II. CHRONICLES XXXVI. 4.

B.C. 610. e. Eliakim, God will
set_up.
je. Jehdia- kim, Jeho- yah will. set_up.
CARRIED TO BABYLON.
6. Foretold, Hab. 1. 6. 606.
w. with two-
fetters_of brass.
DEATH OF JEHOIAKIM. 599.
8. 2 KL. 24.
5, 6, 7. JEHOLA- CHIN'S REIGN.
9, 10, 2 KIN. 24, 8-17.
j. Jehoia- chin, Jeho- vah will establish
10. Jer. 37.1. Dan. 1.1, 2; 5. 2.
a. at the- return-of.
0. or his Father's . brother.
ZEDEKIAH’S REIGN.
Jehovah. ll. Jer. 52.1, &e.
593. 13. 2 KIN, 24. 20.
n. nations.
p.- Persia, either from ahras, to ivide, Dan. 5. 28, or from pabrash, orseman.
4 And the_king_of Egypt made er Elia- kim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and turned his -name to je Jehoiakim. And Necho took -Je- hoahaz his brother, and carried him to
Egypt.
Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began_to_reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem : and he did that which was xevil in the_
* |sight_of J the Lorp his =God.
6 Against him came_up Nebuchad- nezzar king_of Babylon, and bound him in v xfetters, to carry him to Baby-
lon.
7 Nebuchadnezzar also carried of the_ vessels_of the_house_of ‘the Lorp to Babylon, and put them in his temple at Babylon.
8 Now the_rest_of the_acts_of Je- hoiakim, and his abominations which he did, and =+that_which was_found in him, behold, they are written in the_ book_of the_-kings-_of Israél and Judah : and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.
9 j Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began_to_reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jeru- salem: and he did that, which was xevil in the_sight_of J the Lorn.
10 And « when the year was_expired, xking Nebuchadnezzar sent, and prsupns him to Babylon, with the goodly vessels_of the_house_of / the Lorp, and made Zedekiah his o brother king over Judah and Jerusalem.
il zZedekiah was one and twenty
years old when he began_to_reign, and |
sees, eleven years in Jerusalem.
12 And he did that which was xevil in the_sight_of Jthe Lorp his =God, and humbled not himself before Jere-
‘|miah the prophet speaking from the_
mouth_of / the Lorp.
13 And he also rebelled against xking Nebuchadnezzar, who had_made_him_ swear by =God: but he stiffened his eneck, and hardened his «heart from vores unto !the Lorp =God_of Is- raél.
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 Jthe Lorp which He had_
hallowed in Jerusalem. :
1% And Jthe Lorp =God_of their) B.C.
fathers sent to them by His messengers, rising_up_betimes, and sending; be- cause He had_compassion on His peo- ple, and on His dwelling_place :
16 But they wt+mocked the_messen- gers_of x=God, and 4d-despised His words, and misused His prophets, until the_wrath_of Jthe Lorp arose against His people, till there was no remedy, :
17 Therefore He prowaiy upon them -the_king_of the Chal their young_men with the sword in the_house_of their sanctuary, and had no compassion upon young_man or maiden, old_man, or » him_that_stoop- ed_for_age : He gave xthem all into his hand.
18 And all the_vessels_of the_house_ of x=God, xgreat and xsmall, and the_ treasures_of the_house_of / the Lorp,
ees, who slew| ©
and the_treasures_of the king, and of a
his princes; xall these he brought to Babylon.
19 And they burnt «the _ house _ of x= and brake_down +the_wall_of Jerusalem, and burnt all the palaces thereof with «fire, and destroyed all the goodly vessels thereof.
20 And them that_had_escaj from the sword carried_he_away to Babylon; where they were servants to him and his sons until the_reign_of the_kingdom_of Persia :
21 To fulfil the_word_of 4 the Lorp by the_mouth_of Jeremiah, until the land had_enjoyed her ssabbaths: for aas long as she lay_desolate she kept_ sabbath, to fulfil threescore.and_ten years.
2 Now in the_first year_of Cyrus king_of Persia, that the_word_of / the Lorp spoken by the_mouth_of Jeremiah might _be accomplished, Jthe Lorp stirred_up..-th®_spirit_of Cyrus king_ of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his ki it also in writing, saying,
3 “Thus saith Cyrus king_of Persia, All the_kingdoms_of the earth -hath
‘the Lorp =God of ¢ x-heaven given me;}¢.
and He hath charged me to build Him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Ju- dah. Who is there among you of all His -people? J The Lorp his =God be with him, and let_him_go_up.”
"EZRA.
king_of » Persia, that the_word_ of Jthe Lorn by the_mouth_of Jere- miah might _ be _ fulfilled, Jthe Lorp 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,
. Nov in the_first year_of ¢Cyrus|’ Zhe Lorp =God_of x-heaven -hath_
given me all the_kingdoms_of the earth; and ec hath charged me to build Him a Toure at Jerusalem, which is in Ju- ah, 3 Who is there among you of all His
om, and put y
people? his =God ‘be with him, and]! @¢y
let_him_go_up to Jerusalem, which 7s in Judah, and build -the_house_of J the
370
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Ezxa I.
B.C. 536. . isteft. p. anah-
shim. . ‘cattle.
CHIEF OF UDAH AND
BENJAMIN
_ ARISE. stirred_up, yr awak-
ened, le Jehovah.
|, Nebu- ‘hadnezzar,
ae own, 7 Born in
Sabylon. | anah-
|
} i
I H t
E
4,
Lorp =God_of Israél, (He is the =God,) which 7s in Jerusalem.
4 And whosoever ¢xremaineth in any xplace where Ite sojourneth, ‘let the_ «men_of his place help him with silver, and with gold, and with goods, and with c« beasts, beside the freewill_offer- ing for the_house_of x=God that is in Jerusalem.”
5 Then rose_up the-chief_of the_ fathers_of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, with all them whose -spirit x=God had_s raised, to go_up to build -the_house_of ! the Lorp which is in Jerusalem.
6 And all they_that_were_about them strengthened their hands with vessels_ of silver, with xgold, with xgoods, and with ca xbeasts, and with xprecious_ nines beside all that was_willingly_ offered,
7 Also Cyrus the king brought_forth rthe_vessels_of the_house_of J the Lorn, which » Nebuchadnezzar had_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 sh Sheshbazzar, the prince_of Judah. 9 And this 7s the-number_of them:
.|thirty ¢chargers_of gold, a thousand
dchargers_of silver, nine and twenty knives,
10 Thirty cobasons_of gold, silver cobasons_of a second sort four hun- dred and ten, and other vessels a thou-
sand,
ll All the_vessels_of xgold and of xsilver were five thousand and four hundred, xAll these did Sheshbazzar bring_up with them of the captivity that were_brought_up from Babylon unto Jerusalem.
NOW these are the_s children_of the province xsthat went_up out_of the captivity, of those which had_been_ carried_away, whom Nebuchadnezzar
_|the_king_of Babylon had_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, Re- hum, Baanah. The_number_of the_ «men_of the_people_of Israél :
8 The_s children_of Parosh, two_thou- sand a hundred seventy and two.
4 The_s children_of Shephatiah, three
{hundred seventy and two.
5 The_schildren_of Arah, seven hun- dred seventy and five.
6 The_schildren_of Pahath-moab, of the_schildren_of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve.
7 The_schildren_of Elam, a thousand two_hundred fifty’and four.
8 The_schildren_of Zattu, nine hun- dred forty and five.
9 The_s children_of Zaccai, seven hun- dred and threescore.
10 The_s children_of Bani, six hundred forty and two.
1 The_schildren_of Bebai, six hun- dred twenty and three.
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Ezra II. 45,
12 The_schildren_of Azgad, a thou- sand two_hundred twenty and two.
18 The_schildren_of Adonikam, six hundred sixty and six.
14 The_s children_of Bigvai, two_thou- sand fifty and six.
15 The_schildren_of Adin, four hun- dred fifty and four.
16 The_s children_of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight.
V7 The_s children_of Bezai, three hun- dred twenty and three.
18 The_s children_of Jorah, a hundred and twelve.
19. The_schildren_of Hashum, two_ hundred twenty and three.
20 The_schildren_of Gibbar, ninety and five.
21 The-s children_of Beth-lehem, a hundred twenty and three.
‘i The_#men_of Netophah, fifty and six,
23 The_« men_of Anathoth, a hundred twenty and eight.
24 The_s children_of Azmaveth, forty and two,
25 The_s children_of Kirjath-arim, Che- phirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three.
26 The_s children_of Ramah and Gaba, six hundred twenty and one.
27 The_# men_of Michmas, a hundred twenty and two.
28 The_« men_of Beth-el and Ai, two_ hundred twenty and three.
29 The_s children_of Nebo, fifty and two.
80 The_s children_of Magbish, a hun- dred fifty and six.
31 The_schildren_of the other Elam, a thousand two - hundred fifty and four.
82 The_schildren_of Harim, three hundred and twenty.
83 The_s children_of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and five.
84 The_schildren_of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.
3> The_schildren_of Senaah, three thousand and six hundred and thirty.
%6 The priests: the_schildren_of Je- daiah, of the_house_of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.
87 The_s children_of Immer, a thou- sand fifty and two.
88 The_schildren_of Pashur, a thou- sand two hundred forty and seven.
39 The_schildren_of Harim, a thou- sand and seventeen.
40 The Levites: the_schildren_of Jeshua and Kadmiél, of the_s children_ of Hodaviah, seventy and four.
41 The singers: the-—schildren _ of Asaph, a hundred twenty and eight.
42 The_s children_of the porters: the_ schildren_of Shallum, the_schildren_ of Ater, the_schildren_of Talmon, the_ schildren_of Akkub, the_s children_of Hatita, the_s children_of Shobai, 77 all a hundred thirty and nine.
#8 The Nethinims: the_schildren.of Ziha, the_schildren_of Hasupha, the_ s children_of Tabbaot!
44 The_schildren_of Keros, the_s chil-
dren_of Siaha, the_schildren_of Pa- j
don, 45 The_schildren_of Lebanah, the_
B.C. about 536. 8. SONS,
@. anah- shim.
THE PRIESTS. 36-39. NEH. 7. 39-42,
LEVITES. 40. NEH. 7. 43.
SINGERS. 41, NEH. 7. 44.
PORTERS. 42. NEH. 7. 45.
NETHINIM. 43-54. NEH. 7. 46-56.
§. Sons.
371
Ezra II. 46.
B.C. about 536.
$. SONS,
SONS OF SOLOMON'S SERVANTS.
Together
292.
55-58. NEH. 7. 57-60.
t. Tirshatha,
ind pe: tions, j
THE WHOLE | ASSEMBLY, 42,360. SERVANTS, 7,337.
64, 65. NEH.
7. 66, 67.
a, assembly. THEIR
Horses, &o,
66, 67. NEH. 7. 68, 69.
schildren_of Hagabah, the_s children_of Akkub,
46 The_schildren_of Hagab, the_ schildren_of Shalmai, the_s children_of
anan, 47 The_schildren_of Giddel, the _ schildren_of Gahar, the_s children_of Reaiah, 48 The_s children_of Rezin, the_s chil- dren_of Nekoda, the_s children_of Gaz-
zam,
49 "The_s children_of Uzza, the-s chil- dren_of Paseah, the -s children _ of Besai,
50 The_schildren_of Asnah, the_ schildren_of Mehunim, the_schildren_ of Nephusim
51 The _s children _of Bakbuk, the_ schildren_of Hakupha, the_schildren_ of Harhur,
52 The_schildren_of Bazluth, the_ schildren_of Mehida, the_schildren_of Harsha,
53 The _schildren_of Barkos, the _ schildren_of Sisera, the_schildren_of Thamah,
54 The_schildren_of Neziah, the _ schildren_of Hatipha.
55 The_schildren_of Solomon’s ser- vants: the_schildren_of Sotai, the_ schildren_of Sophereth, the_s children_ of Peruda,
56 The_schildren_of Jaalah, the_ schildren_of Darkon, the_s children_of Giddel,
57 The_s children_of Shephatiah, the_ schildren_of Hattil, the_s children_of ree of Zebaim, the_s children_of
mi.
58 All the Nethinims, and the-_s chil- dren_of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred ninety and two.
59 And these were they which x+went_ up from_Tel-melah, Tel-harsa, Cherub, Addan, and Immer: but they could not shew their father’s house, and their seed, whether thep were of Is- raél :
60, The_schildren_of Delaiah, the_ schildren_of Tobiah, the_s children_of Nekoda, six hundred fifty and two.
61 And of the_schildren_of the priests : the_s children_of Habaiah, the_s chil- dren_of Koz, the_schildren_of Barzil- lai; which took a wife_of the_daugh- ters_of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was_ called after their name :
62 These sought their register among xathose_that were_reckoned_by_genea- logy, but they were not found: there- fore were_they, as_polluted, put from the priesthood.
6 Andthe Tirshatha said untothem, that they should not eat of the -most_ holy x=things, till there stood_up a priest with «=Urim and with ¢=Thum- mim.
6t The whole «congregation together was forty and two thousand three hun- dred and threescore,
6 Beside their servants and their maids, of whom there were seven thou- sand three hundred thirty and seven : and there were among them two - hundred singing_men and singing — women.
6 Their horses were seven hundred
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Ezra
thirty and six; their mules, two_hun-|B.C, abc dred forty and five; 536.
6 Their camels, four hundred thirty q and five; thei asses, six thousand seven | hundred and twenty.
68 And some of the_chief_of the fathers, | Free. when they came to the_house_of /the| WiLL Lorp which is at Jerusalem, offered_| F®®! freely for the-house_of x=God to set_it_ S - up in his place: i 4
69 They gave after their ability unto the_treasure_of the work threescore and one thousand drams_of gold, and five thousand pound _of silver, and one hundred priests’ garments.
70 So the priests, and the Levites;and|Tue 6 some of the people, and the singers, and | INHABI the porters, and the Nethinims, dwelt |70. Nex. pion cities, and all Israél in their cities. :
AND when the seventh xmonth was} Sevens come, and the_schildren_of Israé]} Mont were in the cities, the people gathered_|1-NEH.7 themselves_together as one ‘man to|* 590% Jerusalem. ; ; 2Then stood_up J Jeshua the_son_of| THe Ax Jozadak, and his brethren the priests,| Bum and Zerubbabel the_son_of Shealtiél, |/. Jeshua and his brethren, and builded -the_| jpstu altar_of the_=God_of Israél, to offer«| 9 9°” «burnt _ offerings thereon, as it is| 3.1. — written in the_law_of Moses the_i man_|- ofler of x=God. onal
3 And they set the altar upon his ings 4 / bases; for fear was upon them because |: of the_=people_of those countries : and tion they offered « « burnt_offerings thereon unto 4 the Lorn, even « burnt_offerings | 5. Jeho xmorning and xevening.
+They kept also -the_feast_of® xtaber- nacles, as it is written, and offered the| ® daily «burnt_offerings by number, ac-|?- cording_to the custom, mas the_duty_|. the. of every day required ; ae
5 And afterward offered the continual) day. — asburnt _ offering, both of the new_|as. asce moons, and of all the_set_feasts_of 1 the| me Lorb «that were_sa consecrated, and of] .. 5, every_one that_willingly_offered a free-| fied. Se unto ! the Lorn. ,
6 From the first day of the seventh xmonth began they to offer « «burnt_ offerings unto ‘the Lorp. But the_ foundation_of the_temple_of ’ the Lorp was not yet laid.
7 They gave smoney also unto the! Preps masons, and to the «carpenters; and| TION] meat, and drink, and oil; unto them of] p45 Zidon, ‘and to them of Tyre, to bring}, cedar trees from xLebanon to the_sea_| Heb. _ of Joppa, according_to the grant that| keseph. they had of Cyrus king_of Persia. ae
8 Now in the second xyear of their} THe Wo coming unto the_house_of x=God at Je- rusalem, in the second xmonth, began : Zerubbabelk the_son_of Shealtiél, and je Jeshua the_son_of Jozadak, and the_ remnant_of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all x+they_that were_come out_of the captivity unto Jerusalem ; and appointed “the Leyites, from twenty years old and upward, to set_forward the_work_of the_house_of ‘the Lorp. Fo
2 Then stood Jeshua with his sons} rioy Lal
FoRWal z,. Zeru
bel, §
ane hua Sat ;
oe
and his brethren, Kadmiél and his sons, the_sons_of Judah, together, to set_for- ward the workmen in the_house_of x=God: the_sons_of Henadad, with their sons and their brethren the Le- vites. .
10 And when the builders laid_the_ foundation _of -the_temple_of /! the Lorp, they set the priests in their ap- parel with xtrumpets, and the Levites the_sons_of Asaph with xcymbals, to praise ! -the Lorp, after the_ordinance_ of David king_of Israél.
il And they sang_together-by_course in praising and giving_thanks unto? the Lorp; because He is good, for His Tmerey endureth for ever toward Israél. And all the -people shouted with a great shout, when they praised ‘the Lorp, because the_foundation_of the_ house_of J the Lorp was_laid.
- 22 But many of the priests and xLe-
' | vites and chief_of the fathers, who were
xancient_men, that had_seen the first exhouse, when the_foundation_of this xhouse was_laid before their eyes, swept with a loud voice ; and many shouted_ aloud for joy:
13 So that the people could not dis- cern the_noise_of the_shout_of joy from the_noise_ofthe_weeping_ofthe people: for the people +shouted with a loud pucut, and the noise was_heard afar off.
NOW when the_adversaries_of Ju- dah and Benjamin heard that the_ s children_of the captivity builded the temple unto J the Lorp =God_of Israél ; 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 Esar-haddon king_of Assur, which brought us up hither.” 8 But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and
.| the_rest_of the_chief_of the fathers_of
Israel, said unto them, “Ye have no- thing to do with us to build a house unto our =God; but we_ourselves to- gether will_build unto J the Lorp=God_ of Israél, «cas king Cyrus the_king_of Persia hath commanded us.”
4 Then the_people_of the land
-| wv tsweakened the_hands_of the_people_
of Judah, and «troubled them in build-
_ |g,
» And +hired counsellors againstthem, to frustrate their purpose, allthe_days_ of Cyrus king_of Persia, even until the_
-|reign_of @ Darius_king of Persia.
© And in the_reign_of «i Ahasuerus, in the_beginning_of his reign, wrote they wnto him an accusation against
7° \the_inhabitants_of Judah and Jeru-
salem.
7 And in the_days_of ar Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeél, and the_rest_of their companions, unto Ar- taxerxes king_of Persia; and the_ writing_of the letter was written in the| Syrian_tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian_tongue.
8 Rehum_ the mchancellor and
Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter
Ezra TV. 22.
against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king ¢ in this sort: ;
9Then wrote Rehum the ™ chancel- lor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the_ rest_of their companions; the Dina- ites, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Susanchites, the De- havites, and the Elamites,
10 And the_rest_of the » nations whom the great and noble Asnapper brought_ over, and ‘set in the_cities_of Samaria, and the rest that are on this_side the river, and at such_a_time.
11 This 7s the_copy_of the letter that they sent unto him, even unto Arta- xerxes the king ; “Thy servants the «men on this_side the river, and at such a time.
12 FBe_it +known unto the king, that the Jews which came_up from thee to us -are_come unto Jerusalem, +building the rebellious and the bad city, and have_set_up the walls thereof, and ‘joined the foundations.
13 FBe_it known now unto the king, that, if this city 'be_builded, and the walls set_up again, then will they not pay toll, tribute, and custom, and so thou shalt_endamage the_revenue_of the kings.
14 Now because ¢ we have maintenance from the king’s palace, and it +was not meet for us to see the king’s dishonour, therefore haye_we_sent and -certified the king ;
15 That search may_be_made in the_ book_of the_records_of thy fathers: so shalt_thou_find in the_book_of the re- cords, and know that this city is a rebellious city, and hurtful unto kings and provinces, and that they have_ moved sedition within the-same_of old time: for which_cause was this city destroyed.
16 Ge certify the king that, if this city be_builded again, and the_walls thereof set_up, by this means thou shalt_have no portion on this side the river.”
7 Then sent the king an answer unto Rehum the ™ chancellor, and to Shim- Shai the scribe, and to the_rest_of their companions 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.
19 And I ™ commanded, and -search_ hath_been_made, and it *is_found that this city of old time hath_!made_ insurrection against kings, and that rebellion and sedition have_been_made therein.
20 There have_been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, which shave_ruled over all. countries beyond the river; and toll, tribute, and custom, was_paid unto them.
21 -Give ye now «commandment to cause these smen to cease, and that this 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?”
B.C. 522.
a.after_this_ manner,
Dp. peoples.
522.
“ash, frail, ahsh, mortal
t. the-salt_of the palace is our salt.
THE KING'S REPLY.
m. made a decree.
1. lifted_up itself.
20. 1 Kin. 4. 21.
a. a decree, 8s. strong men.
373
Ezra IV. 23.
B.C. 522. | 2% Now when the_copy_of king Arta- Tue Wonk | Xerxes’ letter was read before Rehum,
ceases. |2nd 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. 520. 24Then ceased the_work_of the_house_ ehh. Elahah, | of «#4 -~God which és at Jerusalem. So God, it -ceased unto the_second year_of the_ singer, |reign_of Darius king_of Persia.
ah, em- phatic.
Haccar |™ THEN the prophets, Haggai the AND ZECHA-|e) rophet, and Zechariah the_son_ Babe of Iddo, :prophesied unto the Jews that 1. Hag. 1.1, |@ere in Judah and Jerusalem in the_ Zech1.1. |name_of the_ch-God_of Israél, even eh, Elah, unto them.
rod, 5 2 Then rose_up Zerubbabel the_son_ sg. _\of Shealtiél, and Jeshua the_son_of
ZeruB- | Jozadak, and -began to build the_house_ Bees | of e#4-God which is at Jerusalem : and
BEGIN _ | With them weve the_prophets_ofelt-God AGAIN TO | helping them.
BUuILp. 3 At the same time came to them ent. Elahah, |/'Patnai, governor on this_side the river, phatic, and Shethar-boznai, and their com- singular. |panions, and said thus unto them, ~Tarnar |. Who hath commanded you to build anD oTHERS | this house, and to make_up this wall?”
OPPOSE. 4 Then ‘said we unto them after this ae madea |manner, “What are the_names_of the tor toia we | en that make this building?” them the 5 But the_eye_of their «h-God was names of |upon the_elders_of the Jews, that they the sttonz- |could not cause_them_to_cease, till the build this | matter came to Darius: and then they building. |*returned answer by letter concerning
this matter. TuELerrer| ® The_copy_of the letter that Tatnai, oF TATNAI |governor on this side the river, and To DARIUS. /Shethar-boznai, and his companions DEE the Apharsachites, which were on this side the river, sent unto Darius the king: 7 They sent a letter unto him, wherein was_written thus; “Unto Darius the * |king, all peace. 8 Be_it «known unto the king, that we went into the_province_of Judea, ehh. Elahah,|to the_house_of the great ehh-God, God, s.ngu-| which +is_builded with great stones, lar, Chal- \and timber +is_laid in the walls, and Re to |this work goeth fast on, and prospereth worship, to|in their hands. oemiler re ie ° Then asked we those elders, and _Heb.|Said unto them thus, ‘Who ™com- singular of \manded you to build this house, and to Elohim. | make_up these walls?’ 10 We asked their names also, to certify thee, that we might_write the_ s.strong- |names_of thesmen that were the_chief_ men. of them. 11 And thus they returned us answer, saying, ‘Ge are the_servants_of the_ eh. Elah. eh-God_of =heaven and earth, and build the house that was_builded these many years ago, which a great king_of Israél builded and set_up. 12 2Chr.36 | 12 But after that our fathers had_
16, 17. provoked the_eh-God_of =heaven unto
wrath, He gave them into the_hand_of Nebuchadnezzar the_king_of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house, and carried the people away into Babylon.
13 But in the_first year_of Cyrus the_
536. 13. Ch. 1.1.
Ezra VI.8.
king_of Babylon the same king Cyrus
BO. 536
made a decree to build this house_of era. Elahal
ehh -God.
14 And the vessels also of gold and tang gets 7, 8
silver of the_house_of ¢h~ which Nebuchadnezzar took out_of the temple
=
, em-
5 Hag. 1.14
that was in Jerusalem, and brought |“ -Flab,
them into the_temple_of Babylon, those did Cyrus the king take_out of the_ temple_of Babylon, and they -were_ delivered unto one, whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had_made governor ;
15 ad *said unto or Sager _e vessels, *g0, pecarry them into t temple that is in Jerusalem, and et the_house_of «~God be_builded in his place.’
16 Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the_foundation_of the_house_ of «hh -God which %s in Jerusalem: and since that time even until now hath_ it_been_in_building, and yet it is not finished. :
17 Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, 'let_there_be_search_made in the king’s treasure house, which is there at Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree was_made of Cyrus the king to build this house_of «4:-God at Jeru- salem, and Het the ki send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.”
THEN Darius the king made a
decree, and search_was_made in
the_house_of the rolls, where the treasures were_laid_up in Babylon.
2 And there -was_found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the_province_of the Medes, ea roll, and therein was a record thus written :
3 “Tn the_first_year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the_house_of Jerusalem, ‘Let the house be_builded,
the place where they s offered sacrifices,| g
and let the foundations thereof be_ strongly_laid ; the height thereof three- score cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits ;
~+ With three rows of + great stones,
singwlar.
and a row of new timber: and Het the|
expences be_given out_of the king’s house : i
5 And also let the golden and silver vessels of the house of ¢kh-God, which Nebuchadnezzar took_forth out_of the temple which is at Jerusalem, and ‘brought unto Babylon, tbe_restored, and brought_again unto the temple which is at Jerusalem, every one to his pisces place them in the_house_of
6 Now, therefore, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shethas posnal: aa your companions the Apharsachites, which are beyond the river, -be_ye_far from thence.
7 -Let the_work_of this house _ of ehh-God alone; let the_governor_of the Jews and the_elders_of the Jews build this house of «#4-God in his place. Hy
8 Moreover I make a decree what ye shall_do to the_elders_of these Jews for the_building_of this house of «hh-God: that of the king’s goods, even of the
374
HzRA VI. 9.
B.C. 519.
_strong- nen.
ascend- ng-offer-
nyoUurs, OT avours-of
est. h. Elahah, mphatic.
sons. ih. Elahah. brought ear.
1Chr. iii, xxiv.
nations. Jehovah him,
-|the_s children_of the captivity, -kept
tribute beyond the river, forthwith ex- pences be_given unto these s¢ men, that they be not hindered.
And that which they have_need_of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for the_¢ burnt_offerings_of the eh-God_of =heayen,.wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according_to the_appointment_ of the priests which are at Jerusalem, tlet_it be_given them day by day with- out fail :
10 That they may ® offer s sacrifices_ of_sweet_savours unto the_eh -God_of =heaven, and «pray for the_life_of the king, and of his sons.
11 Also I have_made a decree, that whosoever shall_alter this word, ‘let timber be_pulled_down from his house, and being-_set_up, let_him_be_hanged thereon ; and 'let his house be-made a dunghill for this.
12 And the ehh-God that hath_caused His name to_dwell there ‘destroy all kings and people, that shall_put to their hand to alter and to destroy this house_of ¢kh-God which is at Jerusa- lem. £ Darius -have_made a decree: Het it_be_done with_speed.”
13 Then Tatnai, governor on this side the river, Shethar-boznai, and their companions, according_to that which Darius the king had_sent, so they did speedily.
14 And the_elders_of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the_pro- phesying_of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the_son_of Iddo, And they ‘builded, and -finished 7, according_to the.commandment_of the_eh -God_of Israél, and according_to the-command- ment.of Cyrus, and Darius, and Arta- xerxes king_of Persia.
15 And this house -was_finished on the_third day_of the month Adar, which was in the_sixth year_of the_ reign_of Darius the king.
16 And the_schildren_of Israél, the priests, and the Levites, and the_rest_of the _dedication_of this house _of ehh-God with joy,
17 And } offered at the_dedication_of this house_of ehh-God a hundred bul- locks, two_hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin_offering for all Tsraél, twelve he_goats, according to} the_number-_of the_tribes_of Israél.
18 And they «set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the _service_of ¢h-God, which 7s at Jerusalem ; as it_is_written in the_book_of Moses.
19 And the_s children_of the captivity kept teenth_day_of the first xmonth.
20 For the priests and the Levites were_purified together, all of them were pure, and killed the passover for all the_s children_of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, and for themselves.
21 And the_s children_of Israél, which were_come-_again out_of all such as_had_separated_themselves unto them from the_filthiness_of the_ n=heathen_of the land, to seek J the Lorp =God-of Israél, did_eat,
Ezra
22 Andkept the_feast_of=unleavened_ bread seven days with joy: for / the Lorp had_made-_them joyful, and ‘turned the_heart_of the_king_of As- syria unto them, to strengthen their hands in the_work_of the-house_of x=God, the_=God_of Israél.
q NOW after xthese xthings,; in the_
reign_of Artaxerxes king_of Persia, e Ezra the_son_of Seraiah, the_son_of Azariah, the_son_of Hilkiah,
2 The_son_of Shallum, the_son_of Za- dok, the_son_of Ahitub,
3The_son_of Amariah, the_son_of Azariah, the_son_of Meraioth,
4The_son_of Zerahiah, the_son_of Uzzi, the_son_of Bukki,
5 The_son_of Abishua, the_son_of Phinehas, the_son_of Eleazar, the_son_ of Aaron the chief priest :
6 This Ezra went-up from Babylon ; and he was a ready scribe in the_law_ of Moses, which Jthe Lorp =God_of Israél had_given ; and the king granted him all his xrequest, according_to the_ hand_of Jthe Lorp his =God upon him.
7 And there went_up some of the_ schildren_of Israél; and of the priests, and the Levites, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, unto Jerusalem, in the_seventh year of Ar- taxerxes the king.
8 And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth xmonth, which was in the seventh_ year of the king.
9 For upon the_first_day_of the first xmonth began he to go_up from Baby- lon, and on the_first_day_of the fifth xmonth came he to Jerusalem, accord- ingle the good hand_of his =Godupon
m.
10 For Ezra had_prepared his heart to seek -the_law_of 4 the Lorp, and to do it, and to teach in Israél -statutes and -judgments.
1l Now this 7s the_copy_of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave unto Ezra the priest, the scribe, even a scribe_of the_words_of the_command- ments_of J the Lorn, and of His statutes to Israél.
12 “ Artaxerxes, king_df kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe_of the_law_of the_eh-God_of =heaven, perfect peace, and at such_a_time. :
18 [ make a decree, that all they of the_people_of Israél, and of His priests and Levites, in my realm, +which_are_ minded of their_own_freewill to go_up to Jerusalem, 'go with thee.
14 Forasmuch as thou -art_sent fof the king, and of his seven counsellors, to inquire concerning Judah and Jeru- salem according_to thelaw_of thy eh-God which ‘s in thine hand ;
15 And to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counsellors have_freely_offered unto the_eh-~God_ of Israél, whose habitation is in Jeru-
salem,
16 And all the silver and gold that thou canst_find in all the_province_of Babylon, with the_freewill_offering_of
the people, and of the priests, offering_