Inhabitants of Jerusalem, B. C. 445. ¿ Ezra 2. 43. e Ezra 2. 55. fi Chr. 9. 3, &C ¡Gen. 38, 29, Paarez. : Chr. 9. 10, 1 Or, the son f Haggedo • Heb. were NEHEMIAH. one in his possession in their cities, to wit, Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon's servants. 4 And at Jerusalem dwelt certain of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin. Of the children of Judah; Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalaleel, of the children of & Perez ; 5 And Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of Col-hozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of Shiloni. 6 All the sons of Perez that dwelt at Jerusalem were four hundred threescore and eight valiant men. and of the other cities. 18 All the Levites in the holy city k ver. 1. were two hundred fourscore and four. 19 Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren that kept the gates, were a hundred seventy + Heb. at the and two. 20 And the residue of Israel, of the priests, and the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, every one in his inheritance. 21 But the Nethinim dwelt in Ophel and Ziha and Gispa were over the Nethinim. 22 The overseer also of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micha. Of the sons of Asaph, the singers were over the business of the house of God. 7 And these are the sons of Benja- 9 And Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer and Judah the son of Senuah was second over the city. 10 Of the priests: Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jachin. 11 Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, was the ruler of the house of God. m due for every day. 24 And Pethahiah the son of Meshezabeel, of the children of "Zerah the son of Judah, was at the king's hand in all matters concerning the people. gates. 1 See ch. 3. 26. | Or, The tow er. m See Ezra 6. 8, 9. & 7, 20, &c. Or, a sure ordinance. ■ Gen. 38. 30, Zarah. o 1 Chr. 18. 17. & 23. 28. 25 And for the villages, with their fields, some of the children of Judah dwelt at PKirjath-arba, and in the P Josh. 14. 15. villages thereof, and at Dibon, and in the villages thereof, and at Jekabzeel, and in the villages thereof, 26 And at Jeshua, and at Moladah, and at Beth-phelet, 12 And their brethren that did the 13 And his brethren, chief of the fathers, two hundred forty and two: and Amashai the son of Azareel, the son of Ahasai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer, 14 And their brethren, mighty men of valour, a hundred twenty and eight and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of one of the great men. 15 Also of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hashub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni; 16 And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chief of the Levites, had the overChr. 25. 29. sight of the outward business of the house of God. and in the villages thereof, 29 And at En-rimmon, and at Zareah, and at Jarmuth, 30 Zanoah, Adullam, and in their villages, at Lachish, and the fields thereof, at Azekah, and in the villages thereof. And they dwelt from Beer-sheba unto the valley of Hinnom. 31 The children also of Benjamin from Geba dwelt at Michmash, and Aija, and Beth-el, and in their villages, 32 And at Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah, 33 Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim, 34 Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat, 35 Lod, and Ono, the valley of 91 Ch. 4. 14. craftsmen. 17 And Mattaniah the son of Micha, 36 And of the Levites were divisions Succession of high priests. B. C. about 536. a Ezra 2. 1, 2. b See ch. 10. 2-8. || Or, Melicu, ver. 14. Or, Shebaniah, ver. 14. || Or, Harim, ver. 15. Il Or, Meraioth, ver. 15. Or, Ginnethon, ver. 16. || Or, Miniamin, ver. 17. Or, Moadiah, ver. 17. || Or, Sallai, ver. 20. That is, the psalms of thanksgiv ing. © Luke 1. 5. d Ezra 3. 2. Hag. 1. 1. e ch. 11. 17. f 1 Chr. 9. 14, &C. CHAPTER XII. NEHEMIAH. 4 Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah, 5 Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah, 6 Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah, 7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of d Jeshua. 8 Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, which was over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren. 9 Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, were over against them in the watches. 10 And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada, 11 And Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua. 12 And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah; 13 Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan; 14 Of Melicu, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph; 15 Of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai; 16 Of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam ; 17 Of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai ; 18 Of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan ; The dedication of the wall. B. C. 81 Chr. 23, & 25, & 26. ren over against them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the about 536. commandment of David the man of God, ward over against ward. 25 Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Oba-h Ezra S. 11. diah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates. Or, treasuries, or, assemblies. 26 These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the priest, ch. 8. 9. * the scribe. i k Ezra 7.6, 11. 445. 1 Deut. 20, 5. Ps. 30, title. 27 And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both 1 Chr. 25.6. with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps. 28 And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi; 29 Also from the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had builded them villages round about Jerusalem. 30 And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall. 31 Then I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed two great companies of them that gave thanks, whereof one went on the right hand upon the wall toward the dung gate: 35 And certain of the priests' sons Pwith trumpets; namely, Zechariah p Num. 10. 2,8 19 And of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Je- the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemdaiah, Uzzi; 20 Of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber; 21 Of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethaneel. 22 ¶ The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, were recorded chief of the fathers also the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persian. 23 The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, were written in the book of the Chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib. 24 And the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their breth Offices of the priests. B. C. 445 3 ch. 3. 11. 7 ch. 3. 8. * 2 Kings 14. 13 ch. 3. 16. 4 ch. 3. 6. ch. 3. 3. | ch. 3. 1. 4 ch. 3. 32. ⚫ Jer. 32. 2. + Heb. made beir voice l be heard. 12 Chr. 31. 11, 14 ch. 13, 5, 12, 13 That is, ap pointed by the Heb for the joy of Judah. + Heb. that stood. 25. NEHEMIAH. B. C. 445. The temple cleansed. them, and I after them, and the half | Moabite should not come into the of the people upon the wall, from congregation of God for ever; beyond the tower of the furnaces even unto the broad wall; 39 And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate. 40 So stood the two companies of them that gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me: 41 And the priests; Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets; 42 And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer. 43 Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy the wives also and the children rejoiced so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off. 44 And at that time were some appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions of the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that waited. 45 And both the singers and the porters kept the ward of their God, 1 Chr. 25, & and the ward of the purification, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son. 46 For in the days of David hand Asaph of old there were chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God. 47 And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the porters, every day his portion: and they sanctified holy things unto the Levites; and the Levites sanctified them unto the children of Aaron. 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The mixed multitude is separated from Israel. 4 5 And he had prepared for him a great chamber, 'where afore time they ch. 12. 44. laid the meat offerings, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes of the corn, the new wine, and the oil, † which was commanded + Heb. the to be given to the Levites, and the singers, and the porters; and the offerings of the priests. 6 But in all this time was not I at Jerusalem: for in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon came I unto the king, and + after certain days obtained I leave of the king: 7 And I came to Jerusalem, and understood of the evil that Eliashib did for Tobiah, in preparing him a chamber in the courts of the house of God. 8 And it grieved me sore: therefore I cast forth all the household stuff of Tobiah out of the chamber. command- g Num. 18. 21, 24. h ch. 5. 14. about 434. + Heb. at the end of days. || Or, I earnestly requested. i ver. 1, 5. 9 Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers: and thither 2 Chr. 29. 5, 15, 16, 18. brought I again the vessels of the house of God, with the meat offering and the frankincense. 10 ¶ And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been 1 Mal. 3. 8. given them for the Levites and the singers, that did the work, were fled every one to his field. 11 Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place. 12 m Num. 35. 2. n ver. 17, 25. Prov. 28. 4. o ch. 10. 99. + Heb. standing. p ch. 10. 38, 39. & 12. 44. Then brought all Judah the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil unto the "treasuries. 13 And I made treasurers over the 2 Chr. 31. 12. Nehemiah causeth the chambers of the temple to be treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and cleansed, 10 He correcteth the abuses in the house of God. 15 He restraineth the violation of the sabbath, 23 and intermarriages with the heathen. On of that day they read in the of the people; and therein was found Dent. 23.3, 4. written, that the Ammonite and the x ver. 11. y Jer. 17. 21, 22, 23. z Lev. 23. 32. a Jer. 17. 21, 22. 15 In those days saw I in Judah some treading winepresses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, "which they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day and I testified against them in the day wherein they sold victuals. Marrying with the heathen. B. C. and that they should come and keep 23 In those days also saw I Jews 24 And their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews' language, but according to the language of each people. е c ver. 14, 31. Or, multitude. † Heb. had made to dwell with them. Ezra 9. 2 † Heb. they discerned not to speak. + Heb. of people and people. Or, reviled them. e ver. 11. Prov. 28. 4. f Ezra 10. 5. ch. 10. 29, 30. 25 And I contended with them, and 16 There dwelt men of Tyre also cursed them, and smote certain of therein, which brought fish, and all them, and plucked off their hair, and manner of ware, and sold on the sab-made them swear by God, saying, Ye bath unto the children of Judah, and shall not give your daughters unto in Jerusalem. their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves. 26 Did not Solomon king of Israel 1 Kings 11. | sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did 1 Kings 11. outlandish women cause to sin. 17 Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day? 18 Did not your fathers thus, and did not our God bring all this evil upon us, and upon this city? yet ye bring more wrath upon Israel by profaning the sabbath. 19 And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath and some of my servants set I at the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day. 20 So the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged without Jerusalem once or twice. 21 Then I testified against them, and said unto them, Why lodge ye + Heb. before about the wall? if ye do so again, I will lay hands on you. From that time forth came they no more on the sabbath. the wall? 1, &c. h1 Kings 3,15. 2 Chr. 1. 12. i 2 Sam. 12 24. 4. &c. 31 And for the wood offering, at r ch. 10 54. times appointed, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, $ ver. 14, 22 for good. 8 THE BOOK OF ESTHER. B. C. about 521. Ja Ezra 4. 6. Dan. 9. 1. ch. 8. 9. Dan, 6. 1. 4: Kings 1. 46. Neh. 1. 1. about 519. Gen. 40, 20. #2 18. Mark 6. 21. 2 That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace, 3 In the third year of his reign, he 'made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him: 4 When he shewed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majesty many days, even a hundred and fourscore days. 5 And when these days were expired, the king made a feast unto all Heb. found the people that were present in Shushan the palace, both unto great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king's palace ; Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that served in the presence of Ahasuerus the king, B.C. about 519. 11 To bring Vashti the queen be- Or, eunuchs. fore the king with the crown royal, to shew the people and the princes her beauty: for she was fair to look + Heb. good of on. countenance. 12 But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king's commandment † by + Heb, which his chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him. 13 ¶ Then the king said to the wisek men, which knew the times, (for so was the king's manner toward all that knew law and judgment: n was by the hand of his eunuchs. Jer. 10. 7. Dan. 2. 12. 11 Chr. 12. 32. m Ezra 7. 14. n 2 Kings 25. 19. 14 And the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the m seven princes of Persia and Media, " which saw the king's face, and which sat the first in the kingdom,) 15 What shall we do unto the † Heb. What to do. queen Vashti according to law, because she hath not performed the commandment of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains? 16 And Memucan answered before the king and the princes, Vashti the queen hath not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the people that are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus. 17 For this deed of the queen shall come abroad unto all women, so that they shall despise their husbands in their eyes, when it shall be reported, The king Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she came not. 18 Likewise shall the ladies of Persia and Media say this day unto all the king's princes, which have heard of the deed of the queen. Thus shall there arise too much contempt and wrath. 19 If it please the king, let there go a royal commandment + from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it be not altered, That Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus; and • Eph. 5. 33. + Heb. If it be good with the king. Heb. from before him. + Heb. that it pass not away, ch. 8. 8. Dan. 6. 8, 12, 15. |