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But
Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit done unto
him; for his heart was lifted up: therefore there was wrath upon
him, and upon Judah and Jerusalem.
But because his heart was proud,
Hezekiah did not repay the favor shown to
him. Therefore wrath came upon
him and upon Judah and Jerusalem.
Notwithstanding
Hezekiah humbled
himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the LORD came not upon them in the days of
Hezekiah.
Then
Hezekiah humbled the pride of his heart—he and the people of Jerusalem—so that the wrath of the LORD did not come upon them during the days of
Hezekiah.
And
Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honour: and he made
himself treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all manner of pleasant jewels;
Hezekiah had very great riches and honor, and he made
treasuries for his silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields, and all kinds of valuable articles.
Moreover he provided him cities, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance: for God had given him substance very much.
He made cities for himself, and he acquired herds of sheep and cattle in abundance, for God gave him very great wealth.
Howbeit in the business of the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent unto
him to
enquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left
him, to try
him, that he might know all that was in his heart.
And so when ambassadors of the rulers of Babylon were sent to
him to inquire about the wonder that had happened in the land, God left
him alone to test
him, that He might know all that was in
Hezekiah’s heart.
And
Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried
him in the chiefest of the
sepulchres of the sons of David: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did
him honour at his death. And
Manasseh his son reigned in his
stead.
And
Hezekiah rested with his fathers and was buried in the upper tombs of David’s descendants. All Judah and the people of Jerusalem paid
him honor at his death. And his son
Manasseh reigned in his place.
And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of
Hinnom: also he observed times, and used enchantments, and used
witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of the LORD, to
provoke him to anger.
He sacrificed his sons in the fire in the Valley of
Hinnom. He practiced
sorcery,
divination, and
witchcraft, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD,
provoking Him to anger.
Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took
Manasseh among the thorns, and bound
him with
fetters, and carried
him to Babylon.
So the LORD brought against them the military commanders of the king of Assyria, who captured
Manasseh, put a hook in his nose, bound
him with bronze
shackles, and took
him to Babylon.
And when he was in
affliction, he
besought the LORD his God, and humbled
himself greatly before the God of his fathers,
And in his distress,
Manasseh sought the favor of the LORD his God and earnestly humbled
himself before the God of his fathers.
And prayed unto
him: and he was intreated of
him, and heard his
supplication, and brought
him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then
Manasseh knew that the LORD he was God.
And when he prayed to
Him, the LORD received his
plea and heard his petition; so He brought
him back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then
Manasseh knew that the LORD is God.
Now the rest of the acts of
Manasseh, and his prayer unto his God, and the words of the seers that spake to
him in the name of the LORD God of Israel, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel.
As for the rest of the acts of
Manasseh, along with his prayer to his God and the words of the seers who spoke to
him in the name of the LORD, the God of Israel, they are indeed written in the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
His prayer also, and how God was intreated of
him, and all his sin, and his
trespass, and the places wherein he built high places, and set up groves and
graven images, before he was humbled: behold, they are written among the sayings of the seers.
His prayer and how God received his
plea, as well as all his sin and unfaithfulness, and the sites where he built high places and set up Asherah poles and idols before he humbled
himself, they are indeed written in the Records of the Seers.
So
Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried
him in his own house: and Amon his son reigned in his
stead.
And
Manasseh rested with his fathers and was buried at his palace. And his son Amon reigned in his place.
And humbled not
himself before the LORD, as
Manasseh his father had humbled
himself; but Amon
trespassed more and more.
but he did not humble
himself before the LORD as his father
Manasseh had done; instead, Amon increased his guilt.
And his servants
conspired against
him, and
slew him in his own house.
Then the servants of Amon
conspired against
him and killed
him in his palace.
And when they came to Hilkiah the high priest, they delivered the money that was brought into the house of God, which the Levites that kept the doors had gathered of the hand of
Manasseh and Ephraim, and of all the
remnant of Israel, and of all Judah and Benjamin; and they returned to Jerusalem.
So they went to Hilkiah the high priest and gave
him the money that had been brought into the house of God, which the Levites at the doors had collected from the people of
Manasseh and Ephraim, from all the
remnant of Israel, Judah, and Benjamin, and from the people of Jerusalem.
And as for the king of Judah, who sent you to
enquire of the LORD, so shall ye say unto
him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel concerning the words which thou hast heard;
But as for the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the LORD, tell him that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘As for the words that you heard,
After all this, when
Josiah had prepared the temple,
Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against Charchemish by Euphrates: and
Josiah went out against
him.
After all this, when
Josiah had set the temple in order, Neco king of Egypt marched up to fight at Carchemish by the Euphrates, and
Josiah went out to
confront him.
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
wherewith I have war: for God commanded me to make
haste:
forbear thee from
meddling with God, who is with me, that he destroy thee not.
But Neco sent messengers to
him, saying, “What is the issue between you and me, O king of Judah? I have not come against you
today, but I am fighting another dynasty. God told me to
hurry; so stop
opposing God, who is with me, or He will destroy you!”
Nevertheless
Josiah would not turn his face from
him, but
disguised himself, that he might fight with
him, and
hearkened not unto the words of
Necho from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of
Megiddo.
Josiah, however, did not turn away from
him; instead, in order to
engage him in battle, he
disguised himself. He did not
listen to Neco’s words from the mouth of God, but went to fight
him on the Plain of
Megiddo.
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 in one of the
sepulchres of his fathers. And all Judah and Jerusalem
mourned for
Josiah.
So his servants took
him out of his
chariot, put
him in his second
chariot, and brought
him to Jerusalem, where he died. And
Josiah was buried in the tomb of his fathers, and all Judah and Jerusalem
mourned for
him.
Then the people of the land took
Jehoahaz the son of
Josiah, and made
him king in his father’s
stead in Jerusalem.
Then the people of the land took
Jehoahaz son of
Josiah and made
him king in Jerusalem in place of his father.
And the king of Egypt put him down at Jerusalem, and condemned the land in an hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
And the king of Egypt
dethroned him in Jerusalem and imposed on Judah a
levy of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
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.
Then Neco king of Egypt made Eliakim brother of
Jehoahaz king over Judah and Jerusalem, and he changed Eliakim’s name to
Jehoiakim. But Neco took Eliakim’s brother
Jehoahaz and carried
him off to Egypt.
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
Jehoiachin his son reigned in his
stead.
As for the rest of the acts of
Jehoiakim, the abominations he committed, and all that was found against
him, they are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah. And his son
Jehoiachin reigned in his place.
And when the year was
expired, king
Nebuchadnezzar sent, and brought
him to Babylon, with the goodly vessels of the house of the LORD, and made
Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem.
In the spring, King
Nebuchadnezzar summoned
Jehoiachin and brought
him to Babylon, along with the articles of value from the house of the LORD. And he made
Jehoiachin’s relative
Zedekiah king over Judah and Jerusalem.
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.
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD his God and did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke for the LORD.
Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldees, who
slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no
compassion upon young man or
maiden, old man, or
him that
stooped for age: he gave them all into his hand.
So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary,
sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. God gave them all into the hand of
Nebuchadnezzar,
And them that had escaped 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:
Those who escaped the sword were carried by
Nebuchadnezzar into exile in Babylon, and they became servants to
him and his sons until the kingdom of Persia came to power.
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 Jerusalem, 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.
“This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: ‘The LORD, the God of heaven, who has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, has appointed me to build a house for
Him at Jerusalem in Judah.
Whoever among you belongs to His people, may the LORD his God be with
him, and may he go up.’”
Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
“This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: ‘The LORD, the God of heaven, who has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, has appointed me to build a house for Him at Jerusalem in Judah.
Who is there among you of all his people? his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of the LORD God of Israel, (he is the God,) which is in Jerusalem.
Whoever among you belongs to His people, may his God be with
him, and may he go to Jerusalem in Judah and build the house of the LORD, the God of Israel; He is the God who is in Jerusalem.
And
whosoever remaineth in any place where he sojourneth, let the men of his place help
him with silver, and with gold, and with goods, and with beasts, beside the
freewill offering for the house of God that is in Jerusalem.
And let every
survivor, wherever he lives, be assisted by the men of that region with silver, gold, goods, and
livestock, along with a
freewill offering for the house of God in Jerusalem.’”
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.”
And in the reign of
Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they unto
him an
accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.
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.
(This is the text of the letter they sent to
him.) To King
Artaxerxes, From your servants, the men west of the Euphrates:
They sent a letter unto
him, wherein was written thus; Unto
Darius the king, all peace.
The report they sent
him read as follows: To King
Darius: All peace.
And said unto him, Take these vessels, go, carry them into the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be builded in his place.
and
instructed, ‘Take these articles, put them in the temple in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt on its original site.’
Also I have made a decree, that
whosoever shall alter this word, let timber be pulled down from his house, and being set up, let
him be
hanged thereon; and let his house be made a
dunghill for this.
I also decree that if any man interferes with this directive, a beam is to be
torn from his house and raised up, and he is to be impaled on it. And his own house shall be made a pile of
rubble for this
offense.
This
Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready
scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given: and the king granted
him all his request, according to the hand of the LORD his God upon
him.
this
Ezra came up from Babylon. He was a
scribe skilled in the Law of Moses, which the LORD, the God of Israel, had given. The king had granted
Ezra all his requests, for the hand of the LORD his God was upon
him.
For upon the first day of the first month began he to go up from Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month came he to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God upon him.
He had begun the journey from Babylon on the first day of the first month, and he arrived in Jerusalem on the first day of the fifth month, for the
gracious hand of his God was upon
him.
And
whosoever will not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed speedily upon
him, whether it be unto death, or to
banishment, or to
confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment.
If
anyone does not keep the law of your God and the law of the king, let a strict judgment be executed against
him, whether death,
banishment,
confiscation of property, or imprisonment.
Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the sons of Pharosh;
Zechariah: and with
him were reckoned by
genealogy of the males an hundred and fifty.
from the descendants of David, Hattush of the descendants of Shecaniah; from the descendants of Parosh,
Zechariah, and with
him were registered 150 men;
Of the sons of Pahath-moab; Elihoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred males.
from the descendants of Pahath-Moab, Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah, and with him 200 men;
Of the sons of Shechaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males.
from the descendants of Zattu, Shecaniah son of Jahaziel, and with him 300 men;
Of the sons also of Adin; Ebed the son of
Jonathan, and with
him fifty males.
from the descendants of Adin, Ebed son of
Jonathan, and with
him 50 men;
And of the sons of
Elam; Jeshaiah the son of
Athaliah, and with
him seventy males.
from the descendants of
Elam, Jeshaiah son of
Athaliah, and with
him 70 men;
And of the sons of Shephatiah; Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with
him fourscore males.
from the descendants of Shephatiah, Zebadiah son of Michael, and with him 80 men;
Of the sons of
Joab;
Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with
him two hundred and eighteen males.
from the descendants of
Joab,
Obadiah son of Jehiel, and with
him 218 men;
And of the sons of Shelomith; the son of Josiphiah, and with
him an hundred and
threescore males.
from the descendants of Bani, Shelomith son of Josiphiah, and with him 160 men;
And of the sons of Bebai;
Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with
him twenty and eight males.
from the descendants of Bebai,
Zechariah son of Bebai, and with
him 28 men;
And of the sons of Azgad; Johanan the son of Hakkatan, and with him an hundred and ten males.
from the descendants of Azgad, Johanan son of Hakkatan, and with him 110 men;
And I sent them with commandment unto
Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia, and I told them what they should say unto
Iddo, and to his brethren the
Nethinims, at the place Casiphia, that they should bring unto us ministers for the house of our God.
And I sent them to
Iddo, the leader at Casiphia, with a message for
him and his
kinsmen, the temple servants at Casiphia, that they should bring to us ministers for the house of our God.
And Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brethren and their sons, twenty;
also Hashabiah, together with Jeshaiah, from the descendants of Merari, and his brothers and their sons, 20 men.
Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of
Ahava, that we might
afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of
him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.
And there by the
Ahava Canal I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask
Him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions.
For I was
ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and
horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek
him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that
forsake him.
For I was
ashamed to ask the king for an
escort of soldiers and
horsemen to protect us from our enemies on the road, since we had told
him, “The hand of our God is
gracious to all who seek
Him, but His great anger is against all who
forsake Him.”
Now on the fourth day was the silver and the gold and the vessels
weighed in the house of our God by the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest; and with
him was
Eleazar the son of
Phinehas; and with them was Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui, Levites;
On the fourth day, in the house of our God, we
weighed out the silver and gold and sacred articles into the hand of Meremoth son of Uriah, the priest.
Eleazar son of
Phinehas was with
him, along with the Levites Jozabad son of Jeshua and Noadiah son of Binnui.
Now when
Ezra had prayed, and when he had
confessed,
weeping and casting
himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto
him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children: for the people
wept very
sore.
While
Ezra prayed and made this confession,
weeping and falling facedown before the house of God, a very large assembly of Israelites—men, women, and children—gathered around
him, and the people
wept bitterly as well.
And that
whosoever would not come within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and the elders, all his substance should be
forfeited, and
himself separated from the congregation of those that had been carried away.
Whoever failed to appear within three days would
forfeit all his property, according to the counsel of the leaders and elders, and would
himself be expelled from the assembly of the exiles.
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:
Then I said: “O LORD, God of heaven, the great and
awesome God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion with those who love
Him and keep His commandments,
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.
O Lord, may Your ear be
attentive to my prayer and to the prayers of Your servants who delight to
revere Your name. Give Your servant success this day, I pray, and grant
him mercy in the sight of this man.” (At that time I was the
cupbearer to the king.)
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.
Now in the month of
Nisan, in the
twentieth year of King
Artaxerxes, when wine was set before
him, I took the wine and gave it to the king. I had never been
sad in his presence,
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.
Then the king, with the queen seated beside him, asked me, “How long will your journey take, and when will you return?” So it pleased the king to send me, and I set a time.
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;
I also said to him, “If it pleases the king, may letters be given to me for the governors west of the Euphrates, so that they will grant me safe passage until I reach Judah.
And next unto
him builded the men of
Jericho. And next to them builded Zaccur the son of Imri.
The men of
Jericho built next to Eliashib, and Zaccur son of Imri built next to them.
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.
Next to them, Meremoth son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, made repairs. Next to
him, Meshullam son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabel, made repairs; and next to
him,
Zadok son of Baana made repairs as well.
And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their Lord.
Next to him, the Tekoites made repairs, but their nobles did not put their shoulders to the work under their supervisors.
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.
Next to them, Uzziel son of Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs, and next to
him, Hananiah son of the
perfumer made repairs. They fortified Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall.
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.
next to him, Jedaiah son of Harumaph made repairs across from his house; and next to him, Hattush son of Hashabneiah made repairs.
And next unto him repaired Shallum the son of Halohesh, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem, he and his daughters.
And next to them, Shallum son of Hallohesh, ruler of the other half-district of Jerusalem, made repairs, with the help of his daughters.
After
him repaired
Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of the half part of Beth-zur, unto the place over against the
sepulchres of David, and to the
pool that was made, and unto the house of the mighty.
Beyond
him,
Nehemiah son of Azbuk, ruler of a half-district of Beth-zur, made repairs up to a point opposite the tombs of David, as far as the artificial
pool and the House of the Mighty.
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.
Next to him, the Levites made repairs under Rehum son of Bani, and next to him, Hashabiah, ruler of a half-district of Keilah, made repairs for his district.
After him repaired their brethren, Bavai the son of Henadad, the ruler of the half part of Keilah.
Next to him, their countrymen made repairs under Binnui son of Henadad, ruler of the other half-district of Keilah.
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.
And next to
him, Ezer son of Jeshua, ruler of
Mizpah, repaired another section opposite the
Ascent to the
Armory, near the angle in the wall.
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.
Next to
him,
Baruch son of Zabbai
diligently repaired another section, from the angle to the
doorway of the house of Eliashib the high priest.
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.
Next to
him, Meremoth son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, repaired another section, from the
doorway of the house of Eliashib to the end of the house.
And after him repaired the priests, the men of the plain.
And next to him, the priests from the surrounding area made repairs.
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.
Beyond them, Benjamin and Hasshub made repairs in front of their house, and next to them,
Azariah son of Maaseiah, the son of Ananiah, made repairs beside his house.
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.
After
him, Binnui son of Henadad repaired another section, from the house of
Azariah to the angle and the corner,
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.
and Palal son of Uzai made repairs opposite the angle and the tower that juts out from the upper palace of the king near the
courtyard of the guard. Next to
him, Pedaiah son of Parosh
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.
Next to them,
Zadok son of Immer made repairs opposite his house, and next to
him, Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, the guard of the East Gate, made repairs.
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.
Next to him, Hananiah son of Shelemiah, as well as Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired another section. Next to them, Meshullam son of Berechiah made repairs opposite his own quarters.
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.
Next to him, Malchijah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs as far as the house of the temple servants and the merchants, opposite the Inspection Gate, and as far as the upper room above the corner.
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.
Then
Tobiah the
Ammonite, who was beside
him, said, “If even a fox were to
climb up on what they are building, it would break down their wall of stones!”
Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart.
Then I sent
him this reply: “There is nothing to these rumors you are spreading; you are
inventing them in your own mind.”
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.
I realized that God had not sent
him, but that he had uttered this prophecy against me because
Tobiah and
Sanballat had
hired him.
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.
For many in Judah were bound by oath to him, since he was a son-in-law of Shecaniah son of Arah, and his son Jehohanan had married the daughter of Meshullam son of Berechiah.
Also they reported his good deeds before me, and uttered my words to
him. And
Tobiah sent letters to put me in fear.
Moreover, these nobles kept reporting to me
Tobiah’s good deeds, and they relayed my words to
him. And
Tobiah sent letters to
intimidate me.
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.
Ezra the
scribe stood on a high wooden platform built for this occasion. At his right side stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, and at his left were Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum,
Hash-baddanah,
Zechariah, and Meshullam.
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;
You are the LORD, the God who chose
Abram, who brought
him out of
Ur of the Chaldeans and gave
him the name Abraham.
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:
You found his heart faithful before You, and made a covenant with
him to give the land of the
Canaanites and
Hittites, of the
Amorites and
Perizzites, of the Jebusites and Girgashites— to give it to his descendants. You have kept Your promise, because You are righteous.
And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty and eight.
and his followers Gabbai and Sallai—928 men.
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.
and had prepared for
Tobiah a large room where they had previously stored the grain offerings, the
frankincense, the temple articles, and the
tithes of grain, new wine, and oil prescribed for the Levites, singers, and gatekeepers, along with the contributions for the priests.
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.
to return to Jerusalem. Then I discovered the evil that Eliashib had done on behalf of
Tobiah by providing
him a room in the courts of the house of God.
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.
Did not King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations, and he was loved by his God, who made him king over all Israel—yet foreign women drew him into sin.
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.
Even one of the sons of Jehoiada son of Eliashib the high priest had become a son-in-law to
Sanballat the Horonite. Therefore I drove
him away from me.
In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him:
In the third year of his reign,
Xerxes held a feast for all his officials and servants. The military leaders of Persia and Media were there, along with the nobles and princes of the provinces.
On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was
merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that served in the presence of
Ahasuerus the king,
On the seventh day, when the king’s heart was
merry with wine, he ordered the seven eunuchs who served
him—Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carkas—