2 CHRONICLES, XXXVI. Jehoiakim's wicked reign. Josiah slain at Megiddo. neither did all the kings of Israel B. C. 610. keep such a passover as Josiah kept, and the priests, and the Levites, and all Judah and Israel that were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 19 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah was this passover kept. 20 T Afters all this, when Josiah had prepared the 7 temple, Nechot king of Egypt came up to fight against Charchemish by Euphrates: and Josiah went out against him. 21 But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah? I come not against thee this day, but against the house 8 wherewith I have war for God commanded s 2Ki.23.29, house. &c. t Je.46.2,&c. u Zec. 12.11. v Mat.9.23. w Je.22.20. 11 kindnesses, (CHAP. 36.) a 2Ki.23.30, removed &c. me to make haste: forbear thee 23 And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am sore 9 wounded. 24 His servants therefore took him out of that chariot, and put him in the second chariot that he had; and they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died, and was buried 10 in one of the sepulchres of his fathers. And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah. him. b 2Ki.24. 13, &c. 3 or, chains: 4 or, Jeco niah, or, Coniah, Je.22.24. down at Jerusalem, and 2 condemned the land in an hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold. 4 And the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and turned his name to Jehoiakim. And Necho took Jehoahaz his brother, and carried him to Egypt. 5 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 evil in the sight of the LORD his God. 6 Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him in 3 fetters, to carry him to Babylon. 7 Nebuchadnezzar also carried of the vessels of the house of the LORD to Babylon, and put them in his temple at Babylon. 8 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and his abominations which he did, and that which was found in him, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah: and 4 Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead. 9 Jehoiachin c was eight years reigned three months and ten days old when he began to reign, and he in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD. 10 And 5 when the year was expired, king Nebuchadnezzar sent, and brought him to Babylon, with the goodly vessels d of the house of the LORD, and made 7 Zedekiah hise brother king over Judah and turn of the Jerusalem. c2Ki.24.8,&c 5 at the re year. 25 And Jeremiah lamented u for Josiah and all the singingmenu and the singing-women spake 6 vessels of of Josiah in their lamentations to desire. this day, and made them an ordi- d Da.1.1,2. nance w in Israel: and, behold, they are written in the lamentations. 26 Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and his 11 goodness, according to that which was written in the law of the LORD. 27 And his deeds, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. CHAPTER XXXVI. Jehoahaz succeeding, is deposed by THEN HEN a the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Jo-: siah, and made him king in his father's stead in Jerusalem. 2 Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. 3 And the king of Egypt 1 put him 5.2. e Je.37.1. Eze. 17. 15, h 2Ki. 17.14. i Je.25.3,4. 8 by the nually and 11 ¶ Zedekiahf was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. 12 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD his God, and humbled not himself before Jeremiah the prophet speaking from the mouth of the LORD. 13 And he also rebelled g against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God: but he stiffened h his neck, and hardened his heart from turning unto the LORD God of Israel. 14 T Moreover all the chief of the priests, and the people, transgressed very much after all the abominations of the heathen; and polluted the house of the LORD which he had hallowed in Jeru salem. 15 Andi the LORD God of their fathers sent to them 8 by his mes sengers, rising up 9 hetimes, and sending; because he had com Jerusalem destroyed. EZRA, I. passion on his people, and on his B. C. 610. dwelling-place: 16 But they mocked; the messen-j Is.28.22. gers of God, and despised k his k Pr. 1.24-30. words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose 10 healing. against his people, till there was 1 De.28.49. no 10 remedy. 17 Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldees, who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanc-tuary, and had no compassion upon young man or maiden, old man, or him that stooped for age: he gave them all into his hand. 2Ki.25.1, &c. Ezr.9.7. m Ps.74.6-8. Is.64.11. 11 the re mainder 18 And all the vessels of the house of God, great and small, and the treasures of the house of the LORD, n Je.25.9-12. and the treasures of the king and of his princes; all these he brought to Babylon. 19 And m they burnt the house of God, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem.and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire, and destroyed all the goodly vessels thereof. 20 And 11them that had escaped! o 26.6,7. 29.10. Le.26.34,43. Da.9.2. Ezr.1.1,&c. q Is.44.28. 45.1,&c. Cyrus' proclamation. 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 the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, n until the land had enjoyed her sabbaths: 0 for as long as she lay desolate she kept sabbath, to fulfil threescore and ten years. 22 Now p in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, (that the word of the LORD spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished,) the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus q king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying, 23 Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath the LORD God of heaven given me; and he hath charged me to build him an house in Je rusalem, which is in Judah. Who is there among you of all his people? The LORD his God be with him, and let him go up. EZRA. From the Creation, 3468....From the foundation of the Temple, 475....From the division of Israel and Judah, 439....From the captivity of Israel, 186....From the destruction of the Temple, 53....Year of the Babylonish Captivity, 70. 4 And whosoever remaineth in j 2K1.24. 13. any place where he sojourneth, let 6 And all they that were about them 3 strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with precious things, beside all that was willingly offered. 7 Also Cyrus the king brought forth the vesselsi of the house of the LORD, which; Nebuchadnezzar and had put them in the house of had brought forth out of Jerusalem, his gods; 8 Even those did Cyrus king of Persia bring forth by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and num Return of EZRA, II. bered them unto Sheshbazzar the B. C. 536. prince of Judah. 9 And this is the number of them: thirty chargers of gold, a thousand k 2Ti.2.20,21. chargers of silver, nine and twenty knives, 10 Thirty basins of gold, silver basins of a second sort four hundred and ten, and other vessels a thousand. 11 All the vessels k of gold and of silver were five thousand and four hundred. All these did Sheshbazzar bring up with them of the 4 captivity that were brought up from Babylon unto Jerusalem. CHAPTER II. 4 transportation, Mat. 1.11,12. (CHAP. 2.) a Ne.7.6,&c. b 2Ki.24.14 23 The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight. 24 The children of 8 Azmaveth, forty and two. 16. 2Ch.36.20. La. 1.3.5. 4.22. Zep.2.7. c Hag.1.1,&c. The number that return of the people 1 or, Azariah, and priests. Nthe province that went up out OW a these are the children of Ne.7.7. 2 or, Raa miah. of the captivity,b of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon 3 or, Mispehad carried away unto Babylon, and reth. came again unto Jerusalem and 4 or, Nehum. Judah, every one unto his city; 2 Which came with Zerubbabel: c d ch.4.8. Jeshua, Nehemiah, 1Seraiah, 2Ree laiah, Mordecai, Bílshan, 3 Mizpar, e Ne.7. 10. Bigvai, 4 Rehum, d Baanah. The number of the men of the people f Ne.7.11. of Israel: g ver.31. 3 The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and 5 or, Binnui, two. Ne.7.15. Ne.7.24. 4 The children of Shephatiah, 6 or, Hariph, three hundred seventy and two. 5 The children of Arah, e seven hundred seventy and five. 6 The children of Pahath-moab,f of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve. 7 The children of Elam,g a thousand two hundred fifty and four. 8 The children of Zattu, nine hundred forty and five. 9 The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore. 10 The children of 5 Bani, six hundred forty and two. or, Gibeon, 8 or, Bethazmaveth, Ne.7.28. h ver.7. or, Harid, as it is in some copies. 11 The children of Bebai, six hun-i 1Ch.24.7. dred twenty and three. 12 The children of Azgad, a thou-k 1Ch.24.14. sand two hundred twenty and two. 1 1Ch.9.12. 13 The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty and six. m 1Ch.24.8. 14 The children of Bigvai, two 10 or, Judah, thousand fifty and six. 15 The children of Adin, four hundred fifty and four. 16 The children of Ater of Heze kiah, ninety and eight. 17 The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and three. 18 The children of 6 Jorah, an hundred and twelve. ch.3.9. called also Hodevah, Ne.7.43. n ver.58. 11 or, Sia. 25 The children of Kirjath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three. 26 The children of Ramah and Gaba, six hundred twenty and one. 28 The men of Beth-el and Ai, 27 The men of Michmas, an hundred twenty and two. two hundred twenty and three. 29 The children of Nebo, fifty and two. 30 The children of Magbish, an hundred fifty and six. 31 The children of the other Elam,h a thousand two hundred fifty and four. 32 The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty. 33 The children of Lod, 9 Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and five. 34 The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five. 35 The children of Senaah, three thousand and six hundred and thirty. 36 The priests: the children of Jedaiah, i of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three. 37 The children of Immer, k a thousand fifty and two. 39 The children of Harim, m a thousand and seventeen. 40 The Levites; the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of 10 Hodaviah, seventy and four. 41 T The singers: the children of Asaph, an hundred twenty and eight. 42 T The children of 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, in 43 The Nethinims: n the childall an hundred thirty and nine. ren of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth, 44 The children of Keros, the children of 11 Siaha, the children of Padon, 45 The children of Lebanah, the children of Hagabah, the children of Akkub, Return of the captives. 46 The children of Hagab, the children of 12 Shalmai, the children of Hanan, 47 The children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children of Reaiah, 48 The children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, the children of Gazzam, EZRA, III. 12 or, Sham lai. 13 or, Nephi- o 1Ki.9.21. 49 The children of Uzza, the child-15 or, Perida, ren of Paseah, the children of Besai, Ne.7.57. 50 The children of Asnah, the 16 or, Amon, children of Mehunim, the children of 13 Nephusim, Ne.7.59. 51 The children of Bakbuk, the P Jos.9.21.27. children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur, 52 The children of 14 Bazluth, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha, 53 The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Thamah, 54 The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha. 55 The children of Solomon's o servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of 15 Peruda, 56 The children of Jaalah, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel, 57 The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of 16 Ami. 58 All the Nethinims, p and the children of Solomon's servants, were three hundred and ninety and two. 59 And these were they which went up from Tel-melah, Tel-har-1 sa, Cherub, 17 Addan, and Immer: but they could not show their father's house, and their 18 seed, whether they were of Israel : 60 The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred fifty and two. 61 And of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai: (which took a wife of the daughters of q Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name :) 62 These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but r they were not found: therefore 19 were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood. 1Ch.9.2. 18 or, pedi- 9 28a.17-27. An altar is set up. 65 Beside their servants and their maids, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and there were among them two hundred singing-men and singing-women. 66 Their horses were seven hundred thirty and six; their mules, two hundred forty and five; thirty and five; their asses, six thou- 69 They gave after their ability unto the treasure w of the work three score and one thousand drams of gold, and five thousand pound of silver, and one hundred priests' garments. r Nu.3.10. nor, s Le.22.10,14. t Ex.28.30. Nu.27.21. De.33.8. u Ne.7.66,&c. v Ne.7.70, &c. 2 called Zo- 3 a 63 And the 20 Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat s of the most holy things, till theres stood up a priest with Urim t and with Thummim. 64 The u whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore, Mat. 1.12. called Sala- Nu.28.3.&c. of the 1 The altar is set up. 4 Offerings frequented. AND when the seventh month was come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered themselves together as one man to Jerusalem. 2 Then stood up 1 Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and 2 Zerubbabel the son of 3 Shealtiel, and his brethren, and builded the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt-offerings thereon, as it is written a in the law of Moses the man of God. 3 And they set the altar upon his bases; (for fear was upon them because of the people of those countries :) and they offered burnt-offerings thereon unto the LORD, even burnt-offerings morning and even ing. 4 They b kept also the feast of tabernacles, as it is written, and offered the daily burnt-offerings by number, according to the custom, 4as the duty of every day c required; 5 And afterward offered the continual burnt-offering, both of the new moons, and of all the set feasts d of the LORD that were consecrated, and of every one that willingly offered a free-will-offering unto the LORD. 6 From the first day of the seventh month began they to offer burntofferings unto the LORD. But 5 the foundation of the temple of the LORD was not yet laid. Workmen prepared. EZRA, IV. men. 7 They gave money also unto the masons, and to the 6 carpenters; and meat, and drink, and oil, unto 6 or, workthem of Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from e 1Ki.5.6,9. Lebanone to the sea of Joppa, ac- ƒ ch.6.3. cording to the grant ƒ that they had g ver.2. of Cyrus king of Persia. h 1Ch.23.24. or, Hoda- 8 as one. i Zec.4.10. 8 Now in the second year of their coming unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second; month, began g Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brethren the priests and the Le-k ICh.6.31, vites, and all they that were come out of the captivity unto Jerusalem; and appointed the Levites, from h twenty years old and upward, to set forward the work of the house of the LORD. 9 Then stood Jeshua with his sons and his brethren, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of 7 Judah, 8 together, to set forward the workmen in the house of God: the sons of Henadad, with their sons and their brethren the Levites. &c. 16.4,&c. 25.1,&c. Ne. 12.24, &c. Letter to Artaxerxes. you for b we seek your God, as ye do; and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of Esarhaddon c king of Assur, which brought us up hither. 3 But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel said unto them, Youd have nothing to do with us to build an house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto the LORD God of Israel, as king e Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us. 4 Then the people of the land ƒ weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled g them in building, 5 And hired counsellors ħ against them to frustrate their purpose, 7 1Ch.16.34, 41 all the days of Cyrus king of PerPs.cxxxvi. sia, even until the reign of Darius 145.1-11. king of Persia. 6 And in the reign of 2 Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they unto him an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem. Je.33.11. m Re.21.10 14. n Hag.2.3. 10 And when the builders i laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, they set k the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Le-9 vites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise the LORD, after the ordinance of David king of Israel. 11 And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the LORD; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation m of the house of the LORD was laid. 7 T And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote 3 Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their 4 companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian 1 sons of the tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue. transport a ver.7,9. ation. b 2Ki.17.24, &c. c2K1.19.37. Ac.8.21. 3Jno.9,10. 12 But n many of the priests and Levites, and chief of the fathers, e ch.1.1-3. who were ancient men, that had Ne.6.9. seen the first house, when the g ch.3.3. foundation of this house was laidh Ac.24.1,&c. before their eyes, wept o with a 2 Ahashveloud voice; and many shouted p aloud for joy: 13 So that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping a of the people for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off. 3 rosh. or,in peace. 4 societies. i 2Ki. 17.30, Ro. 13.7. 7 ver. 11, 17. 21. Now when Benjamin heard 8 Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the 5 scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort: 9 Then wrote Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their 6 companions; the Dinaites, i the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Susanchites, the Dehavites, and the Elamites. 10 And the rest of the nations whom the great and noble k Asnapper brought over, and set in the cities of Samaria, and the rest that are on this side the river, and 7 at such a time. l 11 T This is the copy of the letter that they sent unto him, even unto Artaxerxes the king; Thy servants, the men on this side the river, and at such a time. 12 Be it known unto the king, that the Jews which came up from thee to us are come unto Jerusalem, building the rebellious m and the bad city, and have 8 set up the walls thereof, and joined the foundations. 13 Be it known now unto the king, that if this city be builded, and the walls set up again, then |