Josiah keepeth CHAP. XXXV. a solemn passover. 30 And the king went up into the 7 And Josiah gave to the people, of house of the LouD, and all the men of the flock, lambs, and kids, all for the Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusa-passover-offerings, for all that were lem, and the priests, and the Levites, present, to the number of thirty thou and all the people, great and small: sand, and three thousand bullocks and he read in their ears all the words these were of the king's substance. of the book of the covenant that was 8 And his princes gave willingly un found in the house of the Lond. to the people, to the priests, and to the 31 And the king stood in his place, Levites: Hilkiah and Zechariah and and made a covenant before theLono, Jehiel, rulers of the house of God, to walk after the LORD, and to keep gave unto the priests for the passoverbis commandments, and his testimo-offerings two thousand and six hunnies,and his statutes, with all his heart, dred small cattle, and three hundred. and with all his soul, to perform the oxen. words of the covenant which are writ- 9 Conaiah also, and Shemaiah, and ten in this book. Nethaneel, his brethren, and Hashabi32 And he caused all that were pres-jah, and Jebiel, and Jozobad, chief of ent in Jerusalem aud Benjamin to the Levites, gave unto the Levites,for stand to it. And the inhabitants of passover offerings five thousand smal Jerusalem did according to the covecattle, and five hundred oxen. nant of God, the God of their fathers. 10 So the service was prepared, and 33 And Josiah took away all the the priests stood in their place,and the abominations out of all the countries Levites in their courses, according to that pertained to the children of Israel, the king's comandment. and made all that were present in Is rael to serve, even to serve the LORD their God. And all his days they departed not from following the LORD, the God of their fathers. 11 And they killed the passover,and the priests sprinkled the blood from their hands, and the Levites flayed them. 12 And they removed the burnt-offerCHAP. XXXV. ings,that they might give according to ́OREOVER Josialı kept a pass the divisions of the families of the peoJosial a puss-ple, to other unto the LORD, us it is written in the book of Moses. And so MOR lem: and they killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the first mouth. [did they with the oxen. 2 And he set the priests in their char- 13And they roasted the passover with ges, and encouraged them to the ser-fire according to the ordinance: but vice of the house of the LORD, 3 And said unto the Levites that taught all Israel, which were holy unto the LORD, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel did build; it shall not be a burden upon your shoulders: serve now the LORD your God,and his people Israel, the other holy offerings sod they in pots, and in caldrons, and in pans, and divided them speodily among all the people. 14 And afterward they made ready for themselves, and for the priests; because the priests the sons of Aaron were busied in offering of burut-offerings and the fat until night; therefore 4And prepare yourselves by the hous-the Levites prepared for themselves, es of your fathers, after your courses, and for the priests the sons of Aaron. according to the writing of David king 16 And the singers the sons of Asaplı of Israel, and according to the writing were in their place, according to the of Solomon his son. commandment of David, and Asaph, 5 And stand in the holy place accord-and Heman, and Jeduthun the king's ing to the divisions of the families of seer; and the porters waited at every the fathers of your brethren the neo-gate; they might not depart from their ple, and after the division of the fami- service; for their brethren the Levites lies of the Levites. 6 So kill the passover, and sanctify yourselves, and prepare your brethren, thatthey may do according to the word of the Loan by the hand of Moses. prepared for them. 16 So all the service of the Lond was prepared the same day, to keep the passover, and to offer burnt-ollerings upon the altar of the Lord, ac cording to the commandment of king Josiah. Jehonhaz s reign. CHAP. XXXVI. Inaand the children of Israel that Tahaz tople of the band took were present kept the passover at that made him king in his father's stead in time, and the feast of 'unleavened Jerusalem. bread seven days. 2 Jeboahaz was twenty and three 13 And there was no passover like years old when he began to reign,and to that kept in Israel from the days of | he reigned three mouths in Jerusalem Samuel the prophet; neither did all 3 And the king of Egypt put him the kings of Israel keep such a pass-down at Jerusalem, and condeinned over as Josiah kept, and the priests, the land in a hundred talents of silver and the Levites, and all Judah and Is- and a talent of gold. racl that were present, and the inhab-| 4 And the king of Egypt made Elia itants of Jerusalem. kum his brother king over Judah and 19 In the eighteenth year of the reign Jerusalem,and turned his name to Je of Josiah was this passover kept. hoiakim, And Necho took Jeboahaz 20 T After all this, when Josiah had his brother, and carried him to Egypt. prepared the temple, Necho king of 5 Jehoiakim was twenty and five Egypt came up to fight against Car-years old when he began to reign, and chemish by Euphrates: and Josiah he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem; went out against him. and he did that which was evil in 21 But he sent ambassadors to him, the sight of the Lono his God. saying, What have I to do with thee, 6 Against him came up Nebuchadthou king of Judah? I come not against nezzar king of Babylon, and bound thee this day, but against the house him fetters, to carry him to Baby wherewith I have war: for God com-lon. manded me to make haste; forbear 7 Nebuchadnezzar also carried of the thee from meddling with God, who is vessels of the house of the Lord te with me, that he destroy thec not. Babylon, and put them in his temple 22 Nevertheless Josiah would not at Babylon. turn his face from him, but disguised 8 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoia himself, that he might fight with him, kim, and his abominations which he and hearkened not unto the words of did, and that which was found in him, Necho from the mouth of God, and behold, they are written in the book came to fight in the valley of Megiddo. of the kings of Israel and Judah : ans 23 And the archers shot at kiug Jo-Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead siah; and the king said to his servants, 91 Jehoiachin was eight years old Have me away; for I am sore wounded, when he began to reign, and he reign 24 His servants therefore took himed three months and ten days in Jeru out of that chariot, and put him in the salein: and he did that which was second chariot that he had; and they evil in the sight of the Lord. brought him to Jerusalem,and he died, 10 And when the year was expired, and was buried in one of the sepul-kingNebuchadnezzer sent, and brought chres of his fathers. And all Judah him to Babylon, with the goodly vesand Jerusalem moured for Josiah. sels of the house of the Lord, and 25 ¶ And Jeremiah lamented for Jo-made Zedekiah his brother king over siah; and all the singing-men and the Judah and Jerusalem. singing-women spake of Josiah in their 11 Zedekiah was one and twenty lamentations to this day, and made years old when he began to reign, and them an ordinance in Israel: and, be- reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. nold, they are written in the Lamen] 12 And he did that which was evil tations. in the sight of the Lond his God, and 26 T Now the rest of the acts of Jo-fhumbled not himself before Jeremiah siah, and his goodness, according to that which was written in the law of the LORD, 27 And his deeds, first and last, bebold, they are written in the book of the Kings of Israel and Judah, the prophet speaking from the mouth of the LORD. 13 And he also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had inade him ewear by God: but he stiffened his Ineck, and hardened his heart from 15 And the LORD God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers, rising up betimes, and sending; because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling-place: 16 But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, till there was no remedy, prociamation. and brake down the wail of Jerusa lem, and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire, and destroyed all the goodly vessels thereof. 20 And them that had escaped from the sword carried he away to Babylon, where they were servants to him and his sous until the reign of the kingdom of Persia: 21 To fulfil the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiab, until the land had enjoyed her sabbaths: for as long as she lay desolate she kept sabbath, しい fulfil threescore and ten years. 22 T Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, (that the word of the Lond, spoken by the mouth of Jeremi 17 Therefore he brought upon them ah, might be accomplished,) the LonL the king of the Chaldees, who slew stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of their young men with the sword in Persia, that he made a proclamation. the house of their sanctuary, and had throughout all his kingdom, and put is no compassion upon young man or also in writing, saying, maiden, old man, or him that stooped 23 Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia for age; he gave them all into his hand. All the kingdoms of the earth hath the 18 And all the vessels of the house of | Lond God of heaven given me; and God, great and small,and the treasures he hath charged me to build him a of the house of the Loan,and the treas-house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. ures of the king, aud of his princes; Who is there among you of all his peoall these he brought to Babylon, ple? the LORD his God be with him, 19 And they burnt the house of God, and let him go up. CHAP. I. T EZRA for the house of God thự is in Jeruža NOW in the first year of Cyrus lem. king of Persia, (that the word of 5 T Then rose up the chief of the fathe Lond by the mouth of Jeremiah|thers of Judah and Benjamin, and the might be fulfilled,) the LORD stirred up priests, and the Levites, with all them the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that whose spirit God had raised, to go up he made a proclamation throughout to build the house of the LORD which all his kingdom, and put it also in is in Jerusalem. writing, saying, 2 Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build bim a house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. 3 Who is there among you of all his prople? his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah,and build the house of the LORD God of Israel (he is the God) which is m Jerusalem. 6 And all they that were about them strengthened their hands with vessels. of silver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with precious things, besides all that was willingly offered. 7 ¶ Also Cyrus the king brought forth the vessels of the house of the LORD, which Nebuchadnezzar had brought forth out of Jerusalem, and had put them in the house of his gods; S Even those did Cyrus king of Persia 4 And whosoever remaineth in any bring forth by the land of Mithredath place where he sojourneth, let the men the treasurer, and numbered them unto of his place help him with silver, and Sheshbazzar the prince of Judab. with gold, and with goods, and with 9 And this is the number of them : beasts, besides the free-will-offering thirty charges of gold, a thousand Those who returned 'EZRA. from Babylon, chargers of silver, nine and twenty, 19 The children of Hashum, two knives, hundred twenty and three. 10Thirty basons of gold, silver basons 20 The children of Gibbar, ninety nшely dl'a second sort four hundred and ten, and five. and other vessels a thousand. · 11. All the vessels of gold and of silver were five thousand and four hundred. All these did Sheshbazzar bring up with them of the captivity that were brought up from Babylon unto Jerusalem CHAP. II. 21 The children of Bethlehem, a bundred twenty and three. 22The men of Netophah, fifty and six. 23 The men of Anathoth, a hundred twenty and eight. 24 The children of Azmaveth, forty and two. 25 The children of Kirjath-arim, Chephirath, and Beeroth, seven hun Now these are the children of the dred and forty and three. province that went up out of the raptivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away into Babylon,and came again unto Je rusalem and Judah, every one unto his city; 26 The children of Ramalı and Gaba, six hundred twenty and one. 27 The men of Michmas, a hundred twenty and two. 28 The men of Beth-el and Ai, two hundred twenty and three. 29 The children of Nebo, fifty and 30 The children of Magbish, a hu dred fifty and six. 2 Which came with Zerubbabel: Je-two. shua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshian, Mizpar, Bigvai, Rebum, Baanahı. The number of the men of the people of Israel: 3 The children of Parosh, two thou sand a hundred seventy and two. 4 The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two. 5 The children of Arab, seven hundred seventy and five. 6 The children of Pahath-moab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve. 7 The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred and fifty and four. 8 The children of Zattu, nine hundred forty and five. 9 The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore. 10 The children of Bani, six hundred forty and two. 11 The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and three. 12 The children of Azgad, a thousand two hundred twenty and two. 13 The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty and six. 14 The children of Bigyai, two thousand fifty and six. 31 The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four 32 The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty. 33 The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and live. 34 The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five. 35 The children of Senaah, three thousand and six hundred and thirty. 36 The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three. 37 The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two. 38 The children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven. 30 The children of Harim, a thou sand and seventeen. 40 T The Levites: the children of Jeshua, and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy and four. 41 The singers: the children of Asaph, a hundred twenty and eight. 42 T The children of the porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the coildren of Talmon, the chil 15 The children of Adin, four hun-dren of Akkub, the children of Hatita, dred fifty and four. 16 The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight 17 The children of Bezai, three huodred twenty and three. 18 The children of Jorah, a hundred and twelve. the children of Shobai, in all a hundred thirty and nine. 42 T The Nethenims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth, 41 The children of Keros, the chil [dren of Siaha, the children of Padon CHAP. III. sel HD 45 The children o Lebanah, the] 63 And the Tirsbatha said unto thera children of Hagabah, the children of that they should not eat of the most Akkub, holy things, till there stood up a priest 46 The children of Hagab, the chil-with Urin and with Thummim. dren of Shalmai, the children of Ha- 64 T The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three bun 47 The children of Giddel, the childred and threescore, dren of Gahar, the children of Reaiah, 65 Besides their servants and their 48 The chuldren of Rezin, the chil-maids,of whom there were seven thou dren of Nekoda, the children of Gaz-sana three hundred thirty and seven zam, and there were among them two hun nao, 49 The children of Uzza, the childred singing-men and singing-women. dren of Paseal, the children of Besai, 66 Their horses were seven hundred 50 The children of Asnab, the chil- thirty and six; their mules, two hundren of Mehunim, the children of Ne-[dred forty and five; phusim, 67 Their camels, four hundred thirty and five ; their asses, six thousand seven hundred and twenty. 61 The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harbur, 68 ↑ And some of the chief of the fa52 The children of Bazluth, the chilthers, when they came to the house dren of Mehida, the children of Har- of the LORD, which is at Jerusalemn, sha, offered freely for the house of God, to 53 The children of Barkos, the chil-set it up in his place : dren of Sisera, the children of Tha- 69 They gave after their ability unto mah, the treasure of the work threescore 64 The children of Neziah, the chil-and one thousand drams of gold, and dren of Hatipha. five thousand pounds of silver, and 55 ¶ The children of Solomon's ser- one hundred priests' garments. ants: the children of Sotai, the chil 70 So the priests, and the Levites aren of Sophereth, the children of Pe- and some of the people, and the sing ruda, ers, and the porters, and the Nethin 56 The children of Jaalab, the chil-ims, dwelt in their cities, and all Is dren of Darkon,the children of Giddel, rael in their cities. 57 The children of Shephatiab, the hildren of Hattil, the children of Po chereth of Zebaim, the children of Ami. 58 All the Nethinime, and the chil dren of Solomon's servants,were three nundred ninety and two. A CHAP. III. ND when the seventh month was come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered themselves together as one man to Jerusalem. 2 Then stood up Jeshua the son of 59 And these were they which went Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, up from Tel melah,Tel-barsa, Cherub, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, Addan, and Immer. but they could and his brethren, and builded the alnot show their father's house,and their tar of the God of Israel, to oller burntseed, whether they were of Israel : offerings thereon, as it is written ic 60 The children of Delaiab, the chil-the law of Moses the man of God. dren of Tobiah, the children of Ne- 3 And they set the altar upon his bakoda, six hundred fifty and two. ses; for fear was upon thêm because 61 And of the children of the of the people of those countries ; aud priests the children of Habaiah, the they offered burnt offerings there children of Koz, the children of Bar-junto the Lono, even burnt-offerings zillai : which took a wife of the daugh-morning and evening. ters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and 4 They kept also the feast of taberwas called after their name: nacles, as it is written,and offered the 62 These sought their register among daily burnt-offerings by number, acthose that were reckoned by genealo-cording to the custom, as the duty of gy, but they were not found: there- every day required; fore were they, as polluted, put from 5 And afterward offered the continua. the priesthood. [burnt-offering,both of the new moons, |