The Bible, King James version, Book 16: Nehemiah
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16:010:035 And to bring the firstfruits of our ground, and the
firstfruits of all fruit of all trees, year by year, unto the
house of the LORD:
16:010:036 Also the firstborn of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is
written in the law, and the firstlings of our herds and of our
flocks, to bring to the house of our God, unto the priests
that minister in the house of our God:
16:010:037 And that we should bring the firstfruits of our dough, and our
offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, of wine and
of oil, unto the priests, to the chambers of the house of our
God; and the tithes of our ground unto the Levites, that the
same Levites might have the tithes in all the cities of our
tillage.
16:010:038 And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites,
when the Levites take tithes: and the Levites shall bring up
the tithe of the tithes unto the house of our God, to the
chambers, into the treasure house.
16:010:039 For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall
bring the offering of the corn, of the new wine, and the oil,
unto the chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and
the priests that minister, and the porters, and the singers:
and we will not forsake the house of our God.
16:011:001 And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: the rest of
the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in
Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts to dwell in other
cities.
16:011:002 And the people blessed all the men, that willingly offered
themselves to dwell at Jerusalem.
16:011:003 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.
16:011:004 And at Jerusalem dwelt certain of the children of Judah, and
of the children of Benjamin. Of the children of Judah; Athaiah
the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah,
the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalaleel, of the children
of Perez;
16:011:005 And Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of Colhozeh, the son
of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of
Zechariah, the son of Shiloni.
16:011:006 All the sons of Perez that dwelt at Jerusalem were four
hundred threescore and eight valiant men.
16:011:007 And these are the sons of Benjamin; Sallu the son of
Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of
Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of
Jesaiah.
16:011:008 And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty and eight.
16:011:009 And Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer: and Judah the
son of Senuah was second over the city.
16:011:010 Of the priests: Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jachin.
16:011:011 Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of
Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, was the ruler
of the house of God.
16:011:012 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.
16:011:013 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,
16:011:014 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.
16:011:015 Also of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hashub, the son of
Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni;
16:011:016 And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chief of the Levites, had
the oversight of the outward business of the house of God.
16:011:017 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.
16:011:018 All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred fourscore
and four.
16:011:019 Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren that
kept the gates, were an hundred seventy and two.
16:011:020 And the residue of Israel, of the priests, and the Levites,
were in all the cities of Judah, every one in his inheritance.
16:011:021 But the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel: and Ziha and Gispa were over
the Nethinims.
16:011:022 The overseer also of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son
of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son
of Micha. Of the sons of Asaph, the singers were over the
business of the house of God.
16:011:023 For it was the king's commandment concerning them, that a
certain portion should be for the singers, due for every day.
16:011:024 And Pethahiah the son of Meshezabeel, of the children of Zerah
the son of Judah, was at the king's hand in all matters
concerning the people.
16:011:025 And for the villages, with their fields, some of the children
of Judah dwelt at Kirjatharba, and in the villages thereof,
and at Dibon, and in the villages thereof, and at Jekabzeel,
and in the villages thereof,
16:011:026 And at Jeshua, and at Moladah, and at Bethphelet,
16:011:027 And at Hazarshual, and at Beersheba, and in the villages
thereof,
16:011:028 And at Ziklag, and at Mekonah, and in the villages thereof,
16:011:029 And at Enrimmon, and at Zareah, and at Jarmuth,
16:011:030 Zanoah, Adullam, and in their villages, at Lachish, and the
fields thereof, at Azekah, and in the villages thereof. And
they dwelt from Beersheba unto the valley of Hinnom.
16:011:031 The children also of Benjamin from Geba dwelt at Michmash, and
Aija, and Bethel, and in their villages.
16:011:032 And at Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,
16:011:033 Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,
16:011:034 Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,
16:011:035 Lod, and Ono, the valley of craftsmen.
16:011:036 And of the Levites were divisions in Judah, and in Benjamin.
16:012:001 Now these are the priests and the Levites that went up with
Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah,
Jeremiah, Ezra,
16:012:002 Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
16:012:003 Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
16:012:004 Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah,
16:012:005 Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
16:012:006 Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah,
16:012:007 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the
priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
16:012:008 Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah,
Judah, and Mattaniah, which was over the thanksgiving, he and
his brethren.
16:012:009 Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, were over against
them in the watches.
16:012:010 And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and
Eliashib begat Joiada,
16:012:011 And Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua.
16:012:012 And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the
fathers: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
16:012:013 Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;
16:012:014 Of Melicu, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;
16:012:015 Of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;
16:012:016 Of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;
16:012:017 Of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai:
16:012:018 Of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;
16:012:019 And of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;
16:012:020 Of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;
16:012:021 Of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethaneel.
16:012:022 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.
16:012:023 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.
16:012:024 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.
16:012:025 Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub,
were porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates.
16:012:026 These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son
of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of
Ezra the priest, the scribe.
16:012:027 And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the
Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem,
to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings,
and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.
16:012:028 And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both
out of the plain country round about Jerusalem, and from the
villages of Netophathi;
16:012:029 Also from the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba
and Azmaveth: for the singers had builded them villages round
about Jerusalem.
16:012:030 And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and
purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.
16:012:031 Then I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and
appointed two great companies of them that gave thanks,
whereof one went on the right hand upon the wall toward the
dung gate:
16:012:032 And after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of
Judah,
16:012:033 And Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,
16:012:034 Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,
16:012:035 And certain of the priests' sons with trumpets; namely,
Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of
Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of
Asaph:
16:012:036 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.
16:012:037 And at the fountain gate, which was over against them, they
went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the going up of
the wall, above the house of David, even unto the water gate
eastward.
16:012:038 And the other company of them that gave thanks went over
against them, and I after them, and the half of the people
upon the wall, from beyond the tower of the furnaces even unto
the broad wall;
16:012:039 And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate,
and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the
tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still
in the prison gate.
16:012:040 So stood the two companies of them that gave thanks in the
house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me:
16:012:041 And the priests; Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah,
Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;
16:012:042 And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and
Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers
sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.
16:012:043 Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for
God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and
the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard
even afar off.
16:012:044 And at that time were some appointed over the chambers for the
treasures, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, and for the
tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities
the portions of the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah
rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that waited.
16:012:045 And both the singers and the porters kept the ward of their
God, and the ward of the purification, according to the
commandment of David, and of Solomon his son.
16:012:046 For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chief of
the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.
16:012:047 And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of
Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the porters,
every day his portion: and they sanctified holy things unto
the Levites; and the Levites sanctified them unto the children
of Aaron.
16:013:001 On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of
the people; and therein was found written, that the Ammonite
and the Moabite should not come into the congregation of God
for ever;
16:013:002 Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and
with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should
curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.
16:013:003 Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they
separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.
16:013:004 And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of
the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah:
16:013:005 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.
16:013:006 But in all this time was not I at Jerusalem: for in the two
and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon came I unto
the king, and after certain days obtained I leave of the king:
16:013:007 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.
16:013:008 And it grieved me sore: therefore I cast forth all the
household stuff to Tobiah out of the chamber.
16:013:009 Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers: and thither
brought I again the vessels of the house of God, with the meat
offering and the frankincense.
16:013:010 And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been
given them: for the Levites and the singers, that did the
work, were fled every one to his field.
16:013:011 Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house
of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in
their place.
16:013:012 Then brought all Judah the tithe of the corn and the new wine
and the oil unto the treasuries.
16:013:013 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.
16:013:014 Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and wipe not out my
good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for
the offices thereof.
16:013:015 In those days saw I in Judah some treading wine presses on the
sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses; as also
wine, grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, which they
brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day: and I testified
against them in the day wherein they sold victuals.
16:013:016 There dwelt men of Tyre also therein, which brought fish, and
all manner of ware, and sold on the sabbath unto the children
of Judah, and in Jerusalem.
16:013:017 Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them,
What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath
day?
16:013:018 Did not your fathers thus, and did not our God bring all this
evil upon us, and upon this city? yet ye bring more wrath upon
Israel by profaning the sabbath.
16:013:019 And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to
be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should
be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after
the sabbath: and some of my servants set I at the gates, that
there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day.
16:013:020 So the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged
without Jerusalem once or twice.
16:013:021 Then I testified against them, and said unto them, Why lodge
ye about the wall? if ye do so again, I will lay hands on you.
From that time forth came they no more on the sabbath.
16:013:022 And I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse
themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to
sanctify the sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning
this also, and spare me according to the greatness of thy
mercy.
16:013:023 In those days also saw I Jews that had married wives of
Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab:
16:013:024 And their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod, and
could not speak in the Jews' language, but according to the
language of each people.
16:013:025 And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain
of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by
God, saying, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons,
nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves.
16:013:026 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.
16:013:027 Shall we then hearken unto you to do all this great evil, to
transgress against our God in marrying strange wives?
16:013:028 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.
16:013:029 Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the
priesthood, and the covenant of the priesthood, and of the
Levites.
16:013:030 Thus cleansed I them from all strangers, and appointed the
wards of the priests and the Levites, every one in his
business;
16:013:031 And for the wood offering, at times appointed, and for the
firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, for good.