The number of thofe Chap. ii. who returned from Babylon. 409 Ono, feven hundred twenty and five. 34 The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five. • Which came with Zerubbabel: Jefhua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilhan, Mizpar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Ifrael : 35 The children of Senaah,three thoufand and fix hundred and thirty. 3 The children of Parofh, two thou-36 The priests: the children of Jedaifand an hundred feventy and two. ah, of the houfe of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three. 4 The children of Shephatiah, three hundred feventy and two. 5 The children of Arah, feven hundred feventy and five. 6 The children of Pahathmoab, ofthe children of Jefhua and Joab, two thoufand eight hundred and twelve. 7 The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four. 37 The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two 58 The children of Pafhur, a thousand two hundred forty and feven. 39 1 he children of Harim, a thousand and feventeen. 40 The Levites: the children of Jesh ua, and Kadmiel, of the children of 8 The children of Zattu, nine hun-Hodaviah, feventy and tour. dred forty and five. 41 The fingers: the children of Afaph, 9 The children of Zaccai, feven hun-an hundred twenty and eight dred and threescore. 42 The children of the porters: the 10 The children of Bani, fix hun- children of Shailum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children dred forty and two. 11 The children of Bebai, fix hundred of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the twenty and three. children of Shobai, in all an hundred 12 The children of Azgad, a thou-thirty and nine. fand two hundred twenty and two. 13 The children of Adonikam,fix hun. dred fixty and fix. 14 The children of Bigvai, two thoufand fifty and fix. 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. 19 The children of Hafhum, two hundred twenty and three. 20 The children of Gibbar, ninety and five. 21 The children of Bethlehem, an hundred twenty and three. 22 The men of Netophah, fifty and fix. 23 The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight. 24 The children of Azmaveth, forty and two. 43 1 he Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hafupha, the children of Tabbaoth, 44 The children of Keros, the children of Siaha, the children of Padon, 45 The children of Lebanah, the children of Hagabah, the children of Akkub, 46 The children of Hagab, the children of Shalmai, the children of Hanan, 47 The children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children of Reaiah, 48 The children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, the children of Gazzam, 49 The children of Uzza, the children of Phafea, the children of Bela, 50 The children of Afnah,the children of Mehunim, the children of Nephufin, 51 The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur, 52 The children of Bazluth, the chil dren of Mehida, the children of Hartha, 53 The children of Barkos, the children of Sifera, the children of Thamah, 54 The children of Neziah, the chil 25 The children of Kirjatharim, Che.dren of Hatipha. phirah, and Beeroth, feven hundred and forty and three. 26 The children of Ramah and Gaba, fix hundred twenty and one. 27 The men of Michmas, an hundred twenty and two. 28 The men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred twenty and three. 55 The children of Solomon's fervants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Peruda, 56 The children of Jaalah, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel, 57 The children of Shephatiah, the chil dren of Hattil, the children of Pochereth, of Zebaim, the children of Ami. 29 The children of Nebo,fifty and two. 58 All the Nethinims, and the children 30 The children of Magbish, an hun-of Solomon's fervants, were three hundred fifty and fix. dred ninety and two. 81 The children of the other Elam, a thoufaud two hundred fifty and four. 32 The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty. 38 The children of Lod, Hadid, and 59 And these were they which went up from Telmelah, Telharfa, Cherub, Addon, and Immer: but they could not thew their father's houfe and their feed, whether they were of Ifrael. 401 The altar fet up. EZRA. The foundations of the temple laid. 60 The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, fix hundred fifty and two. 61 And of the children of the priests the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai : which took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name: 4¶ They kept also the feast of tabernacies, as it is written, and offered the daily burnt offerings by number, according to the cuttom, as the duty of every day required; 5 And afterward offered the continual burnt offering, both of the new moons, and of all the fet feafts of the LORD that were confecrated, and of every one that willingly offered a freewill offering unto the LORD. 62 Thefe fought their register among thofe that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found: therefore were 6 From the first day of the feventh they, as polluted, put from the priesthood. month began they to offer burnt otler 63 And the Tirthatha faid unto them, ings unto the LORD. But the founda that they should not eat of the moft holy tion of the temple of the LORD was not things, till there ftood up a priest with yet laid Urim and with Thummim. 64 The whole congregation together was forty and two thoufand three hundred and threescore, 65 Befide their fervants and theirmaids, of whom there were feven thoufand three hundred thirty and feven: and there were among them two hundred finging men and finging women. 66 Their horfes were feven hundred thirty and fix their mules, two hundred forty and five : : 67 Their camels, four hundred thirty and five their alles, fix thousand feven hundred and twenty. 68 And fome of the chief of the fathers, when they came to the houfe of the LORD which is at Jerufalem, offered free ly ter the house of God to fet it up in his place: 7 They gave money alfo unto the mafons, and to the carpenters; and meat and drink, and oil, unto them of Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar treesfrom Lebanon to the fea of Joppa, acCording to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Perfia. 8 Now in the fecond year of their coming unto the house of God at Jeru. falem in the fecond month, began Ze rubbabel the fon of Shealtiel, and Jefhua the fon of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out of the captivity unto Jerufalem; and appointed the Levites from twenty years old and upward, to fet forward the work of the houfe of the LORD. 9 Then food Jefhua with his fons and his brethren, Kadmiel and his fons, the 69 They gave after their ability unto fons of Judah, together, to fet forward the treafure of the work threefcore and the workmen in the houfe of God: the one thousand drams of gold, and five fons of Henadad, with their fons and thousand pound of filver," and one hun-their brethren the Levites. dred pricfts' garments. 70 So the priests, and the Levites, and fome of the people, and the fingers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, dwelt in their cities, and all Ifrael in their cities. CHAP. III. 1 The altar is fet up. A Offerings frequented. 8 The foundations of the tem. ple laid. AND when the feventh month was come, and the children of Ifrael were in the cities, the people gathered themfelves together as one man to Jerufalem. 10 And when the builders laid the foun dation of the temple of the LORD, they fet the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the fons of Afaph with cymbals, to praise the LORD, after the ordinance of David king of Ifrael. 11 And they fang together by course in praifing and giving thanks unto the LORD; becaufe he is good, for his mercy endureth forever toward Ifrael. And aft the people shouted with a great fhout, when they praifed the LORD, because the foundation of the houfe of the LORD 2 Then ftood up Jefhua the fon of Jo-was laid. zadak, and his brethren the priests, and 12 But many of the priests and LeZerubbabel the fon of Shealtiel, and his vites and chief of the fathers who were brethren, and builded the altar of the ancient men, that had feen the first God of Ifrael, to offer burnt offerings houfe when the foundation of this houfe thereon, as it is written in the law of was laid before their eyes, wept with a Mofes the man of God. loud voice, and many thouted aloud for S And they fet the altar upon his ba-joy: fes; for fear was upon them becaufe 13 So that the people could not discern of the people of thole countries: and the noife of the fhout of joy from the they offered burnt offerings thereon unto noife of the weeping of the people: for the LORD, even burnt offerings morning the people fhouted with a loud thout, and and evening. the noile was heard afar off. СПАР. ↑ The building hindered. The letter to Artaxerxes's decree. 14 Now because we have maintenance from the king's palace, and it was not meet for us to fee the king's difhonour, therefore have we fent and certified the king; 15 That fearch may be made in the book of the records of thy fathers: fo halt thou find in the book of the records, Then they came to Zerubbabel, and and know that this city is a rebellious to the chief of the fathers, and faid unto city, and hurtful unto kings and prov them, Let us build with you: for we leek inces, and that they have moved fedition your God asye de; and we do facrifice un-within the fame of old time: for which to him fince the days of Efarhaddon king caufe was this city destroyed. of Alfur, which brought us up hither. 3 But Zerubbabel and Jefhua, and the reft of the chief of the fathers of Ifrael, faid unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build an houfe unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto the LORD God of Ifrael, as king Cyrus the king of Perfia hath commanded us. Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building, 5 And hired counfellers against them, to fruftrate their purpofe, all the days of Cyrus king of Perfia,even until the reign of Darius king of Peria. 6 And in the reign of Ahafuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they unto bim an accufation against the inhabitants] of Judah and Jerufalem. 7¶And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bifhlam, Mithredath,Tabeel, and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Perfia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue. 8 Rehum the chancellor and Shimhai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerufalem to Artaxerxes the king in this fort: 16 We certify the king that, if this city be builded again, and the walls thereof fet up, by this means thou shalt have no portion on this fide the river. 17 Then fent the king an anfwer unto Rehum the chancellor, and to Shim. hai the fcribe, and to the rest of their companions that dwell in Samaria, and unto the reft beyond the river, Peace, and at fuch a time. 13 The letter which ye fent unto us hath been plainly read before me. 19 And I commanded, and fearch hath been made, and it is found that this city of old time hath made infurrection against kings, and that rebellion and fedition have been made therein. 20 There have been mighty kings also over Jerufalem, which have ruled over all countries beyond the river; and toll, trib. ute, and cuftom, was paid unto them. 21 Give ye now commandment te cause these men to ceafe, and that this city be not builded, until another commandment fhall be given from me. 22 Take heed now that ye fail not to do this: Why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings? 9 Then wrote Rehum the chancellor, 23 Now when the copy of king Arand Shimhai the fcribe, and the reft of taxerxes's letter was read before Rehum, their companions; the Dinaites, the A-and Shimhai the fcribe, and their compharfathchites, the Tarpelites, the A-panions, they went up in hafte to Jerufapharfites, the Archevites, the Babyloni-iem unto the Jews, and made them to ans, the Sufanchites, the Dehavites, and ceale by force and power. the Elamites, 10 And the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Afnappar brought over, and fet in the cities of Samaria, and the reft that are on this fide the river, and at fuch a time. 11 This is the copy of the letter that they fent unto him, even unto Artaxerxes the king; Thy fervants the inen on this fide the river, and at fuch a time. 12 Be it known unto the king, that the Jews which came up from thee to us are come into Jerufalem, building the rebellious and the bad city, and have fet up the wails thereof, and joined the foundations, 13 Re it known now unto the king, that, if this city be builded, and the walls fet up again, then will they not pay toll. tribute, and cutiom, and so thou shalt Endamage the revenue of the kings, 24 Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerufalem. So it ceafed unto the fecond year of the reign of Darius king of Perlia. CHAR V. Zerubbabel and Foua fet forward the building. THEN the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the fon of Iddo, prophelied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerufalem, in the name of the God of Ifrael, even unto them, Then rofe up Zerubbabel the fon of Shealtiel, and Jefaua the fun of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which is at Jerufalem and with them were the prophets of God helping them. 8 At the fame time came to them Tatnai, governor on this fide the river, and Shetharboznai, and their companions, and 406 Tatnai's letter to Darius. EZRA. Darius advanceth the building: and said thus unto them, Who hath commanded you to build this houfe, and to make up this wall? 4 Then faid we unto them after this manner, What are the names of the men that make this building? 5 But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not cause them to ceafe, till the matter came to Darius: and then they returned answer by letter concerning this matter. the king, let there be fearch made in the 1 Darius advance tb the building. 13 The temple is finifbed. 16 The jeaft of the dedication is kept, 19 and the passover. 6 The copy of the letter that Tatnai, THEN Darius the Perfian made a degovernor on this fide the river, and She-cree, and fearch was made in the house tharboznai, and his companions the Aof the rolls, where the treafures were pharfachites, which were on this fide the laid up in Baby ion. river, fent unto Darius the king: 7 They fent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus; Unto Darius the king, all peace. 3 Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the houfe of the great God, which is builded with great ftones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and profpereth in their hands. 9 'Then afked we thofe elders, and faid unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls? 10 We asked their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them. 2 And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written: 3 In the first year of Cyrus the king, the jame Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the honte of God at Jerufalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered facrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threefcore cubits, and the treadth thereof threefcore cubits; With three rows of great ones, and a row of new timber: and let the expentes be given out of the king's houfe; 5 And alfo let the golden and filver veffels of the houfe of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the tem ple which is at Jerufalem, and brought unto Babylon, be reftored, and brought again unto the temple which is at Jerufalein, every one to his place, and place them in the houfe of God. 11 And thus they returned us anfwer, faying, We are the fervants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded thefe many years ago, which a great king of Ifrael builded and fet up. 12 But after that our fathers had pro- 6 Now therefore, Tatnai, governor bevoked the God of heaven unto wrath, heyond the river, Shetharboznai and your gave them into the hand of Nebuchad-companions the Apharfachites, which are nezzar, the king of Babylon, the Chal beyond the river, be ye far from thence dean, who destroyed this houfe, and carried the people away into Babylon. 7 Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in his place. 13 But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon, the fame king Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God. 8 Moreover, I make a decree what ye 14 And the veffels alfo of gold and fhall do to the elders of thefe Jews for the filver of the houfe of God, which Nebu-building of this houfe of God: that of chadnezzar took out of the temple that the king's goods, even of the tribute be was in Jerufalem, and brought them yond the river, forthwith expenses ba into the temple of Babylon, thofe did given unto these men, that they be not Cyrus the king take out of the temple of hindered. Babylon, and they were delivered unto one whofe name was Shehbazzar, whom he had made governor : 9 And that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for the burnt offerings of the God 15 And faid unto him, Take thefe vef-of heaven, wheat, falt, wine, and oil, fels, go, carry them into the temple that is in Jerufalem, and let the house of God be builded in his place. 16 Then came the fame Shehbazzar, and laid the foundation of the house of God which is in Jerufalem and fince that time even until now hath it been in building, and yer it is not finished. 17 Now therefore, if it jeem good to according to the appointment of the priests which are at Jerufalem, let it be given them day by day without fail: 10 That they may offer facrifices of fweet favours unto the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his fons. 11 Alfo I have made a decree, that who foever thall alter this word, let timber be pulled The temple finished. Ezra goëth up to Jerufalem. 2 The fon of Shallum, the ion of Zadok, the fon of Ahitub, 8 The fon of Amariah, the son of Az ariah, the fon of Meraioth, Chap. vii. pulled down from his houfe, and being fet up, let him be hanged thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this. 12 And the God that hath caufed his pame to dwell there deftroy all kings and people that fhall put to their hand to alter, and to deftroy this house of God which is at Jerufalem. I Darius have made a decree; let it be done with speed. 4 The fon of Zerahiah, the son of Uz zi, the fon of Bukki, 5 The fon of Abifhua, the fon of PhinJehas, the fon of Eleazar, the fon of Aaron the chief priest: 6 This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready feribe in the law of Mofes, which the LORD God of Ifrael had given: and the king granted him all his requeft, according to the hand of the LORD his God upon him. 13 Then Tatnai, governor on this fide the river, Shetharboznai, and their companions, according to that which Darius the king had fest, fo they did fpeedily. 14 And the elders of the Jews builded, and they profpered through the prophefying of Haggai the prophet,and Zechariah 7 And there went up fome of the chil the fon of iddo. And they builded, and dren of Ifrael, and of the priests, and the finished, according to the command- Levites, and the fingers, and the porters, ment of the God of Ifrael, and according and the Nethinims, unto Jerufalem,in the to the commandment of Cyrus, and Da-feventh year of Artaxerxes the king. rius, and Artaxerxes king of Perfia 15 And this houfe was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the fixth year of the reign of Darius the king. 16 And the children of Ifrael, the priefts, and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedisation of this houfe of God with joy, 8 And he came to Jerufalem in the fifth month, which was in the feventh year of the king. 9 For upon the first day of the first month began he to go up from Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month came he to Jerufalem, according to the good hand of his God upon him. 10 For Ezra had prepared his heart 17 And offered at the dedication of to feek the law of the LORD, and to this houfe of God an hundred bullocks, do r. and to teach in Ifrael ftatutes and two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; judgments. and for a fin offering for all Ifrael, twelve he goats, according to the number of the tribes of Ifrael. 18 And they fet the priests in their divifions, and the Levites in their courfes, for the fervice of God, which is at Jerufa. lem; as it is wriiten in the bock of Mofes. 19 And the children of the captivity kept the paffover upon the fourteenth day of the first month. 11 Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave unto Ezra the prieft, the fcribe, even a fcribe of the words of the commandments of the LORD, and of his ftatutes to Ifrael. 12 Ártaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a fcribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and at fuch a time. 13 I make a decree, that all they of the people of Ifrael, and of his priests and Levites, in my realm which are minded of their own freewill to go up to Jerufalem, go with thee. 20 For the priests and the Levites were purified together, all of them were pure, and killed the paffover for all the children of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, and for themselves. 14 Forafmuch as thou art fent of the 21 And the children of Ifrael, which king and of his feven counsellors, to inwere come again out of captivity, and all quire concerning Judah and Jerufalem, fuch as had feparated themfelves unto according to the law of thy God which them from the filthiness of the heathen is in thine hand; of the land to feek the LORD God of Hrael, did eat, 22 And kept the feast of unleavened bread feven days with joy: for the LORD had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Affyria unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Ifrael. CHAP. VII. 15 And to carry the filver and gold, which the king and his counfellors have freely offered unto the God of Ifrael, whofe habitation is in Jerufalem ; 16 And all the filver and gold that thou cant find in all the province of Babylon, with the freewill offering of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the houfe of their God which 1 Ezra goeth up to Jerufalem. 11 The com.is in Jerufalem: 17 That thou mayeft buy speedily with this money, bullocks, rams, lambs, with their meat offerings and their drink offer. ings, and offer them upon the altar of the houfe of your God which is in Jerufalem, |