C. about afflict_ourselves before our =God, to

457. seek of Him a right way for us, and for our little_ones, and for all our sub- stance.
2 For I was_ashamed to require of the king a band_of soldiers and horse- men to help us against the enemy in the way : because we had_spoken unto the king, saying, “The_hand_of our =God is upon all them for good +that_ seek Him; but His power and His aan 7s against all +them_that_forsake
m.”
33 So we fasted and besought our =God for this: and He was_intreated
of us.
THE 24 Then I separated twelve of the_ MEASURES | chief_of the priests, Sherebiah, Hasha- Sen biah, and ten of their brethren with BLIVERED. | them,
Ch. 7.15,| ™ And weighed unto them -the silver,
B. and «the gold, and
heave- | the_? offering_of the_house_of our=God,
fering. | which the king, and his counsellors, and his lords, and all Israél there present,
offered- | had_offered u:
Pp. 26 T even weighed unto their hand six hundred and fifty talents_of silver, and silver vessels a hundred talents, and of gold a hundred talents;
27 Also twenty basons_of gold, of a thousand drams; and two vessels_of
ld_ g fine copper, @ precious as xgold.
d, 28 And I said unto them, “He are feb.mut- holy unto Jthe Lorn; the vessels are ‘desirable. | holy also; and the silver and the gold g. Jehovah |@re a freewill_offering unto! the Lorp: ohim. |=God_of your fathers.
2 «Watch ye, and -Keep them, until ye weigh them before the_chief_of the priests and the Levites, and chief_of the fathers of Israél, at Jerusalem, in the chambers _of the _house_of / the
Lorp.”
30 So -took the priests and the Levites the_weight_of the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, to bring them es peel unto the_house_of our =God.
31 Then we departed from the_river_ of Ahava on the_twelfth_day_of the first xmonth, to go unto Jerusalem : and the_ hand_of our =God was upon us, and He delivered us from the_hand_of the enemy, and of ssuch_as_lay_in_wait by the way.
32 And we came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days.
33 Now on the fourth xday was the silver and the gold and the vessels weighed in the_house_of our =God by _|the_hand_of Meremoth the _son _of .|Uriah the priest; and with him was Eleazar the_son_of Phinehas; and with them was Jozabad the_son_of Jeshua, aut Noadiah the_son_of Binnui, Le- vites ;
84 By number and by weight of every one: and all the weight was_written at -|xthat xtime.
85 Also the_schildren-of those -that_ had_been_carried_away, which were come_out of the captivity, » offered «a burnt_offerings unto the_=God_of Is- raél, twelve bullocks for all Israél, ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs, twelve he goats for a sin_offer-
Ezra IX. 11.
ing: xall this was a «burnt_offering unto !the Lorp.
36 And they delivered the king’s d-commissions unto the king’s lieu- tenants, and to the governors on_this_ side the river: and they -furthered «the -people, and -the_house_of x=God.
9 NOW when these_things were_ done, the princes came to me, saying, “The people_of Israél, and the priests, and the Levites, have not sepa- rated_themselves from the_=people_of the lands, doing according_to their abominations, even of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebu- sites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.
2 For they haye_taken of their daugh- ters for themselves, and for their sons : so that the holy seed -have_mingled_ themselves with the_r=people_of those xlands: yea, the_hand_of the princes and rulers hath_been chief in xthis xtrespass.”
3 And when I heard xthis thing, I rent my -garment and my mantle, and plucked_off the_hair_of my head and of my beard, and sat_down astonied.
4Then were_assembled unto me every_ one that_trembled at the_words_of the_ =God_of Israél, because of the_trans- gression_of those that_had_been_car- ried_away ; and £ sat astonied until the evening ¢ sacrifice.
5 And at the evening gsacrifice I arose_up from my heaviness; and shay- ing_rent my garment and my mantle, I fell upon my knees, and spread_out my hands unto 4 the Lorp my =God.
6 And said, “O_my =God, I am ashamed and blush to lift_up my face to Thee, my =God: for our iniquities sare_increased over owr head, and our trespass is_grown_up unto the hea- yens.
7 Since the_days_of our fathers have twe been in a great trespass unto «this xday; and for our iniquities have we, our kings, and our priests, been_de- livered into the_hand_of the_kings_of the lands, to the sword, to xcaptivity, and to a xspoil, and to confusion_of face, as it is xthis xday.
8 And now for a little space grace hath_been shewed from the ?-Lorp our =God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in His holy place, that our =God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.
9 For we were bondmen; yet our =God -hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath_extended * mercy unto us in the_sight_of the_kings_of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set_up -the_house_of our =God, and to repair -the_desolations thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.
10 And now, O_our =God, what shall_ we_say after this? for we have_for- saken Thy commandments,
11 Which Thou hast_commanded by «tThy servants the prophets, saying, ‘The land, unto which pe +go to possess it, is an-anclean land with the_filthi- ness_of the_=people_of the lands, with
B.C. about 457
aan ascending- offering.
DECREES DELIVERED. 36. Ch. 7. 21. d. decrees.
THE PRINCES” CHARGE AGAINST ISRAEL,
2. Deut. 7. 2-6.
p. peoples.
Ezra’s Hu- MILIATION.
4. Isa. 66. 2.
g. gift-offer- ing.
His Con- FESSION.
3G. Jehovah my Elohim, my Triune God.
m. moment.
k. kindness, khesed.
at. the- hand_of.
3
77
Ezra IX. 12.
B.C. about 457.
8. sons. 13. Ps. 103. 10.
J. Jehovah Elohim.
ASSEMBLY a. assembly,
PROPOSAL OF SHE- CHANIAH.. =G. Elohim,
God, plural, p. peoples.
ec. cut, or confirm.
ahy, Sove- reign_Lord.
THE PEOPLE CONSENT.
ee PROCLAMA- TION.
&. Sons.
their abominations, which have_filled it from one end to another with their un- cleanness.
12 Now therefore 'give not your daugh- ters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor tseek their peace or their wealth for ever : that ye 'may_be_strong, and -eat -the_ good_of the land, and -leave_it_for_an_ inheritance to your s children for ever.’
18 And after all that -is.come upon us for our ~xevil deeds, and for our xgreat trespass, seeing that Thon our =God shast_punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and shast_given us such deliverance as xthis ;
14 Should we again_break Thy com- mandments, and join_in_affinity with the_=people_of xthese xabominations ? wouldest not Thou be_angry with us till Thou hadst_consumed ws, so that there should be no remnant nor es- caping?
15 O_J Lorp =God_of Israél, Thou art righteous: for we remain yet escaped, as it is xthis xday: behold, we are before Thee in our trespasses: for we cannot stand before Thee because of
this.
1 NOW when Ezra had_prayed, and H O when he had_confessed, weeping and casting_himself_down before the_ house_of x=God, there assembled unto him out_of Israél a yery great «con- gregation_of «men and women and children: for the people wept very sore.
2 And Shechaniah the_son_of Jehiél, one of the_sons_of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, “@le have trespassed against our =God, and have _ taken strange wives of the_p=people_of the land: yet now there_is hope in Israél concerning this_thing.
3 Now therefore ‘let _us_cmake a covenant with our =God to put_away all the wives, and such as_are_born of them, according_to the counsel_of 4 my =lord, and of those_that tremble at the_commandment_of our =God; and let_it_be_done according_to the law.
4 Arise: for this xmatter belongeth unto thee: we also will be with thee: *be_of_good_courage, and «do 7t.”
5 Then arose Ezra, and made -the chief xpriests, the Levites, and all Is- raél, to_swear that they should_do according_to xthis xword.. And they sware.
6 Then Ezra rose_up from before the_ house_of x=God, and went into the_ chamber_of Johanan the_son_of Elia- shib: and when he came thither, he did_eat no bread, nor drink water : for he mourned because of the_transgres- sion_of them that_had_been_carried_
way.
7 And they made proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem unto all the_schildren_of the captivity, that they should _ gather _ themselves _ to- gether unto Jerusalem ;
8 And that whosoever would not come within three xdays, according_to the_ counsel_of the princes and the elders, all his substance should_be_forfeited,
Ezra X.
and himself separated from the_«con-| B.C. 45 gregation_of those. that had _ been _|a. assem! icarried_away. , io
9 Then all the_-emen_of Judah and|_‘#Ptivity Benjamin gathered _ themselves _ to- Nee AT JERU-
unto J the Lorp =God_of your fathers, 's. Jehov: and «do His pleasure: and -separate_ yourselves from the_=people_of the land, and from the strange wives.”
12 Then all the «congregation an- swered and said with a loud voice, “As| 4% thou hast_said, so must we do, vs
13 But the people ave many, and it is a time of much-_rain, and we are not able to stand without, neither is this a xwork of one day or two: for we are_ many that have_transgressed in xthis xthing.
14 FLet now our rulers of all the « congregation stand, and et all them | 4. assem! xawhich have_taken strange wives. in our cities come at appointed times, and with them the-elders_of every city, and the_judges thereof, until the_fierce wrath_of our=God for xthis matter be_ turned from us.”
15 Only Jonathan the_son_of Asahél and Jahaziah the_son_of Tikvah were_ seemployed about this matter: and se. set o Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite helped them. .
16 And the_schildren_of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, with cer-| © tain chief_of the fathers, after the_ house_of their fathers, and all of them |* °°" by their names, were_separa' and sat_down in the_first day_of the tenth xmonth to examine the matter.
WV And they made_an_end with all the «men that had_taken strange’. anah- wives by the first day_of the first| shim. — xmonth,
18 And among the_sons_of the priests there were_found that had _ taken strange wives: namely, of the_sons_of Jeshua the_son_of Jozadak, and his brethren; Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah.
19 And they gave their hands that they would_put_away their wives ; and being guilty, they offered a ram_of the flock for their trespass.
20 And of the_sons_of Immer; Hanani, and Zebadiah. :
21.And of the_sons_of Harim; Maa- * seiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah.
2 And of the_sons_of Pashur; Eli- oenai, Maaseiah, Ishmaél, Nethaneél, Jozabad, and Elasah.
23 Also of the Levites ; Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah, (the same is Ke- lita,) Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
24 Of the singers also: Eliashib: and of the porters; Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.
WIVES
a - =
378
Ezra X. 25,
B.C, 456.
.C. about 446.
NEHE- MIAH'S PRAYER.
lar. indness.
> Moreover of Israél: of thesons_of Parosh; Ramiah, and Jeziah, and Mal- chiah, and Miamin, and Eleazar, and Malchijah, and Benaiah.
26 And of the_sons_of Elam: Mat-
taniah, Zechariah, and Jehiél, and Abdi, |
and Jeremoth, and Eliah.
27 And of the_sons_of Zattu ; Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza.
28 Of the_sons also_of Bebai; Jeho- hanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.
29 And of the_sons_of Bani; Me- shullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth.
80 And of the_sons_of Pahath-moab ; Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleél, and Binnui, and Manasseh.
31 And of the_sons_of Harim ; Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
NEHEMIAH II. 4,
32 Benjamin, Malluch, andShemariah. 33 Of the_sons_of Hashum ; Mattenai, |Mattathah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, | Manasseh, and Shimei.
8t Of the_sons_of Bani; Maadai, Am- ram, and Uél,
35 Benaiah, Bedeiah, Chelluh,
86 Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
37 Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasau,
88 And Bani, and Binnui, Shimei,
89 And Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah,
40 Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
41 Azareél,and Shelemiah, Shemariah,
#2 Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.
43 Of the_sons_of Nebo; Jeiél, Mat- tithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, and Joél, Benaiah.
44 All these had taken strange wives : and some of them had wives. by whom they had s children.
THE BOOK OF
NEHE
HE_words_of Nehemiah the_ son_of Hachaliah. And it came_ to_pass in the month ¢Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as € was in sShushan the palace, 3 2 That ’ Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain « men_of Judah ; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had_escaped, which were_left of the captivity, and concerning Jeru-
salem. 8 And they said unto me, “The rem-
h. |nant that -are_left_ofthe captivity there
in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the_wall_of Jerusalem also is broken_down, and the gates thereof sare_burned with *fire.”
4 And it) came_to_pass, when I heard xthese Xwords, that I sat_down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and +prayed before the_=God_of
. | =heaven,
5 And said, “I_beseech_Thee, O_ ‘Lorp =God_of x-heayen, the great and xterrible ¢x-God, +that keepeth xcove- nant and *xmercy for +them_that_love Him and +observe His commandments:
6 tLet Thine ear now be_attentive, and Thine eyes open, that Thou mayest_ hear the_prayer_of Thy servant, which £ +pray before Thee now, day and night, forthe_s children_ofIsraél Thy servants, and confess the_sins_of the_s children_ of Israél, which we have sinned against Thee: both £ and my father’s house have sinned.
7 We have dealt -very_corruptly against Thee, and have not kept -the commandments, nor -the statutes, nor -the judgments, which Thou com- mandedst Thy servant -Moses,
8 “Remember, I_beseech_Thee, «the
xvi. word that Thou commandedst Thy
servant «Moses, saying, ‘Jf pe -trans-
MIAH.
| gress, E will_scatter you abroad among the p nations :
9 But if ye -turn unto Me, and -kee My commandments, and do them; though there were of you cast_out unto the_uttermost part_of the =heaven, yet will_I_gather them from thence, and will_bring them unto the place that I shave_chosen to set My name there.’
10 Now these ave Thy servants and Thy people, whom Thou shast_redeemed by Thy xgreat power, and by Thy xstrong hand,
il O_a=Lord, I_beseech_Thee, et now Thine ear be_attentive to the_ prayer_of Thy servant, and to the_ prayer_of Thy servants, x+who ¢@ desire to fear Thy -name: and -prosper, I_ pray_Thee, Thy servant this day, and grant him ¢=mercy in the_sight_of xthis ixman.” For £ was the king’s cup-
bearer.
2 AND it came_to_pass in the_month n Nisan, in the twentieth year_of
Artaxerxes the king, that w wine was
before him: and I took_up the w wine,
and gave it unto the king. Now I had
not been beforetime sad in his presence,
2 Wherefore the king said unto me, “Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow-_of heart.” Then I was very sore afraid, ;
8 And said unto the king, “Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be_sad, when the city, the_ place_of my fathers’ sepulchres, lieth waste, and the_gates thereof -are_con- sumed with «fire ?”
4Then the king said unto me, “For what +dost thou make_request ?” So I
prayed to the_©=God_of heaven.
379
BC. 456.
8. SONS,
B.C. about 446, p. peoples
a. Adonahy, Sovereign_ Lord, or Master, plural.
d. delight.
t. tender- mercies. é. ish.
OBTAINS LEAVE TO GO TO JERU- SALEM. about 445.
n. Nisan, or Abib, first month of sacred year, seventh month of civil,
w.wine, Heb. yayin.
G, God_of the heavens.
NerHemiaun II. 5.
B.C. about 445.
6. Ch. 5. 14; 13. 6.
w, or wife, Heb. shee- gahl.
HE COMES TO THE GOVERNORS BEYOND THE RIVER.
J. force.
sc. Sanbal- lat, Hate in disguise.
t. Tobiah, Goodness- of Jehovah.
a, ahdahm.
$, Sons.
NEHEMIAH COMES TO JERU- SALEM, AND SURVEYS THE CITY.
@. anah-
shim. «. ahdahm.
g. Gate.
HE INFORMS THE
RULERS.
SANBALLAT AND TOBIAH OPPOSE,
———
5 And I said unto the king, “If it please the king, and if thy servant thave_found favour in thy sight, that thou 'wouldest_send me unto Judah, unto the_city_of my fathers’ sepulchres, that I may_build it.”
6 And the king said unto me, (the w queen also sitting by him,) “For how long shall thy journey be? and when wilt_thou_return?” So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time.
7 Worenier I said unto the king, “If it please the king, ‘let letters be_given me to the governors beyond the river, that they may_convey_me_over till I come into Judah;
8 Anda letter unto Asaph the_keeper_ of the king's forest, that he may_give me timber to make_beams for the gates_ of the palace which appertained to the house, and for the_wall_of the city, and for the house that I shall_enter into.” And the king granted me, according_to the good hand of my =God upon me.
’Then I came to the governors be- yond the river, and gave them the king’s letters. Now the king had_sent cap- tains_of the / army and horsemen with me.
10 When sa Sanballat the Horonite, and ¢ Tobiah the servant, the Ammon- ite, heard of it, it grieved them exceed- ingly that there was_come a «man to seek the_welfare_of the_schildren_of Tsraél. -
11 So I came to Jerusalem, and was there three days.
12 And I arose in_the_night, £ and some few «men with me; neither told I any «man what my =God had_put in
~|my heart to do at Jerusalem: neither
was there any beast with me, save the beast that £ +rode upon.
18 And I went_out by_night by the_ gate_of the valley, even before the dragon well, and to the Dung g¢ Port, and «viewed the_walls_of Jerusalem, which were_broken_down, and the_ gates thereof were_consumed with xfire,
14 Then I went_on to the_Gate_of the Fountain, and to the king’s pool: but there was no place for the beast that das under me to pass.
18 Then +went_I_up in_the_night by the brook, and +viewed the wall, and turned_back, and entered by the_gate_ of the valley, and so returned.
16 And the rulers knew not whither £ went, or what £ +did; neither had I as yet told it to the Jews, nor to the priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the rulers, nor to the rest +that_did the work.
Then said I unto them, “He +see the distress that wwe are in, how Jeru- salem lieth waste, and the_gates thereof sare_burned with «fire: come, and let_ us_build_up --the_wall_of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach.”
18 Then I told them of -the_hand_of my =God which was good upon me; as also the king’s words that he had_ spoken unto me. And they said, “'Let_ us_rise_up and:build.” Sothey strength- ened their hands for this xgood work.
19 But when Sanballat the Horonite,
NEHEMIAH IIT. 13.
and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, | B.C. about and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they 445. laughed us to_scorn, and despised us, and said, “ What ts xthis thing that ly sdart will pe +rebel against the : ing?” 20Then answered I them, and said unto them, “ The_=God_of x-heaven, He will_prosper us ; therefore te His ser- vants will_arise and -build: but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memo- rial, in Jerusalem.”
3 THEN ¢Eliashib the high
rose_up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the Sheep Gate; thep sanctified it, and set_up the_doors_of it; even unto the_tower_of xMeah they sanctified it, unto the_ tower_of Hananeél.
2 And «next unto him builded the_ emen_of Jericho. And «next to them builded Zaccur the_son_of Imari.
3 But the Fish -Gate did the_sons_ of Hassenaah build, who also laid_ the_beams thereof, and set_up the_ doors thereof, the_locks thereof, and the_bars thereof,
4 And anext unto them repaired Meremoth the_son_of Urijah, the_son_ of Koz. And «next unto them repaired Meshullam the_son_of Berechiah, the_ son_of Meshezabeél. And «next unto}. them repaired Zadok the son _of Baana.
5 And «next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work_of their 4=Lord.
6 Moreover the Old -Gate repaired| © Jehoiada the_son_of Paseah, and Me- shullam the_son_of Besodeiah; they laid_the_beams thereof, and set_up the_ doors thereof, and the_locks thereof, and the_bars thereof,
7 And «next unto them repaired Me- latiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the_« men_of Gibeon, and of Mizpah, unto the_throne-_of the go- vernor on_this_side the river. .
8«Next unto him repaired Uzziél the_son_of Harhaiah, of the r*gold- smiths. «Next unto bim also repaired Hananiah the_son_of one of the apo- thecaries, and they fortified Jerusalem unto the broad xwall.
9 And «next unto them repaired Re- phaiah the_son_of Hur, the_ruler_of: the_half part_of Jerusalem. 7
10 And anext unto them repaired Jedaiah the_son_of Harumaph, even over_against his house. And «next unto him repaired Hattush the_son_of Hashabniah.
ll Malchijah the_son_of Harim, and Hashub the_son_of Pahath-moab, re- paired the other piece, and the_tower_ of the furnaces.
122 And «next unto him repaired Shallum the_son_of Halohesh, the_ P ruler_of the_half part_of Jerusalem, he and his daughters.
13 The Valley -Gate repaired Hanun, and the_inhabitants_of Zanoah; the built it, and set_up the_doors thereof, the_locks thereof, and the_bars thereof, and a thousand cubits on the wall un- to the Dung Gate.
ae NAMES AND ORDER OF THOSE "HAT BUILT THE
WALL, ©
1. John 5, 2. e. Eliashib, Resto: God.
r. refiner
Qo .weteel pow
380
NEHEMIAH III. 14.
B.C. 445.
5. John 9.7.
. Siloah, The sent. one.
6, 2 Kin. 20. 20.
} Chr, 26. 9.
». entrance.
», entrance.
25, Jer. 32. 2.
14But the Dung -Gate repaired Mal- chiah the_son_of Rechab, the_ruler_of part of Beth-haccerem; he built it, and set_up the_doors thereof, the_locks thereof, and the_bars thereof.
15 But -the_Gate_of the Fountain re- paired Shallun the_son_of Col-hozeh, the_ruler_of part_of xMizpah; he tbuilt it, and covered it, and set_up the_doors thereof, the_locks thereof, and the_bars thereof, and -the_wall_ of the_pool_of sSiloah by the king’s garden, and unto the stairs x-that go_ down from the_city_of David.
16 After him repaired Nehemiah the_ son_of Azbuk, the_ruler_of the_half part_of Beth-zur, unto the place over_ against the_sepulchres_of David, and to the pool that was_made, and unto the_house_of the mighty.
17 After him repaired the Levites, Re- hum the_son_of Bani. Next unto him rpatee Hashabiah, the_ruler_of the_ half part_of Keilah, in his part.
18 After him repaired their brethren, Bavai the_son_of Henadad, the_ruler_ of the_half part_of Keilah.
19 And next to him repaired Ezer the_son_of Jeshua, the_ruler_of xMiz- pah, another piece over against the gore up to the armoury at the turn- ing of the wall.
20 After him Baruch the_son_of Zab- bai earnestly repaired the other piece, from the turning of the wall unto the_ edoor_of the_house_of Eliashib the Bich xpriest.
2 After him repaired Meremoth the_ son_of Urijah the_son_of Koz another piece, from the_e door_of the_house_of Eliashib even to the_end_of the_house_ of Eliashib. y
22 And after him repaired the priests, the_~ men_of the «plain. ‘
23 After him repaired Benjamin and Hashub over_against their house. After him repaired Azariah the_son_of Maa- seiah the_son_of Ananiah by his house.
24 After him repaired Binnui the_son_ of Henadad another piece, from the_ house_of Azariah unto the turning of the wall, even unto the corner.
% Palal the_son_of Uzai, over against the turning of the wall, and the tower which lieth_out from the king’s « xhigh house, that was by the court_of the prison. After him Pedaiah the_son_of Parosh.
26 Moreover the Nethinims +dwelt in Ophel, unto the place over_against the
ater Gate toward the east, and the tower that lieth_out.
27 After them the Tekoites repaired another piece, over_against the great xtower that lieth_out, even unto the_ wall_of xOphel.
28 From above the =Horse Gate re-
%l-|paired the priests, every_one over
against his house.
29 After them repaired Zadok the_ son_of Immer over_against his house. After him repaired also Shemaiah the_ son_of Shechaniah, the_keeper_of the East Gate. ‘
30 After him repaired Hananiah the_ son_of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth son_of Zalaph, another piece. After
NEHEMIAH
him repaired Meshullam the_son_of Berechiah over_against his chamber,
31 After him repaired Malchiah the goldsmith’s son unto the_place_of the Nethinims, and of the merchants, over_ against the Gate xMiphkad, and to the_ going_up-_of the corner.
32 And between the_going_up_of the corner unto the Sheep Gate repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants,
4 BUT it came_to_pass, that when Sanballat heard that te builded
the wall, he was_wroth, and took xgreat
indignation, and mocked the Jews.
2 And he spake before his brethren and the_army_of Samaria, and said, “What +do these feeble Jews ? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice ? will they make_an_end in a@ xday? will they revive -the stones out_of the _ heaps _ of the. rubbish which are _ burned ?”
3 Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and _ he said, “Even that_which thep +build, if a fox tgo_up, he shall even -break_down their stone wall.”
4 “Hear, O_our &=God; for we sare despised : and -turn their reproach upon their_own head, and «give them for a prey in the_land_of captivity :
5 And tcover not their iniquity, and Het not their sin be_blotted_out from before Thee : for they -haye_provoked_ Thee_to_anger before the builders.”
6 So built we «the wall; and all the wall was_joined_together unto the_half thereof: for the people had a mind to work.
7 But it came_to_pass, that when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Ara- bians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the _walls _ of Jerusalem were_made up, and that the breaches began to be_stopped, then they were very wroth,
8 And conspired all of them together to come and to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it.
9 Nevertheless we made_our_prayer unto our =God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.
10 And Judah said, “The_strength_of the bearers_of_burdens -is_decayed, and there 7s much rubbish; so that te are not able to build the wall.”
ul And our adversaries said, “They shall ‘not know, neither see, till we come in the_midst_among them, and slay them, and ‘cause -the work to_ cease.”
122 And it came_to_pass, that when the Jews xswhich dwelt by them came, they said unto us ten times, “From all places whence ye shall_return unto us they will be upon you.”
13 Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher_ places, I even set -the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.
1£ And I looked, and rose_up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the_rest_of the people, “FBe not ye afraid of them: -remember the