The inhabitants of Jerusalem,

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 son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchiah,

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,

B. C.

445.

14 And their brethren, mighty men of valour,an hundred twenty and eight: and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of one of † Or, the the great men. son of 15 Also of the Levites: Shema- Haggeiah the son of Hashub, the son of dolim. Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni:

16 And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chief of the Levites, t had the oversight of ithe outward business of the house of Heb. God.

17 And Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, was the principal to begin the thanksgiving in pray; er and Bakbukiah the second among his brethren, and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.

18 All the Levites in kthe holy city were two hundred fourscore and four.

were

over il Ch. 26. 29.

B. C.

445.

and of other cities. 27 And at Hazar-shual, and at Beer-sheba, and in the villages thereof,

28 And at Ziklag, and at Mekonah, 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 BenjaOr, of min||from Geba dwelt at Michmash, and Aija, and Beth-el, and in their villages,

Geba.

| Or, to Michmash.

32 And at Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,

33 Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,
34 Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,
35 Lod, and Ono, the valley

91 Ch. 4. of craftsmen.

14.

a Ezra 2. 1,2.

19 Moreover, the porters, Akkub,Talmon, and their brethren that kept t the gates, were an † Heb. hundred seventy and two.

at the

20 T And the residue of Israel, gates. of the priests, and the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, every one in his inheritance.

21 But the Nethinims dwelt in 1 See ch. Ophel: and Ziha and Gispa were over the Nethinims.

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.

3. 26.

Or, the tower.

m See Ezra 6.8, 9. & 7.20, &c.

Or, to a

sure ɔr

dinance. n Ge. 38.

23 For mit was the king's commandment concerning them, that a certain portion should be for the singers,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. 25 And for the villages, with rah their fields, some of the children of Judah dwelt at PKirjath-arba, 17. & 23. and in the villages thereof, and 28. at Dibon, and in the villages PJos. 14. thereof, and at Jekabzeel, and 15.

in the villages thereof,

26 And at Jeshua, and at Mola

dah, and at Beth-phelet,

30, Za

01 Ch. 18.

10. 2,-8.

Or, Melicu, ver.

14.

36 And of the Levites were divisions in Judah,and in Benjamin. CHAPTER XIL

The priests, 1, 8 and the Levites,which came up with Zerubbabel. 10 The succession of high priests. 22 Certain chief Levites. 27 The solemnity of the dedication of the walls. 44 The offices of priests and Levites appointed in the temple.

NOW

TOW these are the "priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of SheJeremiah, Ezra,, altiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah,

2 Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, 3 Shechaniah, || Rehum, Meremoth,

4 Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah, 5 Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah, 6 Shemaiah, and Joiaríb, Jedaiah,

7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of dJeshua.

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 T 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 Minismin, of Moadiah, Piltai;

The solemnity of the

18 Of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;

19 And of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, 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.

B. C. cir. 536.

23 The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, were written in the book of the fChronicles, even f1 Ch. until the days of Johanan the 14, &c. son of Eliashib.

21 And the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, bward over against ward. 25 Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon Akkub,were porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates.

26 These were in the days of

5.

B. C.

445.

dedication of the wall Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph:

36 And his brethren,Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai,Nethaneel,and Judah,Ha91Ch. 23. nani, with "the musical instru ments of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe before them. 37 And at the fountain-gate. which was over against them they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the going up of the wall, above the house gate eastward. of David, even unto the water

Tch. 2. 14. & 3. 15.

ch. 3. 15.

tch. 3. 26.

9.

& 8. 1,

16.

51Ch. 23. & 25, &

26.

h Ezra

u See

ver. 31.

3,

ch. 3.11. z2 Ki. 14. Ych. 3. 8.

8.

ach. 3. 6.

13. ch.

16.

3.

11.

Or,

treasu

ries, or,

445. IDe. 20.5.

Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the assemson of Jozadak, and in the days blies. of Nehemiah ithe governor, and ich. 8. 9. of Ezra the priest, kthe scribe.k Ezra 7. 27 And at the dedication of 6, 11. 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 with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, 13. & 7.6. 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 dunggate:

Ps.30, title. miCh.25.

6. 2 Ch.5.

nSee ver. 38.

bch. 3.3. ch. 3.1.

Je.32.2.

deh. 3.32.

+ Heb. made their voice to

38 "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 39 And from above the gate broad wall; of Ephraim, and above "the old and the tower of Hananeel, and gate, and above the fish-gate, the tower of Meah, even unto dthe sheep-gate: and they stood still in the prison-gate.

of them that gave thanks in the 40 So stood the two companies 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 singerst sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.

43 Also that day they offered be heard. 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 TfAnd at that time were some appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the offerings, for the first-fruits, 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: ffor 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, and the ward of the purification, "according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son.

46 Forin 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 463

Aaron.

CHAPTER XIII.

B. C. 445.

B. C. cir. 434.

Nu. 18. 24.

That is,

↑ Heb. standing.

set apart.

Upon the reading of the law separa-k Nu. 18. tion is made from the mixed multi- 26. tude, 1. 4 Nehemiah at his return causeth the chambers to be cleansed. 10 He reformeth the offices in the house of God. 15 The violation of the sabbath, 23 and the marriages with strange wives.

N that day they read in the ON book of Moses in the taudience of the people; and therein was found written, bthat the Ammonite and the Moabite should not come into the congregation of God for ever;

ch. 10.

38, 39. & 12. 44.

Or,

storehouses.

4 ch. 12. 44. 2 Ch. 31. 12. tHeb. at their

34.16. † Heb. there was

upon them. sver. 22, 31. ch. 5.

19. † Heb. kindnesses.

Or, ob

serva

tions. Ex. 20.

Nu.22.5.

10. d Nu. 23. 11. & 24. 10.De.23.

10.

5.

ech. 9. 2. & 10, 28. † Heb.

2 Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and read. with water, but "hired Balaam † Heb. against them, that he should ears. curse them: dhowbeit, our Godb De. 23. turned the curse into a blessing, 3, 4. 3 Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that Jos.24.9. they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude. 4TAnd before this, Eliashib the priest, thaving the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah: 5 And he had prepared for him a great chamber, where afore-being set time they laid the meat-offer-over. ch. ings, the frankincense, and the 12, 44. vessels, and the tithes of the fch.12.44. corn, the new wine, and the oil, † Heb. (15which was commanded 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 fafter certain days fobtained I leave of the king: 7 And I came to Jerusalem,and understood of the evil that Eliashib did for Tobiah, in ipreparing 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.

Je. 17. 21, 22.ch. 10. 31.

at the

13 "And I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe; and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah: forthey were counted faithful; and their office was to distribute unto their brethren.

14 Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and wipe not out my fgood deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for the offices thereof.

15 T In those days saw I in Judah some treading wine-presses 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.

16 There dwelt men of Tyre also therein, which brought fish, and all manner of ware, and sold on the sabbath unto the children of Judah, and in Jerusalem.

17 Then I contended with the ver. 11. 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.

Je. 17. 22, 23.

end of days. LOr, I earnest'y requested.

Je. 21, 22.

iver 1,5.

† Heb. before the

9 Then I commanded, and they kcleansed the chambers: and k2Ch. 29. thither brought I again the ves-5, 15, 16, sels of the house of God, with 18. the meat-offering and the frankincense.

10 T And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been 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

IMal.3.8.

mNu. 35.

2

17.

wall? b ch. 12. 30.

31.

ver. 14,

4.

39.

20 So the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged without Jerusalem once or twice. 21 Then l testified against them, and said unto them, Why lodge ye fabout the wall? if ye do so again, I will lay hands on you. From that time forth came they no more on the sabbath.

22 And I commanded the Levites, that they should cleanse themselves,and that they should come and keep the gates,tosanctify the sabbath day. "Remember me, O my God, concerning this also,and spare me according to the greatness of thy mercy. 23 TIn those days also saw I Jews that tahad married wives