610. a 2 Kings 23. 30, &c. 34, &c. 27 And his deeds, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. Esdras 1. made him king in his father's stead in Jerusalem. 8 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and his abominations which he did, and that which was found in him, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead. 9 Jehoiachin was eight years old 2 King 24 when he began to reign, and he reigned + Heb. at the h2 Kings 24. 10 And when the year was expired, return of the hking Nebuchadnezzar sent, and brought year. him to Babylon, with the goodly ves- 10,-17. sels of the house of the LORD, and made Dan. 1.1, 2. || Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem. 11 ¶ Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. & 5.2. 599. + Heb. vessels of desire. or, Mattaniah his fa ther's bro- 12 Kings 24 12 And he did that which was evil in 17. the sight of the LORD his God, and hum-k Jer. 37. 1. bled not himself before Jeremiah the 18. Jer. 52.1, prophet speaking from the mouth of the LORD. m &c. 593m Jer. 52. 3. 18. 13 And he also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him Ezek. 17. 15, swear by God: but he "stiffened his neck, n2 Kings 17. and hardened his heart from turning unto 14. the LORD God of Israel. 14 Moreover all the chief of the priests, and the people, transgressed very much after all the abominations of the heathen; and polluted the house of the LORD which he had hallowed in Jerusalem. 15° And the LORD God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers, rising had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling place: 16 But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and p Jer. 5. 12, 'misused his prophets, until the 'wrath of Prov. 1. 25. the LORD arose against his people, till 30. 590. there was no remedy. r Jer. 32. 3. Matt. 23. 34. 588. 17 Therefore he brought upon them & 38.6. the king of the Chaldees, who "slew their s Ps. 74. 1. & young men with the sword in the house 79-5. of their sanctuary, and had no compas- +Heb. healsion upon young man or maiden, old ge man, or him that stooped for age: he 49. 2 Kings gave them all into his hand. t Deut. 28. 25. 1, &c. Ezra 9-7 18 And all the vessels of the house of u Ps. 74. 20. & 79. 2, 3. God, great and small, and the treasures of x 2 Kings 25. the house of the LORD, and the treasures 13, &c. of the king, and of his princes; all these he brought to Babylon. 588. 9. Ps. 74. 6, 19 And they burnt the house of God, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem, 7. and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire, and destroyed all the goodly vessels thereof. a Kings 25. & 79. 1, 7. remainder 20 And them that had escaped from the the the sword carried he away to Babylon; from the where they were servants to him and z 2 Kings 25. his sons until the reign of the kingdom a Jer. 27.7. of Persia: 11. 11, 12. & 26. e Lev. 26. 34, 21 To fulfil the word of the LORD by b Jer. 25.9 the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land 6,7.& 29.10. had enjoyed her sabbaths: for as long 35, 43. Da as she lay desolate she kept sabbath, to 9.2. fulfil threescore and ten years. d Lev. 25. 49 5. 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, 2 Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath Isa. 4428 charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. & 45. 1, 13.. c 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 d Dan. 6. 26. God of Israel, (a he is the God,) which is in Jerusalem. 4 And whosoever remaineth in any place where he sojourneth, let the men of Heb. lift his place thelp him with silver, and with gold, and with goods, and with beasts, beside the freewill offering for the house of God that is in Jerusalem. him up. 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 bring up with Before CHRIST cir. 536 themt at captivity that brought + Heb. the up from Babylon unto Jerusalem. CHAP. II. 1 The number that return, of the people, 36 of the priests, 40 of the Levites, 43 of the Nethinims, 55 of Solomon's servants, 62 of the priests which could not shew their pedigree. 64 The whole number of them, with their substance. 68 Their oblations. transportation. 2 Which came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, || Seraiah, ||Reelaiah, 10. 4anMordecai, Bilshan,_|| Mizpar, Bigvai, tor, Ras|| Rehum, Baanah. The number of the mah. men of the people of Israel: Or, Mispe reth. 3 The children of Parosh, two thou- Lor, Ne sand an hundred seventy and two. 4 The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two. 10. 5 The children of Arah, seven hun-See Neh. 7dred seventy and five. 6 The children of Pahath-moab, of dNeh. 7. 1. 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. 10 The children of || Bani, six hundred Or. B 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. that returned from Babylon. Before CHRIST CHAP. II. 15 The children of Adin, four hundred cir. 536. fifty and four. JOr, Hariph, Neb. 7. 24. 1Or, Gibeon, Neh. 7.25 1 Or, Bethmaveth, Neh. 7. 28. < Seever. 7. Or, Harid, as it is in 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 Hashum, two hundred twenty and three. 20 The children of || Gibbar, ninety and five. 21 The children of Beth-lehem, an hundred twenty and three. 22 The men of Netophah, fifty and six. 23 The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight. 24 The children of ||Azmaveth, forty and two. Those who returned from Babylon. Before CHRIST cir. 536. 44 The children of Keros, the children 46 The children of Hagab, the children 48 The children of Rezin, the children Or, Shamlai. shesin. 50 The children of Asnah, the children 25 The children of Kirjath-arim, Che-ren of Sisera, the children of Thamah, 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 hun- 31 The children of the other Elam, a 33 The children of Lod, || Hadid, and iChron. 247 1 Chron. 444 1 Chron 312 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 thou- 38 The children of "Pashur, a thou- 40 The Levites: the children of Je- Or, Judah, || Hodaviah, seventy and four. 63 And the ||Tirshatha said unto them, 65 Beside their servants and their 66 Their horses were seven hundred 10. Heb. they were pollut ed from the Or, gover priesthood. 8.9. 10, 15, 16. r Exod. 28. 30. Numb. 27.21. • Neh. 7. 67. ar Esdras 5. 47, &c. Or, Joshua, Hag. 1. 1. & 1. 70 So the priests, and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities. 2 Then stood up || Jeshua the son of 2.2. Zech. 3. Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, Called Zo. and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, robabel, and his brethren, and builded the altar Luke 3. 27. of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offer12. Luke ings thereon, as it is written in the law 3. 27, called of Moses the man of God. Matt. 1. 12. b Matt. Salathiel. e Deut. 12.5 3 And they set the altar upon his bases; for fear was upon them because of the people of those countries: and they offered burnt offerings thereon unto the d Numb. 28. LORD, even burnt offerings morning and evening. 3,4 c Neh. 8. 14, 17. 4 They kept also the feast of taber17, ch. 14 nacles, as it is written, and offered the fExod. 23. daily burnt offerings by number, accordNumb. 29. ing to the custom, as the duty of every Heb. the day required; 12, &c. matter of the day in his day. 5 And afterward offered the continual burnt offering, both of the new moons, and of all the set feasts of the LORD that were consecrated, and of every one that willingly offered a freewill offering unto the LORD. 6 From the first day of the seventh month began they to offer burnt offerings unto the LORD. But the foundation of the temple of the LORD was not yet laid. 7 They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters; and 6,9. 2Chrou. meat, and drink, and oil, unto them of 2.10. Acts 12. Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cek2 Chron. dar trees from Lebanon to the sea of *Joppa, 1according to the grant that 1 ch. 6. 3. they had of Cyrus king of Persia. 20. 2.16. Acts 9. 36. 10 And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise the LORD, after the "ordinance of David king of Israel. 11 And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the LORD; 'because he is good, "for his mercy endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid. 40. † Heb.as one. • 1 Chron. 16. 5, 6, 42 2 Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye do; and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of Esarbaddon king of Assur, which brought us 24, 324 335 up hither. 3 But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said unto them, "Ye have nothing to do with us to build an house unto our God; but we ourselves together will cir. 8 be Kings 17. 19 37- ver. 10. < Neb. 2. 7 And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote || Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and Heb. soci- the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue. tary. 8 Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai Or, seere the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort: 9 Then wrote Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions; the Dinaites, the fa Kings 17. Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Susanchites, the Dehavites, and the Elamites, + Chald. societies. 30, 31. The decrce of Artaxerxes. CHRIST 522. be builded again, and the walls thereof Before set up, by this means thou shalt have no portion on this side the river. 17¶ Then sent the king an answer unto Rehum the chancellor, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their + com- Chald. panions that dwell in Samaria, and unto the rest beyond the river, Peace, and at such a time. 18 The letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before me. societies. me a decree 19 And I commanded, and search +Chald. by hath been made, and it is found that this is t city of old time hath +made insurrection Chald. against kings, and that rebellion and sedi-S. tion have been made therein. lifted up it 21. Ps. 72. 8. 20 There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, which have ruled over 1 Kings 4. all countries beyond the river; and toll, 1 Gen. 15. 18. tribute, and custom, was paid unto them. Josh. 1.4. 21+ Give ye now commandment to Chald. cause these men to cease, and that this cree. city be not builded, until another commandment shall 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? 23 ¶ Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes' letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power. Make a de + Chald. by arm and 520. 24 Then ceased the work of the house power. of God which is at Jerusalem. So it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia. 15 That search may be made in the book of the records of thy fathers: so shalt thou find in the book of the records, and know that this city is a rebellious city, and hurtful unto kings and provinces, and that they have moved sedition +Chald. is within the same of old time: for which 5 But the eye of their God was upon ing cause was this city destroyed. the elders of the Jews, that they could b See ch. 7. 16 We certify the king that, if this city not cause them to cease, till the matter ↑ Chald. made. the midst thereof. ↑ Chald. that build this build 6,28. Ps. 33 |