Ezra 8
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These are the heads of their fathers' houses, and this is the genealogy of those who went up with me from Babylonia, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king:
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Of the sons of Phinehas, Gershom. Of the sons of u Ithamar, Daniel. Of the sons of David, v Hattush.
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Of the sons of Shecaniah, who was of the sons of w Parosh, Zechariah, with whom were registered 150 men.
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x Of the sons of Pahath-moab, Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him 200 men.
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Of the sons of Zattu, Shecaniah the son of Jahaziel, and with him 300 men.
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Of the sons of Adin, Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him 50 men.
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Of the sons of Elam, Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him 70 men.
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Of the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him 80 men.
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Of the sons of Joab, Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him 218 men.
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Of the sons of Bani, Shelomith the son of Josiphiah, and with him 160 men.
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y Of the sons of Bebai, Zechariah, the son of Bebai, and with him 28 men.
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Of the sons of Azgad, Johanan the son of Hakkatan, and with him 110 men.
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Of the sons of Adonikam, those who came later, their names being Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah, and with them 60 men.
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Of the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and Zaccur, and with them 70 men.
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I gathered them to the river that runs to z Ahava, and there we camped three days. As I reviewed the people and the priests, I found there a none of the sons of Levi.
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Then I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and b Meshullam, leading men, and for Joiarib and Elnathan, who were men of insight,
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and sent them to Iddo, the leading man at the place Casiphia, telling them what to say to Iddo and his brothers and the temple servants at the place Casiphia, namely, to send us ministers for the house of our God.
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And c by the good hand of our God on us, they brought us a man of discretion, of the sons of d Mahli the son of Levi, son of Israel, namely Sherebiah with his sons and kinsmen, 18;
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also e Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of f the sons of Merari, with his kinsmen and their sons, 20;
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g besides 220 of the temple servants, whom David and his officials had set apart to attend the Levites. These were all h mentioned by name.
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i Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river j Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, k to seek from him a safe journey for ourselves, our children, and all our goods.
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For I was ashamed to ask the king for a band of soldiers and horsemen to protect us against the enemy on our way, since we had told the king, l "The hand of our God is for good on m all who seek him, and the power of his wrath is against all who forsake him."
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So we fasted and implored our God for this, and he listened to our entreaty.
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Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests: e Sherebiah, e Hashabiah, and ten of their kinsmen with them.
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And I weighed out to them the n silver and the gold and the vessels, the offering for the house of our God that the king and his o counselors and his lords and all Israel there present had offered.
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p I weighed out into their hand 650 talents of silver, and silver vessels worth 200 talents, and 100 talents of gold,
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20 bowls of gold worth 1,000 darics, and two vessels of fine bright bronze as precious as gold.
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And I said to them, q "You are holy to the Lord, and r the vessels are holy, and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering to the Lord, the God of your fathers.
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Guard them and keep them until you weigh them before the chief priests and the Levites and the heads of fathers' houses in Israel at Jerusalem, s within the chambers of the house of the Lord."
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So the priests and the Levites p took over the weight of the silver and the gold and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem, to the house of our God.
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Then we departed from the river Ahava t on the twelfth day of the first month, to go to Jerusalem. u The hand of our God was on us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy and from ambushes by the way.
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v We came to Jerusalem, and there we remained three days.
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On the fourth day, within the house of our God, the silver and the gold and the vessels were w weighed into the hands of x Meremoth the priest, son of Uriah, and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas, and with them were the Levites, y Jozabad the son of Jeshua and Noadiah the son of z Binnui.
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The whole was counted and weighed, and the weight of everything was recorded.
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At that time a those who had come from captivity, the returned exiles, offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel, b twelve bulls for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, and as a sin offering twelve male goats. All this was a burnt offering to the Lord.
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c They also delivered the king's commissions to the king's d satraps and to the governors of the province Beyond the River, and they aided the people and the house of God.
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1 Chronicles 24:3 - 4
With the help of Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, David organized them according to the appointed duties in their service.
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1 Chronicles 3:22
The son of Shecaniah: Shemaiah. And the sons of Shemaiah: Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat, six.
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Ezra 8:3
Of the sons of Shecaniah, who was of the sons of Parosh, Zechariah, with whom were registered 150 men.
Ezra 2:3 - 15
The sons of Parosh, 2,172.
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Ezra 10:30
Of the sons of Pahath-moab: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.
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Ezra 10:28
Of the sons of Bebai were Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.
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Ezra 8:21
Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek from him a safe journey for ourselves, our children, and all our goods.
Ezra 8:31
Then we departed from the river Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go to Jerusalem. The hand of our God was on us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy and from ambushes by the way.
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Ezra 7:7
And there went up also to Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king, some of the people of Israel, and some of the priests and Levites, the singers and gatekeepers, and the temple servants.
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Ezra 10:15
Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahzeiah the son of Tikvah opposed this, and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite supported them.
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Ezra 7:6
This Ezra went up from Babylonia. He was a scribe skilled in the Law of Moses that the Lord, the God of Israel, had given, and the king granted him all that he asked, for the hand of the Lord his God was on him.
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1 Chronicles 6:19
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites according to their fathers.
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Nehemiah 12:24
And the chiefs of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers who stood opposite them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, watch by watch.
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1 Chronicles 6:1
The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
1 Chronicles 6:16
The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
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Ezra 2:43
The temple servants: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth.
Ezra 7:7
And there went up also to Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king, some of the people of Israel, and some of the priests and Levites, the singers and gatekeepers, and the temple servants.
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Numbers 1:17
Moses and Aaron took these men who had been named.
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2 Chronicles 20:3
Then Jehoshaphat was afraid and set his face to seek the Lord, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.
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Ezra 8:15
I gathered them to the river that runs to Ahava, and there we camped three days. As I reviewed the people and the priests, I found there none of the sons of Levi.
Ezra 8:31
Then we departed from the river Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go to Jerusalem. The hand of our God was on us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy and from ambushes by the way.
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Psalms 5:8
Lead me, O Lord, in your righteousness because of my enemies; make your way straight before me.
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Ezra 7:6
This Ezra went up from Babylonia. He was a scribe skilled in the Law of Moses that the Lord, the God of Israel, had given, and the king granted him all that he asked, for the hand of the Lord his God was on him.
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2 Chronicles 15:2
And he went out to meet Asa and said to him, "Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: The Lord is with you while you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.
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Ezra 8:19
Also Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, with his kinsmen and their sons, 20.
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Ezra 8:19
Also Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, with his kinsmen and their sons, 20.
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Ezra 7:15 - 16
And also to carry the silver and gold that the king and his counselors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose dwelling is in Jerusalem.
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Ezra 7:14
For you are sent by the king and his seven counselors to make inquiries about Judah and Jerusalem according to the Law of your God, which is in your hand.
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Ezra 1:9 - 11
And this was the number of them: 30 basins of gold, 1,000 basins of silver, 29 censers.
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Leviticus 21:6
They shall be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God. For they offer the Lord 's food offerings, the bread of their God; therefore they shall be holy.
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Leviticus 22:2 - 3
Speak to Aaron and his sons so that they abstain from the holy things of the people of Israel, which they dedicate to me, so that they do not profane my holy name: I am the Lord.
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Ezra 10:6
Then Ezra withdrew from before the house of God and went to the chamber of Jehohanan the son of Eliashib, where he spent the night, neither eating bread nor drinking water, for he was mourning over the faithlessness of the exiles.
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Ezra 8:26
I weighed out into their hand 650 talents of silver, and silver vessels worth 200 talents, and 100 talents of gold.
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Ezra 7:9
For on the first day of the first month he began to go up from Babylonia, and on the first day of the fifth month he came to Jerusalem, for the good hand of his God was on him.
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Ezra 7:6
This Ezra went up from Babylonia. He was a scribe skilled in the Law of Moses that the Lord, the God of Israel, had given, and the king granted him all that he asked, for the hand of the Lord his God was on him.
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Nehemiah 2:11
So I went to Jerusalem and was there three days.
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Ezra 1:9 - 11
And this was the number of them: 30 basins of gold, 1,000 basins of silver, 29 censers.
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Nehemiah 3:4
And next to them Meremoth the son of Uriah, son of Hakkoz repaired. And next to them Meshullam the son of Berechiah, son of Meshezabel repaired. And next to them Zadok the son of Baana repaired.
Nehemiah 3:21
After him Meremoth the son of Uriah, son of Hakkoz repaired another section from the door of the house of Eliashib to the end of the house of Eliashib.
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Nehemiah 11:16
And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who were over the outside work of the house of God.
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Nehemiah 3:24
After him Binnui the son of Henadad repaired another section, from the house of Azariah to the buttress
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Ezra 2:1
Now these were the people of the province who came up out of the captivity of those exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried captive to Babylonia. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town.
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Ezra 6:17
They offered at the dedication of this house of God 100 bulls, 200 rams, 400 lambs, and as a sin offering for all Israel 12 male goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.
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Ezra 7:21
And I, Artaxerxes the king, make a decree to all the treasurers in the province Beyond the River: Whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven, requires of you, let it be done with all diligence.
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