8:1 And these [are] the heads of their
families, the leaders that went up with me in the reign of Arthasastha the
king of Babylon.
8:2 Of the sons of Phinees; Gerson: of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of the
sons of David; Attus.
8:3 Of the sons of Sachania, and the sons of Phoros; Zacharias: and with him
a company [of] a hundred and fifty.
8:4 Of the sons of Phaath-Moab; Eliana the son of Saraia, and with him two
hundred that were males.
8:5 And of the sons of Zathoes; Sechenias the son of Aziel, and with him
three hundred males.
8:6 And of the sons of Adin; Obeth the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty
males.
8:7 And of the sons of Elam; Isaeas the son of Athelia, and with him seventy
males.
:8 And of the sons of Saphatia; Zabadias the son of Michael, and with him
eighty males.
8:9 And of the sons of Joab; Abadia the son of Jeiel, and with him two
hundred and eighteen males.
8:10 And of the sons of Baani; Selimuth the son of Josephia, and with him a
hundred and sixty males.
8:11 And of the sons of Babi; Zacharias the son of Babi, and with him
twenty-eight males.
8:12 And of the sons of Asgad; Joanan the son of Accatan, and with him a
hundred and ten males.
8:13 And of the sons of Adonicam [were the] last, and these [were] their
names, Eliphalat, Jeel, and Samaea, and with them sixty males.
8:14 And of the sons of Baguae, Uthai, and Zabud, and with him seventy
males.
8:15 And I gathered them to the river that comes to Evi, and we encamped
there three days: and I reviewed the people and the priests, and found none
of the sons of Levi there.
8:16 And I sent men of understanding to Eleazar, to Ariel, to Semeias, and
to Alonam, and to Jarib, and to Elnatham, and to Nathan, and to Zacharias,
and to Mesollam, and to Joarim, and to Elnathan.
8:17 And I forwarded them to the rulers with the money of the place, and I
put words in their mouth to speak to their brethren the Athinim with the
money of the place, that they should bring us singers for the house of our
Elohim.
8:18 And they came to us, as the good hand of our Elohim was upon us, even a
man of understanding of the sons of Mooli, the son of Levi, the son of
Israel, and at the commencement came his sons and his brethren, eighteen.
8:19 And Asebia, and Isaia of the sons of Merari, his brethren and his sons,
twenty.
8:20 And of the Nathinim; whom David and the princes had appointed for the
service of the Levites [there were] two hundred and twenty Nathinim; all
were gathered by [their] names.
8:21 And I proclaimed there a fast, at the river Aue, that [we] should
humble ourselves before our Elohim, to seek of him a straight way for us, and
for our children, and for all our property.
8:22 For I was ashamed to ask of the king a guard and horsemen to save us
from he enemy in the way: for we had spoken to the king, saying, The hand of
our Elohim [is] upon all that seek him, for good; but his power and his wrath
[are] upon all that forsake him.
8:23 So we fasted, and asked of our Elohim concerning this; and he hearkened to
us.
8:24 And I gave charge to twelve of the chiefs of the priests, to Saraia, to
Asabia, and ten of their brethren with them.
8:25 And I weighed to them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of the
first-fruits of the house of our Elohim, which the king, and his councillors,
and his princes, and all Israel that were found, had dedicated.
8:26 I even weighed into their hands six hundred and fifty talents of
silver, and a hundred silver vessels, and a hundred talents of gold;
8:27 and twenty golden bowls, [weighing] about a thousand drachms, and
superior vessels of fine shining brass, [precious] as gold.
8:28 And I said to them, Ye [are] holy to Yehovah; and the vessels [are]
holy; and the silver and the gold are freewill-offerings to Yehovah Elohim of
our fathers.
8:29 Be watchful and keep them, until ye weigh [them] before the chief
priests and the Levites, and the chiefs of families in Jerusalem, at the
chambers of the house of Yehovah.
8:30 So the priests and the Levites took the weight of the silver, and the
gold, and the vessels, to bring to Jerusalem into the house of our Elohim.
8:31 And we departed from the river of Aue on the twelfth day of the first
month, to come to Jerusalem: and the hand of our Elohim was upon us, and
delivered us from the hand of the enemy and adversary in the way.
8:32 And we came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days.
8:33 And it came to pass on the fourth day that we weighed the silver, and
the gold, and the vessels, in the house of our Elohim, into the hand of
Merimoth the son of Uria the priest; and with him [was] Eleazar the son of
Phinees, and with them Jozabad the son of Jesus, and Noadia the son of
Banaia, the Levites.
8:34 All things [were reckoned] by number and weight, and the whole weight
was written [down].
8:35 At that time the children of the banishment that came from the
captivity offered whole-burnt-offerings to the Elohim of Israel, twelve calves
for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, twelve goats for a
sin-offering; all whole-burnt-offerings to Yehovah.
8:36 And they gave the king's mandate to the king's lieutenants, and the
governors beyond the river: and they honoured the people and the house of
Elohim. |
8:1 These are now the chief of their
fathers, and this is the genealogy of them that went up with me from
Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king.
8:2 Of the sons of Phinehas; Gershom: of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of the
sons of David; Hattush.
8:3 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.
8:4 Of the sons of Pahathmoab; Elihoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him
two hundred males.
8:5 Of the sons of Shechaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with him three
hundred males.
8:6 Of the sons also of Adin; Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty
males.
8:7 And of the sons of Elam; Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him
seventy males.
8:8 And of the sons of Shephatiah; Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him
fourscore males.
8:9 Of the sons of Joab; Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred
and eighteen males.
8:10 And of the sons of Shelomith; the son of Josiphiah, and with him an
hundred and threescore males.
8:11 And of the sons of Bebai; Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him
twenty and eight males.
8:12 And of the sons of Azgad; Johanan the son of Hakkatan, and with him an
hundred and ten males.
8:13 And of the last sons of Adonikam, whose names are these, Eliphelet,
Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them threescore males.
8:14 Of the sons also of Bigvai; Uthai, and Zabbud, and with them seventy
males.
8:15 And I gathered them together to the river that runneth to Ahava; and
there abode we in tents three days: and I viewed the people, and the
priests, and found there none of the sons of Levi.
8:16 Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and
for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for
Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, men of
understanding.
8:17 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 Elohim.
8:18 And by the good hand of our Elohim 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;
8:19 And Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his
brethren and their sons, twenty;
8:20 Also of the Nethinims, whom David and the princes had appointed for the
service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinims: all of them were
expressed by name.
8:21 Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might
afflict ourselves before our Elohim, to seek of him a right way for us, and for
our little ones, and for all our substance.
8:22 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 Elohim is upon all them for good that seek
him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him.
8:23 So we fasted and besought our Elohim for this: and he was intreated of us.
8:24 Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah,
Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,
8:25 And weighed unto them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, even
the offering of the house of our Elohim, which the king, and his counsellors,
and his lords, and all Israel there present, had offered:
8:26 I even weighed unto their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver,
and silver vessels an hundred talents, and of gold an hundred talents;
8:27 Also twenty basons of gold, of a thousand drams; and two vessels of
fine copper, precious as gold.
8:28 And I said unto them, Ye are holy unto Yehovah; the vessels are holy
also; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering unto Yehovah Elohim
of your fathers.
8:29 Watch ye, and keep them, until ye weigh them before the chief of the
priests and the Levites, and chief of the fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem,
in the chambers of the house of Yehovah.
8:30 So took the priests and the Levites the weight of the silver, and the
gold, and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem unto the house of our Elohim.
8:31 Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of the
first month, to go unto Jerusalem: and the hand of our Elohim was upon us, and
he delivered us from the hand of the enemy, and of such as lay in wait by
the way.
8:32 And we came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days.
8:33 Now on the fourth day was the silver and the gold and the vessels
weighed in the house of our Elohim 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;
8:34 By number and by weight of every one: and all the weight was written at
that time.
8:35 Also the children of those that had been carried away, which were come
out of the captivity, offered burnt offerings unto the Elohim of Israel, twelve
bullocks for all Israel, ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs,
twelve he goats for a sin offering: all this was a burnt offering unto the
Yehovah.
8:36 And they delivered the king's commissions unto the king's lieutenants,
and to the governors on this side the river: and they furthered the people,
and the house of Elohim. |