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CHAPTER 8
Ezra 8:1
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. Ezra 8:2
2 Of the sons of Phinehas; Gershom: of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of the
sons of David; Hattush.
Ezra 8:3
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. Ezra 8:4
4 Of the sons of Pahathmoab; Elihoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him
two hundred males.
Ezra 8:5
5 Of the sons of Shechaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males.
Ezra 8:6
6 Of the sons also of Adin; Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males.
Ezra 8:7
7 And of the sons of Elam; Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males.
Ezra 8:8
8 And of the sons of Shephatiah; Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him
fourscore males.
Ezra 8:9
9 Of the sons of Joab; Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred
and eighteen males.
Ezra 8:10
10 And of the sons of Shelomith; the son of Josiphiah, and with him an
hundred and threescore males.
Ezra 8:11
11 And of the sons of Bebai; Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him
twenty and eight males.
Ezra 8:12
12 And of the sons of Azgad; Johanan the son of Hakkatan, and with him an
hundred and ten males.
Ezra 8:13
13 And of the last sons of Adonikam, whose names are these, Eliphelet,
Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them threescore males. Ezra 8:14
14 Of the sons also of Bigvai; Uthai, and Zabbud, and with them seventy males.
Ezra 8:15
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. Ezra 8:16
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.
Ezra 8:17
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 God. Ezra 8:18
18 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; Ezra 8:19
19 And Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brethren
and their sons, twenty;
Ezra 8:20
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.
Ezra 8:21
21 Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might
afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and
for our little ones, and for all our substance. Ezra 8:22
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 God  is upon all them for good  that seek
him; but his power  and his wrath  is against all them that forsake  him.
Ezra 8:23
23 So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was intreated of us. Ezra 8:24
24 Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah,
Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them, Ezra 8:25
25 And weighed unto them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, even
the offering of the house of our God, which the king, and his counsellors,
and his lords, and all Israel there present, had offered: Ezra 8:26
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;
Ezra 8:27
27 Also twenty basons of gold, of a thousand drams; and two vessels of fine
copper, precious as gold.
Ezra 8:28
28 And I said unto them, Ye are holy unto the LORD; the vessels are holy
also; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering unto the LORD God
of your fathers.
Ezra 8:29
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 the LORD. Ezra 8:30
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
God. Ezra 8:31
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 God was upon us, and he
delivered us from the hand of the enemy,  and of such as lay in wait  by
the way.
Ezra 8:32
32 And we came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days. Ezra 8:33
33 Now on the fourth day was the silver and the gold and the vessels
weighed in the house of our God 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;
Ezra 8:34
34 By number and by weight of every one: and all the weight was written at that time.
Ezra 8:35
35 Also the children of those that had been carried away, which were come
out of the captivity, offered burnt offerings unto the God 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 LORD.
Ezra 8:36
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 God.
CHAPTER 9
Ezra 9:1
1 Now when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying, The
people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not separated
themselves from the people of the lands, doing according to their
abominations, even of the Canaanites,  the Hittites,  the Perizzites,  the
Jebusites,  the Ammonites,  the Moabites,  the Egyptians,  and the
Amorites. Ezra 9:2
2 For they have taken of their daughters for themselves, and for their
sons: so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the people of
those lands: yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath been chief in
this trespass.
Ezra 9:3
3 And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, and plucked
off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down astonied. Ezra 9:4
4 Then were assembled unto me every one that trembled at the words of the
God of Israel, because of the transgression of those that had been carried
away; and I sat astonied until the evening sacrifice. Ezra 9:5
5 And at the evening sacrifice I arose up from my heaviness; and having
rent my garment and my mantle, I fell upon my knees, and spread out my
hands unto the LORD my God,
Ezra 9:6
6 And said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my
God: for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass is
grown up  unto the heavens.
Ezra 9:7
7 Since the days of our fathers have we been in a great trespass unto this
day; and for our iniquities have we, our kings, and our priests, been
delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands,  to the sword,  to
captivity,  and to a spoil,  and to confusion  of face,  as it is this day.
Ezra 9:8
8 And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the LORD our God,
to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place,
that our God may lighten  our eyes,  and give  us a little  reviving  in
our bondage.
Ezra 9:9
9 For we were bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but
hath extended mercy unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us
a reviving, to set up the house  of our God,  and to repair  the
desolations thereof, and to give  us a wall  in Judah  and in Jerusalem.
Ezra 9:10
10 And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken
thy commandments,
Ezra 9:11
11 Which thou hast commanded by thy servants the prophets, saying, The
land, unto which ye go to possess it, is an unclean land with the
filthiness of the people of the lands,  with their abominations,  which
have filled  it from one end  to another  with their uncleanness. Ezra 9:12
12 Now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take
their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their wealth for
ever: that ye may be strong, and eat  the good  of the land,  and leave it
for an inheritance  to your children  for ever. Ezra 9:13
13 And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great
trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our
iniquities deserve, and hast given us such deliverance as this; Ezra 9:14
14 Should we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the
people of these abominations? wouldest not thou be angry with us till thou
hadst consumed us, so that there should be no remnant nor escaping? Ezra
9:15
15 O LORD God of Israel, thou art righteous: for we remain yet escaped, as
it is this day: behold, we are before thee in our trespasses: for we cannot
stand before thee because of this.
CHAPTER 10
Ezra 10:1
1 Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting
himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto him out of
Israel a very great congregation  of men  and women  and children:  for the
people wept  very  sore.
Ezra 10:2
2 And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and
said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange
wives  of the people  of the land:  yet now there is  hope  in Israel
concerning this thing.
Ezra 10:3
3 Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the
wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord,
and of those that tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done
according to the law.
Ezra 10:4
4 Arise; for this matter belongeth unto thee: we also will be with thee: be
of good courage, and do it.
Ezra 10:5
5 Then arose Ezra, and made the chief priests, the Levites, and all Israel,
to swear that they should do according to this word. And they sware. Ezra
10:6
6 Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber
of Johanan the son of Eliashib: and when he came thither, he did eat no
bread,  nor drink  water:  for he mourned  because of the transgression  of
them that had been carried away.
Ezra 10:7
7 And they made proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem unto all the
children of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together unto
Jerusalem;
Ezra 10:8
8 And that whosoever would not come within three days, according to the
counsel of the princes and the elders, all his substance should be
forfeited, and himself separated from the congregation of those that had
been carried away.
Ezra 10:9
9 Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together unto
Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth day
of the month; and all the people sat  in the street  of the house  of God,
trembling  because of this matter,  and for the great rain. Ezra 10:10
10 And Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them, Ye have transgressed,
and have taken strange wives, to increase the trespass of Israel. Ezra
10:11
11 Now therefore make confession unto the LORD God of your fathers, and do
his pleasure: and separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from
the strange wives.
Ezra 10:12
12 Then all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice, As thou
hast said, so must we do.
Ezra 10:13
13 But the people are many, and it is a time of much rain, and we are not
able to stand without, neither is this a work of one day or two:  for we
are many  that have transgressed  in this thing. Ezra 10:14
14 Let now our rulers of all the congregation stand, and let all them which
have taken strange wives in our cities come at appointed times, and with
them the elders of every city, and the judges  thereof, until the fierce
wrath  of our God  for this matter  be turned  from us. Ezra 10:15
15 Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahaziah the son of Tikvah were
employed about this matter: and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite helped
them.
Ezra 10:16
16 And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, with
certain chief of the fathers, after the house of their fathers, and all of
them by their names, were separated, and sat down  in the first  day  of
the tenth  month  to examine  the matter. Ezra 10:17
17 And they made an end with all the men that had taken strange wives by
the first day of the first month.
Ezra 10:18
18 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. Ezra 10:19
19 And they gave their hands that they would put away their wives; and
being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their trespass. Ezra
10:20
20 And of the sons of Immer; Hanani, and Zebadiah. Ezra 10:21
21 And of the sons of Harim; Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and
Jehiel, and Uzziah.
Ezra 10:22
22 And of the sons of Pashur; Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethaneel,
Jozabad, and Elasah.
Ezra 10:23
23 Also of the Levites; Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah, (the same is
Kelita,) Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer. Ezra 10:24
24 Of the singers also; Eliashib: and of the porters; Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.
Ezra 10:25
25 Moreover of Israel: of the sons of Parosh; Ramiah, and Jeziah, and
Malchiah, and Miamin, and Eleazar, and Malchijah, and Benaiah. Ezra 10:26
26 And of the sons of Elam; Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and
Jeremoth, and Eliah.
Ezra 10:27
27 And of the sons of Zattu; Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Jeremoth,
and Zabad, and Aziza.
Ezra 10:28
28 Of the sons also of Bebai; Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai. Ezra 10:29
29 And of the sons of Bani; Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and
Sheal, and Ramoth.
Ezra 10:30
30 And of the sons of Pahathmoab; Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah,
Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and Manasseh. Ezra 10:31
31 And of the sons of Harim; Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
Ezra 10:32
32 Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah. Ezra 10:33
33 Of the sons of Hashum; Mattenai, Mattathah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai,
Manasseh, and Shimei.
Ezra 10:34
34 Of the sons of Bani; Maadai, Amram, and Uel, Ezra 10:35
35 Benaiah, Bedeiah, Chelluh,
Ezra 10:36
36 Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
Ezra 10:37
37 Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasau, Ezra 10:38
38 And Bani, and Binnui, Shimei,
Ezra 10:39
39 And Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah, Ezra 10:40
40 Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
Ezra 10:41
41 Azareel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah, Ezra 10:42
42 Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.
Ezra 10:43
43 Of the sons of Nebo; Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, and Joel, Benaiah.
Ezra 10:44
44 All these had taken strange wives: and some of them had wives by whom
they had children.



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