The obligations of the covenant. NEHEMIAH. Who dwell at Jerusalem. Before 34 And we cast the lots among the | zaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Before CHRIST priests, the Levites, and the people, 445. peh. 13.31. Is. 40. 16. q Lev. 6. 12. r Ex. 23. 19 & 34. 26. Lev. 19. 23. Num. 18.12. Deut. 26, 2. 8 Ex. 13. 2,12, 13. Num. 18. 15, 16. t Lev. 23. 17. Nuin. 15. 19. & 18. 12, &e. 26.2. Pfor the wood offering, to bring it 35 And to bring the firstfruits of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the CHRIST son of Shiloni. 6 All the sons of Perez that dwelt at Jerusalem were four hundred threescore and eight valiant men. 7 And these are the sons of Benja- 36 Also the firstborn of our sons, 8 And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine 9 And Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer: and Judah the son of 37 And that we should bring the firstfruits of our dough, and our ofDeut. 18.4.& ferings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, of wine and of oil, unto the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and "the tithes of our ground unto the Levites, that the same Levites might have the tithes in all the cities of our tillage. u Lev. 27. 30. Num, 18, 21, &c. 38 And the priest the son of Aaron * Num. 18.26. shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes: and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes yl Chr. 9. 26. unto the house of our God, to the chambers, into the treasure house. 2 Chr. 31. 11. 11. 39 For the children of Israel and the z Deut. 12. 6. children of Levi "shall bring the offering of the corn, of the new wine, and the oil, unto the chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests that minister, and the 2 Chr 31.12. ch. 13. 12. a ch. 13.10,11. porters, and the singers: "and we will not forsake the house of our God. CHAPTER XI. a ver. 18. Matt. 4. 6. & 27.53. b Judg. 5. D. cl Chr. 9.2,3. d Ezra 2. 43. o Ezra 2. 55. f1 Chr. 9.3, &σ. 1 The rulers, voluntary men, and the tenth A ND the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem : the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts to dwell in other cities. 2 And the people blessed all the men, that bwillingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem. 3 Now these are the chief of the province that dwelt in Jerusalem : but in the cities of Judah dwelt every one in his possession in their cities, to wit, Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon's servants. 4 And fat Jerusalem dwelt certain of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin. Of the children of Judah; Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalaleel, of the children 445. 10 k Of the priests: Jedaiah the son 1 Chr. 9. 10, of Joiarib, Jachin. 11 Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the 12 And their brethren that did the 13 And his brethren, chief of the 14 And their brethren, mighty men 15 Also of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hashub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni; 22 The overseer also of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of 5 And Maaseiah the son of Baruch, Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son the son of Col-hozeh, the son of Ha-of Mattaniah, the son of Micha. Of tower. The inhabitants of the cities. Before CHRIST 445. m See Ezra 6, 8, 9, & 7. 20, &c. Or, a sure ordinance. n Gen. 38. 30, Zarah. o1 Chr, 18.17. & 23, 23. NEHEMIAH. the sons of Asaph, the singers were over the business of the house of God. a cer 23 For mit was the king's command- 24 And Pethahiah the son of Me- 25 And for the villages, with their fields, some of the children of Judah Josh. 14. 15. dwelt at PKirjath-arba, and in the villages thereof, and at Dibon, and in the villages thereof, and at Jekabzeel, and in the villages thereof, 26 And at Jeshua, and at Moladah, and at Beth-phelet, 27 And at Hazar-shual, and at Beersheba, and in the villages thereof, 28 And at Ziklag, and at Mekonah, and in the villages thereof, 29 And at En-rimmon, and at Zareah, and at Jarmuth, 30 Zanoah, Adullam, and in their villages, at Lachish, and the fields thereof, at Azekah, and in the villages thereof. And they dwelt from Beer-sheba unto the valley of Hin NOW Now these are the a priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: b Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, 2 Amariah, || Malluch, Hattush, 3 || Shechaniah, || Rehum, || Meremoth, 4 Iddo, || Ginnetho, Abijah, 5 || Miamin, || Maadiah, Bilgah, 6 Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah, 7 || Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of d Jeshua. 8 Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, which was over || the thanksgiving, he and his brethren. 9 Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, were over against them in the watches. e Luke 1. 5. Or, Miniamin, ver, 17. Or, Moadiah, ver. 17. Or, Sallai, ver. 20. d Ezra 3. 2. Hag. 1. 1. Zech. 3. 1. ech, 11. 17. That is, the psalms of thanksgiving, The succession of high priests. 10 And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada, 11 And Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua. 12 And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah; 13 Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan; 14 Of Melicu, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph; 15 Of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai; 16 Of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam; 17 Of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai; 18 Of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan; 19 And of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi; 20 Of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber; 21 Of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethaneel. 22 T The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, were recorded chief of the fathers: also the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persian. Before CHRIST about 536. 23 The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, were written in the book of the f Chronicles, even until the days fi Chr. 9. 14, of Johanan the son of Eliashib. 24 And the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the g1 Chr. 23, & commandment of David the man of God, I ward over against ward. 25 Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the ward at the || thresholds of the gates. 25, & 26, h Ezra 3. 11. Or, treasuries, or, assemblies. 26 These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah i the governor, and of Ezra the ich. 8. 9. priest, k the scribe. k Ezra 7, 6, 11, 445. 271 And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the 1 Deut. 20. 5. Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, m both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps. 28 And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi; 29 Also from the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had builded them villages round about Jerusalem. 30 And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall. 31 Then I brought up the princes of I's, 30, title. m 1 Chr. 25.6. 2 Chr, 5, 13, & 7. 6. The dedication of the wall. Before 445. NEHEMIAH. Israel separated from strangers. Judah upon the wall, and appointed | according to the commandment of CHRIST two great companies of them that gave thanks, whereof one went on the right hand upon the wall toward the dung gate: n See ver. 38. o ch. 2. 13. & 3. 13. 8. 32 And after them went Hoshaiah, 33 And Azariah, Ezra, and Meshul- 34 Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah, 35 And certain of the priests' sons p. Num. 10. 2, P with trumpets; namely, Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph: 36 And his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with q1 Chr. 23.5. 4 the musical instruments of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe before them. rch. 2. 14. & 3. 15. s ch. 3. 15. tch. 3. 26. & 8. 1, 3, 16, u Sce ver. 31, x ch. 3. 11. ych. 3. 8. z 2 Kin. 14.13. ch. 8. 16. ach. 3.6. b ch. 3. 3. cch. 3. 1. dch. 3. 32. e Jer. 32, 2. + Heb, made their voice to be heard. f2 Chr. 13.11, 12. ch. 13. 5, 12, 13. 37 And at the fountain gate, which was over against them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the going up of the wall, above the house of David, even unto the water gate eastward. 38 And the other company of them that gave thanks went over against them, and I after them, and the half of the people upon the wall, from beyond the tower of the furnaces even unto the broad wall; 39 "And from above the gate of 40 So stood the two companies of 41 And the priests; Eliakim, Maa- N that day at they read in the a Deut. 31. 11, book of Moses in the † audience of the people; and therein was found written, that the Ammonite and the Moabite should not come into the congregation of God for ever; 2 Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: dhowbeit our God turned the curse Num. 23.11. into a blessing. 3 Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude. 5 And he had prepared for him a 42 And Maasciah, and Shemaiah, hanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, 44fAnd at that time were some appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions || of the law for the appointed by priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites & that waited. || That is, the law. † Hob. for the joy of Judah. + Heb. that stood, porters kept the ward of their God, tions of the Levites_had not been 1 Mal. 3. 8. and the ward of the purification, I given them: for the Levites and the Nehemiah reformeth Before NEHEMIAH. certain abuses. Before singers, that did the work, were fled | 21 Then I testified against them, CHRIST every one to his field. about 434. m Num. 35.2. n ver, 17, 25. Prov. 28. 4. o ch. 10. 39. † Heb. standing. p ch. 10.38,30 & 12. 44. Or, storehouses, q 2 Chr.31.12. ch. 12. 44. † Heb. at their hand. rch. 7. 2. 1 Cor. 4. 2. + Hob, it was upon them. s ver. 22, 31. ch. 5. 19. † Heb. kindnesses. Or, observations. t Ex. 20, 10. u ch. 10. 31. Jer.17.21.22. x ver. 11. y Jer. 17. 21, 22, 23. Lev. 23, 32. and said unto them, Why lodge ye CHRIST will lay hands on you. From that time forth came they no more on the sabbath. 11 Then contended I with the rul-f about the wall? if ye do so again, I ers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place. 12 Then brought all Judah the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil unto the || treasuries. 139 And I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and fnext to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah: for they were counted faithful, and their office was to distribute unto their brethren. 14 Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and wipe not out my † good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for the || offices thereof. 15 ↑ In those days saw I in Judah some treading winepresses ton the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, "which they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day: and I testified against them in the day wherein they sold victuals. 16 There dwelt men of Tyre also therein, which brought fish, and all manner of ware, and sold on the sabbath unto the children of Judah, and in Jerusalem. 17 * Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day? 18 Did not your fathers thus, and did not our God bring all this evil upon us, and upon this city? yet ye bring more wrath upon Israel by profaning the sabbath. 19 And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem "began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be aJer.17.21.22. opened till after the sabbath: and some of my servants set I at the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day. 20 So the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged without Jerusalem once or twice. about 434. + Heb. before the wall? 22 And I commanded the Levites, that they should cleanse themselves, bch. 12. 30, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember me, Omy God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the || greatness of thy mercy. 23 In those days also saw I Jews that had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab: 24 And their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews' language, but according to the language of each people. 25 And I contended with them, and || cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them fswear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves. 26 Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet hamong many nations was there no king like him, iwho was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: knevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin. ever 14, 31. Or. multitudo. about 434. + Heb, had made to dwell with them. d Ezra 9. 2. + Hob. they discerned not to speak. † Heb. of people and people. e ver 11. Prov. 28. 4. Or, reviled them. f Ezra 10. 5. ch.10, 29, 30, gl Kin. 11. 1, &c. hl Kin. 3. 13. 2 Chr. 1. 12. 12 Sam.12.24. kl Kin. 11.4, &c. Before about 521. THE BOOK OF ESTHER. CHAPTER I. CHRIST 1 Ahasuerus maketh royal feasts. 10 Vashti, sent for, refuseth to come. 13 Ahasuerus, by the counsel of Memucan, maketh the decree of men's sovereignty. which reigned from India even unto Ethiopia, Cover a hundred and seven and twenty provinces,) 2 That in those days, when the 41 Kin. 1.46. king Ahasuerus dsat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace, e Neh. 1. 1. about 519. f Gen. 40. 20. ch. 2. 18. Mark 6. 21. 3 In the third year of his reign, he fmade a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him: 4 When he shewed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majesty many days, even a hundred and fourscore days. 5 And when these days were expired, the king made a feast unto all + Heb.found. the people that were present in Shushan the palace, both unto great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king's palace; Or. violet. 6 Where were white, green, and || blue hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver g See ch. 7. 8. rings and pillars of marble: the beds were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black marble. Επ. 23. 41. Amos 2.8. & 6. 4. Or, of porphyry, and marble, and alabaster, and stone of blue colour. † Heb. wine of the king- † Heb. ac cording to the hand of the king. h 2 Sam.18.28. 1 clh, 7. 9. Or, eunucha † Heb. good of counte nance, 7 And they gave them drink in vessels of gold, (the vessels being diverse one from another,) and froyal wine in abundance, faccording to the state of the king. 8 And the drinking was according to the law; none did compel: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man's pleas to come at the king's commandment by his chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him. 13 Then the king said to the k wise men, I which knew the times, (for so was the king's manner toward all that knew law and judgment: 14 And the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the m seven princes of Persia and Media, "which saw the king's face, and which sat the first in the kingdom,) 15 † What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, because she hath not performed the commandment of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains? 16 And Memucan answered before the king and the princes, Vashti the queen en hath not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the people that are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus. 17 For this deed of the queen shall come abroad unto all women, so that they shall despise their husbands in their eyes, when it shall be reported, The king Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she came not. 18 Likewise shall the ladies of Persia and Media say this day unto all the king's princes, which have heard of the deed of the queen. Thus shall there arise too much contempt and wrath. 19 † If it please the king, let there go a royal commandment from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it be not altered, That Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal estate funto another that is better than she. 20 And when the king's decree, which he shall make, shall be published throughout all his empire, (for it is great,) all the wives shall give to their husbands honour, both to great and small. 21 And the saying † pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan: 22 For he sent letters into all the king's provinces, into every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language, that every man should bear 12 But the queen Vashti refused | rule in his own house, and that it Before CHRIST about 519. + Heb. which was by the hand of his eunuchs. k Jer. 10. 7. Dan. 2. 12. Matt. 2. 1. 11 Chr. 12, 32. m Ezra 7 14. n2 Kin.25.19. Heb. What to do. o Eph. 5, 33. † Heb. If it be good with the king. + Heb. from before him. + Heb. that it pass not away. † Heb, unto p Eph. 5. 33. Col. 3. 18. 1 Pet. 3. 1. + Heb was good in the eyes of the king. qch, 8. 9. rEph. 5. 22, + Heb. that one should publish it according to the language of his people. |