Nehemiah views the ruins. CHAP. III. The building the wall. granted me, according to the good hand of junto the tower of Meah they sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel. my God upon me. 2 And next unto him builded the men 9 Then I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave them the king's of Jericho. And next to them builded letters. Now the king had sent captains of Zaccur the son of Imri. 3 But the fish-gate did the sons of Hasthe army and horsemen with me. 10 When Sanballat the Horonite, and senaah build, who also laid the beams Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard thereof, and set up the doors thereof, the of it, it grieved them exceedingly that locks thereof, and the bars thereof. there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel. 4. And next unto them repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah, the son of Koz. 11 So I came to Jerusalem, and was And next unto them repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezathere three days. 12 T And I arose in the night, I and beel. And next unto them repaired Zadok some few men with me; neither told I any the son of Baana. man what my God had put in my heart to 5 And next unto them the Tekoites re do at Jerusalem: neither was there any paired; but their nobles put not their necks upon. 13 And I went out by night by the gate hoiada the son of Paseah, and Meshullam of the valley, even before the dragon-well, the son of Besodeiah; they laid the beams and to the dung-port, and viewed the walls thereof, and set up the doors thereof, and of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and the locks thereof, and the bars thereof. the gates thereof were consumed with fire. 14 Then I went on to the gate of the fountain, and to the king's pool: but there was no place for the beast that was under me to pass. 15 Then went I up in the night by the brook, and viewed the wall, and turned back, and entered by the gate of the valley, and so returned. 7 And next unto them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon, and of Mizpah, unto the throne of the governor on this side the river. 8. Next unto him repaired Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, of the goldsmiths. Next unto him also repaired Hananiah the son of one of the apothecaries, and they forti16 And the rulers knew not whither Ified Jerusalem unto the broad wall. 9 And next unto them repaired Rephaiwent, or what I did; neither had I as yet told it to the Jews, nor to the priests, nor ah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half to the nobles, nor to the rulers, nor to the part of Jerusalem. rest that did the work. 10 And next unto them repaired Jedai17 ¶ Then said I unto them, Ye see ah the son of Harumaph, even over against the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem his house. And next unto him repaired lieth waste, and the gates thereof are burn-Hattush the son of Hashabniah. 11 Malchijah the son of Harim, and ed with fire: come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more Hashub the son of Pahath-moab, repaired the other piece, and the tower of the fura reproach. naces. 18 Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as also the king's words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for this good work. 12 And next unto him repaired Shallum the son of Halohesh, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem, he and his daughters. 13 The valley-gate_repaired Hanun, and the inhabitants of Zanoah; they built 19. But when Sanballat the Horonite, it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, thereof, and the bars thereof, and a thouand Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they sand cubits on the wall unto the dung-gate. 14 But the dung-gate repaired Malchiah laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ye do? will the son of Rechab, the ruler of part of Beth-haccerem; he built it, and set up the ye rebel against the king? 20 Then answered I them, and said unto doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the them, The God of heaven, he will prosper bars thereof. us; therefore we his servants will arise and build: but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem. CHAP. III. HEN Eliashib the high priest rose up 15 But the gate of the fountain repaired Shallum the son of Col-hozeh, the ruler of part of Mizpah; he built it, and covered it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks garden, thereof, and the bars thereof, and the wall they builded the sheep-gate; they sancti- and unto the stairs that go down from the fied it, and set up the doors of it; even city of David. 397 1 16 After him repaired Nehemiah the son Nehemiah prays. CHAP. IV. of Azbuk, the ruler of the half part of Beth- BUT it came to pass that when Sanballat heard that we builded the wall, he zur, unto the place over against the sepulchres of David, and to the pool that was was wroth, and took great indignation, made, and unto the house of the mighty. and mocked the Jews. 17 After him repaired the Levites, Re- 2 And he spake before his brethren, and hum the son of Bani. Next unto him re- the army of Samaria, and said, What do paired Hashabiah the ruler of the half part these feeble Jews? will they fortify themof Keilah, in his part. selves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned? 18 After him repaired their brethren, Bavai the son of Henadad, the ruler of the half part of Keilah. 19 And next to him repaired Ezer the son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah, another piece over against the going up to the armoury, at the turning of the wall. 20 After him Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired the other piece, from the turning of the wall unto the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest. 21 After him repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah, the son of Koz, another piece, from the door of the house of Eliashib even to the end of the house of Eliashib. 22 And after him repaired the priests, the men of the plain. 23 After him repaired Benjamin and After Hashub over against their house. 3 Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox go up, he shall even break down their stone wall. 4 Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in the land of captivity: 5 And cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thee: for they have provoked thee to anger before the builders. 6 So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work. 7¶ But it came to pass, that when Sanhim repaired Azariah the son of Maaseiah, ballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the son of Ananiah,by his house. the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the walls of Jerusalem were made up, and that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth, 24 After him repaired Binnui the son of Henadad another piece, from the house of Azariah unto the turning of the wall, even unto the corner. 25 Palal the son of Uzai, over against the turning of the wall, and the tower which lieth out from the king's high house, that was by the court of the prison. After him, Pedaiah the son of Parosh. 8 And conspired all of them together to come and to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it. 9 Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them. 10 And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall. 26 Moreover, the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel, unto the place over against the water-gate toward the east, and the tower that lieth out. 27 After them the Tekoites repaired 11 And our adversaries said, They shall another piece, over against the great tower not know, neither see, till we come in the that lieth out, even unto the wall of Ophel. midst among them, and slay them, and 28 From above the horse-gate repaired cause the work to cease. the priests, every one over against his house. 12 And it came to pass, that when the 29 After them repaired Zadok the son Jews which dwelt by them came, they said of Immer over against his house. After untous ten times, From all places whence ye him repaired also Shemaiah the son of She- shall return unto us they will be upon you chaniah, the keeper of the east gate. 13 Therefore set I in the lower places 30 After him repaired Hananiah the son behind the wall, and on the higher places, I of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth son of even set the people after their families with Zalaph, another piece. After him re-their swords, their spears, and their bows. paired Meshullam the son of Berechiah 14 And I looked, and rose up, and said over against his chamber. unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to 31 After him repaired Malchiah the the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of goldsmith's son, unto the place of the Ne-them: remember the LORD which is great thinims, and of the merchants, over against and terrible, and fight for your brethren, the gate Miphkad, and to the going up of your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses. the corner. 32 And between the going up of the 15 And it came to pass, when our enecorner unto the sheep-gate repaired the mies heard that it was known unto us, and goldsmiths and the merchants. [God had brought their counsel to nought, 398 Nehemiah reforms usury. CHAP. V. Nehemiah's hospitality that we returned all of us to the wall, said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I set a great assembly every one unto his work. 16 And it came to pass from that time against them. forth, that the half of my servants wrought 8 And I said unto them, We after our in the work, and the other half of them ability have redeemed our brethren the held both the spears, the shields, and the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers and will ye even sell your brethren? ot were behind all the house of Judah. shall they be sold unto us? Then held they 17 They which builded on the wall, and their peace, and found nothing to answer. they that bare burdens, with those that 9 Also I said, It is not good that ye do: laded, every one with one of his hands ought ye not to walk in the fear of our wrought in the work, and with the other God because of the reproach of the heathen hand held a weapon. our enemies? 18 For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me. 10 I likewise, and my brethren, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this usury. 19 And I said unto the nobles, and to 11 Restore, I pray you, to them, even the rulers, and to the rest of the people, this day, their lands, their vineyards, their The work is great and large, and we are oliveyards, and their houses, also the hunseparated upon the wall, one far from dredth part of the money, and of the corn, another. the wine, and the oil, that ye exact of them. 20 In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us. 21 So we laboured in the work and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared. 12 Then said they, We will restore them, and will require nothing of them so will we do as thou sayest. Then i called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they should do according to this promise. 22 Likewise at the same time said I unto 13 Also I shook my lap, and said, So the people, Let every one with his servant God shake out every man from his house, lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night and from his labour, that performeth not they may be a guard to us, and labour on this promise, even thus be he shaken out, the day. and emptied. And all the congregation 23 So neither I, nor my brethren, nor said, Amen, and praised the LORD. And my servants, nor the men of the guard the people did according to this promise. which followed me, none of us put off our 14 Moreover, from the time that I clothes, saving that every one put them off was appointed to be their governor in the for washing. land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of ND there was a great cry of the peo-Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve years, CHAP. V. brethren the Jews. bread of the governor. 2 For there were that said, We, our 15 But the former governors that had sons, and our daughters, are many there-been before me were chargeable unto the fore we take up corn for them, that we people, and had taken of them bread and may eat, and live. wine, besides forty shekels of silver; yea, 3 Some also there were that said, We even their servants bare rule over the peohave mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and ple: but so did not I, because of the fear houses, that we might buy corn, because of God. of the dearth. 16 Yea, also I continued in the work of 4 There were also that said, We have this wall, neither bought we any land: borrowed money for the king's tribute, and all my servants were gathered thither and that upon our lands and vineyards. unto the work. 5 Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our 17 Moreover, there were at my table a brethren, our children as their children: hundred and fifty of the Jews and rulers, and lo, we bring into bondage our sons and besides those that came unto us from our daughters to be servants, and some of among the heathen that are about us. our daughters are brought into bondage 18 Now that which was prepared for already: neither is it in our power to re-me daily was one ox and six choice sheep; deem them; for other men have our lands also fowls were prepared for me, and once and vineyards. in ten days store of all sorts of wine: yet 6 And I was very angry when I heard for all this required not I the bread of the their cry and these words. governor, because the bondage was heavy 7 Then I consulted with myself, and upon this people. Irebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and 19 Think upon me, my God, for good, Insidious conduct of Sanballat. NEHEMIAH. The wall is finished., according to all that I have done for this and Sanballat, according to these their people. works, and on the prophetess Noadiah, and the rest of the prophets, that would CHAP. VI. N and Tobiah, and Geshem the Ara TOW it came to pass, when Sanballat, have put me in fear. 15 So the wall was finished in the bian, and the rest of our enemies, heard twenty and fifth day of the month Elul, in that I had builded the wall, and that there fifty and two days. was no breach left therein; (though at 16 And it came to pass, that when all that time I had not set up the doors upon our enemies heard thereof, and all the the gates ;) 2 That Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us meet together in some one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief. 3 And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you? heathen that were about us saw these things, they were much cast down in their own eyes: for they perceived that this work was wrought of our God. 17 Moreover, in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters unto Tobiah, and the letters of Tobiah came unto them. 18 For there were many in Judah sworn unto him, because he was the son-in-law of Shechaniah the son of Arah; and his 4 Yet they sent unto me four times after son Johanan had taken the daughter of this sort; and I answered them after the Meshullam the son of Berechiah. same manner. 19 Also they reported his good deeds 5 Then sent Sanballat his servant unto before me, and uttered my words to him. me in like manner the fifth time with an And Tobiah sent letters to put me in open letter in his hand; 6 Wherein was written, It is reported among the heathen, and Gashmu saith it, : fear. CHAP. VII. TOW it came to pass, when the wall which cause thou buildest the wall, that doors, and the porters, and the singers,and thou mayest be their king, according to the Levites were appointed, 2 That I gave my brother Hanani, and these words. 7 And thou hast also appointed pro- Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge phets to preach of thee at Jerusalem, say-over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man, ing, There is a king in Judah and now and feared God above many. shall it be reported to the king according 3 And I said unto them, Let not the to these words. Come now therefore, gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun and let us take counsel together. be hot; and while they stand by, let them 8 Then I sent unto him, saying, There shut the doors, and bar them: and appoint are no such things done as thou sayest, but watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, thou feignest them out of thine own heart. every one in his watch, and every one to 9 For they all made us afraid, saying, be over against his house. Their hands shall be weakened from the 4 Now the city was large and great: work, that it be not done. Now there- but the people were few therein, and the fore, O God, strengthen my hands. houses were not builded. 10 Afterward I came unto the house of 5 ¶ And my God put into mine heart to Shemaiah the son of Delaiah, the son of gather together the nobles, and the rulers, Mehetabeel, who was shut up; and he and the people, that they might be reckonsaid, Let us meet together in the house of ed by genealogy. And I found a register God, within the temple, and let us shut of the genealogy of them which came up the doors of the temple for they will at the first, and found written therein, come to slay thee; yea, in the night will 6 These are the children of the prothey come to slay thee. vince, that went up out of the captivity, 11 And I said, Should such a man as I of those that had been carried away, whom flee? and who is there, that, being as I Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had am, would go into the temple to save his carried away, and came again to Jerusalife? I will not go in. lem and to Judah, every one unto his city; 12 And lo, I perceived that God had 7 Who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, not sent him; but that he pronounced this Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, prophecy against me: for Tobiah and Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Sanballat had hired him. Nehum, Baanah. The number, I say, of 13 Therefore was he hired,that I should the men of the people of Israel was this; be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that 8 The children of Parosh, two thouthey might have matter for an evil report, sand an hundred seventy and two. that they might reproach me. 9 The children of Shephatiah, three 14 My God, think thou upon Tobiah hundred seventy and two. The register of those that CHAP. VII. 10 The children of Arab, six hundred fifty and two. 11 The children of Pahath-moab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand and eight hundred and eighteen. 12 The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four. 13 The children of Zattu, eight hundred forty and five. 14 The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore. 15 The children of Binnui, six hundred forty and eight. 16 The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and eight. 17 The children of Azgad, two thousand three hundred twenty and two. 18 The children of Adonikam, six hundred threescore and seven. 19 The children of Bigvai, two thousand threescore and seven. 20 The children of Adin, six hundred fifty and five. 21 The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight. 22 The children of Hashum, three hundred twenty and eight. 23 The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and four. 24 The children of Hariph, a hundred and twelve. 25 The children of Gibeon, ninety and five. 26 The men of Beth-lehem and Netophah, an hundred fourscore and eight. 27 The men of Anathoth, a hundred twenty and eight. 28 The men of Beth-azmaveth, forty and two. 29 The men of Kirjath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty and three. 30 The men of Ramah and Gaba, six| hundred twenty and one. returned from Babylon. 41 The children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven. 42 The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen. 43 The Levites: the children of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, and of the children of Hodevah, seventy and four. 44 The singers: the children of Asaph, a hundred forty and eight. 45 The porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, a hundred thirty and eight. 46 The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hashupha, the children of Tabbaoth, 47 The children of Keros, the children of Sia, the children of Padon, 48 The children of Lebana, the children of Hagaba, the children of Shalmai, 49 The children of Hanan, the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, 50 The children of Reaiah, the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, 51 The children of Gazzam, the children of Uzza, the children of Phaseab, 52 The children of Besai, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephishesim, 53 The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur, 54 The children of Bazlith, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha, 55 The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Tamah, 56 The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha. 57 The children of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida, 58 The children of Jaala, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel, 59 The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth 31 The men of Michmas, a hundred of Zebaim, the children of Amon. and twenty and two. 60 All the Nethinims, and the children 32 The men of Beth-el and Ai, a hun-of Solomon's servants, were three hundred dred twenty and three. ninety and two. 33 The men of the other Nebo, fifty and two. 61 And these were they which went up also from Tel-melah,Tel-haresha, Cherub, 34 The children of the other Elam, a Addon, and Immer: but they could not "thousand two hundred fifty and four. shew their father's house, nor their seed, 35 The children of Harim, three hun-whether they were of Israel. dred and twenty. 62 The children of Delaiah, the chil36 The children of Jericho, three hun-dren of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred forty and two. dred forty and five. 37 The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and one. 63 T And of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children 38 The children of Senaah, three thou-of Barzillai, which took one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife, and sand nine hundred and thirty. 39 The priests: the children of Je-was called after their name. daiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three. 40 The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two. 64 These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood. |
