Nehemiah 12 Cross References - Great

¹ These are the preastes and Leuites that wente vp with Zorobabel the sonne of Salathiel & with Iesua: Sararia, Ieremi, & Esdras, ² Amaria, Maluch, Hatus, ³ Sechania, Rehum, Merimoth, ⁴ Iddo, Genthoi, Abia, ⁵ Miamin, Maaria, Belga, ⁶ Semaia, Ioiarib, Iadaia, ⁷ Salu, Amok, Helkia, and Iadaia. These were the heades among the preastes, and theyr brethren, in the dayes of Iesua. ⁸ The Leuytes were these: Iesua, Bennui, Cadmil, Sarabia, Iuda and Mathania which was ouer the offyce of thankesgeuynge, he and hys brethren: ⁹ Bacbukia and Himni and theyr brethren, were aboute them in the watches. ¹⁰ Iesua begat Ioakim. Ioakim also begat Eliasib, & Eliasib begat Ioiada. ¹¹ Ioiada begat Ionathan, and Ionathan begat Iadua. ¹² In the dayes of Ioakim were these the chefe fathers amonge the prestes: vnder Sararia, Maraia: vnder Ieremy, Hanania: ¹³ vnder Esdras, Mesulam: vnder Amaria, Iehoanan: ¹⁴ vnder Milico, Ionathan: vnder Sebania, Ioseph: ¹⁵ vnder Harim Adna: vnder Maraioth, Helca: ¹⁶ vnder Iddo, Zachary: vnder Genthon, Mesullam: ¹⁷ vnder Abia, Zichri: vnder Miniamin and Moadia, Piltai: ¹⁸ vnder Belga, Samua: vnder Senieia, Iehonathan: ¹⁹ vnder Ioiarib, Mathenai, vnder Iadaia, Usi: ²⁰ vnder Selai, Kelai: vnder Amok, Eber: ²¹ vnder Helchia, Hasabia: vnder Iadaia, Nathanael. ²² And in the tyme of Eliasib: Ioiada, Iohanan & Iadua, were the chefe fathers amonge the Leuites and the preastes, written vnder the raygne of Darius the Persian. ²³ The chyldren of Leui, the principall fathers were written in the Chronicles, vntill the tyme of Ionathan the sonne of Eliasib. ²⁴ And these were the chefe among the Leuites, Hasabia, Serebia and Iesua the sonne of Cadmiel, and theyr brethren in their presence, to geue prayse & thankes, accordynge as Dauid the man of God had ordeyned it, one watch ouer agaynst another. ²⁵ Mathania, Balbukia, Obadia, Mesullam, Talmon and Abub were porters in the watch at the thresholdes of the gates. ²⁶ These were in the dayes of Ioiakim the sonne of Iesua the sonne of Iosedec, and in the dayes of Nehemia the captayne, and of the preaste Esdras the scrybe. ²⁷ And in the dedycacyon of the wall at Ierusalem, they sought the Leuites out of all theyr places, that they myghte be brought to Ierusalem, to kepe the dedicacion & gladnesse, wyth thankesgeuynges, and singinge wyth Cymbales, Psalteries, and harpes. ²⁸ And the chyldren of the syngers geathered them selues together from euery syde out of the playne countre aboute Ierusalem, and from the vyllages of Netho phathi, ²⁹ from the house of Gilgal, and out of the countrees of Geba and Asmaueth: for the syngers had buylded them vyllages rounde aboute Ierusalem. ³⁰ And the preastes and Leuites were purifyed, and clensed the people, and the gates and the wall. ³¹ And I brought the princes of Iuda vp vpon the wall, and appoynted two greate queers of men to geue thankes, whych wente on the ryghte hande of the wall towarde the Donggate, ³² and after them wente Hosaia, and halfe of the prynces of Iuda, ³³ and Asaria, Esdras, and Mesullam, ³⁴ Iuda, BenIamin, Semia and Ieremy: ³⁵ and certayne of the preastes chyldren wyth trompettes, namely Zachary the sonne of Ionathan, the sonne of Semeia, the sonne of Mathania, the sonne of Michaia, the sonne of Zacur, the sonne of Asaph, ³⁶ and hys brethren Semeia, Alarael, Melalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nathanael & Iuda and Hanani, wyth the musicall instrumentes of Dauid the man of God. And Esdras the Scrybe went before them, ³⁷ and besyde the wellgate, they wente vp ouer agaynst them vpon the steppes of the cytye of Dauid at the goynge vp of the wall beyonde the house of Dauid, vnto the Watergate Eastwarde. ³⁸ The other queer of them that gaue thankes, went ouer agaynst them, and I after them, and the halfe parte of the people vpon the wall, beyonde the fornacegate, vntyll the brode wall, ³⁹ and beyonde the porte of Ephraim, & beyonde the Oldgate, beyonde the fyshgate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Mea, vntyll the Shepegate. And they stode styll in the presongate, ⁴⁰ and so stode the two queers (of them that gaue thankes) in the house of God, and I and the halfe of the rulers wyth me, ⁴¹ and the Preastes, namely Eliakim, Maasia, Miniamin, Michaia, Elioenai, Zachary and Hanania, wyth trompettes, ⁴² and Maasia, Semeiah, Eleasar, Ursi, Iehohanan, Melchiah, Elam and Ser. And the syngers sange loude, hauynge Iestahiah for theyr ouerseer. ⁴³ And the same daye, they offred greate sacrifyces and reioysed: for God had geuen them greate gladnesse, so that both the wyues and chyldren were ioyfull, and the myrth of Ierusalem was herde farre of. ⁴⁴ At the same tyme were there men appoynted ouer the treasure houses (wherin were the Heue offerynges, the fyrstlynges & the tythes) that they shulde geather them out of the feldes aboute the cytyes, to destribute them vnto the preastes & Leuites according to the lawe: for Iuda was glad of the preastes, & Leuites, that they stode & wayted ⁴⁵ vpon the office of their God, which is a pure office. And the singers & porters stode after the commaundment of Dauid & of Salomon his sonne: ⁴⁶ for in the tyme of Dauid & Asaph, were the chefe syngers founded, & the songes of prayse & thankesgeuyng vnto God. ⁴⁷ In the tyme of Zorobabel & Nehemia, dyd all they of Israel, geue porcions vnto the syngers and porters, euery daye hys porcion, and they gaue tythes vnto the Leuites: and the Leuites gaue tythes agayne, vnto the children of Aaron.

¹⁷ The sonne of Ieconia: Assir, and Schealthiel hys sonne. ¹⁸ Malchiram also and Phedaia, Senazer, Iecamia, Hosama and Nedabia. ¹⁹ The sonnes of Pedaia were: Zurobabel and Simehi. The sonnes of Zurobabel, Mesulam, Hanania, and Selumith their syster,

¹ These are the chyldren of the lande that went vp oute of the captyuite (whom Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon had caryed awaye vnto Babylon) and came agayne vnto Ierusalem, and into Iuda, euery one vnto hys cytie. ² They that came with Zorobabell are these. Iesua, Nehemiah, Saraia, Raelaia Mardochai, Bilsan, Mispar, Biguai, Rehum, Baana. Thys is the nombre of the men of the people of Israel.

⁸ In the seconde yere of their comming vnto the place of the house of God at Ierusalem in the second moneth, beganne Zorobabel the sonne of Salathiell, & Iesua the sonne of Iosedec, and the remnaunt of theyr brethren the prestes and leuites, and all they that were come out of the captiuyte vnto Ierusalem, & appoynted the leuytes from twentye yeare olde and aboue, to se, that the worcke of the house of the Lorde went forwarde.

² And they came to Zorobabel and to the principall fathers, and sayde vnto them: We will builde with you: for we seke the Lorde youre God lyke as ye do. And we haue done sacrifyce vnto hym, sence the tyme of Asor Hadon the kynge of Assur which brought vs vp hyther.

² Then gat vp Zorobabel the sonne of Salathiel, and Iesua the sonne of Iosedec, and beganne to buylde the house of God at Ierusalem, and with them were the prophetes of God, which helped them.

⁷ They which came wt Zorobabel are these: Iesua, Nehemia, Asariah, Raamia, Nahamani, Mardochee, Belsam, Mesperath, Beguai, Nahum and Baanah. This is the nombre of the men of the people of Israel.

² Saraia, Asariah, and Ieremy, ³ Phashur, Amaria, Malchia, ⁴ Hatus, Sebaniah, Malluch, ⁵ Harim, Merimoth, and Obadia, ⁶ Daniel, Ienthon, & Baruch, ⁷ Mesulam, Abia, and Miamin, ⁸ Maasia, Belgai and Semeia, these were preastes.

¹⁰ Iesua begat Ioakim. Ioakim also begat Eliasib, & Eliasib begat Ioiada.

¹² In the dayes of Ioakim were these the chefe fathers amonge the prestes: vnder Sararia, Maraia: vnder Ieremy, Hanania: ¹³ vnder Esdras, Mesulam: vnder Amaria, Iehoanan: ¹⁴ vnder Milico, Ionathan: vnder Sebania, Ioseph: ¹⁵ vnder Harim Adna: vnder Maraioth, Helca: ¹⁶ vnder Iddo, Zachary: vnder Genthon, Mesullam: ¹⁷ vnder Abia, Zichri: vnder Miniamin and Moadia, Piltai: ¹⁸ vnder Belga, Samua: vnder Senieia, Iehonathan: ¹⁹ vnder Ioiarib, Mathenai, vnder Iadaia, Usi: ²⁰ vnder Selai, Kelai: vnder Amok, Eber: ²¹ vnder Helchia, Hasabia: vnder Iadaia, Nathanael.

¹ In the seconde yeare of kyng Darius, in the .vi. moneth the fyrst daye of the moneth, came the worde of the Lord (by the Prophete Aggeus) vnto Zorobabel the sonne of Salathiel the prynce of Iuda, & to Iosua the sonne of Iosedech the hye prest, sayinge.

¹² Now when Zorobabel the sonne of Salathiel, & Iesua the sonne of Iosedech the hye preste wt the remnaunt of the people, herde the voyce of the Lorde theyr God, and the wordes of the Prophete Aggeus (lyke as the Lorde theyr God had sent him) the people dyd feare the Lorde.

¹⁴ So the Lorde waked vp the sprete of Zorobabel the Prynce of Iuda, and the sprete of Iesua the sonne of Iosedech the hye prest, and the sprete of the remnaunt of all the people: that they came and laboured, in the house of the Lorde of hoostes theyr God.

² b) the .xxi. daye of the seueth moneth, came the worde of the Lord by the prophete Aggeus, sayenge:

²¹ Moreouer, the .xxiiii. daye of the moneth came the worde of the Lorde vnto Aggeus agayne, sayenge: ²² Speake to Zorobabell the prynce of Iuda, & saye: I wyll shake both heauen & earth, ²³ and ouerthrowe the seate of the kyngdomes, yee, & destroye the myghty kyngdome of the Heathen. I wyll ouerthrowe the charrettes, & those that syt vpon them, so that both horse and man shall fall downe, euery man thorow his neyghbours swerde.Hag

¹ And he shewed me Iesua the hye prest standyng before the angel of the lord and Satan stode at his ryght hand to resyst hym. ² And the Lord sayde vnto Satan. The Lorde reproue the (thou Satan,) yee, the Lorde that hath chosen Ierusalem, reproue the. Is not thys a brand taken out of the fyre? ³ Nowe Iesua was clothed in vncleane raiment, and stode before the aungel ⁴ whych answered and sayde vnto those that stode before hym, take awaye the foule clothes from hym. And vnto him he sayde. Beholde, I haue taken awaye thy synne from the and wyl decke the wyth chaung of rayment. ⁵ He sayde moreouer, sett a fayre myter vpon hys heade. So they set a fayre myter vpon hys heade, & put on clothes vpon hym, and the angel of the Lord stode there. ⁶ Then the angel of the Lord testifyed vnto Iesua, and spak ⁷ thus sayeth the Lord of hostes. If thou wilt walke in my wayes, & kepe my watch: thou shalte rule my house, & kepe my courtes, & I wyll geue the place amonge these that stande here. ⁸ Heare (O Iesua) thou hye preste, thou and thy frends that dwell before the, for they are wonderous people. Behold, I wyl bring forth the braunches of my seruaunt: ⁹ for lo, the stone that I haue layed before Iesua: vpon one stone shalbe .vii. eyes. Beholde I wyl hewe hym out (sayeth the Lorde of hoostes) & take awaye the synne of the lande in one day.

⁶ He answered & sayde vnto me: This is the worde of the Lorde vnto Zorobabel, sayinge: Nether thorow an hooste of men nor thorowe strengthe, but thorowe my sprete, sayeth the Lorde of hoostes. ⁷ What art thou thou great mountayne, before Zorobabel? thou must be made euen. And he shal brynge vp the fyrste stone, so that men shal crye vnto him good lucke good lucke. ⁸ Moreouer, the worde of the Lord came vnto me sayinge. ⁹ The handes of Zorobobel haue layed the foundacyon of the house: hys handes, shall also fynyshe it, that ye maye knowe howe that the Lorde of hoostes hath sent me vnto you. ¹⁰ For he that hath bene dispysed a lytle ceason, shall reioyce, when he seeth the tynne weyght in Zorobabels hande. The .vii. eyes are the Lordes whych go thorow the whole world.

¹¹ Then take golde & syluer, & make crownes therof, and set them vpon the head of Iesua, the sonne of Iosedeh, the hye preste,

¹² And after they were brought to Babylon, Iechonias begat Salathiel. Salathiel begat Zorobabel. ¹³ Zorobabel begat Abiud. Abiud begat Eliachim. Eliachim begat Azor.

⁵ There was in the dayes of Herode the Kynge of Iurie, a certayne Preste named Zacharias of the course of Abia. And his wyfe was of the daughters of Aaron: and her name was Elizabeth:

¹⁰ And of the preastes: Iedaia, Iehoiarib & Iachin:

¹⁰ Of the preastes: Iedaiah the sonne of Ioiarib, Iachin.

¹⁸ The .xxiij. to Delaiahu, and the .xxiiij. to Maasiahu.

² And there stode vp Iesua the sonne of Iosedec and his brethren the prestes, and Zorobabel the sonne of Salathiel & hys brethren, and buylded the aultar of the God of Israel, to offre burntoffrynges theron, as it is writen in the lawe of Moses the man of God

¹ These are the preastes and Leuites that wente vp with Zorobabel the sonne of Salathiel & with Iesua: Sararia, Ieremi, & Esdras,

¹ And he shewed me Iesua the hye prest standyng before the angel of the lord and Satan stode at his ryght hand to resyst hym.

³³ These are the syngers: euen auncient fathers of the Leuites, which dwelt in separate chambres: & were fre, for they had to do in the temple bothe daye and nyght.

⁴⁸ the chyldren of Lebanah, the chyldren of Hagaba, the chyldren of Salmat,

⁴ And the Leuytes stode on hye, namely Iesua, Bani, Cadmiel, Sabaniah, Buni, Sarebiah, Bani, & Chanani, & cryed loude vnto the Lord theyr God.

⁹ The Leuytes were: Iesua the sonne of Azania, Benui amonge the chyldren of Henadad and Cadmiel. ¹⁰ And their brethren: Sechania, Hodia, Celita, Pelaia, Hanan, ¹¹ Micha, Rehob, and Hasabiah, ¹² Sachur, Serebia, Sabania, ¹³ Hodia, Bani & Beninu.

¹⁷ And Mathania the sonne of Micha, the sonne of Zabdi, the sonne of Asaph, was the principall to begynne the thankesgeuynge and prayer. And bakbukia the seconde amonge hys brethren, and Abda the sonne of Sammua, the sonne of Galai, the sonne of Ieduthun.

²² The ouersear of the Leuites at Ierusalem, was Usi the sonne of Baani, the sonne of Hasabia, the sonne of Mathania, the sonne of Micha. Of the chyldren of Asaph there were syngers aboute the busynes in the house of God:

²⁴ And these were the chefe among the Leuites, Hasabia, Serebia and Iesua the sonne of Cadmiel, and theyr brethren in their presence, to geue prayse & thankes, accordynge as Dauid the man of God had ordeyned it, one watch ouer agaynst another.

¹ A songe of the stayres. Beholde, prayse the Lorde, all yee seruauntes of the Lorde, yee that by nyght stande in the house of the Lorde, ² Lyft vp youre handes in the Sanctuary, & prayse the Lorde. ³ The Lorde that made heauen and earth, gyue the blessynge out of Sion.

³ The chyldren of Amram: Aaron, Moses and Miriam. The sonnes also of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar & Ithamar. ⁴ Eleazar begat Phinehes. Phinehes begat Abisua. ⁵ Abisua begat Boki: Boki begat Uzi. ⁶ Uzi begat Zarahia. Zarahia begat Meraioth. ⁷ Meraioth begat Amaria, and Amaria begat Ahitob. ⁸ Ahitob begat Zadoc, and Zadoc begat Ahimaaz. ⁹ Ahimaaz begat Azaria, and Azaria begat Iohanam. ¹⁰ Iohanam begat Azaria, which minystred in the temple that Salomon buylte in Ierusalem. ¹¹ Azaria begat Amaria, Amaria begat Ahitob. ¹² Ahitob begat Zadoc, and Zadoc begat Sallum. ¹³ Sallum begat Helkia, and Helkia begat Azaria. ¹⁴ Azaria begat Saraia, and Saraia begat Iehozedech. ¹⁵ And Iehozedech departed, when the Lorde caryed awaye Iuda and Ierusalem by the hande of Nebuchadnezar.

¹ And Eliasib the hie preast gat him vp with hys brethren the preastes, & they buylded the Shepegate. They repayred it, & set vp that dores of it: euen vnto the tower Mea repayred they it, and vnto the tower of Hananeel.

²⁶ These were in the dayes of Ioiakim the sonne of Iesua the sonne of Iosedec, and in the dayes of Nehemia the captayne, and of the preaste Esdras the scrybe.

⁴ And before this had the preast Eliasib the ouer syght of the treasury of the house of oure God, & he was kynsman vnto Tobia:

⁷ to come to Ierusalem. And I gat knowlege of the euell that Eliasib dyd vnto Tobia, in that he had made him a chambre in the court of the house of God,

²⁸ And one of the children of Iehoiada the sonne of Eliasib the hye preast, had made a contracte with Sanabalat the Horonite: but I chaced him from me.

³³ These are the syngers: euen auncient fathers of the Leuites, which dwelt in separate chambres: & were fre, for they had to do in the temple bothe daye and nyght. ³⁴ These were auncient fathers of the Leuites in their generacions, & dwelt at Ierusalem.

¹² & sayde vnto them: ye that are the princypall fathers of the Leuites, se that ye be holy with youre brethren, that ye maye bringe in the Arcke of the Lorde God of Israel, vnto the place that I haue prepared for it.

⁶ And Simeia the sonne of Nathaneel the Scribe, of the kynred of the Leuites wrote them before the kyng and the Lordes, & before Zadock the preast and Abimeleck the sonne of Abiathar, and before the auncient fathers, before the preastes & the Leuites: one principall houshold beyng reserued for Eleazar and one for Ithamar. ⁷ And the fyrst lot fell to Iehoiarib, & the seconde to Iedaia. ⁸ The thirde to Harim, & the fourth to Schorim. ⁹ The fyfte to Melchia, & the syxte to Miamin. ¹⁰ The seuenth to Hakos, & the eyght to Abia. ¹¹ The nynthe to Iesua, & the tenth to Secamahu. ¹² The leuenth to Eliasib, & the twelueth to Iakim. ¹³ The thirtenth to Hupa, & the fourtenth to Iesebeab. ¹⁴ The fiftenth to Bisga, & the syxtenth to Immer. ¹⁵ The seuententh to Hezir, & the eyghtenth to Hapzez. ¹⁶ The nynetenth to Pathahia, and the twentieth to Ieheskel. ¹⁷ The twentieth & one to Iachin and the .xxij. to Gamul. ¹⁸ The .xxiij. to Delaiahu, and the .xxiiij. to Maasiahu. ¹⁹ These are the ordinaunces of them in their offices, whan they came into the house of the Lorde, accordyng to their maner vnder Aaron their father, as the Lorde God of Israel had commaunded hym. ²⁰ The rest of the sonnes of Leui, are these: of the sonnes of Amram, Subael. Of the sonnes of Subael, Iehediahu. ²¹ Of the sonnes of Rehabia, the fyrst Iesia. ²² Of the Iezaharites, Selomoth. Of the sonnes also of Selomoth, Iahath. ²³ His sonnes Ieriahu the first Amariahu the seconde, Iahaziel the thirde, & Iekameam the fourth. ²⁴ Of the sonnes of Usiel, Micha. Of the sonnes of Micha, Samir. ²⁵ The brother of Micha was Iisia. Of the sonnes also of Iisia Zechariahu. ²⁶ The sonnes of Merari, were: Mahli & Musi. The sonnes of Iaaziahu, Beno. ²⁷ The sonnes of Merari by Iahaziahu, Beno, Sohem, Zacur & Ibri. ²⁸ Of Maheli came Eleazar & he had no sonnes. ²⁹ Of kis: the sonnes of Kis: Ierahemeel. ³⁰ The sonnes of Musi: Mahli, Eder and Ierimoth. These are the children of the Leuites after the housholde of their fathers. ³¹ And these cast lottes next to their brethren the sonnes of Aaron, in the presence of Dauid the kyng, and Zadoc & Ahimelec & the auncient fathers, preastes, & Leuites: euen the principall fathers before their yonger brethren.

²² And in the tyme of Eliasib: Ioiada, Iohanan & Iadua, were the chefe fathers amonge the Leuites and the preastes, written vnder the raygne of Darius the Persian.

¹⁰ Iesua begat Ioakim. Ioakim also begat Eliasib, & Eliasib begat Ioiada. ¹¹ Ioiada begat Ionathan, and Ionathan begat Iadua. ¹² In the dayes of Ioakim were these the chefe fathers amonge the prestes: vnder Sararia, Maraia: vnder Ieremy, Hanania: ¹³ vnder Esdras, Mesulam: vnder Amaria, Iehoanan:

¹⁴ And of the Leuytes: Semeia the sonne of Aasub, the sonne of Asricam, the sonne of Hasabaia of the sonnes of Merari. ¹⁵ And Bacbakar & Heres and Galal. And Mathania the sonne of Micah, the sonne of Zicri, the sonne of Asaph. ¹⁶ And Obadia the sonne of Semeia the sonne of Galal, the sonne of Iduthun. And Berechia the sonne of Aza the sonne of Elcana that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites. ¹⁷ The porters were Sallum. Acub, Talmon & Ahiman and their brother, Sallum was the chefe. ¹⁸ For they watched hytherto, euen vnto the kynges gate eastwarde, thorowe out the tentes of the chyldren of Leuy. ¹⁹ And Sallum the sonne of Corah the sonne of Abiasaph the sonne of Corah, and his brethren the Corahites (of the house of their father) had their busynesse and offyce to kepe the porches of the tabernacle: and their fathers the Hoste of the Lorde, kepte the enterynge. ²⁰ And Phinces the sonne of Eleazar was their foregyde, and the Lorde was with him. ²¹ And Zacharia the sonne of Meselemia kepte the watche before the dore of the tabernacle of witnesse. ²² All these were chosen men, to kepe the thresholdes, euen two hundred & twelue, and thorowe out all the genealogy were they numbred in their villages. And them dyd Dauid & Samuel the sear institute, because of their fidelite. ²³ So they & their children had the ouersyght of the gates of the house of the Lorde, euen of the tabernacle, to kepe them. ²⁴ In foure quarters dyd they kepe the watche: towarde the east, west, north, & south. ²⁵ And their brethren remayned in the countre and came after seuen dayes from tyme to tyme with them. ²⁶ For the Leuites (which had the ouersyght of the vestryes & treasures of the house of God) were vnder the custody of foure notable porters: ²⁷ & they laye rounde aboute the house of God: because the kepynge therof pertayned to them, and they had the keyes to open euery mornynge. ²⁸ And certen of them had the rule of the mynistringe vessels, & brought them in and out by tale. ²⁹ Some of them were appoynted to ouerse the vesselles, and all the ornamentes of the Sanctuary, and the floure, wine, oyle, frankincense and swete odoures. ³⁰ And certayne of the sonnes of the prestes made oyntmentes of the swete odoures. ³¹ And Mathathia one of the Leuites which was, the eldest sonne of Sallum: the Corathite, had the ouersyght of the thynges that were made in the fryenge panne. ³² And other of their brethren the sonnes of Cahath had the ouersyght of the shewbred which they prepared euery Sabboth. ³³ These are the syngers: euen auncient fathers of the Leuites, which dwelt in separate chambres: & were fre, for they had to do in the temple bothe daye and nyght. ³⁴ These were auncient fathers of the Leuites in their generacions, & dwelt at Ierusalem. ³⁵ And in Gibeon dwelt Abi Gibeon & Iehiel, whose wife was called Maacha, ³⁶ his eldest sonne was Abdon, then Zur, Cis, Baal Ner and Nadab: ³⁷ Gedor, Ahio, Zacharia and Mikloth. ³⁸ And Mikloth begat Simean. And they also dwelt wt their brethren at Ierusalem, euen harde by them. ³⁹ And Ner begat Cis, & Cis begat Saul. And Saul begat Iehonathan, Malchisua, Abinadab and Esbaal. ⁴⁰ And the sonne of Iehonathan, was Meribbaal. And Meribbaal begat Micah, ⁴¹ and the sonnes of Micah were, Pithon, Melech and Thahrea. ⁴² And Ahaz begat Iahra. Iahra begat Alameth, Asmaneth, Zimri. Zimri begat Moza. ⁴³ Moza begat Binea whose sonne was Rephaia, & his sonne was Elasa, & his sonne Azel. ⁴⁴ And Azel had syxe sonnes, whose names are these: Azricam, Bochru, Ismael, Searia, Obadia and Hanan. These are the sonnes of Azel.

¹ Thys is the blessynge wherwyth Moses the man of God blessed the chyldren of Israell before hys death,

⁶ And the children of Iuda came vnto Iosua in Gilgall. And Caleb the sonne of Iephune the kenesyte sayde vnto hym: thou wottest what the Lorde sayd vnto Moses the man of God, about my matter and thyne in Cades Barne.

²⁴ And the woman sayde vnto Elia: nowe I knowe, that thou art a man of God, and that the worde of the Lorde in thy mouth, is true.

¹ So when Dauid was olde and full of dayes, he made Salomon hys sonne kynge ouer Israel. ² And then he geathered togeather all the Lordes of Israel wyth the preastes and the Leuites. ³ And the Leuites were nombred from the age of .xxx. yeare and aboue, and the nombre and summe of them was .xxxviij. thousande men. ⁴ Of which .xxiiij. thousande were set to further the worcke of the house of the Lorde. And syxe thousande were offycers & Iudges. ⁵ Foure thousande were porters and foure thousande praysed the Lorde with soche instrumentes as was made to prayse wyth all. ⁶ And so Dauid put an ordre among them deuidinge them in partes. Of the children of Leui? Gerson, Cahath & Merari: ⁷ Of the Gersonites was Laadan & Semei. ⁸ The sonnes of Laadan the chefe was Iehiel, Zethan & Ioel, thre. ⁹ The sonnes of Semei: Selomith, Haziel, & Haran, thre. These were the auncient fathers of laadan. ¹⁰ And the sonnes of Semei were Iahath, Zina, Ieus & Beria: these foure were the sonnes of Semei. ¹¹ And Iahath was the chefe, Zina the seconde. But Ieus and Beria had not many sonnes, therfore they were in one rekenynge, accordyng to theyr fathers housholde rekened for one auncient housholde. ¹² The sonnes of Cahath: Amram, Izahar, Hebron and Uziel, foure. ¹³ The sonnes of Amram: Aaron & Moses. And Aaron was separated, to haue the rule of the holy thynges in the place moost holye, he and hys sonnes for euer: and to burne incense before the Lorde, and to mynistre vnto him, & to blesse in his name for euer. ¹⁴ Moses also the man of God, and his chyldren, were named wyth the trybe of Leui. ¹⁵ The sonnes of Moses: Gerson and Eliezer. ¹⁶ Of the sonnes of Gerzon: Sebuel was the chefe. ¹⁷ The sonnes of Eliezer: Rehabia the chefe. And Eliezer had none other sonnes: But the sonnes of Rehabia were very manye. ¹⁸ The sonnes of Izahar: Salomith, the chefe. ¹⁹ The sonnes of Hebron: Ieriahu the fyrst, Amaria the seconde, Iahaziel the thirde, and Iecameam the fourth. ²⁰ The sonnes of Uziel: Micha the fyrst, and Iesia the seconde. ²¹ The sonnes of Merari Mahli: and Musi. The sonnes of Mahli Eleazar and Cis. ²² And Eleazar dyed, and had no sonnes, but daughters, and their brethren the sonnes of Cis toke them. ²³ The sonnes of Musi: Mahli, Eder, & Ieremoth, thre. ²⁴ These are the chyldren of Leui after the houshold of theyr fathers, euen the auncient of the fathers according to theyr offyces, and after the nombre and somme of the names of them that dyd the worcke in the seruice of the house of the Lord, from the age of twentye yeares & aboue. ²⁵ And Dauid sayde: the Lorde God of Israel hath geuen rest vnto his people, that they maye dwell in Ierusalem for euer. ²⁶ That the Leuites also shuld nowe nomore beare the tabernacle & all the vesselles for the seruyce therof: ²⁷ for accordynge to the last wordes of Dauid, ²⁸ the Leuites were nombred from twentye yere and aboue, and their offyce was vnder the hande of the sonnes of Aaron, for the seruice of the house of the Lorde, in the courtes & celles, and in the purifyinge of all holye thynges, and in the worcke of the seruice of the house of God. ²⁹ In the shewe breed in the fyne flowre, in the meateofferinge, in the wafers of swete breed, in the fryinge panne, in the grydyron, and in all maner of measures and cyse, ³⁰ and to stande euery daye in the mornynge, to thanke and prayse the Lorde, and so lykewyse at euen. ³¹ And to offer all burntsacrifyces vnto the Lorde, in the Sabbothes, in the newe moones, & on the festfull dayes by nombre and custome continually (as they were commaunded) before the Lorde. ³² And that they shulde wayte on the tabernacle of wytnesse, and on the holy place, and on the sonnes of Aaron their brethren, in the seruice of the house of the Lorde.

¹ And so Dauid and the captaynes of the hoste appoynted out to do seruyce, the sonnes of Asaph Heman and Ieduthun, whan they dyd prophesye wyth harpes, psalteries and simbales. And there was a multitude of the men that were appoynted to the seruyce and mynistracyon. ² Of the sonnes of Asaph: Zaccur, Ioseph, Nathania and Aserela that wayted on Asaph, whych prophesyed by the kynge. ³ Of Ieduthun: the sonnes of Ieduthun: Gedeliahu, Zeri, Iesaiahu, Hasabiahu, and Mathithiahu syxe, vnder the handes of theyr father Ieduthun, whych prophesyed wyth a harpe, for to geue thankes & prayses vnto the lord. ⁴ Of Heman the sonnes of Heman: Buklahu, Mathaniahu, Uziel, Zebuel, Ierimoth, Hanania, Hanani, Eliatha, Gedalthi, Romanthi, Ezer, Iosbekasa, malothi. Hothir, & Mahazioth. ⁵ All these were the sonnes of Heman which was the kynges Sear in the wordes of God to lyfte vp the horne of the regall dignitie. And God gaue to Heman .xiiij. sonnes and the daughters. ⁶ All these also were at the hande of their father synging in the house of the Lorde wt simbales, psalteries & harpes, whan Asaph Ieduthun and Heman executed the seruyce in the house of God, at the kinges hande. ⁷ And the multitude of them wyth their brethren that were instructe in the songes of the Lord: euen all that were connyng, were two hundred foure skore & eyght. ⁸ And they cast Lottes among them selues howe they shulde wayte as well for the small as for the greate, for the scoler as well as for the skole master. ⁹ And the fyrst lot in Asaph fell to Ioseph. The seconde to Gedeliahu (wyth his brethren and sonnes) whych men were twelue. ¹⁰ The thirde fell to Zaccur wyth hys sonnes & brethren beyng twelue persones. ¹¹ The fourth to Izri with his sonnes and brethren, twelue personnes. ¹² The fyfte to Nathaniahu with his sonnes and brethren, twelue personnes. ¹³ The syxte to Bukiahu with hys sonnes and brethren, twelue personnes. ¹⁴ The seuenth to Iesarela with hys sonnes & brethren, twelue personnes. ¹⁵ The eyght to Iesaiahu with his sonnes & brethren, twelue personnes. ¹⁶ The nynth to Mathaniahu with hys sonnes and brethren, twelue personnes. ¹⁷ The tenth to Simei with his sonnes and brethren, twelue personnes. ¹⁸ The eleuenth to Azarael wyth hys sonnes and brethren, twelue personnes. ¹⁹ The twelueth to Hasabia wyth hys sonnes and brethren, twelue personnes. ²⁰ The thyrtenth to Subael wyth hys sonnes & brethren twelue personnes. ²¹ The fourtenth to Mathathiahu wt hys sonnes & brethren twelue personnes: ²² The fyftenth to Ieremoth wt his sonnes & brethren, twelue personnes. ²³ The syxtenth to Hananiahu wyth his sonnes and brethren, twelue personnes. ²⁴ The .xvii. to Iosbekasa wyth his sonnes, and brethren twelue personnes. ²⁵ The eyghtenth to Hanani with hys sonnes & brethren, twelue personnes. ²⁶ The nynetenth to Malothi with hys sonnes & brethren, twelue personnes.

¹⁴ And Salomon set the sortes of preastes to their offyces, as Dauid his father had ordered them, and the Leuites in theyr watches for to prayse & ministre before the preastes daye by daye, and the porters by course at euery gate. For so had Dauid the man of God commaunded.

⁴⁰ The leuites. The children of Iesua, and Cadmiel of the children of Hodauia, foure & seuentye.

¹⁰ And whan the builders layd the foundacyon of the temple of the Lorde, the preastes stode in theyr araye, with trompetes. And the leuites the chyldren of Asaph with cymbales, to prayse the Lorde after the maner of Dauid kyng of Israell. ¹¹ And they sang together, whan they gaue prayse & thankes vnto the Lord, because he is gracious, and because his mercy endureth for euer vpon Israell. And all the people shouted loude in praysyng the Lord, because the foundacion of the house of the Lorde was layde.

⁷ And Iesua, Baam, Serabiah, Iamin, Acub, Sebathai, Hadaia, Maasia, Celita, Azaria, Iozabad, Hanan, Pelaia: and the Leuites caused the people to geue hede vnto the lawe, & the people stode in their place.

⁸ The Leuytes were these: Iesua, Bennui, Cadmil, Sarabia, Iuda and Mathania which was ouer the offyce of thankesgeuynge, he and hys brethren: ⁹ Bacbukia and Himni and theyr brethren, were aboute them in the watches.

¹¹ But thou man of God, flye soch thynges. Folowe ryghtewesnes, godlynes, fayth, loue, pacience, meaknes.

¹⁷ that the man of God maye be perfecte & prepared vnto all good workes.

¹⁴ And of the Leuytes: Semeia the sonne of Aasub, the sonne of Asricam, the sonne of Hasabaia of the sonnes of Merari. ¹⁵ And Bacbakar & Heres and Galal. And Mathania the sonne of Micah, the sonne of Zicri, the sonne of Asaph. ¹⁶ And Obadia the sonne of Semeia the sonne of Galal, the sonne of Iduthun. And Berechia the sonne of Aza the sonne of Elcana that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites. ¹⁷ The porters were Sallum. Acub, Talmon & Ahiman and their brother, Sallum was the chefe.

³² And that they shulde wayte on the tabernacle of wytnesse, and on the holy place, and on the sonnes of Aaron their brethren, in the seruice of the house of the Lorde.

¹² Amonge these was deuyded the offyce of the portershyppe that they shulde be auncient men, to wayte wyth theyr brethren, whan they mynistred in the house of the Lord.

¹⁵ And Obed Edoms lot fell to the South. And for hys sonnes fell the houses of Asuppim.

¹⁷ And Mathania the sonne of Micha, the sonne of Zabdi, the sonne of Asaph, was the principall to begynne the thankesgeuynge and prayer. And bakbukia the seconde amonge hys brethren, and Abda the sonne of Sammua, the sonne of Galai, the sonne of Ieduthun. ¹⁸ All the Leuites in the holy cytie were two hundreth foure skore and foure. ¹⁹ And the porters Acub and Talmon, & theyr brethren that kepte the portes, were an hundreth and two and seuentye.

⁸ So he loked & toke very diligent hede. And the lyon cried, Lord, I stonde wayting all the whole daye, & am appointed to kepe my watch euery nyght.

⁶ This Esdras also went vp from Babilon, and was a perfite scribe in the lawe of Moses, which the Lord God of Israel did geue. And the kyng gaue him all that he requyred, because the hande of the Lorde hys God was vpon him.

¹¹ And this is the copye of the letter, that kyng Arthaxerses gaue vnto Esdras the preast & scrybe, which was a wryter of the wordes and commaundementes of the Lorde and of his statutes ouer Israel.

⁹ And Nehemiah (which is Hathirsatha) & Esdras the preast & scrybe, and the Leuites that caused the people to take hede, sayd vnto all the people: thys daye is holy vnto the Lorde youre God: be not ye sory, and wepe not. For all the people wepte, when they herde the wordes of the lawe.

¹¹ And reioyse before the Lorde thy God, thou & thy sonne, thy daughter, thy seruaunte & thy mayde and the Leuite that is within thy gates, and the straunger, the fatherlesse & the wedowe that are amonge you, in the place whych the Lorde thy God hath chosen to put hys name there.

⁵ And let the offycers speake vnto the people, sayinge: If any man haue bylt a newe house, and haue not dedicate it, let hym go & returne to hys house, lest he dye in the battell, and another man dedicate it.

¹² And one tolde kynge Dauid, how that the Lorde had blessed the house of Obeth Edom, and all that pertayned vnto hym, because of the Arcke of God. And Dauid went and brought the Arck of God from the house of Obeth Edom, into the citye of Dauid wyth gladnes.

⁸ And Dauid & all Israel played before the arcke of God wt all theyr myght, with syngyng, and harpes, psalteries & tymbrelles and trompettes.

⁴ And Dauid brought togeather the chyldren of Aaron and the Leuites.

¹⁶ And Dauid spake to the chefe heedes of the Leuites, that they shulde appoynte certayne of theyr brethren to synge with instrumentes of Musicke, psalteries, harpes and symbales that they might make a sounde, and to synge on hye with Ioyfulnesse:

²⁸ And all they of Israel brought the Arcke of the Lordes couenaunt with showtynge, and blowyng of the shawme and trompettes: makynge a noyse with symbales, psalteryes, and harpes.

⁵ And Asaph was the chefe, & next to hym Zacharia, Ieiel, Semiramoth, Iehiel, Mathathia, Eliab, Benaia, Obed Edom, & Ieiel with psalteries & harpes. But Asaph made a sounde with symbales.

⁴² And with them dyd Heman and Ieduthun, synge with the trompettes & symbales makynge a swete melody with instrumentes of Musycke and godly songes. And the sonnes of Ieduthun were porters.

⁵ Foure thousande were porters and foure thousande praysed the Lorde with soche instrumentes as was made to prayse wyth all.

¹ And so Dauid and the captaynes of the hoste appoynted out to do seruyce, the sonnes of Asaph Heman and Ieduthun, whan they dyd prophesye wyth harpes, psalteries and simbales. And there was a multitude of the men that were appoynted to the seruyce and mynistracyon. ² Of the sonnes of Asaph: Zaccur, Ioseph, Nathania and Aserela that wayted on Asaph, whych prophesyed by the kynge. ³ Of Ieduthun: the sonnes of Ieduthun: Gedeliahu, Zeri, Iesaiahu, Hasabiahu, and Mathithiahu syxe, vnder the handes of theyr father Ieduthun, whych prophesyed wyth a harpe, for to geue thankes & prayses vnto the lord. ⁴ Of Heman the sonnes of Heman: Buklahu, Mathaniahu, Uziel, Zebuel, Ierimoth, Hanania, Hanani, Eliatha, Gedalthi, Romanthi, Ezer, Iosbekasa, malothi. Hothir, & Mahazioth. ⁵ All these were the sonnes of Heman which was the kynges Sear in the wordes of God to lyfte vp the horne of the regall dignitie. And God gaue to Heman .xiiij. sonnes and the daughters. ⁶ All these also were at the hande of their father synging in the house of the Lorde wt simbales, psalteries & harpes, whan Asaph Ieduthun and Heman executed the seruyce in the house of God, at the kinges hande.

³¹ Amonge the Hebronites was Iedia the chefest, euen a prince among the Hebronites & fathers of hys kynred. And in the fourtye yeare of the kyngdome of Dauid, they were sought for. And there were found amonge them men of actiuite at Iazer in Gilead.

¹³ And the trompette blowers and the syngers so agreed, that it semed but one voyce in praysinge and thankynge the Lorde. And whan they lyfte vp their voyce with the trompettes, symbales and other instrumentes of musyck, and whan they praysed the Lorde, howe that he is good, and that his mercye lasteth euer, the house of God was fylled wt a cloude:

⁶ And the preastes wayted on their offyces, and the Leuites had the instrumentes of musycke of the Lorde, which kynge Dauid had made to confesse vnto the Lorde, that his mercye lasteth euer, playenge a psalme of Dauid with their hande. And the preastes blewe with trompettes before them: and all they of Israel stode.

⁴ And he brought in the preastes and the Leuites, and gathered them together in to the eest strete: ⁵ and sayde vnto them. Heare me ye Leuites, & now be sanctifyed and halowe the house of the Lorde God of youre fathers, brynge fylthinesse out of the holy place. ⁶ For oure fathers haue trespaced, and done euell in the eyes of the Lorde oure God: and haue forsaken him, & turned awaye theyr faces from the habitacion of the Lorde, and turned theyr backes on it. ⁷ And besyde that they haue shut vp the dores of the porche and quenched the lampes, & haue nether burnt incense, nor offered burnt offeringes in the holy place vnto the God of Israel. ⁸ Wherfore the wrath of the Lorde fell on Iuda and Ierusalem: & he hath brought them to trouble, to be wondred on, and to be hissed at, euen as ye se with youre eyes. ⁹ For, lo, oure fathers were ouerthrowen with the swerde, and oure sonnes, oure daughters & oure wyues were caryed awaye captiue for the same cause. ¹⁰ And nowe it is in my hert, to make a couenaunt with the Lorde God of Israel: that he maye turne awaye his heuye indignacyon from vs. ¹¹ Nowe therfore my sonnes, be not neclygent: for the Lorde hath chosen you to stande before him, and for to ministre and serue hym, and to burne incense.

³⁰ And Hezekia the kynge & the Lordes spake to the Leuites to prayse the Lorde with the wordes of Dauid, & of Asaph the sear. And the Leuites sange prayses with gladnesse, and the other bowed them selues, and worshypped.

¹⁶ And the children of Israell, the preastes, the Leuites, and the other children of the captiuite helde the dedicacion of this house of God with ioye,

¹⁵ And I gathered them together by the water that renneth towarde Ahaua, and there abode we thre dayes. And I loked amonge the people and the preastes & founde there none of the children of Leui. ¹⁶ Then sent I to Elieser, to Ariel, Semeia, Elnachan, Iarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zachary and to Mesullam the rulers, and to Ioiarib and Elnathan which were men of vnderstandyng, ¹⁷ and to those gaue I commaundement vnto Iddo the chefest at Casphia, that they shulde fetch vs minysters for the house of oure God, and I tolde them what they shulde saye vnto Iddo, and to his brethren the Nethinims at Casphia. ¹⁸ And (thorow the good hande of oure God vpon vs) they broughte vs a wyse man from amonge the children of Moholi the sonne of Leui, the sonne of Israel, and Sarabia with hys sonnes and his brethren, euen eyghtene. ¹⁹ And Hasabia, and with him Isai of the chyldren of Merari, with his brethren and theyr sonnes, twentie. ²⁰ And of the Nethinims, whom Dauid & the Princes gaue to mynister vnto the Leuites, two hundred & twentye of Nethinims, which all were named by name.

¹⁷ And all the congregacion of them that were come agayne out of the captiuite, made bothes, & sat vnder the bothes: for sence the tyme of Iosua the sonne of Nun vnto this daye, had not the chyldren of Israel done so, and ther was very greate gladnesse.

²⁰ As for the resydue of Israel, the preastes and Leuites, they were in all the cyties of Iuda, euery one in hys inherytaunce.

¹ A Psalme and songe of the dedicacyon of the house of Dauid. I Wyll magnifye the, O lorde, for thou hast set me vp, & not made my fooes to triumphe ouer me.

¹ To the chaunter vpon Githith of Asaph Singe we merely vnto God or strength make a chearfull noyse vnto the God of Iacob. ² Take the Psalme, bryng hyther the tabret, the mery harpe wt the lute. ³ Blowe vp the trompett in the newe mone, euen in the tyme appoynted, and vpon oure solempne feast daye ⁴ For this was made a statute for Israel, & a lawe of the God of Iacob.

¹ A Psalme and songe for the Sabboth daye. It is a good thing to geue thankes vnto the Lorde, and to synge prayses vnto thy name, O moste hyest. ² To tell of thy louyng kyndnesse early in the mornyng, and of thy trueth in the nyght season. ³ Upon an instrument of ten strynges, & vpoon the lute: vpon a lowde instrument & vpon the harpe.

⁴ He hath remembred hys mercy and trueth towarde the house of Israel: and all the endes of the worlde haue sene the saluacyon of oure God. ⁵ Shewe youre selues ioyfull vnto the Lorde all ye landes, synge, reioyse, and geue thankes. ⁶ Prayse the Lorde vpon the harpe, synge to the harpe wyth a psalme of thanckesgeuyng.

¹ A Psalme for thankes geuynge. O be ioyfull in the Lorde (all ye landes) serue the Lorde with gladnes, and come before hys presence with a songe. ² Be ye sure, that the Lorde he is God:

³ Let them prayse his name in the daunce, let them synge prayses vnto hym with tabrette & harpe.

² Prayse hym in hys noble actes, prayse hym accordynge vnto hys excellent greatnesse. ³ Prayse hym in the sounde of the trompet, prayse hym vpon the lute & harpe. ⁴ Prayse him in the cymbales and daunse, prayse him vpon the strynges and pype. ⁵ Prayse hym vpon the welltuned cymbales, prayse hym vpon the loude cymbales.

⁴ Reioyce in the Lord alwaye and agayne I saye reioyce.

⁸ And when he had taken the boke, the foure beastes and .xxiiii. elders fell downe before the lambe, hauyng (euery one of them) harpes & golden vialles full of odoures, which are the prayers of saynctes,

⁵⁴ The sonne of Salma: the Bethlehemites, and Netophathites the glory of the house of Ioab, and halfe the countrey of the mansions gat the Zaraites.

¹⁶ And Obadia the sonne of Semeia the sonne of Galal, the sonne of Iduthun. And Berechia the sonne of Aza the sonne of Elcana that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites.

² Sanabalat & Gesem sent vnto me, sayenge: that we maye mete and take councell together in the villages that are in the playne of the cytie Ono. Neuerthelesse, they thought to do me euell.

³⁰ whych (mountaynes) are on the other syde Iordan on the backe syde of the waye towarde the goynge doune of the sonne, in the lande of the Cananites whych dwel in the playne ouer agaynst Gilgal besyde the groue of Moreh.

⁹ And the Lorde sayde vnto Iosua: this daye I haue taken awaye the shame of Egipte from you: wherfore the name of the same place is called Gilgal vnto this daye.

⁴³ And Iosua and all Israel returned, vnto the hoste that was in Gilgall.

¹⁷ And out of the trybe of Beniamin, they gaue Gibeon with her Suburbes: Gaba wt her Suburbes:

⁶⁰ And out of the trybe of BenIamin, Geba and her Suburbes, Alemeth and her Suburbes, Anathoth and her Suburbes, all theyr cytyes thorowe out theyr kynreddes were .xiij.

²⁴ the chyldren of Asmaueth, two and fourty:

³¹ The chyldren also of BenIamin of Geba, dwelt a Machinas, Aia, Bethel and in theyr vyllages.

² Than sayde Iacob vnto hys housholde and to all that were wyth hym: put awaye the straunge goddes that are amonge you and be cleane, and chaunge youre garmentes,

¹⁰ And the Lorde sayd vnto Moses: Go vnto the people, and sanctifye them to daye and to morowe, and let them wash theyr clothes:

¹⁵ And he sayd vnto the people: be redye agaynst the thyrde daye, and come not at youre wyues.

² this is the ordinaunce of the lawe whyche the Lorde hath commaunded sayinge: speake vnto the chyldren of Israel, that they brynge the a redd kowe without spot, and wherin is no blemish, and vpon which neuer came yocke. ³ And ye shall geue her vnto Eleazar the preaste, that he maye brynge her without the hoste, & cause her to be slayne before hys face. ⁴ And let Eleazar the preast take of her bloude with hys fynger, and sprynkle it before the tabernacle of witnesse seuen tymes. And cause the kowe to be burnt in his syghte ⁵ wt hyr skynne, fleshe and bloude. And the dounge of hyr shall he burne also. ⁶ And let the preast take Cedar wodd, and Isope and purple cloth, and cast it vpon the kowe as she burneth. ⁷ Then let the preast wash hys clothes, and he shall bathe hys flesh in water, and then come into the hoste, and the preast shalbe vncleane vnto the euen. ⁸ And he that burneth her, shall wassh his clothes in water, and bathe his fleshe in water, and be vncleane vntill euen. ⁹ And a man that is cleane, shall take vp the asshes of the kowe, and put them without the hoste in a cleane place. And it shall be kepte for the multitude of the chyldren of Israel for a sprenklynge water and for an atonement of synne. ¹⁰ Therfore, he that gathered the asshes of the kowe, shall washe hys clothes, & remayne vncleane vntyll euen. And thys shalbe vnto the chyldren of Israel and vnto the straunger that dwelleth amonge them, a statute for euer. ¹¹ He that toucheth the deed body of any man, shalbe vncleane seuen dayes. ¹² And he shall purifye hym selfe with thys water the thyrde daye and the seuenth daye, and he shalbe cleane. But yf he purifye not hym selfe the thyrde daye and the seuenth daye, he shal not be cleane. ¹³ Whosoeuer toucheth the coarse of any man that is deed, and sprynkleth not hym selfe, defyleth the dwellynge of the Lorde: and that soule shalbe roted out of Israel, because the sprynklyng water was not sprenkled vpon hym. He shalbe therfore vncleane, and hys vnclennesse shall remayne vppon hym. ¹⁴ Thys is the lawe of the man that dyeth in a tent: all that come into the tent, and all that is in the tent, shalbe vncleane seuen dayes. ¹⁵ And all the vessels that be open whych haue no lyd nor couerynge vpon them, shalbe vncleane. ¹⁶ And whosouer toucheth one that is slayne with a swerde in the feldes, or a deed persone, or a bone of a deed man, or a graue: shall be vncleane seuen dayes. ¹⁷ Therfore, for an vncleane persone they shall take of the burnt asshes of the synofferynge, & runnynge water shall be put therto in a vessell. ¹⁸ And let a cleane persone take Isope and dyppe it in the water, & sprynkle it vpon the tent, and vpon all the vessels, and on the soules that were there in, and vpon hym that touched a bone, or a slayne persone, or a deed body, or a graue. ¹⁹ And the cleane persone shall sprynkle vpon the vncleane the thirde daye and the seuenth daye. And the seuenth daye he shall purifye him selfe, & wasshe hys clothes, & bathe him selfe in water, and shalbe cleane at euen. ²⁰ But the man that is vncleane, and sprynkleth not him selfe, the same soule shalbe destroyed from amonge the congregacyon: because he hath defyled the holy place of the Lorde, and the sprynklynge water hath not bene sprynkled vpon him, therfore shall he remayne vncleane. And thys shalbe a perpetuall lawe vnto them. And he that sprynkleth the sprynklynge water, shall washe his clothes.

⁵ and sayde vnto them. Heare me ye Leuites, & now be sanctifyed and halowe the house of the Lorde God of youre fathers, brynge fylthinesse out of the holy place.

³⁴ And the preastes were to fewe, to fleye all the burnt offeringes: but their brethren the Leuites dyd helpe them, till they had ended the worke, and vntyll the preastes were sanctifyed. For the Leuites were purer herted to be sanctifyed then the preastes.

²¹ And the children of Israel which were come agayne out of captiuite, and all soche as had separated them selues vnto them from the fylthynesse of the Heythen of the lande: to seke the Lorde God of Israel, did eate,

²² And I sayde vnto the Leuites that they shulde clense them selues, and that they shulde come and kepe the gates, to halowe the Saboth daye. Thynke vpon me (O my God) concernyng this also, & spare me, accordyng to thy great mercy.

³⁰ Thus clensed I them from all soch as were outlandish, and appoynted the courses of the preastes & Leuites, euery one in his office,

⁵ And it fortuned, that when they had passed ouer the tyme of their bancketting rounde aboute, Iob sent for them, and sanctified them, and gat vp early, and offered for euery one a brentofferynge. For Iob sayde: lest peraduenture my sonnes haue done some offence, & haue bene vnthankfull to God in their hertes. Thus did Iob euery daye.

¹ For euery hye preste that is taken from amonge men, is ordeyned for men, in thynges pertaynynge to God to offer gyftes and sacrifyces for synne,

³ And for the same infirmities sake he is bounde to offer for synnes, as well for him selfe, as for the people.

¹ And Dauid counceled with the capitaynes of thousandes and hundredes, & with all the Lordes,

¹ And Dauid geathered togeather all the Lordes of Israel: the Lordes of the trybes, the Lordes of the companyes that ministred to the kyng by course, the captaynes ouer the thousandes & ouer the hundredes & the Lordes that had the ouersyght ouer all the substaunce and possessyon of Dauid, hys sonnes, wyth the chambrelaynes: all the myghtye and valeaunt and all actiue men vnto Ierusalem.

² Then Salomon gathered the elders of Israel togeather and all the heedes of the trybes, and auncient fathers of the chyldren of Israel, vnto Ierusalem: to bringe the Arcke of the couenaunt of the Lorde out of the cycie of Dauid which is Zion.

¹³ And I departed in the nyghte by the valley porte, before the Dragon well, & to the Donge porte, and considered the walles of Ierusalem, how they were broken downe, and the portes therof consumed with the fyre.

¹³ The valley gate buylded Hanum, & the cytesyns of Zanoa. They buylded it, and set on the dores, lockes and barres therof, and a thousande cubites on the wall, vnto the Donge porte. ¹⁴ But the Donge porte buylded Melchiah the sonne of Rechab, the ruler of the fourth parte of Bethcharem: he repayred it, and set on the dores, lockes and barres therof.

³⁸ The other queer of them that gaue thankes, went ouer agaynst them, and I after them, and the halfe parte of the people vpon the wall, beyonde the fornacegate, vntyll the brode wall,

⁴⁰ and so stode the two queers (of them that gaue thankes) in the house of God, and I and the halfe of the rulers wyth me,

² Saraia, Asariah, and Ieremy, ³ Phashur, Amaria, Malchia, ⁴ Hatus, Sebaniah, Malluch, ⁵ Harim, Merimoth, and Obadia, ⁶ Daniel, Ienthon, & Baruch, ⁷ Mesulam, Abia, and Miamin,

² Make the two trompettes of syluer: of an whole pece shalt thou make them, that thou mayst vse them to call the congregacyon together, and when the hoost shall iorneye. ³ Therfore shall they blowe with them, that all the multitude maye resorte to the before the dore of the tabernacle of witnes. ⁴ And yf they blowe but one trompet, then the princes which are heedes ouer the thousandes of Israel shall come vnto the. ⁵ But yf ye trompe, the hostes that lye on the east partes shall go forward. ⁶ And ye trompe the second tyme, the hoost that lyeth on the south syde shall take their iorneye: for they shall trompe when they take their iorneyes. ⁷ But when the congregacion is to be gathred together they shall blowe only, and not trompe. ⁸ And the sonnes of Aaron the preast shal blowe wt their trompettes, & ye shall haue them as a lawe for euer in your generacions. ⁹ And yf ye go to warre in your lande against your enemyes that vexe you, ye shall blowe with the trompettes: and ye shalbe remembred before the Lorde your God, to be saued from your enemies. ¹⁰ Also in the daye of your gladnes, and in your feaste dayes, and in the begynning of your monethes, ye shall blow the trompettes ouer your burntsacrifyces & peaceoffringes, that they maye be a remembraunce for you before youre God. I am the Lorde youre God.

⁴ And seuen preastes shall beare before the Arke, seuen trompettes of rammes hornes. And the seuenth daye, ye shal compasse the cytie seuen tymes, and the preastes shall blowe with the trompettes.

³⁹ And his brother Asaph stode on his ryght hande, and Asaph was the sonne of Barachia, the sonne of Simha, ⁴⁰ the sonne of Michael, the sonne of Baasaia, the sonne of Melchia, ⁴¹ the sonne of Atham, the sonne of Zarah, the sonne of Adaia, ⁴² the sonne of Ethan, the sonne of Zima, the sonne of Simhi, ⁴³ the sonne of Iahath, the sonne of Gersom, the sonne of Leui.

² Of the sonnes of Asaph: Zaccur, Ioseph, Nathania and Aserela that wayted on Asaph, whych prophesyed by the kynge.

¹⁰ The sonnes of Hosa of the chyldren of Merari: Simri the chefe, & though he was not the eldest, yet his father sett him in the chefest place. ¹¹ Helkiahu the seconde, Tebaliahu the thirde, and Zechariahu the fourth: all the sonnes and brethren of Hosa were .xiii.

¹² that both the Leuites and the syngers, vnder Asaph, Heman and Ieduthun, were appoynted to sondrye offyces with their chyldren and brethren & were arayed in fyne whyte, hauynge Symbales, Psalteries, and Harpes, & stode at the Eest end of the aulter and by them an hundred and .xx. preastes blowinge with trompettes.

¹² And behold, God hym selfe is our captayne, & hys prestes blowe wt the trompettes, & crye alarum agaynst you. O ye chyldren of Israel, fyght not agaynst the Lord God of your fathers: for it wyll not prospere with you.

¹ After these actes, there was in the raygne of Arthaxerses kyng of Persia, one Esdras the sonne of Saraiah, the sonne of Asaria, the sonne of Helkia,

¹ These are the principall fathers of them, and this is their register that wente vp with me from Babilon, what tyme as kynge Arthaxerses raygned.

⁵ ye that synge to the lute, and in playenge of instrumentes compare youre selues vnto Dauid:

⁷ Neuerthelesse Dauid toke the strong holde of Sion. The same is the citie of Dauid. ⁸ And Dauid sayd the same daye: Whosoeuer smyteth the Iebusites, & getteth vp to the gutters of the houses, & smyteth the lame & the blynd that hate Dauids soule? Wherfore: they sayd, the blynd and the lame shall not come into the house. ⁹ And so Dauid dwelt in the towre, & called it in the citye of Dauid, & buylt round about it from Millo inwarde.

¹⁴ And I went ouer vnto the wellporte, and to the kynges condyte, and there was no rowme for the beast that was vnder me, to passe.

¹⁵ But the wellgate repayred Sallum the sonne of Cholhosah, the ruler of the fourth parte of Mispa. He buylded it, and layed the beames, and set on the dores, lockes, and barres therof, and the wall vnto the pole of Siloah by the kynges garden, and vnto the steppes that go downe from the cytie of Dauid. ¹⁶ After him buylded Nehemiah the sonne of Afbok, the ruler of the halfe parte of Bethzur, vntyll the other syde ouer agaynst the sepulchres of Dauid, and to the pole that was repayred, and vnto the house of the myghtie.

²⁶ (as for the Nethinims they dwelt in the strong holde vnto the watergate, towarde the east, and to the tower that lyeth out.)

¹ And all the people geathered them selues together as one man in the strete that was before the watergate, and they sayde vnto Esdras the scrybe, that he shulde fetch the boke of the lawe of Moses, whych the Lorde commaunded to Israel.

³ and he red therin in the strete that was before the watergate (from the mornynge vntyll the noone daye) before men and wemen that dyd herken to it: and the eares of all the people were inclyned vnto the booke of the lawe.

¹⁶ And so the people went forth, and sett them, and made them bothes, euery one vpon the rofe of his house, & in theyr courtes, & in the courtes of the house of God, and in the strete by the watergate, and in the strete by porte Ephraim.

⁸ Nexte vnto him buylded Usiel the sonne of Harhaiah the goldsmyth. Nexte vnto him also builded Hananiah the sonne of Harakahim, and they repayred Ierusalem vnto the brode wall.

¹¹ But Melchia the sonne of Harim and Hasub the sonne of the captayne of Moab buylded the other pece, and the tower besyde the fornaces.

³¹ And I brought the princes of Iuda vp vpon the wall, and appoynted two greate queers of men to geue thankes, whych wente on the ryghte hande of the wall towarde the Donggate,

¹³ And Iehoas kinge of Israel toke Amaziahu king of Iuda, the sonne of Iehoas the sonne of Ahaziahu, at Bethsames, and came to Ierusalem & brake downe the wall of Ierusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, foure hundred cubytes.

³ But the fyshe porte dyd the chyldren of Sanaa buyld, which also layed the beames therof, an set on the dores, lockes and barres of it.

⁶ The Oldegate buylded Iehoiada the sonne of Paseah, and Mesulam the sonne of Besodia, they layde the beames therof, and set on the dores, lockes and barres of it.

²⁵ After hym buylded Pala the sonne of Usai ouer agaynst the corner and the hye tower, which lyeth out ouer from the kynges house, that was besyde the courte of the preson. After hym Phedaia the sonne of Pharhos

³¹ After him buylded Malachia the goldsmythes sonne, vntyll the house of Nithinims, and of the merchauntes ouer agaynst the gate of Mephkad, and to the parler in the corner. ³² And betwene the parlour of the corner vnto the Shepegate buylded the goldsmytes and the merchauntes.

³⁸ Beholde, the dayes come, sayth the Lord, that the citye of the Lorde shalbe enlarged from the towre of Hananeel, vnto the gate of the corner wall:

² what tyme as the kyng of Babylons hoost layed seage vnto Ierusalem. But Ieremy the prophet laye bounde in the courte of the preson, which was in the king of Iudas house:

¹⁰ At the same tyme (sayeth the Lorde) there shalbe herde a greate crye from the fysh porte and an howlinge from the other porte, and a greate murthur from the hylles.

² And ther is at Ierusalem, by the slaughterhouse, a pole (which is called in the Ebrue tonge, Bethseda) hauing fyue porches,

³¹ And I brought the princes of Iuda vp vpon the wall, and appoynted two greate queers of men to geue thankes, whych wente on the ryghte hande of the wall towarde the Donggate, ³² and after them wente Hosaia, and halfe of the prynces of Iuda,

⁴ Why art thou so full of heuynes (O my soule) and why art thou so vnquiete within me?

⁶ O syng prayses, syng prayses vnto God: O synge prayses, synge prayses vnto oure kyng. ⁷ For God is kyng of all the earth synge ye prayses wt vnderstandyng. ⁸ God raygneth ouer the Heithen, God sytteth vpon hys holy seate. ⁹ The princes of the people are ioyned vnto the people of the God of Abraham: for God (which is very hye exalted) doth defende the earth, as it were wyth a shylde.

¹⁴ and hys brethren were valiaunt men, an hundreth and eyght & twentye. And theyr ouersear was Zabdiel a sonne of one of the great men.

¹ To the chaunter vpon Githith of Asaph Singe we merely vnto God or strength make a chearfull noyse vnto the God of Iacob.

¹ O come, let vs synge vnto the Lord, let vs hertely reioyse in the strength of our saluacion.

⁴ He hath remembred hys mercy and trueth towarde the house of Israel: and all the endes of the worlde haue sene the saluacyon of oure God. ⁵ Shewe youre selues ioyfull vnto the Lorde all ye landes, synge, reioyse, and geue thankes. ⁶ Prayse the Lorde vpon the harpe, synge to the harpe wyth a psalme of thanckesgeuyng. ⁷ With trompettes also and shawmes: O shewe youre selues ioyfull before the Lorde the kynge. ⁸ Let the see make a noyse and all that therin is, the rounde worlde, and they that dwell therin. ⁹ Let the floudes clappe their handes, and let the hylles be ioyfull together. Before the Lord, for he is come to iudge the earth. Wyth ryghteousnes shall he iudge the worlde, & the people with equite.

⁵ O syng prayses vnto the Lord, for he hath done greate thynges, as it is knowne in all the worlde. ⁶ Crye out, and syng thou that dwellest in Syon, for great is the holy one of Israell in the myddes of the.

²⁰ And Mir Iam a prophetysse the syster of Aaron toke a tymbrell in her hande, & all the wemen came out after her wt tymbrels & daunces. ²¹ And Mir Iam sange before them: Synge ye vnto the Lorde: for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse & his ryder hath he ouerthrowne in the see.

¹⁰ Also in the daye of your gladnes, and in your feaste dayes, and in the begynning of your monethes, ye shall blow the trompettes ouer your burntsacrifyces & peaceoffringes, that they maye be a remembraunce for you before youre God. I am the Lorde youre God.

¹¹ then vnto the place whych the Lorde youre God hath chosen, to put his name there, ye shall brynge all that I commaunde you: Namely, youre burntsacrifyces, youre offerynges, youre tythes, the heueofferinge of youre hande, & all youre speciall vowes, which ye vowe vnto the Lord. ¹² And ye shall reioyse before the Lorde youre God, ye and youre sonnes, & youre daughters, youre seruauntes and youre maydens, and the Leuite that is wythin youre gates for asmoch as he hath no parte nor enheritaunce wyth you.

⁵ And it fortuned, that when the arcke of the appoyntment of the Lorde came into the hoost, all Israel showted a myghtie showte, so that the erthe rangge agayne.

²¹ And they offered offerynges vnto the Lorde. And on the morowe after the sayde daye, they offered burntofferynges vnto the Lorde euen a thousande younge oxen, a thousande rammes & a thousande shepe, with their dryncke offerynges. Many sacrifyces offred they for all Israel, ²² & dyd eate & dryncke before the Lorde the same daye wt greate gladnesse. And they made Salomon the sonne of Dauid kynge the seconde tyme, and annoynted him prynce before the Lorde, and Zadock to be the hye preaste.

⁵ And kynge Salomon offered a sacrifyce of .xxij. thousande oxen, and an hundred & twentye thousande shepe. And so the kynge and all the people dedicated the house of God. ⁶ And the preastes wayted on their offyces, and the Leuites had the instrumentes of musycke of the Lorde, which kynge Dauid had made to confesse vnto the Lorde, that his mercye lasteth euer, playenge a psalme of Dauid with their hande. And the preastes blewe with trompettes before them: and all they of Israel stode. ⁷ Moreouer, Salomon halowed the myddle of the courte, that was before the Lorde: for there he offered burntofferinges and the fatt of the peaceofferynges, because the brasen aulter which Salomon had made, was not able to receaue the burntofferynges and the meateofferynges and the fatte.

¹⁰ And the .xxiij. daye of the seuenth moneth, he let the people departe into their tentes glad and merye in hert, for the goodnesse that the Lorde had shewed to Dauid, and to Salomon, and to Israel his people.

¹³ And all Iuda stode before the Lorde wt their yongeones, theyr wyues & theyr chyldren:

²⁷ And so all the men of Iuda & Ierusalem returned with Iehosaphat theyr heade, for to go againe to Ierusalem with gladnesse: for the Lorde had made them to reioyse ouer theyr enemyes.

³⁵ And therto the burnt offerynges were many with the fatte of the peace offeringes & the drinke offerynges that be longe to the burnt offerynge. And so the seruice pertayninge to the house of the Lorde was fynisshed. ³⁶ And Hezekia reioysed & all the people, that God had made the folcke so readye: and that the thynge was so soone done.

¹³ so that the noyse gaue a greate sounde, in so moch that the people coulde not discerne the ioyful sounde and gladnes, from the noyse of the wepynge amonge the people: for the people shouted wyth a loude cry, and the noyse was herde farre of.

²⁹ If he graunte pardon, who wyll condemne? And yf he hyde awaye hys countenaunce, who shalbe able to se it? whether it be to the people or to any man, thus wyll he do.

⁶ And nowe shall he lyft vp my head aboue myne enemyes rounde aboute me.

⁷ Praysed be the Lorde, for he hath hearde the voyce of myne humble peticions.

¹¹ Heare, O Lorde, and haue mercy vpon me: Lorde be thou my helper. ¹² Thou hast turned my heuynesse in to ioye: thou hast put of my sacke cloth, and gyrded me with gladnesse. Therfore shall (euery good man) synge of thy prayse without ceassinge: O my God, I wyll geue thanckes vnto the for euer.

⁴ For thou Lord hast made me glad thorow thy workes, and I wyll reioyse in geuyng prayse for the operacions of thy handes.

¹¹ Kynges of the earth and all people, Princes and all iudges of the worlde. ¹² Yonge men and maydens, olde men and chyldren: ¹³ prayse the name of the Lorde, for his name only is excellent, & hys prayse aboue heauen and earth.

³ that I myght geue vnto them that mourne in Sion, that I myght geue I saye, bewty in the steade of ashes, ioyfull oyntement for syghthinge, pleasaunt rayment for an heuy mynde: That they myght be called trees of ryghteousnesse, a plantynge of the Lorde for hym to reioyce in.

¹⁰ Reioyse with Ierusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that loue her. Be ioyfull with her, all ye that mourned for her. ¹¹ For ye shall sucke comforte out of her brestes, and be satisfyed. Ye shall taste, and haue delyte in the plenteousnesse of her power. ¹² For thus sayeth the Lord: beholde, I wyll lett peace into her, lyke a water floude, and the myght of the Heythen lyke a flowynge streame. Then shall ye sucke, ye shall be borne vpon her sydes, and be ioyfull vpon her knees. ¹³ For lyke as a chylde is comforted of his mother, so shall I comforte you, and ye shalbe comforted in Ierusalem. ¹⁴ And when ye se thys, youre herte shall reioyse and youre bones shall floryshe lyke an herbe. Thus shall the hande of the Lorde be knowne amonge hys seruauntes, and hys indignacyon amonge hys enemyes.

¹³ Then shall the mayde reioyce in the daunce, yee, both yonge and olde folkes. For I wyll turne their sorowe into gladnesse, and wyll conforte them from theyr sorowes and make them ioyfull.

¹¹ shall the voyce of gladnes be hearde agayne, the voyce of the brydegrome & of the bryde, the voyce of them that shall singe: Prayse the Lorde of hoostes, for he is louynge and hys mercy endureth for euer: and the voyce of them that shall offer vp giftes in the house of the Lorde. For I will restore the captiuitie of this lande, as it was afore, sayth the Lorde.

⁹ Moreouer, the people that went before, & they that came after, cried saying: Hosanna to the sonne of Dauid Blessed is he that commeth in the name of the Lord Hosanna in the hyest.

¹⁵ When the chefe Prestes & Scribes sawe the wonders that he dyd, & the chyldren cryinge in the temple (& sayinge: Hosanna to the sonne of Dauid) they disdayned,

²² And ye now therfore haue sorowe: but I will se you agayne, and your hertes shall reioyse, and your ioye shal no man take from you.

¹⁹ speakynge vnto youre selues in psalmes and hymnes, and spretuall songes, synginge and makyng melodie to the Lorde in youre hertes,

¹³ If any of you be vexed, let him praye. If eny of you be mery, let him synge Psalmes.

¹⁰ And thou shalt appoynte Aaron & hys sonnes to wayte on their Preastes offyce: and the straunger that commeth nye, shall be slayne.

²⁴ thys is it that belongeth vnto the Leuytes: from .xxv. yere vpwarde they shall go in to wayte vpon the seruyce of the tabernacle of wytnesse, ²⁵ and from the age of fyftye yeare, they shall ceasse waytynge vpon the seruice therof, & shall serue no moare:

²⁶ For the Leuites (which had the ouersyght of the vestryes & treasures of the house of God) were vnder the custody of foure notable porters:

²⁸ the Leuites were nombred from twentye yere and aboue, and their offyce was vnder the hande of the sonnes of Aaron, for the seruice of the house of the Lorde, in the courtes & celles, and in the purifyinge of all holye thynges, and in the worcke of the seruice of the house of God.

²¹ As concernyng the sonnes of Laadan whych were the chyldren of the Gersonites. Of Laadan came auncient fathers, Euen of Laadan there came Gersuni & Iehieli. ²² The sonnes of Iehieli: Zethan & Ioel hys brother, which were ouer the treasures of the house of the Lorde. ²³ Of the Amramites also & Izaharites, Hebronites & Ozielites, ²⁴ was Subuel the sonne of Gerson the sonne of Moses, a ruler ouer the treasures. ²⁵ And of his brethren the sonnes of Eliezer, was Rahabiahu, whose sonne was Isaiahu, whose sonne was Ioram, whose sonne was Zichri, whose sonne was Selomith, ²⁶ whych Selomith and hys brethren were ouer all the treasures of the dedycate thynges, which Dauid the kynge, & the auncient fathers, the capitaynes ouer thousandes & hundredes, & the captaynes of the hoste,

¹¹ And it fortuned, that when the preastes were come out of the holy place the sanctuarye was fylled with smoke, for all the preastes that were present, were sanctifyed and dyd not then wayte by course, ¹² that both the Leuites and the syngers, vnder Asaph, Heman and Ieduthun, were appoynted to sondrye offyces with their chyldren and brethren & were arayed in fyne whyte, hauynge Symbales, Psalteries, and Harpes, & stode at the Eest end of the aulter and by them an hundred and .xx. preastes blowinge with trompettes.

¹¹ They burne vnto the Lorde euery mornynge & euenynge, burnt sacrifyces & swete incense: the shewe breed set they in ordre vpon a pure table: & prepare the candelstick of gold wt the lampes of the same to burne euer at euen. And truly we kepe the watche of the Lorde oure God: but ye haue forsaken him. ¹² And behold, God hym selfe is our captayne, & hys prestes blowe wt the trompettes, & crye alarum agaynst you. O ye chyldren of Israel, fyght not agaynst the Lord God of your fathers: for it wyll not prospere with you.

¹¹ And Hezekia bad prepare the chambres in the house of the Lord. And they dyd prepare them, ¹² & caryed in the first frutes, the tythes, and the dedicat thynges, faythfully. Ouer which Chonaniahu the Leuite had the rule, and Semei his brother next to him. ¹³ And Iehiel, Asaziahu, Nahath, Asael, Ierimoth, Iosabad, Eliel, Iesmachiahu, Mahath & Banaiahu were ouer sears ordeyned by Chonaniahu, & Semei his brother was an offycer of Hezekia the kyng, and Azaria was the ruler of the house of God.

³⁷ and that we shuld bryng the fyrstlynges of oure dowgh, and of oure heueofferynges, and the frutes of all maner of trees, of wyne also and of oyle, vnto the preastes to the chestes of the house of oure God. And the tythes of our lande vnto the Leuites, that the Leuytes myght haue the tithes in all the cyties of oure minystracyon. ³⁸ And the preast the sonne of Aaron shall wyth the Leuites haue also of the tithes of the Leuites, so that the Leuites shal brynge vp the tythes of theyr tithes vnto the house of oure God, to the store houses and to the treasure houses. ³⁹ For the chyldren of Israel & the chyldren of Leui shall brynge vp the heueofferynges of the corne, wyne and oyle vnto the store houses, there as are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the preastes that minister, & the porters and syngers, that we forsake not the house of oure God.

⁴ And before this had the preast Eliasib the ouer syght of the treasury of the house of oure God, & he was kynsman vnto Tobia: ⁵ & had made him a great chambre, & there had they afore tyme layed the offeringes, frankencense, vessell, & the tythes of corne, and wyne and oyle (accordyng to the commaundement geuen to the Leuites, syngers and porters) and the heueofferynges of the preastes:

¹² Then brought all Iuda the tythes of corne, & wyne and oyle vnto the treasure. ¹³ And I made treasurers ouer the treasure, euen Selemiah the preast, & Zadoc the scrybe, and of the Leuites, Phadaia, & vnder their hand was Hanan the sonne of Zacur the sonne of Mathania: for they were counted faythfull, and their office was to distribute the porcions vnto their brethren.

³⁴ Blessed is the man that heareth me, watchynge dayly at my gates, and geuynge attendaunce at the postes of my dores.

³¹ But vnto them that haue the Lord before theyr eyes, shall strength be encreased. Aegles wynges shall growe vpon them. When they runne they shall not fall: and when they go, they shall not be weery.

⁷ Let hym that hath an office wayte on his office. Let him that teacheth take hede to hys doctryne.

⁶ But ther shall none come into the house of the Lorde, saue the preastes & they that ministre vnto the Leuites. They shall go in, for they are holy: but all the people shall kepe the watch of the Lord.

¹ And so Dauid and the captaynes of the hoste appoynted out to do seruyce, the sonnes of Asaph Heman and Ieduthun, whan they dyd prophesye wyth harpes, psalteries and simbales. And there was a multitude of the men that were appoynted to the seruyce and mynistracyon. ² Of the sonnes of Asaph: Zaccur, Ioseph, Nathania and Aserela that wayted on Asaph, whych prophesyed by the kynge. ³ Of Ieduthun: the sonnes of Ieduthun: Gedeliahu, Zeri, Iesaiahu, Hasabiahu, and Mathithiahu syxe, vnder the handes of theyr father Ieduthun, whych prophesyed wyth a harpe, for to geue thankes & prayses vnto the lord. ⁴ Of Heman the sonnes of Heman: Buklahu, Mathaniahu, Uziel, Zebuel, Ierimoth, Hanania, Hanani, Eliatha, Gedalthi, Romanthi, Ezer, Iosbekasa, malothi. Hothir, & Mahazioth. ⁵ All these were the sonnes of Heman which was the kynges Sear in the wordes of God to lyfte vp the horne of the regall dignitie. And God gaue to Heman .xiiij. sonnes and the daughters. ⁶ All these also were at the hande of their father synging in the house of the Lorde wt simbales, psalteries & harpes, whan Asaph Ieduthun and Heman executed the seruyce in the house of God, at the kinges hande. ⁷ And the multitude of them wyth their brethren that were instructe in the songes of the Lord: euen all that were connyng, were two hundred foure skore & eyght. ⁸ And they cast Lottes among them selues howe they shulde wayte as well for the small as for the greate, for the scoler as well as for the skole master. ⁹ And the fyrst lot in Asaph fell to Ioseph. The seconde to Gedeliahu (wyth his brethren and sonnes) whych men were twelue. ¹⁰ The thirde fell to Zaccur wyth hys sonnes & brethren beyng twelue persones. ¹¹ The fourth to Izri with his sonnes and brethren, twelue personnes. ¹² The fyfte to Nathaniahu with his sonnes and brethren, twelue personnes. ¹³ The syxte to Bukiahu with hys sonnes and brethren, twelue personnes. ¹⁴ The seuenth to Iesarela with hys sonnes & brethren, twelue personnes. ¹⁵ The eyght to Iesaiahu with his sonnes & brethren, twelue personnes. ¹⁶ The nynth to Mathaniahu with hys sonnes and brethren, twelue personnes. ¹⁷ The tenth to Simei with his sonnes and brethren, twelue personnes. ¹⁸ The eleuenth to Azarael wyth hys sonnes and brethren, twelue personnes. ¹⁹ The twelueth to Hasabia wyth hys sonnes and brethren, twelue personnes. ²⁰ The thyrtenth to Subael wyth hys sonnes & brethren twelue personnes. ²¹ The fourtenth to Mathathiahu wt hys sonnes & brethren twelue personnes: ²² The fyftenth to Ieremoth wt his sonnes & brethren, twelue personnes. ²³ The syxtenth to Hananiahu wyth his sonnes and brethren, twelue personnes. ²⁴ The .xvii. to Iosbekasa wyth his sonnes, and brethren twelue personnes. ²⁵ The eyghtenth to Hanani with hys sonnes & brethren, twelue personnes. ²⁶ The nynetenth to Malothi with hys sonnes & brethren, twelue personnes. ²⁷ The twentyeth to Eliathath with hys sonnes and brethren, twelue personnes. ²⁸ The .xxi. to Hothir with hys sonnes & brethren twelue personnes. ²⁹ The .xxij. to Gidalthi with his sonnes and brethren, twelue personnes. ³⁰ The .xxiii. to Mahazioth wt hys sonnes and brethren, twelue personnes. ³¹ The .xxiiii. to Romanthi Azer with hys sonnes & brethren, twelue personnes.

¹ A Psalme of Asaph. Truly God is louing vnto Israel: euen vnto soch as are of a cleane hert?

¹ A songe and Psalme of Asaph. Holde not thy tonge, O God, kepe not styll sylence, refrayne not thy self O God.

²¹ Beholde, I haue geuen the chyldren of Leui all the tenth in Israel to enheryte, for the seruyce whiche they serue in the tabernacle of witnesse. ²² Neither must the chyldren of Israel henceforth come nye the tabernacle of witnesse, lest they beare synne and dye. ²³ But the Leuites shall do the seruice in the tabernacle of witnesse & beare theyr synne, It shalbe a lawe foreuer in youre generacyons, that amonge the chyldren of Israel they possesse none enheritaunce. ²⁴ But the tythes of the chyldren of Israel whyche they paye as an heue offerynge vnto the Lorde, I haue geuen the Leuites to enheret. And therfore I haue sayed vnto them. Amonge the chyldren of Israel ye shall possesse none enheritaunce. ²⁵ And the Lorde spake vnto Moses saying: ²⁶ speake vnto the Leuites and saye vnto them when ye take of the chyldren of Israel the tythes which I haue geuen you of them for youre enheritaunce, ye shall take an heueofferynge of that same for the Lorde: euen the tenth parte of that tythe. ²⁷ And thys youre heueoffering shalbe rekened vnto you, euen as though it were of the corne of the barne, or out of the fulnesse of the wyne presse. ²⁸ Of thys maner ye shall therfore separate an heueofferynge vnto the Lorde, of all youre tythes which ye receaue of the chyldren of Israel, and ye shall geue ther of vnto the Lord an heueofferynge, whyche shall belonge to Aaron the preaste. ²⁹ Of all youre gyftes, ye shal take out all the Lordes heueofferynges euen the fatt of theyr halowed thynges.

⁵ And as sone as the kynges commaundement came abroad, the children of Israel brought aboundaunce of first frutes, of corne, wyne, oyle, honye, & of all maner of frutes of the felde, & the tythes of all maner of thynges brought they in plenteously. ⁶ And the chyldren of Israel and Iuda that dwelt in the cyties of Iuda, they also brought in the tythes of oxen and shepe, and other holy tythes which were consecrate vnto the Lorde theyr God, they dyd offre, and brought them all by heapes.

³⁵ and to bryng the fyrstlinges of oure land, & the fyrstlynges of oure frutes of all trees, yeare by yeare, vnto the house of the Lorde: ³⁶ and the fyrstlinges of oure sonnes, and of oure catell, as it is wrytten in the lawe: and the fyrstlinges of oure oxen & of oure shepe, whych we shulde bring to the house of oure God, vnto the preastes that mynister in the house of oure God:

²³ for it was the kynges commaundement concernyng them, that the syngers shulde deale faythfully euery daye as was accordynge.

¹² In the dayes of Ioakim were these the chefe fathers amonge the prestes: vnder Sararia, Maraia: vnder Ieremy, Hanania:

¹⁰ And I perceaued, that the porcions of the Leuites were not geuen them, and that euery one fled to his land, euen the Leuites and syngers that executed the worke. ¹¹ Then reproued I the rulers, & sayd? why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, & set them in their place. ¹² Then brought all Iuda the tythes of corne, & wyne and oyle vnto the treasure.

⁸ Shulde a man vse falshed and disceat with God as ye vse falshed and disceate with me? yet ye saye wherin vse we disceate wt the? In Tithes & heaue offeringes. ⁹ Therfore are ye cursed wyth penury, because ye dissemble with me, all the sorte of you. ¹⁰ Bringe euery Tithe into my barne, that there maye be meat in myne house: and proue me withall (sayeth the Lorde of hoostes) yf I wyll not open the wyndowes of heauen vnto you, and poure you out a blessyng with plenteousnesse.

⁶ Let hym that is taught in the worde, minister vnto him that teacheth him in all good thinges.