en_KJV1769D - 1Ez 2 - Ozzuu Bible

¹ Now these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon, and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city;

² Which came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:

³ The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two.

⁴ The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two.

⁵ The children of Arah, seven hundred seventy and five.

⁶ The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve.

⁷ The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

⁸ The children of Zattu, nine hundred forty and five.

⁹ The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore.

¹⁰ The children of Bani, six hundred forty and two.

¹¹ The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and three.

¹² The children of Azgad, a thousand two hundred twenty and two.

¹³ The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty and six.

¹⁴ The children of Bigvai, two thousand fifty and six.

¹⁵ The children of Adin, four hundred fifty and four.

¹⁶ The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight.

¹⁷ The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and three.

¹⁸ The children of Jorah, an hundred and twelve.

¹⁹ The children of Hashum, two hundred twenty and three.

²⁰ The children of Gibbar, ninety and five.

²¹ The children of Bethlehem, an hundred twenty and three.

²² The men of Netophah, fifty and six.

²³ The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight.

²⁴ The children of Azmaveth, forty and two.

²⁵ The children of Kirjatharim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three.

²⁶ The children of Ramah and Gaba, six hundred twenty and one.

²⁷ The men of Michmas, an hundred twenty and two.

²⁸ The men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred twenty and three.

²⁹ The children of Nebo, fifty and two.

³⁰ The children of Magbish, an hundred fifty and six.

³¹ The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

³² The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.

³³ The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and five.

³⁴ The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.

³⁵ The children of Senaah, three thousand and six hundred and thirty.

³⁶ The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.

³⁷ The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two.

³⁸ The children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven.

³⁹ The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.

⁴⁰ The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy and four.

⁴¹ The singers: the children of Asaph, an hundred twenty and eight.

⁴² The children of the porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, in all an hundred thirty and nine.

⁴³ The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,

⁴⁴ The children of Keros, the children of Siaha, the children of Padon,

⁴⁵ The children of Lebanah, the children of Hagabah, the children of Akkub,

⁴⁶ The children of Hagab, the children of Shalmai, the children of Hanan,

⁴⁷ The children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children of Reaiah,

⁴⁸ The children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, the children of Gazzam,

⁴⁹ The children of Uzza, the children of Paseah, the children of Besai,

⁵⁰ The children of Asnah, the children of Mehunim, the children of Nephusim,

⁵¹ The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,

⁵² The children of Bazluth, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,

⁵³ The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Thamah,

⁵⁴ The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.

⁵⁵ The children of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Peruda,

⁵⁶ The children of Jaalah, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,

⁵⁷ The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Ami.

⁵⁸ All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants, were three hundred ninety and two.

⁵⁹ And these were they which went up from Telmelah, Telharsa, Cherub, Addan, and Immer: but they could not shew their father's house, and their seed, whether they were of Israel:

⁶⁰ The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred fifty and two.

⁶¹ And of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai; which took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name:

⁶² These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood.

⁶³ And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and with Thummim.

⁶⁴ The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore,

⁶⁵ Beside their servants and their maids, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and there were among them two hundred singing men and singing women.

⁶⁶ Their horses were seven hundred thirty and six; their mules, two hundred forty and five;

⁶⁷ Their camels, four hundred thirty and five; their asses, six thousand seven hundred and twenty.

⁶⁸ 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:

⁶⁹ They gave after their ability unto the treasure of the work threescore and one thousand drams of gold, and five thousand pound of silver, and one hundred priests' garments.

⁷⁰ So the priests, and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.

¹ In the first year of Cyrus king of the Persians, that the word of the Lord might be accomplished, that he had promised by the mouth of Jeremy;

² The Lord raised up the spirit of Cyrus the king of the Persians, and he made proclamation through all his kingdom, and also by writing,

³ Saying, Thus saith Cyrus king of the Persians; The Lord of Israel, the most high Lord, hath made me king of the whole world,

⁴ And commanded me to build him an house at Jerusalem in Jewry.

⁵ If therefore there be any of you that are of his people, let the Lord, even his Lord, be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem that is in Judea, and build the house of the Lord of Israel: for he is the Lord that dwelleth in Jerusalem.

⁶ Whosoever then dwell in the places about, let them help him, those, I say, that are his neighbours, with gold, and with silver,

⁷ With gifts, with horses, and with cattle, and other things, which have been set forth by vow, for the temple of the Lord at Jerusalem.

⁸ Then the chief of the families of Judea and of the tribe of Benjamin stood up; the priests also, and the Levites, and all they whose mind the Lord had moved to go up, and to build an house for the Lord at Jerusalem,

⁹ And they that dwelt round about them, and helped them in all things with silver and gold, with horses and cattle, and with very many free gifts of a great number whose minds were stirred up thereto.

¹⁰ King Cyrus also brought forth the holy vessels, which Nabuchodonosor had carried away from Jerusalem, and had set up in his temple of idols.

¹¹ Now when Cyrus king of the Persians had brought them forth, he delivered them to Mithridates his treasurer:

¹² And by him they were delivered to Sanabassar the governor of Judea.

¹³ And this was the number of them; A thousand golden cups, and a thousand of silver, censers of silver twenty nine, vials of gold thirty, and of silver two thousand four hundred and ten, and a thousand other vessels.

¹⁴ So all the vessels of gold and of silver, which were carried away, were five thousand four hundred threescore and nine.

¹⁵ These were brought back by Sanabassar, together with them of the captivity, from Babylon to Jerusalem.

¹⁶ But in the time of Artexerxes king of the Persians Belemus, and Mithridates, and Tabellius, and Rathumus, and Beeltethmus, and Semellius the secretary, with others that were in commission with them, dwelling in Samaria and other places, wrote unto him against them that dwelt in Judea and Jerusalem these letters following;

¹⁷ To king Artexerxes our lord, Thy servants, Rathumus the storywriter, and Semellius the scribe, and the rest of their council, and the judges that are in Celosyria and Phenice.

¹⁸ Be it now known to the lord king, that the Jews that are up from you to us, being come into Jerusalem, that rebellious and wicked city, do build the marketplaces, and repair the walls of it and do lay the foundation of the temple.

¹⁹ Now if this city and the walls thereof be made up again, they will not only refuse to give tribute, but also rebel against kings.

²⁰ And forasmuch as the things pertaining to the temple are now in hand, we think it meet not to neglect such a matter,

²¹ But to speak unto our lord the king, to the intent that, if it be thy pleasure it may be sought out in the books of thy fathers:

²² And thou shalt find in the chronicles what is written concerning these things, and shalt understand that that city was rebellious, troubling both kings and cities:

²³ And that the Jews were rebellious, and raised always wars therein; for the which cause even this city was made desolate.

²⁴ Wherefore now we do declare unto thee, O lord the king, that if this city be built again, and the walls thereof set up anew, thou shalt from henceforth have no passage into Celosyria and Phenice.

²⁵ Then the king wrote back again to Rathumus the storywriter, to Beeltethmus, to Semellius the scribe, and to the rest that were in commission, and dwellers in Samaria and Syria and Phenice, after this manner;

²⁶ I have read the epistle which ye have sent unto me: therefore I commanded to make diligent search, and it hath been found that that city was from the beginning practising against kings;

²⁷ And the men therein were given to rebellion and war: and that mighty kings and fierce were in Jerusalem, who reigned and exacted tributes in Celosyria and Phenice.

²⁸ Now therefore I have commanded to hinder those men from building the city, and heed to be taken that there be no more done in it;

²⁹ And that those wicked workers proceed no further to the annoyance of kings,

³⁰ Then king Artexerxes his letters being read, Rathumus, and Semellius the scribe, and the rest that were in commission with them, removing in haste toward Jerusalem with a troop of horsemen and a multitude of people in battle array, began to hinder the builders; and the building of the temple in Jerusalem ceased until the second year of the reign of Darius king of the Persians.

³¹ Remember thy children that sleep, for I shall bring them out of the sides of the earth, and shew mercy unto them: for I am merciful, saith the Lord Almighty.

³² Embrace thy children until I come and shew mercy unto them: for my wells run over, and my grace shall not fail.

³³ I Esdras received a charge of the Lord upon the mount Oreb, that I should go unto Israel; but when I came unto them, they set me at nought, and despised the commandment of the Lord.

³⁴ And therefore I say unto you, O ye heathen, that hear and understand, look for your Shepherd, he shall give you everlasting rest; for he is nigh at hand, that shall come in the end of the world.

³⁵ Be ready to the reward of the kingdom, for the everlasting light shall shine upon you for evermore.

³⁶ Flee the shadow of this world, receive the joyfulness of your glory: I testify my Saviour openly.

³⁷ O receive the gift that is given you, and be glad, giving thanks unto him that hath led you to the heavenly kingdom.

³⁸ Arise up and stand, behold the number of those that be sealed in the feast of the Lord;

³⁹ Which are departed from the shadow of the world, and have received glorious garments of the Lord.

⁴⁰ Take thy number, O Sion, and shut up those of thine that are clothed in white, which have fulfilled the law of the Lord.

⁴¹ The number of thy children, whom thou longedst for, is fulfilled: beseech the power of the Lord, that thy people, which have been called from the beginning, may be hallowed.

⁴² I Esdras saw upon the mount Sion a great people, whom I could not number, and they all praised the Lord with songs.

⁴³ And in the midst of them there was a young man of a high stature, taller than all the rest, and upon every one of their heads he set crowns, and was more exalted; which I marvelled at greatly.

⁴⁴ So I asked the angel, and said, Sir, what are these?

⁴⁵ He answered and said unto me, These be they that have put off the mortal clothing, and put on the immortal, and have confessed the name of God: now are they crowned, and receive palms.

⁴⁶ Then said I unto the angel, What young person is it that crowneth them, and giveth them palms in their hands?

⁴⁷ So he answered and said unto me, It is the Son of God, whom they have confessed in the world. Then began I greatly to commend them that stood so stiffly for the name of the Lord.

⁴⁸ Then the angel said unto me, Go thy way, and tell my people what manner of things, and how great wonders of the Lord thy God, thou hast seen.