2 Chronicles 23 Cross References - Rotherham

¹ And, in the seventh year, Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the rulers of hundreds––even Azariah son of Jeroham, and Ishmael son of Jehohanan, and Azariah son of Obed, and Maaseiah son of Adaiah and Elishaphat son of Zichri––unto himself, in covenant. ² And they went round throughout Judah, and gathered together the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and the ancestral chiefs of Israel,––and they came into Jerusalem. ³ And all the convocation solemnised a covenant in the house of God, with the king,––and he said to them, Lo! the king’s son must reign, as spake Yahweh concerning the sons of David. ⁴ This, is the thing that ye shall do,––A third of you entering on the sabbath, both of the priests and of the Levites, as doorkeepers of the porch; ⁵ and a third, being in the house of the king, and a third, at the foundation gate,––and all the people, being in the courts of the house of Yahweh, ⁶ then let no one enter the house of Yahweh, save only the priests, and they who are in attendance of the Levites, they, may enter, for, holy, they are,–but, all the people, shall keep the watch of Yahweh. ⁷ So shall the Levites encompass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand, and, he that entereth into the house, shall be put to death. Thus be ye with the king, when he cometh in and when he goeth out. ⁸ So the Levites and all Judah did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded, and they took every man his men, who were coming in on the sabbath, with them who were going out on the sabbath,––for Jehoiada the priest dismissed not the courses. ⁹ And Jehoiada the priest gave unto the captains of hundreds, the spears and the bucklers and the shields, which belonged to King David,––which were in the house of God. ¹⁰ And be caused all the people to stand, even every man with his weapon in his hand, from the right corner of the house as far as the left corner of the house, by the altar and the house,––near the king round about. ¹¹ Then brought they forth the king’s son, and set upon him the crown and the testimony, and made him king,––and Jehoiada and his sons anointed him, and said, May the king live!
¹² Now, when Athaliah heard the noise of the people who were running, and those who were praising the king,––then came she unto the people in the house of Yahweh; ¹³ and looked, and lo! the king, standing by his pillar at the entrance, and the captains and the trumpets by the king, and all the people of the land rejoicing, and blowing with trumpets, and the singers, with instruments of song, and such as led the offering of praise, then Athaliah rent her garments, and said, Conspiracy! conspiracy! ¹⁴ Then Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of hundreds, officers of the force, and said unto them, Take her forth within the ranks, and he that cometh in after her let him be slain with the sword,––for, said the priest, Ye must not slay her in the house of Yahweh! ¹⁵ So they made way for her, and she came into the entrance of the horse–gate of the house of the king,––and they slew her there. ¹⁶ And Jehoiada solemnised a covenant, between himself and all the people, and the king,––that they should become a people unto Yahweh. ¹⁷ Then all the people entered into the house of Baal and brake it down, and, his altars and his images, brake they in pieces,––and, Mattan the priest of Baal, they slew, before the altars. ¹⁸ And Jehoiada put the oversight of the house of Yahweh into the hand of the priests and the Levites, whom David set by courses over the house of Yahweh, that they might offer up the ascending–sacrifices of Yahweh, as it is written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and with song,––under the direction of David. ¹⁹ And he caused gatekeepers to stand, at the gates of the house of Yahweh,––that no one who was unclean should, on any account, enter. ²⁰ Then took he the captains of hundreds––and the nobles––and the rulers over the people––and all the people of the land, and brought down the king out of the house of Yahweh, and they entered, through the midst of the upper gate, into the house of the king,––and they seated the king, upon the throne of the kingdom. ²¹ And all the people of the land rejoiced, and, the city, was quiet,––when, Athaliah, they had slain with the sword.

¹² So then thou shalt set bounds for the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves––that ye go not up into the mountain, nor touch the boundary thereof, whosoever toucheth the mountain, shall, surely die. ¹³ No hand shall touch it, but he shall be, surely stoned, or be, surely shot, whether, beast or man, he shall not live,––When the ram’s horn soundeth, they themselves, shall come up within the mount.

¹⁴ But, when a man shall act presumptuously against his neighbour, to slay him with guile, from mine altar, shalt thou take him to die.

¹⁶ And thou shalt put into the ark,––the testimony which I will give unto thee.

¹⁸ Then gave he unto Moses, as he finished speaking with him in Mount Sinai, the two tables of the testimony,––tables of stone, written with the finger of God.

⁶ and thou shalt place the altar for the ascending–sacrifice,––before the opening of the habitation of the tent of meeting;

¹⁰ but, unto Aaron, and unto his sons, shalt thou give oversight, so shall they keep charge of their priesthood,––and, the stranger who cometh near, shall be put to death.

³⁸ But, they who were to encamp before the habitation, eastwards, before the tent of meeting, towards sunrise, were Moses and Aaron and his sons, to keep the charge of the sanctuary, as the charge of the sons of Israel, and, the stranger that came near, was to be put to death.

¹ And Yahweh spake unto Moses, saying: ² Make thee two trumpets of silver, of beaten work, shalt thou make them,––and they shall be unto thee for calling the assembly, and for setting forward the camps. ³ As soon as they blow therewith, so soon shall all the assembly assemble themselves unto thee, unto the entrance of the tent of meeting. ⁴ And, if, only once, they blow, then shall the princes, the heads of the thousands of Israel, gather themselves unto thee. ⁵ But, when ye blow an alarm, then shall set forward the camps that are encamped eastwards; ⁶ and, when ye blow a second alarm, then shall set forward the camps that are encamped southwards,––an alarm, shall they blow, for setting them forward. ⁷ But, in calling together the convocation, ye shall blow, but shall not sound an alarm. ⁸ And, the sons of Aaron the priests, shall blow with the trumpets,––and it shall be unto you for a statute age–abiding, unto your generations. ⁹ And, when ye go into war in your land, against the assailant that assaileth you, then shall ye blow an alarm with the trumpets,––and bring yourselves to mind before Yahweh your God, and be saved, from your enemies. ¹⁰ And, in your day of rejoicing and in your appointed seasons, and in the beginnings of your months, then shall ye blow with the trumpets, over your ascending–sacrifices, and over your peace–offerings,––so shall they be unto you for a memorial before your God. I––Yahweh, am your God.

¹ And Yahweh spake unto Moses, saying: ² Command the sons of Israel, and thou shalt say unto them,––My offering, my food, for my altar–flames, my satisfying odour, shall ye take heed to offer unto me, in its season. ³ Therefore shalt thou say to them, This, is the altar–flame, which ye shall offer unto Yahweh,––he–lambs a year old, without defect, two daily, as a continual ascending–sacrifice. ⁴ The one lamb, shalt thou offer in the morning,––and, the other lamb, shalt thou offer between the two evenings; ⁵ also the tenth of an ephah of fine meal, for a meal–offering,––overflowed with beaten oil, the fourth of a hin: ⁶ a continual ascending–sacrifice,––which was offered in Mount Sinai, as a satisfying odour, an altar–flame, unto Yahweh. ⁷ Also the drink–offering thereof, the fourth of a hin for each lamb,––in a holy place, shall it be poured out, as a libation of strong drink unto Yahweh. ⁸ And, the other lamb, shalt thou offer, between the two evenings; like the meal–offering of the morning, and like the drink–offering thereof, shalt thou offer, an altar flame, a satisfying odour, unto Yahweh.
⁹ But, on the sabbath day, two he–lambs a year old, without defect, and two–tenths of fine meal as a meal–offering, overflowed with oil, and the drink–offering thereof: ¹⁰ the ascending–sacrifice of a sabbath, on its own sabbath,––besides the continual ascending–sacrifice, and the drink–offering thereof. ¹¹ And, in the beginnings of your months, shall ye bring near an ascending–sacrifice unto Yahweh, two choice bullocks, and one ram, seven he–lambs a year old, without defect; ¹² and three–tenths of fine meal, as a meal–offering, overflowed with oil, to each bullock,––and two–tenths of fine–meal, as a meal–offering, overflowed with oil, to each ram; ¹³ and a tenth, severally, of fine meal, as a meal–offering, overflowed with oil, to each lamb,––an ascending–sacrifice, a satisfying odour, an altar–flame unto Yahweh. ¹⁴ And, as their drink–offerings, half a hin, shall be to a bullock, and the third of a hin to a ram, and the fourth of a hin to a lamb, of wine,––This, is the ascending–sacrifice of a month, in its month, for the months of the year. ¹⁵ Also one he–goat, as a sin–bearer unto Yahweh,––besides the continual ascending–sacrifice, shall it be offered, with the drink–offering thereof.
¹⁶ And, on the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, shall be a passover unto Yahweh; ¹⁷ and, on the fifteenth day of this month, a festival,––seven days, unleavened cakes, shall be eaten. ¹⁸ On the first day, a holy convocation,––no laborious work, shall ye do; ¹⁹ but ye shall bring near––as an altar–flame––an ascending–sacrifice unto Yahweh,––two choice bullocks, and one ram,––and seven he–lambs a year old, without defect, must they be for you; ²⁰ and, for their meal–offering, fine meal, overflowed with oil,––three–tenths for a bullock, and two–tenths for a ram, shall ye offer; ²¹ a tenth, severally, shalt thou offer, for each lamb,––for the seven lambs; ²² also one he–goat for bearing sin, to put a propitiatory–covering over you: ²³ in addition to, the ascending–sacrifice of the morning, which is for the continual ascending–sacrifice, shall ye offer these. ²⁴ Like these, shall ye offer, daily, for seven days, as the food of the altar–flame of a satisfying odour, unto Yahweh,––besides the continual ascending–sacrifice, shall it be offered, with the drink–offering thereof. ²⁵ And, on the seventh day, shall ye have, a holy convocation,––no laborious work, shall ye do. ²⁶ And, on the day of firstfruits, when ye bring near a new meal–offering unto Yahweh, in your weeks, a holy convocation, shall there be unto you, no laborious work, shall ye do; ²⁷ but ye shall bring near as an ascending–sacrifice, for a satisfying odour unto Yahweh, two choice bullocks, one ram,––seven he–lambs a year old; ²⁸ also their meal–offering, fine meal, overflowed with oil,––three–tenths for each bullock, two–tenths for the one ram; ²⁹ a tenth, severally, for each lamb,––of the seven lambs; ³⁰ one young he–goat,––for putting a propitiatory–covering over you: ³¹ in addition to, the continual ascending–sacrifice, with the meal–offering thereof, shall ye offer them,––without defect, shall they be for you, with their drink–offerings.

² Yahweh our God, solemnised with us a covenant in Horeb: ³ not with our fathers, did Yahweh solemnise this covenant,––but with us, ourselves––these here today, all of us living.

³ And ye must tear down their altars, And break in pieces their pillars, And, their sacred stems, must ye consume with fire, And, the carved images of their gods, must ye fell to the ground,––And destroy their name out of that place.

⁵ And, that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death, because he hath spoken revolt against Yahweh your God,––who brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of servants, to seduce thee out of the way wherein Yahweh thy God hath commanded thee to walk,––so shalt thou consume the wicked thing out of thy midst.
⁶ When thy brother––son of thine own mother, or thine own son or thine own daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend who is as thine own soul, shall entice thee secretly, saying,––Let us go and serve other gods, whom thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers; ⁷ of the gods of the peoples who are round about you, who are near unto thee, or who are far off from thee,––from one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth, ⁸ thou shalt not consent unto him, neither shalt thou hearken unto him,––neither shall thine eye look with pity upon him, neither shalt thou spare––neither shalt thou conceal him; ⁹ but thou shalt slay, him, thine own hand, shall be on him first, to put him to death,––and the hand of all the people, afterwards.

¹⁸ But it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, then shall he write for himself a copy of this law upon a scroll, out of [that which is] before the priests, the Levites: ¹⁹ so shall it be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life,––that he may learn to revere Yahweh his God, to observe all the words of this law and these statutes to do them: ²⁰ that his heart may not be lifted up above his brethren, and he may not turn aside from the commandment to the right hand or to the left,––that he may prolong his days over his kingdom––he, and his sons, in the midst of Israel.

¹⁷ Thou hast avowed, today that, Yahweh, shall be, thy God, and that thou wilt walk in his ways, and keep his statutes and his commandments and his regulations, and wilt hearken unto his voice. ¹⁸ And, Yahweh, hath avowed today, that thou shalt be, his people, as a treasure, as he spake unto thee,––and that thou shalt observe all his commandments; ¹⁹ and [hath avowed] that he will set thee on high, above all the nations which he hath made, for praise, and for renown, and for glory, and that thou shalt be a holy people unto Yahweh thy God, as he hath spoken.

¹ These, are the words of the covenant, which Yahweh commanded Moses to solemnise with the sons of Israel, in the land of Moab,––besides the covenant, which he solemnised with them in Horeb. ² And Moses called unto all Israel, and said unto them,––Ye yourselves, saw all that Yahweh did before your eyes in the land of Egypt, unto Pharaoh and unto all his servants, and unto all his land: ³ the great provings which thine own eyes saw,––those great signs and wonders: ⁴ yet hath Yahweh, not given, onto you a heart to know, or eyes to see, or ears to hear,––until this day. ⁵ I led you, therefore, forty years in the desert,––your mantles, fell not with age, from off you, even, thy sandal, fell not with age from off thy foot: ⁶ Bread, ye did not eat, and, wine and strong drink, ye did not drink,––that ye might know that, I, Yahweh, was your God. ⁷ And, when ye entered into this place, then came forth Sihon king of Heshbon and Og king of Bashan, to meet us in battle, and we smote them; ⁸ and we took their land, and gave it for an inheritance unto the Reubenites, and unto the Gadites,––and unto the half tribe of Manasseh. ⁹ Ye must, therefore, keep the words of this covenant, and do them,––that ye may prosper in all that ye do.
¹⁰ Ye are stationed, today, all of you, before Yahweh your God,––your heads, your tribes, and your elders, and your officers, every man of Israel; ¹¹ your little ones, your wives, and thy sojourner that is in the midst of thy camps,––from him that heweth thy wood, unto him that draweth thy water: ¹² that thou mayest pass through into the covenant of Yahweh thy God, and into his oath,––which Yahweh thy God is solemnising with thee, today: ¹³ that he may confirm thee today as his own people, while, he, becometh thine own God, as he spake unto thee,––and as he sware unto thy fathers, unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob. ¹⁴ And, not with you alone, am I solemnising this covenant and this oath; ¹⁵ but with him who is here, with us, standing today before Yahweh our God,––and with him who is not here, with us today.

²¹ But the people said unto Joshua,––Nay! but, Yahweh, will we serve. ²² Then said Joshua unto the people––Witnesses, are ye, against yourselves, that, ye yourselves, have chosen you Yahweh, to serve him. And they said: Witnesses! ²³ Now, therefore, put ye away the gods of the stranger, that are in your midst,––and incline your heart unto Yahweh, God of Israel. ²⁴ And the people said unto Joshua,––Yahweh our God, will we serve, and, unto his voice, will we hearken. ²⁵ So then Joshua solemnised a covenant for the people, on that day,––and set for them a statute and a regulation, in Shechem.

⁷ Then said Adoni–bezek––Seventy kings, with their thumbs and great toes cut off, have been picking up crumbs under my table, as I have done, so, hath God requited me. And they brought him into Jerusalem, and he died there.

⁸ So the people took provisions in their hand, and their horns, but, every man of Israel besides, sent he away every man to his home, whereas, the three hundred men, he retained. Now, the camp of Midian, was beneath him in the vale.

¹⁸ When I shall blow with the horn, I and all who are with me, then shall, ye also, round about all the camp, blow with your horns, and shall say, For Yahweh and for Gideon! ¹⁹ So Gideon came, and the hundred men that were with him, unto the outermost part of the camp, at the beginning of the middle watch, they had but, newly set, the watchers,––and they blew with the horns, and brake in pieces the pitchers, that were in their hand. ²⁰ Yea the three companies blew with the horns, and shivered the pitchers, and caught hold––with their left hands––of the torches, while, in their right hands, were the horns, to blow with,––and they cried, A sword for Yahweh, and for Gideon! ²¹ And they stood still, every man in his place, round about the camp,––and all the host ran and shouted, and fled. ²² When the three hundred blew the horns, Yahweh set the sword of every man, against his neighbour, and against all the host,––and the host fled, as far as the Place of Acacias, towards Zererath, as far as the border of Abel–meholah, by Tabbath.

¹ Then took Samuel a flask of oil, and poured out upon his head, and kissed him,––and said––Is it not, that Yahweh hath anointed thee over his inheritance, as leader?

²⁴ And Samuel said unto all the people––Have ye seen him whom Yahweh hath chosen, that there is none like him, among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said––Let the king live!

³ And Jonathan and David solemnised a covenant,––because he loved him as his own soul.

⁹ And the priest said: The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou didst smite in the vale of Elah, lo! that, is wrapped up in a cloth, behind the ephod, if, that, thou wilt take to thee, take it, for there is no other, save that, here. And David said––There is none, like it, give it me.

¹⁰ So I took my stand by him, and put him to death, for I perceived that he could not survive his fall,––so I took the crown that was on his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them in unto my lord, here.

³ So all the elders of Israel came unto the king, in Hebron, and King David solemnised to them a covenant in Hebron, before Yahweh, ––and they anointed David to be king over Israel.

¹² And it shall be that, when thy days shall be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, then will I raise up thy seed after thee, which proceedeth from thine own body,––and I will establish his kingdom.

¹⁶ So shall thy house and thy kingdom be made steadfast unto times age–abiding, before thee,––thy throne, shall be established unto times age–abiding.

⁷ And David took the shields of gold which had come to the servants of Hadadezer,––and brought them to Jerusalem;

¹⁶ And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, the friend of David, came in unto Absolom, that Hushai said unto Absolom: Long live the king! Long live the king!

³⁴ then shall Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there as king over Israel,––and ye shall blow with the horn, and say––Long live King Solomon!

³⁹ Then took Zadok the priest, the horn of oil out of the Tent, and anointed Solomon,––and they blew with a [ram’s] horn, and all the people said, Long live King Solomon!

³⁹ Then took Zadok the priest, the horn of oil out of the Tent, and anointed Solomon,––and they blew with a [ram’s] horn, and all the people said, Long live King Solomon! ⁴⁰ And all the people came up after him, the people themselves also, playing with flutes, and rejoicing with great joy,––so that the earth rent with the sound of them.

⁴ to the end that Yahweh may establish his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy sons will take heed to their way, by walking before me, in truth, with all their heart, and with all their soul, (then, said he) there shall not be cut off to thee a man, from off the throne of Israel.

⁵ then will I establish the throne of thy kingdom over Israel, unto times age–abiding,––as I promised unto David thy father, saying, There shall not be cut off to thee a man, from off the throne of Israel.

¹⁷ And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Now, art, thou, troubling Israel? ¹⁸ And he said––I have not troubled Israel, but, thou and the house of thy father,––in that ye have forsaken the commandments of Yahweh, and followed Baal.

⁴⁰ And Elijah said unto them––Seize ye the prophets of Baal––let not, a man, of them escape. So they seized them. And Elijah took them down unto the ravine of Kishon, and slaughtered them there.

¹³ Then hasted they, and took, every man his garment, and put it under him, upon the very steps,––and blew with a horn, and said, Jehu, is king!

²³ Then Jehoram turned his hands, and fled,––and said unto Ahaziah––Treachery! O Ahaziah!

³² And he lifted up his face unto the lattice, and said––Who, is with me? Who? And there looked out unto him, two or three eunuchs. ³³ And he said––Hurl her down. And they hurled her down,––and there was sprinkled of her blood––upon the wall, and upon the horses, and they trode upon her. ³⁴ And, when he had entered and eaten and drunk, he said––Look, I pray you, after this accursed woman, and bury her, for the daughter of a king, she is. ³⁵ So they went to bury her,––but found not of her––save the skull, and the feet, and the palms of the hands. ³⁶ Then came they back, and told him, and he said––The word of Yahweh, it is, which he spake by the hand of his servant, Elijah the Tishbite, saying––In the town–land of Jezreel, shall dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel! ³⁷ So shall the carcass of Jezebel become like heaps of dung on the face of the field, in the town–land of Jezreel: So that they cannot say, This, is Jezebel!

²⁵ And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of offering the ascending–sacrifice, that Jehu said to the runners and to the officers––Enter, smite them, let not, a man, get out. So they smote them, with the edge of the sword,––and the runners and the officers cast them out, and then went as far as the city of the house of Baal,

²⁵ And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of offering the ascending–sacrifice, that Jehu said to the runners and to the officers––Enter, smite them, let not, a man, get out. So they smote them, with the edge of the sword,––and the runners and the officers cast them out, and then went as far as the city of the house of Baal, ²⁶ and brought forth the idolatrous pillars that were in the house of Baal, and then burned it; ²⁷ and they brake down the pillars of Baal,––and brake down the house of Baal, and appointed it for a sewer–house––until this day. ²⁸ Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel.

⁴ But, in the seventh year, Jehoiada sent and took the captains over hundreds, of the Carian body–guard, and of the runners, and brought them unto him, in the house of Yahweh,––and, when he had solemnised a Covenant with them, and put them on oath, in the house of Yahweh, then shewed he them the king’s son; ⁵ and commanded them, saying––This, is the thing which ye must do,––A third part of you, will be coming in on the sabbath, and keeping the watch of the house of the king;

⁵ and commanded them, saying––This, is the thing which ye must do,––A third part of you, will be coming in on the sabbath, and keeping the watch of the house of the king; ⁶ and, a third, in the side–gate; and, a third, in the gate behind the runners,––so shall ye keep the watch of the house, by turns.

⁶ and, a third, in the side–gate; and, a third, in the gate behind the runners,––so shall ye keep the watch of the house, by turns.

⁶ and, a third, in the side–gate; and, a third, in the gate behind the runners,––so shall ye keep the watch of the house, by turns. ⁷ And, two parts of you, are all that are going out on the sabbath,––so shall ye keep the watch of the house of Yahweh, as touching the king.

⁷ And, two parts of you, are all that are going out on the sabbath,––so shall ye keep the watch of the house of Yahweh, as touching the king. ⁸ Thus shall ye encompass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand, and, he that cometh within the ranks, let him be slain,––so be ye with the king, when he cometh out and when he goeth in.

⁸ Thus shall ye encompass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand, and, he that cometh within the ranks, let him be slain,––so be ye with the king, when he cometh out and when he goeth in.

⁸ Thus shall ye encompass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand, and, he that cometh within the ranks, let him be slain,––so be ye with the king, when he cometh out and when he goeth in. ⁹ And the captains of hundreds did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded, and they took every man his men who were coming in on the sabbath, with them who were going out on the sabbath,––and came unto Jehoiada the priest.

⁹ And the captains of hundreds did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded, and they took every man his men who were coming in on the sabbath, with them who were going out on the sabbath,––and came unto Jehoiada the priest.

⁹ And the captains of hundreds did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded, and they took every man his men who were coming in on the sabbath, with them who were going out on the sabbath,––and came unto Jehoiada the priest.

⁹ And the captains of hundreds did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded, and they took every man his men who were coming in on the sabbath, with them who were going out on the sabbath,––and came unto Jehoiada the priest. ¹⁰ And the priest gave unto the captains of hundreds the spears and the shields which belonged to King David,––which were in the house of Yahweh.

¹⁰ And the priest gave unto the captains of hundreds the spears and the shields which belonged to King David,––which were in the house of Yahweh. ¹¹ And the runners stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, from the right corner of the house, as far as the left corner of the house, by the altar and the house,––near the king, round about.

¹¹ And the runners stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, from the right corner of the house, as far as the left corner of the house, by the altar and the house,––near the king, round about. ¹² Then brought he forth the king’s son, and set upon him the crown, and the testimony, and they made him king, and anointed him,––and clapped their hands, and said––May the king live!

¹² Then brought he forth the king’s son, and set upon him the crown, and the testimony, and they made him king, and anointed him,––and clapped their hands, and said––May the king live!
¹³ And, when Athaliah heard the noise of the runners, the people, then came she in unto the people, in the house of Yahweh,

¹³ And, when Athaliah heard the noise of the runners, the people, then came she in unto the people, in the house of Yahweh, ¹⁴ and looked, and lo! the king, standing by the pillar, as the custom was, and the captains and the trumpeters, by the king, and, all the people of the land, rejoicing, and blowing with trumpets,––so Athaliah rent her garments, and cried out––Conspiracy! conspiracy!

¹⁴ and looked, and lo! the king, standing by the pillar, as the custom was, and the captains and the trumpeters, by the king, and, all the people of the land, rejoicing, and blowing with trumpets,––so Athaliah rent her garments, and cried out––Conspiracy! conspiracy! ¹⁵ And Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of hundreds––officers of the force, and said unto them––Take her forth into the inside of the ranks, and, he that cometh in after her, [ye are] to slay with the sword. For the priest said, Let her not be slain, in the house of Yahweh.

¹⁵ And Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of hundreds––officers of the force, and said unto them––Take her forth into the inside of the ranks, and, he that cometh in after her, [ye are] to slay with the sword. For the priest said, Let her not be slain, in the house of Yahweh.

¹⁵ And Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of hundreds––officers of the force, and said unto them––Take her forth into the inside of the ranks, and, he that cometh in after her, [ye are] to slay with the sword. For the priest said, Let her not be slain, in the house of Yahweh. ¹⁶ So they made way for her, and she entered the road by which the horses approached the house of the king, and was slain there.

¹⁶ So they made way for her, and she entered the road by which the horses approached the house of the king, and was slain there.
¹⁷ And Jehoiada solemnised a covenant between Yahweh, and the king, and the people, that they should become a people unto Yahweh,––also between the king and the people.

¹⁷ And Jehoiada solemnised a covenant between Yahweh, and the king, and the people, that they should become a people unto Yahweh,––also between the king and the people. ¹⁸ And all the people of the land entered the house of Baal, and brake it down, his altars and his images, brake they in pieces, utterly, and, Mattan the priest of Baal, they slew before the altars,––and the priest appointed officers over the house of Yahweh.

¹⁸ And all the people of the land entered the house of Baal, and brake it down, his altars and his images, brake they in pieces, utterly, and, Mattan the priest of Baal, they slew before the altars,––and the priest appointed officers over the house of Yahweh. ¹⁹ And he took the captains of hundreds and the Carian bodyguard, and the runners, and all the people of the land, and they brought down the king out of the house of Yahweh, and they came, by way of the gate of the runners, into the house of the king,––and he took his seat on the throne of the kings;

¹⁹ And he took the captains of hundreds and the Carian bodyguard, and the runners, and all the people of the land, and they brought down the king out of the house of Yahweh, and they came, by way of the gate of the runners, into the house of the king,––and he took his seat on the throne of the kings;

¹⁹ And he took the captains of hundreds and the Carian bodyguard, and the runners, and all the people of the land, and they brought down the king out of the house of Yahweh, and they came, by way of the gate of the runners, into the house of the king,––and he took his seat on the throne of the kings; ²⁰ and all the people of the land rejoiced, and, the city, had rest,––when they had put, Athaliah, to death with the sword, in the house of the king.

²⁰ and all the people of the land rejoiced, and, the city, had rest,––when they had put, Athaliah, to death with the sword, in the house of the king.

³⁵ Only, the high places, took they not away, still were the people offering sacrifice and burning incense in the high places,––he, built the upper gate of the house of Yahweh.

⁴ He, removed the high places, and brake in pieces the pillars, and cut down the Sacred Stem,––and beat in pieces the serpent of bronze that, Moses, had made, because, until those days, had the sons of Israel been burning incense thereunto, so he called it Nehushtan.

³ And the king took his stand by the pillar, and solemnised a covenant before Yahweh––to follow Yahweh, and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes, with all [their] heart and with all [their] soul, to confirm the words of this covenant, written in this book. And all the people took their stand in the covenant.

⁹ and their brethren, by their generations, nine hundred and fifty–six,––all these men, were ancestral chiefs, to their ancestral house. ¹⁰ And, of the priests, Jedaiah, and Jehoiarib, and Jachin,–– ¹¹ and Azariah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, chief ruler of the house of God; ¹² and Adaiah, son of Jeroham, son of Pashhur, son of Malchijah,––and Maasai son of Adiel, son of Jahzerah, son of Meshullam, son of Meshillemith, son of Immer; ¹³ and their brethren, chief men of their ancestral house, a thousand and seven hundred and sixty,––able men, for the business of the service of the house of God.
¹⁴ And, of the Levites, Shemaiah, son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari; ¹⁵ and Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal,––and Mattaniah, son of Mica, son of Zichri, son of Asaph; ¹⁶ and Obadiah, son of Shemaiah, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun,––and Berechiah son of Asa, son of Elkanah, who dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites. ¹⁷ And, the keepers of the gates, were Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman,––and their brethren––Shallum the chief; ¹⁸ and, hitherto, they were in the gate of the king, eastward,––the same, were the keepers of the gate, for the camps of the sons of Levi. ¹⁹ And, Shallum, son of Kore, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah and his brethren of his ancestral house––the Korahites, were over the business of the service, watchers at the vestibule of the tent,––and, their fathers, had been over the camp of Yahweh, watchers at the entrance. ²⁰ And, Phinehas son of Eleazar, was, chief ruler, over them aforetime, Yahweh, being with him. ²¹ Zechariah son of Meshelemiah, was door–keeper at the entrance of the tent of meeting. ²² All those who were chosen for door–keepers in the vestibule, were two hundred and twelve,––the same, in their villages, had registered themselves, the same, did David and Samuel the seer establish in their trust.

²² All those who were chosen for door–keepers in the vestibule, were two hundred and twelve,––the same, in their villages, had registered themselves, the same, did David and Samuel the seer establish in their trust. ²³ So, they and their sons, were over the gates of the house of Yahweh, of the house of the tent, by watches.

²³ So, they and their sons, were over the gates of the house of Yahweh, of the house of the tent, by watches. ²⁴ Towards the four winds, were the keepers of the gates,––eastward, westward, northward, and southward.

²⁴ Towards the four winds, were the keepers of the gates,––eastward, westward, northward, and southward. ²⁵ And, their brethren in their villages, had to come in, every seven days, from time to time, along with these.

²⁵ And, their brethren in their villages, had to come in, every seven days, from time to time, along with these. ²⁶ For, in trust, were four mighty men of the keepers of the gates, the same, were Levites,––and they were over the chambers, and over the treasuries of the house of God. ²⁷ And, round about the house of God, used they to lodge,––for, upon them, was the charge, and they were over the setting open, morning by morning.

³ Thus came all the elders of Israel unto the king, to Hebron, and David solemnised to them a covenant in Hebron, before Yahweh,––and they anointed David to be king over Israel, according to the word of Yahweh, through Samuel.

⁴⁰ Moreover also, they who were near of kin unto them, as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, were bringing bread, on asses and on camels and on mules and on oxen, meal–food, cakes of figs and cakes of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep––in abundance,––for there was joy Israel.

¹² and said unto them, Ye, are the chiefs of the fathers of the Levites,––Hallow yourselves, ye and your brethren, so shall ye bring up the ark of Yahweh––God of Israel, into [the place] I have prepared for it.

¹⁶ And David spake to the chiefs of the Levites, to station their brethren the singers, with instruments of song, harps and lyres, and cymbals,––sounding aloud at the lifting up of the voice, for joy. ¹⁷ So the Levites caused to stand, Heman son of Joel, and, of his brethren, Asaph, son of Berechiah,––and, of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan, son of Kushaiah; ¹⁸ and, with them, their brethren of the second degree,––Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Eliphelehu, and Mickneiah, and Obed–edom and Jeiel, the door–keepers. ¹⁹ And, the singers, Heman, Asaph and Ethan, with cymbals of bronze, were to sound aloud; ²⁰ and Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah and Benaiah,––with harps, over the trebles; ²¹ and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah, and Obed–edom, and Jeiel and Azaziah,––with lyres over the bass, to take the lead. ²² And, Chenaniah the leader of the Levites, in the service, used to give instructions in the service, because skilful was he.

²⁴ And, Shebaniah, and Joshaphat, and Nethanel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, were blowing with the trumpets, before the ark of God,––and, Obed–edom and Jehiah, were door–keepers, to the ark.

²⁷ Now, David, was wrapped about with a robe of byssus, with all the Levites who were bearing the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the leader of the service rendered by the singers,––but, upon David, was an ephod of white linen.

¹ Now, David, was old, and satisfied with days,––so he made Solomon his son king, over Israel; ² and gathered together all the rulers of Israel, with the priests, and the Levites. ³ Now the Levites were numbered, from thirty years old and upwards,––and their number by their polls, of mature men, was thirty–eight thousand.

³ Now the Levites were numbered, from thirty years old and upwards,––and their number by their polls, of mature men, was thirty–eight thousand. ⁴ Of these––to preside over the work of the house of Yahweh, were twenty–four thousand,––and officers and judges, six thousand;

⁴ Of these––to preside over the work of the house of Yahweh, were twenty–four thousand,––and officers and judges, six thousand; ⁵ and four thousand, were doorkeepers,––and, four thousand, were offerers of praise unto Yahweh, with instruments, which [said David] I made for offering praise.

⁵ and four thousand, were doorkeepers,––and, four thousand, were offerers of praise unto Yahweh, with instruments, which [said David] I made for offering praise. ⁶ And David divided them into courses,––pertaining to the sons of Levi, to Gershon, Kohath and Merari.

⁶ And David divided them into courses,––pertaining to the sons of Levi, to Gershon, Kohath and Merari. ⁷ Of the Gershonites, Ladan and Shimei. ⁸ The sons of Ladan, the chief Jehiel, and Zetham and Joel, three. ⁹ The sons of Shimei, Shelomoth and Haziel and Haran, three,––these, were the ancestral chiefs of Ladan. ¹⁰ And, the sons of Shimei, Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah,––these, were the sons of Shimei, four. ¹¹ And Jahath was chief, and Zizah the second,––but, Jeush and Beriah, had not many sons, so they became an ancestral house, by one reckoning. ¹² The sons of Kohath, Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four. ¹³ The sons of Amram, Aaron and Moses,––and Aaron was separated, to hallow the holy of holies, he and his sons, unto times age–abiding, to make a perfume before Yahweh, to be in attendance upon him, and to bless in his name, unto times age–abiding; ¹⁴ and, as for Moses, the man of God, his sons, were called unto the tribe of Levi. ¹⁵ The sons of Moses, were Gershom, and Eliezer. ¹⁶ the sons of Gershom, were Shebuel the chief; ¹⁷ and the sons of Eliezer were Rehabiah the chief,––and Eliezer had no other sons, but, the sons of Rehabiah, were very many. ¹⁸ The sons of Izhar, Shelomith the chief. ¹⁹ The sons of Hebron, Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jehaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth. ²⁰ The sons of Uzziel, Micah the chief, and Isshiah the second. ²¹ The sons of Merari, were Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli, were Eleazar and Kish. ²² But Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters only,––and so the sons of Kish their brethren took them. ²³ The sons of Mushi, were Mahli and Eder and Jeremoth, three.
²⁴ These, were the sons of Levi by their ancestral house, the ancestral chiefs of them who were counted in the number of their names, by their polls, doing the work, for the service of the house of Yahweh,––from twenty years old, and upwards.

²⁸ For, their duty, was––to be in attendance upon the sons of Aaron, in the laborious work of the house of Yahweh, over the courts, and over the chambers, and over the purifying of everything holy,––and doing the laborious work, of the house of God;

²⁸ For, their duty, was––to be in attendance upon the sons of Aaron, in the laborious work of the house of Yahweh, over the courts, and over the chambers, and over the purifying of everything holy,––and doing the laborious work, of the house of God; ²⁹ and for the bread set in array, and for the fine meal for the meal–offering, and for the unleavened cakes, even for that which is baked in a pan, for the moistened food,––even of every measure, and size;

²⁹ and for the bread set in array, and for the fine meal for the meal–offering, and for the unleavened cakes, even for that which is baked in a pan, for the moistened food,––even of every measure, and size; ³⁰ and to stand, morning by morning, to give thanks and offer praise unto Yahweh,––and, likewise, at even;

³⁰ and to stand, morning by morning, to give thanks and offer praise unto Yahweh,––and, likewise, at even; ³¹ and for all the offering of ascending–sacrifices unto Yahweh, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the set feasts,––by number, according to the manner prescribed for them continually, before Yahweh; ––

³¹ and for all the offering of ascending–sacrifices unto Yahweh, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the set feasts,––by number, according to the manner prescribed for them continually, before Yahweh; –– ³² and they shall keep the charge of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron, their brethren,––in the laborious work of the house of Yahweh.

¹ Now, the sons of Aaron, had their courses,––the sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar; ² but Nadab and Abihu, died, before their father, and sons, had they none,––but Eleazar and Ithamar became priests; ³ and David apportioned to them courses, both to Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and to Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar,––by their appointed place in their service.

³ and David apportioned to them courses, both to Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and to Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar,––by their appointed place in their service. ⁴ But the sons of Eleazar were found to be more numerous, by the chiefs of their able men, than were the sons of Ithamar, so they divided them,––the sons of Eleazar, had chiefs, of the ancestral house, sixteen, whereas, the sons of Ithamar, had of their ancestral house, eight.

⁴ But the sons of Eleazar were found to be more numerous, by the chiefs of their able men, than were the sons of Ithamar, so they divided them,––the sons of Eleazar, had chiefs, of the ancestral house, sixteen, whereas, the sons of Ithamar, had of their ancestral house, eight. ⁵ They divided them, therefore, by [casting] lots, these with those,––for there were princes of the sanctuary, and princes of God, from among the sons of Eleazar, and among the sons of Ithamar.

⁵ They divided them, therefore, by [casting] lots, these with those,––for there were princes of the sanctuary, and princes of God, from among the sons of Eleazar, and among the sons of Ithamar. ⁶ And Shemaiah son of Nethanel the scribe from among the Levites, wrote them down, before the king and the rulers and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the ancestral chiefs, pertaining to the priests and to the Levites,––one ancestral house, was taken for Eleazar, and, was equally taken, for Ithamar.

⁶ And Shemaiah son of Nethanel the scribe from among the Levites, wrote them down, before the king and the rulers and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the ancestral chiefs, pertaining to the priests and to the Levites,––one ancestral house, was taken for Eleazar, and, was equally taken, for Ithamar.

⁶ And Shemaiah son of Nethanel the scribe from among the Levites, wrote them down, before the king and the rulers and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the ancestral chiefs, pertaining to the priests and to the Levites,––one ancestral house, was taken for Eleazar, and, was equally taken, for Ithamar. ⁷ So then the first lot came forth for Jehoiarib, for Jedaiah, the second; ⁸ for Harim, the third, for Seorim, the fourth; ⁹ for Malchijah, the fifth, for Mijamin, the sixth; ¹⁰ for Hakkoz, the seventh, for Abijah, the eighth; ¹¹ for Jeshua, the ninth, for Shecaniah, the tenth; ¹² for Eliashib, the eleventh, for Jakim, the twelfth; ¹³ for Huppah, the thirteenth, for Jeshebeab, the fourteenth; ¹⁴ for Bilgah, the fifteenth, for Immer, the sixteenth; ¹⁵ for Hezir, the seventeenth, for Happizzez, the eighteenth; ¹⁶ for Pethahiah, the nineteenth, for Jehezkel, the twentieth; ¹⁷ for Jachin, the twenty–first, for Gamul, the twenty–second; ¹⁸ for Delaiah, the twenty–third, for Maaziah, the twenty–fourth. ¹⁹ These, were their appointed places for their service, for entering the house of Yahweh, according to the regulation of them, by the hand of Aaron their father,––just as Yahweh God of Israel, commanded him.
²⁰ Now, as for the sons of Levi who remained, of the sons of Amram, Shubael, of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah. ²¹ Of Rehabiah, of the sons of Rehabiah, the chief Isshiah; ²² of the Izharites, Shelomoth,––of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath; ²³ and, the sons [of Hebron], Jeriah,––Amariah, the second, Jehaziel, the third, Jekameam, the fourth; ²⁴ the sons of Uzziel, Micah, of the sons of Micah, Shamir; ²⁵ the brother of Micah, Isshiah, of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah. ²⁶ The sons of Merari, Mahli and Mushi,––the sons of Jaaziah, Beno;

¹ And David and the captains of the host set apart for service, unto the sons of Asaph and Heman and Jeduthun, such as should prophesy, with lyres, with harps, and with cymbals,––and, the number of the workers, for their service, was:

¹ And David and the captains of the host set apart for service, unto the sons of Asaph and Heman and Jeduthun, such as should prophesy, with lyres, with harps, and with cymbals,––and, the number of the workers, for their service, was: ² Of the sons of Asaph, Zaccur and Joseph and Nethaniah and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph,––under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king.

² Of the sons of Asaph, Zaccur and Joseph and Nethaniah and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph,––under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king. ³ Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun,––Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah––six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, with the lyre, as he prophesied, in giving thanks and offering praise unto Yahweh.

³ Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun,––Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah––six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, with the lyre, as he prophesied, in giving thanks and offering praise unto Yahweh. ⁴ Of Heman, the sons of Heman––Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jeremoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti–ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth.

⁴ Of Heman, the sons of Heman––Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jeremoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti–ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth. ⁵ All these, were sons of Heman, the seer of the king in the things of God, at the lifting of the horn. And God gave to Heman, fourteen sons and three daughters,

⁵ All these, were sons of Heman, the seer of the king in the things of God, at the lifting of the horn. And God gave to Heman, fourteen sons and three daughters, ⁶ All these, were under the direction of their father, in the singing of the house of Yahweh, with cymbals, harps and lyres, for the service of the house of God,––Asaph and Jeduthun and Heman, under the direction of the king.

⁶ All these, were under the direction of their father, in the singing of the house of Yahweh, with cymbals, harps and lyres, for the service of the house of God,––Asaph and Jeduthun and Heman, under the direction of the king. ⁷ And, the number of them––with their brethren, who were instructed in singing unto Yahweh,––even all the skilful, was two hundred and eighty–eight.

⁷ And, the number of them––with their brethren, who were instructed in singing unto Yahweh,––even all the skilful, was two hundred and eighty–eight.
⁸ So they cast lots for their charges, all alike, as the small so the great, the teacher with the learner.

⁸ So they cast lots for their charges, all alike, as the small so the great, the teacher with the learner. ⁹ And the first lot came forth for Asaph, to Joseph,––Gedaliah, the second, he and his brethren and his sons, twelve. ¹⁰ The third, Zaccur, his sons and his brethren, twelve. ¹¹ The fourth, to Izri, his sons and his brethren, twelve. ¹² The fifth, Nethaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve. ¹³ The sixth, Bukkiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve. ¹⁴ The seventh, Jesharelah, his sons and his brethren, twelve. ¹⁵ The eighth, Jeshaiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve. ¹⁶ The ninth, Mattaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve. ¹⁷ The tenth, Shimei, his sons and his brethren, twelve. ¹⁸ The eleventh, Azarel, his sons and his brethren, twelve. ¹⁹ The twelfth, to Hashabiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve. ²⁰ As the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his brethren, twelve. ²¹ As the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve. ²² As the fifteenth, to Jeremoth, his sons and his brethren, twelve. ²³ As the sixteenth, to Hananiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve. ²⁴ As the seventeenth, to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brethren, twelve. ²⁵ As the eighteenth, to Hanani, his sons and his brethren, twelve. ²⁶ As the nineteenth, to Mallothi, his sons and his brethren, twelve. ²⁷ As the twentieth, to Eliathah, his sons and his brethren, twelve. ²⁸ As the twenty–first, to Hothir, his sons and his brethren, twelve. ²⁹ As the twenty–second, to Giddalti, his sons and his brethren, twelve. ³⁰ As the twenty–third, to Mahazioth, his sons and his brethren, twelve. ³¹ As the twenty–fourth, to Romamti–ezer, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

¹ To the courses of the door–keepers, pertained,––of the Korahites, Meshelemiah son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph; ² and, Meshelemiah, had sons,––Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth; ³ Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Eliehoenai the seventh. ⁴ And, Obed–edom, had sons,––Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Josh the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethanel the fifth; ⁵ Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peullethai, the eighth,––for God had blessed him. ⁶ And, to Shemaiah his son, were born sons, who bare rule to their ancestral house,––for, heroes of valour, were they. ⁷ the sons of Shemaiah, were Othni and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren were sons of valour,––Elihu, and Semachiah. ⁸ All these, were of the sons of Obed–edom, they and their sons and their brethren, able men in strength for the service,––sixty–two, pertaining to Obed–edom. ⁹ And, Meshelemiah, had sons, and brethren, sons of valour, eighteen. ¹⁰ And, Hosah of the sons of Merari, had sons,––Shimri the chief, for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father, made him, chief. ¹¹ Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth,––all the sons and brethren of Hosah, were thirteen. ¹² To these, belonged the courses of door–keepers, to the chiefs of the strong men, belonged charges, equally with their brethren,––to be in attendance in the house of Yahweh. ¹³ Yea they cast lots, as the small so the great, by their ancestral house, for every several gate.

¹³ Yea they cast lots, as the small so the great, by their ancestral house, for every several gate. ¹⁴ And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. And, for Zechariah his son, a discreet counselor, they cast lots, and his lot came out, northward.

¹⁴ And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. And, for Zechariah his son, a discreet counselor, they cast lots, and his lot came out, northward. ¹⁵ To Obed–edom, southward,––and, to his sons, the storehouse.

¹⁵ To Obed–edom, southward,––and, to his sons, the storehouse. ¹⁶ To Shuppim and to Hosah, westward, near the refuse–gate, in the causeway that goeth up,––one ward as well as another.

¹⁶ To Shuppim and to Hosah, westward, near the refuse–gate, in the causeway that goeth up,––one ward as well as another. ¹⁷ Eastward––daily, were six,––northward––daily, four, southward––daily, four, and, for the stores, two and two. ¹⁸ For the precinct––westward, four, at the causeway, two––by the precinct. ¹⁹ These, were the courses of the door–keepers, of the sons of the Korahites, and of the sons of Merari.
²⁰ And, the Levites, their brethren, were over the treasuries of the house of God, even to the treasuries of hallowed things. ²¹ The sons of Ladan––the sons of the Gershonites belonging to Ladan––the ancestral chiefs belonging to Ladan the Gershonite, were Jehieli; ²² the sons of Jehieli, Zetham and Joel his brother who were over the treasuries of the house of Yahweh. ²³ Then came certain of the Amramites, of the Izharites, of the Hebronites, of the Uzzielites. ²⁴ And, Shebuel, son of Gershom, son of Moses, was chief ruler over the treasuries. ²⁵ And, his brethren pertaining to Eliezer, were Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomoth his son. ²⁶ The same Shelomoth and his brethren, were over all the treasuries of the hallowed things, which David the king and the ancestral chiefs, with the captains of thousands and hundreds and the captains of the army, had hallowed: ²⁷ out of the battles and out of the spoil, had they hallowed [them], ––to strengthen [the provision] for the house of Yahweh. ²⁸ And, all that Samuel the seer, and Saul son of Kish, and Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah, had hallowed, whosoever had hallowed anything, it was under the direction of Shelomoth, and his brethren.
²⁹ Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons, were for the outward business over Israel,––as officers, and as judges. ³⁰ Of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, sons of valour, one thousand seven hundred, had the oversight of Israel, across the Jordan westward,––for all the business of Yahweh, and for the service of the king. ³¹ Of the Hebronites, Jerijah, was chief, [he was] of the Hebronites by his generations, by his fathers,––in the fortieth year of the reign of David, were they sought out, and there were found among them heroes of valour, in Jazer of Gilead; ³² and, his brethren that were heroes of valour, were two thousand and seven hundred, ancestral chiefs,––so David the king gave them oversight, over the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half tribe of Manassites, in all the affairs of God, and the affairs of the king.

⁵ and they brought up the ark, and the tent of meeting, and all the holy utensils, that were in the tent,––the priests the Levites did bring them up.

¹² Then stood he before the altar of Yahweh, in the presence of all the convocation of Israel,––and spread forth his hands;

¹⁶ Now, therefore, O Yahweh––God of Israel, keep thou, for thy servant David my father, that which thou didst promise him, saying, There shall not be cut off to thee a man, from before me, to sit upon the throne of Israel, if only, thy sons take heed to their way, to walk in my law, as thou hast walked before me.

¹⁸ then will I establish the throne of thy kingdom,––according as I covenanted to David thy father, saying––There shall not fail thee a man, to rule over Israel.

¹³ And, the priests and Levites that were in all Israel, took their stand with him, out of all their boundaries. ¹⁴ For the Levites left their pasture lands, and their possessions, and came to Judah, and to Jerusalem,––for Jeroboam and his sons cast them off, from ministering as priests unto Yahweh; ¹⁵ and appointed for himself priests for the high places, and for the demons––and for the calves which he had made. ¹⁶ And, after them––out of all the tribes of Israel, such as were setting their heart to seek Yahweh God of Israel, came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice unto Yahweh, God of their fathers. ¹⁷ So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and emboldened Rehoboam son of Solomon, for three years,––for they walked in the way of David and Solomon, for three years.

¹² And they entered into a covenant, to seek Yahweh, God of their fathers,––with all their heart, and with all their soul;

¹⁴ So they bound themselves by oath unto Yahweh, with a loud voice, and with shouting,––and with trumpets and with horns.

² Now, he, had brethren, sons of Jehoshaphat––Azariah and Jehiel and Zechariah and Azariah, and Michael and Shephatiah,––all these, were sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel,

⁷ Howbeit Yahweh was not willing to destroy the house of David, because of the covenant which he had solemnised, unto David,––and as he had promised to give unto him a lamp, and unto his sons, all the days.

¹⁰ But, when, Athaliah mother of Ahaziah, saw that her son was dead, she rose up and destroyed all the seed royal of the house of Judah. ¹¹ But Jehoshabeath, daughter of the king, took Joash son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the sons of the king who were being slain, and put him and his nurse in a bedchamber,––so Jehoshabeath daughter of King Jehoram––wife of Jehoiada the priest, for, she, was the sister of Ahaziah––hid him from the face of Athaliah so that she slew him not.

¹⁶ And Jehoiada solemnised a covenant, between himself and all the people, and the king,––that they should become a people unto Yahweh.

¹⁰ Now, is it near my heart, to solemnise a covenant unto Yahweh, God of Israel,––that he may turn from him the glow of his anger.

²⁵ And he caused the Levites to stand in the house of Yahweh, with cymbals and with harps and with lyres, by the commandment of David, and of Gad the seer of the king, and of Nathan the prophet,––for, by the hand of Yahweh, came the commandment by the hand of his prophets.

⁴ And they threw down before him, the altars of the Baalim, and, the sun–pillars which were on high above them, he hewed down,––and, the Sacred Stems and the carved images and the molten images, brake he in pieces and ground to dust, and tossed over the face of the graves, of them who had been sacrificing unto them.

⁷ And, when he had thrown down the altars and the Sacred Stems, and, the images, he had beaten to powder, and, the sun–pillars, he had hewn down throughout all the land of Israel, then returned he to Jerusalem.

³¹ And the king stood in his place, and solemnised the covenant before Yahweh, to walk after Yahweh, and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes, with all his heart and with all his soul,––to perform the words of the covenant that are written in this book.

³¹ And the king stood in his place, and solemnised the covenant before Yahweh, to walk after Yahweh, and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes, with all his heart and with all his soul,––to perform the words of the covenant that are written in this book. ³² And he caused to take a stand, all that were present in Jerusalem, and Benjamin,––and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.

³ Now, therefore, let us solemnize a covenant unto our God––to put away all the women and such as have been born of them, in the counsel of my lord, and them who tremble at the commandment of our God,––and, according to the law, let it be done.

²⁸ from beside the horse–gate, repaired the priests, every one over against his own house;

¹² And they said, We will restore them, and, from them, will we require nothing, so, will we do, as thou, art saying. Then called I the priests, and put them on oath, to do according to this promise. ¹³ Also, my lap, shook I out, and said––Thus and thus, may God shake out every man who shall not confirm this promise, out of his house and out of his labour, yea, thus and thus, let him be shaken out and empty,––And all the convocation said, Amen! and praised Yahweh, and the people did according to this promise.

³⁸ Seeing, therefore, all this, we, are plighting our faith, and putting it in writing,––and, upon the sealed scroll, are our rulers, our Levites, our priests.

²⁹ were holding fast unto their distinguished brethren, and were entering into a curse and into an oath, to walk in the law of God, which was given through Moses the servant of God,––and to observe and do, all the commandments of Yahweh our Lord, and his regulations, and his statutes; ³⁰ and that we would not give our daughters unto the peoples of the land,––and, their daughters, would we not take for our sons; ³¹ and, if the peoples of the land should be bringing in wares, or any corn on the sabbath day, to sell, we would not buy of them on the sabbath, or on a holy day,––and that we would remit the seventh year, and the loan of every hand.
³² And we laid on ourselves charges, appointing for ourselves the third of a shekel, yearly,––for the service of the house of our God: ³³ for the bread to set in array, and the continual meal–offering, and for the continual ascending–sacrifice, of the sabbaths, of the new moons, for the appointed feasts, and for things hallowed, and for victims bearing sin, to put a propitiatory–covering over Israel,––and for all the work of the house of our God. ³⁴ Also, lots, did we cast, concerning the offering of wood among the priests, the Levites, and the people, to bring it unto the house of our God, by our ancestral houses, at times arranged, year by year,––to burn upon the altar of Yahweh our God, as it is written in the law. ³⁵ And that we would bring in the firstfruits of our ground, and the firstfruit of all fruit of all trees, year by year,––unto the house of Yahweh; ³⁶ also that, the firstborn of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written in the law,––and the firstlings of our herds and of our flocks, we would bring in unto the house of our God, unto the priests who should be in attendance in the house of our God; ³⁷ and, the first part of our meal and our heave–offerings and the fruit of all trees, new wine and oil, would we bring in unto the priests, into the chambers of the house of our God, and the tithe of our ground unto the Levites,––the Levites themselves, taking the tithes in all our cities of agriculture. ³⁸ And the priest the son of Aaron should be with the Levites, when the Levites should take the tithes,––and the Levites, should bring up the tithe of the tithe, unto the house of our God, into the chambers pertaining unto the treasure–house. ³⁹ For, into the chambers, should the sons of Israel and the sons of Levi bring in the heave–offering of the corn, the new wine and the oil, since, there, are the utensils of the sanctuary, and the priests who are in attendance, and the doorkeepers, and the singers,––so would we not neglect the house of our God.

¹⁰ Now, therefore, ye kings, show your prudence, Be admonished, ye judges of earth: ¹¹ Serve Yahweh with reverence, and exult with trembling: ¹² Kiss the son, lest he be angry, and ye perish by the way, for soon might be kindled his anger,––How happy are all who seek refuge in him!

⁶ Thou wilt destroy them who speak falsehood,––The man of bloodshed and of deceit, Yahweh abhorreth.

⁵ There have they been in great dread, because, God, is in the circle of the righteous man.

³ For thou wilt come to meet him, with the blessings of goodness, Thou wilt set on his head, a crown of pure gold.

²³ But, thou, O God, wilt bring them down to the pit of destruction, Men of bloodshed and deceit, shall not live out half their days; But, I, will trust in thee.

¹⁰ The righteous man will rejoice when he hath seen an avenging, His feet, will he bathe in the blood of the lawless one:–– ¹¹ So that a son of earth may say––Surely there is fruit for the righteous man! Surely there are gods who judge in the earth!

⁵ When he set up a testimony in Jacob, And, a law, appointed in Israel,––Which he commanded our fathers, That they might make them known to their children;

²⁰ I have found David my servant, With mine own holy oil, have I anointed him;

²⁹ Therefore will I appoint, to futurity, his seed, And his throne as the days of the heavens.

³⁶ His seed, age–abidingly, shall remain, And, his throne, be like the sun before me;

³⁹ Thou hast cast down the covenant of thy Servant, Thou hast profaned, to the earth, his crown;

⁵ Well for a man showing favour and lending! He shall sustain his affairs with justice.

¹⁸ His enemies, will I clothe with shame, but, upon himself, shall his crown be resplendent.

¹⁰ When it is, well with the righteous, the city, exulteth, When the lawless perish, there is a shout of triumph.

² When the righteous become great, the people rejoice, but, when a lawless man beareth rule, a people sigh.

¹² For, indeed, man could not know his own time, like fishes which were caught in a cruel net, and like little birds which were caught in a trap,––like them, were ensnared the sons of men, by a time of misfortune, when it fell upon them suddenly.

¹⁸ And, the idols, shall wholly, pass away;

¹⁶ Bind thou up the testimony,––Seal the instruction amongst my disciples.

²⁰ To the law and to the testimony! If they speak not according to this word, [It is] because they have no, dawning day.

⁵ This one, will say, Yahweh’s, am I, and, That one, will call himself by the name of Jacob, and, Yonder one, will write on his hand––Yahweh’s, And after the name of Israel, will one entitle himself.

²³ And, kings, shall be, thy foster–fathers, And, their queens, thy nursing mothers, With face to the ground, shall they bow down to thee, The dust of thy feet, shall they lick,––So shalt thou know that, I, am Yahweh, In that, they shall not be put to shame, Who were waiting for me.

⁴⁰ And, all the vale of the dead bodies, and of the ashes, and all the fields as far as the Kidron torrent–bed, as far as the horse–gate corner on the east, Shall be holy unto Yahweh,––It shall not be rooted up, nor thrown down, any more, unto times age–abiding.

⁷ And he said unto them, Defile ye the house, and fill the courts with the slain,––go ye forth! So they went forth, and smote in the city.

² Then said Yahweh unto me, This gate, shut, shall remain, It shall not be opened, And, no man, shall enter thereby, Because, Yahweh, God of Israel, doth enter thereby,––Therefore shall it remain––shut. ³ The prince! as prince, he, shall sit therein, To eat food, before Yahweh,––By way of the porch of the gate, shall he go in, and, By way thereof, shall he come out.

² The prince therefore shall enter by way of the porch of the gate without, and shall stand by the post of the gate, and the priests shall offer his ascending–sacrifice, and his peace offerings, and he shall bow down upon the threshold of the gate, and then go forth, but, the gate, shall not be shut until the evening; ³ and the people of the land, shall bow down, at the entrance of that gate on the sabbaths, and at the new moons,––before Yahweh.

² And it shall come to pass, in that day, declareth Yahweh of hosts, That I will cut off the names of idols out of the land, and they shall not be remembered any more,––Moreover also, even the prophets and the spirit of impurity, will I cause to pass away out of the land. ³ So shall it come about that, when any man shall prophesy again, then will his own father and his own mother, of whom he was born, say unto him,––Thou shalt not live! For falsehood hast thou spoken in the name of Yahweh,––So will his own father and his own mother of whom he was born, pierce him through, when he prophesieth,

² For, with what judgment ye judge, shall ye be judged,––and, with what measure ye mete, shall it be measured unto you.

¹⁶ Lo! I, send you forth as sheep amidst wolves; become ye therefore––prudent, as serpents, and simple, as doves.

⁹ and the multitudes, they who were going before him and they who were following after, were crying aloud, saying––Hosanna! to the Son of David, Blessed is he that is coming in the name of the Lord, Hosanna in the highest.

⁸ But it came to pass, as he was doing priestly service in the order of his daily course, before God, ⁹ according to the custom of his priesthood, it fell to his lot to offer incense, entering into the Temple of the Lord;

² And, a certain man, who had been, lame from his mother’s womb, was being carried,––whom they used to lay daily at the door of the temple––the [door] called Beautiful, that he might ask alms of them who were entering into the temple:

²⁶ The kings of the earth stationed themselves, and, the rulers, were gathered together, with one intent, against the Lord, and against his Christ. ²⁷ For they were gathered together, of a truth, in this city, against thy holy servant Jesus, whom thou hadst anointed,––both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with them of the nations, and peoples of Israel; ––

¹ Wherefore, inexcusable, thou art, O man, whoever judgest; for, wherein thou judgest some one else, thyself, thou dost condemn,––for, the very things, thou dost practise, who art judging: ² We know, however, that, the sentence of God, is according to truth against them who, such things as these, do practise.

¹⁵ Be taking heed, therefore, exactly how ye are walking,––not as unwise, but as wise,––

⁹ But, Jesus, made some little less than messengers, we do behold: by reason of the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour, to the end that, by favour of God, in behalf of every one, he might taste of death.

¹² Happy the man who endureth temptation! Because, becoming approved, he shall receive the crown of life––which he hath promised unto them that love him.

⁵ Hearken! my brethren beloved:––Hath not, God, chosen the destitute in the world [to be] rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?

¹³ For, the judgment, [will be] without mercy, unto him that hath shewed no mercy: Mercy, boasteth, over judgment.

⁴ And, round about the throne, were four and twenty thrones; and, upon the thrones, four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white garments, and, upon their heads, [were] crowns of gold.

¹⁰ the four and twenty elders will fall down before him that sitteth upon the throne, and do homage unto him that liveth unto the ages of ages,––and will cast their crowns before the throne, saying––

¹⁰ And didst make them, unto our God, a kingdom and priests,––and they reign on the earth.

⁵ And I heard the messenger of the waters, saying––Righteous, art thou Who art, and Who wast, Who art full of lovingkindness,––in that, these things, thou hast adjudged; ⁶ Because, blood of saints and prophets, poured they out, and, blood, unto them, hast thou given to drink: Worthy, they are! ⁷ And I heard the altar, saying––Yea! Lord, God, the Almighty: True and righteous, are thy judgments!

²⁰ Be glad over her, thou heaven! And ye saints, and ye apostles, and ye prophets! For that God hath exacted your vindication from her.

¹ After these things, I heard as it were, a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying––Hallelujah! The salvation and the glory and the power of our God! ² Because, true and righteous, are his judgments; because he hath judged the great harlot, who, indeed, corrupted the earth with her lewdness,––and hath avenged the blood of his servants, at her hand. ³ And, a second time, have they said––Hallelujah! And, her smoke, ascendeth unto ages of ages. ⁴ And the twenty–four elders and the four living creatures, fell down, and did homage unto God, who sitteth upon the throne, saying––Amen! Hallelujah!

¹² and, his eyes, are a flame of fire, and, upon his head, are many diadems, having, a name, written, which, no one, knoweth, but himself,