Nehemiah 12 Cross References - MSTC

¹ These are the priests and Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and with Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, ² Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, ³ Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, ⁴ Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah, ⁵ Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah, ⁶ Shemaiah, and Joiarib and Jedaiah, ⁷ Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the heads among the priests and their brethren in the time of Jeshua. ⁸ The Levites were these: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, over the office of thanksgiving, they and their brethren: ⁹ Bakbukiah and Unni, and their brethren, were about them in the watches. ¹⁰ Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim begat Eliashib, Eliashib begat Joiada. ¹¹ Joiada begat Jonathan, Jonathan begat Jaddua. ¹² And in the time of Joiakim were these the chief fathers among the priests: under Seraiah was Meraiah; under Jeremiah was Hananiah; ¹³ under Ezra, Meshullam; under Amariah, Jehohanan; ¹⁴ under Malluchi, Jonathan; under Shebaniah, Joseph; ¹⁵ under Harim, Adna; under Meraioth, Helkai; ¹⁶ under Iddo, Zechariah; under Ginnethon, Meshullam; ¹⁷ under Abijah, Zichri; under Miniamin and Moadiah Piltai; ¹⁸ under Bilgah, Shammua; under Shemaiah, Jehonathan; ¹⁹ under Joiarib, Mattenai; under Jedaiah, Uzzi; ²⁰ under Sallai, Kallai; under Amok, Eber; ²¹ under Hilkiah, Hashabiah; under Jedaiah, Nethanel. ²² And in the time of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan and Jaddua, were the chief fathers among the Levites and the priests written under the reign of Darius the Persian. ²³ The children of Levi the principal fathers were written in the Chronicles, until the time of Jonathan the son of Eliashib. ²⁴ And these were the chief among the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, and their brethren over against them, to give praise and thanks, according as David the man of God had ordained it, one watch over against another. ²⁵ Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were porters in the watch at the thresholds of the gates. ²⁶ These were in the time of Joiakim the son of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and in the time of Nehemiah the captain and of the priest Ezra the scribe. ²⁷ And in the dedication of the wall at Jerusalem, were the Levites sought out of all their places, that they might be brought to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication and gladness, with thanksgivings, with singing, with cymbals, Psalteries, and harps. ²⁸ And the children of the singers gathered themselves together from the plain country about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi, ²⁹ and from the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had builded them villages about Jerusalem. ³⁰ And the priests and Levites purified themselves, and cleansed the people, the gates and the wall. ³¹ And I caused the princes of Judah to go up upon the wall, and appointed two great choirs of thanksgiving, which went on the righthand of the wall toward the Dung gate, ³² and after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of Judah, ³³ and Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam, ³⁴ Judah, Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah: ³⁵ and certain of the priests' children with trumpets, namely Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph, ³⁶ and his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, and Judah, and Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God. And Ezra the scribe before them, ³⁷ toward the Wellgate, and they went up over against them upon the steps of the city of David at the going up of the wall to the house of David, unto the Watergate Eastward. ³⁸ The other choir of thanksgiving went over against them, and I after them, and the half part of the people upon the wall, toward the Furnacegate upward, until the broad wall, ³⁹ and to the port of Ephraim, and to the Oldgate, and to the Fishgate, and to the tower of Hananel, and to the tower of Meah, until the Sheepgate. And in the prison gate they stood still, ⁴⁰ and so stood the two choirs of thanksgiving of the house of God, and I and the half of the rulers with me, ⁴¹ and the priests, namely Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets, ⁴² and Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud, and Jezrahiah was the overseer. ⁴³ And the same day were there great sacrifices offered, and they rejoiced: for God had given them great gladness, so that both the wives and children were joyful, and the mirth of Jerusalem was heard afar off. ⁴⁴ At the same time were there men appointed over the treasure chests - wherein were the Heave offerings, the firstlings and the tithes - that they should gather them out of the fields about the cities, to distribute them unto the priests and Levites according to the law: for Judah was glad of the priests, and Levites, ⁴⁵ that they stood and waited upon the office of their God, and the office of the purification. And the singers and porters stood after the commandment of David and of Solomon his son: ⁴⁶ for in the time of David and Asaph, were the chief singers founded, and the songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God. ⁴⁷ In the time of Zerubbabel, and Nehemiah, did all Israel give portions unto the singers and porters, every day his portion, and they gave things hallowed unto the Levites, and the Levites gave things that were sanctified, unto the children of Aaron.

² Then said Jacob unto his household, and to all that were with him, "Put away the strange gods that are among you and make yourselves clean, and change your garments,

²⁰ And Miriam, a prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women came out after her with timbrels in a dance. ²¹ And Miriam sang before them, "Sing ye unto the LORD, for he is become glorious indeed! The horse and his rider hath he overthrown in the sea!"

¹⁰ And the LORD said unto Moses, "Go unto the people and sanctify them today and tomorrow, and let them wash their clothes:

¹⁵ And he said unto the people, "Be ready against the third day, and see that ye come not at your wives."

¹⁰ And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons to wait on their priests' office: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall die for it."

²⁴ "This shall be the manner of the Levites: from twenty five years upward they shall go in to wait upon the service in the tabernacle of witness, ²⁵ and at fifty they shall cease waiting upon the service thereof, and shall labour no more:

² "Make thee two trumpets of hard silver, that thou mayest use them to call the congregation together, and when the host shall journey. ³ When they blow with them, all the multitude shall resort to thee, unto the door of the tabernacle of witness. ⁴ If but one trumpet blow only, then the princes which are heads over the thousands of Israel shall come unto thee. ⁵ And when ye trump the first time, the hosts that lie on the east parts shall go forward. ⁶ And when ye trump the second time, then the hosts that lie on the south side shall take their journey: for they shall trump when they take their journeys. ⁷ And in gathering the congregation together, ye shall blow and not trump. ⁸ And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow the trumpets and shall have them and it shall be a law unto you forever and among your children after you. ⁹ "And when ye shall go to war in your land against your enemies that vex you, ye shall trump with the trumpets and ye shall be remembered before the LORD your God and saved from your enemies. ¹⁰ Also, when ye be merry in your feast days and in the first days of your months, ye shall blow the trumpets over your burnt sacrifices and peaceofferings, that it may be a remembrance of you before your God. I am the LORD your God."

¹⁰ Also, when ye be merry in your feast days and in the first days of your months, ye shall blow the trumpets over your burnt sacrifices and peaceofferings, that it may be a remembrance of you before your God. I am the LORD your God."

²¹ And behold, I have given the children of Levi the tenth in Israel to inherit, for the service which they serve in the tabernacle of witness, ²² that the children of Israel henceforth come not nigh the tabernacle of witness, and bear sin and die. ²³ And the Levites shall do the service in the tabernacle of witness and bear their sin, and it shall be a law forever unto your children after you: But among the children of Israel they shall inherit none inheritance. ²⁴ For the tithes of the children of Israel which they heave unto the LORD, I have given the Levites to inherit. Wherefore I have said unto them, 'Among the children of Israel ye shall inherit none inheritance.'" ²⁵ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, ²⁶ "Speak unto the Levites and say unto them, 'When ye take of the children of Israel the tithes which I have given you of them to your inheritance, ye shall take a heave offering of that same for the LORD: even the tenth of that tithe. ²⁷ And it shall be reckoned unto you for your heave offering, even as though ye gave corn out of the barn or a full offering from the wine press. ²⁸ And of this manner ye shall heave a heave offering unto the LORD, of all your tithes which ye receive of the children of Israel, and ye shall give thereof the LORD's heave offering unto Aaron the priest. ²⁹ Of all your gifts, ye shall take out the LORD's heave offering: even the fat of all their hallowed things.'

² "This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD commandeth, saying, 'Speak unto the children of Israel and let them take thee a red cow without spot wherein is no blemish, and which never bare yoke upon her. ³ And ye shall give her unto Eleazar the priest, and he shall bring her without the host and cause her to be slain before him. ⁴ And Eleazar the priest shall take of her blood upon his finger, and sprinkle it straight toward the tabernacle of witness seven times. ⁵ And he shall cause the cow to be burnt in his sight: both skin, flesh and blood, with the dung also. ⁶ And let the priest take cypress wood, and Hyssop and purple cloth, and cast it upon the cow as she burneth. ⁷ And let the priest wash his clothes and bathe his flesh in water, and then come into the host, and the priest shall be unclean unto the evening. ⁸ And he that burneth her, shall wash his clothes in water and bathe his flesh also in water, and be unclean until evening. ⁹ And one that is clean, shall go and take up the ashes of the cow, and put them without the host in a clean place, where they shall be kept to make sprinkling water for the multitude of the children of Israel: for it is a sin offering. ¹⁰ And let him that gathereth the ashes of the cow, wash his clothes, and remain unclean until evening. And this shall be unto the children of Israel and unto the stranger that dwelleth among them, a manner forever. ¹¹ "'He that toucheth any dead person, shall be unclean seven days. ¹² And he shall purify himself with the ashes the third day and then he shall be clean the seventh day. And if he purify not himself the third day, then the seventh day, he shall not be clean. ¹³ Whosoever toucheth any person that dieth and sprinkleth not himself, defileth the dwelling of the LORD: and therefore that soul shall be rooted out of Israel, because he hath not sprinkled the sprinkling water upon him, he shall be unclean, and his uncleanness shall remain upon him. ¹⁴ This is the law of the man that dieth in a tent: all that come into the tent and all that is in the tent, shall be unclean seven days. ¹⁵ And all the vessels that be open which have no lid nor covering upon them, are unclean. ¹⁶ And whosoever toucheth one that is slain with a sword in the fields, or a dead person, or a bone of a dead man, or a grave: shall be unclean seven days. ¹⁷ And they shall take for an unclean person, of the burnt ashes of the sin offering, and put running water thereto into a vessel. ¹⁸ And a clean person shall take Hyssop and dip it in the water, and sprinkle it upon the tent and upon all the vessels and on the souls that were there, and upon him that touched a bone or a slain person or a dead body or a grave. ¹⁹ And the clean person shall sprinkle upon the unclean the third day and the seventh day. And the seventh day he shall purify himself and wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and shall be clean at evening. ²⁰ "'If any be unclean and sprinkle not himself, the same soul shall be destroyed from among the congregation: for he hath defiled the holy place of the LORD. And he that sprinkleth the sprinkling water, shall wash his clothes.

³⁰ which are on the other side Jordan on the back side of the way toward the going down of the son in the land of the Canaanites which dwell in the fields over against Gilgal beside Moreh grove.

¹¹ Therefore, when the LORD your God hath chosen a place to make his name dwell there, thither ye shall bring all that I command you: your burnt sacrifices and your offerings, your tithes and the heave offerings of your hands and all your godly vows which ye vow unto the LORD. ¹² And ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God, both ye, your sons and your daughters, your servants and your maids and the Levite that is within your gates for he hath neither part nor inheritance with you.

¹¹ And rejoice before the LORD thy God: both thou, thy son, thy daughter, thy servant and thy maid, and the Levite that is within thy gates, and the stranger, the fatherless and the widow that are among you, in the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to make his name dwell there.

⁵ And let the officers speak unto the people, saying, 'If any man have built a new house and have not dedicate it, let him go and return to his house lest he die in the battle, and another dedicate it.

¹ This is the blessing wherewith Moses, God's man, blessed the children of Israel before his death,

⁹ And the LORD said unto Joshua, "This day I have taken away the shame of Egypt from you": and called the name of the same place Gilgal unto this day.

⁴ And seven priests shall bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark. And the seventh day, ye shall compass the city seven times and the priests shall blow with their trumpets.

⁴³ And then Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the host to Gilgal.

⁶ And the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal. And Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said unto him, "Thou knowest what the LORD said unto Moses the man of God, about me and thee in Kadesh Barnea.

¹⁷ And out of the tribe of Benjamin they gave Gibeon with her suburbs; Geba with her suburbs;

⁵ And when the ark of the covenant of the LORD came into the host, all Israel shouted a mighty shout, so that the earth rang again.

⁷ Nevertheless David took the hold of Zion, which is in the city of David. ⁸ Then said David the same day, "Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites, and getteth up to the gutters of the houses: smite the lame and the blind that hate David's soul." Wherefore they said, "The blind and the lame shall not come into the house." ⁹ And David dwelt in the tower and called it the city of David. And David built round about it from Mello inward.

¹² And when it was told king David how that the LORD had blessed the house of Obededom and all that pertained unto him, because of the Ark of God, he went and brought the Ark of God from the house of Obededom unto the city of David with gladness.

²⁴ Then the wife said to Elijah, "Now I know that thou art God's man, and that the word of the LORD in thy mouth is truth."

¹³ And Joash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, son of Jehoash son of Ahaziah, at Bethshemesh. And then he went to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits.

⁵⁴ The sons of Salma: Bethlehem and Netophathi, that were the glory of the house of Joab, and half the Manathites and of the Zorites.

¹⁷ The sons of Jeconiah the Prisoner were Shealtiel, ¹⁸ Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama and Nedabiah. ¹⁹ The sons of Pedaiah were Zerubbabel and Shimei. The sons of Zerubbabel, Meshullam, Hananiah and Shelomith their sister,

³ The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. ⁴ Eleazar begat Phinehas. Phinehas begat Abishua. ⁵ Abishua begat Bukki. Bukki begat Uzzi. ⁶ Uzzi begat Zerahiah. Zerahiah begat Meraioth. ⁷ Meraioth begat Amariah. Amariah begat Ahitub. ⁸ Ahitub begat Zadok. Zadok begat Ahimaaz. ⁹ Ahimaaz begat Azariah. Azariah begat Johanan. ¹⁰ Johanan begat Azariah which ministered in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem. ¹¹ Azariah begat Amariah. Amariah begat Ahitub. ¹² Ahitub begat Zadok. Zadok begat Shallum. ¹³ Shallum begat Hilkiah. Hilkiah begat Azariah. ¹⁴ Azariah begat Seraiah, Seraiah begat Jehozadak — which Jehozadak, ¹⁵ when the LORD carried away Juda and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, went with them.

³⁹ And his brother Asaph stood on his righthand, which was the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea, ⁴⁰ the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Melchijah, ⁴¹ the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah, ⁴² the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei, ⁴³ the son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.

⁶⁰ And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Geba and her suburbs, Alemath with her suburbs, Anathoth with her suburbs: so that all their cities among their kindreds were thirteen.

¹⁰ And of the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib and Jachin,

¹⁴ And of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah of the sons of Merari.

¹⁴ And of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah of the sons of Merari. ¹⁵ And Bakbakkar the carpenter and Galal. And Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zichri the son of Asaph.

¹⁵ And Bakbakkar the carpenter and Galal. And Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zichri the son of Asaph. ¹⁶ Obadiah the son of Shemaiah the son of Galal the son of Jeduthun. And Berechiah the son of Asa the son of Elkanah that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites.

¹⁶ Obadiah the son of Shemaiah the son of Galal the son of Jeduthun. And Berechiah the son of Asa the son of Elkanah that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites.

¹⁶ Obadiah the son of Shemaiah the son of Galal the son of Jeduthun. And Berechiah the son of Asa the son of Elkanah that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites. ¹⁷ The porters were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon and Ahiman with their brethren — Shallum being the chief.

¹⁷ The porters were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon and Ahiman with their brethren — Shallum being the chief. ¹⁸ For unto the time they had watched at the king's gate eastward in the tents of the children of Levi by companies. ¹⁹ And Shallum the son of Kore the son of Ebiasaph the son of Korah with his brethren the Korahites in the house of their fathers had their business and office to keep the door of the tabernacle: for their fathers in the Host of the LORD kept the entering. ²⁰ And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was ruler over them before the LORD, which was with him. ²¹ And Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah kept the door of the tabernacle of witness. ²² All these were chosen fellows to keep the thresholds, two hundred and twelve, and were numbered in their villages. And them did David and Samuel the seer institute in their fidelity. ²³ And their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the LORD and of the house of the tabernacle, to keep them. ²⁴ In four quarters were the keepers: toward the east, west, north and south. ²⁵ And their brethren that were in the country came in their weeks as their course came about with them. ²⁶ For the Levites were committed to be principal porters of fidelity. And they had the oversight of the vestries and treasures of the house of God,

²⁶ For the Levites were committed to be principal porters of fidelity. And they had the oversight of the vestries and treasures of the house of God, ²⁷ and lay all night round about the house of God: because the keeping thereof pertained to them and to open it every morning. ²⁸ And certain of them had the rule of the ministering vessels and brought them in and out by tale. ²⁹ And of them were certain appointed to oversee the vessels and all holy ornaments, and of the flour, wine, oil, frankincense and sweet odours. ³⁰ But certain of the sons of the priests were set to make sweet savours. ³¹ And Matiithiah, one of the Levites, the eldest son of Shallum the Korahite, had the oversight of the things that were baken in the frying pan. ³² And other of their brethren, the sons of Kohath, had the oversight of the shewbread, to prepare against all Sabbaths. ³³ These are the singers — ancient heads among the Levites divided by chambers, for they had to do both day and night.

³³ These are the singers — ancient heads among the Levites divided by chambers, for they had to do both day and night.

³³ These are the singers — ancient heads among the Levites divided by chambers, for they had to do both day and night. ³⁴ These were the ancient among the Levites in their generations. And these dwelt at Jerusalem.

³⁴ These were the ancient among the Levites in their generations. And these dwelt at Jerusalem. ³⁵ And in Gibeon dwelt Jeiel the father of Gibeon, whose wife was called Maacah. ³⁶ And his eldest son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner and Nadab; ³⁷ Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah and Mikloth. And Mikloth begat Shimeam. ³⁸ And they also dwelt with their brethren at Jerusalem, even hard by them. ³⁹ And Ner begat Kish, and Kish, Saul. And Saul begat Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab and Eshbaal. ⁴⁰ And the son of Jonathan was Meribbaal. And Meribbaal begat Micah, ⁴¹ and the sons of Micah were Pithon, Melech and Tarea. ⁴² And Ahaz begat Jarah. And Jarah begat Alemath, Azmaveth, Zimri. And Zimri begat Moza. ⁴³ And Moza begat Binea, whose son was Rephaiah, and his son was Eleasah, and his son Azel. ⁴⁴ And Azel had six sons whose names are these: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah and Hanan. These are the sons of Azel.

¹ And David counseled with the Captains of thousands and of hundreds, and with all the lords,

⁸ And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, with singing, harps, psalteries, timbrels and trumpets.

⁴ And David brought together the children of Aaron and the Levites.

¹² and said unto them, "Ye are the principal heads of the Levites — sanctify therefore yourselves and your brethren and bring the Ark of the LORD God of Israel unto the place that I have prepared for it.

¹⁶ And David spake to the chief heads of the Levites, that they should appoint of their brethren to sing with instruments of music: psalteries, harps and cymbals that sounded, and to sing on high with Joyfulness.

²⁸ And all Israel brought the Ark of the LORD's covenant with shouting and blowing of horns, and with trumpets and cymbals that sounded, and with psalteries and harps.

⁵ even Asaph the chief, and next to him Zachariah then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obededom, and Jeiel with Psalteries and harps. But Asaph with sounding cymbals,

⁴² And with the said Heman and Jeduthun were trumpets and sounding cymbals, and instruments of the melody of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were porters.

¹ And when David was old and stricken in years, he made Solomon his son king over Israel. ² And then he gathered together all the lords of Israel with the priests and the Levites. ³ And the Levites were numbered from thirty years and above, and the tale of them in men, poll by poll, was thirty eight thousand. ⁴ Of which twenty four thousand were set to further the work of the house of the LORD. And six thousand were officers and judges. ⁵ Four thousand were porters and four thousand praised the LORD with such instruments as David had made to praise withal.

⁵ Four thousand were porters and four thousand praised the LORD with such instruments as David had made to praise withal. ⁶ And David put an order among the children of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari. ⁷ Of the Gershonites was Ladan and Shimei. ⁸ The sons of Ladan: the chief was Jehiel and then Zetham and Joel, three. ⁹ The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the ancient heads of Ladan. ¹⁰ And the sons of Shimei were also Jahath, Zina, Jeush and Beriah: these four were the sons of Shimei. ¹¹ And Jahath was the chief, Zina the second. But Jeush and Beriah had not many sons, and therefore they were reckoned for one ancient household. ¹² The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel, four. ¹³ The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. And Aaron was appointed to consecrate in the place most holy, with his sons forever: and to burn the offerings before the LORD, and to minister, and to bless in his name forever. ¹⁴ And as for Moses the man of God, his children were named with the tribe of Levi. ¹⁵ The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer. ¹⁶ And of the sons of Gershom: Shebuel was the chief. ¹⁷ The sons of Eliezer: Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had no other sons: But the sons of Rehabiah were very many. ¹⁸ And of the sons of Izhar: Shelomith, the chief. ¹⁹ The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third and Jekameam the fourth. ²⁰ The sons of Uzziel: Micah the first and Isshiah the second. ²¹ The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish. ²² And Eleazar died and had no sons, but daughters only, which their brethren, the sons of Kish, took. ²³ The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth, three. ²⁴ These are the children of Levi in the households of their fathers the ancient heads, viewed and numbered by name and poll by poll from twenty year and above, to work in the service of the house of the LORD. ²⁵ For David said, "The LORD God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, and they shall dwell in Jerusalem forever. ²⁶ Moreover, the Levites should now no more bear the tabernacle and all the vessels that pertain to the service thereof." - ²⁷ But at the last commandment of David, the Levites were numbered from twenty years and above - ²⁸ "To wait at the hands of the sons of Aaron in the service of the house of the LORD, and to have the oversight of the courts and of the store houses, and of the purifying of all holy things, and of the work of the things that served for the house of God,

²⁸ "To wait at the hands of the sons of Aaron in the service of the house of the LORD, and to have the oversight of the courts and of the store houses, and of the purifying of all holy things, and of the work of the things that served for the house of God, ²⁹ as the shewbread, the fine flour, the meat offerings, the flawnes of sweet bread, and of the things baken in the frying pan, or broiled on the gridiron, and on all manner measures and size ³⁰ and to wait every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at evening. ³¹ And to wait on every offering of burnt sacrifices unto the LORD, the Sabbaths and first days of the months, and other feastful days by number and custom, was their office ever before the LORD. ³² And that they should wait on the tabernacle of witness and on the holy place, and on the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of the LORD.

³² And that they should wait on the tabernacle of witness and on the holy place, and on the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of the LORD.

⁶ And Shimeah the son of Nethanel the Scribe of the Levites wrote them before the king and the lords, and before Zadok the priest and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the ancient heads of the priests and of the Levites: one principal household for Eleazar and one for Ithamar. ⁷ The first lot fell to Jehoiarib. The second to Jedaiah. ⁸ The third to Harim. The fourth to Seorim. ⁹ The fifth to Malcijah. The sixth to Mijamin. ¹⁰ The seventh to Hakkoz. The eighth to Abijah. ¹¹ The ninth to Jeshua. The tenth to Shecaniah. ¹² The eleventh to Eliashib. The twelfth to Jakim. ¹³ The thirteenth to Huppah. The fourteenth to Jeshebeab. ¹⁴ The fifteenth to Bilgah. The sixteenth to Immer. ¹⁵ The seventeenth to Hezir. The eighteenth to Happizzez. ¹⁶ The nineteenth to Pethahiah. The twentieth to Jehezkel. ¹⁷ The twenty-first to Jachin. The twenty-second to Gamul. ¹⁸ The twenty-third to Delaiah. The twenty-fourth to Maaziah.

¹⁸ The twenty-third to Delaiah. The twenty-fourth to Maaziah. ¹⁹ This is the order of them in their offices, to come into the house of the LORD according to their manner under Aaron their father, as the LORD God of Israel commanded. ²⁰ The rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael. Of the sons of Shubael, Jehdiah. ²¹ Of the sons of Rehabiah, the first, Isshiah. ²² Of the Izharites, Shelomoth. Of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath. ²³ And the sons of Hebron were Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth. ²⁴ Of the sons of Uzziel, Micah. Of the sons of Micah, Shamir. ²⁵ The brother of Micah was Isshiah. Of the sons of Isshiah, Zachariah. ²⁶ The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Jaaziah, Beno. ²⁷ The sons of Merari: by Jaaziah. Beno, Shoham, Zaccur and Ibri. ²⁸ Mahli had Eleazar which had no sons. ²⁹ The sons of Kish: Jerahmeel. ³⁰ The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder and Jerimoth. These are of the children of Levi in the households of their fathers. ³¹ And these cast lots next to their brethren the sons of Aaron, before David the king and Zadok and Ahimelech and the ancient heads and priests of the Levites: as well the youngest brother as an ancient head.

¹ And David and the captains of the host appointed out to do service, the sons of Asaph of Heman and Jeduthun, which did prophesy with harps, psalteries and cymbals. And they were numbered unto the work according to their office.

¹ And David and the captains of the host appointed out to do service, the sons of Asaph of Heman and Jeduthun, which did prophesy with harps, psalteries and cymbals. And they were numbered unto the work according to their office.

¹ And David and the captains of the host appointed out to do service, the sons of Asaph of Heman and Jeduthun, which did prophesy with harps, psalteries and cymbals. And they were numbered unto the work according to their office. ² The sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, Asharelah, to wait on Asaph which prophesied by the king.

² The sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, Asharelah, to wait on Asaph which prophesied by the king.

² The sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, Asharelah, to wait on Asaph which prophesied by the king.

² The sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, Asharelah, to wait on Asaph which prophesied by the king. ³ The sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Hashabiah and Mattithiah-Shimei, six, at the hands of their fathers Jeduthun, with harps: which Jeduthun prophesied for to thank and praise the LORD.

³ The sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Hashabiah and Mattithiah-Shimei, six, at the hands of their fathers Jeduthun, with harps: which Jeduthun prophesied for to thank and praise the LORD.

³ The sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Hashabiah and Mattithiah-Shimei, six, at the hands of their fathers Jeduthun, with harps: which Jeduthun prophesied for to thank and praise the LORD. ⁴ The sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamtiezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir and Mahazioth.

⁴ The sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamtiezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir and Mahazioth.

⁴ The sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamtiezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir and Mahazioth. ⁵ All these were of the sons of Heman the king's seer of visions with the word of God, to lift up the horn. God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

⁵ All these were of the sons of Heman the king's seer of visions with the word of God, to lift up the horn. God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

⁵ All these were of the sons of Heman the king's seer of visions with the word of God, to lift up the horn. God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. ⁶ All these were at the hand of their father to sing in the house of the LORD with cymbals, psalteries and harps in the service of the house of God. And at the hand of the king was Asaph, Jeduthun and Heman:

⁶ All these were at the hand of their father to sing in the house of the LORD with cymbals, psalteries and harps in the service of the house of God. And at the hand of the king was Asaph, Jeduthun and Heman:

⁶ All these were at the hand of their father to sing in the house of the LORD with cymbals, psalteries and harps in the service of the house of God. And at the hand of the king was Asaph, Jeduthun and Heman: ⁷ But the multitude of them were with their brethren that were cunning in the song of the LORD. And the number of all that taught, were two hundred and fourscore and eight.

⁷ But the multitude of them were with their brethren that were cunning in the song of the LORD. And the number of all that taught, were two hundred and fourscore and eight. ⁸ And they cast Lots indifferently how they should wait: the small as well as the great, the scholar as well as the schoolmaster.

⁸ And they cast Lots indifferently how they should wait: the small as well as the great, the scholar as well as the schoolmaster. ⁹ And the first lot of Asaph fell to Joseph. The second to Gedaliah with his brethren and sons, twelve persons.

⁹ And the first lot of Asaph fell to Joseph. The second to Gedaliah with his brethren and sons, twelve persons. ¹⁰ The third fell to Zaccur with his sons and brethren, being twelve persons.

¹⁰ The third fell to Zaccur with his sons and brethren, being twelve persons. ¹¹ The fourth to Izri with his sons and brethren, twelve persons.

¹¹ The fourth to Izri with his sons and brethren, twelve persons. ¹² The fifth to Nethaniah with his sons and brethren, twelve persons.

¹² The fifth to Nethaniah with his sons and brethren, twelve persons. ¹³ The sixth to Bukkiah with his sons and brethren, twelve persons.

¹³ The sixth to Bukkiah with his sons and brethren, twelve persons. ¹⁴ The seventh to Jesharelah with his sons and brethren, twelve persons.

¹⁴ The seventh to Jesharelah with his sons and brethren, twelve persons. ¹⁵ The eighth to Jeshaiah with his sons and brethren, twelve persons.

¹⁵ The eighth to Jeshaiah with his sons and brethren, twelve persons. ¹⁶ The ninth to Mattaniah with his sons and brethren, twelve persons.

¹⁶ The ninth to Mattaniah with his sons and brethren, twelve persons. ¹⁷ The tenth to Shimei with his sons and brethren, twelve persons.

¹⁷ The tenth to Shimei with his sons and brethren, twelve persons. ¹⁸ The eleventh to Azarel with his sons and brethren, twelve persons.

¹⁸ The eleventh to Azarel with his sons and brethren, twelve persons. ¹⁹ The twelfth to Hashabiah with his sons and brethren, twelve persons.

¹⁹ The twelfth to Hashabiah with his sons and brethren, twelve persons. ²⁰ The thirteenth to Shubael with his sons and brethren, twelve persons.

²⁰ The thirteenth to Shubael with his sons and brethren, twelve persons. ²¹ The fourteenth to Mattithiah with his sons and brethren, twelve persons.

²¹ The fourteenth to Mattithiah with his sons and brethren, twelve persons. ²² The fifteenth to Jerimoth with his sons and brethren, twelve persons.

²² The fifteenth to Jerimoth with his sons and brethren, twelve persons. ²³ The sixteenth to Hananiah with his sons and brethren, twelve persons.

²³ The sixteenth to Hananiah with his sons and brethren, twelve persons. ²⁴ The seventeenth to Joshbekashah with his sons and brethren, twelve persons.

²⁴ The seventeenth to Joshbekashah with his sons and brethren, twelve persons. ²⁵ The eighteenth to Hanani with his sons and brethren, twelve persons.

²⁵ The eighteenth to Hanani with his sons and brethren, twelve persons. ²⁶ The nineteenth to Mallothi with his sons and brethren, twelve persons.

²⁶ The nineteenth to Mallothi with his sons and brethren, twelve persons. ²⁷ The twentieth to Eliathah with his sons and brethren, twelve persons. ²⁸ The twenty-first to Hothir with his sons and brethren, twelve persons. ²⁹ The twenty-second to Giddalti with his sons and brethren, twelve persons. ³⁰ The twenty-third Mahazioth with his sons and brethren, twelve persons. ³¹ The twenty fourth to Romamtiezer with his sons and brethren, twelve persons.

¹⁰ And Hosah of the children of Merari, had sons: Shimri the chief, yet he was not the eldest, but his father made him the chiefest. ¹¹ Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third and Zachariah the fourth: so that all the sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen. ¹² Unto these was divided the office of the portership as unto heads over the men that waited with their brethren and ministered in the house of the LORD.

¹⁵ And Obededom's lot fell to the South. And to his sons fell the counsel houses.

²¹ As concerning the sons of Ladan which were Gershonites: Ladan had ancient fathers. Ladan the Gershonite had Jehieli. ²² The sons of Jehieli: Zetham and Joel his brother, which were over the treasures of the house of the LORD. ²³ Among the Amramites, Izrahites, Hebronites, and Uzzielites, ²⁴ was Shebuel the son of Gershon the son of Moses a ruler over the treasure. ²⁵ And of his brethren the sons of Eliezer, was Rehabiah, whose son was Jeshaiah, and his son was Joram, and his son Zichri, and his son was Shelomoth, ²⁶ which Shelomoth and his brethren were over all the treasures of the dedicated gifts which David the king, and the ancient heads, of the captains over thousands and hundreds,

³¹ And Jerijah was the chiefest among the kindreds and fathers of the Hebronites. And in the fortieth year of the kingdom of David they were sought for. And there were found of them men of activity at Jazer in Gilead.

¹ And David gathered together all the lords of Israel: the lords of the tribes, the lords of the companies that ministered to the king by course, the lords over the thousands and over the hundreds, and the lords over all the goods and cattle of the king and of his sons, with the chamberlains, warriors and all active men unto Jerusalem.

²¹ And they offered offerings unto the LORD. And on the morrow after the said day, they offered in burnt offerings unto the LORD a thousand oxen, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs with their drink offerings. ²² And they slew plenteously throughout all Israel, and did eat and drink before the LORD the same day with great gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king of Israel the second time, and anointed him unto the LORD, to be ruler, and Zadok to be the priest.

² Then Solomon gathered the elders of Israel together and all the heads of the tribes and ancient lords among the children of Israel, unto Jerusalem: to bring the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD out of the city of David which is Zion.

¹¹ And when the priests were come out of the holy place - for all the priests that were found sanctified themselves and did not wait by course - ¹² the Levites with all those that were under Asaph, Heman and Jeduthun, and among their children and brethren, were arrayed in bysse and sang with cymbals, psalteries, and harps standing East from the altar, and with them a hundred and twenty priests blowing trumpets.

¹² the Levites with all those that were under Asaph, Heman and Jeduthun, and among their children and brethren, were arrayed in bysse and sang with cymbals, psalteries, and harps standing East from the altar, and with them a hundred and twenty priests blowing trumpets. ¹³ And the trumpet blowers and the singers so agreed, that it seemed but one voice in praising and thanking the LORD. And as the voice of the trumpets, cymbals and instruments of melody arose, and as they praised the LORD, how that he was good and that his mercy lasteth ever, the house of the LORD was filled with a cloud:

⁵ So that king Solomon offered twenty two thousand oxen, and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep. And so the king and all the people hallowed the house of God. ⁶ And the priests waited on their offices, and the Levites with instruments of music of the LORD which king David made to confess unto the LORD that his mercy lasteth ever, when David gave praise through their hands. And the priests blew trumpets fast by them: and all Israel stood.

⁶ And the priests waited on their offices, and the Levites with instruments of music of the LORD which king David made to confess unto the LORD that his mercy lasteth ever, when David gave praise through their hands. And the priests blew trumpets fast by them: and all Israel stood. ⁷ Moreover, Solomon hallowed the middle of the court that was before the LORD: for there he offered burnt offerings and the fat of the peace offerings, because the brazen altar which Solomon had made was not able to receive the burnt offerings and the meat offerings and the fat.

¹⁰ And the twenty third day of the seventh month, he let the people depart unto their tents, glad and merry in heart for the goodness that the LORD had showed to David, to Solomon and to Israel his people.

¹⁴ And Solomon put the sorts of priests in companies as David his father had ordered them, unto the offices, and the Levites unto their wait, for to praise and minister before the priests day by day, and the porters by course at every gate. For so had David the man of God commanded.

¹¹ burning unto the LORD every morning and every evening burnt offerings and sweet cense: and the shewbread put in order upon a pure table: and the candlestick of gold with the lamps of the same, to be lighted every evening. For we keep the watch of the LORD our God: but ye have forsaken him. ¹² Moreover, see: God is with us in the forward; and his priests, and the roaring trumpets to cry alarm against you. Ye children of Israel, fight not with the LORD God of your fathers: for it will not prosper with you."

¹² Moreover, see: God is with us in the forward; and his priests, and the roaring trumpets to cry alarm against you. Ye children of Israel, fight not with the LORD God of your fathers: for it will not prosper with you."

¹³ And as all Judah stood before the LORD with their young ones, their wives and their children:

²⁷ And so all the men of Judah and Jerusalem returned and Jehoshaphat among the thickest of them, for to go again to Jerusalem with gladness: for the LORD had made them to rejoice of their enemies.

⁶ And there shall none come into the house of the LORD, save the priests and the Levites that minister. They shall go in, for they are holy: and all the people shall keep the watch of the LORD.

⁴ And he brought in the priests and the Levites and gathered them together into the east street, ⁵ and said unto them, "Hear me ye Levites: purify yourselves and hallow the house of the LORD God of your fathers, and bring out the filthiness out of the holy place.

⁵ and said unto them, "Hear me ye Levites: purify yourselves and hallow the house of the LORD God of your fathers, and bring out the filthiness out of the holy place. ⁶ For our fathers have trespassed and done evil favouredly in the eyes of the LORD our God: and have forsaken him, and turned away their faces from the habitation of the LORD and turned to their backs. ⁷ And beside that they have shut up the doors of the porch and quenched the lamps and have neither burned cense nor offered burnt offerings in the holy place unto the God of Israel. ⁸ Wherefore the wrath of the LORD fell on Judah and Jerusalem: and he scattered them and made them so thin that men hiss at it, even as ye see with your eyes. ⁹ For see, our fathers were overthrown with the sword and our sons, our daughters and our wives were carried away captive for the same cause. ¹⁰ Now have I in my heart to strike a covenant with the LORD God of Israel: that his wrath may cease. ¹¹ Now therefore, my sons, be not negligent: for the LORD had chosen you to stand before him, and for to minister and burn offerings to him."

³⁰ And Hezekiah the king and the lords bade the Levites to praise the LORD with the words of David and of Asaph the seer of visions. And the Levites praised that they rejoiced again, and the other stooped and bowed themselves.

³⁴ But the priests were too few, and were not able to slay all the burnt offerings. Wherefore their brethren the Levites helped them till the work was ended, and until the priests were sanctified. For the Levites were purer-hearted to sanctify themselves then the priests. ³⁵ And thereto the burnt offerings were many with the fat of the peace offerings and the drink offerings that belonged to the burnt offerings. And so the service pertaining to the house of the LORD went forward. ³⁶ And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, that God had made the folk so ready: for the thing was suddenly done.

⁵ And as soon as the word came abroad the children of Israel brought abundance of first fruits of corn, wine, oil and honey, and of all manner of fruits of the field: and the tithes of all manner of things brought they in plenteously. ⁶ And the children of Israel and Judah that dwelt in the cities of Judah, they also brought in the tithes of oxen and sheep, and tithes of dedicated things which were dedicated to the LORD their God, and put them on heaps.

¹¹ And Hezekiah bade dress up the store houses about the house of the LORD. And so they did, ¹² and carried in the heave offerings and the tithes and the dedicated gifts; even of fidelity. Over which Conaniah the Levite had the rule with Shimei his brother next to him. ¹³ And Jehiel, Azariah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismachiah, Mahath and Benaiah were overseers ordained by Conaniah and Shimei his brother, at the appointment of Hezekiah the king, and Azariah the ruler of the house of God.

¹ These are the children of the land that went up out of the captivity, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon, and came again unto Jerusalem and in Judah, every one unto his city; ² and came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum and Baanah. This is now the number of the men of the people of Israel:

²⁴ The children of Azmaveth, two and forty;

⁴⁰ The Levites: The children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, four and seventy.

² And there stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and builded the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings thereon, as it is written in the law of Moses, the man of God.

⁸ In the second year of their coming unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out of the captivity unto Jerusalem: and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and above, to see that the work of the house of the LORD went forward.

¹⁰ And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, the priests stood in their array, with trumpets, and the Levites, the children of Asaph, with cymbals; to praise the LORD, after the manner of David, king of Israel. ¹¹ And they sang together, giving praise and thanks unto the LORD; because he is gracious, and because his mercy endureth forever upon Israel. And all the people shouted loud in praising the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.

¹³ so that the noise gave a great sound, insomuch that the people could not know the joyful sound for the noise of the weeping among the people: for the people shouted with a loud cry, so that the noise was heard afar off.

² they came to Zerubbabel and to the principal fathers, and said unto them, "We will build with you: for we seek the Lord your God like as ye do. And we have done sacrifice unto him, since the time that Esarhaddon the king of Assyria brought us up hither."

² Then gat up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God at Jerusalem, and with them the Prophets of God which strengthened them.

¹⁶ And the children of Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the other children of the captivity held the dedication of the house of God with joy,

²¹ And the children of Israel which were come again out of captivity, and all such as had separated themselves unto them from the filthiness of the Heathen in the land, to seek the LORD God of Israel, ate

¹ After these acts in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, there went up from Babylon, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,

⁶ This Ezra was a perfect scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel did give. And the king gave him all that he required, according to the hand of the LORD his God upon him.

¹¹ And this is the copy of the letter, that king Artaxerxes gave unto Ezra the priest, the scribe, which was a teacher in the words of the LORD and of his statutes over Israel:

¹ These are the principal fathers of them, and this is their register, that went up with me from Babylon; what time as king Artaxerxes reigned.

¹⁵ And I gathered them together by the water that runneth toward Ahava, and there abode we three days. And when I looked among the people and the priests, I found no Levites there. ¹⁶ Then sent I to Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, the rulers, and Joiarib and Elnathan, which were men of understanding. ¹⁷ And to those gave I commandment unto Iddo, the chiefest at Casiphia; and I told them what they should say unto Iddo and his brethren the Nethinims at Casiphia: that they should cause the ministers of the house of our God to come unto us. ¹⁸ And through the good hand of our God upon us, they brought us a wise man from among the children of Mahli the son of Levi the son of Israel, even Sherebiah, with his sons and brethren, eighteen; ¹⁹ And Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the children of Merari, with his brethren and their sons, twenty; ²⁰ And of the Nethinims, whom David and the princes gave to minister unto the Levites, two hundred and twenty, all named by name.

¹³ And I rode by night unto the valley port before the Dragon well, and to the Dung port, and considered the walls of Jerusalem that were broken down, and the ports thereof consumed with the fire. ¹⁴ And I went over unto the well port, and to the king's conduit; and there was no room for my beast, that it could go under me.

¹ And Eliashib the high priest gat him up with his brethren the priests, and builded the Sheep-gate. They hallowed it, and set up the doors of it: even unto the tower of Meah hallowed they it, namely unto the tower of Hananel.

³ But the fishport did the children of Hassenaah build; they covered it and set on the doors, locks and bars of it.

⁶ The old gate builded Jehoiada the son of Paseah, and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah; they covered it, and set on the doors, locks and bars of it.

⁸ Next unto him builded Uzziel the son of Harhaiah the goldsmith. Next unto him builded Hananiah the Apothecary's son, and they repaired Jerusalem unto the broad wall.

¹¹ But Malchijah the son of Harim, and Hasshub the son of Pahathmoab builded the other piece, and the tower beside the furnace.

¹³ The valley gate builded Hanun, and the citizens of Zanoah. They builded it, and set on the doors, locks and bars thereof, and a thousand cubits on the wall, unto the Dung port. ¹⁴ But the Dung port builded Malchijah the son of Rechab, the ruler of the fourth part of the vineyards: he builded it, and set on the doors, locks and bars thereof. ¹⁵ But the Well gate builded Shallum the son of Colhozeh, the ruler of the fourth part of Mizphah; He builded it, covered it, and set on the doors, locks, and bars thereof, and the wall unto the pool of Siloam by the king's garden, unto the steps that go down from the city of David. ¹⁶ After him builded Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of the half quarter of Bethzur, until the other side over against the sepulchers of David, and to the pool that was repaired, and unto the house of the mighty.

²⁵ After him builded Palal the son of Uzai over against the corner and the high tower, which lieth out over from the king's house, beside the court of the prison. After him, Pedaiah the son of Parosh. ²⁶ As for the Nethinims, they dwelt in Ophel, unto the Watergate, toward the east and to the tower that lieth out.

³¹ After him builded Malchijah the goldsmith's son, until the house of the Nethinims, and of the merchants over against the council gate, and to the parlor in the corner. ³² And between the parlor of the corner unto the Sheepgate builded the goldsmiths and the merchants.

² Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, "Come and let us meet together in the villages upon the plain of the city Ono." Nevertheless, they thought to do me evil.

⁷ which came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nahum, Baanah. This is the number of the men of the people of Israel.

⁴⁸ The children of Lebanah, the children of Hagabah, the children of Shalmai,

¹ Now when the seventh month drew nigh, and the children of Israel were in their cities, all the people gathered themselves together as one man upon the street before the Watergate, and said unto Ezra the scribe that he should fetch the book of the law of Moses, which the LORD commanded to Israel.

³ And read therein in the street that is before the Watergate, from the morning until the noon day before men and women, and such as could understand it: and the ears of all the people were inclined unto the book of the law.

⁷ And Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to give heed unto the law, and the people stood in their place.

⁹ And Nehemiah - which is Hathirsatha - and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites that caused the people to take heed, said unto all the people, "This day is holy unto the LORD your God: be not ye sorry therefore, and weep not." For all the people wept when they heard the words of the law.

¹⁶ And the people went up, and fetched them, and made them booths, every one upon the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the street by the Watergate, and in the street by port Ephraim. ¹⁷ And all the congregation of them that were come again out of the captivity, made booths, and dwelt therein. For since the time of Jeshua the son of Nun unto this day, had not the children of Israel done so, and there was very great gladness.

⁴ And the Levites stood on high, namely Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenaniah, and cried loud unto the LORD their God.

² Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,

² Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah, ³ Pashhur, Amariah, Malchiah,

³ Pashhur, Amariah, Malchiah, ⁴ Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,

⁴ Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch, ⁵ Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,

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

⁶ Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch, ⁷ Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,

⁷ Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin, ⁸ Maaziah, Bilgai and Shemaiah: these were priests. ⁹ The Levites were: Jeshua the son of Azariah, Binnui among the children of Henadad and Kadmiel. ¹⁰ And their brethren: Shecaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan, ¹¹ Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah, ¹² Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah, ¹³ Hodiah, Bani and Beninu.

³⁵ and yearly to bring the firstlings of our land, and the firstlings of our fruits of all trees, year by year, unto the house of the LORD: ³⁶ and the firstlings of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written in the law: and the firstlings of our oxen and of our sheep, that we should bring all this to the house of our God unto the priests that minister in the house of our God: ³⁷ and that we should bring the firstlings of our dough, and our heave offerings, and the fruits of all manner of trees, of wine also and of oil, unto the priests to the chests the house of our God. And the tithes of our land unto the Levites, that the Levites might have the tithes in all the cities of our ministration. ³⁸ And the priest, the son of Aaron, shall with the Levites have also of the tithes of the Levites, so that the Levites shall bring up the tithes of their tithes unto the house of our God to the chest in the treasure house. ³⁹ For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring up the heave offerings of the corn, wine, and oil unto the chests. And there shall be the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests that minister, and the porters, and singers, that we forsake not the house of our God.

¹⁰ Of the priests there dwelt: Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jachin,

¹⁴ and his brethren were valiant men, of whom there were a hundred and eight and twenty. And their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of Haggedolim.

¹⁷ And Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, which was the principal to begin the thanksgiving unto prayer. And Bakbukiah the second among his brethren, and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.

¹⁷ And Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, which was the principal to begin the thanksgiving unto prayer. 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 the holy city were two hundred and four and fourscore. ¹⁹ And the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren that kept the ports, were a hundred and two and seventy. ²⁰ As for the residue of Israel, the priests, and Levites: they were in all the cities of Judah, every one in his inheritance.

²² The overseer of the Levites at Jerusalem, was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica. Of the children of Asaph, there were singers about the business in the house of God: ²³ For it was the king's commandment concerning them, that the singers should deal faithfully every day as according was.

³¹ The children of Benjamin of Geba, dwelt at Michmash, and Aija, Bethel, and in their villages.

¹ These are the priests and Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and with Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,

⁸ The Levites were these: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, over the office of thanksgiving, they and their brethren: ⁹ Bakbukiah and Unni, and their brethren, were about them in the watches. ¹⁰ Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim begat Eliashib, Eliashib begat Joiada.

¹⁰ Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim begat Eliashib, Eliashib begat Joiada. ¹¹ Joiada begat Jonathan, Jonathan begat Jaddua. ¹² And in the time of Joiakim were these the chief fathers among the priests: under Seraiah was Meraiah; under Jeremiah was Hananiah;

¹² And in the time of Joiakim were these the chief fathers among the priests: under Seraiah was Meraiah; under Jeremiah was Hananiah;

¹² And in the time of Joiakim were these the chief fathers among the priests: under Seraiah was Meraiah; under Jeremiah was Hananiah; ¹³ under Ezra, Meshullam; under Amariah, Jehohanan;

¹³ under Ezra, Meshullam; under Amariah, Jehohanan; ¹⁴ under Malluchi, Jonathan; under Shebaniah, Joseph; ¹⁵ under Harim, Adna; under Meraioth, Helkai; ¹⁶ under Iddo, Zechariah; under Ginnethon, Meshullam; ¹⁷ under Abijah, Zichri; under Miniamin and Moadiah Piltai; ¹⁸ under Bilgah, Shammua; under Shemaiah, Jehonathan; ¹⁹ under Joiarib, Mattenai; under Jedaiah, Uzzi; ²⁰ under Sallai, Kallai; under Amok, Eber; ²¹ under Hilkiah, Hashabiah; under Jedaiah, Nethanel. ²² And in the time of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan and Jaddua, were the chief fathers among the Levites and the priests written under the reign of Darius the Persian.

²⁴ And these were the chief among the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, and their brethren over against them, to give praise and thanks, according as David the man of God had ordained it, one watch over against another.

²⁶ These were in the time of Joiakim the son of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and in the time of Nehemiah the captain and of the priest Ezra the scribe.

³¹ And I caused the princes of Judah to go up upon the wall, and appointed two great choirs of thanksgiving, which went on the righthand of the wall toward the Dung gate,

³¹ And I caused the princes of Judah to go up upon the wall, and appointed two great choirs of thanksgiving, which went on the righthand of the wall toward the Dung gate, ³² and after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of Judah,

³⁸ The other choir of thanksgiving went over against them, and I after them, and the half part of the people upon the wall, toward the Furnacegate upward, until the broad wall,

⁴⁰ and so stood the two choirs of thanksgiving of the house of God, and I and the half of the rulers with me,

⁴ And before this had the Priest Eliashib delivered the chest of the house of our God unto his kinsman Tobiah:

⁴ And before this had the Priest Eliashib delivered the chest of the house of our God unto his kinsman Tobiah: ⁵ for he had made him a great chest, and there had they afore time laid the meat offerings, frankincense, vessel, and the tithes of corn, wine and oil - according to the commandment given to the Levites, singers and porters - and the heave offerings of the priests.

⁷ to come to Jerusalem. And I gat knowledge of the evil that Eliashib did unto Tobiah, in that he had made him a chest in the court of the house of God,

¹⁰ And I perceived that the portions of the Levites were not given them, for the which cause the Levites and singers were fled, everyone, to his land for to work. ¹¹ Then reproved I the rulers, and said, "Why forsake we the house of God?" But I gathered them together, and set them in their place. ¹² Then brought all Judah the tithes of corn, wine and oil unto the treasury.

¹² Then brought all Judah the tithes of corn, wine and oil unto the treasury. ¹³ And I made treasurers over the treasure, even Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah, and under their hand Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah: for they were counted faithful, and their office was to distribute unto their brethren.

²² And I said unto the Levites which were clean, that they should come and keep the gates, to hallow the Sabbath day. Think upon me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to thy great mercy!

²⁸ And one of the children of Jehoiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, had made a contract with Sanballat the Horonite: but I chased him from me.

³⁰ Thus cleansed I them from all such as were outlandish, and appointed the courses of the priests and Levites, every one to his office,

⁵ And it fortuned that when they had passed over the time of their banqueting round about; Job sent for them, and sanctified them, and gat up early, and offered for every one a burnt offering. For Job thought thus: "Peradventure my sons have done some offense, and have been unthankful to God in their hearts." And thus did Job everyday.

²⁹ If he deliver and grant pardon, who will judge or condemn? But if he hide away his countenance, who will turn it about again, whether it be to the people or to any man?

⁶ And now shall he lift up mine head above mine enemies round about me. Therefore will I offer in his dwelling an oblation with great gladness; I will sing and speak praises unto the LORD.

⁷ The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart hath trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart danceth for joy, and in my song will I praise him.

¹ {A Psalm and song of the dedication of the house of David} I will magnify thee, O LORD; for thou hast set me up, and not suffered my foes to triumph over me.

¹¹ Thou hast turned my heaviness into joy; thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness. ¹² Therefore shall every good man sing of thy praise without ceasing. O my God, I will give thanks unto thee forever.

⁴ Now when I think thereupon, I pour out my heart by myself; for I went with the multitude, and brought them forth into the house of God, in the voice of praise and thanksgiving, among such as keep holy-day.

⁶ O Sing praises, sing praises unto our God: O sing praises, sing praises unto our King. ⁷ For God is the King of all the earth; sing ye praises unto him with understanding. ⁸ God reigneth over the Heathen; God sitteth upon his holy seat. ⁹ The princes of the people are gathered together unto the God of Abraham; for God is far higher exalted, than the mighty lords of the earth.

¹ {A Psalm of Asaph} Truly God is loving unto Israel, even unto such as are of a clean heart.

¹ {To the Chanter, upon Gittith, of Asaph} Sing merrily unto God, our strength; make a cheerful noise unto the God of Jacob.

¹ {To the Chanter, upon Gittith, of Asaph} Sing merrily unto God, our strength; make a cheerful noise unto the God of Jacob. ² Take the psalm, bring hither the tabret, the merry harp with the lute. ³ Blow up the trumpets in the new moon, upon our solemn feast day. ⁴ For this was made a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob.

¹ {A song and Psalm of Asaph} Hold not thy tongue, O God, keep not still silence; refrain not thyself, O God.

¹ {A Psalm of the song for the Sabbath Day} It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most highest! ² To tell of thy loving-kindness early in the morning, and of thy truth in the night season; ³ upon an instrument of ten strings, upon the lute and with a song upon the harp. ⁴ For thou, LORD, hast made me glad through thy works; and I will rejoice over the operation of thy hands.

¹ {An exhortation to the earnest praising of God} O come, let us sing unto the LORD; let us heartily rejoice in the strength of our salvation.

⁴ Show yourselves joyful unto the LORD, all ye lands: sing, rejoice, and give thanks.

⁴ Show yourselves joyful unto the LORD, all ye lands: sing, rejoice, and give thanks. ⁵ Praise the LORD upon the harp, sing to the harp with a psalm of thanksgiving.

⁵ Praise the LORD upon the harp, sing to the harp with a psalm of thanksgiving. ⁶ With trumpets also and shophars: O show yourselves joyful before the LORD the King.

⁶ With trumpets also and shophars: O show yourselves joyful before the LORD the King. ⁷ Let the sea make a noise and all that therein is; yea, the whole world, and all that dwell therein. ⁸ Let the floods clap their hands, and let all the hills be joyful together ⁹ before the LORD; for he is come to judge the earth. With righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.

¹ {A Psalm of Praise} O be joyful in the lord, all ye lands; ² serve the LORD with gladness, and come before his presence with a song.

¹ {A song of the stairs} Behold now, praise the LORD, all ye servants of the LORD, ye that by night stand in the house of the LORD. ² Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and praise the LORD. ³ The LORD that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion!

¹¹ kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the world; ¹² young men and maidens, old men and children, ¹³ praise the name of the LORD! For his name only is excellent, and his praise above heaven and earth.

³ Let them praise his name in the dance, let them sing praises unto him with tabret and harp.

² Praise him in his noble acts; praise him in his excellent greatness. ³ Praise him in the sound of the trumpet; praise him upon the lute and harp. ⁴ Praise him in the cymbals and dances; praise him upon the strings and pipe. ⁵ Praise him upon the well-tuned cymbals; praise him upon the loud cymbals.

³⁴ Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, and giving attendance at the posts of my doors.

⁵ Lift up! Sing unto the LORD, for he hath done excellently, and that is known throughout all the world. ⁶ Cry and shout thou inhabiter of Zion, for great among you is the holy of Israel.

⁸ And the watchman cried, "LORD, I have stood waiting all the whole day, and am appointed to keep my watch every night.

³¹ But unto them that have the LORD before their eyes, shall strength be increased, Eagles wings shall grow upon them; When they run, they shall not fall; and when they go, they shall not be weary."

³ That I might give unto them that mourn in Zion, beauty in the stead of ashes, joyful ointment for sighing, pleasant raiment for a heavy mind; That they might be called excellent in righteousness, a planting of the LORD for him to rejoice in.

¹⁰ Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her. Be joyful with her, all ye that mourned for her. ¹¹ For ye shall suck comfort out of her breasts, and be satisfied. Ye shall taste, and have delight in the plenteousness of her power. ¹² For thus sayeth the LORD: behold, I will let peace into her, like a water flood, and the might of the Heathen like a flowing stream. Then shall ye suck, ye shall be born upon her sides, and be joyful upon her knees. ¹³ For like as a child is comforted of his mother, so shall I comfort you, and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem. ¹⁴ And when ye see this, your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like a herb. Thus shall the hand of the LORD be known among his servants, and his indignation among his enemies.

¹³ Then shall the maid rejoice in the dance, yea both young and old folks. For I will turn their sorrow into gladness, and will comfort them and make them joyful, even from their hearts.

³⁸ Behold, the days come, sayeth the LORD, that the city of the LORD shall be enlarged from the tower of Hananel, unto the gate of the corner wall.

² what time as the king of Babylon's Host laid siege unto Jerusalem. But Jeremiah the prophet lay bound in the court of the prison, which was in the king of Judah's house:

¹¹ Shall the voice of gladness be heard again; the voice of the Bridegroom and of the bride; the voice of them that shall sing, 'Praise the LORD of Hosts, for he is loving and his mercy endureth forever,' and the voice of them that shall offer up gifts in the house of the LORD. For I will restore the captivity of this land, as it was afore, sayeth the LORD.

⁵ ye that sing to the lute, and in playing of instruments compare yourselves unto David;

¹⁰ At the same time, sayeth the LORD, there shall be heard a great cry from the fish port and a howling from the other port, and a great murder from the hills.

¹ In the second year of king Darius, in the sixth month, the first day of the month, came the word of the LORD by the Prophet Haggai, unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel the prince of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jozadak the high priest, saying,

¹² Now when Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Jozadak the high priest, with the remnant of the people, heard the voice of the LORD their God, and the words of the Prophet Haggai, like as the LORD their God had sent him, the people did fear the LORD.

¹⁴ So the LORD waked up the spirit of Zerubbabel the prince of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Jozadak the high priest, and the spirit of the remnant of all the people: that they came and laboured, in the house of the LORD of Hosts their God.

² "Speak to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel prince of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jozadak the high priest, and to the residue of the people, and say,

²¹ "Speak to Zerubbabel the prince of Judah, and say, 'I will shake both heaven and earth, ²² and overthrow the seat of the kingdoms, yea and destroy the mighty kingdom of the Heathen. I will overthrow the chariots, and those that sit upon then, so that both horse and man shall fall down, every man through his neighbour's sword. ²³ And as for thee, O Zerubbabel, sayeth the LORD of Hosts, thou son of Shealtiel my servant: I will take thee, sayeth the LORD, at the same time: and make thee as a seal. For I have chosen thee, sayeth the LORD of Hosts.'"

¹ And he showed me Joshua the high priest, standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan stood at his righthand to resist him.

¹ And he showed me Joshua the high priest, standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan stood at his righthand to resist him. ² And the LORD said unto Satan, 'The LORD reprove thee, thou Satan; yea, the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem, reprove thee. Is not this a brand taken out of the fire?' ³ Now Joshua was clothed in unclean raiment, and stood before the angel: ⁴ Which answered and said unto those that stood before him, 'Take away the foul clothes from him.' And unto him he said, 'Behold, I have taken away thy sin from thee, and will deck thee with change of raiment.' ⁵ He said moreover, 'Set a fair mitre upon his head; So they set a fair mitre upon his head, and put on clothes upon him, and the angel of the LORD stood there. ⁶ Then the angel of the LORD testified unto Joshua, and spake, ⁷ 'Thus sayeth the LORD of Hosts: If thou wilt walk in my ways, and keep my watch: thou shalt rule my house, and keep my courts, and I will give thee place among these that stand here. ⁸ "'Hear O Joshua thou high priest: thou and thy friends that dwell before thee, for they are wondrous people. Behold, I will bring forth the branch of my servant: ⁹ for lo, the stone that I have laid before Joshua: upon one stone shall be seven eyes. Behold, I will hew him out, sayeth the LORD of Hosts, and take away the sin of that land in one day.

⁶ He answered, and said unto me, 'This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying: Neither through a host of men, nor through strength, but through my spirit, sayeth the LORD of Hosts. ⁷ What art thou, thou great mountain, before Zerubbabel? Thou must be made even. And he shall bring up the first stone so that men shall cry unto him, 'Good luck, good luck!'' ⁸ Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, ⁹ 'The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house. His hands also shall finish it: that ye may know, how that the LORD of Hosts hath sent me unto you. ¹⁰ For he that hath been despised a little season, shall rejoice, when he seeth the tin weight in Zerubbabel's hand. The seven eyes are the LORD's, which go through the whole world.'

¹¹ Then take gold and silver, and make crowns thereof, and set them upon the head of Joshua the son of Jozadak, the high priest.

⁸ Should a man use falsity and deceit with God, as ye use falsity and deceit with me? Yet ye say, 'Wherein use we deceit with thee?' In tithes and heave offerings. ⁹ Therefore are ye cursed with penury, because ye dissemble with me, all the sort of you. ¹⁰ Bring every tithe into my barn, that there may be meat in mine house: and prove me withal, sayeth the LORD of Hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven unto you, and pour you out a blessing with plenteousness.

¹² And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechoniah begat Shealtiel: Shealtiel begat Zerubbabel; ¹³ Zerubbabel begat Abiud; Abiud begat Eliakim; Eliakim begat Azor;

⁹ Moreover, the people that went before, and they also that came after, cried, saying, "Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest."

¹⁵ When the chief priests and scribes saw the marvels that he did; and the children crying in the temple and saying, "Hosanna to the son of David"; they disdained,

⁵ In the time of Herod, the king of Jewry, there was a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abijah. And his wife was of the daughters of Aaron: And her name was Elizabeth.

² And there is at Jerusalem, by the slaughterhouse, a pool called in the Hebrew tongue, Bethesda; having five porches,

²² And ye now are in sorrow: but I will see you again, and your hearts shall rejoice, and your joy shall no man take from you.

⁷ Let him that hath an office, wait on his office;

⁶ Let him that is taught in the word, minister unto him that teacheth him in all good things.

¹⁹ speaking unto yourselves in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord in your hearts,

⁴ Rejoice in the Lord always, and again I say rejoice.

¹¹ But thou, which art the man of God, flee such things. Follow righteousness, godliness, love, patience, and meekness.

¹⁷ that the man of God may be perfect, and prepared unto all good works.

¹ For every high priest that is taken from among men is ordained for men, in things pertaining to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins:

³ For the which infirmities sake, he is bound to offer for sins, as well for his own part, as for the peoples.

¹³ If any of you be evil vexed, let him pray. If any of you be merry, let him sing Psalms.

⁸ And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and twenty four elders fell down before the lamb, having harps and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints,