He repaireth the temple. II. CHRONICLES, XXXIV. Book of the law found. David his father: and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images. 4And they brake down the altars of Baalim in his presence; and the 2images, that were on high above them, he cut down; and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images, he brake in pieces, and made dust of them, and strowed it upon the graves of them that had sacrificed unto them. 8 5 And he & burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem. 6 And so did he in the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, even unto Naphtali, with their mattocks round about. 7 And when he had broken down the altars and the groves, and had beaten' the graven images 5 into powder, and cut down all the idols throughout all the land of Israel, he returned to Jerusalem. 8 ¶ Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land, and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, and Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the recorder, to repair the house of the LORD his God. k 9 And when they came to Hilkiah the high priest, they delivered * the money that was brought into the house of God, which the Levites that kept the doors had gathered of the hand of Manasseh and Ephraim, and of all the remnant of Israel, and of all Judah and Benjamin; and they returned to Jerusalem. 10 And they put it in the hand of the workmen that had the oversight of the house of the LORD, and they gave it to the workmen that wrought in the house of the LORD, to repair and amend the house: 11 Even to the artificers and builders gave they it, to buy hewn stone, and timber for couplings, and to floor the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed. 12 And the men did the work faithfully and the overseers of them were Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to set it forward; and other of the Levites, all that could skill of instruments of musick. 13 Also they were over the bearers of burdens, and were overseers of all BEFORE CHRIST 624. 11 Chr. 23. that wrought the work in any manner of service: 'and of the Levites there were scribes, and officers, and porters. 14 ¶ And when they brought out 4,5. the money that was brought into the house of the LORD, Hilkiah the priest m found a book of the law of the LORD given by Moses. 15 And Hilkiah answered and said to Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan. 16 And Shaphan carried the book to the king, and brought the king word back again, saying, All that was committed to thy servants, they do it. 17 And they have gathered together the money that was found in the house of the LORD, and have Idelivered it into the hand of the overseers, and to the hand of the workmen. 18 Then Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath given me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king. 19 And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the law, that he rent his clothes. 6 20 And the king commanded Hilkiah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king's, saying, 21 Go, enquire of the LORD for me, and for them that are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is poured out upon us, because our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD, to do after all that is written in this book. 2 Kings 22.8, &c. 2 Heb. by the hand of. 3 Heb. to 4 Heb. poured out, the hand of. or, melted. 6 Heb. in it. 22 And Hilkiah, and they that the king had appointed, went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of "Tikvath, the son of 'Has-2 Kings rah, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college:) and they spake to her to that effect. 23 And she answered them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Tell ye the man that sent you to me, 24 Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the curses that are written in the book which they have read before the king of Judah: 25 Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; 8 Heb. 9 Or, in the school, or, in the second part. Huldah's prophecy. II. CHRONICLES, XXXV. 'BEFORE therefore wrath shall be poured my CHRIST out upon this place, and shall not be 624. quenched. 。 2 Kings 23. 1, &c. 26 And as for the king of Judah, who sent you to enquire of the LORD, so shall ye say unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel concerning the words which thou hast heard; 27 Because thine heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and humbledst thyself before me, and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before me; I have even heard thee also, saith the LORD. 28 Behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace, neither shall thine eyes see all the evil that I will bring upon this place, and upon the inhabitants of the same. So they brought the king word again. 30 And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests, and the 2 Heb.from Levites, and all the people, great and small: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in the house of the LORD. great even to small. 31 And the king stood in Phis place, and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, 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 which are written in this book. 32 And he caused all that were 3 present in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand to it. And the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers. Josiah keepeth a 1 ch. 8. 14. m Ps. 134.1. Heb. the house of the fathers. 3 Heb. the sons of the 6 So kill the passover, and " sanctify yourselves, and prepare your Ezra 6. 20. brethren, that they may do according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses. offered. o ch. 30, 24. 7 And Josiah gave to the people, Hcb. of the flock, lambs and kids, all for the passover offerings, for all that were present, to the number of thirty thousand, and three thousand bullocks: these were of the king's substance. offered. 8 And his princes gave willingly 5 Heb. unto the people, to the priests, and to the Levites: Hilkiah and Zechariah and Jehiel, rulers of the house of God, gave unto the priests for the passover offerings two thousand and six hundred small cattle, and three hundred oxen. 9 Conaniah also, and Shemaiah and Nethaneel, his brethren, and Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad, chief of the Levites, gave unto the Levites Heb. for passover offerings five thousand offered. small cattle, and five hundred oxen. 33 And Josiah took away all the 10 So the service was prepared, abominations out of all the coun- and the priests P stood in their place, Ezra 6. 18. tries that pertained to the children of and the Levites in their courses, acIsrael, and made all that were pre-cording to the king's commandment. sent in Israel 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. most solemn passover. BEFORE CHRIST cir. 623. II. CHRONICLES, XXXVI. He is slain at Megiddo. with fire according to the ordinance: but the other holy offerings sod they in pots, and in caldrons, and in pans, and divided them speedily among 2 Heb.made all the people. ☐ 1 Sam. 2. 13, 14, 15. them run. 14 And afterward they made ready for themselves, and for the priests: because the priests the sons of Aaron were busied in offering of burnt offerings and the fat until night; therefore the Levites prepared for themselves, and for the priests the sons of Aaron. 15 And the singers the sons of Asaph were in their 3 place, accord1 Chr. 25. ing to the commandment of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the king's seer; and the porters y waited at every gate; they might not depart from their service; for their brethren the Levites prepared for them. 3 Heb. station. 1, &c. 1 Chr. 9. 17, 18. & 26.14, &c. Χ 4 BEFORE CHRIST 610. 2 Heb. made sick. 1 Kings 22. 2 Kings 23. 30. 8 Or, among the sepulchres. f Zech. 12. 11. gLam.4.20. See Matt. 9. 23. 1 Jer. 22. 20. 26 Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and his goodness, according Heb. to that which was written in the law kindnesses. of the LORD, 27 And his deeds, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. CHAPTER XXXVI. 1 Jehoahaz succeeding is deposed by Pharaoh, and carried into Egypt. 5 Jehoiakim reigning ill is carried bound into Babylon. 9 Jehoiachin succeeding reignethill, and is brought into Babylon. 11 Zedekiah succeeding reigneth ill, and despiseth the prophets, and rebelleth against Nebuchadnezzar. 14 Jerusalem, for the sins of the priests and people, is wholly destroyed. 22 The proclamation of Cyrus. THEN the people of the land siah, and made him king in his father's stead in Jerusalem. 2 Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. 610. 20 23. 30, &c. 5 Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, 2 Kings and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD his God. 6 Against him came up Nebu-Hab. 1. 6. chadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him in fetters, to carry him Or, to Babylon. 7 Nebuchadnezzar also carried of the vessels of the house of the LORD to Babylon, and put them in his temple at Babylon. 23 And the archers shot at king Josiah ; and the king said to his ser a 2 Kings 24. 1. Foretold, 606. chains. • See 6. 2 Kings 24. Jer. 22. 18, 10. & 36. 30. f 2 Kings 24. 13. Dan. 1.1, 2. 8 Now the rest of the acts of Je- & 5. 2. Jerusalem is wholly BEFORE CHRIST 599. 2 Or, 3 Heb. at the return h 2 Kings 24.10-17. 1 Dan. 1. 1, 2. & 5. 2. 599. EZRA, I. 9 Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD. destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar. upon 17 Therefore he brought 18 And all the vessels of the 588. 25.9. 10 And when the year was exof the year. pired, "king Nebuchadnezzar sent, and brought him to Babylon, 1with the 'goodly vessels of the house of the 19 And they burnt the house of LORD, and made 5 Zedekiah his bro- God, and brake down the wall of Je-2 Kings ther king over Judah and Jerusalem.rusalem, and burnt all the palaces 11 Zedekiah was one and thereof with fire, and destroyed all twenty years old when he began to the goodly vessels thereof. his father's reign, and reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. 4 Heb. vessels of desire. 6 Or, Mattaniah, brother, 2 Kings 24. 17. 12 And he did that which was evil Jer. 37. 1. in the sight of the LORD his God, and humbled not himself before Jeremiah the prophet speaking from the mouth of the LORD. 12 Kings &C. Pa. 74.6.7. & 79. 1, 7. 22 ¶ Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the LORD stirred up the spirit of & Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying, 23 Thus saith Cyrus king of Ezra 1. 2, Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath the LORD God of heaven given me; and he hath charged me to build him an house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Who is there among you of all his people? The LORD his God be with him, and let him go up. EZRA. CHAPTER I. CHRIST 1The proclamation of Cyrus for the building of the temple. 5 The people provide for the return. Cyrus restoreth the vessels of the temple to Sheshbazzar. a 2 Chr. 36. b ch. 5. 13, 9 Heb. caused a voice to pass. NOW OW in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying, b 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 him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. 3. BEFORE CHRIST cir. 536. © Is. 44. 28. & 45. 1, 13. 3 Who is there among you of all his people? 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 Dan. 6.26. God,) which is in Jerusalem. 8 That is, helped them. fch. 5. 14. & 6. 5. 82 Kings 24. 13. 3 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, beside all that was willingly offered. 7 Also Cyrus the king brought forth the vessels of the house of the LORD, which Nebuchadnezzar had 2 Chr. 38.7. brought forth out of Jerusalem, and had put them in the house of his gods; 8 Even those did Cyrus king of Persia bring forth by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and numbered them unto Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah. h See ch. 5. 14. h 9 And this is the number of them: thirty chargers of gold, a thousand chargers of silver, nine and twenty knives, 10 Thirty basons of gold, silver basons of a second sort four hundred and ten, and other vessels a thousand. 11 All the vessels of gold and of silver were five thousand and four hundred. All these did Sheshbazzar Heb. the bring up with them of the captivity that were brought up from Babylon unto Jerusalem. transportation. cir. 536. ■ Neh. 7. 6, &C. b 2 Kings 24. 14, 15, 16. & 25.11. 4 CHAPTER II. 1 The number that return, of the people, 36 of 4 The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two. 5 The children of Arah, hundred seventy and five. 6 The children of "Pahath-moab, a Neh.7.11. of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve. 7 The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four. 8 The children of Zattu, nine hundred forty and five. 9 The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore. 2 Neh. 7. 15. 10 The children of Bani, six hun-20r,Binnui, dred 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 Bigvai, two thousand fifty and six. 15 The children of Adin, four hundred fifty and four. 16 The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight. 17 The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and three. 18 The children of Jorah, an hundred and twelve. 24 The children of 'Azmaveth, 5 Or, Bethforty and two. the priests, 40 of the Levites, 43 of the Ne- OW these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had 2 Chr.36.20. carried away unto Babylon, and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city; 2 Which came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, 'Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mizpar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel: 3 The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two. 26 The children of Ramah and Gaba, six hundred twenty and one. 27 The men of Michmas, an hundred twenty and two. 28 The men of Beth-el and Ai, two hundred twenty and three. 29 The children of Nebo, fifty and two. 30 The children of Magbish, an hundred 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 five. |