wood-offering, to bring it to our God's house, from the houses of our fathers, at times appointed, yearly, to burn on the altar of the Eternal our God, as it is written in the law; 35. And to bring the first fruits of our ground, and of all trees, yearly, to the Eternal's house. 36. Also our sons the first born, (as it is written in the law), and the firstlings of our herds and flocks, to bring to our God's house, to the priests that minister there: 37. And to bring the first fruits of our dough, and our heave-offerings, and of all kinds of trees, of wine, and oil, to the priests, at the chambers of our God's house, and the tithes of our ground to the Levites, in all the cities of our tillage. 38. And the priest, Aaron's son, shall be with them, when they take tithes, and they shall bring up the tithe of tithes to our God's house, to the chambers at the treasure-house. 39. For the Israelites and the Levites shall bring the heave-offering of the corn, of new wine, and oil, to the chambers where the vessels of the sanctuary, the priests that minister, the doorkeepers, and the singers, are, and we will not forsake our God's house.

CHAP. XI.

CITIZENS OF JERUSALEM.

Now the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem; the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in the holy city, and nine parts to dwell in other cities. 2. And the people blessed all that willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem.

3. Now these are the chief of the province that dwelt in Jerusalem, (in Judah's cities, each in his possession and their city), to wit, Israelites, priests, Levites, Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants. 4. That is to say, of Judah, and Benjamin: of the former; Athaiab, son of Uzziah, son of Zechariah, son of Amariah, son of Shephatiah, son of Mahalaleel, of the children of Perez; 5. And

Maaseiah, son of Baruch, son of Col-hozeh, son of Hazaiah, son of Adaiah, son of Joiarib, son of Zechariah, the son of Shiloni. 6. All the sons of Perez that dwelt at Jerusalem, were four hundred and sixty-eight valiant men. 7. And these are Benja min's race; Sallu, son of Meshullam, son of Joed, son of Pedaiah, son of Koliah, son of Maaseiah, son of Ithiel son of Jesaiah. 8. And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred and twenty eight. 9. And Joel, son of Zichri, was their overseer, and Judah, son of Senuah, was second over the city. 10. Of the priests; Jedaiah, son of Joiarib, Jachin. 11. Seraiah, son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, was the ruler of God's house. 12. And their brethren that did the work of the house were eight hundred and twenty-two; and Adaiah, son of Jeroham, son of Pelaliah, son of Amzi, son of Zechariah, son of Pashur, son of Malchiah, 13. And his brethren, chief fathers, two hundred and forty-two: and Amasai, son of Azareel, son of Ahasai, son of Meshillemoth, son of Immer. 14. And their brethren, mighty valiant men, an hundred and twenty-eight: and their overseer was Zabdiel, one of the great men's sons. 15. Also of the Levites, Shemaiah, son of Hashub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni, 16. And Shabbethai and Jozabad, chief Levites, had the oversight of the outward business of God's house. 17. And Mattaniah, son of Micha, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, was the principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer; and Bakbukiah, the second among his brethren, and Abda, the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun. 18. All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred and eighty-four. 19. The porters: Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren, who kept the gates, were an hundred and seventy-two.

20. And the rest of the Israelites, of the priests and Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, each in

his inheritance. 21. But the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel; and Ziha and Gispa were over them. 22. And the overseer of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, son of Hashabiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Michah: of Asaph's sons the singers were over the business of God's house. 23. The king appointed a certain portion for the singers every day. 24. And Pethahiah, son of Meshezabeel, of Zerah's children, son of Judah, was at the king's hand in all matters concerning the people. 25. And at the villages in their fields, some of Judah dwelt at Kirjath-arba and in its villages, and at Dibon and in its villages, and at Jekabzeel and in its villages, 26. And in Jeshua, Moladah, and Bethphelet, 27. And at Hazar-shual, Beersheba and in its villages. 28. And at Ziklag, and at Mekonah and in its villages, 29. And at En-rimmon and at Zareah, and at Jarmuth, 30. Zanoah, Adullam, and in their villages at Lachish and its fields, at Azekah andin its villages. And they dwelt from Beer-sheba to the valley of Hinnom. 31. The, children also of Benjamin from Geba dwelt at Michmash, and Aija, and Beth-el, and in their villages, 32. And at Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah. 33. Hazer, Ramah, Gittaim, 34. Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat, 35. Lod and Ono, the valley of artificers. 36. And for the Levites were portions, or cities, and fields, in Judah and in Benjamin.

CHAP XII.

THE SUCCESSION OF HIGH PRIESTS.

THESE are the priests and the Levites that came up with Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua; Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, 2. Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, 8. Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, 4. Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah, 5. Miamin, Maadialı, Bilgah, 6. Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah, 7. Sallu, Amok,

A. c. cir. 445. Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and their brethren, in the days of Jeshua. 8. Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who, with his brethren, were over the thanksgiving. 9. Also Bakbukiah and Unni their brethren, were opposite to them in the watches.

10. And Jeshua begat Joiakim, he also begat Eliashib, and he begat Joiada, 11. And he begat Jonathan, and he begat Jaddua. 12. And in the days of Joiakim, these chief fathers were priests: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah; 13. Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan; 14. Of Melicu, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph; 15. Of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkhi; 16. Of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam; 17. Of Abija, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai; 18. Of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan, 19. And of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi; 20. Of Sallai, Kallai; Of Amok, Eber; 21. Of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethaneel.

22. The chief fathers of the Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johannan, and Jaddua, were recorded; also the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persian. 23. The race of Levi's sons chief fathers, were written in the book of the Chronicles, even to the days of Johanan, Eliashib's son. 24. And the chief Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua, Kadmiel's son, with their brethren opposite to them, to praise and give thanks, according to the command of David the man of God, ward over against ward. 25. Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon and Akkub, were porters, keeping the ward, over the collections at the gates. 26. These were in the days of Joiakim, Jeshua's son, Jozadak's son, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the priest the scribe.

27. Now at the dedication of Jerusalem's wall,

they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgiving and singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps. 28. And the singers sons assembled, both out of the plain country around Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi; 29. Also from the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba, and Azmaveth; for the singers had builded them villages around Jerusalem. 30. The priests and Levites also purified themselves, and the people, and the gates, and the wall. 31. Then I brought the princes of Judah upon the walls, and placed two great companies of them to give thanks, one went on the right hand on the wall toward the dung-gate; 32. And after them went Hoshaiah, and half the princes of Judah. 33. And Azariah, Izra, and Meshullam, 34. Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah: 35. And certain of the priests sons with trumpets, namely, Zechariah, the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph; 36. And his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azareel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, Judah and Hanan, with the musical instruments of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe before them. 37. And at the fountain-gate, before them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David in the ascent to the wall above David's house, even to the water-gate eastward. 38. And the other company for thanksgiving went opposite to them, and I after them, and the half of the people on the wall, from beyond the tower of the furnaces even to the broad wall. 39. And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and the fish-gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and that of Meah, even to the sheep-gate; and they stood still by the prison-gate. 40. So the two companies for thanksgiving stood at God's house, and I with the