Nehemiah 12 Cross References - Bishops

¹ These are the priestes and Leuites that went vp with Zorobabel the sonne of Salathiel: and with Iesua, Saraia, Ieremia, and Esdras ² Amaria, Malluch, Hattus ³ Sechania, Rehum, Merimoth ⁴ Iddo, Genthon, Abia ⁵ Miamin, Madaia, Belga ⁶ Semaia, Ioiarib, Iedaia ⁷ Salu, Amok, Helkia, and Iedaia: These were the heades among the priestes and their brethren in the dayes of Iesua ⁸ The Leuites were these: Iesua, Bennui, Cadmiel, Sarebia, Iuda, and Mathania, whiche was ouer [the office] of thankesgeuing, he and his brethren ⁹ Bacbucio, and Hanni, and their brethren, were about them in the watches ¹⁰ Iesua begat Ioakim, Ioakim also begat Eliasib, and Eliasib begat Ioiada ¹¹ Ioiada begat Ionathan, and Ionathan begat Iaddua ¹² In the dayes of Ioakim were these the chiefe fathers among the priestes: vnder Saraia, Maraia: vnder Ieremi, Hanania ¹³ Under Esdras, Mesullam: vnder Amaria, Iehoanan ¹⁴ Under Milico, Ionathan: vnder Sebania, Ioseph ¹⁵ Under Horim, Adna: vnder Maraioth, Helka ¹⁶ Under Iddo, Zacharie: vnder Genthon, Mesullam ¹⁷ Under Abia, Zichri: vnder Miniamin, and Moadia, Piltat ¹⁸ Under Belga, Sammua: vnder Semaia, Iehonathan ¹⁹ Under Ioiarib, Mathenai: vnder Iadaia, Uzzi ²⁰ Under Selai, Kellai: vnder Amok, Eber ²¹ Under Helchia, Hasabia: vnder Iadaia, Nathanael ²² And in the time of Eliasib, Ioiada, Iohanan, and Iadua, were the chiefe fathers among the Leuites & the priestes written, in the raigne of Darius the Persian ²³ The children of Leui the principall fathers, were written in the cronicles, vntill the time of Ionathan the sonne of Eliasib ²⁴ And these were the chiefe among the Leuites: Hasabia, Serebia, and Iesua the sonne of Cadmiel, and their brethren in their presence, to geue prayse and thankes, according as Dauid the man of God had ordeyned it, one watch ouer against another ²⁵ Mathania, Bacbukia, Obadia, Mesullam, Talmon, and Accub, were porters in the watch at the thresholdes of the gates ²⁶ These were in the dayes of Ioiakim the sonne of Iesua, the sonne of Iosedec, and in the dayes of Nehemia the captayne, & of the priest Esdras the scribe ²⁷ And in the dedication of the wall at Hierusalem they fought the Leuites out of all their places, that they might be brought to Hierusalem, to kepe the dedication and gladnesse with thankesgeuinges, & singing, with cymbales, psalteries, and harpes ²⁸ And the children of the singers gathered them selues together from euery side, out of the playne countrey about Hierusalem, and from the villages of Nethophathi ²⁹ From the house of Gilgal, and out of the countreys of Geba, and Asmaueth: for the singers had buylded them villages round about Hierusalem ³⁰ And the priestes and Leuites were purified, & clensed the people, & the gates, and the wall ³¹ And I brought the princes of Iuda vpon the wall, and appoynted two great quyers of men to geue thankes, whiche went on the right hande of the wall towarde the doung gate ³² And after them went Hosaia, and halfe of the princes of Iuda ³³ And Asaria, Esdras, and Mesullam ³⁴ Iuda, Beniamin, Semeia, & Ieremi ³⁵ And certayne of the priestes children, with trumpettes: namely Zacharie the sonne of Ionathan, the sonne of Semeia, the sonne of Mathania, the sonne of Michaia, the sonne of Zaccur, the sonne of Asaph ³⁶ And his brethren, Semeia, Asarael, Melalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nathanael, and Iuda, and Hanani, with the musicall instrumentes of Dauid the man of God: And Esdras the scribe went before them ³⁷ And beside the wel gate, they went vp ouer against them vpon the steppes of the citie of Dauid at the goyng vp of the wall, beyonde the house of Dauid, vnto the water gate eastwarde ³⁸ The other quyer of them that gaue thankes went ouer against them, and I after them, and the halfe part of the people vpon the wall beyond the fornace gate, vntill the brode wall ³⁹ And beyonde the port of Ephraim, and beyonde the old gate, beyonde the fishe gate, and the towre of Hananeel, & the towre of Mea, euen vnto the sheepe gate and they stoode still in the prison gate ⁴⁰ And so stoode the two quyers of them that gaue thankes in the house of God, and I, & the halfe of the rulers with me ⁴¹ And the priestes, namely Eliakim, Maasia, Miniamin, Michaia, Elionai, Zachari, & Hanania, with trumpettes ⁴² And Maasia, Semeia, Eleaser, Uzzi, Ichohanan, Melchiah, Elam, & Ezer: And the singers sange loude, hauing Iesrahiah for their ouerfear ⁴³ And the same day they offered great sacrifices, and reioyced: for God had geuen them great gladnesse, so that both the wiues & children were ioyfull, & the mirth of Hierusale was hearde farre of ⁴⁴ At the same time were the men appoynted ouer the treasure houses, wherin were the heaue offeringes, the firstlinges, and the tythes, that they shoulde gather them out of the fieldes about the cities, to distribute them vnto the priestes and Leuites according to the lawe: for Iuda was glad of the priestes and Leuites that serued ⁴⁵ And there stoode and wayted vpon the office of their God, whiche is a pure office, both the singers and porters, after the commaundement of Dauid, and of Solomon his sonne ⁴⁶ For in the time of Dauid and Asaph, of olde were the chiefe singers [founded] & the songes of prayse and thankesgeuing vnto God ⁴⁷ In the time of Zorobabel and Nehemia, did all they of Israel geue portions vnto the singers and porters euery day his portion: and they gaue tythes vnto the Leuites, & the Leuites gaue tythes againe vnto the children of Aaron

² Then sayde Iacob vnto his householde, and to all that were with hym: put away the straunge gods that are among you, and be cleane, and chaunge your garmentes

²⁰ And Miriam a prophetisse, the sister of Aaron, toke a tymbrell in her hande, and all the women came out after her with tymbrelles and daunces ²¹ And Miriam sang before them: Sing ye vnto the Lorde, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he ouerthrowen in the sea

¹⁰ And the Lorde sayde vnto Moyses: Go vnto the people, and sanctifie the to day and to morowe, and let them washe theyr clothes

¹⁵ And he sayd vnto the people: be redy agaynst the thirde day, and come not at [your] wyues

¹⁰ And thou shalt appoynt Aaron and his sonnes to wayte on their priestes office: and the straunger that commeth nye, shalbe slayne

²⁴ This is it that belongeth vnto the Leuites: From twentie and fiue yeres olde and vpwarde, they shall go in to wayte vpon the seruice of the tabernacle of the congregation ²⁵ And from the age of fiftie yeres, they shall ceasse waytyng vpon the seruice therof, and shall serue no more

² Make thee two trumpettes of siluer: of an whole peece shalt thou make them, that thou mayest vse them to call the congregation together, and when the campe shall iourney ³ And when they shal blowe with them, all the multitude shall resort to thee before the doore of the tabernacle of the congregation ⁴ And if they blowe but one trumpet, then the princes which are heades ouer the thousandes of Israel shall come vnto thee ⁵ But if ye blowe an alarme, the hoastes that lye on the east partes shall go forwarde ⁶ And if ye blowe the alarme the second tyme, the hoast that lyeth on the south side shall take their iourney: for they shall blowe an alarme when they take their iourneyes ⁷ But when the congregation is to be gathered together, they shall blowe without an alarme ⁸ And the sonnes of Aaron the priestes shall blowe with their trumpettes, and ye shall haue them as a lawe for euer in your generations ⁹ And if ye go to warre in your lande agaynst your enemies that vexe you, ye shall blowe an alarme with the trumpettes, and ye shalbe remembred before the Lorde your God, to be saued from your enemies ¹⁰ Also in the day of your gladnesse, and in your feast dayes, & in the begynnyng of your monethes, ye shall blowe the trumpettes ouer your burnt sacrifices and peace offerynges, that they may be a remembraunce for you before your God: I am the Lorde your God

¹⁰ Also in the day of your gladnesse, and in your feast dayes, & in the begynnyng of your monethes, ye shall blowe the trumpettes ouer your burnt sacrifices and peace offerynges, that they may be a remembraunce for you before your God: I am the Lorde your God

²¹ Beholde, I haue geuen the children of Leui all the tenth in Israel to inherite, for the seruice which they serue in the tabernacle of the congregation ²² Neither must the children of Israel hencefoorth come nie ye tabernacle of the congregation, lest they beare sinne, & die ²³ But the Leuites shal do ye seruice in the tabernacle of the congregation, & beare their sinne: It shalbe a lawe for euer in your generations, that among ye childre of Israel they possesse no inheritaunce ²⁴ But the tithes of the childre of Israel which they pay as an heaue offeryng vnto the Lord, I haue geuen ye Leuites to inherite: and therfore I haue sayde vnto them, Among the children of Israel ye shall possesse no inheritaunce ²⁵ And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses, saying ²⁶ Speake vnto the Leuites, and say vnto them: When ye take of the children of Israel the tithes which I haue geuen you of the for your inheritaunce, ye shal take an heaue offering of ye same for the Lorde, euen the tenth part of that tithe ²⁷ And this your heaue offeryng shalbe reckened vnto you, euen as though it were of the corne of the barne, or as the fulnesse of the wine presse ²⁸ Of this maner ye shall therfore offer an heaue offeryng vnto the Lorde, of all your tithes which ye receaue of the children of Israel, and ye shall geue therof the Lordes heaue offeryng to Aaron the priest ²⁹ Of all your giftes ye shall offer all the Lordes heaue offeryng, euen all the fat of the same, [to wit] the holy thynges therof

² This is the ordinaunce of the lawe which the Lord hath commaunded, saying: Speake vnto the children of Israel that they bring thee a redde cowe without spot, and wherin is no blemishe, and vpon which neuer came yoke ³ And ye shall geue her vnto Eleazar the priest, that he may bryng her without the hoast, and cause her to be slayne before his face ⁴ And let Eleazar the priest take of her blood with his finger, and sprinckle it directly before the tabernacle of the congregation seuen tymes ⁵ And cause the cowe to be burnt in his sight, with her skinne, fleshe, & blood: and the doung of her shal he burne also ⁶ And let the priest take Cedar wood, and hysope, and scarlet [lase] and cast it in the middes of the burnyng of the cowe ⁷ Then let the priest washe his clothes, and he shall bathe his fleshe in water, and then come into the hoast, and the priest shalbe vncleane vntyll the euen ⁸ And he that burneth her shall washe his clothes in water, & bathe his fleshe in water, and be vncleane vntyll euen ⁹ And a man that is cleane, shall gather vp the asshes of the cowe, and lay them without the hoast in a cleane place, and it shalbe kept for the multitude of the children of Israel for a water of seperation: It is a sinne offeryng ¹⁰ Therfore he that gathereth the asshes of the cowe, shall washe his clothes, and remayne vncleane vntill euen: And it shalbe vnto the children of Israel, and vnto the strauger that dwelleth among them, a statute for euer ¹¹ He that toucheth the dead body of any man, shalbe vncleane seuen dayes ¹² And he shall purifie hym selfe with this water the thirde day, & the seuenth day he shalbe cleane: But if he purifie not hym selfe the thirde day, then the seuenth day he shall not be cleane ¹³ Whosoeuer toucheth the dead coarse of any man that is dead, & purgeth not hym selfe, defileth the tabernacle of the Lorde, and that soule shalbe cut of from Israel, because the water of seperation was not sprinckled vpon hym: he shalbe therfore vncleane, his vncleanesse is yet vpon hym ¹⁴ This is the lawe of a man that dyeth in a tent: All that come into the tent, and all that is in the tent, shalbe vncleane seuen dayes ¹⁵ And all the vessels that be open, which haue no coueryng bounde vpon them, shalbe vncleane ¹⁶ And whosoeuer toucheth one that is slayne with a sworde in the fieldes, or a dead person, or a bone of a dead man, or a graue, shalbe vncleane seuen dayes ¹⁷ Therfore, for an vncleane person they shal take of the burnt asshes of the sinne offeryng, and runnyng water shalbe put therto in a vessell ¹⁸ And let a cleane person take hysope, & dippe it in the water, and sprinckle it vpon the tent, and vpon all the vessels, and on the persons that were therin, and vpon hym that touched a bone, or a slaine person, or a dead body, or a graue ¹⁹ And the cleane person shall sprinckle vpon the vncleane the thirde day and the seuenth day: And the seuenth day he shall purifie hym selfe, and washe his clothes, & bathe hym selfe in water, and shalbe cleane at euen ²⁰ But the man that is vncleane, and purifieth not him selfe, the same soule shalbe cut of from among the congregation: because he hath defiled the sanctuarie of the Lorde, and the water of seperation hath not ben sprinckled vpon hym, therfore shall he remayne vncleane

³⁰ Are not these mountaynes on the other side Iordane, on that part of the way where the sunne goeth downe, in the lande of the Chanaanites, whiche dwell in the playne ouer against Gilgal besyde the groue of Moreh

¹¹ Then vnto the place which the Lord your God hath chosen to put his name there, ye shall bryng all that I commaunde you: namely, your burnt sacrifices, your offeringes, your tithes, the heaue offering of your hande, and all your speciall vowes whiche ye vowe vnto the Lorde ¹² And ye shall reioyce before the Lorde your God, ye and your sonnes, and your daughters, your seruauntes, and your maydens, and the Leuite that is within your gates, forasmuche as he hah no part nor inheritauce with you

¹¹ And thou shalt reioyce before the Lord thy God, thou, and thy sonne, thy daughter, thy seruaunt, and thy mayde, & the Leuite that is within thy gates, and the straunger, the fatherlesse, and the widdowe that are among you, in the place which the Lorde thy God hath chosen, to put his name there

⁵ And let the officers speake vnto the people, saying: If any man haue built a newe house, and haue not dedicate it: let hym go and returne to his house, lest he dye in the battayle, and another man dedicate it

¹ This is the blessyng wherwith Moyses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death, and sayde

⁹ And the Lorde sayde vnto Iosuah: This day haue I taken away the shame of Egypt from you: wherefore the name of the same place is called Gilgal, vnto this day

⁴ And seuen priestes shall beare before the arke seuen trumpettes of rammes hornes: And the seuenth day ye shall compasse the citie seuen tymes, and the priestes shal blowe with the trumpets

⁴³ And Iosuah and all Israel, returned vnto the hoast that was in Gilgal

⁶ And the children of Iuda came vnto Iosuah in Gilgal: And Caleb the sonne of Iephune the Kenesite sayde vnto him: Thou wottest what ye Lorde sayd vnto Moyses the man of God about me and thee in Cades Barnea

¹⁷ And out of the tribe of Beniamin, they gaue Gibeon with her suburbes, Gabae with her suburbes

⁵ And when the arke of the appoyntment of the Lorde came into the hoast, all Israel showted a mightie showte, so that the earth rang againe

⁷ Neuerthelesse, Dauid toke the strong hold of Sion: the same is the citie of Dauid ⁸ And Dauid sayde the same day: Whosoeuer smyteth the Iebusites, and getteth vp to the gutters of the houses, and smyteth the lame and the blinde, hated of Dauid soule, [I will preferre him.] Wherfore they said: The blinde and the lame shal not come into that house ⁹ And so Dauid dwelt in the towre, and called it the citie of Dauid, and buylt round about it, from Millo & inward

¹² And one tolde king Dauid howe that the Lorde had blessed the house of Obed Edom, and all that parteyned vnto him, because of the arke of God. And Dauid went, and brought the arke of God from the house of Obed Edom, into the citie of Dauid with gladnes

²⁴ And the woman said vnto Elias: Now I knowe that thou art a man of God, and that the worde of the Lorde in thy mouth, is true

¹³ And Iehoas king of Israel toke Amaziahu king of Iuda the sonne of Iehoas the sonne of Ahaziahu at Bethsames, and came to Hierusalem, & brake downe the wall of Hierusalem, from the gate of Ephraim, to the corner gate, foure hundred cubites

⁵⁴ The sonnes of Salma: Bethlehem, and Netophathi, the glory of the house of Ioab, and halfe the countrey of the Manahethites, the Zaraites

¹⁷ The sonne of Ieconiah: Assir, and Salathiel his sonne ¹⁸ Malchiram also and Pedaia, Senazar, Iecamia, Hosama, and Nedabia ¹⁹ The sonnes of Pedaia, were: Zorobabel, and Semei: The sonnes of Zorobabel, Mesullam, Hanania, and Selomith their sister

³ The childre of Amram: Aaron, Moyses, & Miriam. The sonnes also of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar ⁴ Eleazar begat Phinehes, Phinehes begat Abisua ⁵ Abisua begat Boki, Boki begat Uzzi ⁶ Uzzi begat Zarahia, Zarahia begat Meraioth ⁷ Meraioth begat Amaria, and Amaria begat Ahitob ⁸ Ahitob begat Zadoc, and Zadoc begat Ahimaaz ⁹ Ahimaaz begat Azaria: and Azaria begat Iohonan ¹⁰ Iohonan begat Azaria, whiche ministred in the temple that Solomon buylt in Hierusalem ¹¹ Azaria begat Amaria, Amaria begat Ahitob ¹² Ahitob begat Zadoc, and Zadoc begat Sallum ¹³ Sallum begat Helkia, and Helkia begat Azaria ¹⁴ Azaria begat Saraia, and Saraia begat Iehozedech ¹⁵ And Iehozedech departed when the Lorde caryed away Iuda and Hierusalem by the hand of Nabuchodonoser

³⁹ And his brother Asaph stoode on his right hande, and Asaph was the sonne of Barachia, the sonne of Simha ⁴⁰ The sonne of Michael, the sonne of Baasa, the sonne of Melchia ⁴¹ The sonne of Athan, the sonne of Zarah, the sonne of Adaia ⁴² The sonne of Ethan, the sonne of Zimma, the sonne of Simhi ⁴³ The sonne of Iahath, the sonne of Gecsom, the sonne of Leui

⁶⁰ And out of the tribe of Beniamin, Geba and her suburbes, Alemeth and her suburbes, Anathoth and her suburbes: all their cities throughout their kinredes were thirteene

¹⁰ And of the priestes: Iedaia, Iehoiarib, and Iachin

¹⁴ And of the Leuites: Semeia the sonne of Hasub, ye sonne of Africam, the sonne of Hasabia of the sonnes of Merari

¹⁴ And of the Leuites: Semeia the sonne of Hasub, ye sonne of Africam, the sonne of Hasabia of the sonnes of Merari ¹⁵ And Bacbakar Heres, and Galal: And Mathania the sonne of Micah, the sonne of Zicri, the sonne of Asaph

¹⁵ And Bacbakar Heres, and Galal: And Mathania the sonne of Micah, the sonne of Zicri, the sonne of Asaph ¹⁶ And Obadia the sonne of Semeia, the sonne of Galal, the sonne of Iduthun: And Berechia the sonne of Aza, the sonne of Elcana, that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites

¹⁶ And Obadia the sonne of Semeia, the sonne of Galal, the sonne of Iduthun: And Berechia the sonne of Aza, the sonne of Elcana, that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites

¹⁶ And Obadia the sonne of Semeia, the sonne of Galal, the sonne of Iduthun: And Berechia the sonne of Aza, the sonne of Elcana, that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites ¹⁷ The porters were, Sallum, Accub, Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brother: Sallum was the chiefe

¹⁷ The porters were, Sallum, Accub, Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brother: Sallum was the chiefe ¹⁸ For they watched hitherto, euen vnto the kinges gate eastwarde by course, the children of Leui ¹⁹ And Sallum the sonne of Core, the sonne of Abiasaph, the sonne of Corah, and his brethren the Corathites of the house of their father, had their busines and office to kepe the porches of the tabernacle: and their fathers being ouer the hoast of the Lorde, kept the entering ²⁰ And Phinehes the sonne of Eliazar was their foreguide, and the Lord was with him ²¹ And Zacharia the sonne of Meselemia kept the watch before the doore of the tabernacle of the congregation ²² All these were chosen men to kepe the thressholdes, euen two hundred and twelue: and throughout all the genealogie wer they numbred in their villages: And them did Dauid and Samuel the sear institute, because of their fidelitie ²³ So they and their children had the ouersight of the gates of the house of the Lorde, euen of the tabernacle, to kepe them ²⁴ In foure quarters did they kepe the watch: toward the east, west, north, and south ²⁵ And their brethren remayned in the countrey, and came after seuen dayes from tyme to tyme with them ²⁶ For the Leuites which had the ouersight of the vestries and treasures of the house of God, were vnder the custody of foure notable porters

²⁶ For the Leuites which had the ouersight of the vestries and treasures of the house of God, were vnder the custody of foure notable porters ²⁷ And they laye rounde about the house of God, because the keping thereof pertayned to them, and they had the charge to open it euery mornyng ²⁸ And certaine of them had the rule of the ministring vessels, & brought them in and out by tale ²⁹ Some of them were appoynted to ouersee the vessels, and al the ornaments of the sanctuarie, and the flowre, wine, oyle, frankencense, and sweete odours ³⁰ And certaine of the sonnes of the priestes made oyntmentes of the sweete odours ³¹ And Mathathia one of the Leuites, (which was the eldest sonne of Sallum the Corathite) had the ouersight of the thinges that were made in the frying panne ³² And other of their brethren the sonnes of Cahath had the ouersight of the shew bread, which they prepared euery Sabbath ³³ These are the singers, euen auncient fathers of the Leuites, which dwelt in seperate chambers and were free: for they had to doe in the temple both day and nyght

³³ These are the singers, euen auncient fathers of the Leuites, which dwelt in seperate chambers and were free: for they had to doe in the temple both day and nyght

³³ These are the singers, euen auncient fathers of the Leuites, which dwelt in seperate chambers and were free: for they had to doe in the temple both day and nyght ³⁴ These were auncient fathers of the Leuites in their generations, & dwelt at Hierusalem

³⁴ These were auncient fathers of the Leuites in their generations, & dwelt at Hierusalem ³⁵ And in Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon, Iehiel: whose wyfe was called Maacha ³⁶ His eldest sonne was Abdon, then Zur, Cis, Baal, Ner, and Nadab ³⁷ Gedor, Ahio, Zacharia, and Mikloth ³⁸ And Mikloth begat Simeam: And they also dwelt with their brethren at Hierusalem, euen hard by them ³⁹ And Ner begat Cis, and Cis begat Saul, and Saul begat Iehonathan, Malchisua, Abinadab, and Esbaal ⁴⁰ And the sonne of Iehonathan, was Meribbaal: And Meribbaal begat Micah ⁴¹ And the sonnes of Micah, were: Pithon, Melech, and Thahrea ⁴² And Ahaz begat Iahra, Iahra begat Alameth, and Asmaueth, and Zimri: Zimri begat Moza ⁴³ Moza begat Binea, whose sonne was Rephaia, and his sonne was Elasa, and his sonne Azel ⁴⁴ And Azel had sixe sonnes, whose names are these: Azricam, Bochru, Ismael, Searia, Obadia, and Hanan: These are the sonnes of Azel

¹ And Dauid counsailed with the captaynes of thousandes and hundredes, and with al the Lordes

⁸ And Dauid and all Israel played before the arke of God with all their might, with singing, and harpes, psalteries, and tymbrels, and cymbales, and trumpettes

⁴ And Dauid brought together the children of Aaron and the Leuites

¹² And saide vnto them: Ye that are the principall fathers of the Leuites, see that ye be holy with your brethren, that ye may bring in the arke of the Lorde God of Israel vnto the place that I haue prepared for it

¹⁶ And Dauid spake to the chiefe heades of the Leuites, that they should appoynt certaine of their brethren to sing with instrumentes of musicke, psalteries, harpes, and cymbales, that they might make a sounde, and to sing on hie with ioyfulnesse

²⁸ And al they of Israel brought the arke of the Lordes couenaunt with showting, and blowing of the shawme, and trumpettes, making a noyse with cymbales, psalteries, and harpes

⁵ And Asaph was the chiefe, and nexte to him Zacharia, Ieiel, Semiramoth, Iehiel, Mathathia, Eliab, Benaia, Obed Edom, & Ieiel with instruments, psalteries, & harpes: But Asaph made a sounde with cymbales

⁴² And with them dyd Heman and Ieduthun sing with the trumpets and cymbales, making a sweete melodie with instrumentes of musicke & godly songues: And the sonnes of Ieduthun were porters

¹ So when Dauid was olde and full of dayes, he made Solomon his sonneking ouer Israel ² And then he gathered together all the lordes of Israel, with the priestes and the Leuites ³ And the Leuites were numbred from the age of thirtie yeres and aboue: and the number and summe of them was thirtie and eyght thousande men ⁴ Of which twentie and foure thousand were set to further the worke of the house of the Lorde: and sixe thousande were officers and iudges ⁵ Foure thousande were porters, & foure thousand praysed the Lorde with such instrumentes as was made to prayse withall

⁵ Foure thousande were porters, & foure thousand praysed the Lorde with such instrumentes as was made to prayse withall ⁶ And so Dauid put an order among them deuiding them, in partes: Of the children of Leui, Gerson, Caath, and Merari ⁷ Of the Gersonites was Laadan, and Semei ⁸ The sounes of Laadan, the chiefe was Iehiel, Zethan, and Ioel, three ⁹ The sonnes of Semei: Selomith, Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the auncient fathers of Laadan ¹⁰ And the sonnes of Semei: were, Iahath, Zina, Ieus, & Beria: these foure were the sonnes of Semei ¹¹ And Iahath was the chiefe, Ziza the seconde: but Ieus, and Beria had not many sonnes, therfore they were in one reckening according to their fathers housholde, reckened for one auncient housholde ¹² The sonnes of Caath: Amram, Izahar, Hebron, and Uzziel, foure ¹³ The sonnes of Amram: Aaron, and Moyses: And Aaron was separated to haue the rule of the holy thinges in the place most holy, he & his sonnes for euer, and to burne incense before the Lorde, and to minister vnto him, and to blesse in his name for euer ¹⁴ Moyses also the man of God, and his children, were named with the tribe of Leui ¹⁵ The sonnes of Moyses: Gerso, & Eliezer ¹⁶ Of the sonnes of Gersom, Sebuel was the chiefe ¹⁷ The sonnes of Eliezer, Rehabia the chiefe: And Eliezer had none other sonnes, but the sonnes of Rehabia were verie many ¹⁸ The sonnes of Izahar, Selomith the chiefe ¹⁹ The sonnes of Hebron, Ieriahu the first, Amaria the seconde, Iahaziel the thirde, and Iermaam the fourth ²⁰ The sonnes of Uzziel: Micha the first, and Iesia the seconde ²¹ The sonnes of Merati: Mahli, & Musi. The sonnes of Mahli: Eleazar and Cis ²² And Eleazar dyed, and had no sonnes, but daughters: and their brethren the sonnes of Cis toke them ²³ The sonnes of Musi: Mahli, Eder, and Ieremoth, three ²⁴ These are the children of Leui after the houshold of their fathers, euen the auncient of the fathers according to their offices, and after the number and summe of the names of them that dyd the worke in the seruice of the house of the Lord, from the age of twentie yeres and aboue ²⁵ And Dauid sayde: The Lorde God of Israel hath geuen rest vnto his people, that they may dwell in Hierusalem for euer ²⁶ That the Leuites also shoulde nowe no more beare the tabernacle, and al the vessels for the seruice thereof ²⁷ For according to the last wordes of Dauid, the Leuites were numbred from twentie yeres and aboue ²⁸ And their office was vnder the hande of the sonnes of Aaron, for the seruice of the house of the Lorde in the courtes and celles, and in the purifying of all holy thinges, and in the worke of the seruice of the house of God

²⁸ And their office was vnder the hande of the sonnes of Aaron, for the seruice of the house of the Lorde in the courtes and celles, and in the purifying of all holy thinges, and in the worke of the seruice of the house of God ²⁹ In the shewbread, in the fine flowre, in the meate offring, in ye wafers of sweete bread, in the frying panne, in the gredyron, and in all maner of measures & sise ³⁰ And to stand euery day in the morning to thanke and prayse the Lorde, and so likewise at euen ³¹ And to offer all burnt sacrifices vnto the Lord, in the Sabbathes, in the new moones, and on the feastfull dayes, by number and custome continually as they were commaunded, before the Lord ³² And that they should wayte on the tabernacle of the congregation, & on the holy place, and on the sonnes of Aaron their brethre, in the seruice of the house of the Lord

³² And that they should wayte on the tabernacle of the congregation, & on the holy place, and on the sonnes of Aaron their brethre, in the seruice of the house of the Lord

⁶ And Semeia the sonne of Nathanael the scribe, of the kinred of the Leuites, wrote them before the king & the lordes, & before Zadoc the priest and Ahimelec the sonne of Abiathar, and before the auncient fathers of the priestes and Leuites, one principall housholde being reserued for Eleazar, and one for Ithamar ⁷ And the first lot fell to Iehoiarib: and the seconde to Iedaia ⁸ The third to Harim, and the fourth to Sehorim ⁹ The fyft to Melchia, and the sixth to Miiamin ¹⁰ The seuenth to Hakos, and the eyght to Abia ¹¹ The nynth to Iesua, and the tenth to Secaniah ¹² The eleuenth to Eliasib, & the twelfth to Iakim ¹³ The thirteenth to Huppa, and the fourteenth to Iesebeab ¹⁴ The fyftenth to Bilga, and the sixtenth to Immer ¹⁵ The seuenteenth to Hezir, and the eyghteenth to Aphses ¹⁶ The nynteenth to Pethahia, and the twentieth to Ieheskel ¹⁷ The twentie and one to Iachin, and the twentie and two to Gamul ¹⁸ The twentie and three to Delaiahu, and the twentie and foure to Maasiahu

¹⁸ The twentie and three to Delaiahu, and the twentie and foure to Maasiahu ¹⁹ These are the ordinaunces of them in their offices when they came into the house of the Lord, according to their maner vnder Aaron their father, as the lord God of Israel had comaunded him ²⁰ The rest of the sonnes of Leui, are these: Of the sonnes of Amram, Subael: of the sonnes of Sabuel, Iehediahu ²¹ Of the sonnes of Rehabia, the first Iesia ²² Of the Iezaharites Selomoth: Of the sonnes also of Selomoth Iahath ²³ His sonnes Ieriahu the first, Amariahu the second, Iahaziel the third, and Iekameam the fourth ²⁴ Of the sonnes of Uzziel, Micha: Of the sonnes of Micha, Samir ²⁵ The brother of Micha was Issia: Of the sonnes also of Issia, Zechariahu ²⁶ The sonnes of Merari, were Mahli, and Musi: The sonnes of Iaaziahu, Beno ²⁷ The sonnes of Merari by Iaaziahu, Beno, Soham, Zacur, and Ibri ²⁸ Of Mahli came Eleazar, and he had no sonnes ²⁹ Of Cis: the sonnes of Cis, Ierahemeel ³⁰ The sonnes of Musi, Mahli, Eder, and Ierimoth: These are the children of the Leuites, after the housholde of their fathers ³¹ And these cast lottes next to their brethren the sonnes of Aaron in the presence of Dauid the king, and Zadoc, and Ahimelec, and the auncient fathers of the priestes & Leuites, euen the principall fathers, before their younger brethren. The singers are appoynted with their places and lottes

¹ And so Dauid and the captaynes of the hoast appoynted out to do seruice the sonnes of Asaph, and Heman, & Ieduthun, which should prophecie with harpes, psalteries, and cymbales: And there was a multitude of the men that were appoynted to the seruice and ministration

¹ And so Dauid and the captaynes of the hoast appoynted out to do seruice the sonnes of Asaph, and Heman, & Ieduthun, which should prophecie with harpes, psalteries, and cymbales: And there was a multitude of the men that were appoynted to the seruice and ministration

¹ And so Dauid and the captaynes of the hoast appoynted out to do seruice the sonnes of Asaph, and Heman, & Ieduthun, which should prophecie with harpes, psalteries, and cymbales: And there was a multitude of the men that were appoynted to the seruice and ministration ² Of the sonnes of Asaph, Zacur, Ioseph, Nathania, and Asarela that wayted on Asaph which prophecied according to the commaundement of the king

² Of the sonnes of Asaph, Zacur, Ioseph, Nathania, and Asarela that wayted on Asaph which prophecied according to the commaundement of the king

² Of the sonnes of Asaph, Zacur, Ioseph, Nathania, and Asarela that wayted on Asaph which prophecied according to the commaundement of the king

² Of the sonnes of Asaph, Zacur, Ioseph, Nathania, and Asarela that wayted on Asaph which prophecied according to the commaundement of the king ³ Of Ieduthun: the sonnes of Ieduthun, Gedeliahu, Zeri, Iesaiahu, Hasabiahu, and Mathathiahu, sixe, vnder the handes of their father Ieduthun, which prophecied with a harpe, for to geue thankes & prayses vnto the Lorde

³ Of Ieduthun: the sonnes of Ieduthun, Gedeliahu, Zeri, Iesaiahu, Hasabiahu, and Mathathiahu, sixe, vnder the handes of their father Ieduthun, which prophecied with a harpe, for to geue thankes & prayses vnto the Lorde

³ Of Ieduthun: the sonnes of Ieduthun, Gedeliahu, Zeri, Iesaiahu, Hasabiahu, and Mathathiahu, sixe, vnder the handes of their father Ieduthun, which prophecied with a harpe, for to geue thankes & prayses vnto the Lorde ⁴ Of Heman: the sonnes of Heman, Bucciahu, Matthaniahu, Uzziel, Zebuel, Ierimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliatha, Geddalthi, Romanthi Ezer, Iosbekasa, Malothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth

⁴ Of Heman: the sonnes of Heman, Bucciahu, Matthaniahu, Uzziel, Zebuel, Ierimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliatha, Geddalthi, Romanthi Ezer, Iosbekasa, Malothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth

⁴ Of Heman: the sonnes of Heman, Bucciahu, Matthaniahu, Uzziel, Zebuel, Ierimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliatha, Geddalthi, Romanthi Ezer, Iosbekasa, Malothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth ⁵ All these were the sonnes of Heman which was ye kinges sear in the wordes of God, to lyft vp the horne [of the regall dignitie:] And God gaue to Hema foureteene sonnes, and three daughters

⁵ All these were the sonnes of Heman which was ye kinges sear in the wordes of God, to lyft vp the horne [of the regall dignitie:] And God gaue to Hema foureteene sonnes, and three daughters

⁵ All these were the sonnes of Heman which was ye kinges sear in the wordes of God, to lyft vp the horne [of the regall dignitie:] And God gaue to Hema foureteene sonnes, and three daughters ⁶ All these also were at the hand of their father, singing in the house of the Lord, with cymbales, psalteries, and harpes, when Asaph, Ieduthun, and Heman executed the seruice in the house of God at the kinges commaundement

⁶ All these also were at the hand of their father, singing in the house of the Lord, with cymbales, psalteries, and harpes, when Asaph, Ieduthun, and Heman executed the seruice in the house of God at the kinges commaundement

⁶ All these also were at the hand of their father, singing in the house of the Lord, with cymbales, psalteries, and harpes, when Asaph, Ieduthun, and Heman executed the seruice in the house of God at the kinges commaundement ⁷ And the multitude of them with their brethre that were instruct in the songes of the Lorde, euen all that were cunning, were two hundred fourescore and eyght

⁷ And the multitude of them with their brethre that were instruct in the songes of the Lorde, euen all that were cunning, were two hundred fourescore and eyght ⁸ And they cast lottes among them selues how they should waite, aswel for the small as for the great, for the scholler aswell as for the schoolemaister

⁸ And they cast lottes among them selues how they should waite, aswel for the small as for the great, for the scholler aswell as for the schoolemaister ⁹ And the first lot in Asaph fell to Ioseph, the second to Gedaliahu with his brethren and sonnes, which men were twelue

⁹ And the first lot in Asaph fell to Ioseph, the second to Gedaliahu with his brethren and sonnes, which men were twelue ¹⁰ The third fell to Zacur with his sonnes and brethren, being twelue persons

¹⁰ The third fell to Zacur with his sonnes and brethren, being twelue persons ¹¹ The fourth, to Izri with his sonnes and brethren, twelue persons

¹¹ The fourth, to Izri with his sonnes and brethren, twelue persons ¹² The fifth to Nathaniahu with his sonnes and brethren, twelue persons

¹² The fifth to Nathaniahu with his sonnes and brethren, twelue persons ¹³ The sixt to Bucciahu with his sonnes and brethren, twelue persons

¹³ The sixt to Bucciahu with his sonnes and brethren, twelue persons ¹⁴ The seuenth to Iesrarela with his sonnes and brethren, twelue persons

¹⁴ The seuenth to Iesrarela with his sonnes and brethren, twelue persons ¹⁵ The eyght to Iesaiahu with his sonnes and brethren, twelue persons

¹⁵ The eyght to Iesaiahu with his sonnes and brethren, twelue persons ¹⁶ The ninth to Mathaiahu with his sonnes and brethren, twelue persons

¹⁶ The ninth to Mathaiahu with his sonnes and brethren, twelue persons ¹⁷ The tenth to Semei with his sonnes and brethren, twelue persons

¹⁷ The tenth to Semei with his sonnes and brethren, twelue persons ¹⁸ The eleuenth to Azareel with his sonnes and brethren, twelue persons

¹⁸ The eleuenth to Azareel with his sonnes and brethren, twelue persons ¹⁹ The twelfth to Hazabia with his sonnes and brethren, twelue persons

¹⁹ The twelfth to Hazabia with his sonnes and brethren, twelue persons ²⁰ The thirteenth to Subael with his sonnes and brethren twelue persons

²⁰ The thirteenth to Subael with his sonnes and brethren twelue persons ²¹ The foureteenth, to Mathathiahu with his sonnes and brethren, twelue persons

²¹ The foureteenth, to Mathathiahu with his sonnes and brethren, twelue persons ²² The fifteenth to Ieremoth with his sonnes and brethren, twelue persons

²² The fifteenth to Ieremoth with his sonnes and brethren, twelue persons ²³ The sixteenth to Hananiahu with his sonnes and brethren, twelue persons

²³ The sixteenth to Hananiahu with his sonnes and brethren, twelue persons ²⁴ The seuenteenth to Iosbekasa with his sonnes & brethren, twelue persons

²⁴ The seuenteenth to Iosbekasa with his sonnes & brethren, twelue persons ²⁵ The eyghteenth to Hanani with his sonnes and brethren, twelue persons

²⁵ The eyghteenth to Hanani with his sonnes and brethren, twelue persons ²⁶ The nineteenth to Malothi with his sonnes and brethren, twelue persons

²⁶ The nineteenth to Malothi with his sonnes and brethren, twelue persons ²⁷ The twenteeth to Eliaiha with his sonnes and brethren, twelue persons ²⁸ The twentie and one to Hothir with his sonnes and brethren, twelue persons ²⁹ The twentie & two to Geddalthi with his sonnes and brethren, twelue persons ³⁰ The twentie and three to Mahazioth with his sonnes and brethren, twelue persons ³¹ The twentie and foure to Romamthi Ezer with his sonnes and brethren, twelue persons

¹⁰ The sonnes of Hosa of the children of Merari, Simri the chiefe, & though he was not the eldest, yet his father set him in the chiefest place ¹¹ Helkiahu the second, Tebaliahu the third, and Zechariahu the fourth: all the sonnes and brethren of Hosa were thirteene ¹² Among these was deuided the office of the portership, that they shoulde be auncient men, to wayte with their brethren, when they ministred in the house of the Lorde

¹⁵ And Obed Edoms lot fell to the south: And for his sonnes fell the houses of Asuppim

²¹ As concerning the sonnes of Laadan, which were the children of the Gersonites of Laadan, came auncient fathers, euen of Laadan there came Gersuni, and Iehieli ²² The sonnes of Iehieli, Zetham, and Ioel his brother, which were ouer the treasures of the house of the Lorde ²³ Of the Amramites also and Izaharites, Hebronites, and Ozielites ²⁴ And Subael the sonne of Gersom the sonne of Moyses, [was] a ruler ouer the treasures ²⁵ And of his brethren the sonnes of Eliezer was Rahabiahu, whose sonne was Iesaiahu, whose sonne was Ioram, whose sonne was Zichri, whose sonne was Selomith ²⁶ Which Selomith & his brethren were ouer all the treasures of the dedicate thinges, which Dauid the king, and the auncient fathers, the captaynes ouer thousandes and hundredes, and the captaynes of the hoast had dedicated

³¹ Among the Hebronites was Iedia the chiefest, euen a prince among the Hebronites and fathers of his kinred: And in the fourtith yere of the kingdome of Dauid, they were sought for, and there were founde among them men of actiuitie at Iazer in Gilead

¹ And Dauid gathered all the lordes of Israel, the lordes of the tribes, the lordes of the companies that ministred to the king by course, ye captaines ouer the thousandes and ouer the hundredes, & the lordes that had the ouersight ouer all the substaunce and possession of Dauid, & of his sonnes, with the chamberlaynes, & al the mightie and valiaunt, and all actiue men, vnto Hierusalem

²¹ And they offered offringes vnto the Lorde: And on the morowe after the saide day, they offred burnt offringes vnto the Lorde, euen a thousand young oxen, a thousand rammes, and a thousand sheepe, with their drinke offrings: Many sacrifices offred they for all Israel ²² And did eate & drinke before the Lord the same day with great gladnesse: And they made Solomon the sonne of Dauid king the second time, and annoynted him prince before the Lorde, and Zadoc to be the hie priest

² Then Solomon gathered the elders of Israel together, and all the heades of the tribes and auncient fathers of the children of Israel, vnto Hierusalem, to bring the arke of the couenaunt of the Lorde out of the citie of Dauid, whiche is [in] Sion

¹¹ And it fortuned, that when the priestes were come out of the holy place (for all the priestes that were present, were sanctified, and did not then wayte by course ¹² That both the Leuites and the singers, vnder Asaph, Heman, and Ieduthun, were appoynted to sundry offices with their children and brethren, and were arayed in fyne whyte, hauing cymbales, psalteries, and harpes, and stoode at the east ende of the aulter, and by them an hundred and twentie priestes blowing with trumpets

¹² That both the Leuites and the singers, vnder Asaph, Heman, and Ieduthun, were appoynted to sundry offices with their children and brethren, and were arayed in fyne whyte, hauing cymbales, psalteries, and harpes, and stoode at the east ende of the aulter, and by them an hundred and twentie priestes blowing with trumpets ¹³ And the trumpet blowers and the singers so agreed, that it seemed but one voyce in praysing & thanking the Lorde: And when they lift vp their voyce with the trumpets, cymbales, and other instrumentes of musicke, and when they praysed the Lord, How that he is good, and that his mercie lasteth euer: the house of God was filled with a cloude

⁵ And king Solomon offered a sacrifice of twentie and two thousande oxen, and an hundred and twentie thousande sheepe: and so the king and all the people dedicated the house of God ⁶ And the priestes wayted on their offices, & the Leuites had the instrumentes of musicke of the Lord, which king Dauid had made to confesse vnto the Lord, that his mercie lasteth euer, Dauid praysing God by the: And the priestes blew with trumpettes before them, and all they of Israel stoode

⁶ And the priestes wayted on their offices, & the Leuites had the instrumentes of musicke of the Lord, which king Dauid had made to confesse vnto the Lord, that his mercie lasteth euer, Dauid praysing God by the: And the priestes blew with trumpettes before them, and all they of Israel stoode ⁷ Moreouer, Solomon halowed the middle of the court that was before the house of the Lorde, for there he offred burnt offringes: & the fat of the peace offringes, because the brasen aulter which Solomon had made, was not able to receaue the burnt offringes, and the meate offringes, and the fat

¹⁰ And the three and twentie day of the seuenth moneth he let the people depart into their tentes glad and mery in heart, for the goodnesse that the Lorde had shewed to Dauid and to Solomon, and to Israel his people

¹⁴ And Solomon set the sortes of priestes to their offices as Dauid his father had ordered them, and the Leuites in their watches, for to prayse and minister before the priestes day by day, and the porters by course at euery gate: for so had Dauid the man of God commaunded

¹¹ They burne vnto the Lorde euery morning and euening burnt sacrifices, and sweete incense: the shewe bread set they in order vpon a pure table, and prepare the candelsticke of golde with the lampes of the same to burne euer at eue: And truly we kept the watch of the lord our God, but ye haue forsaken him ¹² And beholde, God him selfe is our captayne, and his priestes blowe with the trumpettes and crie alarum against you. O ye children of Israel, fight not against the Lorde God of your fathers: for it wyll not prosper with you

¹² And beholde, God him selfe is our captayne, and his priestes blowe with the trumpettes and crie alarum against you. O ye children of Israel, fight not against the Lorde God of your fathers: for it wyll not prosper with you

¹³ And all Iuda stoode before the Lorde, with their young ones, their wiues, and their children

²⁷ And so all the men of Iuda and Hierusale returned with Iehosaphat their head, for to go againe to Hierusalem with gladnesse: for the Lord had made them to reioyce ouer their enemies

⁶ But there shal none come into the house of the Lorde, saue the priestes and they that minister vnto the Leuites, they shall go in, for they are holy: but all the people shal kepe the watch of the Lord

⁴ And he brought in the priestes and the Leuites, and gathered them together into the east streate ⁵ And saide vnto them: Heare me ye Leuites, and now be sanctified and halow the house of the Lorde God of your fathers, bring filthynesse out of the holy place

⁵ And saide vnto them: Heare me ye Leuites, and now be sanctified and halow the house of the Lorde God of your fathers, bring filthynesse out of the holy place ⁶ For our fathers haue trespassed, and done euill in the eyes of the Lorde our God, and haue forsaken him, and turned away their faces from the habitation of the Lord, and turned their backes on it ⁷ And beside that, they haue shut vp the doores of the porche, and quenched the lampes, and haue neither burnt incense, nor offered burnt offringes in the holy place vnto the God of Israel ⁸ Wherefore the wrath of the Lorde fell on Iuda & Hierusalem, and he hath brought them to trouble to be wondred on, & to be hissed at, euen as ye see with your eyes ⁹ For loe, our fathers were ouerthrowen with the sword, and our sonnes, our daughters, and our wyues were caried away captiue for the same cause ¹⁰ And now it is in myne heart to make a couenaunt with the Lord God of Israel, that he may turne away his heauy indignation from vs ¹¹ Now therefore my sonnes, be not negligent: for the Lorde hath chosen you to stande before him, and for to minister and serue him, and to burne incense

³⁰ And Hezekia the king and the lordes, spake to the Leuites to prayse the Lord with the wordes of Dauid & of Asaph the sear: And they sang prayses with gladnesse, and the other bowed them selues, and worshipped

³⁴ And the priestes were to fewe to flay al the burnt offringes: but their brethren the Leuites did helpe them, till they had ended the worke, & vntil the priestes were sanctified: For the Leuites were purer hearted to be sanctified, then the priestes ³⁵ And therto ye burnt offringes were many, with the fat of the peaceoffringes, & the drinke offringes, that belong to the burnt offring: And so the seruice parteyning to the house of the Lorde, was finished ³⁶ And Hezekia reioyced, and all the people, that God had made the folke so readie, & that the thing was so soone done

⁵ And assoone as the kinges commaundement came abrode, the children of Israel brought aboudance of first fruites, of corne, wine, oyle, hony, and of all maner of fruites of the fielde, & the tythes of all maner of thinges brought they in plenteously ⁶ And the children of Israel and Iuda that dwelt in the cities of Iuda, they also brought in the tithes of oxen and sheepe, & other holy tithes which were consecrate vnto the Lorde their God, they did offer and brought them all by heapes

¹¹ And Hezekia bade prepare the chambers in the house of the Lord: And they did prepare them ¹² And caried in the first fruites, the tithes, and the dedicate thinges faithfully: ouer which Chonaniahu the Leuite had the rule, and Semei his brother next to him ¹³ And Iehiel, Azariahu, Nahath, Asael, Ierimoth, Iosabad, Eliel, Iesmachiahu, Mahath, and Banaiahu, were ouerseres ordayned by Chonaniahu, & Semei his brother was an officer of Hezekia the king, & Azariahu was the ruler of the house of God

¹ These are the children of the prouince, that went vp out of the captiuitie, whom Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon had caried away vnto Babylon: & came againe vnto Hierusalem and into Iuda euery one vnto his citie ² They that came with Zorobabel [are these:] Iesua, Nehemiah, Saraiah, Rehelaia, Mardochai, Bilsan, Mispar, Biguai, Rehum, Baana. This is the number of the men of the people of Israel

²⁴ The children of Asinaueth, fouretie and two

⁴⁰ The Leuites: the children of Iesua & Cadmiel, of the children of Hodauia, seuentie and foure

² And there stoode vp Iesua the sonne of Ioseder, and his brethren the priestes, and Zorobabel the sonne of Salathiel and his brethren, and builded the aulter of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offeringes thereon, as it is written in the law of Moyses the man of God

⁸ In the second yere of their comming vnto the house of God at Hierusalem in the second moneth, began Zorobabel the sonne of Salathiel, and Iesua the sonne of Iosedec, and the remnaunt of their brethren, the priestes and Leuites, and all they that were come out of the captiuitie vnto Hierusalem: and appoynted the Leuites from twentie yeres olde and aboue, to see that the worke of the house of the Lorde went forwarde

¹⁰ And when the builders layed the foundation of the temple of the Lorde, they appoynted the priestes in their araye with trumpettes, and the Leuites the children of Asaph with cymbales, to prayse the Lorde after the maner of Dauid king of Israel ¹¹ And they sang together when they gaue prayse and thankes vnto the lorde, Because he is gracious, and because his mercie endureth for euer vpon Israel: And all the people showted loude in praysing the Lorde, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was layd

¹³ So that the people coulde not discerne the ioyfull sounde & gladnesse, from the noyse of the weeping among the people: for the people showted with a loude crye, and the noyse was heard farre of

² And they came to Zorobabel and to the principall fathers, and saide vnto them: We wyll builde with you, for we seeke the Lorde your God, as ye do, and we haue done sacrifice vnto him since the time of Asor Hadon the king of Assur which brought vs vp hither

² Then gat vp Zorobabel the sonne of Salathiel, and Iesua the sonne of Iosedec, and began to builde the house of God at Hierusalem: and with them were the prophetes of God, which helped them

¹⁶ And the childre of Israel, the priestes, the Leuites, and the other children of the captiuitie, helde the dedication of this house of God with ioy

²¹ And the children of Israel which were come againe out of captiuitie, and all such as had seperated them selues vnto them from the filthinesse of the heathen of the lande, to seeke the Lorde God of Israel, did eate

¹ After these thinges, ther was in the raigne of Artaxerxes king of Persia, one Esdras the sonne of Saraia, the sonne of Asaria, the sonne of Helkia

⁶ This Esdras also went vp from Babylon, and was a perfect scribe in the law of Moyses which the Lorde God of Israel did geue: And the king gaue him al that he required, according to the hand of the Lorde his God which was vpon him

¹¹ And this is the copie of the letter that king Artaxerxes gaue vnto Esdras the priest, and scribe, which was a writer of the wordes and commaundementes of the Lorde, and of his statutes ouer Israel

¹ These are now the principall fathers of them, and this is the register of them that went vp with me from Babylon, what time as king Artaxerxes raigned

¹⁵ And I gathered them together by the water that runneth towarde Ahaua, and there abode we three dayes: And I loked among the people and the priestes, and founde there none of the children of Leui ¹⁶ Then sent I to Eliezer, to Ariel, Semeia, Elnachan, Iarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zacharia, and to Mesullam, the rulers, and to Ioiarib and Elnathan, which were men of vnderstanding ¹⁷ And to those gaue I commaundement vnto Iddo the chiefest at Casphia, and I told them what they should say vnto Iddo & to his brethren the Nethinims at Casphia, that they shoulde cause the ministers of the house of our God to come vnto vs ¹⁸ And through the good hande of our God vpon vs, they brought vs a very wyse man from among the children of Moholi the sonne of Leui the sonne of Israel, and Sarabia with his sonnes and his brethren, euen eyghteene ¹⁹ And Hasabia and with him Isai of the children of Merari, with his brethren, and their sonnes, twentie ²⁰ And of the Nethinims whom Dauid and the princes gaue to minister vnto the Leuites, two hundred and twentie of Nethininis: which al were named by name

¹³ And I departed in the night by the valley port, before the dragon well, and to the doung port, & considered the walles of Hierusalem howe they were broken downe, and the portes therof consumed with the fire ¹⁴ And I went ouer vnto the well port, and to the kinges conduite, and there was no roome for the beast that was vnder me to passe

¹ And Eliasib the hye priest gat him vp with his brethre the priestes, and they buylded the sheepe gate: they repaired it, and set vp the doores of it: euen vnto the towre Mea repaired they it, and vnto the towre of Hananeel

³ But the fishe port did the children of Asnaa buyld, which also layed the beames therof, and set on the doores, lockes, and barres of it

⁶ The olde gate buylded Iehoiada the sonne of Paseah, & Mesullam the sonne of Besodia, they layed the beames therof, and set on the doores, lockes, & barres of it

⁸ Next vnto him buylded Uzziel the sonne of Harhaiah of the goldesmythes: Next vnto hym also buylded Hananiah the sonne of Harakahim, and they repaired Hierusalem vnto the brode wall

¹¹ But Melchia the sonne of Harim, and Hasub the sonne of the captayne of Moab buylded the other peece, and the towre beside the fornaces

¹³ The valley gate buylded Hanun, and the citezins of Zanoa: They buylded it, and set on the doores, lockes, and barres thereof, and a thousande cubites on the wall, vnto the doung port ¹⁴ But the doung port buylded Melchiah the sonne of Rechab, the ruler of the fourth part of Beth acharem: he repaired it, and set on the doores, lockes, and barres thereof ¹⁵ But the wel gate repaired Sallum the sonne of Cholhosah, the ruler of the fourth part of Mispah: He buylded it, and couered it, and set on the doores, lockes and barres thereof: and the wall vnto the poole Siloah by the kinges garden, and vnto the steppes that go downe from the citie of Dauid ¹⁶ After him buylded Nehemiah the sonne of Asbok, the ruler of the halfe parte of Bethzur, vntill the other side ouer against the sepulchres of Dauid, and to the poole that was repaired, and vnto the house of the mightie

²⁵ After him buylded Pala the sonne of Usai, ouer against the corner and the high towre whiche lyeth out ouer from the kinges house, that was beside the court of the prison: After him Phadaia the sonne of Pharos ²⁶ As for the Nethinims they dwelt in the strong hold vnto the water gate toward the east, and to the towre that lyeth out

³¹ After him buylded Melchia the goldsmithes sonne vnto the house of the Nithinims and of the marchauntes, ouer against the gate Mephkad, and to the parlour in the corner ³² And betweene the parlour of the corner vnto the sheepegate, buylded the goldesmithes, and the marchauntes

² Sanaballat and Gesem sent vnto me, saying: Come, that we may meete & take counsel together in the villages that are in the playne of the citie Ono. Neuerthelesse, they thought to do me euill

⁷ They which came with Zorobabel are these: Iesua, Nehemia, Asariah, Raamia, Nahamani, Mardochee, Belsan, Mesperath, Beguai, Nahum, and Baanah. This is the number of the men of the people of Israel

⁴⁸ The children of Lebanah, the children of Hagaba, the children of Salmai

¹ And all the people gathered them selues together as one man, in the streete that was before the water gate, and they saide vnto Esdras the scribe, that he should fetch the booke of the law of Moyses, which the Lorde commaunded to Israel

³ And he read therein in the streete that was before the water gate, from the morning vntill the noone day, before men and women that did hearken to it: and the eares of all the people were inclined vnto the booke of the law

⁷ And Iesua, Bani, Serebiah, Iamin, Accub, Sebbethai, Hodaia, Maasia, Celita, Azariah, Iozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, & the Leuites caused the people to geue heede vnto the law: and the people stoode in their place

⁹ And Nehemia which is Athirsatha, and Esdras the priest and scribe, and the Leuites that caused the people to take heede, said vnto al the people, This day is holy vnto the Lorde your God, be not ye sory, and weepe not: For all the people wept when they heard the wordes of the lawe

¹⁶ And so the people went foorth, and fet them and made them boothes, euery one vpon the roofe of his house, and in their courtes, and in the courtes of the house of God, and in the streete by the water gate, and in the streete of the port of Ephraim ¹⁷ And all the congregation of them that were come againe out of the captiuitie, made boothes, & sat vnder the boothes: for since the time of Iosua the sonne of Nun, vnto this day, had not the children of Israel done so: And there was very great gladnesse

⁴ Then stoode vpon the stayres of the Leuites, Iesua, Bani, Cadmiel, Sabaniah, Bunni, Serebiah, Bani, and Chanani, and cryed loude vnto the Lorde their God

² Seraiah, Azariah, Irmeiah

² Seraiah, Azariah, Irmeiah ³ Pashur, Amariah, Malachiiah

³ Pashur, Amariah, Malachiiah ⁴ Hattus, Sebeniah, Malluch

⁴ Hattus, Sebeniah, Malluch ⁵ Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah

⁵ Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah ⁶ Daniel, Ginethon, Baruch

⁶ Daniel, Ginethon, Baruch ⁷ Mesullam, Abiiah, Miiamin

⁷ Mesullam, Abiiah, Miiamin ⁸ Maaziah, Bilgai, Semaiah: these were priestes ⁹ The Leuites were, Iesua the sonne of Azaniah, Bennui among the children of Henadad, and Cadmiel ¹⁰ And their brethren, Sebaniah, Hodiiah, Celita, Pelaiah, Hanan ¹¹ Micha, Rehob, Hasabiah ¹² Zacchur, Serebiah, Sebaniah ¹³ Hodiiah, Bani, Beninu

³⁵ And to bring the first fruites of our land, and the firstlinges of our fruites of all trees yere by yere vnto the house of the Lorde ³⁶ And the first borne of our sonnes, and of our cattel, (as it is written in the law) and the firstlinges of our oxen and of our sheepe, whiche we shoulde bring to the house of our God vnto the priestes that minister in the house of our God ³⁷ And that we shoulde bring the first fruites of our dough and our heaue offeringes, and the fruites of all maner of trees, of wine also and of oyle, vnto the priestes to the chestes of the house of our God, and the tythes of our lande vnto the Leuites, that the Leuites might haue the tythes in all the cities of our ministration ³⁸ And the priest the sonne of Aaron shalbe with the Leuites when the Leuites take tythes: so that the Leuites shall bring vp the tythes of their tythes vnto the house of our God, to the store houses and to the treasure houses ³⁹ For the children of Israel and the children of Leui shall bring vp the heaue offeringes of the corne, wine, and oyle, vnto the store houses, there as are the vessels of the sanctuarie and the priestes that minister, and the porters and singers, and we will not forsake the house of our God

¹⁰ Of the priestes: Iedatah the sonne of Ioiarib, Iachin

¹⁴ And their brethren valiaunt men, an hundred and twentie and eyght: And their ouersear was Zabdiel a sonne of one of the great men

¹⁷ And Mathania, the sonne of Micha, the sonne of Zabdi, the sonne of Asaph, was the principall to begin the thankesgeuing and prayer: and Bacbucia the seconde among his brethren, and Abda the sonne of Sammua, the sonne of Galal, the sonne of Ieduthun

¹⁷ And Mathania, the sonne of Micha, the sonne of Zabdi, the sonne of Asaph, was the principall to begin the thankesgeuing and prayer: and Bacbucia the seconde among his brethren, and Abda the sonne of Sammua, the sonne of Galal, the sonne of Ieduthun ¹⁸ All the Leuites in the holy citie, were two hundred foure score and foure ¹⁹ And the porters Accub and Talmon, and their brethren that kept the portes, were an hundred and seuentie and two ²⁰ As for the residue of Israel, of the priestes and Leuites, they were in al the cities of Iuda, euery one in his inheritaunce

²² The ouersear of the Leuites at Hierusalem was Azzi, the sonne of Bani, the sonne of Hasabia, the sonne of Matthania, the sonne of Micha: Of the children of Asaph, singers were ouer the busines in the house of God ²³ For it was the kinges commaundement concerning them, that the singers should deale faythfully euery day, as was according

³¹ The children also of Beniamin from Geba, dwelt at Machmas, Aia, Bethel, and in their villages

¹ These are the priestes and Leuites that went vp with Zorobabel the sonne of Salathiel: and with Iesua, Saraia, Ieremia, and Esdras

⁸ The Leuites were these: Iesua, Bennui, Cadmiel, Sarebia, Iuda, and Mathania, whiche was ouer [the office] of thankesgeuing, he and his brethren ⁹ Bacbucio, and Hanni, and their brethren, were about them in the watches ¹⁰ Iesua begat Ioakim, Ioakim also begat Eliasib, and Eliasib begat Ioiada

¹⁰ Iesua begat Ioakim, Ioakim also begat Eliasib, and Eliasib begat Ioiada ¹¹ Ioiada begat Ionathan, and Ionathan begat Iaddua ¹² In the dayes of Ioakim were these the chiefe fathers among the priestes: vnder Saraia, Maraia: vnder Ieremi, Hanania

¹² In the dayes of Ioakim were these the chiefe fathers among the priestes: vnder Saraia, Maraia: vnder Ieremi, Hanania

¹² In the dayes of Ioakim were these the chiefe fathers among the priestes: vnder Saraia, Maraia: vnder Ieremi, Hanania ¹³ Under Esdras, Mesullam: vnder Amaria, Iehoanan

¹³ Under Esdras, Mesullam: vnder Amaria, Iehoanan ¹⁴ Under Milico, Ionathan: vnder Sebania, Ioseph ¹⁵ Under Horim, Adna: vnder Maraioth, Helka ¹⁶ Under Iddo, Zacharie: vnder Genthon, Mesullam ¹⁷ Under Abia, Zichri: vnder Miniamin, and Moadia, Piltat ¹⁸ Under Belga, Sammua: vnder Semaia, Iehonathan ¹⁹ Under Ioiarib, Mathenai: vnder Iadaia, Uzzi ²⁰ Under Selai, Kellai: vnder Amok, Eber ²¹ Under Helchia, Hasabia: vnder Iadaia, Nathanael ²² And in the time of Eliasib, Ioiada, Iohanan, and Iadua, were the chiefe fathers among the Leuites & the priestes written, in the raigne of Darius the Persian

²⁴ And these were the chiefe among the Leuites: Hasabia, Serebia, and Iesua the sonne of Cadmiel, and their brethren in their presence, to geue prayse and thankes, according as Dauid the man of God had ordeyned it, one watch ouer against another

²⁶ These were in the dayes of Ioiakim the sonne of Iesua, the sonne of Iosedec, and in the dayes of Nehemia the captayne, & of the priest Esdras the scribe

³¹ And I brought the princes of Iuda vpon the wall, and appoynted two great quyers of men to geue thankes, whiche went on the right hande of the wall towarde the doung gate

³¹ And I brought the princes of Iuda vpon the wall, and appoynted two great quyers of men to geue thankes, whiche went on the right hande of the wall towarde the doung gate ³² And after them went Hosaia, and halfe of the princes of Iuda

³⁸ The other quyer of them that gaue thankes went ouer against them, and I after them, and the halfe part of the people vpon the wall beyond the fornace gate, vntill the brode wall

⁴⁰ And so stoode the two quyers of them that gaue thankes in the house of God, and I, & the halfe of the rulers with me

⁴ And before this had the priest Eliasib the ouersight of the treasurie of the house of our God, and he was kynsman vnto Tobia

⁴ And before this had the priest Eliasib the ouersight of the treasurie of the house of our God, and he was kynsman vnto Tobia ⁵ And had made hym a great chamber, and there had they afore time layed the offringes, frankencence, vessels, and the tythes of corne, wine, and oyle according to the commaundementes geuen to the Leuites, singers and porters, and the heaue offringes of the priestes

⁷ And I gat knowledge of the euyll that Eliasib dyd for Tobia, in that he had made hym a chamber in the court of the house of God

¹⁰ And I perceaued that the portions of the Leuites had not ben geuen them, and that euery one was fled to his land, euen the Leuites and singers that executed the worke ¹¹ Then reproued I the rulers, and sayd: Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place ¹² Then brought all Iuda the tythes of corne, and wine, and oyle, vnto the treasure

¹² Then brought all Iuda the tythes of corne, and wine, and oyle, vnto the treasure ¹³ And I made treasures ouer the treasure, euen Selemiah the priest, and Zadoc the scribe, and of the Leuites, Phadaia: and vnder their hand was Hanan the sonne of Zacur, the sonne of Mathania: for they were counted faythful, and their office was to distribute [the portions] vnto their brethren

²² And I said vnto the Leuites, that they should clense them selues, and that they shoulde come and kepe the gates, to halowe the Sabboth day: Thinke vpon me O my God concerning this also, and spare me, according to thy great mercie

²⁸ And one of the children of Iehoiada the sonne of Eliasib the hye priest, was the sonne in law of Sanaballat the Horonite: but I chased him from me

³⁰ Thus clensed I them from all such as were outlandishe, and appoynted the courses of the priestes and Leuites, euery one in his office

⁵ And when the dayes of their banquetting were gone about, Iob sent and sanctified them, and gat vp early and offered for euery one a burnt offring: For Iob saide, It may be that my sonnes haue done some offence, & haue ben vnthankfull to God in their heartes. Thus did Iob euery day

²⁹ When he geueth quietnesse, who can make trouble? and when he hydeth his face, who can beholde him? whether it be vpon nations, or vpo one man onely

⁶ And nowe he shall lift vp my head aboue mine enemies rounde about me: therfore I wyll offer in his tabernacle a sacrifice of great ioy, I wyll sing and prayse God with psalmes

⁷ (28:8) God is my strength and my shielde, my heart hath trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart skippeth for ioy, and in my song I wyll prayse hym

¹ I wyll exalt thee O God, for thou hast exalted me: and hast not made my foes to triumph ouer me

¹¹ (30:10) [And foorthwith] thou hast turned my mourning into dauncing: thou hast put of my sackcloth, and gyrded me with gladnes ¹² (30:11) Therfore my glory shal sing psalmes vnto thee and not ceasse: O God my Lorde I wyll prayse thee for euer

⁴ And I powred out of me my very heart, remembryng this howe that before tyme I haue passed with a great number, bringyng the vnto the house of the Lord: with a voyce of ioy & prayse, [& with] a company that kept holy day

⁶ Syng psalmes to the Lorde, syng psalmes: syng psalmes to our kyng, sing psalmes ⁷ For the Lorde is kyng of all the earth: syng psalmes [all you that haue] skyll ⁸ God raigneth ouer the heathen: God sitteth vpon his holy throne ⁹ The princes of the people are assembled together [for to be] the people of the God of Abraham: for the shieldes of the earth be Gods, who is hyghly exalted

¹ Truely the Lorde is very good vnto Israel: vnto such as haue a cleane heart

¹ Sing we meryly vnto the Lorde our strength: make a chearefull noyse vnto the Lorde of Iacob

¹ Sing we meryly vnto the Lorde our strength: make a chearefull noyse vnto the Lorde of Iacob ² Take the psalterie: bryng hyther the tabret, the merie harpe, with the lute ³ Blowe vp the trumpet in the newe moone, euen in the time appointed: and vpon our solempne feast day ⁴ For this was made a statute for Israel: and a lawe of the God of Iacob

¹ Holde not thy tongue O Lorde: kepe not styll scilence, refraine not thy selfe O Lorde

¹ It is a good thyng to confesse vnto God: and to syng psalmes vnto thy name O thou most hyghest 2 To set foorth in wordes thy louyng kyndnesse early in the mornyng: and thy trueth in the nyght season ³ Upon an instrument of ten strynges, and vpon the Lute: vpon the Harpe with a solemne sounde ⁴ For thou God hast made me glad thorowe thy workes: I do reioyce in the workes of thy handes

¹ Come let vs syng vnto God: let vs make an heartie reioysyng with a loude voyce vnto the rocke of our saluation

⁴ (98:5) Shewe your selues ioyfull vnto God all ye [in] the earth: make a ioly noyse, reioyce you chearfully, & syng psalmes

⁴ (98:5) Shewe your selues ioyfull vnto God all ye [in] the earth: make a ioly noyse, reioyce you chearfully, & syng psalmes ⁵ (98:6) Syng psalmes vnto God [playing] vpon an harpe: vpon an harpe, and with the sounde of a psalterie

⁵ (98:6) Syng psalmes vnto God [playing] vpon an harpe: vpon an harpe, and with the sounde of a psalterie ⁶ (98:7) Shewe your selues ioyfull before the kyng eternall: with trumpettes and sounde of shawmes

⁶ (98:7) Shewe your selues ioyfull before the kyng eternall: with trumpettes and sounde of shawmes ⁷ (98:8) Let the sea make a noyse, and that is within it: the rounde worlde, and they that dwell therin ⁸ (98:9) Let the fluddes clappe their handes: and let the hylles be ioyfull altogether before the face of God ⁹ (98:10) For he commeth to iudge the earth: he wyll iudge the worlde accordyng to iustice, & the people accordyng to equitie

¹ (100:1a) Be ye ioyfull in God all that be in the earth 2 (100:1b) serue God with gladnesse, and come before his face with a ioyfull noyse

¹ Beholde, blesse God all ye the seruauntes of God: who in the nyght tyme remayne in the house of God 2 Lyft vp your holy handes: and blesse God ³ God who made heauen and earth: blesse thee out of Sion

¹¹ Kynges of the earth and all people: princes and all iudges of the earth ¹² (148:12a) Young men and maydens, olde men with children ¹³ (148:12b) shoulde prayse the name of God: for his name only is most excellent, and his maiestie aboue earth and heauen

³ They shoulde prayse his name in a daunce: they shoulde sing psalmes vnto hym vpon a tabret and a harpe

² Prayse ye hym in his strength: prayse ye hym in his excellent greatnesse ³ Prayse ye hym in the sounde of a trumpet: prayse ye hym vpon a Lute and an Harpe ⁴ Prayse ye hym with a tabret and a daunce: prayse ye him vpon the stringes and vpon the Organes ⁵ Prayse ye hym vpon the well tuned Cimbales: prayse ye hym vpon the loude Cimbales

³⁴ Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching dayly at my gates, and geuing attendaunce at the postes of my doores

⁵ O sing prayses vnto the Lorde, for he hath done great thinges, as it is knowen in all the worlde ⁶ Crye out, and sing thou that dwellest in Sion: for great is the holy one of Israel in the middest of thee

⁸ And he cryed, a lion, my Lorde I stande continually vpon the watche towre in the day tyme, and am appoynted to kepe my watch euery nyght

³¹ But vnto them that haue their trust in the Lorde, shall strength be increased: Egles winges shall growe vpon them, when they runne they shall not fall, and when they go they shall not be weerie

³ That I might geue vnto them that mourne in Sion, that I might geue [I say] beautie in steede of asshes, ioyfull oyntment for sighing, pleasaunt rayment for an heauie minde, that they might be called trees of righteousnesse, a planting of the Lorde for hym to reioyce in

¹⁰ Reioyce with Hierusalem, and be glad with her all ye that loue her, be ioyfull with her all ye that mourne for her ¹¹ For ye shall sucke comfort out of her breastes, and be satisfied: Ye shall taste, and haue delyte in the bryghtnesse of her glorie ¹² For thus saith the Lorde: Beholde, I wyll let peace into her lyke a water fludde, and the glory of the heathen like a flowing streame: Then shall ye sucke, ye shalbe borne vpon her sydes, and be ioyfull vpon her knees ¹³ For lyke as a chylde is comforted of his mother: so shall I comfort you, and ye shalbe comforted in Hierusalem ¹⁴ And when ye see this, your heart shall reioyce, and your bones shall florishe lyke an hearbe: Thus shall the hande of the Lorde be knowen among his seruauntes, and his indignation among his enemies

¹³ Then shall the mayde reioyce in the daunce, yea both young and olde folkes: for I wyll turne their sorowe into gladnesse, and wyll comfort them from their sorowes, and make them ioyfull

³⁸ Beholde, the dayes come saith the Lorde, that the citie of the Lorde shalbe enlarged, from the towre of Hananeel, vnto the gate of the corner wall

² What tyme as the kyng of Babylons hoast layde siege vnto Hierusalem: but Ieremie the prophete lay bounde in the court of the pryson, whiche was in the kyng of Iudaes house

¹¹ Shall the voyce of gladnesse be heard agayne, the voyce of the bridegrome and of the bride, the voyce of them that shall sing, Prayse the Lord of hoastes, for he is louing, and his mercy endureth for euer, and the voyce of them that offer vp gyftes in the house of the Lorde: for I wyll restore the captiuitie of this lande as it was afore, saith the Lorde

⁵ They sing to the sounde of the viole, they inuent to them selues instrumentes of musicke, like Dauid

¹⁰ At the same time sayth the Lord, [there shalbe hearde] a great crye from the fishe porte, and an howling from the seconde porte, and a great destruction from the hylles

¹ In the second yere of king Darius, in the sixth moneth, the first day of the moneth, came the word of the Lord by the ministerie of ye prophete Aggeus vnto Zorobabel the sonne of Salathiel a prince of Iuda, and to Iosua the sonne of Iosedech the hye priest, saying

¹² When Zorobabel the sonne of Salathiel, and Iosua the sonne of Iosedech the hye priest, with all the remnaunt of the people, hearde the voyce of the Lorde their God, and the wordes of the prophete Haggeus, as the Lorde their God had sent him, then the people hyd feare before the Lorde

¹⁴ And the Lorde stirred vp the spirite of Zorobabel the sonne of Salathiel a prince of Iuda, and the spirite of Iosua the sonne of Iosedech the hie priest, and the spirite of all the people: & they came and dyd the worke in the house of the Lorde of hoastes their God

² Say nowe to Zorobabel the sonne of Salathiel prince of Iuda, and to Iosua the sonne of Iosedech the hie priest, and to rest of the people, saying

²¹ Speake to Zorobabel the prince of Iuda, and say, I will shake the heauens and the earth ²² And I will ouerthrow the throne of kingdomes, & I wil destroy the strength of the kingdomes of the heathen, and I will ouerthrowe the charettes and the sitters thereon, and the horse and the riders shall fall downe euery one by the sworde of his brother ²³ In that day, saith the Lord of hoastes, will I take thee Zorobabel my seruaunt sonne of Salathiel, sayth the Lord, & will make thee as a signet: for I haue chosen thee, sayth the Lorde of hoastes

¹ And he shewed me Iosua the hie priest standing before the angell of the Lord, and Satan stoode at his right hande to resist him

¹ And he shewed me Iosua the hie priest standing before the angell of the Lord, and Satan stoode at his right hande to resist him ² And the Lorde saide vnto Satan: The Lorde reproue thee thou Satan, yea the Lorde that hath chosen Hierusalem reproue thee: Is not this a brand taken out of the fire ³ Now Iosua was clothed in vncleane rayment, and stoode before the angel ⁴ And he aunswered & saide vnto those that stoode before him, Take away the foule clothes fro him. And vnto him he saide: Beholde, I haue taken away thy sinne from thee, and I wyll clothe thee with chaunge of rayment ⁵ And I saide, Let them set a fayre miter vpon his head: So they set a fayre miter vpon his head, & put on clothes vpon him, and the angell of the Lorde stoode there ⁶ Then the angell of the Lorde testified vnto Iosua, and spake ⁷ Thus saith the Lorde of hoastes: If thou wylt walke in my wayes, & keepe my watch, thou shalt iudge my house, & kepe my courtes, and I wyll geue thee place among these that stande here ⁸ Heare O Iosua thou hie priest, thou & thy felowes that sit before thee, for they are monstruous persons: behold, I wyl bring foorth the braunche my seruaunt ⁹ For lo, the stone that I haue layde before Iosua, vpon one stone shalbe seuen eyes: beholde, I wyll cut out the grauing therof, saith the Lorde of hoastes, and I wyll take away the sinne of the lande in one day

⁶ He aunswered and saide vnto me: This is the worde of the Lorde vnto Zorobabel, saying, Neither through an hoast of men, nor through strength: but through my spirite, saith the Lorde of hoastes ⁷ What art thou great mountaine before Zorobabel? thou must be made euen, and he shall bring foorth the head stone therof, with showtinges, crying, Grace grace vnto it ⁸ Moreouer, the word of the Lord came vnto me, saying ⁹ The handes of Zorobabel haue layde the foundation of this house, his hands shal also finishe it: and thou shalt knowe that the Lorde of hoastes hath sent me vnto you ¹⁰ For who hath despised the day of small thinges? they shall reioyce, and shall see the stone of tynne in the hande of Zorobabel: these seuen are the eyes of the lord, which go through ye whole worlde

¹¹ Then take golde and siluer, & make crownes therof, and set them vpon the head of Iosua the sonne of Iosedech the hie priest

⁸ Wyll a man spoyle his Gods? yet ye haue spoyled me: and ye say, Wherein haue we spoyled thee? In tythes and offeringes ⁹ Ye are cursed with a curse, & me haue ye spoyled, euen this whole nation ¹⁰ Bryng euery tythe into the store house, that there may be meate in myne house, and prooue me withal, saith the Lorde of hoastes: if I wyl not open the windowes of heauen vnto you, and poure you out a blessing without measure

¹² And, after they were brought to Babylon, Iechonias begat Salathiel, Salathiel begat Zorobabel ¹³ Zorobabel begat Abiud, Abiud begat Eliakim, Eliakim begat Azor

⁹ Moreouer, the multitudes that went before, & that came after, cryed, saying: Hosanna to the sonne of Dauid. Blessed is he that commeth in the name of the Lorde, Hosanna in the hyest

¹⁵ When the chiefe priestes and scribes sawe the wonders that he dyd, and the chyldren crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the sonne of Dauid, they disdayned

⁵ There was in the dayes of Herode the kyng of Iurie, a certaine priest, named Zacharias, of the course of Abia, & his wyfe was of the daughters of Aaron, & her name was Elizabeth

² And there is at Hierusalem by the sheepe market, a poole, which is called in the Hebrue tonge Bethesda, hauyng fyue porches

²² And ye nowe therefore haue sorowe: but I wyll see you agayne, and your heartes shall reioyce, and your ioy shall no man take from you

⁷ Either office in administration, or he that teacheth in teachyng

⁶ Let hym that is taught in the word, minister vnto hym that teacheth hym, in all good thynges

¹⁹ Speaking vnto your selues in psalmes and hymnes, and spirituall songues, syngyng and makyng melodie to the Lorde in your heartes

⁴ Reioyce in the Lorde alway, and agayne I say reioyce

¹¹ But thou O man of God, flee these thynges, and folow after righteousnes, godlynes, faith, loue, pacience, mekenes

¹⁷ That the man of God may be perfect, instructed vnto all good workes

¹ For euery hye priest taken from among men, is ordeined for men, in things parteynyng to God, to offer gyftes & sacrifices for sinne

³ And for ye same [infirmitie] he is bounde to offer for sinnes, aswell for hym selfe, as for the people

¹³ Is any among you afflicted? let hym pray. Is any mery? let him sing psalmes

⁸ And when he had taken the booke, the foure beastes and 24 elders fell downe before the lambe, hauyng euery one of them harpes, and golden vyals full of odours, which are the prayers of saintes