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And the LORD shall return his blood upon his own
head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and
slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit,
Abner the son of
Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and
Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.
The LORD will bring his
bloodshed back upon his own
head, for without the knowledge of my father David he struck down two men more righteous and better than he when he put to the sword
Abner son of
Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and
Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army.
Their blood shall therefore return upon the
head of
Joab, and upon the
head of his seed for ever: but upon David, and upon his seed, and upon his house, and upon his throne, shall there be peace for ever from the LORD.
Their blood will come back upon the
heads of
Joab and his descendants
forever; but for David, his descendants, his house, and his throne, there shall be peace from the LORD
forever.”
For it shall be, that on the day thou goest out, and passest over the
brook Kidron, thou shalt know for certain that thou shalt surely die: thy blood shall be upon thine own
head.
On the day you go out and cross the Kidron Valley, know for sure that you will die; your blood will be on your own head.”
The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness which thine heart is privy to, that thou
didst to David my father: therefore the LORD shall return thy wickedness upon thine own
head;
The king also said, “You know in your heart all the evil that you did to my father David. Therefore the LORD will bring your evil back upon your head.
Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the
heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which is
Zion.
At that time Solomon assembled before him in Jerusalem the elders of Israel—all the
tribal heads and family leaders of the Israelites—to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from
Zion, the City of David.
Then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants,
condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his
head; and
justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.
then may You hear from heaven and act. May You judge Your servants,
condemning the wicked man by bringing down on his own
head what he has done, and
justifying the righteous man by rewarding him according to his righteousness.
And he looked, and, behold, there was a
cake baken on the coals, and a
cruse of water at his
head. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again.
And he looked around, and there by his
head was a
cake of bread
baked over hot coals, and a
jar of water. So he
ate and
drank and lay down again.
And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are
merciful kings: let us, I pray thee, put
sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our
heads, and go out to the king of Israel:
peradventure he will save thy life.
Then the servants of Ben-
hadad said to him, “Look now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are
merciful. Let us go out to the king of Israel with
sackcloth around our waists and ropes around our
heads. Perhaps he will
spare your life.”
So they
girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their
heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Thy servant Ben-
hadad saith, I pray thee, let me live. And he said, Is he yet alive? he is my brother.
So with
sackcloth around their waists and ropes around their
heads, they went to the king of Israel and said, “Your servant Ben-
hadad says, ‘Please
spare my life.’” And the king answered, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.”
And the sons of the prophets that were at
Bethel came forth to
Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy
head to day? And he said,
Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.
Then the sons of the prophets at
Bethel came out to
Elisha and said, “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you
today?” “
Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.”
And the sons of the prophets that were at
Jericho came to
Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy
head to day? And he answered,
Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.
Then the sons of the prophets at
Jericho came up to
Elisha and said, “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you
today?” “
Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.”
And he went up from thence unto
Bethel: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and
mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou
bald head; go up, thou
bald head.
And he said unto his father, My
head, my
head. And he said to a
lad, Carry him to his mother.
“My
head! My
head!” he
complained to his father. So his father told a servant, “Carry him to his mother.”
But as one was felling a beam, the
axe head fell into the water: and he
cried, and said,
Alas, master! for it was borrowed.
As one of them was cutting down a tree, the iron
axe head fell into the water. “Oh, my master,” he
cried out, “it was borrowed!”
And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an
ass’s
head was sold for
fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a
cab of
dove’s dung for five pieces of silver.
So there was a great famine in Samaria. Indeed, they besieged the city so long that a
donkey’s
head sold for eighty shekels of silver, and a quarter
cab of
dove’s dung sold for five shekels of silver.
Then he said, God do so and more also to me, if the
head of
Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day.
He
announced, “May God
punish me, and ever so severely, if the
head of
Elisha son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders through this day!”
But
Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and the king sent a man from before him: but
ere the
messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away mine
head? look, when the
messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door: is not the sound of his master’s feet behind him?
Now
Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. The king sent a
messenger ahead, but before he arrived,
Elisha said to the elders, “Do you see how this murderer has sent someone to cut off my
head? Look, when the
messenger comes, shut the door to keep him out. Is not the sound of his master’s footsteps behind him?”
Then take the box of oil, and pour it on his
head, and say, Thus saith the LORD, I have
anointed thee king over Israel. Then open the door, and
flee, and
tarry not.
Then take the
flask of oil, pour it on his
head, and declare, ‘This is what the LORD says: I
anoint you king over Israel.’ Then open the door and run. Do not delay!”
And he arose, and went into the house; and he poured the oil on his
head, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I have
anointed thee king over the people of the LORD, even over Israel.
So
Jehu got up and went into the house, where the young prophet poured the oil on his
head and declared, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I
anoint you king over the LORD’s people Israel.
And when
Jehu was come to
Jezreel,
Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her face, and
tired her
head, and looked out at a window.
Now when
Jehu arrived in
Jezreel,
Jezebel heard of it. So she painted her eyes, adorned her
head, and looked down from a window.
Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If ye be mine, and if ye will
hearken unto my voice, take ye the
heads of the men your master’s sons, and come to me to
Jezreel by to
morrow this time. Now the king’s sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, which brought them up.
Then
Jehu wrote them a second letter and said: “If you are on my side, and if you will obey me, then bring the
heads of your master’s sons to me at
Jezreel by this time
tomorrow.” Now the sons of the king, seventy in all, were being brought up by the leading men of the city.
And it came to pass, when the letter came to them, that they took the king’s sons, and
slew seventy persons, and put their
heads in baskets, and sent him them to
Jezreel.
And when the letter arrived, they took the sons of the king and slaughtered all seventy of them. They put their
heads in baskets and sent them to
Jehu at
Jezreel.
And there came a
messenger, and told him, saying, They have brought the
heads of the king’s sons. And he said, Lay ye them in two heaps at the entering in of the gate until the morning.
When the
messenger arrived, he told
Jehu, “They have brought the
heads of the sons of the king.” And
Jehu ordered, “Pile them in two heaps at the entrance of the gate until morning.”
This is the word that the LORD hath spoken concerning him; The virgin the daughter of
Zion hath
despised thee, and
laughed thee to
scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath
shaken her
head at thee.
This is the word that the LORD has spoken against him: ‘The Virgin Daughter of
Zion despises you and mocks you; the Daughter of Jerusalem shakes her
head behind you.
And the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between two walls, which is by the king’s garden: (now the Chaldees were against the city round about:) and the king went the way toward the plain.
Then the city was breached; and though the Chaldeans had surrounded the city, all the men of war fled by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden. They headed toward the Arabah,
And it came to pass in the seven and
thirtieth year of the captivity of
Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the
twelfth month, on the seven and
twentieth day of the month, that Evil-merodach king of Babylon in the year that he began to reign did lift up the
head of
Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison;
On the twenty-seventh day of the
twelfth month of the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Judah’s King
Jehoiachin, in the year Evil-merodach became king of Babylon, he released King
Jehoiachin of Judah from prison.
Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, chief of the house of their fathers.
Ahi son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, was head of their family.
And these were the heads of the house of their fathers, even Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valour, famous men, and heads of the house of their fathers.
These were the heads of their families: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel.
And they
transgressed against the God of their fathers, and went a
whoring after the gods of the people of the land, whom God destroyed before them.
They were mighty men of
valor, famous men, and
heads of their families. But they were unfaithful to the God of their fathers, and they
prostituted themselves with the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them.
And the sons of
Tola; Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Jibsam, and Shemuel,
heads of their father’s house, to wit, of
Tola: they were
valiant men of might in their generations; whose number was in the days of David two and twenty thousand and six hundred.
The sons of
Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel, the
heads of their families. In the days of David, 22,600 descendants of
Tola were numbered in their
genealogies as mighty men of
valor.
And the sons of
Bela; Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five;
heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valour; and were reckoned by their
genealogies twenty and two thousand and thirty and four.
The sons of
Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri,
heads of their families—five in all. There were 22,034 mighty men of
valor listed in their
genealogies.
And the number of them, after their
genealogy by their generations,
heads of the house of the fathers, mighty men of valour, was twenty thousand and two hundred.
Zemirah,
Joash,
Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth,
Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth; all these were
Becher’s sons. Their
genealogies were recorded according to the
heads of their families—20,200 mighty men of
valor.
All these the sons of Jediael, by the heads of their fathers, mighty men of valour, were seventeen thousand and two hundred soldiers, fit to go out for war and battle.
Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan,
Tarshish, and Ahishahar. All these sons of Jediael were
heads of their families, mighty men of
valor; there were 17,200 fit for battle.
All these were the children of Asher,
heads of their father’s house, choice and mighty men of valour, chief of the princes. And the number throughout the
genealogy of them that were apt to the war and to battle was twenty and six thousand men.
All these were the descendants of Asher—
heads of their families, choice and mighty men of
valor, and chiefs among the leaders. The number of men fit for battle, recorded in their
genealogies, was 26,000.
And these are the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Geba, and they removed them to Manahath:
These were the descendants of Ehud who were the heads of the families living in Geba and were exiled to Manahath:
And Jeuz, and Shachia, and Mirma. These were his sons, heads of the fathers.
Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam, Jeuz, Sachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of families.
Beriah also, and Shema, who were
heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of
Aijalon, who drove away the inhabitants of
Gath:
Eber, Misham, Shemed (who built Ono and Lod with its villages), and Beriah and Shema (who were the
heads of families of the inhabitants of
Aijalon and who drove out the inhabitants of
Gath).
These were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem.
All these were
heads of families, the chiefs according to their
genealogies, and they lived in Jerusalem.
And their brethren, according to their generations, nine hundred and fifty and six. All these men were chief of the fathers in the house of their fathers.
and 956 of their relatives according to their
genealogy. All these men were
heads of their families.
And their brethren,
heads of the house of their fathers, a thousand and seven hundred and
threescore; very able men for the work of the service of the house of God.
and 1,760 of their relatives, the heads of their families, able men for the work of the service of the house of God.
And these are the singers, chief of the fathers of the Levites, who remaining in the chambers were free: for they were employed in that work day and night.
Those who were musicians, the
heads of
Levite families, stayed in the temple chambers and were
exempt from other duties because they were on duty day and night.
These chief fathers of the Levites were chief throughout their generations; these dwelt at Jerusalem.
All these were
heads of
Levite families, chiefs according to their
genealogies, and they lived in Jerusalem.
And when they had
stripped him, they took his
head, and his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry
tidings unto their idols, and to the people.
They
stripped Saul, cut off his
head, took his
armor, and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to
proclaim the news in the temple of their idols and among their people.
And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his
head in the temple of
Dagon.
They put his
armor in the temple of their gods and hung his
head in the temple of
Dagon.
And there fell some of
Manasseh to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle: but they helped them not: for the lords of the Philistines upon
advisement sent him away, saying, He will fall to his master Saul to the
jeopardy of our
heads.
Some from
Manasseh defected to David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul. (They did not help the Philistines because the
Philistine rulers consulted and sent David away, saying, “It will cost us our
heads if he defects to his master Saul.”)
And of the children of
Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the
heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment.
From
Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do: 200 chiefs with all their
kinsmen at their command.
And said unto them, Ye are the chief of the fathers of the Levites:
sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel unto the place that I have prepared for it.
And he said to them, “You are the
heads of the
Levitical families. You and your relatives must
consecrate yourselves so that you may bring the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel, to the place I have prepared for it.
And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was for song: he
instructed about the song, because he was skilful.
Chenaniah the
head Levite was the director of the music because he was highly skilled.
And David took the crown of their king from off his
head, and found it to
weigh a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it; and it was set upon David’s
head: and he brought also exceeding much
spoil out of the city.
Then David took the crown from the
head of their king. It was found to
weigh a talent of gold and was set with precious stones, and it was placed on David’s
head. And David took a great amount of
plunder from the city.
The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and
Haran, three. These were the chief of the fathers of Laadan.
The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and
Haran—three in all. These were the
heads of the families of Ladan.
These were the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; even the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from the age of twenty years and upward.
These were the descendants of Levi by their families—the heads of families, registered individually by name—those twenty years of age or older who worked in the service of the house of the LORD.
And there were more chief men found of the sons of
Eleazar than of the sons of
Ithamar; and thus were they divided. Among the sons of
Eleazar there were sixteen chief men of the house of their fathers, and eight among the sons of
Ithamar according to the house of their fathers.
Since more leaders were found among
Eleazar’s descendants than those of
Ithamar, they were divided accordingly. There were sixteen
heads of families from the descendants of
Eleazar and eight from the descendants of
Ithamar.
And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the
scribe, one of the Levites, wrote them before the king, and the princes, and
Zadok the priest, and
Ahimelech the son of
Abiathar, and before the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites: one principal household being taken for
Eleazar, and one taken for
Ithamar.
The
scribe, Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a
Levite, recorded their names in the presence of the king and of the officers:
Zadok the priest,
Ahimelech son of
Abiathar, and the
heads of families of the priests and the Levites—one family being taken from
Eleazar, and then one from
Ithamar.
These likewise cast lots over against their brethren the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and
Zadok, and
Ahimelech, and the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites, even the principal fathers over against their younger brethren.
As their brothers the descendants of Aaron did, they also cast lots in the presence of King David and of
Zadok,
Ahimelech, and the
heads of the families of the priests and Levites—the family
heads and their younger brothers alike.
As concerning the sons of Laadan; the sons of the Gershonite Laadan, chief fathers, even of Laadan the Gershonite, were Jehieli.
From the descendants of Ladan, who were Gershonites through Ladan and heads of the families of Ladan the Gershonite, were Jehieli,
Which Shelomith and his brethren were over all the treasures of the dedicated things, which David the king, and the chief fathers, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the host, had dedicated.
This Shelomith and his brothers were in charge of all the
treasuries for the things dedicated by King David, by the
heads of families who were the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and by the army commanders.
And his brethren, men of valour, were two thousand and seven hundred chief fathers, whom king David made rulers over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half tribe of
Manasseh, for every matter pertaining to God, and affairs of the king.
Among Jerijah’s relatives there were 2,700 capable men who were
heads of families. King David appointed them over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of
Manasseh for every matter pertaining to God and to the affairs of the king.
Now the children of Israel after their number, to wit, the chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds, and their officers that served the king in any matter of the courses, which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, of every course were twenty and four thousand.
This is the list of the Israelites—the
heads of families, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and their officers who served the king in every matter concerning the divisions on
rotating military duty each month throughout the year. There were 24,000 men in each division:
Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art
exalted as
head above all.
Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the
splendor and the majesty, for everything in heaven and on earth belongs to You. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom, and You are
exalted as
head over all.
And David said to all the congregation, Now
bless the LORD your God. And all the congregation blessed the LORD God of their fathers, and bowed down their
heads, and worshipped the LORD, and the king.
Then David said to the whole assembly, “Blessed be the LORD your God.” So the whole assembly blessed the LORD, the God of their fathers. They bowed down and paid
homage to the LORD and to the king.
Then Solomon spake unto all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to every governor in all Israel, the chief of the fathers.
Then Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, to the judges, and to every leader in all Israel—the heads of the families.
And he made chains, as in the
oracle, and put them on the
heads of the pillars; and made an hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains.
He made
interwoven chains and put them on top of the pillars. He made a hundred pomegranates and fastened them into the
chainwork.
Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the
heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which is
Zion.
At that time Solomon assembled in Jerusalem the elders of Israel—all the
tribal heads and family leaders of the Israelites—to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from
Zion, the City of David.
Then hear thou from heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, by requiting the wicked, by
recompensing his way upon his own
head; and by
justifying the righteous, by giving him according to his righteousness.
then may You hear from heaven and act. May You judge Your servants,
condemning the wicked man by bringing down on his own
head what he has done, and
justifying the righteous man by rewarding him according to his righteousness.
And, behold, God himself is with us for our captain, and his priests with sounding
trumpets to cry
alarm against you. O children of Israel, fight ye not against the LORD God of your fathers; for ye shall not
prosper.
Now behold, God Himself is with us as our
head, and His priests with their
trumpets sound the battle call against you. O children of Israel, do not fight against the LORD, the God of your fathers, for you will not succeed.”
Moreover in Jerusalem did
Jehoshaphat set of the Levites, and of the priests, and of the chief of the fathers of Israel, for the judgment of the LORD, and for
controversies, when they returned to Jerusalem.
Moreover,
Jehoshaphat appointed in Jerusalem some of the Levites, priests, and
heads of the
Israelite families to judge on behalf of the LORD and to settle disputes. And they lived in Jerusalem.
And
Jehoshaphat bowed his
head with his face to the ground: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the LORD,
worshipping the LORD.
Then
Jehoshaphat bowed facedown, and all the people of Judah and Jerusalem fell down before the LORD to worship Him.
Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and
Jehoshaphat in the
forefront of them, to go again to Jerusalem with joy; for the LORD had made them to
rejoice over their enemies.
Then all the men of Judah and Jerusalem, with
Jehoshaphat at their
head, returned
joyfully to Jerusalem, for the LORD had made them
rejoice over their enemies.
And they went about in Judah, and gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and the chief of the fathers of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem.
So they went throughout Judah and gathered the Levites from all the cities of Judah and the heads of the families of Israel. And when they came to Jerusalem,
Then certain of the
heads of the children of Ephraim,
Azariah the son of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth, and Jehizkiah the son of Shallum, and
Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood up against them that came from the war,
Then some of the leaders of the Ephraimites—
Azariah son of Jehohanan, Berechiah son of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah son of Shallum, and
Amasa son of Hadlai—stood in opposition to those arriving from the war.
Moreover
Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise unto the LORD with the words of David, and of
Asaph the
seer. And they
sang praises with
gladness, and they bowed their
heads and worshipped.
Then King
Hezekiah and his officials ordered the Levites to sing praises to the LORD in the words of David and of
Asaph the
seer. So they
sang praises with
gladness and bowed their
heads and worshiped.
Then rose up the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, with all them whose spirit God had raised, to go up to build the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem.
So the family
heads of Judah and Benjamin, along with the priests and Levites—
everyone whose spirit God had
stirred—prepared to go up and rebuild the house of the LORD in Jerusalem.
And some of the chief of the fathers, when they came to the house of the LORD which is at Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of God to set it up in his place:
When they arrived at the house of the LORD in Jerusalem, some of the
heads of the families gave
freewill offerings to rebuild the house of God on its original site.
But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, who were ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes,
wept with a loud voice; and many
shouted aloud for joy:
But many of the older priests, Levites, and family
heads who had seen the first temple
wept loudly when they saw the foundation of this temple. Still, many others
shouted joyfully.
Then they came to
Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye do; and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of Esar-haddon king of Assur, which brought us up
hither.
they approached
Zerubbabel and the
heads of the families, saying, “Let us build with you because, like you, we seek your God and have been sacrificing to Him since the time of King Esar-haddon of Assyria, who brought us here.”
But
Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build an house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto the LORD God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us.
But
Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and the other
heads of the families of Israel replied, “You have no part with us in building a house for our God, since we alone must build it for the LORD, the God of Israel, as Cyrus king of Persia has commanded us.”
These are now the chief of their fathers, and this is the
genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of
Artaxerxes the king.
These are the family
heads and
genealogical records of those who returned with me from Babylon during the reign of King
Artaxerxes:
Watch ye, and keep them, until ye
weigh them before the chief of the priests and the Levites, and chief of the fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the LORD.
Guard them carefully until you
weigh them out in the chambers of the house of the LORD in Jerusalem before the leading priests, Levites, and
heads of the
Israelite families.”
And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my
mantle, and
plucked off the hair of my
head and of my
beard, and sat down
astonied.
And said, O my God, I am
ashamed and
blush to lift up my face to thee, my God: for our
iniquities are increased over our
head, and our
trespass is grown up unto the heavens.
and said: “O my God, I am
ashamed and
embarrassed to lift up my face to You, my God, because our
iniquities are higher than our
heads, and our guilt has reached the heavens.
And the children of the captivity did so. And
Ezra the priest, with certain chief of the fathers, after the house of their fathers, and all of them by their names, were separated, and sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter.
So the exiles did as proposed.
Ezra the priest selected men who were family
heads, each of them identified by name, to represent their families. On the first day of the tenth month they
launched the investigation,
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.
so I went up the valley by night and
inspected the wall. Then I
headed back and reentered through the Valley Gate.
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:
Hear us, O God, for we are
despised. Turn their
scorn back upon their own
heads, and let them be taken as
plunder to a land of captivity.
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.
Some of the
heads of the families contributed to the project. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 darics of gold, 50
bowls, and 530 priestly garments.
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 pounds of silver.
And some of the
heads of the families gave to the treasury for the project 20,000 darics of gold and 2,200
minas of silver.
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.
Then
Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God, and with their hands
uplifted, all the people said, “
Amen,
Amen!” Then they bowed down and worshiped the LORD with their faces to the ground.
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.
On the second day of the month, the
heads of all the families, along with the priests and Levites, gathered around
Ezra the
scribe to study the words of the Law.
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.
On the twenty-fourth day of the same month, the Israelites gathered together, fasting and wearing
sackcloth, with dust on their
heads.
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.
These are the heads of the provinces who settled in Jerusalem. (In the villages of Judah, however, each lived on his own property in their towns—the Israelites, priests, Levites, temple servants, and descendants of Solomon’s servants—
And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
In the days of Joiakim, these were the heads of the priestly families: of the family of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
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.
In the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua, during the reign of
Darius the Persian, the
heads of the families of the Levites and priests were recorded.
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.
As for the descendants of Levi, the family heads up to the days of Johanan son of Eliashib were recorded in the Book of the Chronicles.
And the king loved
Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her
head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.
And the king loved
Esther more than all the other women, and she found grace and favor in his sight more than all of the other virgins. So he placed the royal crown upon her
head and made her queen in place of Vashti.
Let the royal
apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and the crown royal which is set upon his
head:
have them bring a royal
robe that the king himself has worn and a horse on which the king himself has
ridden—one with a royal crest placed on its
head.
And
Mordecai came again to the king’s gate. But
Haman hasted to his house
mourning, and having his
head covered.
Then
Mordecai returned to the king’s gate. But
Haman rushed home, with his
head covered in grief.
But when
Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked
device, which he devised against the Jews, should return upon his own
head, and that he and his sons should be
hanged on the
gallows.
But when it came before the king, he commanded by letter that the wicked scheme which
Haman had devised against the Jews should come back upon his own
head, and that he and his sons should be
hanged on the
gallows.
Then Job arose, and rent his
mantle, and
shaved his
head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,
Then Job stood up,
tore his
robe, and
shaved his
head. He fell to the ground and worshiped,
So went
Satan forth from the presence of the LORD, and
smote Job with
sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.
So
Satan went out from the presence of the LORD and
infected Job with terrible boils from the soles of his feet to the crown of his
head.
And when they lifted up their eyes
afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and
wept; and they rent every one his
mantle, and
sprinkled dust upon their
heads toward heaven.
When they lifted up their eyes from
afar, they could barely recognize Job. They began to
weep aloud, and each man
tore his
robe and threw dust in the air over his
head.