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NEHEMIAH 1:1 The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it
came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I
was in Shushan the palace,
NEHEMIAH 1:2 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
Jerusalem.
NEHEMIAH 1:3 And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of
the captivity there in the province {are} in great affliction and
reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also {is} broken down, and the
gates thereof are burned with fire.
NEHEMIAH 1:4 And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that
I sat down and wept, and mourned {certain} days, and fasted, and
prayed before the God of heaven,
NEHEMIAH 1:5 And said, I beseech thee, O Lord God of heaven, the
great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them
that love him and observe his commandments:
NEHEMIAH 1:6 Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open,
that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray
before thee now, day and night, for the children of Israel thy
servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which
we have sinned against thee: both I and my father's house have
sinned.
NEHEMIAH 1:7 We have dealt very corruptly against thee, and have
not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the judgments,
which thou commandedst thy servant Moses.
NEHEMIAH 1:8 Remember, I beseech thee, the word that thou
commandedst thy servant Moses, saying, {If} ye transgress, I will
scatter you abroad among the nations:
NEHEMIAH 1:9 But {if} ye turn unto me, and keep 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 have chosen to set my name
there.
NEHEMIAH 1:10 Now these {are} thy servants and thy people, whom
thou hast redeemed by thy great power, and by thy strong hand.
NEHEMIAH 1:11 O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be
attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy
servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee,
thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this
man. For I was the king's cupbearer.
NEHEMIAH 2:1 And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the
twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, {that} wine {was} before
him: and I took up the wine, and gave {it} unto the king. Now I
had not been {beforetime} sad in his presence.
NEHEMIAH 2:2 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,
NEHEMIAH 2:3 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
consumed with fire?
NEHEMIAH 2:4 Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make
request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.
NEHEMIAH 2:5 And I said unto the king, If it please the king, and
if thy servant have found favour in thy sight, that thou wouldest
send me unto Judah, unto the city of my fathers' sepulchres, that
I may build it.
NEHEMIAH 2:6 And the king said unto me, (the 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.
NEHEMIAH 2:7 Moreover 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;
NEHEMIAH 2:8 And a 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.
NEHEMIAH 2:9 Then I came to the governors beyond the river, and
gave them the king's letters. Now the king had sent captains of
the army and horsemen with me.
NEHEMIAH 2:10 When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the
servant, the Ammonite, heard {of it}, it grieved them exceedingly
that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of
Israel.
NEHEMIAH 2:11 So I came to Jerusalem, and was there three days.
NEHEMIAH 2:12 And I arose in the night, I 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 I rode upon.
NEHEMIAH 2:13 And I went out by night by the gate of the valley,
even before the dragon well, and to the dung port, and viewed the
walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and the gates thereof
were consumed with fire.
NEHEMIAH 2:14 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
was} under me to pass.
NEHEMIAH 2:15 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.
NEHEMIAH 2:16 And the rulers knew not whither I went, or what I
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.
NEHEMIAH 2:17 Then said I unto them, Ye see the distress that we
{are} in, how Jerusalem {lieth} waste, and the gates thereof are
burned with fire: come, and let us build up the wall of
Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach.
NEHEMIAH 2:18 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. So they strengthened
their hands for {this} good {work}.
NEHEMIAH 2:19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the
servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard {it}, they
laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What {is} this
thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king?
NEHEMIAH 2:20 Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God
of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will
arise and build: but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial,
in Jerusalem.
NEHEMIAH 3:1 Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his
brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate; they
sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even unto the tower of
Meah they sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel.
NEHEMIAH 3:2 And next unto him builded the men of Jericho. And
next to them builded Zaccur the son of Imri.
NEHEMIAH 3:3 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.
NEHEMIAH 3:4 And next 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 Meshezabeel.  And next unto them
repaired Zadok the son of Baana.
NEHEMIAH 3:5 And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their
nobles put not their necks to the work of their Lord.
NEHEMIAH 3:6 Moreover the old gate repaired Jehoiada the son of
Paseah, and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah; they laid the beams
thereof, and set up the doors thereof, and the locks thereof, and
the bars thereof.
NEHEMIAH 3:7 And next unto them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite,
and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon, and of Mizpah, unto
the throne of the governor on this side the river.
NEHEMIAH 3:8 Next unto him repaired Uzziel the son of Harhaiah,
of the goldsmiths. Next unto him also repaired Hananiah the son
of {one of} the apothecaries, and they fortified Jerusalem unto
the broad wall.
NEHEMIAH 3:9 And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur,
the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem.
NEHEMIAH 3:10 And next unto them repaired Jedaiah the son of
Harumaph, even over against his house. And next unto him repaired
Hattush the son of Hashabniah.
NEHEMIAH 3:11 Malchijah the son of Harim, and Hashub the son of
Pahathmoab, repaired the other piece, and the tower of the
furnaces.
NEHEMIAH 3:12 And next unto him repaired Shallum the son of
Halohesh, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem, he and his
daughters.
NEHEMIAH 3:13 The valley gate repaired Hanun, and the inhabitants
of Zanoah; they built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks
thereof, and the bars thereof, and a thousand cubits on the wall
unto the dung gate.
NEHEMIAH 3:14 But the dung gate repaired Malchiah the son of
Rechab, the ruler of part of Bethhaccerem; he built it, and set
up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.
NEHEMIAH 3:15 But the gate of the fountain repaired Shallun the
son of Colhozeh, the ruler of part of Mizpah; he built it, and
covered it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and
the bars thereof, and the wall of the pool of Siloah by the
king's garden, and unto the stairs that go down from the city of
David.
NEHEMIAH 3:16 After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the
ruler of the half part of Bethzur, unto {the place} over against
the sepulchres of David, and to the pool that was made, and unto
the house of the mighty.
NEHEMIAH 3:17 After him repaired the Levites, Rehum the son of
Bani. Next unto him repaired Hashabiah, the ruler of the half
part of Keilah, in his part.
NEHEMIAH 3:18 After him repaired their brethren, Bavai the son of
Henadad, the ruler of the half part of Keilah.
NEHEMIAH 3:19 And next to him repaired Ezer the son of Jeshua,
the ruler of Mizpah, another piece over against the going up to
the armoury at the turning {of the wall}.
NEHEMIAH 3:20 After him Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly
repaired the other piece, from the turning {of the wall} unto the
door of the house of Eliashib the high priest.
NEHEMIAH 3:21 After him repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah the
son of Koz another piece, from the door of the house of Eliashib
even to the end of the house of Eliashib.
NEHEMIAH 3:22 And after him repaired the priests, the men of the
plain.
NEHEMIAH 3:23 After him repaired Benjamin and Hashub over against
their house. After him repaired Azariah the son of Maaseiah the
son of Ananiah by his house.
NEHEMIAH 3:24 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.
NEHEMIAH 3:25 Palal the son of Uzai, over against the turning {of
the wall}, and the tower which lieth out from the king's high
house, that {was} by the court of the prison. After him Pedaiah
the son of Parosh.
NEHEMIAH 3:26 Moreover the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel, unto {the
place} over against the water gate toward the east, and the tower
that lieth out.
NEHEMIAH 3:27 After them the Tekoites repaired another piece,
over against the great tower that lieth out, even unto the wall
of Ophel.
NEHEMIAH 3:28 From above the horse gate repaired the priests,
every one over against his house.
NEHEMIAH 3:29 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.
NEHEMIAH 3:30 After him repaired Hananiah the son of Shelemiah,
and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, another piece. After him
repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah over against his chamber.
NEHEMIAH 3:31 After him repaired Malchiah the goldsmith's son
unto the place of the Nethinims, and of the merchants, over
against the gate Miphkad, and to the going up of the corner.
NEHEMIAH 3:32 And between the going up of the corner unto the
sheep gate repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants.
NEHEMIAH 4:1 But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that
we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation,
and mocked the Jews.
NEHEMIAH 4:2 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 day?
will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which
are burned?
NEHEMIAH 4:3 Now Tobiah the Ammonite {was} by him, and he said,
Even that which they build, if a fox go up, he shall even break
down their stone wall.
NEHEMIAH 4:4 Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn their
reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in the
land of captivity:
NEHEMIAH 4:5 And cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin
be blotted out from before thee: for they have provoked {thee} to
anger before the builders.
NEHEMIAH 4:6 So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined
together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to
work.
NEHEMIAH 4:7 But it came to pass, {that} when Sanballat, and
Tobiah, and the Arabians, 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,
NEHEMIAH 4:8 And conspired all of them together to come {and} to
fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it.
NEHEMIAH 4:9 Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and
set a watch against them day and night, because of them.
NEHEMIAH 4:10 And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of
burdens is decayed, and {there is} much rubbish; so that we are
not able to build the wall.
NEHEMIAH 4:11 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.
NEHEMIAH 4:12 And it came to pass, that when the Jews which dwelt
by them came, they said unto us ten times, From all places whence
ye shall return unto us {they will be upon you}.
NEHEMIAH 4:13 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.
NEHEMIAH 4:14 And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the
nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not
ye afraid of them: remember the Lord, {which is} great and
terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your
daughters, your wives, and your houses.
NEHEMIAH 4:15 And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it
was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought,
that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work.
NEHEMIAH 4:16 And it came to pass from that time forth, {that}
the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half
of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the
Habergeons; and the rulers {were} behind all the house of Judah.
NEHEMIAH 4:17 They which builded on the wall, and they that bare
burdens, with those that laded, {every one} with one of his hands
wrought in the work, and with the other {hand} held a weapon.
NEHEMIAH 4:18 For the builders, every one had his sword girded by
his side, and {so} builded. And he that sounded the trumpet {was}
by me.
NEHEMIAH 4:19 And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and
to the rest of the people, The work {is} great and large, and we
are separated upon the wall, one far from another.
NEHEMIAH 4:20 In what place {therefore} ye hear the sound of the
trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us.
NEHEMIAH 4:21 So we laboured in the work: and half of them held
the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars
appeared.
NEHEMIAH 4:22 Likewise at the same time said I unto the people,
Let every one with his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in
the night they may be a guard to us, and labour on the day.
NEHEMIAH 4:23 So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor
the men of the guard which followed me, none of us put off our
clothes, {saving that} every one put them off for washing.
NEHEMIAH 5:1 And there was a great cry of the people and of their
wives against their brethren the Jews.
NEHEMIAH 5:2 For there were that said, We, our sons, and our
daughters, {are} many: therefore we take up corn {for them}, that
we may eat, and live.
NEHEMIAH 5:3 {Some} also there were that said, We have mortgaged
our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because
of the dearth.
NEHEMIAH 5:4 There were also that said, We have borrowed money
for the king's tribute, {and that upon} our lands and vineyards.
NEHEMIAH 5:5 Yet now our flesh {is} as the flesh of our brethren,
our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage
our sons and our daughters to be servants, and {some} of our
daughters are brought unto bondage {already}: neither {is it} in
our power {to redeem them}; for other men have our lands and
vineyards.
NEHEMIAH 5:6 And I was very angry when I heard their cry and
these words.
NEHEMIAH 5:7 Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the
nobles, and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every
one of his brother. And I set a great assembly against them.
NEHEMIAH 5:8 And I said unto them, We after our ability have
redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen;
and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto
us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing {to answer}.
NEHEMIAH 5:9 Also I said, It {is} not good that ye do: ought ye
not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the
heathen our enemies?
NEHEMIAH 5:10 I likewise, {and} my brethren, and my servants,
might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off
this usury.
NEHEMIAH 5:11 Restore, I pray you, to them, even this day, their
lands, their vineyards, their oliveyards, and their houses, also
the hundredth {part} of the money, and of the corn, the wine, and
the oil, that ye exact of them.
NEHEMIAH 5:12 Then said they, We will restore {them}, and will
require nothing of them; so will we do as thou sayest. Then I
called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they should do
according to this promise.
NEHEMIAH 5:13 Also I shook my lap, and said, So God shake out
every man from his house, and from his labour, that performeth
not this promise, even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And
all the congregation said, Amen, and praised the Lord.  And the
people did according to this promise.
NEHEMIAH 5:14 Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be
their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even
unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, {that
is}, twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of
the governor.
NEHEMIAH 5:15 But the former governors that {had been} before me
were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and
wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants
bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear
of God.
NEHEMIAH 5:16 Yea, also I continued in the work of this wall,
neither bought we any land: and all my servants {were} gathered
thither unto the work.
NEHEMIAH 5:17 Moreover {there were} at my table an hundred and
fifty of the Jews and rulers, beside those that came unto us from
among the heathen that {are} about us.
NEHEMIAH 5:18 Now {that} which was prepared {for me} daily {was}
one ox {and} six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me,
and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine: yet for all this
required not I the bread of the governor, because the bondage was
heavy upon this people.
NEHEMIAH 5:19 Think upon me, my God, for good, {according} to all
that I have done for this people.
NEHEMIAH 6:1 Now it came to pass when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and
Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, heard that I had
builded the wall, and {that} there was no breach left therein;
(though at that time I had not set up the doors upon the gates;)
NEHEMIAH 6:2 That Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying,
Come, let us meet together in {some one of} the villages in the
plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief.
NEHEMIAH 6:3 And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I {am}
doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the
work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you?
NEHEMIAH 6:4 Yet they sent unto me four times after this sort;
and I answered them after the same manner.
NEHEMIAH 6:5 Then sent Sanballat his servant unto me in like
manner the fifth time with an open letter in his hand;
NEHEMIAH 6:6 Wherein {was} written, It is reported among the
heathen, and Gashmu saith {it, that} thou and the Jews think to
rebel: for which cause thou buildest the wall, that thou mayest
be their king, according to these words.
NEHEMIAH 6:7 And thou hast also appointed prophets to preach of
thee at Jerusalem, saying, {There is} a king in Judah: and now
shall it be reported to the king according to these words. Come
now therefore, and let us take counsel together.
NEHEMIAH 6:8 Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such
things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine
own heart.
NEHEMIAH 6:9 For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands
shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. Now
therefore, {O God}, strengthen my hands.
NEHEMIAH 6:10 Afterward I came unto the house of Shemaiah the son
of Delaiah the son of Mehetabeel, who {was} shut up; and he said,
Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and
let us shut the doors of the temple: for they will come to slay
thee; yea, in the night will they come to slay thee.
NEHEMIAH 6:11 And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who
{is there}, that, {being} as I {am}, would go into the temple to
save his life? I will not go in.
NEHEMIAH 6:12 And, lo, I perceived that God had not sent him; but
that he pronounced this prophecy against me: for Tobiah and
Sanballat had hired him.
NEHEMIAH 6:13 Therefore {was} he hired, that I should be afraid,
and do so, and sin, and {that} they might have {matter} for an
evil report, that they might reproach me.
NEHEMIAH 6:14 My God, think thou upon Tobiah and Sanballat
according to these their works, and on the prophetess Noadiah,
and the rest of the prophets, that would have put me in fear.
NEHEMIAH 6:15 So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth
{day} of {the month} Elul, in fifty and two days.
NEHEMIAH 6:16 And it came to pass, that when all our enemies
heard {thereof}, and all the heathen that {were} about us saw
{these things}, they were much cast down in their own eyes: for
they perceived that this work was wrought of our God.
NEHEMIAH 6:17 Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah sent
many letters unto Tobiah, and {the letters} of Tobiah came unto
them.
NEHEMIAH 6:18 For {there were} many in Judah sworn unto him,
because he {was} the son in law of Shechaniah the son of Arah;
and his son Johanan had taken the daughter of Meshullam the son
of Berechiah.
NEHEMIAH 6:19 Also they reported his good deeds before me, and
uttered my words to him.  {And} Tobiah sent letters to put me in
fear.
NEHEMIAH 7:1 Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I
had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and Levites
were appointed,
NEHEMIAH 7:2 That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the
ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he {was} a
faithful man, and feared God above many.
NEHEMIAH 7:3 And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem
be opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand by, let them
shut the doors, and bar {them}: and appoint watches of the
inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one
{to be} over against his house.
NEHEMIAH 7:4 Now the city {was} large and great: but the people
{were} few therein, and the houses {were} not builded.
NEHEMIAH 7:5 And my God put into mine heart to gather together
the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be
reckoned by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of
them which came up at the first, and found written therein,
NEHEMIAH 7:6 These {are} the children of the province, that went
up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away,
whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and
came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one unto his city;
NEHEMIAH 7:7 Who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah,
Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum,
Baanah. The number, {I say}, of the men of the people of Israel
{was this};
NEHEMIAH 7:8 The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred
seventy and two.
NEHEMIAH 7:9 The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy
and two.
NEHEMIAH 7:10 The children of Arah, six hundred fifty and two.
NEHEMIAH 7:11 The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of
Jeshua and Joab, two thousand and eight hundred {and} eighteen.
NEHEMIAH 7:12 The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty
and four.
NEHEMIAH 7:13 The children of Zattu, eight hundred forty and
five.
NEHEMIAH 7:14 The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and
threescore.
NEHEMIAH 7:15 The children of Binnui, six hundred forty and
eight.
NEHEMIAH 7:16 The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and
eight.
NEHEMIAH 7:17 The children of Azgad, two thousand three hundred
twenty and two.
NEHEMIAH 7:18 The children of Adonikam, six hundred threescore
and seven.
NEHEMIAH 7:19 The children of Bigvai, two thousand threescore and
seven.
NEHEMIAH 7:20 The children of Adin, six hundred fifty and five.
NEHEMIAH 7:21 The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight.
NEHEMIAH 7:22 The children of Hashum, three hundred twenty and
eight.
NEHEMIAH 7:23 The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and
four.
NEHEMIAH 7:24 The children of Hariph, an hundred and twelve.
NEHEMIAH 7:25 The children of Gibeon, ninety and five.
NEHEMIAH 7:26 The men of Bethlehem and Netophah, an hundred
fourscore and eight.
NEHEMIAH 7:27 The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight.
NEHEMIAH 7:28 The men of Bethazmaveth, forty and two.
NEHEMIAH 7:29 The men of Kirjathjearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth,
seven hundred forty and three.
NEHEMIAH 7:30 The men of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty and
one.
NEHEMIAH 7:31 The men of Michmas, an hundred and twenty and two.
NEHEMIAH 7:32 The men of Bethel and Ai, an hundred twenty and
three.
NEHEMIAH 7:33 The men of the other Nebo, fifty and two.
NEHEMIAH 7:34 The children of the other Elam, a thousand two
hundred fifty and four.
NEHEMIAH 7:35 The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.
NEHEMIAH 7:36 The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and
five.
NEHEMIAH 7:37 The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred
twenty and one.
NEHEMIAH 7:38 The children of Senaah, three thousand nine hundred
and thirty.
NEHEMIAH 7:39 The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house
of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.
NEHEMIAH 7:40 The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two.
NEHEMIAH 7:41 The children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred
forty and seven.
NEHEMIAH 7:42 The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.
NEHEMIAH 7:43 The Levites: the children of Jeshua, of Kadmiel,
{and} of the children of Hodevah, seventy and four.
NEHEMIAH 7:44 The singers: the children of Asaph, an hundred
forty and eight.
NEHEMIAH 7:45 The porters: the children of Shallum, the children
of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the
children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, an hundred thirty and
eight.
NEHEMIAH 7:46 The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children
of Hashupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
NEHEMIAH 7:47 The children of Keros, the children of Sia, the
children of Padon,
NEHEMIAH 7:48 The children of Lebana, the children of Hagaba, the
children of Shalmai,
NEHEMIAH 7:49 The children of Hanan, the children of Giddel, the
children of Gahar,
NEHEMIAH 7:50 The children of Reaiah, the children of Rezin, the
children of Nekoda,
NEHEMIAH 7:51 The children of Gazzam, the children of Uzza, the
children of Phaseah,
NEHEMIAH 7:52 The children of Besai, the children of Meunim, the
children of Nephishesim,
NEHEMIAH 7:53 The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha,
the children of Harhur,
NEHEMIAH 7:54 The children of Bazlith, the children of Mehida,
the children of Harsha,
NEHEMIAH 7:55 The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the
children of Tamah,
NEHEMIAH 7:56 The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.
NEHEMIAH 7:57 The children of Solomon's servants: the children of
Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida,
NEHEMIAH 7:58 The children of Jaala, the children of Darkon, the
children of Giddel,
NEHEMIAH 7:59 The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil,
the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Amon.
NEHEMIAH 7:60 All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's
servants, {were} three hundred ninety and two.
NEHEMIAH 7:61 And these {were} they which went up {also} from
Telmelah, Telharesha, cherub, Addon, and Immer: but they could
not shew their father's house, nor their seed, whether they
{were} of Israel.
NEHEMIAH 7:62 The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah,
the children of Nekoda, six hundred forty and two.
NEHEMIAH 7:63 And of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the
children of Koz, the children of Barzillai, which took {one} of
the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife, and was called
after their name.
NEHEMIAH 7:64 These sought their register {among} those that were
reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found: therefore were they,
as polluted, put from the priesthood.
NEHEMIAH 7:65 And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should
not eat of the most holy things, till there stood {up} a priest
with Urim and Thummim.
NEHEMIAH 7:66 The whole congregation together {was} forty and two
thousand three hundred and threescore,
NEHEMIAH 7:67 Beside their manservants and their maidservants, of
whom {there were} seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven:
and they had two hundred forty and five singing men and singing
women.
NEHEMIAH 7:68 Their horses, seven hundred thirty and six: their
mules, two hundred forty and five:
NEHEMIAH 7:69 {Their} camels, four hundred thirty and five: six
thousand seven hundred and twenty asses.
NEHEMIAH 7:70 And some of the chief of the fathers gave unto the
work. The Tirshatha gave to the treasure a thousand drams of
gold, fifty basons, five hundred and thirty priests' garments.
NEHEMIAH 7:71 And {some} of the chief of the fathers gave to the
treasure of the work twenty thousand drams of gold, and two
thousand and two hundred pound of silver.
NEHEMIAH 7:72 And {that} which the rest of the people gave {was}
twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand pound of silver,
and threescore and seven priests' garments.
NEHEMIAH 7:73 So the priests, and the Levites, and the porters,
and the singers, and {some} of the people, and the Nethinims, and
all Israel, dwelt in their cities; and when the seventh month
came, the children of Israel {were} in their cities.
NEHEMIAH 8:1 And all the people gathered themselves together as
one man into the street that {was} before the water gate; and
they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of
Moses, which the Lord had commanded to Israel.
NEHEMIAH 8:2 And Ezra the priest brought the law before the
congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with
understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month.
NEHEMIAH 8:3 And he read therein before the street that {was}
before the water gate from the morning until midday, before the
men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears
of all the people {were attentive} unto the book of the law.
NEHEMIAH 8:4 And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood,
which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood
Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and
Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and
Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah,
{and} Meshullam.
NEHEMIAH 8:5 And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the
people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it,
all the people stood up:
NEHEMIAH 8:6 And Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God. And all
the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and
they bowed their heads, and worshipped the Lord with {their}
faces to the ground.
NEHEMIAH 8:7 Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub,
Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan,
Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the
law: and the people {stood} in their place.
NEHEMIAH 8:8 So they read in the book in the law of God
distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused {them} to understand
the reading.
NEHEMIAH 8:9 And Nehemiah, which {is} the Tirshatha, and Ezra the
priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said
unto all the people, This day {is} holy {unto} the Lord your God;
mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the
words of the law.
NEHEMIAH 8:10 Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat,
and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing
is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye
sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength.
NEHEMIAH 8:11 So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold
your peace, for the day {is} holy; neither be ye grieved.
NEHEMIAH 8:12 And all the people went their way to eat, and to
drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because
they had understood the words that were declared unto them.
NEHEMIAH 8:13 And on the second day were gathered together the
chief of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the
Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to understand the words of
the law.
NEHEMIAH 8:14 And they found written in the law which the Lord
had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell
in booths in the feast of the seventh month:
NEHEMIAH 8:15 And that they should publish and proclaim in all
their cities, and in Jerusalem, saying, Go forth unto the mount,
and fetch olive branches, and pine branches, and myrtle branches,
and palm branches, and branches of thick trees, to make booths,
as {it is} written.
NEHEMIAH 8:16 So the people went forth, and brought {them}, and
made themselves booths, every one upon the roof of his house, and
in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in
the street of the water gate, and in the street of the gate of
Ephraim.
NEHEMIAH 8:17 And all the congregation of them that were come
again out of the captivity made booths, and sat under the booths:
for since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun unto that day had not
the children of Israel done so. And there was very great
gladness.
NEHEMIAH 8:18 Also day by day, from the first day unto the last
day, he read in the book of the law of God. And they kept the
feast seven days; and on the eighth day {was} a solemn assembly,
according unto the manner.
NEHEMIAH 9:1 Now in the twenty and fourth day of this month the
children of Israel were assembled with fasting, and with
sackclothes, and earth upon them.
NEHEMIAH 9:2 And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all
strangers, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities
of their fathers.
NEHEMIAH 9:3 And they stood up in their place, and read in the
book of the law of the Lord their God {one} fourth part of the
day; and {another} fourth part they confessed, and worshipped the
Lord their God.
NEHEMIAH 9:4 Then stood up upon the stairs, of the Levites,
Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani,
{and} Chenani, and cried with a loud voice unto the Lord their
God.
NEHEMIAH 9:5 Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani,
Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, {and} Pethahiah, said,
Stand up {and} bless the Lord your God for ever and ever: and
blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing
and praise.
NEHEMIAH 9:6 Thou, {even} thou, {art} Lord alone; thou hast made
heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth,
and all {things} that {are} therein, the seas, and all that {is}
therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven
worshippeth thee.
NEHEMIAH 9:7 Thou {art} the Lord the God, who didst choose Abram,
and broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gavest
him the name of Abraham;
NEHEMIAH 9:8 And foundest his heart faithful before thee, and
madest a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites,
the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the
Jebusites, and the Girgashites, to give {it, I say}, to his seed,
and hast performed thy words; for thou {art} righteous:
NEHEMIAH 9:9 And didst see the affliction of our fathers in
Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red sea;
NEHEMIAH 9:10 And shewedst signs and wonders upon Pharaoh, and on
all his servants, and on all the people of his land: for thou
knewest that they dealt proudly against them. So didst thou get
thee a name, as {it is} this day.
NEHEMIAH 9:11 And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that
they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their
persecutors thou threwest into the deeps, as a stone into the
mighty waters.
NEHEMIAH 9:12 Moreover thou leddest them in the day by a cloudy
pillar; and in the night by a pillar of fire, to give them light
in the way wherein they should go.
NEHEMIAH 9:13 Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest
with them from heaven, and gavest them right judgments, and true
laws, good statutes and commandments:
NEHEMIAH 9:14 And madest known unto them thy holy sabbath, and
commandedst them precepts, statutes, and laws, by the hand of
Moses thy servant:
NEHEMIAH 9:15 And gavest them bread from heaven for their hunger,
and broughtest forth water for them out of the rock for their
thirst, and promisedst them that they should go in to possess the
land which thou hadst sworn to give them.
NEHEMIAH 9:16 But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and
hardened their necks, and hearkened not to thy commandments,
NEHEMIAH 9:17 And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy
wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and
in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their
bondage: but thou {art} a God ready to pardon, gracious and
merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest
them not.
NEHEMIAH 9:18 Yea, when they had made them a molten calf, and
said, This {is} thy God that brought thee up out of Egypt, and
had wrought great provocations;
NEHEMIAH 9:19 Yet thou in thy manifold mercies forsookest them
not in the wilderness: the pillar of the cloud departed not from
them by day, to lead them in the way; neither the pillar of fire
by night, to shew them light, and the way wherein they should go.
NEHEMIAH 9:20 Thou gavest also thy good spirit to instruct them,
and withheldest not thy manna from their mouth, and gavest them
water for their thirst.
NEHEMIAH 9:21 Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the
wilderness, {so that} they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed
not old, and their feet swelled not.
NEHEMIAH 9:22 Moreover thou gavest them kingdoms and nations, and
didst divide them into corners: so they possessed the land of
Sihon, and the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of Og
king of Bashan.
NEHEMIAH 9:23 Their children also multipliedst thou as the stars
of heaven, and broughtest them into the land, concerning which
thou hadst promised to their fathers, that they should go in to
possess {it}.
NEHEMIAH 9:24 So the children went in and possessed the land, and
thou subduedst before them the inhabitants of the land, the
Canaanites, and gavest them into their hands, with their kings,
and the people of the land, that they might do with them as they
would.
NEHEMIAH 9:25 And they took strong cities, and a fat land, and
possessed houses full of all goods, wells digged, vineyards, and
oliveyards, and fruit trees in abundance: so they did eat, and
were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in thy
great goodness.
NEHEMIAH 9:26 Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled
against thee, and cast thy law behind their backs, and slew thy
prophets which testified against them to turn them to thee, and
they wrought great provocations.
NEHEMIAH 9:27 Therefore thou deliveredst them into the hand of
their enemies, who vexed them: and in the time of their trouble,
when they cried unto thee, thou heardest {them} from heaven; and
according to thy manifold mercies thou gavest them saviours, who
saved them out of the hand of their enemies.
NEHEMIAH 9:28 But after they had rest, they did evil again before
thee: therefore leftest thou them in the hand of their enemies,
so that they had the dominion over them: yet when they returned,
and cried unto thee, thou heardest {them} from heaven; and many
times didst thou deliver them according to thy mercies;
NEHEMIAH 9:29 And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest
bring them again unto thy law: yet they dealt proudly, and
hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thy
judgments, (which if a man do, he shall live in them;) and
withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not
hear.
NEHEMIAH 9:30 Yet many years didst thou forbear them, and
testifiedst against them by thy spirit in thy prophets: yet would
they not give ear: therefore gavest thou them into the hand of
the people of the lands.
NEHEMIAH 9:31 Nevertheless for thy great mercies' sake thou didst
not utterly consume them, nor forsake them; for thou {art} a
gracious and merciful God.
NEHEMIAH 9:32 Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and
the terrible God, who keepest covenant and mercy, let not all the
trouble seem little before thee, that hath come upon us, on our
kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets,
and on our fathers, and on all thy people, since the time of the
kings of Assyria unto this day.
NEHEMIAH 9:33 Howbeit thou {art} just in all that is brought upon
us; for thou hast done right, but we have done wickedly:
NEHEMIAH 9:34 Neither have our kings, our princes, our priests,
nor our fathers, kept thy law, nor hearkened unto thy
commandments and thy testimonies, wherewith thou didst testify
against them.
NEHEMIAH 9:35 For they have not served thee in their kingdom, and
in thy great goodness that thou gavest them, and in the large and
fat land which thou gavest before them, neither turned they from
their wicked works.
NEHEMIAH 9:36 Behold, we {are} servants this day, and {for} the
land that thou gavest unto our fathers to eat the fruit thereof
and the good thereof, behold, we {are} servants in it:
NEHEMIAH 9:37 And it yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom
thou hast set over us because of our sins: also they have
dominion over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure,
and we {are} in great distress.
NEHEMIAH 9:38 And because of all this we make a sure {covenant},
and write {it}; and our princes, Levites, {and} priests, seal
{unto it}.
NEHEMIAH 10:1 Now those that sealed {were}, Nehemiah, the
Tirshatha, the son of Hachaliah, and Zidkijah,
NEHEMIAH 10:2 Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,
NEHEMIAH 10:3 Pashur, Amariah, Malchijah,
NEHEMIAH 10:4 Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,
NEHEMIAH 10:5 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,
NEHEMIAH 10:6 Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,
NEHEMIAH 10:7 Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,
NEHEMIAH 10:8 Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah: these {were} the
priests.
NEHEMIAH 10:9 And the Levites: both Jeshua the son of Azaniah,
Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel;
NEHEMIAH 10:10 And their brethren, Shebaniah, Hodijah, Kelita,
Pelaiah, Hanan,
NEHEMIAH 10:11 Micha, Rehob, Hashabiah,
NEHEMIAH 10:12 Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,
NEHEMIAH 10:13 Hodijah, Bani, Beninu.
NEHEMIAH 10:14 The chief of the people; Parosh, Pahathmoab, Elam,
Zatthu, Bani,
NEHEMIAH 10:15 Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,
NEHEMIAH 10:16 Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,
NEHEMIAH 10:17 Ater, Hizkijah, Azzur,
NEHEMIAH 10:18 Hodijah, Hashum, Bezai,
NEHEMIAH 10:19 Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,
NEHEMIAH 10:20 Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,
NEHEMIAH 10:21 Meshezabeel, Zadok, Jaddua,
NEHEMIAH 10:22 Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,
NEHEMIAH 10:23 Hoshea, Hananiah, Hashub,
NEHEMIAH 10:24 Hallohesh, Pileha, Shobek,
NEHEMIAH 10:25 Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,
NEHEMIAH 10:26 And Ahijah, Hanan, Anan,
NEHEMIAH 10:27 Malluch, Harim, Baanah.
NEHEMIAH 10:28 And the rest of the people, the priests, the
Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nethinims, and all they
that had separated themselves from the people of the lands unto
the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters,
every one having knowledge, and having understanding;
NEHEMIAH 10:29 They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and
entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God's law,
which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and
do all the commandments of the Lord our Lord, and his judgments
and his statutes;
NEHEMIAH 10:30 And that we would not give our daughters unto the
people of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons:
NEHEMIAH 10:31 And {if} the people of the land bring ware or any
victuals on the sabbath day to sell, {that} we would not buy it
of them on the sabbath, or on the holy day: and {that} we would
leave the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt.
NEHEMIAH 10:32 Also we made ordinances for us, to charge
ourselves yearly with the third part of a shekel for the service
of the house of our God;
NEHEMIAH 10:33 For the shewbread, and for the continual meat
offering, and for the continual burnt offering, of the sabbaths,
of the new moons, for the set feasts, and for the holy {things},
and for the sin offerings to make an atonement for Israel, and
{for} all the work of the house of our God.
NEHEMIAH 10:34 And we cast the lots among the priests, the
Levites, and the people, for the wood offering, to bring {it}
into the house of our God, after the houses of our fathers, at
times appointed year by year, to burn upon the altar of the Lord
our God, as {it is} written in the law:
NEHEMIAH 10:35 And to bring the firstfruits of our ground, and
the firstfruits of all fruit of all trees, year by year, unto the
house of the Lord:
NEHEMIAH 10:36 Also the firstborn of our sons, and of our cattle,
as {it is} written in the law, and the firstlings of our herds
and of our flocks, to bring to the house of our God, unto the
priests that minister in the house our God:
NEHEMIAH 10:37 And {that} we should bring the firstfruits of our
dough, and our offerings, 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.
NEHEMIAH 10:38 And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the
Levites, when the Levites take tithes: and the Levites shall
bring up the tithe of the tithes unto the house of our God, to
the chambers, into the treasure house.
NEHEMIAH 10:39 For the children of Israel and the 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 priests that minister, and the porters, and the
singers: and we will not forsake the house of our God.
NEHEMIAH 11:1 And 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.
NEHEMIAH 11:2 And the people blessed all the men, that willingly
offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem.
NEHEMIAH 11:3 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 Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's
servants.
NEHEMIAH 11:4 And at 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 of Perez;
NEHEMIAH 11:5 And Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of
Colhozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of
Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of Shiloni.
NEHEMIAH 11:6 All the sons of Perez that dwelt at Jerusalem
{were} four hundred threescore and eight valiant men.
NEHEMIAH 11:7 And these {are} the sons of Benjamin; Sallu the son
of Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of
Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of
Jesaiah.
NEHEMIAH 11:8 And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty
and eight.
NEHEMIAH 11:9 And Joel the son of Zichri {was} their overseer:
and Judah the son of Senuah {was} second over the city.
NEHEMIAH 11:10 Of the priests: Jedaiah the son of Joiarib,
Jachin.
NEHEMIAH 11:11 Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam,
the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, {was}
the ruler of the house of God.
NEHEMIAH 11:12 And their brethren that did the work of the house
{were} eight hundred twenty and two: and Adaiah the son of
Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of
Zechariah, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchiah.
NEHEMIAH 11:13 And his brethren, chief of the fathers, two
hundred forty and two: and Amashai the son of Azareel, the son of
Ahasai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer,
NEHEMIAH 11:14 And their brethren, mighty men of valour, an
hundred twenty and eight: and their overseer {was} Zabdiel, the
son of {one} {of} the great men.
NEHEMIAH 11:15 Also of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hashub,
the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni;
NEHEMIAH 11:16 And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chief of the
Levites, {had} the oversight of the outward business of the house
of God.
NEHEMIAH 11:17 And Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi,
the son of Asaph, {was} the principal to begin the thanksgiving
in prayer: and Bakbukiah the second among his brethren, and Abda
the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.
NEHEMIAH 11:18 All the Levites in the holy city {were} two
hundred fourscore and four.
NEHEMIAH 11:19 Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their
brethren that kept the gates, {were} an hundred seventy and two.
NEHEMIAH 11:20 And the residue of Israel, of the priests, {and}
the Levites, {were} in all the cities of Judah, every one in his
inheritance.
NEHEMIAH 11:21 But the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel: and Ziha and
Gispa {were} over the Nethinims.
NEHEMIAH 11:22 The overseer also of the Levites at Jerusalem
{was} Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of
Mattaniah, the son of Micha. Of the sons of Asaph, the singers
{were} over the business of the house of God.
NEHEMIAH 11:23 For {it was} the king's commandment concerning
them, that a certain portion should be for the singers, due for
every day.
NEHEMIAH 11:24 And Pethahiah the son of Meshezabeel, of the
children of Zerah the son of Judah, {was} at the king's hand in
all matters concerning the people.
NEHEMIAH 11:25 And for the villages, with their fields, {some} of
the children of Judah dwelt at Kirjatharba, and {in} the villages
thereof, and at Dibon, and {in} the villages thereof, and at
Jekabzeel, and {in} the villages thereof,
NEHEMIAH 11:26 And at Jeshua, and at Moladah, and at Bethphelet,
NEHEMIAH 11:27 And at Hazarshual, and at Beersheba, and {in} the
villages thereof,
NEHEMIAH 11:28 And at Ziklag, and at Mekonah, and in the villages
thereof,
NEHEMIAH 11:29 And at Enrimmon, and at Zareah, and at Jarmuth,
NEHEMIAH 11:30 Zanoah, Adullam, and {in} their villages, at
Lachish, and the fields thereof, at Azekah, and {in} the villages
thereof. And they dwelt from Beersheba unto the valley of Hinnom.
NEHEMIAH 11:31 The children also of Benjamin from Geba {dwelt} at
Michmash, and Aija, and Bethel, and {in} their villages.
NEHEMIAH 11:32 {And} at Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,
NEHEMIAH 11:33 Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,
NEHEMIAH 11:34 Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,
NEHEMIAH 11:35 Lod, and Ono, the valley of craftsmen.
NEHEMIAH 11:36 And of the Levites {were} divisions {in} Judah,
{and} in Benjamin.
NEHEMIAH 12:1 Now these {are} the priests and the Levites that
went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua:
Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
NEHEMIAH 12:2 Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
NEHEMIAH 12:3 Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
NEHEMIAH 12:4 Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah,
NEHEMIAH 12:5 Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
NEHEMIAH 12:6 Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah,
NEHEMIAH 12:7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These {were} the
chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
NEHEMIAH 12:8 Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel,
Sherebiah, Judah, {and} Mattaniah, {which was} over the
thanksgiving, he and his brethren.
NEHEMIAH 12:9 Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, {were}
over against them in the watches.
NEHEMIAH 12:10 And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat
Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada,
NEHEMIAH 12:11 And Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat
Jaddua.
NEHEMIAH 12:12 And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief
of the fathers: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
NEHEMIAH 12:13 Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;
NEHEMIAH 12:14 Of Melicu, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;
NEHEMIAH 12:15 Of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;
NEHEMIAH 12:16 Of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;
NEHEMIAH 12:17 Of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah,
Piltai:
NEHEMIAH 12:18 Of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, jehonathan;
NEHEMIAH 12:19 And of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;
NEHEMIAH 12:20 Of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;
NEHEMIAH 12:21 Of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethaneel.
NEHEMIAH 12:22 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.
NEHEMIAH 12:23 The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, {were}
written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of
Johanan the son of Eliashib.
NEHEMIAH 12:24 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 commandment of David the man of God, ward over against ward.
NEHEMIAH 12:25 Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam,
Talmon, Akkub, {were} porters keeping the ward at the thresholds
of the gates.
NEHEMIAH 12:26 These {were} in the days of Joiakim the son of
Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the
governor, and of Ezra the priest, the scribe.
NEHEMIAH 12:27 And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem
they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to
Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with
thanksgivings, and with singing, {with} cymbals, psalteries, and
with harps.
NEHEMIAH 12:28 And the sons of the singers gathered themselves
together, both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem,
and from the villages of Netophathi;
NEHEMIAH 12:29 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.
NEHEMIAH 12:30 And the priests and the Levites purified
themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.
NEHEMIAH 12:31 Then I brought up the princes of Judah upon the
wall, and appointed two great {companies of them that gave}
thanks, {whereof one} went on the right hand upon the wall toward
the dung gate:
NEHEMIAH 12:32 And after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the
princes of Judah,
NEHEMIAH 12:33 And Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,
NEHEMIAH 12:34 Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,
NEHEMIAH 12:35 And {certain} of the priests' sons 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:
NEHEMIAH 12:36 And his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai,
Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical
instruments of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe before
them.
NEHEMIAH 12:37 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.
NEHEMIAH 12:38 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;
NEHEMIAH 12:39 And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the
old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and
the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still
in the prison gate.
NEHEMIAH 12:40 So stood the two {companies of them that gave}
thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers
with me:
NEHEMIAH 12:41 And the priests; Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin,
Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, {and} Hananiah, with trumpets;
NEHEMIAH 12:42 And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi,
and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers
sang loud, with Jezrahiah {their} overseer.
NEHEMIAH 12:43 Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and
rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives
also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was
heard even afar off.
NEHEMIAH 12:44 And 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 priests and
Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites
that waited.
NEHEMIAH 12:45 And both the singers and the porters kept the ward
of their God, and the ward of the purification, according to the
commandment of David, {and} of Solomon his son.
NEHEMIAH 12:46 For in the days of David and Asaph of old {there
were} chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving
unto God.
NEHEMIAH 12:47 And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in
the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the
porters, every day his portion: and they sanctified {holy things}
unto the Levites; and the Levites sanctified {them} unto the
children of Aaron.
NEHEMIAH 13:1 On that day they read in the 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;
NEHEMIAH 13:2 Because they met not the children of Israel with
bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he
should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a
blessing.
NEHEMIAH 13:3 Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law,
that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.
NEHEMIAH 13:4 And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the
oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, {was} allied
unto Tobiah:
NEHEMIAH 13:5 And he had prepared for him a great chamber, where
aforetime they laid the meat offerings, the frankincense, and the
vessels, and the tithes of the corn, the new wine, and the oil,
which was commanded {to be given} to the Levites, and the
singers, and the porters; and the offerings of the priests.
NEHEMIAH 13:6 But in all this {time} was not I at Jerusalem: for
in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon came
I unto the king, and after certain days obtained I leave of the
king:
NEHEMIAH 13:7 And I came to Jerusalem, and understood of the evil
that Eliashib did for Tobiah, in preparing him a chamber in the
courts of the house of God.
NEHEMIAH 13:8 And it grieved me sore: therefore I cast forth all
the household stuff of Tobiah out of the chamber.
NEHEMIAH 13:9 Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers:
and thither brought I again the vessels of the house of God, with
the meat offering and the frankincense.
NEHEMIAH 13:10 And I perceived that the portions of the Levites
had not been given {them}: for the Levites and the singers, that
did the work, were fled every one to his field.
NEHEMIAH 13:11 Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is
the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set
them in their place.
NEHEMIAH 13:12 Then brought all Judah the tithe of the corn and
the new wine and the oil unto the treasuries.
NEHEMIAH 13:13 And I made treasurers over the treasuries,
Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites,
Pedaiah: and next to them {was} Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son
Mattaniah: for they were counted faithful, and their office was
{to} distribute unto their brethren.
NEHEMIAH 13:14 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.
NEHEMIAH 13:15 In those days saw I in Judah {some} treading wine
presses on 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.
NEHEMIAH 13:16 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.
NEHEMIAH 13:17 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?
NEHEMIAH 13:18 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.
NEHEMIAH 13:19 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
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.
NEHEMIAH 13:20 So the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware
lodged without Jerusalem once or twice.
NEHEMIAH 13:21 Then I testified against them, and said unto them,
Why lodge ye about the wall? if ye do {so} again, I will lay
hands on you. From that time forth came they no {more} on the
sabbath.
NEHEMIAH 13:22 And I commanded the Levites that they should
cleanse themselves, and {that} they should come {and} keep the
gates, to sanctify the sabbath day.  Remember me, O my God,
{concerning} this also, and spare me according to the greatness
of thy mercy.
NEHEMIAH 13:23 In those days also saw I Jews {that} had married
wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, {and} of Moab:
NEHEMIAH 13:24 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.
NEHEMIAH 13:25 And I contended with them, and cursed them, and
smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them
swear by God, {saying}, Ye shall not give your daughters unto
their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for
yourselves.
NEHEMIAH 13:26 Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these
things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who
was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel:
nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin.
NEHEMIAH 13:27 Shall we then hearken unto you to do all this
great evil, to transgress against our God in marrying strange
wives?
NEHEMIAH 13:28 And {one} of the sons of Joiada, the son of
Eliashib the high priest, {was} son in law to Sanballat the
Horonite: therefore I chased him from me.
NEHEMIAH 13:29 Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled
the priesthood, and the covenant of the priesthood, and of the
Levites.
NEHEMIAH 13:30 Thus cleansed I them from all strangers, and
appointed the wards of the priests and the Levites, every one in
his business;
NEHEMIAH 13:31 And for the wood offering, at times appointed, and
for the firstfruits.  Remember me, O my God, for good.