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children of Phaath Moab, belonging | mer, a thousand and fifty-two. 8 The to the sons of Jesue and Joab, two children of Phassur, a thousand two thousand eight hundred and twelve. hundred and forty-seven. 39 The chilThe children of Ælam, a thousand dren of Erem, a thousand and seven. two hundred and fifty-four. 8 The 40 And the Levites, the sons of Jesus children of Zatthua, nine hundred and and Cadmiel, belonging to the sons of forty-five. The children of Zacchu, Oduia, seventy-four. 41 The sons of seven hundred and sixty. 10 The chil- Asaph, singers, a hundred and twentydren of Banui, six hundred and forty-eight. 42 The children of the porters, two. 11 The children of Babai, six the children of Sellum, the children of hundred and twenty-three. 12 The Ater, the children of Telmon, the chilchildren of Asgad, a thousand two dren of Acub, the children of Atita, hundred and twenty-two. 13 The chil- the children of Sobai, in all a hundred dren of Adonicam, six hundred and and thirty-nine. 43 The Nathinim: the sixty-six. 14 The children of Bague, children of Suthia, the children of two thousand and fifty-six. 15 The chil- Asupha, the children of Tabaoth, 44the dren of Addin, four hundred and fifty- sons of Cades, the children of Siaa, four. 16 The children of Ater the son the children of Phadon, 45 the children of Ezekias, ninety-eight. 17 The chil- of Labano, the children of Agaba, the dren of Bassu, three hundred and sons of Acub, 46 the children of Agab, twenty-three. 18 The children of Jora, the children of Selami, the children of a hundred and twelve. 19 The children Anan. 47 The children of Geddel, the of Asum, two hundred and twenty- children of Gaar, the children of Raia, three. 20 The children of Gaber, ninety- 48 the children of Rason, the children five. 21 The children of Bethlaem, a of Necoda, the children of Gazem, hundred and twenty-three. 22 The 49 the children of Azo, the children of children of Netopha, fifty-six. 23 The Phase, the children of Basi, 50 the chilchildren of Anathoth, a hundred and dren of Asena, the children of Mounim, twenty-eight. 24 The children of Az- the children of Nephusim, 51 the chilmoth, forty-three. 25 The children of dren of Bacbuc, the children of AcuCariathiarim, Chaphira, and Beroth, pha, the children of Arur, 52 the chilseven hundred and forty-three. 26 The dren of Basaloth, the children of Mauda, children of Rama and Gabaa, six hun- the children of Arsa, 53 the children of dred and twenty-one. 27 The men of Barcos, the children of Sisara, the Machmas, a hundred and twenty-two. children of Thema, 54 the children of 28 The men of Bethel and Aia, four Nasthie, the children of Atupha. 55The hundred and twenty-three. 29 The chil- children of the servants of Solomon: dren of Nabu, fifty-two. 30 The chil- the children of Sotai, the children of dren of Magebis, a hundred and fifty- Sephera, the children of Phadura, 56 the six. 31 The children of Elamar, a children of Jeela, the children of Darthousand two hundred and fifty-four. con, the children of Gedel, 57 the chil32 The children of Elam, three hun- dren of Saphatia, the children of Atil, dred and twenty. 33 The children of the children of Phacherath, the chilLodadi and Ono, seven hundred and dren of Ascboim, the children of Emei. twenty-five. 34The children of Jericho, 58 All the Nathanim, and the sons of three hundred and forty-five. The + Abdeselma were three hun-Heb. word, children of Senaa, three thousand six dred and ninety-two. 59 And Solomon.' hundred and thirty. 36 And the priests, these are they that went up from Thelthe sons of Jedua, belonging to the melech, Thelaresa, Cherub, Hedan, house of Jesus, were nine hundred and Emmer: and they were not + Gr. family. seventy-three. 37 The children of Em- able to tell the house of their fathers,

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and their seed, whether they were of on, and the children of Israel were in Israel: 60 the children of Dalæa, the their cities, and the people assembled children of Bua, the children of To- as one man at Jerusalem. bias, the children of Necoda, six hun- stood up Jesus the son of +Called Joshua dred and fifty-two. 61 And of the Josedec, and his brethren Hagg. & Zech. children of the priests, the children of the priests, and Zorobabel the son of Labeia, the children of Akkus, the Salathiel, and his brethren, and they children of Berzellai, who took a wife built the altar of the God of Israel, to of the daughter of Berzellai the Ga- offer upon it whole-burnt-offerings, laadite, and was called by their according to the things that were writname. 62 These sought their genealogy ten in the law of Moses the man of +Gr. oi pew as though they had been God. And they set up the altar on eoi, evident reckoned, but they were not its place, for there was a terror upon found; and they were re- them because of the people of the lands: + The render moved, as polluted, from and the whole-burnt-offering was offered ayrew has the priesthood. 63 And the up upon it to the Lord morning and caused much Athersastha told them that evening. And they kept the feast of confusion in they should not eat of the tabernacles, according to that which *most holy things, until a was written, and offered whole-burntLit. holy of priest should arise with offerings daily in number according to + Heb. Urim & Lights and Perfections. the ordinance, the exact daily rate. Thummim; 64 And all the congregation And after this the perpetual wholetogether were about forty-two thousand burnt-offering, and offering for the three hundred and sixty. 65 Besides season of new moon, and for all the their men-servants and maid-servants, hallowed feasts to the Lord, and for and these were seven thousand three every one that offered a freewill-offerhundred and thirty-seven: and among ing to the Lord. On the first day of these were two hundred singing men the seventh month they began to offer and singing women. 66 Their horses whole-burnt-offerings to the Lord: but were seven hundred and thirty-six, the foundation of the house of the Lord their mules, two hundred and forty- was not laid. And they gave money five. 67 Their camels, four hundred to the stone-hewers and carpenters, and thirty-five; their asses, six thou- and meat, and drink, and +Gr. meats sand seven hundred and twenty. 68 And oil, to the Sidonians and and drinks. some of the chiefs of families, when Tyrians, to bring cedar trees from they went into the house of the Lord Libanus to the sea of Joppa, according that was in Jerusalem, offered will- to the grant of Cyrus king of the ingly for the house of God, to estab- Persians to them. And in the second lish it on its prepared place. 69+ Ac-year of their coming to the house of case ungram. cording to their power they God in Jerusalem, in the second month, matical. gave into the treasury of began Zorobabel the son of Salathiel, the work pure gold sixty-one thousand + Gr. pounds, pieces, and five thousand Heb. drachms. pounds of silver, and one hundred priests' garments. 70 So the priests, and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nathinim, dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.

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works in the house of God: the sons against them, plotting to frustrate their of Enadad, their sons and their bre-counsel, all the days of Cyrus king of thren the Levites. 10 And they laid a the Persians, and until the reign of foundation for building the house of Darius king of the Persians. And in the Lord: and the priests in their robes the reign of Assuerus, even in the bestood with trumpets and the Levites ginning of his reign, they wrote a letthe sons of Asaph with cymbals, to ter against the inhabitants of Juda and praise the Lord, according to the order Jerusalem. And in the days of Arof David king of Israel. "And they thasastha Tabeel wrote peaceably to answered each other with praise and Mithradates and to the rest of his thanksgiving to the Lord, saying, For fellow-servants: the tribute-gatherer it is good, for his mercy to Israel en- wrote to Arthasastha king of the Perdures for ever. And all the people sians a writing in the Syrian tongue, shouted with a loud voice to praise the and the same interpreted. Reum the Lord at the laying the foundation of chancellor, and Sampsa the scribe wrote the house of the Lord. 12 But many an epistle against Jerusalem to king of the priests and the Levites, and the Arthasastha, saying, 9 Thus has judged elder men, heads of families, who had Reum the chancellor, and Sampsa the + These words seen the former house on scribe, and the rest of our fellow-serprobably belong, at least its foundation, and who saw vants, the Dinæans, the Apharsathin the original, this house with their eyes, achæans, the Tarphalaans, the Apharclause. wept with a loud voice; but sæans, the Archyæans, the Babylonians, the multitude shouted with joy to raise the Susanachæans, Davæans, 10 and the a song. 13 And the people did not dis- rest of the nations whom the great tinguish the voice of the glad shout and noble Assenaphar removed, and * from the voice of the weep-settled them in the cities of Somoron, ing of the people: for the and the rest of them be- + Or, the rest, people shouted with a loud voice, and yond the river. This is who now are. the voice was heard even from afar off. the purport of the letter, tion, or, framwhich they sent to him: Thy ing." servants the men beyond the river to king Arthasastha. 12 Be it known to the king, that the Jews who came up from thee to us have come to Jerusalem the rebellious and wicked city, which they are building, and its walls are set in order, and they have 'established the foundations of Gr. exalted. it. 13 Now then be it known to the king, that if that city be built up, and its walls completed, thou shalt have no tribute, neither will they pay anything, and this injures kings. 14And it is not lawful for us to see the dishonour of the king: therefore have we sent and made known the matter to the king; 15 that examination may be made in thy fathers' book of record; and thou shalt find, and thou shalt know that that city is rebellious, and does harm to kings and countries, and

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*there are in the midst of it from very that was in Jerusalem: and with them + Or, deser- old time refuges for run- were the prophets of God assisting take place in away slaves: therefore this them. At the same time came there city has been made desolate. upon them Thanthanai, the governor 16 We therefore declare to the king, on this side the river, and Satharthat, if that city be built, and its walls buzanai, and their fellow-servants, and be set up, thou shalt not have peace. spoke thus to them, Who has ordained 17 Then the king sent to Reum the a decree for you to build this house, chancellor, and Sampsa the scribe, and to provide this preparation? and the rest of their fellow-servants Then they spoke thus to them, What who dwelt in Samaria, and the rest are the names of the men that build beyond the river, saying, Peace, this city? 5 But the eyes of God were and he says, 18 The tribute-gatherer upon the captivity of Juda, and they Or, tribute- whom ye sent to us, has did not cause them to cease till the bearer or col- been called before me. decree was brought to Darius, and 19 And a decree has been made by me, then was sent by the tribute-gatherer and we have examined, and found that concerning this the copy of a letter, that city of old time exalts itself against which Thanthanai, the governor of kings, and that rebellions and deser- the part on this side the river, and tions take place within it. 20 And there Satharbuzanai, and their fellow-serwere powerful kings in Jerusalem, and vants the Apharsachæans who were they ruled over all the country beyond on this side of the river, sent the river, and abundant revenues and to king Darius. They sent *tribute were given to them. account to him, and thus it + Gr. with 21 Now therefore make a decree to stop was written in it: All peace the work of those men, and that city to king Darius. Be it known to the shall no more be built. 22 See that king, that we went into the land of ye be careful of the decree, not to be Judea, to the house of the great God; remiss concerning this matter, lest at and it is building with choice stones, any time destruction should abound to and they are laying timbers in the the harm of kings. 23 Then the tri- walls, and that work is prospering, + Or, courier. bute-gatherer of king Ar- and goes on favourably in their hands. thasastha read the letter before Reum Then we asked those elders, and thus the chancellor, and Sampsa the scribe, we said to them, Who gave you the and his fellow-servants: and they went order to build this house, and to in haste to Jerusalem and through provide this preparation? 10 And we Juda, and caused them to cease with asked them their names, in order to horses and an armed force. 24 Then declare them to thee, so as to write ceased the work of the house of God to thee the names of their leading in Jerusalem, and it was at a stand men. "And they answered us thus, until the second year of the reign of saying, We are the servants of the Darius king of the Persians. God of heaven and earth, and we are building the house which had been built many years before this, and a great king of Israel built it, and established it for them. 12 But after that our fathers provoked the God of heaven, he gave them into the hands of Nabuchodonosor the Chaldean, king of Babylon, and he destroyed this house, and carried the people captive to

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Babylon. 13 And in the first year of king that is in Jerusalem, and put in the Cyrus, Cyrus the king made a decree place where they were set in the house that this house of God should be built. of God. Now, ye rulers beyond the 14 And the gold and silver vessels of the river, Satharbuzanai, and their fellowhouse of God, which Nabuchodonosor servants the Apharsachæans, who are brought out from the house that was on the other side of the river, give in Jerusalem, and carried them into these things, keeping far the name the temple of the king, them did king from that place. 7 Now rendered Cyrus bring out from the temple of let alone the work of the by Swσere. the king, and gave them to Sabanasar house of God: let the rulers of the the treasurer, who was over the trea- Jews and the elders of the Jews sure; 15 and said to him, Take all the build that house of God on its vessels, and go, put them in the house place. Also a decree has been made that is in Jerusalem in their place. by me, if haply ye may do more lit. lest 16 Then that Sabanasar came, and laid somewhat in concert with anything. the foundations of the house of God the elders of the Jews for the building in Jerusalem: and from that time even of that house of God: to wit, out of until now it has been building, and the king's property, even the tributes has not been finished. 17 And now, if beyond the river, let there be money it seem good to the king, let search be to defray the expenses carefully granted made in the treasure-house of the to those men, so that they be not king at Babylon, that thou mayest hindered. And whatever + Or, made to know if it be that a decree was made need there may be, ye shall by king Cyrus to build that house of give both the young of bulls and rams, God that was in Jerusalem, and let and lambs for whole-burnt-offerings to the king send to us when he has learnt the God of heaven, wheat, + Gr. wheats. concerning this matter. salt, wine, oil:—let it be given them according to the word of the priests that are in Jerusalem, day by day whatsoever they shall ask. 10 That they may offer sweet savours to the God of heaven, and that they may pray for the life of the king and his sons. 11 And a decree has been made by me, that every man who shall alter this word, timber shall be pulled down from his house, and let him be lifted up and slain upon it, and his house 'shall be confiscated. + Gr. shall be 12 And may the God whose ing to me. name dwells there, over- Strange varithrow every king and people from Chaldee. who shall stretch out his hand to alter or destroy the house of God which is in Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree; let it be diligently attended to. 13 Then Thanthanai the governor on this side beyond the river, Satharbuzanai, and his fellow-servants, according to that which king Darius sent, so they did diligently. And

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