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Bible Reading for October 03

Ezra 1
[1] Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the
LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the
spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all
his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying, [2] 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.
[3] 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. [4] 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.
[5] Then rose up the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the
priests, and the Levites, with all them whose spirit God had raised, to go
up to build the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem. [6] And all they
that were about them strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with
gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with precious things, beside all
that was willingly offered. [7] Also Cyrus the king brought forth the
vessels of the house of the LORD, which Nebuchadnezzar had brought forth
out of Jerusalem, and had put them in the house of his gods;
[8] Even those did Cyrus king of Persia bring forth by the hand of
Mithredath the treasurer, and numbered them unto Sheshbazzar, the prince of
Judah.
[9] And this is the number of them: thirty chargers of gold, a thousand
chargers of silver, nine and twenty knives, [10] Thirty basons of gold,
silver basons of a second sort four hundred and ten, and other vessels a
thousand.
[11] All the vessels of gold and of silver were five thousand and four
hundred. All these did Sheshbazzar bring up with them of the captivity that
were brought up from Babylon unto Jerusalem.

Ezra 2
[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 Pahath-moab,
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
Kirjath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three.
[26] The children of Ramah and Geba, 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 Tel-melah, Tel-harsa, 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.

Ezra 3
[1] And when the seventh month was come, and the children of Israel were in
the cities, the people gathered themselves together as one man to
Jerusalem. [2] 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.
[3] And they set the altar upon his bases; for fear was upon them because
of the people of those countries: and they offered burnt offerings thereon
unto the LORD, even burnt offerings morning and evening. [4] They kept also
the feast of tabernacles, as it is written, and offered the daily burnt
offerings by number, according to the custom, as the duty of every day
required;
[5] And afterward offered the continual burnt offering, both of the new
moons, and of all the set feasts of the LORD that were consecrated, and of
every one that willingly offered a freewill offering unto the LORD. [6]
From the first day of the seventh month began they to offer burnt offerings
unto the LORD. But the foundation of the temple of the LORD was not yet
laid.
[7] They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters; and meat,
and drink, and oil, unto them of Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar
trees from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, according to the grant that they
had of Cyrus king of Persia.
[8] 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. [9] 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. [10] And when the
builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, they set the
priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph
with cymbals, to praise the LORD, after the ordinance of David king of
Israel.
[11] And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto
the LORD; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward
Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised
the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid. [12]
But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, who were
ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this
house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted
aloud for joy:
[13] So that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy
from the noise of the weeping of the people: for the people shouted with a
loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off.

Ezra 4
[1] Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children
of the captivity builded the temple unto the LORD God of Israel; [2] 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.
[3] But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of
Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build an house
unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto the LORD God of
Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us. [4] Then the
people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled
them in building,
[5] And hired counsellers against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the
days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of
Persia. [6] 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. [7] And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath,
Tabeel, and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia;
and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian tongue, and
interpreted in the Syrian tongue.
[8] Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against
Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort: [9] Then wrote Rehum the
chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions; the
Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the
Archevites, the Babylonians, the Susanchites, the Dehavites, and the
Elamites,
[10] And the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Asnappar brought
over, and set in the cities of Samaria, and the rest that are on this side
the river, and at such a time.
[11] 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.
[12] Be it known unto the king, that the Jews which came up from thee to us
are come unto Jerusalem, building the rebellious and the bad city, and have
set up the walls thereof, and joined the foundations. [13] Be it known now
unto the king, that, if this city be builded, and the walls set up again,
then will they not pay toll, tribute, and custom, and so thou shalt
endamage the revenue of the kings. [14] Now because we have maintenance
from the king's palace, and it was not meet for us to see the king's
dishonour, therefore have we sent and certified the king;
[15] That search may be made in the book of the records of thy fathers: so
shalt thou find in the book of the records, and know that this city is a
rebellious city, and hurtful unto kings and provinces, and that they have
moved sedition within the same of old time: for which cause was this city
destroyed.
[16] We certify the king that, if this city be builded again, and the walls
thereof set up, by this means thou shalt have no portion on this side the
river.
[17] Then sent the king an answer unto Rehum the chancellor, and to
Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions that dwell in
Samaria, and unto the rest beyond the river, Peace, and at such a time.
[18] The letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before me.
[19] And I commanded, and search hath been made, and it is found that this
city of old time hath made insurrection against kings, and that rebellion
and sedition have been made therein. [20] There have been mighty kings also
over Jerusalem, which have ruled over all countries beyond the river; and
toll, tribute, and custom, was paid unto them.
[21] Give ye now commandment to cause these men to cease, and that this
city be not builded, until another commandment shall be given from me. [22]
Take heed now that ye fail not to do this: why should damage grow to the
hurt of the kings?
[23] Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes' letter was read before Rehum,
and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to
Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power. [24]
Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem. So it
ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.

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