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ISA-11:9 ...for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD,

as the waters cover the sea.

Copyright (c) 1985-2007

1:1 Now in the with beasts,

first year of beside the

Cyrus king of freewill offering

Persia, that the for the house of

word of the LORD God that [is] in

by the mouth of Jerusalem.

Jeremiah might be 1:5 Then rose up

fulfilled, the the chief of the

LORD stirred up fathers of Judah

the spirit of and Benjamin, and

Cyrus king of the priests, and

Persia, that he the Levites, with

made a all [them] whose

proclamation spirit God had

throughout all raised, to go up

his kingdom, and to build the

[put it] also in house of the LORD

writing, saying, which [is] in

1:2 Thus saith Jerusalem.

Cyrus king of 1:6 And all they

Persia, The LORD that [were] about

God of heaven them strengthened

hath given me all their hands with

the kingdoms of vessels of

the earth; and he silver, with

hath charged me gold, with goods,

to build him an and with beasts,

house at and with precious

Jerusalem, which things, beside

[is] in Judah. all [that] was

1:3 Who [is willingly

there] among you offered.

of all his 1:7 Also Cyrus

people? his God the king brought

be with him, and forth the vessels

let him go up to of the house of

Jerusalem, which the LORD, which

[is] in Judah, Nebuchadnezzar

and build the had brought forth

house of the LORD out of Jerusalem,

God of Israel, and had put them

(he [is] the in the house of

God,) which [is] his gods;

in Jerusalem. 1:8 Even those

1:4 And did Cyrus king of

whosoever Persia bring

remaineth in any forth by the hand

place where he of Mithredath the

sojourneth, let treasurer, and

the men of his numbered them

place help him unto Sheshbazzar,

with silver, and the prince of

with gold, and Judah.

with goods, and 1:9 And this

[is] the number Baanah. The

of them: thirty number of the men

chargers of gold, of the people of

a thousand Israel:

chargers of 2:3 The children

silver, nine and of Parosh, two

twenty knives, thousand an

1:10 Thirty hundred seventy

basins of gold, and two.

silver basins of 2:4 The children

a second [sort] of Shephatiah,

four hundred and three hundred

ten, [and] other seventy and two.

vessels a 2:5 The children

thousand. of Arah, seven

1:11 All the hundred seventy

vessels of gold and five.

and of silver 2:6 The children

[were] five of Pahathmoab, of

thousand and four the children of

hundred. All Jeshua [and]

[these] did Joab, two

Sheshbazzar bring thousand eight

up with [them of] hundred and

the captivity twelve.

that were brought 2:7 The children

up from Babylon of Elam, a

unto Jerusalem. thousand two

2:1 Now these hundred fifty and

[are] the four.

children of the 2:8 The children

province that of Zattu, nine

went up out of hundred forty and

the captivity, of five.

those which had 2:9 The children

been carried of Zaccai, seven

away, whom hundred and

Nebuchadnezzar threescore.

the king of 2:10 The

Babylon had children of Bani,

carried away unto six hundred forty

Babylon, and came and two.

again unto 2:11 The

Jerusalem and children of

Judah, every one Bebai, six

unto his city; hundred twenty

2:2 Which came and three.

with Zerubbabel: 2:12 The

Jeshua, Nehemiah, children of

Seraiah, Azgad, a thousand

Reelaiah, two hundred

Mordecai, twenty and two.

Bilshan, Mizpar, 2:13 The

Bigvai, Rehum, children of

Adonikam, six Chephirah, and

hundred sixty and Beeroth, seven

six. hundred and forty

2:14 The and three.

children of 2:26 The

Bigvai, two children of Ramah

thousand fifty and Gaba, six

and six. hundred twenty

2:15 The and one.

children of Adin, 2:27 The men of

four hundred Michmas, an

fifty and four. hundred twenty

2:16 The and two.

children of Ater 2:28 The men of

of Hezekiah, Bethel and Ai,

ninety and eight. two hundred

twenty and three.

2:17 The

children of 2:29 The

Bezai, three children of Nebo,

hundred twenty fifty and two.

and three. 2:30 The

2:18 The children of

children of Magbish, an

Jorah, an hundred hundred fifty and

and twelve. six.

2:19 The 2:31 The

children of children of the

Hashum, two other Elam, a

hundred twenty thousand two

and three. hundred fifty and

2:20 The four.

children of 2:32 The

Gibbar, ninety children of

and five. Harim, three

2:21 The hundred and

children of twenty.

Bethlehem, an 2:33 The

hundred twenty children of Lod,

and three. Hadid, and Ono,

2:22 The men of seven hundred

Netophah, fifty twenty and five.

and six. 2:34 The

2:23 The men of children of

Anathoth, an Jericho, three

hundred twenty hundred forty and

and eight. five.

2:24 The 2:35 The

children of children of

Azmaveth, forty Senaah, three

and two. thousand and six

2:25 The hundred and

children of thirty.

Kirjatharim, 2:36 The

priests: the the children of

children of Hasupha, the

Jedaiah, of the children of

house of Jeshua, Tabbaoth,

nine hundred 2:44 The

seventy and children of

three. Keros, the

2:37 The children of

children of Siaha, the

Immer, a thousand children of

fifty and two. Padon,

2:38 The 2:45 The

children of children of

Pashur, a Lebanah, the

thousand two children of

hundred forty and Hagabah, the

seven. children of

2:39 The Akkub,

children of 2:46 The

Harim, a thousand children of

and seventeen. Hagab, the

2:40 The children of

Levites: the Shalmai, the

children of children of

Jeshua and Hanan,

Kadmiel, of the 2:47 The

children of children of

Hodaviah, seventy Giddel, the

and four. children of

2:41 The Gahar, the

singers: the children of

children of Reaiah,

Asaph, an hundred 2:48 The

twenty and eight. children of

Rezin, the

2:42 The children of

children of the Nekoda, the

porters: the children of

children of Gazzam,

Shallum, the 2:49 The

children of Ater, children of Uzza,

the children of the children of

Talmon, the Paseah, the

children of children of

Akkub, the Besai,

children of 2:50 The

Hatita, the children of

children of Asnah, the

Shobai, [in] all children of

an hundred thirty Mehunim, the

and nine. children of

2:43 The Nephusim,

Nethinims: the 2:51 The

children of Ziha, children of

Bakbuk, the servants, [were]

children of three hundred

Hakupha, the ninety and two.

children of 2:59 And these

Harhur, [were] they which

2:52 The went up from

children of Telmelah,

Bazluth, the Telharsa, Cherub,

children of Addan, [and]

Mehida, the Immer: but they

children of could not show

Harsha, their father's

2:53 The house, and their

children of seed, whether

Barkos, the they [were] of

children of Israel:

Sisera, the 2:60 The

children of children of

Thamah, Delaiah, the

2:54 The children of

children of Tobiah, the

Neziah, the children of

children of Nekoda, six

Hatipha. hundred fifty and

2:55 The two.

children of 2:61 And of the

Solomon's children of the

servants: the priests: the

children of children of

Sotai, the Habaiah, the

children of children of Koz,

Sophereth, the the children of

children of Barzillai; which

Peruda, took a wife of

2:56 The the daughters of

children of Barzillai the

Jaalah, the Gileadite, and

children of was called after

Darkon, the their name:

children of 2:62 These

Giddel, sought their

2:57 The register [among]

children of those that were

Shephatiah, the reckoned by

children of genealogy, but

Hattil, the they were not

children of found: therefore

Pochereth of were they, as

Zebaim, the polluted, put

children of Ami. from the

2:58 All the priesthood.

Nethinims, and 2:63 And the

the children of Tirshatha said

Solomon's unto them, that

they should not after their

eat of the most ability unto the

holy things, till treasure of the

there stood up a work threescore

priest with Urim and one thousand

and with Thummim. drams of gold,

and five thousand

2:64 The whole pound of silver,

congregation and one hundred

together [was] priests'

forty and two garments.

thousand three 2:70 So the

hundred [and] priests, and the

threescore, Levites, and

2:65 Beside [some] of the

their servants people, and the

and their maids, singers, and the

of whom [there porters, and the

were] seven Nethinims, dwelt

thousand three in their cities,

hundred thirty and all Israel in

and seven: and their cities.

[there were] 3:1 And when the

among them two seventh month was

hundred singing come, and the

men and singing children of

women. Israel [were] in

2:66 Their the cities, the

horses [were] people gathered

seven hundred themselves

thirty and six; together as one

their mules, two man to Jerusalem.

hundred forty and

five; 3:2 Then stood

2:67 Their up Jeshua the son

camels, four of Jozadak, and

hundred thirty his brethren the

and five; [their] priests, and

asses, six Zerubbabel the

thousand seven son of Shealtiel,

hundred and and his brethren,

twenty. and builded the

2:68 And [some] altar of the God

of the chief of of Israel, to

the fathers, when offer burnt

they came to the offerings

house of the LORD thereon, as [it

which [is] at is] written in

Jerusalem, the law of Moses

offered freely the man of God.

for the house of 3:3 And they set

God to set it up the altar upon

in his place: his bases; for

2:69 They gave fear [was] upon

them because of them of Zidon,

the people of and to them of

those countries: Tyre, to bring

and they offered cedar trees from

burnt offerings Lebanon to the

thereon unto the sea of Joppa,

LORD, [even] according to the

burnt offerings grant that they

morning and had of Cyrus king

evening. of Persia.

3:4 They kept 3:8 Now in the

also the feast of second year of

tabernacles, as their coming unto

[it is] written, the house of God

and [offered] the at Jerusalem, in

daily burnt the second month,

offerings by began Zerubbabel

number, according the son of

to the custom, as Shealtiel, and

the duty of every Jeshua the son of

day required; Jozadak, and the

3:5 And remnant of their

afterward brethren the

[offered] the priests and the

continual burnt Levites, and all

offering, both of they that were

the new moons, come out of the

and of all the captivity unto

set feasts of the Jerusalem; and

LORD that were appointed the

consecrated, and Levites, from

of every one that twenty years old

willingly offered and upward, to

a freewill set forward the

offering unto the work of the house

LORD. of the LORD.

3:6 From the 3:9 Then stood

first day of the Jeshua [with] his

seventh month sons and his

began they to brethren, Kadmiel

offer burnt and his sons, the

offerings unto sons of Judah,

the LORD. But the together, to set

foundation of the forward the

temple of the workmen in the

LORD was not house of God: the

[yet] laid. sons of Henadad,

3:7 They gave [with] their sons

money also unto and their

the masons, and brethren the

to the Levites.

carpenters; and 3:10 And when

meat, and drink, the builders laid

and oil, unto the foundation of

the temple of the people: for the

LORD, they set people shouted

the priests in with a loud

their apparel shout, and the

with trumpets, noise was heard

and the Levites afar off.

the sons of Asaph 4:1 Now when the

with cymbals, to adversaries of

praise the LORD, Judah and

after the Benjamin heard

ordinance of that the children

David king of of the captivity

Israel. builded the

3:11 And they temple unto the

sang together by LORD God of

course in Israel;

praising and 4:2 Then they

giving thanks came to

unto the LORD; Zerubbabel, and

because [he is] to the chief of

good, for his the fathers, and

mercy [endureth] said unto them,

for ever toward Let us build with

Israel. And all you: for we seek

the people your God, as ye

shouted with a [do]; and we do

great shout, when sacrifice unto

they praised the him since the

LORD, because the days of

foundation of the Esarhaddon king

house of the LORD of Assur, which

was laid. brought us up

3:12 But many of hither.

the priests and 4:3 But

Levites and chief Zerubbabel, and

of the fathers, Jeshua, and the

[who were] rest of the chief

ancient men, that of the fathers of

had seen the Israel, said unto

first house, when them, Ye have

the foundation of nothing to do

this house was with us to build

laid before their an house unto our

eyes, wept with a God; but we

loud voice; and ourselves

many shouted together will

aloud for joy: build unto the

3:13 So that the LORD God of

people could not Israel, as king

discern the noise Cyrus the king of

of the shout of Persia hath

joy from the commanded us.

noise of the 4:4 Then the

weeping of the people of the

land weakened the chancellor, and

hands of the Shimshai the

people of Judah, scribe, and the

and troubled them rest of their

in building, companions; the

4:5 And hired Dinaites, the

counsellors Apharsathchites,

against them, to the Tarpelites,

frustrate their the Apharsites,

purpose, all the the Archevites,

days of Cyrus the Babylonians,

king of Persia, the Susanchites,

even until the the Dehavites,

reign of Darius [and] the

king of Persia. Elamites,

4:6 And in the 4:10 And the

reign of rest of the

Ahasuerus, in the nations whom the

beginning of his great and noble

reign, wrote they Asnapper brought

[unto him] an over, and set in

accusation the cities of

against the Samaria, and the

inhabitants of rest [that are]

Judah and on this side the

Jerusalem. river, and at

4:7 And in the such a time.

days of 4:11 This [is]

Artaxerxes wrote the copy of the

Bishlam, letter that they

Mithredath, sent unto him,

Tabeel, and the [even] unto

rest of their Artaxerxes the

companions, unto king; Thy

Artaxerxes king servants the men

of Persia; and on this side the

the writing of river, and at

the letter [was] such a time.

written in the 4:12 Be it known

Syrian tongue, unto the king,

and interpreted that the Jews

in the Syrian which came up

tongue. from thee to us

4:8 Rehum the are come unto

chancellor and Jerusalem,

Shimshai the building the

scribe wrote a rebellious and

letter against the bad city, and

Jerusalem to have set up the

Artaxerxes the walls [thereof],

king in this and joined the

sort: foundations.

4:9 Then [wrote] 4:13 Be it known

Rehum the now unto the

king, that, if river.

this city be 4:17 [Then] sent

builded, and the the king an

walls set up answer unto Rehum

[again, then] the chancellor,

will they not pay and [to] Shimshai

toll, tribute, the scribe, and

and custom, and [to] the rest of

[so] thou shalt their companions

endamage the that dwell in

revenue of the Samaria, and

kings. [unto] the rest

4:14 Now because beyond the river,

we have Peace, and at

maintenance from such a time.

[the king's] 4:18 The letter

palace, and it which ye sent

was not meet for unto us hath been

us to see the plainly read

king's dishonour, before me.

therefore have we 4:19 And I

sent and commanded, and

certified the search hath been

king; made, and it is

4:15 That search found that this

may be made in city of old time

the book of the hath made

records of thy insurrection

fathers: so shalt against kings,

thou find in the and [that]

book of the rebellion and

records, and know sedition have

that this city been made

[is] a rebellious therein.

city, and hurtful 4:20 There have

unto kings and been mighty kings

provinces, and also over

that they have Jerusalem, which

moved sedition have ruled over

within the same all [countries]

of old time: for beyond the river;

which cause was and toll,

this city tribute, and

destroyed. custom, was paid

4:16 We certify unto them.

the king that, if 4:21 Give ye now

this city be commandment to

builded [again], cause these men

and the walls to cease, and

thereof set up, that this city be

by this means not builded,

thou shalt have until [another]

no portion on commandment shall

this side the be given from me.

the prophets of

4:22 Take heed God helping them.

now that ye fail

not to do this: 5:3 At the same

why should damage time came to them

grow to the hurt Tatnai, governor

of the kings? on this side the

4:23 Now when river, and

the copy of king Shetharboznai,

Artaxerxes' and their

letter [was] read companions, and

before Rehum, and said thus unto

Shimshai the them, Who hath

scribe, and their commanded you to

companions, they build this house,

went up in haste and to make up

to Jerusalem unto this wall?

the Jews, and 5:4 Then said we

made them to unto them after

cease by force this manner, What

and power. are the names of

4:24 Then ceased the men that make

the work of the this building?

house of God 5:5 But the eye

which [is] at of their God was

Jerusalem. So it upon the elders

ceased unto the of the Jews, that

second year of they could not

the reign of cause them to

Darius king of cease, till the

Persia. matter came to

5:1 Then the Darius: and then

prophets, Haggai they returned

the prophet, and answer by letter

Zechariah the son concerning this

of Iddo, [matter].

prophesied unto 5:6 The copy of

the Jews that the letter that

[were] in Judah Tatnai, governor

and Jerusalem in on this side the

the name of the river, and

God of Israel, Shetharboznai,

[even] unto them. and his

companions the

5:2 Then rose up Apharsachites,

Zerubbabel the which [were] on

son of Shealtiel, this side the

and Jeshua the river, sent unto

son of Jozadak, Darius the king:

and began to 5:7 They sent a

build the house letter unto him,

of God which [is] wherein was

at Jerusalem: and written thus;

with them [were] Unto Darius the

king, all peace. the king of

5:8 Be it known Babylon, the

unto the king, Chaldean, who

that we went into destroyed this

the province of house, and

Judea, to the carried the

house of the people away into

great God, which Babylon.

is builded with 5:13 But in the

great stones, and first year of

timber is laid in Cyrus the king of

the walls, and Babylon [the

this work goeth same] king Cyrus

fast on, and made a decree to

prospereth in build this house

their hands. of God.

5:9 Then asked 5:14 And the

we those elders, vessels also of

[and] said unto gold and silver

them thus, Who of the house of

commanded you to God, which

build this house, Nebuchadnezzar

and to make up took out of the

these walls? temple that [was]

5:10 We asked in Jerusalem, and

their names also, brought them into

to certify thee, the temple of

that we might Babylon, those

write the names did Cyrus the

of the men that king take out of

[were] the chief the temple of

of them. Babylon, and they

5:11 And thus were delivered

they returned us unto [one], whose

answer, saying, name [was]

We are the Sheshbazzar, whom

servants of the he had made

God of heaven and governor;

earth, and build 5:15 And said

the house that unto him, Take

was builded these these vessels,

many years ago, go, carry them

which a great into the temple

king of Israel that [is] in

builded and set Jerusalem, and

up. let the house of

5:12 But after God be builded in

that our fathers his place.

had provoked the 5:16 Then came

God of heaven the same

unto wrath, he Sheshbazzar,

gave them into [and] laid the

the hand of foundation of the

Nebuchadnezzar house of God

which [is] in the house be

Jerusalem: and builded, the

since that time place where they

even until now offered

hath it been in sacrifices, and

building, and let the

[yet] it is not foundations

finished. thereof be

5:17 Now strongly laid;

therefore, if [it the height

seem] good to the thereof

king, let there threescore

be search made in cubits, [and] the

the king's breadth thereof

treasure house, threescore

which [is] there cubits;

at Babylon, 6:4 [With] three

whether it be rows of great

[so], that a stones, and a row

decree was made of new timber:

of Cyrus the king and let the

to build this expenses be given

house of God at out of the king's

Jerusalem, and house:

let the king send 6:5 And also let

his pleasure to the golden and

us concerning silver vessels of

this matter. the house of God,

6:1 Then Darius which

the king made a Nebuchadnezzar

decree, and took forth out of

search was made the temple which

in the house of [is] at

the rolls, where Jerusalem, and

the treasures brought unto

were laid up in Babylon, be

Babylon. restored, and

6:2 And there brought again

was found at unto the temple

Achmetha, in the which [is] at

palace that [is] Jerusalem, [every

in the province one] to his

of the Medes, a place, and place

roll, and therein [them] in the

[was] a record house of God.

thus written: 6:6 Now

6:3 In the first [therefore],

year of Cyrus the Tatnai, governor

king [the same] beyond the river,

Cyrus the king Shetharboznai,

made a decree and your

[concerning] the companions the

house of God at Apharsachites,

Jerusalem, Let which [are]

beyond the river, the king, and of

be ye far from his sons.

thence: 6:11 Also I have

6:7 Let the work made a decree,

of this house of that whosoever

God alone; let shall alter this

the governor of word, let timber

the Jews and the be pulled down

elders of the from his house,

Jews build this and being set up,

house of God in let him be hanged

his place. thereon; and let

6:8 Moreover I his house be made

make a decree a dunghill for

what ye shall do this.

to the elders of 6:12 And the God

these Jews for that hath caused

the building of his name to dwell

this house of there destroy all

God: that of the kings and people,

king's goods, that shall put to

[even] of the their hand to

tribute beyond alter [and] to

the river, destroy this

forthwith house of God

expenses be given which [is] at

unto these men, Jerusalem. I

that they be not Darius have made

hindered. a decree; let it

6:9 And that be done with

which they have speed.

need of, both 6:13 Then

young bullocks, Tatnai, governor

and rams, and on this side the

lambs, for the river,

burnt offerings Shetharboznai,

of the God of and their

heaven, wheat, companions,

salt, wine, and according to that

oil, according to which Darius the

the appointment king had sent, so

of the priests they did

which [are] at speedily.

Jerusalem, let it 6:14 And the

be given them day elders of the

by day without Jews builded, and

fail: they prospered

6:10 That they through the

may offer prophesying of

sacrifices of Haggai the

sweet savours prophet and

unto the God of Zechariah the son

heaven, and pray of Iddo. And they

for the life of builded, and

finished [it], [is] at

according to the Jerusalem; as it

commandment of is written in the

the God of book of Moses.

Israel, and 6:19 And the

according to the children of the

commandment of captivity kept

Cyrus, and the passover upon

Darius, and the fourteenth

Artaxerxes king [day] of the

of Persia. first month.

6:15 And this 6:20 For the

house was priests and the

finished on the Levites were

third day of the purified

month Adar, which together, all of

was in the sixth them [were] pure,

year of the reign and killed the

of Darius the passover for all

king. the children of

6:16 And the the captivity,

children of and for their

Israel, the brethren the

priests, and the priests, and for

Levites, and the themselves.

rest of the 6:21 And the

children of the children of

captivity, kept Israel, which

the dedication of were come again

this house of God out of captivity,

with joy, and all such as

6:17 And offered had separated

at the dedication themselves unto

of this house of them from the

God an hundred filthiness of the

bullocks, two heathen of the

hundred rams, land, to seek the

four hundred LORD God of

lambs; and for a Israel, did eat,

sin offering for 6:22 And kept

all Israel, the feast of

twelve he goats, unleavened bread

according to the seven days with

number of the joy: for the LORD

tribes of Israel. had made them

joyful, and

6:18 And they turned the heart

set the priests of the king of

in their Assyria unto

divisions, and them, to

the Levites in strengthen their

their courses, hands in the work

for the service of the house of

of God, which God, the God of

Israel. in the seventh

7:1 Now after year of

these things, in Artaxerxes the

the reign of king.

Artaxerxes king 7:8 And he came

of Persia, Ezra to Jerusalem in

the son of the fifth month,

Seraiah, the son which [was] in

of Azariah, the the seventh year

son of Hilkiah, of the king.

7:2 The son of 7:9 For upon the

Shallum, the son first [day] of

of Zadok, the son the first month

of Ahitub, began he to go up

7:3 The son of from Babylon, and

Amariah, the son on the first

of Azariah, the [day] of the

son of Meraioth, fifth month came

7:4 The son of he to Jerusalem,

Zerahiah, the son according to the

of Uzzi, the son good hand of his

of Bukki, God upon him.

7:5 The son of 7:10 For Ezra

Abishua, the son had prepared his

of Phinehas, the heart to seek the

son of Eleazar, law of the LORD,

the son of Aaron and to do [it],

the chief priest: and to teach in

Israel statutes

7:6 This Ezra and judgments.

went up from 7:11 Now this

Babylon; and he [is] the copy of

[was] a ready the letter that

scribe in the law the king

of Moses, which Artaxerxes gave

the LORD God of unto Ezra the

Israel had given: priest, the

and the king scribe, [even] a

granted him all scribe of the

his request, words of the

according to the commandments of

hand of the LORD the LORD, and of

his God upon him. his statutes to

Israel.

7:7 And there 7:12 Artaxerxes,

went up [some] of king of kings,

the children of unto Ezra the

Israel, and of priest, a scribe

the priests, and of the law of the

the Levites, and God of heaven,

the singers, and perfect [peace],

the porters, and and at such a

the Nethinims, time.

unto Jerusalem, 7:13 I make a

decree, that all meat offerings

they of the and their drink

people of Israel, offerings, and

and [of] his offer them upon

priests and the altar of the

Levites, in my house of your God

realm, which are which [is] in

minded of their Jerusalem.

own freewill to 7:18 And

go up to whatsoever shall

Jerusalem, go seem good to

with thee. thee, and to thy

7:14 Forasmuch brethren, to do

as thou art sent with the rest of

of the king, and the silver and

of his seven the gold, that do

counsellors, to after the will of

inquire your God.

concerning Judah 7:19 The vessels

and Jerusalem, also that are

according to the given thee for

law of thy God the service of

which [is] in the house of thy

thine hand; God, [those]

7:15 And to deliver thou

carry the silver before the God of

and gold, which Jerusalem.

the king and his 7:20 And

counsellors have whatsoever more

freely offered shall be needful

unto the God of for the house of

Israel, whose thy God, which

habitation [is] thou shalt have

in Jerusalem, occasion to

7:16 And all the bestow, bestow

silver and gold [it] out of the

that thou canst king's treasure

find in all the house.

province of 7:21 And I,

Babylon, with the [even] I

freewill offering Artaxerxes the

of the people, king, do make a

and of the decree to all the

priests, offering treasurers which

willingly for the [are] beyond the

house of their river, that

God which [is] in whatsoever Ezra

Jerusalem: the priest, the

7:17 That thou scribe of the law

mayest buy of the God of

speedily with heaven, shall

this money require of you,

bullocks, rams, it be done

lambs, with their speedily,

7:22 Unto an 7:26 And

hundred talents whosoever will

of silver, and to not do the law of

an hundred thy God, and the

measures of law of the king,

wheat, and to an let judgment be

hundred baths of executed speedily

wine, and to an upon him, whether

hundred baths of [it be] unto

oil, and salt death, or to

without banishment, or to

prescribing [how confiscation of

much]. goods, or to

7:23 Whatsoever imprisonment.

is commanded by 7:27 Blessed

the God of [be] the LORD God

heaven, let it be of our fathers,

diligently done which hath put

for the house of [such a thing] as

the God of this in the

heaven: for why king's heart, to

should there be beautify the

wrath against the house of the LORD

realm of the king which [is] in

and his sons? Jerusalem:

7:24 Also we 7:28 And hath

certify you, that extended mercy

touching any of unto me before

the priests and the king, and his

Levites, singers, counsellors, and

porters, before all the

Nethinims, or king's mighty

ministers of this princes. And I

house of God, it was strengthened

shall not be as the hand of

lawful to impose the LORD my God

toll, tribute, or [was] upon me,

custom, upon and I gathered

them. together out of

7:25 And thou, Israel chief men

Ezra, after the to go up with me.

wisdom of thy

God, that [is] in 8:1 These [are]

thine hand, set now the chief of

magistrates and their fathers,

judges, which may and [this is] the

judge all the genealogy of them

people that [are] that went up with

beyond the river, me from Babylon,

all such as know in the reign of

the laws of thy Artaxerxes the

God; and teach ye king.

them that know 8:2 Of the sons

[them] not. of Phinehas;

Gershom: of the sons of

sons of Ithamar; Shelomith; the

Daniel: of the son of Josiphiah,

sons of David; and with him an

Hattush. hundred and

8:3 Of the sons threescore males.

of Shechaniah, of

the sons of 8:11 And of the

Pharosh; sons of Bebai;

Zechariah: and Zechariah the son

with him were of Bebai, and

reckoned by with him twenty

genealogy of the and eight males.

males an hundred 8:12 And of the

and fifty. sons of Azgad;

8:4 Of the sons Johanan the son

of Pahathmoab; of Hakkatan, and

Elihoenai the son with him an

of Zerahiah, and hundred and ten

with him two males.

hundred males. 8:13 And of the

8:5 Of the sons last sons of

of Shechaniah; Adonikam, whose

the son of names [are]

Jahaziel, and these, Eliphelet,

with him three Jeiel, and

hundred males. Shemaiah, and

8:6 Of the sons with them

also of Adin; threescore males.

Ebed the son of

Jonathan, and 8:14 Of the sons

with him fifty also of Bigvai;

males. Uthai, and

8:7 And of the Zabbud, and with

sons of Elam; them seventy

Jeshaiah the son males.

of Athaliah, and 8:15 And I

with him seventy gathered them

males. together to the

8:8 And of the river that

sons of runneth to Ahava;

Shephatiah; and there abode

Zebadiah the son we in tents three

of Michael, and days: and I

with him viewed the

fourscore males. people, and the

8:9 Of the sons priests, and

of Joab; Obadiah found there none

the son of of the sons of

Jehiel, and with Levi.

him two hundred 8:16 Then sent I

and eighteen for Eliezer, for

males. Ariel, for

8:10 And of the Shemaiah, and for

Elnathan, and for service of the

Jarib, and for Levites, two

Elnathan, and for hundred and

Nathan, and for twenty Nethinims:

Zechariah, and all of them were

for Meshullam, expressed by

chief men; also name.

for Joiarib, and 8:21 Then I

for Elnathan, men proclaimed a fast

of understanding. there, at the

river of Ahava,

8:17 And I sent that we might

them with afflict ourselves

commandment unto before our God,

Iddo the chief at to seek of him a

the place right way for us,

Casiphia, and I and for our

told them what little ones, and

they should say for all our

unto Iddo, [and] substance.

to his brethren 8:22 For I was

the Nethinims, at ashamed to

the place require of the

Casiphia, that king a band of

they should bring soldiers and

unto us ministers horsemen to help

for the house of us against the

our God. enemy in the way:

8:18 And by the because we had

good hand of our spoken unto the

God upon us they king, saying, The

brought us a man hand of our God

of understanding, [is] upon all

of the sons of them for good

Mahli, the son of that seek him;

Levi, the son of but his power and

Israel; and his wrath [is]

Sherebiah, with against all them

his sons and his that forsake him.

brethren,

eighteen; 8:23 So we

8:19 And fasted and

Hashabiah, and besought our God

with him Jeshaiah for this: and he

of the sons of was entreated of

Merari, his us.

brethren and 8:24 Then I

their sons, separated twelve

twenty; of the chief of

8:20 Also of the the priests,

Nethinims, whom Sherebiah,

David and the Hashabiah, and

princes had ten of their

appointed for the brethren with

them, chambers of the

8:25 And weighed house of the

unto them the LORD.

silver, and the 8:30 So took the

gold, and the priests and the

vessels, [even] Levites the

the offering of weight of the

the house of our silver, and the

God, which the gold, and the

king, and his vessels, to bring

counsellors, and [them] to

his lords, and Jerusalem unto

all Israel the house of our

[there] present, God.

had offered: 8:31 Then we

8:26 I even departed from the

weighed unto river of Ahava on

their hand six the twelfth [day]

hundred and fifty of the first

talents of month, to go unto

silver, and Jerusalem: and

silver vessels an the hand of our

hundred talents, God was upon us,

[and] of gold an and he delivered

hundred talents; us from the hand

8:27 Also twenty of the enemy, and

basins of gold, of such as lay in

of a thousand wait by the way.

drams; and two 8:32 And we came

vessels of fine to Jerusalem, and

copper, precious abode there three

as gold. days.

8:28 And I said 8:33 Now on the

unto them, Ye fourth day was

[are] holy unto the silver and

the LORD; the the gold and the

vessels [are] vessels weighed

holy also; and in the house of

the silver and our God by the

the gold [are] a hand of Meremoth

freewill offering the son of Uriah

unto the LORD God the priest; and

of your fathers. with him [was]

8:29 Watch ye, Eleazar the son

and keep [them], of Phinehas; and

until ye weigh with them [was]

[them] before the Jozabad the son

chief of the of Jeshua, and

priests and the Noadiah the son

Levites, and of Binnui,

chief of the Levites;

fathers of 8:34 By number

Israel, at [and] by weight

Jerusalem, in the of every one: and

all the weight Hittites, the

was written at Perizzites, the

that time. Jebusites, the

8:35 [Also] the Ammonites, the

children of those Moabites, the

that had been Egyptians, and

carried away, the Amorites.

which were come 9:2 For they

out of the have taken of

captivity, their daughters

offered burnt for themselves,

offerings unto and for their

the God of sons: so that the

Israel, twelve holy seed have

bullocks for all mingled

Israel, ninety themselves with

and six rams, the people of

seventy and seven [those] lands:

lambs, twelve he yea, the hand of

goats [for] a sin the princes and

offering: all rulers hath been

[this was] a chief in this

burnt offering trespass.

unto the LORD. 9:3 And when I

8:36 And they heard this thing,

delivered the I rent my garment

king's and my mantle,

commissions unto and plucked off

the king's the hair of my

lieutenants, and head and of my

to the governors beard, and sat

on this side the down astonied.

river: and they 9:4 Then were

furthered the assembled unto me

people, and the every one that

house of God. trembled at the

9:1 Now when words of the God

these things were of Israel,

done, the princes because of the

came to me, transgression of

saying, The those that had

people of Israel, been carried

and the priests, away; and I sat

and the Levites, astonied until

have not the evening

separated sacrifice.

themselves from 9:5 And at the

the people of the evening sacrifice

lands, [doing] I arose up from

according to my heaviness; and

their having rent my

abominations, garment and my

[even] of the mantle, I fell

Canaanites, the upon my knees,

and spread out my in our bondage,

hands unto the but hath extended

LORD my God, mercy unto us in

9:6 And said, O the sight of the

my God, I am kings of Persia,

ashamed and blush to give us a

to lift up my reviving, to set

face to thee, my up the house of

God: for our our God, and to

iniquities are repair the

increased over desolations

[our] head, and thereof, and to

our trespass is give us a wall in

grown up unto the Judah and in

heavens. Jerusalem.

9:7 Since the 9:10 And now, O

days of our our God, what

fathers [have] we shall we say

[been] in a great after this? for

trespass unto we have forsaken

this day; and for thy commandments,

our iniquities

have we, our 9:11 Which thou

kings, [and] our hast commanded by

priests, been thy servants the

delivered into prophets, saying,

the hand of the The land, unto

kings of the which ye go to

lands, to the possess it, is an

sword, to unclean land with

captivity, and to the filthiness of

a spoil, and to the people of the

confusion of lands, with their

face, as [it is] abominations,

this day. which have filled

9:8 And now for it from one end

a little space to another with

grace hath been their

[showed] from the uncleanness.

LORD our God, to 9:12 Now

leave us a therefore give

remnant to not your

escape, and to daughters unto

give us a nail in their sons,

his holy place, neither take

that our God may their daughters

lighten our eyes, unto your sons,

and give us a nor seek their

little reviving peace or their

in our bondage. wealth for ever:

9:9 For we that ye may be

[were] bondmen; strong, and eat

yet our God hath the good of the

not forsaken us land, and leave

[it] for an there assembled

inheritance to unto him out of

your children for Israel a very

ever. great

9:13 And after congregation of

all that is come men and women and

upon us for our children: for the

evil deeds, and people wept very

for our great sore.

trespass, seeing 10:2 And

that thou our God Shechaniah the

hast punished us son of Jehiel,

less than our [one] of the sons

iniquities of Elam, answered

[deserve], and and said unto

hast given us Ezra, We have

[such] trespassed

deliverance as against our God,

this; and have taken

9:14 Should we strange wives of

again break thy the people of the

commandments, and land: yet now

join in affinity there is hope in

with the people Israel concerning

of these this thing.

abominations? 10:3 Now

wouldest not thou therefore let us

be angry with us make a covenant

till thou hadst with our God to

consumed [us], so put away all the

that [there wives, and such

should be] no as are born of

remnant nor them, according

escaping? to the counsel of

9:15 O LORD God my lord, and of

of Israel, thou those that

[art] righteous: tremble at the

for we remain yet commandment of

escaped, as [it our God; and let

is] this day: it be done

behold, we [are] according to the

before thee in law.

our trespasses: 10:4 Arise; for

for we cannot [this] matter

stand before thee [belongeth] unto

because of this. thee: we also

10:1 Now when [will be] with

Ezra had prayed, thee: be of good

and when he had courage, and do

confessed, [it].

weeping and 10:5 Then arose

casting himself Ezra, and made

down before the the chief

house of God, priests, the

Levites, and all themselves

Israel, to swear together unto

that they should Jerusalem within

do according to three days. It

this word. And [was] the ninth

they sware. month, on the

10:6 Then Ezra twentieth [day]

rose up from of the month; and

before the house all the people

of God, and went sat in the street

into the chamber of the house of

of Johanan the God, trembling

son of Eliashib: because of [this]

and [when] he matter, and for

came thither, he the great rain.

did eat no bread, 10:10 And Ezra

nor drink water: the priest stood

for he mourned up, and said unto

because of the them, Ye have

transgression of transgressed, and

them that had have taken

been carried strange wives, to

away. increase the

10:7 And they trespass of

made proclamation Israel.

throughout Judah 10:11 Now

and Jerusalem therefore make

unto all the confession unto

children of the the LORD God of

captivity, that your fathers, and

they should do his pleasure:

gather themselves and separate

together unto yourselves from

Jerusalem; the people of the

10:8 And that land, and from

whosoever would the strange

not come within wives.

three days, 10:12 Then all

according to the the congregation

counsel of the answered and said

princes and the with a loud

elders, all his voice, As thou

substance should hast said, so

be forfeited, and must we do.

himself separated 10:13 But the

from the people [are]

congregation of many, and [it is]

those that had a time of much

been carried rain, and we are

away. not able to stand

10:9 Then all without, neither

the men of Judah [is this] a work

and Benjamin of one day or

gathered two: for we are

many that have first day of the

transgressed in first month.

this thing. 10:18 And among

10:14 Let now the sons of the

our rulers of all priests there

the congregation were found that

stand, and let had taken strange

all them which wives: [namely],

have taken of the sons of

strange wives in Jeshua the son of

our cities come Jozadak, and his

at appointed brethren;

times, and with Maaseiah, and

them the elders Eliezer, and

of every city, Jarib, and

and the judges Gedaliah.

thereof, until 10:19 And they

the fierce wrath gave their hands

of our God for that they would

this matter be put away their

turned from us. wives; and

10:15 Only [being] guilty,

Jonathan the son [they offered] a

of Asahel and ram of the flock

Jahaziah the son for their

of Tikvah were trespass.

employed about 10:20 And of the

this [matter]: sons of Immer;

and Meshullam and Hanani, and

Shabbethai the Zebadiah.

Levite helped 10:21 And of the

them. sons of Harim;

10:16 And the Maaseiah, and

children of the Elijah, and

captivity did so. Shemaiah, and

And Ezra the Jehiel, and

priest, [with] Uzziah.

certain chief of 10:22 And of the

the fathers, sons of Pashur;

after the house Elioenai,

of their fathers, Maaseiah,

and all of them Ishmael,

by [their] names, Nethaneel,

were separated, Jozabad, and

and sat down in Elasah.

the first day of 10:23 Also of

the tenth month the Levites;

to examine the Jozabad, and

matter. Shimei, and

10:17 And they Kelaiah, (the

made an end with same [is]

all the men that Kelita,)

had taken strange Pethahiah, Judah,

wives by the and Eliezer.

10:24 Of the the sons of

singers also; Harim; Eliezer,

Eliashib: and of Ishijah,

the porters; Malchiah,

Shallum, and Shemaiah,

Telem, and Uri. Shimeon,

10:25 Moreover 10:32 Benjamin,

of Israel: of the Malluch, [and]

sons of Parosh; Shemariah.

Ramiah, and 10:33 Of the

Jeziah, and sons of Hashum;

Malchiah, and Mattenai,

Miamin, and Mattathah, Zabad,

Eleazar, and Eliphelet,

Malchijah, and Jeremai,

Benaiah. Manasseh, [and]

10:26 And of the Shimei.

sons of Elam; 10:34 Of the

Mattaniah, sons of Bani;

Zechariah, and Maadai, Amram,

Jehiel, and Abdi, and Uel,

and Jeremoth, and 10:35 Benaiah,

Eliah. Bedeiah, Chelluh,

10:27 And of the

sons of Zattu; 10:36 Vaniah,

Elioenai, Meremoth,

Eliashib, Eliashib,

Mattaniah, and 10:37 Mattaniah,

Jeremoth, and Mattenai, and

Zabad, and Aziza. Jaasau,

10:38 And Bani,

10:28 Of the and Binnui,

sons also of Shimei,

Bebai; Jehohanan, 10:39 And

Hananiah, Zabbai, Shelemiah, and

[and] Athlai. Nathan, and

10:29 And of the Adaiah,

sons of Bani; 10:40

Meshullam, Machnadebai,

Malluch, and Shashai, Sharai,

Adaiah, Jashub, 10:41 Azareel,

and Sheal, and and Shelemiah,

Ramoth. Shemariah,

10:30 And of the 10:42 Shallum,

sons of Amariah, [and]

Pahathmoab; Adna, Joseph.

and Chelal, 10:43 Of the

Benaiah, sons of Nebo;

Maaseiah, Jeiel,

Mattaniah, Mattithiah,

Bezaleel, and Zabad, Zebina,

Binnui, and Jadau, and Joel,

Manasseh. Benaiah.

10:31 And [of] 10:44 All these

had taken strange

wives: and [some]

of them had wives

by whom they had

children.

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