418: The people make merry. NEHEMIAH A folemn fat kept: the purpofe and befide him flood Matti-courts of the houfe of God, and in the thiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Uri- ftreet of the water gate, and in the street jah, and Hilkiah, and Maafeiah, on his of the gate of Ephraim. right hand; and on his left hand, Pe- 17 And all the congregation of them daiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and that were come again out of the captivHahum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah,ity made booths, and fat under the and Mehullam. 5. And Ezra opened the book in the fight of all the people; (for he was above all the people ;) and when he opened it, all the people ftood up: booths for fince the days of Jefhua the fon of Nun unto that day, had not the children of Ifrael done fo. And there was very great gladness. 18 Alfo day by day, from the first day 6 And Ezra bleffed the LORD, the unto the last day, he read in the book great God. And all the people antwered, of the law of God. And they kept the Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands; feat feven days and on the eighth day and they bowed their heads, and worship.was a folemn affembly, according unto ped the LORDwithtbeirfaces to the ground the manner. 7 Allo Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maafeiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law and the people flood in their place. : CHAP. IX. 1 A folemn faft and repentance of the peo ple. The Levites confefs God's good. nefs, and their own wickedness. NOW in the twenty and fourth day of this month the children of Ifrael were affembled with fafting, and with fack. cloths, and earth upon them. 8 So they read in the book in the law of God diftinctly, and gave the fenfe, and caufed them to understand the reading. 2 And the feed of Ifrael feparated 9 And Nehemiah, which is the Tirtha-themselves from all ftrangers, and flood, tha, and Ezra the prieft the fcribe, and and confessed their fins, and the iniquities the Levites that taught the people, faid of their fathers. unto all the people, This day is holy unto the LORD your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law, S And they ftood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of the LORD their God one fourth part of the day; and another fourth part they confeffed, and 10 Then he faid unto them, Go your worshipped the LORD their God. way, eat the fat, and drink the fweet, and 4¶Then flood up upon the stairs, of fend portions unto them for whom noth-the Levites, Jehua, and Bani, Kadiel, ing is prepared; for this day is holy un-Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and to our LORD: neither be ye forry; for Chenani, and cried with a loud voice unthe joy of the LORD is your ftrength. 11 So the Levites filled all the people, faying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved. 12 And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to fend portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them. to the LORD their God. 5 Then the Levites, Jefhua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hafhabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, faid, Stand up and blefs the LORD your God forever and ever and bleffed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all bleffing and praife. 6 Thou, even thou, art LORD alone, 13 And on the fecond day were gath-thou has made heaven, the heaven of ered together the chief of the fathers of heavens, with all their hoft, the earth, all the people, the priefts, and the Levites, and all things that are therein, the feas unto Ezra the fcribe, even to understand and all that is therein, and thou preservest the words of the law. them all; and the host of heaven wor hippeth thee. 14 And they found written in the law which the LORD had commanded by Mofes,that the children of Ifrael fhould dwell in booths in the feast of the feventh month: 15 And that they fhould publish and proclaim in all their cities, and in Jerufalem, faying, Go forth unto the mount, and fetch olive branches, and pine branches, and myrtle branches, and palm branches, and branches of thick trees, to make booths, as it is written. 16 So the people went forth, and brought them, and made themfelves polis; every one upon the roof of his houfe, and in their courts, and in the Thou art the LORD the God, who didft choofe Abram, and broughtet him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gav eft him the name of Abraham; 8 And foundeft his heart faithful before thee, and madeft a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Jebuiites, and the Girgafhites to give it, Jay, to his feed, and haft performed thy words; for thou art righteous: 9. And didit fee the affliction of our fa thers in Egypt, and heardeft their cry by the Red fea; The Levites confeffion : 10 And shewedt figns and wonders as the ftars of heaven, and broughteft upon Pharaoh, and on all his fervants, and them into the land, concerning which on all the people of his land for thou thou hadft promised to their fathers, that knewest that they deal proudly against they should go in to poffefs it. them. So didit thou get thee a name, as it is this day. 24 So the children went in and poffeffed the land, and thou fubduedfi before them 11 And thou didst divide the sea before the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanthein, fo that they went through the lites, and gaveft them into their hands, midst of the fea on the dry land; and with their kings, and the people of the their perfecutors thou threw eft into the land, that they might do with them as deeps, as a stone into the mighty waters, they would. 12 Moreover, thou leddelt them in the day by a cloudy pillar; and in the night by a pillar of fire, to give them light in the way wherein they fhould go. 25 And they took firong cities, and a fat land, and poffeffed houfes full of all goods, wells digged, vineyards, and oliveyards, and fruit trees in abundance: fo 18 Thou cameft down alfo upon they did eat, and were filled, and became mount Sinai, and fpakelt with them from fat, and delighted themselves in thy great heaven. and gaveft them right judg-goodness. ments, and true laws, good ftatutes and 26 Nevertheless, they were difobedient, Commandments: 14 And madeft known unto them thy holy fabbath, and commandedft them precepts, ftatutes, and laws, by the hand of Mofes thy fervant : and rebelled against thee, and caft thy law behind their backs, and flew thy prophets which teftified against them to turn them to thee, and they wrought great provocations. 15 And gaveft them bread from heaven 27 Therefore thou deliveredst them infor their hunger, and brough eft forth to the hand of their enemies, who vexed water for them out of the rock for their them and in the time of their trouble, thirit, and promiledft them that they when they cried unto thee; thou heardest fhould go in to poflefs the land which them from heaven; and according to thy thou hadst fworn to give them. manifold mercies thou gavest them fav iours, who faved them out of the hand of their enemies. 16 But they and our fathers dealt proudly and hardened their necks, and hearkened not to thy commandments, 17 And refufed to obey, neither were mful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, flow to anger, and of great kindness, and forfookest them not. 18 Yea when they had made them a molten calf, and faid, This is thy god that brought thee up out of Egypt, and had wrought great provocations; 19 Yet thon in thy manifold mercies forfcokeft them not in the wildernefs the pillar of the cloud departed not from them by day, to lead them in the way, neither the pillar of fire by night to fhew them light, and the way wherein they should go. 20 Thou gavest alfo thy good fpirit to inftruct them, and withheldeft not thy manna from their mouth, and gavelt them water for their thirst. 21 Yea, forty years did thou fuftain them in the wilderness, fo that they lacked nothing: their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not. 28 But after they had reft, they did evil again before thee: therefore fefteft thou them in the hand of their tenemies, fo that they had the dominion over them: yet when they returned, and cried unto thee, thou heardeft them from heaven: and many times didst thou deliver them according to thy mercies; 29 And teftifiedft against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy flaw: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but finned against thy judgments, (which if a man do, he shall live in them,) and with drew the fhoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear. 30 Yet many years didst thou forbear them, and teftified against them by thy fpirit in thy prophets: yet would they not give ear: therefore, gaveft thou them into the hand of the people of the lands. 81 Nevertheless, for thy great mercies' fake thou didst not utterly confume them, nor forfake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful God. $2 Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keepeft covenant and mercy, let not all 22 Moreover, thou gaveft them king-the trouble feem little before thee, that doms and nations, and didft divide them hath come upon us, on our kings, on our into corners: fo they poffeffed the land of princes, and on cur priefts, and on our Sihon, and the land of the king of Hem- prophets, and on our fathers, and on all bon, and the land of Og king of Bathan. thy people, fince the time of the kings of 25 Their children alfo multiplied theu | Affyria unto this day. 33 Howbeit, £20 Those who sealed the covenant. NEHEMIAH. The points of the covenant, $3 Howbeit, thou art juft in all that is priests, the Levites, the porters, the fing brought upon us; for thou haft done ers, the Nethinims, and all they that had right, but we have done wickedly : feparated themfelves from the people of 34 Neither have our kings, our princes, the lands unto the law of God, their our priefts, nor our fathers, kept thy wives, their fons, and their daughters, law, nor hearkened unto thy command-every one having knowledge, and having ments and thy teftimonies, wherewith understanding. thou didst teftify against them. 35 For they have not ferved thee in their kingdom, and in thy great goodness that thou gavest them,and in the large and fat land which thou gavest before them, neither turned they from their wicked works. 36 Behold, we are fervants this day, and for the land that thou gaveft unto our fathers to eat the fruit thereof and the good thereof, behold, we are fervants in it: 37 And it yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom thou haft fet over us because of our fins: alfo they have dominion over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great diftrefs. 38 And because of all this we make a fure covenant, and write it; and our princes, Levites, and prielts, feal unto it. CHAP. X. 29 ¶ They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curfe, and into an oath, to walk in God's law, which was given by Mofes the fervant of God, and to obferve and do all the com mandments of the LORD our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes; 30 And that we would not give our daughters unto the people of the land, nor take their daughters for our fons: 31 And if the people of the land bring ware or any victuals on the fabbath day to fell, that we would not buy it of them on the sabbath, or on the holy day and that we would leave the feventh year, and the exaction of every debt. : 32 Allo we made ordinances for us, to charge ourselves yearly with the third part of a thekel for the fervice of the houfe of our God; 38 For the fhew bread, and for the con- i tinual meat offering, and for the contin1 The names of them that fealed the cove.ual burnt offering, of the fabbaths, of nant. 29 The points of the covenant. the new moons, for the fet feafts, and for NOW thofe that fealed were Nehemi- the holy things, and for the fin offerings ah, the Tirthatha, the son of Hachaliah,to make an atonement for Ifrael, and for and Zidkijah, 2 Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah, 3 Pafhur, Amariah, Malchijah, 4 Hattuth, Shebaniah, Malluch, 5 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah, 6 Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch, 7 Mefhullam. Abijah, Mijamin, 8 Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah: thefe were the priests. all the work of the house of our God. S4 And we caft the lots among the priests, the Levites, and the people, for the wood offering, to bring into the houfe of our God,after the houses of our fathers, at times appointed year by year, to burn upon the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the law: 35 And to bring the first fruits of our 9 And the Levites: both Jehua the ground, and the firft fruits of all fruit of fon of Azaniah, Binnui of the fons of He-all trees, year by year, unto the houle of nadad, Kadmiel; the LORD: 10 And their brethren, Shebaniah, Hodijah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan, 11 Micha, Rehob. Hafhabiah, 12 Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah, 13 Hodijah, Bani, Beninu. 14 The chief of the people; Paro, Pahathmoab, Elam, Zatthu, Bani, 13 Bunni, Azgad, Bebai, 16 Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin, 17 Ater, Hizkijah, Azzur, 18 Hodijah, Hathum, Bezai, 19 Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai, 20 Magpiah, Mehullam, Hezir, 21 Mehezabeel, Zadok, Jaddua, 22 Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah, 23 Hofhea, Hananiah, Hafhub, 24 Hallohesh, Pileha, Shobek, 25 Rehum, Hahabnah, Maaseiah, 26 And Ahijah, Hanan, Anan, 27 Malluch, Harim, Baanah. 3 And the rest of the people, the of our cattle, as it is written in the law, 56 Alfo the firfborn of our fons, and and the firflings of our herds and of our flocks, to bring to the houfe of our God, unto the priests that minifter in the house of our God: 37 And that we should bring the first fruits of our dough, and our offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, of wine and of oil, unto the priests, to the chambers of the houfe of our God; and the tithes of our ground unto the Levites, that the fame Levites might have the tithes in all the cities of our tillage. 38 And the priest the fon of Aaron fhall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes unto the houfe of our God, to the chambers, into the treafure house. $9 For the children of Ifrael and the children Who dwelt at Jerusalem, Chap. xi. and in the villages. 421 children of Levi shall bring the offering of 14 And their brethren, mighty men of the corn, of the new wine, and the oil, un-valour, an hundred twenty and eight; to the chambers, where are the veffels of and their overseer was Zabdiel, the fon the fanctuary, and the priests that minifter, (of one of the great men. and the porters, and the fingers: and we will not forfake the houfe of our God. CHAP. XI. 1 The rulers, voluntary men, and the tenth man chofen by lot, dwell at Jerufalem. SA catalogue of their names. AND the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerufalem; the rest of the people alfo caft lois, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerufalem the holy city, and nine parts to dwell in other cities. 2 And the people bleffed all the men, that willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerufalem. 15 Alfo of the Levites: Shemaiah the fon of Hathub, the fon of Azrikam, the fon of Hafhabiah, the fon of Bunni 16 And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chief of the Levites, had the overfight of the outward business of the house of God. 17 And Mattaniah the fon of Micha, the fon of Zabdi, the fon of Afaph, was the principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer: and Bakbukiah the fecond among his brethren, and Abda the fon of Shammua, the fon of Galal, the son of Jeduthun. 3 Now these are the chief of the 18 All the Levites in the holy city were province that dwelt in Jerufalem: but two hundred fourfcore and four. in the cities of Judah dwelt every one 19 Moreover, the porters, Akkub, in his poffeffion in their cities, to wit, Talmon, and their brethren that kept Ifrael, the priests, and the Levites, and the gates, were an hundred feventy and the Nethinims, and the children of Solo-two. men's fervants. 20And the refidueof Ifrael,of the priests, 4 And at Jerufalem dwelt certain of the and the Levites, were in all the cities of children of Judah, and of the children of Judah, every one in his inheritance. Benjamin. Of the children of Judah; 21 But the Nethinims dwelt in OAthaiah, the fon of Uzziah, the fon of phel and Ziha and Gispa were over the Zechariah, the fon of Amariah, the fonNethinims. of Shephatiah, the fon of Mahalaleel, of 22 The overfeer alfo of the Levites at the children of Perez ; 5 And Maafeiah the fon of Baruch, the fon of Colhozeh, the fon of Hazaiah, the fon of Adaiah, the fon of Joiarib,the fon of Zechariah, the fon of Shiloni. 6 All the fons of Perez that dwelt at Jerufalem were four hundred threescore and eight valiant men. Jerufalem was Uzzi the fon of Bani, the fon of Hafhabiah, the fon of Mattaniah, the fon of Micha. Of the fons of Afaph, the fingers were over the business of the houfe of God. 23 For it was the king's commandment concerning them, that a certain portion fhould be for the fingers, due for every day. 7 And these are the fons of Benjamin; Sallu the fon of Mehullam, the fon of 24 And Pethahiah the fon of MeshezaJoed, the fon of Pedaiah, the fon of Ko-beel, of the children of Zerah the son of laiah, the fon of Maafeiah, the fon of Ithi-Judah, was at the king's hand in all matel, the fon of Jefaiah. 8 And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty and eight. 9 And Joel the fon of Zichri was their overfeer and Judah the fon of Senuah was fecond over the city. 10 Of the priests: Jedaiah the fon of Joiarib, Jachin. 11 Seraiah the fon of Hilkiah, the fon of Mehullam, the fon of Zadok, the fon of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, was the ruler of the house of God. 12 And their brethren that did the work of the house were eight hundred twenty and two and Adaiah the fon of Jeroham, the fon of Pelaliah, the fon of Amzi, the fon of Zechariah, the fon of Pathur, the fon Malchiah, 13 And his brethren, chief of the fathers, two hundred forty and two and Ama hai rhe fon of Azareel, the fon of Ahafai, the son of Methillemoth, the fon <f Immer, ters concerning the people. 25 And for the villages, with their fields, fome of the children of Judah dwelt at Kirjatharba, and in the 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 Bethphelet, 27 And at Hazarfhual, and at Beerfheba, and in the villages thereof, 28 And at Ziklag, and at Mekonah, and in the villages thereof, 29 And at Enrimmon, and at Zareah, and at Jarmuth, 30 Zanoah, Adullam, and in their vil lages, at Lachith, and the fields thereof, at Azekah, and in the villages thereof. And they dwelt from Beersheba unto the valley of Hinnom. 31 The children also of Benjamin from Geba dwelt at Michmash, and Aija, and Bethel, and in their villages, $22 The priests' names, NEHEMIAH. 1 The priests that came up with Zerubba- 2 Amariah, Malluch, Hattuh, 5 Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah, MIAH. The walis dedicated. 25 Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Oba diah, Membullam, Talmon, Akkab, were porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates. 26 Thefe were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jefhua, the fon of Jozadak,and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the priest, the fcribe. 27 And at the dedication of the wall of Jerufalem they fought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerufalem, to keep the dedication with gladnefs, both with thankfgivings, and with finging, with cymbals, pfalteries, and with harps. 28 And the fons of the fingers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain country round about Jerufalem, and from the villages of Netophathi; 29 Alfo from the house of Gilgal, and 8 Moreover, the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel.Sherebiah, Judah and Mat-out of the fields of Geba and Azmataniah, which was over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren. 9 Alfo Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, were over against them in the watches. 10 And Jefhua begat Joiakim, Joiakim alfo begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada. veth: for the fingers had builded then villages round about Jerufalem. 30 And the priests and the Levites pu rified themfelves, 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 ibai gave thanks, 11 And Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jon-whereof one went on the right hand upon athan begat Jaddua. the wall toward the dung gate: 82 And after them went Hofhaiah,and 12 And in the days of Joiakim were priefts, the chief of the fathers: of Serai-half of the princes of Judah, ah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah; 13 Of Ezra, Mefhullam; of Amariah; Jehohanan; 14 Of Melicu, Jonathan; of Shebaniah Jofeph; 15 Of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai; 16 Of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Mehullam : 17 Of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai ; 53 And Azarial:, Ezra,and Mehullam, 34 Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah, $5 And certain of the priests' fons with trumpets; namely, Zechariah the ton of Jonathan, the fon of Shemaiah, the fon of Mattaniah, the fon of Michaiah, the fon of Zaccur, the fon of Afaph; 36 And his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with the mufi18 Of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemai-cal inftruments of David the man of God, ah, Jehonathan; 19 And of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi; 20 Of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok. Eber; 21 Of Hilkiah, Hathabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethaneel. 22 The Levites in the days of Eliafhib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, were recorded chief of the fathers: alfo the pricfts, to the reign of Darius the Perfian. 23 The fons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the fon of Eliashib. 24 And the chief of the Levites; Hathabiah, Shercbiah and Jefhua the fon of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against and Ezra the scribe before them. 37 And at the fountain gate,which was over against them, they went up by the ftairs of the city of David, at the going up of the wall,above the house of David, even unto the water gate eastward. S8 And the other company of them that gave thanks went over against them, and I after them. and the half of the people upon the wall, from 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 fifhgate, and the tower of Han aneel, and the tower of Meah, even un to the sheep gate: and they ftood still in the prifon gate. 40 So flood the two companies of them |