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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