who returned Chap. fl. Jordy from Babyli threeq Joe 2.1.and 7.6. e The number of them that te urn. I. 1. chargers of gold, theufand chargers 34 The children of Jerkho, 53 The children of Barkos, the chil-77. dren of Sifera, children of Thamah, Joth.9. $4 The children of Nezlah, the chil-21. 23. dren of Hatipha. miki. Neb. 15 The children of Adin, o four hun7. 23. dred fifty and four. esse Neh. 16 The children of Ater of He 7.24. zekiah, 9 ninety and eight. sins Neh.7 The children of Bezai, r three 7.22. hundred twenty and three. Nch. 18 The children of Jorah, fan hun7.25 dred and twelve. Jud. 19 The children of Hafhum, 17-7 hundred twenty and three. two Neh. The children of Gibbar, a ninety 7. 26. and five. Joh. The children ofx Beth-lehem, an 21. 18-hundred twenty and three.. heman Joth. The children of Netophah,y fifty 7. 27; and fix. chapt 6 Neh. 13 The men of z Anathoth, a an 7.28. hundred twenty and eight. Jol. 14 The children of Azmaveth,b for9. 17. cy and two. 5 The children of m Solomons fet-9 20, vants: the children of Soral, children21 of Sephereth, the children of Peruda, Mat. so the children of Jaalah,the chi-8 11. dren of Darkony children of Giddel, 12. $7 The children of Shephatiah, the v.43. children of Hartil, the children of Po-Joil. chereth of Zebai, children of Ami. 9. 21. 58 All the Nethinimis, and the chil- Che dren ofo Solomonsfervants,were three7 17. hundred ninery and two. Zec. 59And thefe were they which went up 9. 7. (pad telemelah, Telharia, Cheruby 1 Pete Addan and Immer: but they could not fhew their fathers houfe, and Neh. their feed. whether they were of 7: 62. Ifrael. The children of Delalah, the 17. 27. children of Tobiah, the children ofand and 61 And of the children of the priests: of 7. 28. Chepirah, and Beeroth, d feven hune Ch. é Joh. dred and forty and three. How the children of Habaiah, the children21. 33. 18. 24.16 The children of eRamah and Ga- of Koz, children of Barzillal: (w cookt Heb. f Neh.ba, ffix hundred twenty and one. a wife of daughters of Barzillai Gi-were 7.30.17 The men of Michmas,g an hun leadite,& was called aftertheir name)ollut: a Neh.dred twenty and eo.hu 62 Thefe fought their regifter among from 7.31. 18 The men of b Beth-el and Ai, f two thefe that were reckoned by genea the b Jof: hundred twenty and three. logy, but they were not found: there-pritftIS. 22. 29 The children of k. Nebo, fifty & fore were they as polluted, puthood. Neh. two.45 455 from the prie@thood. Num 7.32. 30 The children of Magbifh, an Nu. hundred fifty and fix, 32. 38. 31 The children of the other Elam, Neh. a thoufand/ two hundred fifry & four. 7.34. 31 The children of m Harim, three 64 The whole congregation roge-Ezr. m Neh.hundred and twenty. 3.11. 63 And Tirthatha faid unto them, 16. 40. that they thould not eat of the moft Or, holy things, till there ftood up aGover prieft with trim and w Thummim.nour. 33 The children of Lod,Hadid, and Neh.Ono, feven-hundred twenty and five. ther was forty & two thoufand threet. S. 05 hundredt That is, the lights and perfections. Num. 7.83. + Neh.7.66. 7.35. Ezra. The foundation of the temple. hundr.d'and threefcore: xp 2.8. The building hindred. 10 And when the builders laid the Prov. 65 Refide their fervants and theirfoundation of the temple of the 12.8. maids,orwhom there were feven thou. LORD, they fet the priests in their fand three hundred thirty and feven: apparel with erumpets, & Levites 1Chr. and there were among them two hun-the fons of Afaph, with cymbals 13.8. Ecc. dred x finging men & finging women.to praife the LORD, after the ordi-and 66 Thelt horfes were feven hun-nance of David king of Ifrael. 10. 6. 2 Chro, dred thirty and fix their mules 11 And they fung together by courfe, 2Chr. 33.25. two hundred forty and five: 67 Their camels, four hundred the LORD: because he us good, Pfalm in praifing and giving thanks unto 13.15. thirty and five: their affes, fix thou- for his mercy endureth for ever to- 5.11. fand feven hundred and twenty. wards Ifra:1.And all people fhout- Hag. when they 2.3. praifed the Lord; because the founda Zec. tion of the houfe of the Lord was laid.4.10. 11 Eut many of the pricfts and Le-job vites, and chief of the fathers, who 8.7. fhoutedaloud for joy: 26.1. IChr. 68 And fome of the chief of the ed with a great thout 29.3.6, fathers, when they came to the houfe 9. of the Lord is at Jerufalem, offered 2Cor. y freely for the houfe of God, to fer 8.3. it up in his place: Deut. 69 They gave after their ability, were ancient men, that bad feen the Matth. 11. 29. unto the treature of the work, three-t first houfe, when the foundation of 13.31. Chr. core and one thousand drams of gold, this houfe was laid before their eyes, Dan. 25.1. and five thousand pound of filver,and wept with a loud voice, and many 2.35. Chr. one hundred prieffs garments.. Match. 7 So the priests and the Levites, 13 So the people could not difcern 4: 17. Cht. and fome of the people,and the 4 fing- the noife of the fhour of joy,from the Neh. 4Neh. chinims dwelt in their cities, and d all for the people shouted with a loud King ers, and the 6 porters, and the c Ne- nolfe of the weeping of the people: 12.43. fhout,and the noife was heard afar off. 1.40. CHAP. IV. The building of the temple hindred. Now when the adverfaries of Ju-a ver. dah,and Benjamin,heard that the7, 8, children of the captivity builded the Ezra temple unto the 6 LORD God of If-3.12, rael: 9.2. 7.73. Ifrael in their cities. CHAP. III. 1. The altar is fes up. 3 The foundations of the temple. Moch AND Nd when a feventh moneth was come, and the children of Ifrael Zep. were in the cities, the people gathered themfelvs together, bas one man to c Jerufalem. 1.33. 2 Then ftood up Jefhua the fon of Deut. Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, faid unto them, e Let us build with Match. you, for fwe feek your God,as ye do,4. 1, 2. & we dog facrifice unto him,fince the b Ear. days of b Efarhaddon king of Affur, 3. 12, which brought us up hither. 13. 3.9. IKIN. 13. a Then they came to Zerubbabel, 2 Kin. and to the d chief of the fathers, and 17.24. 4. 10. › and Zerubbabel the fon of Shealtiel,& his brethren, and builded the altar of the God of Ifrael, to offer burnt offerings thereon,as it is d written in the law of Mofes the eman of God. ch 2 And they fet the altar upon his bates, for ffear was upon them, Jerem because of the people of thofe coun17. 17. Gen. treys) and they & offered burnt-offer8.20. ings thereon unto the LORD, even Rom. burnt-offerings morning & evening. 12: 1. 4 They kept alfo the b feaft of taNel. bernacles, as it is written, and offered 8.15. the daily burnt-offerings by number, ch, acording to the cuftom, tas the duty of every day required: 14.16, 3 But Zerubbabel and Jefhua, and ciKin. the reft of the chief of the fathers of 19. 17. Ifrael, fald unto them You haved Ezia nothing to do with us, to build an 1. 5. houfe unto our God,but we our felvsand together will build unto the LORD 3.12. God of Ifrael, as king Cyrus the Enth. king of Perfia hath commanded us. 8. 17. 4 k.Then the people of the landf2Kin. weakned the hands of the people of 17.29. Judah,&mtroubled them in building, Re And hired counsellors against them, 13.11. too fruftrate their purpose, all days 2Kin. of Cyrus king of Perfia, even until 19.37. the reign of Darius king of Perfia. i Marth 6 And in the reign of Ahafuerus, in 10. 16. the beginning of his reign, wrote they k Rev. unto him an accufation against the 12. 13. And afterward offered the contiHeb. nual burnt-offering, both of the new The moons, and of all the k fet-feafts of marter the LORD, that were confecrared,and of the of every one that I willingly offered a day in free will offering unto the LORD. Bis day. 6 From the first day of the feventh inhabitants of Judah and Jerufalem. Ezra Nam. moneth began they to offer burnt-of-T And in the days of Artaxerxes 3.3. 29. 12. ferings unto the LORD:but the foun- wrote Bifhlam, Mithredath, Tabeel,m Acts Fxod. darion of the temple of the LORD and the reft of their companions 13.42. 23. 16. was not yet laid. unto Artaxerxes king of Perfia; and” Acts the writing of the letter was writ-24. 1. ten in the Syrian tongue, and inter- Pfl. preted in the Syrian tongue. ST 2.2. 31.13. 4.11. B Rehum the chancellor,and Shimfhai Exod P:ov 10 And the reft of the nations whom Cald. 11This is the copy of the lerter Chehe & they fent unto him even unto Ar-neth taxerxes kin:Thy fervants men ver. 17. on this fide river,and at fuch a time. and 12 Ve it known unto the king, that 7:12 the Js which came up from thee to us, are come unto Jerufalem,build ing 12.5. Ifai. 8.20. Num. 12. S. The builling fet formed. Chap. V.VI. 23... Tando's later! Acts ing the rebellious and the bad the men that make this building? 24.5. ciry and have fet ? up the walls there- But ym eye of their God was upon machi Luke of, and joyned the foundations. the elders of the Jews,that they could 16.9. 13 Be it known nov unto the king.ot aufe them to ceafe,o till matters Phik Ames If this city be builded and the wallsfer came to Darius,& then they p returned 1.28. 7. 10. up again, then will they not t pay roll, antwerby letter concerning this matter.02 Sa. Pfalm tribute and cuftom, and fo thou shalt 61 The copy of the letter that Tat. 6. 23 48.1,2 en lamage the revenue of the kings. nai, governour on this fide the river, Ezra Pfal. Now becaufet we have maintenance and Shethar-boznai, and his compa-6.6. 52.2 from the kings palace, and it was nions, the Apharfachites, which were and nor meer for us to fee the kings difho- on this fide the river, fent unto Da120. 3. nour: therefore have we fent and cer- rius the king: Neh. tified the king, 1.3. 15 That fearch may be made in the Cd. book of the records of thy fathers: Jowed to fhalt thou find in the book of the togerecords, and know that this city is ther. a rebellious city, and x hurtful unro Pfalm kings and provinces, and that they have moved fedition within the fame 10. 17 q Ezra 7 They fent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus: Unto Da-7 Deure rius the king, all peace. 8 Be it known unto the king, that Cal. we went into the province of ludea, fones to the house of grear God, which is of re is laid in the walls,& this work goeth Nume builded with great ftones, & timber ling 119. 69. 25.4. 119. of old time: for which caufe was this faft on, & profpereth in their hands. Jerem. city deftroyed. 9. Then asked we thofe elders, and t Matt 16 We certifie the king, that if this faid unto them thus, Who command- 10.32 cald. city be builded again.& walls there ed you to build this houfe, and to Pfalm of fet up by this means thoufhalt make up thefe walls? have no portion on this fide the river. 10 We asked their names alfo,to cer-46 17 Then fent the king an anfwer tife thee, we might write the names Luke unto Rehum the chancellor and to of the men were the chief of them. 12.8. Shimihai the fcribe, and to the reft of fwer, faying, ? We are the fervants of 4. 14. 11 And thus they returned us an Heb. their companions that dwell in Sama- the God of heaven and earth, and Acts ria, and unto the reft beyond the ri- build the house that was x builded 26. 16. ver, y peace, and at fuch a time.thefe many years ago, which a great 2 Tim. 18 The letter which ve fent unto us, king of Ifrael builded, and fet up. hath been plainly read before me. * 1.8. 23.3. Cald. we are falted with the 19 And 1 commanded, and fearch 11But after that our fathers hady pro- Rom. hath been made, & it is found, this voked the God of heaven unto wrath, 10.99 city of old time hath made infurre he gave them into hand of Nebu- 10. Salt of tion against kings, & that rebellion chadnezzar the king of Babylon the Chr. and fenition have been made therein. carried the people away into Babylon.xikiu Caldean, who deftroyed this houfe,& 36.23. Fallace. 20There have been z mighty kings 13 Bue in the first year of Cyrus the 6.1. 1 Tim. alfo over ruled 6. 10. over all countrys a beyond the river: king of Babylon,the fame king Cyrus y Ifai.. Eft and toll, tribute and cuftom 6 was made a decree to build this house 59.2. paid unto them. the 2Chro $5274 A 6. I. 21 Give ye now commandment to 31 2 Chro. 17. 11. & 26.8. and 32. 23. Rom. power. Zec.4-6. d job 20.5. give mea Sure. Neh. 5.4. Ezra 7.24. Luke 14 And the b veffels alfo of gold and 36. 15 15 And faid unto him, Take thefe 5. 2 Veffels,go,carry them into the temple 2 King that is in Jerufalem,and let the house 24. 13 of God bebuilded in his place. © Ezra 16 Then came the fame Shehbazzar. 1.7. and laid the foundation of houfe ofd Eara God which is in Jerufalem. And fince 6.14.1 hath it been & Phil -time even until now In Building, & yes it is d not finished. 1. 12. 17 Now therefore, if lt feem good Prov. to the fearch 21. CHAP. V. The building fer forward. 3 The In the kings treafure-houfe, which is Num. 4. Hag. Tolet, & Prophets, Haggal & pro to us concerning this matter 9.16 Zec. prophefied unto the Jews that were in Y CHAP. VI. Books 6 Matt.this houfe, & to make up this kwall? cree concerning the houfe of God as of O Thes emple knifhed. GR EzM.20 Artaxerxes ferter. of be strongly laid, the height there is at Jerufalem as g it is written f Pfaim 21. 16. of c threescore cubits, and the breadth in the book of Mofes. 48.4. ces be given out of the kings house. thereof threefcore cubics: 60. 12. 4With three d rows of great ftones,& kept paffover upon the b fourteenth 2.6. 19 And the children of the captivityg Num. Ezra a row of new timber:& let thee expen- day of the firft moneth. 5.8. b Exod King And alfo let the golden and filver purified together, all of them were 1 Cor. 10 For the priests & the Levites were 12.26. 636f vellels of the houfe of God, Nebu-pure, and killed the paffover for all $5.7 Ezra chad-nezzar took forth out of rem-children of captivity, and for their Chre. 72ple which is at Jerufalem & brought brethren y priests, & k for themfelvs.29. 24. Ezra unco Babylon, be reffored, and 21 And the children of Ifrael which k Heb. 5.14 brought again unto the temple which were come again: out of captivity 7.27.1 Eara is at Jerufalem,every one to his place, and all fuch as had / feparated them-1 Pál.4 Pfal. and place them in the honfe of God. felvs unto them. from them filthinefs 93.5. 6 Now therefore Tarnai, governour of the heathen of the land, to feek m Ezra 76 10. beyond the river, Shether-boznal, and the LORD God of Ifracl, did eat, Jer. 5.22. your companions the Apharfachices 22 And kept the feaft of o unleavened Pfal. Num. which are beyond the river,b be ye far bread feven days with joy for the 24. 6. from thence; LORD had made them joyful, and o iCor. Prov. 7 Let the work of this houfe of God p turned the heart of the king of Affy-5.8. 21.30. alone, let the governour of the Jews, ria unto them, to ftrengthen their Ezra Cald. and the elders of the Jews,build this hands in the work of the houfe of 5.6. houfe of God in his place. God, the God of Ifrael. CHAP. VII. 9. II. 109 22.3. me Ezra cometh to Jerufalem. 11 with Notateres king of Perfia, 6. 14. commiffion from Artaxerxes. Ow in the a Ezra b Ezra the fon of Seraiah, the fon of bicht. Azariah, the fon of Hilkiah, 6.14. The fon of Shallum,the fon of Ezra Zadok, the fon of Ahitub, 3.2. d'Azariah, the fon of Meraioth, . . de 8 Moreover, t I make a decree,what ere is ye thall do to the elders of thefe Jews, made. for the building of this houfe of God; Mev. that of the kings goods even of 2.1, 2. tribute beyond the river forthwith 7 Lev. expences be given unto thefe men, 2.13. that they be not hindred. mich 9 And that which they have need 9.29. of both young bullocks and rams and of 12.40. God of heaven,k wheat, faltim wine, Cald. and oy!, according to the appoint reft. ment of the priests which are at JeGen. rufalem, let it be given them day by 5 The fon of Abifhua the fon of Phi- Io. 8.21. day without fall: nehas, the fon of Eleazar, the fon of dicht MITI. fo That they may offer facrifices f Aaron the chief prieft:OPE 6.9,10. 22 of tfweet favours unto the God of 6 This Ezra went up fromBabylon, 1Chr Neh. heaven, and pray for the life of the anf Mofes, which the LORD God off icht. he law 3.28. his o Dan. Alfo I have made a decree, that Ifrael had given and the king granted 6.4 3.28. whofoever fhall alter this word, let him all his requeft, according to the g Plal. Cald. timber be pulled down from his bhand of y tard his God upon him. 45.1. houfe, and being fet up, let him be 7 And there went up fome of chil-Jerem. froyed, hanged thereon, and let his houfe dren of Ifrael,and of the priests,& the 8.8. o be made a dunghil for this. Levites,& the fingers,and the porters, Mark blatted 11 And the God that hath caufed and the k Nethinims,unto Jerufalem, 12. 28 ext.. g his name to dwell there, deftroy all in the feventh year of Artaxerxes the 1 Cor. Cor kings and people that fhall put to king. der to pind gly 1.20. 3.17. their hand, to alter and to deftroy 8 And he came to Jerufalem in the Matth. Dan. this houfe of God which is at Jerufa- fifth moneth, which was in the fe- 22.35. lem: Darius have made a decree, venth year of the king. I Lake let it be done with speed. 9 For upon the first day of the m firft 10.25. 3.38. 13 Then Tatnal governour on moneth began he to go up from Ba-h2Chr. Pial. this fide the river, Shether-boznal, bylon, on firft day of fifth month, 19. 11. 132. and their companions, according to came he to Jerufalem,according to Zech. that which Darius the king had fent, the good hand of his God upon him. 2. 6, 7. Prov. fo they did fpeedily. Con 10 For Ezra had a prepared his heart k Ezra 20,514 And the elders of the Jews build- to feek the law of the LORD,and to 2.42.0 Pfal ed,and they # profpered through the do it, and to teach in Ifrael fta- /Pfal. 119. 6. prophefying of Haggai the prophet, tutes and judgments: 31-84.7. 2Kin. and Zechariah the fon of Iddo, and Now this is the copy of the letter m Exo. 37.34 they builded, and finished it, accord- that the king Artaxerxes gave unto 12.2. 25ving to the commandment of the God Ezra the priest, the fcribe,even a fcribe Prov. Kft. of Ifrael,and according to † the com- of the words of the commandments 3.6. 6.11.mandment of Cyrus and Darius, and of the Lord,& of his ftatutes toffrael. n 1 Sa. Job 5 Artaxerxes king of Perfia. 12 Artaxerxes q king of kings, Unto 7.3. .12, 13. 15 And this houfe was finished on Ezra the prieft, a fcribe of the law o Matt. 1Chr. the third day of the moneth x Adar, of the God of heaven, perfect peace, 23.2. 14.7, which was in the y fixth year of the and at fuch a time. Cald. reign of Darius the king. gerie. 16 And the children of Ifrael,the Ezra priefts and the Levites,and the reft of the children of the captivity, kept the a dedication of this houfe of God up to Jerufalem, go with thee with joy, 14 Forafmuch as thou art fent of 3.2. 2.5.. and 34, o Acts I. 13 I make a decree, that all they of 1. Tit. the people of Ifrael,and of his pricfts, 1. 16. and Levites in my realm, which arep Ital. minded of their own free-will to go 56. 11. Tim *15 6. I. 1 And offered at the dedication of the king, and of his feven counfel- q Eze. this house of God, & an hundred bul- lors to enquire concerning Judah. 267, locks two hundred rams, four hun- and Jerufalem, according to the law 7 Pfal. dred lambs: and for a fin-offering for oft thy God which is in thine hand; 110.3. Kin.all Ifracl, twelve he-goats, according 15 And to carry the filver and gold, JER. to the c number of the tribes of Tirael. the king and his counfellers have 1. 14. J Joly 18 And they fer the priests in their freely offered unto the God of Ifrael, Dan. 2.2 divifions, and the Levies in their whofe u habitation is in Jerufalem: 2.47. Chr courfes,for the fervice of God,which 23.10 16 And all the filver and gold that 2Chr. thou can find x in all the province 6. 2. of and 4119.6. a Esta 8.25+ and 5.13 and 4.7. and 7.1. .ch Num.. 16. 6 IKin.863. € Kin. 8 31. 61 Chron. 24. 1. € 1 Chyun. 23. 4. 12 Ezra 2.12. f Chap. viij. fan. Bqra's companions from Babylon. of Babylon, with the free-will off a fon of Jabaziel, and with him tree beh. 1. 16. ing of the people; and of the priests, hundred males. 7 Ezra offering willingly for the houfe of 6. Of the fons alfo of h Adin:Ebed the Ezra 6.2.. their God, which is in Jerufalem. fon of iJonathan,& him fiicy males. 10. 15. Neh. 13 That thou mayeft buy fpeedily And of the fons of Elamajefhaiah k Ezr 7.2. with this money, y bullocks, rams, the fon of Athallah, and with him 2.4. 4 Rom-lambs, with their meat-offerings,and feventy males.ds 12.1.2. their drink-offerings and offer them 8 And of the fons of & Shephatiah, 10. 20. Delit upon the altar of the houfe of your Zebadiah the fon of Michael, and m Ezt. with him fourfcore males. 2. 6. 128. God, which is in Jerufalem. John 18 And what foever shall feem good 9 Of the fons of mjo ban Obadiah the Neh. -4.22, to thee and to thy brethren ro do fon of Jehiel, and with him two 10. 5. 23. with the reft of the filver and gold hundred and eighteen males. US • Ezra That that do after the will of your God.ro And of the tons of Shelomith; 2. 12. is, 19 The veffels alfo that are given the fon of Jofiphiah, and with him? Ezr 3.5000 thee for the fervice of the house of an hundred and threefcore males. Founds. thy God, thofe deliver thou before 11 And of the fons of o Bebai; Ze-q Pfal 1 Chr. the God of Jerufalem, chartah the fan of Bebat and with 137. 1. Acts 22. 14 20 And whatfoever more fhall be him twenty and eight males.. Cald. seedful for the houfe of thy God 12 And of the fons of p Azgad 1 Jo- 16. 13. Cors, thou fhalt have occafion to beftow,be hanan the fon of Hakkatan, and with Jer. that is, tow it but of kings treasure-houfe, him an hundred and ten males. 450.4.5. about a 11 And 1, even 1 Artaxerxes the king, 13 And of the laft fons of Adonikam, Prov. 1000. do make a decree, to all the treafurers whofe names are thefe, Eliphel t, Je 27: 23 bushels which are beyond the river, that hiel, and Shemalah, and with them Acts I King what foever Ezra the priest, the fcribe threefcore males.b We had 20, 28. 22. of the law of the God of heaven fhall 140f the fons alfo of Bigval: Uthai, & Pet. That require of you, it be done fpeedily: Zábbud, and them feventy males, 5.12. is, 4- 12 Untotan hundred talents of filver, 15And I gathered them together to 2 Cor bout & to an hundred meatures of whe. t river that runneth o Ahava:& there 11. 28. and to an hundred baths of wine,and abode we in tents three days: and 1v.2. to an hundred baths of oyland falt viewed the people and the priests, & Ezra without prefcribing hem much. found there r none of fons of Levi.7. 7. 16 Then fene 1 for Ellezer for Ariel, Revel for Shemialah,and for Elnathan,& for 11. 16. Jariband for Elnathan, and for Na-t, Heb. than, and for Zechariah and for Me-put thallam, chief men; alfo for Jarib,and words for Elnathan, men of understanding, in their 17 And Ifene them with command-mouth ment unto Iddo the chiefar the place 2 Sam. Cafiphia,and f1 told them what they 143. fhould fay unto idio, and to his bre- Ezra thren the Nethinims,ac the place Cafi-79 phia that they should bring unto us x Neh. minifters for the houfe of our God. 8.7. 18 And by the good hand of ourand God upon us,they brought us a man 9.45 of understanding of the fons of Neh. Mahli, the fon of Levi, the fon of 3.17.1 Ifraels and Sherebiah, with his fons am and his brethren, eighteen, ergen 10, IT 19 Andy Hafhabiah, and with him Ezra Jefhalah of the fons of Merari, hi,2. 43. brethren and their fons, twenty. Mat. Tit. 1. 9. eight bundred £81. 23 Wharfeever is commanded by Zons. the God of heaven,ler it be diligently I King done for the house of the God of hea7.26. ven:for why thould there be bwrath a Ezra gainfty realm of the king & his fons? 10. 6. 24 Alfo we certifie you,that touch Maling any of the prielts, and Levites, 3.18 fingers porters, Nethinims, or thiExo- niters of this houre of God, it fall 121 not be lawful to impofe coll, tribute, 22. or cuftom upon them. L d Mal. 25 And thou,Ezra, after wifdom of 2.7.- thy God, that is in thine hand,c fet magiltrates and judges, & may judge all 13. 52 the people that are beyond river all fuch as d know the Laws of thy God, & teach ye them that know them not. 2 Tim.16 And whofoever will not do the 2.5. law of thy God, and the law of the 2 Chrking, let judgment be executed fpee 1787 dily upon him whether it be unto To root death or to banishment,or to confifing on! Cation of goods or to imprisonment. 20 Alfo of the Nethinims,whom 25. 1. Ch. 27 Bleffed be the LORD God of David and the princes had appointed a Eze. our fathers, which hath f pur fuch a for the fervice of the Levites, two 36. 37. 29 thing as this in the kings heart, to hundred and twenty Nethinims: 112 Cbr. Jam beautifie the houfe of the LORD of them were exprefed by name. 20.3. 117 which is in g Jerufalem: 21 Then I proclaimed a a taft there, Lv. Prov. at the river Ahava,that we might b at-26. 29. let our felvs before our God, tolfal, Lam.1. 17. feek of him ca right way for us & for 58.3. our little ones,& for all our fubftance.Jer. 22 For I was afhamed to require of 16. 29 the king a band of foldiers and horf-Zech. men, to help us against the enemy 8. 19 In the way becaufe we had fpoken an Levir to the king, faying, The hand of our23. 29. God is upon all them d for good thatc. Pfal. feek him,but his power and his f. 8. fwrath is againft all them that g for- Luke 120237fake him Card. 1 Chr. 18 And hath extended mercy unco me, before the king, and his counfellers, and before all the kings mighty prin ees and I was b ftrengthned as the Ezra hand of the Lord my God was upon 1.3. b2 Ti. me, and I gathered together out of Ifrael, chief men to go up with me. 4. 17. --3Pfalm 138. 3. Phil. 4. 13. 1 Exra 8. 19. CHAP. VIII. 1 Ezra's companions from Babylon. 15 Minifters fent for 2x A fast 21 Ch. T Hefe are now the chief of their fa4. 33. thers,and this is the 4 genealogy of 23 So we fafted and befought our God I Cor. Ezia them that b went up w me from Baby- for this,and he was b intreated of us.?. 5. 7.1s lon, in the reign of Artaxerxes king. 14 Then I feparated twelve of the Matt Num. 1 Off fons of c Phinehasad Gerthom: chief of the prieffs, Shereblah, Halhar 17:23. 25. 12, of the fons of Ithamar Daniel: of blah, & ten of their brethren witherd Pfal. Prov. the fans of David Hartufh. 25 And weighed unto them the filver,73-23. 10.7. Of the fons of Shechaniah, of the and the gold and the veffels, even the 2 Nu. fons of Pharofh, Zechariah; and offering of the houfe of our God, the Ch. 3. 21. with him were reckoned by genealo- king,and his counsellors,& his losds, 16. 10. Ch. gy of the fmales,an hundred & fifty. & all Ifrael there préfent,had koffe-f Pfal. 3.22. 4 Of the fons of g Pahath-moab, Eli-, red. Gen. hoenal the fon of Zerahiah,and with 16 I even weighed unto their hand, C. fix hundred and fifty calenes of Al 15.2 17. 10. him two hundred males. Exod. Of the fons of Shechaniah! the . and filver vefels an hundred ca- Ma 300 UP HESE DECODE a fents, 77. 13.15. Ext. I. S. k Excaj, 26, 90. $1. Bas. Neh. |