, and of his priests and Levites, in my realm,
which are minded of their own freewill to go up to Jerusalem, go with thee.=
14 Forasmuch as thou art s=
ent of
the king, and of his seven counsellors, to enquire concerning Judah and
Jerusalem, according to the law of thy God which is in thine hand;
15 And to carry the silver=
and
gold, which the king and his counsellors have freely offered unto the God of
Israel, whose habitation is in Jerusalem,
16 And all the silver and =
gold
that thou canst find in all the province of Babylon, with the freewill offe=
ring
of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of thei=
r God
which is in Jerusalem:
17 That thou mayest buy sp=
eedily
with this money bullocks, rams, lambs, with their meat offerings and their
drink offerings, and offer them upon the altar of the house of your God whi=
ch
is in Jerusalem.
18 And whatsoever shall se=
em
good to thee, and to thy brethren, to do with the rest of the silver and the
gold, that do after the will of your God.
19 The vessels also that a=
re
given thee for the service of the house of thy God, those deliver thou befo=
re
the God of Jerusalem.
20 And whatsoever more sha=
ll be
needful for the house of thy God, which thou shalt have occasion to bestow,
bestow it out of the king's treasure house.
21 And I, even I Artaxerxe=
s the
king, do make a decree to all the treasurers which are beyond the river, th=
at
whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, sha=
ll
require of you, it be done speedily,
22 Unto an hundred talents=
of
silver, and to an hundred measures of wheat, and to an hundred baths of win=
e,
and to an hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much.
23 Whatsoever is commanded=
by
the God of heaven, let it be diligently done for the house of the God of
heaven: for why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his
sons?
24 Also we certify you, th=
at
touching any of the priests and Levites, singers, porters, Nethinims, or
ministers of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose toll, trib=
ute,
or custom, upon them.
25 And thou, Ezra, after t=
he
wisdom of thy God, that is in thine hand, set magistrates and judges, which=
may
judge all the people that are beyond the river, all such as know the laws of
thy God; and teach ye them that know them not.
26 And whosoever will not =
do the
law of thy God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed speedily =
upon
him, whether it be unto death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of good=
s,
or to imprisonment.
27 Blessed be the LORD God=
of
our fathers, which hath put such a thing as this in the king's heart, to
beautify the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem:
28 And hath extended mercy=
unto
me before the king, and his counsellors, and before all the king's mighty
princes. And I was strengthened as the hand of the LORD my God was upon me,=
and
I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.
1 These are n=
ow the
chief of their fathers, and this is the genealogy of them that went up with=
me
from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king.
2 Of the sons=
of
Phinehas; Gershom: of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of the sons of David;
Hattush.
3 Of the sons=
of
Shechaniah, of the sons of Pharosh; Zechariah: and with him were reckoned by
genealogy of the males an hundred and fifty.
4 Of the sons=
of
Pahathmoab; Elihoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred males. =
5 Of the sons=
of
Shechaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males.
6 Of the sons=
also
of Adin; Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males.
7 And of the =
sons
of Elam; Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males.
8 And of the = sons of Shephatiah; Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him fourscore males. <= o:p>
9 Of the sons=
of
Joab; Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen male=
s.
10 And of the sons of Shel=
omith;
the son of Josiphiah, and with him an hundred and threescore males.
11 And of the sons of Beba=
i;
Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him twenty and eight males.
12 And of the sons of Azga=
d;
Johanan the son of Hakkatan, and with him an hundred and ten males.
13 And of the last sons of
Adonikam, whose names are these, Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with t=
hem
threescore males.
14 Of the sons also of Big=
vai;
Uthai, and Zabbud, and with them seventy males.
15 And I gathered them tog=
ether
to the river that runneth to Ahava; and there abode we in tents three days:=
and
I viewed the people, and the priests, and found there none of the sons of L=
evi.
16 Then sent I for Eliezer=
, for
Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and=
for
Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib, =
and
for Elnathan, men of understanding.
17 And I sent them with
commandment unto Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia, and I told them what
they should say unto Iddo, and to his brethren the Nethinims, at the place
Casiphia, that they should bring unto us ministers for the house of our God=
.
18 And by the good hand of=
our
God upon us they brought us a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, t=
he
son of Levi, the son of Israel; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethr=
en,
eighteen;
19 And Hashabiah, and with=
him
Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brethren and their sons, twenty;
20 Also of the Nethinims, =
whom
David and the princes had appointed for the service of the Levites, two hun=
dred
and twenty Nethinims: all of them were expressed by name.
21 Then I proclaimed a fast
there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our Go=
d,
to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our
substance.
22 For I was ashamed to re=
quire
of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in=
the
way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is up=
on
all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all
them that forsake him.
23 So we fasted and besoug=
ht our
God for this: and he was intreated of us.
24 Then I separated twelve=
of
the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren w=
ith
them,
25 And weighed unto them t=
he silver,
and the gold, and the vessels, even the offering of the house of our God, w=
hich
the king, and his counsellors, and his lords, and all Israel there present,=
had
offered:
26 I even weighed unto the=
ir
hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels an hundred
talents, and of gold an hundred talents;
27 Also twenty basons of g=
old,
of a thousand drams; and two vessels of fine copper, precious as gold.
28 And I said unto them, Y=
e are
holy unto the LORD; the vessels are holy also; and the silver and the gold =
are
a freewill offering unto the LORD God of your fathers.
29 Watch ye, and keep them,
until ye weigh them before the chief of the priests and the Levites, and ch=
ief
of the fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the
LORD.
30 So took the priests and=
the
Levites the weight of the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, to bring t=
hem
to Jerusalem unto the house of our God.
31 Then we departed from t=
he
river of Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go unto Jerusalem:=
and
the hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the
enemy, and of such as lay in wait by the way.
32 And we came to Jerusale=
m, and
abode there three days.
33 Now on the fourth day w=
as the
silver and the gold and the vessels weighed in the house of our God by the =
hand
of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest; and with him was Eleazar the son of
Phinehas; and with them was Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son =
of
Binnui, Levites;
34 By number and by weight=
of
every one: and all the weight was written at that time.
35 Also the children of th=
ose
that had been carried away, which were come out of the captivity, offered b=
urnt
offerings unto the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety and
six rams, seventy and seven lambs, twelve he goats for a sin offering: all =
this
was a burnt offering unto the LORD.
36 And they delivered the =
king's
commissions unto the king's lieutenants, and to the governors on this side =
the
river: and they furthered the people, and the house of God.
1 Now when th=
ese
things were done, the princes came to me, saying, The people of Israel, and=
the
priests, and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the people of =
the
lands, doing according to their abominations, even of the Canaanites, the
Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the
Egyptians, and the Amorites.
2 For they ha=
ve
taken of their daughters for themselves, and for their sons: so that the ho=
ly
seed have mingled themselves with the people of those lands: yea, the hand =
of
the princes and rulers hath been chief in this trespass.
3 And when I =
heard
this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, and plucked off the hair of my
head and of my beard, and sat down astonied.
4 Then were
assembled unto me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel,
because of the transgression of those that had been carried away; and I sat
astonied until the evening sacrifice.
5 And at the
evening sacrifice I arose up from my heaviness; and having rent my garment =
and
my mantle, I fell upon my knees, and spread out my hands unto the LORD my G=
od,
6 And said, O=
my
God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God: for our
iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass is grown up unto t=
he
heavens.
7 Since the d=
ays of
our fathers have we been in a great trespass unto this day; and for our
iniquities have we, our kings, and our priests, been delivered into the han=
d of
the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, and to a spoil, and to
confusion of face, as it is this day.
8 And now for=
a
little space grace hath been shewed from the LORD our God, to leave us a
remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may
lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.
9 For we were
bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended
mercy unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to
set up the house of our God, and to repair the desolations thereof, and to =
give
us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.
10 And now, O our God, what
shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,
11 Which thou hast command=
ed by
thy servants the prophets, saying, The land, unto which ye go to possess it=
, is
an unclean land with the filthiness of the people of the lands, with their
abominations, which have filled it from one end to another with their
uncleanness.
12 Now therefore give not =
your
daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor
seek their peace or their wealth for ever: that ye may be strong, and eat t=
he
good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever=
.
13 And after all that is c=
ome
upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great trespass, seeing that thou our
God hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and hast given us su=
ch
deliverance as this;
14 Should we again break t=
hy
commandments, and join in affinity with the people of these abominations?
wouldest not thou be angry with us till thou hadst consumed us, so that the=
re
should be no remnant nor escaping?
15 O LORD God of Israel, t=
hou
art righteous: for we remain yet escaped, as it is this day: behold, we are
before thee in our trespasses: for we cannot stand before thee because of t=
his.
1 Now when Ez=
ra had
prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before =
the
house of God, there assembled unto him out of Israel a very great congregat=
ion
of men and women and children: for the people wept very sore.
2 And Shechan=
iah
the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We
have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people=
of
the land: yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing.
3 Now therefo=
re let
us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are =
born
of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those that tremble at =
the
commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law.
4 Arise; for =
this
matter belongeth unto thee: we also will be with thee: be of good courage, =
and
do it.
5 Then arose =
Ezra,
and made the chief priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they
should do according to this word. And they sware.
6 Then Ezra r=
ose up
from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Johanan the son =
of
Eliashib: and when he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water: f=
or
he mourned because of the transgression of them that had been carried away.=
7 And they ma=
de
proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem unto all the children of the
captivity, that they should gather themselves together unto Jerusalem;
8 And that
whosoever would not come within three days, according to the counsel of the
princes and the elders, all his substance should be forfeited, and himself
separated from the congregation of those that had been carried away.
9 Then all th=
e men
of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together unto Jerusalem within th=
ree
days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month; and all the
people sat in the street of the house of God, trembling because of this mat=
ter,
and for the great rain.
10 And Ezra the priest sto=
od up,
and said unto them, Ye have transgressed, and have taken strange wives, to
increase the trespass of Israel.
11 Now therefore make conf=
ession
unto the LORD God of your fathers, and do his pleasure: and separate yourse=
lves
from the people of the land, and from the strange wives.
12 Then all the congregati=
on
answered and said with a loud voice, As thou hast said, so must we do.
13 But the people are many=
, and
it is a time of much rain, and we are not able to stand without, neither is
this a work of one day or two: for we are many that have transgressed in th=
is
thing.
14 Let now our rulers of a=
ll the
congregation stand, and let all them which have taken strange wives in our
cities come at appointed times, and with them the elders of every city, and=
the
judges thereof, until the fierce wrath of our God for this matter be turned
from us.
15 Only Jonathan the son of
Asahel and Jahaziah the son of Tikvah were employed about this matter: and
Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite helped them.
16 And the children of the
captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, with certain chief of the fathers, a=
fter
the house of their fathers, and all of them by their names, were separated,=
and
sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter.
17 And they made an end wi= th all the men that had taken strange wives by the first day of the first month. <= o:p>
18 And among the sons of t=
he
priests there were found that had taken strange wives: namely, of the sons =
of
Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren; Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jar=
ib,
and Gedaliah.
19 And they gave their han=
ds
that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, they offered a ram =
of
the flock for their trespass.
20 And of the sons of Imme=
r;
Hanani, and Zebadiah.
21 And of the sons of Hari=
m;
Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah.
22 And of the sons of Pash=
ur;
Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethaneel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
23 Also of the Levites; Jo=
zabad,
and Shimei, and Kelaiah, (the same is Kelita,) Pethahiah, Judah, and Elieze=
r.
24 Of the singers also; El=
iashib:
and of the porters; Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.
25 Moreover of Israel: of =
the
sons of Parosh; Ramiah, and Jeziah, and Malchiah, and Miamin, and Eleazar, =
and
Malchijah, and Benaiah.
26 And of the sons of Elam;
Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Eliah.
27 And of the sons of Zatt=
u;
Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza.
28 Of the sons also of Beb=
ai;
Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.
29 And of the sons of Bani;
Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth.
30 And of the sons of
Pahathmoab; Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and
Binnui, and Manasseh.
31 And of the sons of Hari=
m;
Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
32 Benjamin, Malluch, and
Shemariah.
33 Of the sons of Hashum;
Mattenai, Mattathah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.
34 Of the sons of Bani; Ma=
adai,
Amram, and Uel,
35 Benaiah, Bedeiah, Chell=
uh,
36 Vaniah, Meremoth, Elias=
hib,
37 Mattaniah, Mattenai, and
Jaasau,
38 And Bani, and Binnui, S=
himei,
39 And Shelemiah, and Nath=
an,
and Adaiah,
40 Machnadebai, Shashai, S=
harai,
41 Azareel, and Shelemiah,
Shemariah,
42 Shallum, Amariah, and J=
oseph.
43 Of the sons of Nebo; Je=
iel,
Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, and Joel, Benaiah.
44 All these had taken str=
ange
wives: and some of them had wives by whom they had children.
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