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So the number of them, with their
brethren that were
instructed in the songs of the LORD, even all that were
cunning, was two hundred
fourscore and eight.
Together with their relatives, who were all trained and skillful in the songs of the LORD, they numbered 288.
Now the first lot came forth for
Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his
brethren and sons were twelve:
The first lot, which was for
Asaph, fell to Joseph, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all; the second to Gedaliah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
The third to Zaccur, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the third to Zaccur, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
The fourth to Izri, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the fourth to Izri, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
The fifth to Nethaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
The sixth to Bukkiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
The seventh to Jesharelah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the seventh to Jesarelah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
The eighth to Jeshaiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
The ninth to Mattaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
The tenth to Shimei, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the tenth to Shimei, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
The
eleventh to Azareel, he, his sons, and his
brethren, were twelve:
the
eleventh to Azarel, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
The
twelfth to Hashabiah, he, his sons, and his
brethren, were twelve:
the
twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
The
thirteenth to Shubael, he, his sons, and his
brethren, were twelve:
the
thirteenth to Shubael, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
The
fourteenth to Mattithiah, he, his sons, and his
brethren, were twelve:
the
fourteenth to Mattithiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
The
fifteenth to Jeremoth, he, his sons, and his
brethren, were twelve:
the
fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
The
sixteenth to Hananiah, he, his sons, and his
brethren, were twelve:
the
sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
The
seventeenth to Joshbekashah, he, his sons, and his
brethren, were twelve:
the
seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
The
eighteenth to Hanani, he, his sons, and his
brethren, were twelve:
the
eighteenth to Hanani, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
The
nineteenth to Mallothi, he, his sons, and his
brethren, were twelve:
the
nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
The
twentieth to Eliathah, he, his sons, and his
brethren, were twelve:
the
twentieth to Eliathah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
The one and
twentieth to Hothir, he, his sons, and his
brethren, were twelve:
the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
The two and
twentieth to Giddalti, he, his sons, and his
brethren, were twelve:
the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
The three and
twentieth to Mahazioth, he, his sons, and his
brethren, were twelve:
the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
The four and
twentieth to Romamti-ezer, he, his sons, and his
brethren, were twelve.
and the twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all.
The sons of Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose
brethren were strong men,
Elihu, and Semachiah.
Shemaiah’s sons were Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad; his brothers were
Elihu and Semachiah, also capable men.
All these of the sons of Obed-
edom: they and their sons and their
brethren, able men for strength for the service, were
threescore and two of Obed-
edom.
All these were descendants of Obed-
edom; they and their sons and brothers were capable men with strength to do the work—62 in all from Obed-
edom.
And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, strong men, eighteen.
Meshelemiah also had sons and brothers who were capable men—18 in all.
Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third,
Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and
brethren of Hosah were thirteen.
Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, and
Zechariah the fourth. The sons and brothers of Hosah numbered 13 in all.
And his
brethren by
Eliezer; Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son, and
Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son.
His relatives through
Eliezer included Rehabiah his son, Jeshaiah his son,
Joram his son, Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son.
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 all that Samuel the
seer, and Saul the son of
Kish, and
Abner the son of
Ner, and
Joab the son of Zeruiah, had dedicated; and
whosoever had dedicated any thing, it was under the hand of Shelomith, and of his
brethren.
Everything that had been dedicated by Samuel the
seer, Saul son of
Kish,
Abner son of
Ner, and
Joab son of Zeruiah, along with everything else that was dedicated, was under the care of Shelomith and his brothers.
And of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, men of valour, a thousand and seven hundred, were officers among them of Israel on this side Jordan westward in all the business of the LORD, and in the service of the king.
From the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his relatives, 1,700 capable men, had charge of the affairs of Israel west of the Jordan for all the work of the LORD and for the service of the king.
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.
Of Judah,
Elihu, one of the
brethren of David: of
Issachar, Omri the son of Michael:
over Judah was
Elihu, one of David’s brothers; over
Issachar was Omri son of Michael;
Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my
brethren, and my people: As for me, I had in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the
footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:
Then King David rose to his feet and said, “
Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was in my heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the covenant of the LORD and as a
footstool for our God. I had made preparations to build it,
Also the Levites which were the singers, all of them of
Asaph, of Heman, of
Jeduthun, with their sons and their
brethren, being
arrayed in white linen, having cymbals and
psalteries and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them an hundred and twenty priests sounding with
trumpets:)
all the
Levitical singers—
Asaph, Heman,
Jeduthun, and their sons and relatives—stood on the east side of the altar, dressed in fine linen and playing cymbals, harps, and lyres, accompanied by 120 priests sounding
trumpets.
Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your
brethren: return every man to his house: for this thing is done of me. And they obeyed the words of the LORD, and returned from going against
Jeroboam.
that this is what the LORD says: ‘You are not to go up and fight against your brothers. Each of you must return home, for this word is from Me.’” So they
listened to the words of the LORD and turned back from going against
Jeroboam.
And
Rehoboam made
Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, to be ruler among his
brethren: for he thought to make him king.
Rehoboam appointed
Abijah son of
Maacah as chief prince among his brothers, intending to make him king.
And what cause
soever shall come to you of your
brethren that dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and judgments, ye shall even
warn them that they
trespass not against the LORD, and so wrath come upon you, and upon your
brethren: this do, and ye shall not
trespass.
For every dispute that comes before you from your brothers who dwell in their cities—whether it regards
bloodshed or some other
violation of law, commandments, statutes, or ordinances—you are to
warn them, so that they will not
incur guilt before the LORD and wrath will not come upon you and your brothers. Do this, and you will not
incur guilt.
Now when Jehoram was risen up to the kingdom of his father, he strengthened himself, and
slew all his
brethren with the sword, and
divers also of the princes of Israel.
When Jehoram had established himself over his father’s kingdom, he strengthened himself by putting to the sword all his brothers along with some of the princes of Israel.
But hast walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and hast made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to go a
whoring, like to the whoredoms of the house of
Ahab, and also hast slain thy
brethren of thy father’s house, which were better than
thyself:
but you have walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and have caused Judah and the people of Jerusalem to
prostitute themselves, just as the house of
Ahab prostituted itself. You have also killed your brothers, your father’s family, who were better than you.
And it came to pass, that, when
Jehu was
executing judgment upon the house of
Ahab, and found the princes of Judah, and the sons of the
brethren of
Ahaziah, that ministered to
Ahaziah, he
slew them.
So while
Jehu was
executing judgment on the house of
Ahab, he found the rulers of Judah and the sons of
Ahaziah’s brothers who were serving
Ahaziah, and he killed them.
And the children of Israel carried away
captive of their
brethren two hundred thousand, women, sons, and daughters, and took also away much
spoil from them, and brought the
spoil to Samaria.
Then the Israelites took 200,000
captives from their
kinsmen—women, sons, and daughters. They also carried off a great deal of
plunder and brought it to Samaria.
Now hear me therefore, and deliver the
captives again, which ye have taken
captive of your
brethren: for the fierce wrath of the LORD is upon you.
Now therefore,
listen to me and return the
captives you took from your
kinsmen, for the fierce anger of the LORD is upon you.”
And the men which were expressed by name rose up, and took the
captives, and with the
spoil clothed all that were naked among them, and
arrayed them, and
shod them, and gave them to eat and to drink, and
anointed them, and carried all the feeble of them upon
asses, and brought them to
Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their
brethren: then they returned to Samaria.
Then the men who were designated by name arose, took charge of the
captives, and provided from the
plunder clothing for the naked. They clothed them, gave them
sandals and food and drink,
anointed their wounds, and put all the feeble on
donkeys. So they brought them to
Jericho, the City of Palms, to their brothers. Then they returned to Samaria.
And they gathered their
brethren, and
sanctified themselves, and came, according to the commandment of the king, by the words of the LORD, to
cleanse the house of the LORD.
When they had assembled their brothers and consecrated themselves, they went in to
cleanse the house of the LORD, according to the command of the king by the words of the LORD.
But the priests were too few, so that they could not
flay all the burnt offerings: wherefore their
brethren the Levites did help them, till the work was ended, and until the other priests had
sanctified themselves: for the Levites were more upright in heart to
sanctify themselves than the priests.
However, since there were not enough priests to skin all the burnt offerings, their
Levite brothers helped them until the work was finished and until the priests had been consecrated. For the Levites had been more
diligent in
consecrating themselves than the priests had been.
And be not ye like your fathers, and like your
brethren, which
trespassed against the LORD God of their fathers, who therefore gave them up to
desolation, as ye see.
Do not be like your fathers and brothers who were unfaithful to the LORD, the God of their fathers, so that He made them an object of
horror, as you can see.
For if ye turn again unto the LORD, your
brethren and your children shall find
compassion before them that lead them
captive, so that they shall come again into this land: for the LORD your God is
gracious and
merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return unto him.
For if you return to the LORD, your brothers and sons will receive mercy in the presence of their captors and will return to this land. For the LORD your God is
gracious and
merciful; He will not turn His face away from you if you return to Him.”
And next him were
Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their set office, to give to their
brethren by courses, as well to the great as to the small:
Under his authority,
Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah faithfully distributed portions to their fellow priests in their cities, according to their divisions, old and young alike.
And stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the families of the fathers of your brethren the people, and after the division of the families of the Levites.
Moreover, stand in the Holy Place by the divisions of the families of your
kinsmen the lay people, and by the divisions of the families of the Levites.
So kill the
passover, and
sanctify yourselves, and prepare your
brethren, that they may do according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses.
Slaughter the
Passover lambs,
consecrate yourselves, and make preparations for your fellow countrymen to carry out the word of the LORD given by Moses.”
Conaniah also, and Shemaiah and Nethaneel, his
brethren, and Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad, chief of the Levites, gave unto the Levites for
passover offerings five thousand small cattle, and five hundred oxen.
Additionally, Conaniah and his brothers Shemaiah and Nethanel, as well as Hashabiah, Jeiel, and Jozabad, officers of the Levites,
donated to the Levites 5,000
Passover offerings and 500 bulls.
And the singers the sons of
Asaph were in their place, according to the commandment of David, and
Asaph, and Heman, and
Jeduthun the king’s
seer; and the
porters waited at every gate; they might not depart from their service; for their
brethren the Levites prepared for them.
The singers, the descendants of
Asaph, were at their stations according to the command of David,
Asaph, Heman, and
Jeduthun the king’s
seer. And the gatekeepers at each gate did not need to leave their position, because their fellow Levites made preparations for them.
Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his
brethren the priests, and
Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his
brethren, and builded the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings
thereon, as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God.
Then Jeshua son of Jozadak and his fellow priests, along with
Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and his associates, began to build the altar of the God of Israel to sacrifice burnt offerings on it, as it is written in the Law of Moses the man of God.
Now in the second year of their coming unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began
Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the
remnant of their
brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out of the captivity unto Jerusalem; and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to set forward the work of the house of the LORD.
In the second month of the second year after they had arrived at the house of God in Jerusalem,
Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, Jeshua son of Jozadak, and the rest of their associates including the priests, the Levites, and all who had returned to Jerusalem from the captivity, began the work. They appointed Levites twenty years of age or older to
supervise the construction of the house of the LORD.
Then stood Jeshua with his sons and his brethren, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, together, to set forward the workmen in the house of God: the sons of Henadad, with their sons and their brethren the Levites.
So Jeshua and his sons and brothers, Kadmiel and his sons (descendants of Yehudah), and the sons of Henadad and their sons and brothers—all Levites—joined together to
supervise those working on the house of God.
For the priests and the Levites were
purified together, all of them were pure, and killed the
passover for all the children of the captivity, and for their
brethren the priests, and for themselves.
All the priests and Levites had
purified themselves and were
ceremonially clean. And the Levites slaughtered the
Passover lamb for all the exiles, for their priestly brothers, and for themselves.
And
whatsoever shall seem good to thee, and to thy
brethren, to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, that do after the will of your God.
You and your brothers may do whatever seems best with the rest of the silver and gold, according to the will of your God.
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 by the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen;
And since the
gracious hand of our God was upon us, they brought us Sherebiah—a man of insight from the descendants of Mahli son of Levi, the son of Israel—along with his sons and brothers, 18 men;
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 separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,
Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, together with Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers,
And among the sons of the priests there were found that had taken strange wives: namely, of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his
brethren; Maaseiah, and
Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah.
Among the descendants of the priests who had married foreign women were found these descendants of Jeshua son of Jozadak and his brothers:
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.
Hanani, one of my brothers, arrived with men from Judah. So I questioned them about the
remnant of the Jews who had survived the exile, and also about Jerusalem.
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.
At the Sheep Gate, Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests began rebuilding. They dedicated it and
installed its doors. After building as far as the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel, they dedicated the wall.
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 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?
before his associates and the army of Samaria, saying, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Can they restore the wall by themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they complete it in a day? Can they bring these burnt stones back to life from the mounds of
rubble?”
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.
After I had made an inspection, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people, “Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and
awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes.”
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.
So neither I nor my brothers nor my servants nor the guards with me changed out of our clothes; each carried his weapon, even to go for water.
And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.
About that time there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their fellow Jews.
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.
We and our children are just like our countrymen and their children, yet we are subjecting our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters are already
enslaved, but we are powerless to
redeem them because our fields and vineyards belong to others.”
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.
and said, “We have done our best to
buy back our Jewish brothers who were sold to foreigners, but now you are selling your own brothers, that they may be sold back to us!” But they remained silent, for they could find nothing to say.
I likewise, and my
brethren, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this
usury.
I, as well as my brothers and my servants, have been
lending the people money and grain. Please, let us stop this
usury.
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.
Furthermore, from the day King
Artaxerxes appointed me to be their governor in the land of Judah, from his
twentieth year until his thirty-second year (twelve years total), neither I nor my brothers
ate the food
allotted to the governor.
And their brethren, Shebaniah, Hodijah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,
and their associates: Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,
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;
hereby join with their noble brothers and commit themselves with a
sworn oath to follow the Law of God given through His servant Moses and to carefully obey all the commandments, ordinances, and statutes of the LORD our Lord.
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,
and their associates who did the work at the temple—822 men;
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,
Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of
Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah; and his associates, the leaders of families—242 men;
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.
Amashai son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer; and his associates—128 mighty men of
valor. Zabdiel son of Haggedolim was their
overseer.
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.
Mattaniah son of
Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of
Asaph, who led in
thanksgiving and prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his associates; and Abda son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of
Jeduthun.
Moreover the
porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their
brethren that kept the gates, were an hundred seventy and two.
And the gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their associates, who kept watch at the gates—172 men.
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the leaders of the priests and their associates in the days of Jeshua.
Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, which was over the
thanksgiving, he and his
brethren.
The Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who, with his associates, led the songs of
thanksgiving.
Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, were over against them in the watches.
Bakbukiah and Unni, their associates, stood across from them in the services.
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.
The leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, along with their associates, who stood across from them to give praise and
thanksgiving as one section alternated with the other, as prescribed by David the man of God.
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.
and his associates—Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani—with the musical instruments prescribed by David the man of God.
Ezra the
scribe led the
procession.
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 of Mattaniah: for they were counted faithful, and their office was to distribute unto their
brethren.
I appointed as treasurers over the storerooms Shelemiah the priest,
Zadok the
scribe, and Pedaiah of the Levites, with Hanan son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah, to assist them, because they were considered
trustworthy. They were responsible for distributing the supplies to their fellow Levites.
For
Mordecai the
Jew was next unto king
Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his
brethren, seeking the wealth of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.
For
Mordecai the
Jew was second only to King
Xerxes, preeminent among the Jews and highly favored by his many
kinsmen, seeking the good of his people and speaking peace to all his countrymen.
But my brothers are as faithless as wadis, as
seasonal streams that overflow,
He hath put my
brethren far from me, and mine acquaintance are
verily estranged from me.
He has removed my brothers from me; my acquaintances have abandoned me.
Then came there unto him all his
brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they
bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an
earring of gold.
All his brothers and sisters and prior acquaintances came and
dined with him in his house. They
consoled him and comforted him over all the
adversity that the LORD had brought upon him. And each one gave him a piece of silver and a gold ring.
And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job: and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren.
No women as beautiful as Job’s daughters could be found in all the land, and their father granted them an inheritance among their brothers.
I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.
I will
proclaim Your name to my brothers; I will praise You in the assembly.
I am become a stranger unto my
brethren, and an
alien unto my mother’s children.
I have become a stranger to my brothers and a foreigner to my mother’s sons,
For my brethren and companions’ sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee.
For the sake of my brothers and friends, I will say, “Peace be within you.”
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!
Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony!
A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
a false witness who gives false testimony, and one who stirs up discord among brothers.
A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers.