The enemies are wroth, and scoff. Before CHRIST 445. Or, corner chamber. ach. 2. 10, 19. † Heb. leare to themselves. b ch. 2, 10, 19. Ps. 123. 3, 4. † Heb. despite. d Ps. 79. 12. Prov. 3. 31. * Ps. 69,27,28, & 109, 14, 15. Jer. 18. 23. NEHEMIAHI. repaired the priests, every one over against his house. 29 After them repaired Zadok the son of Immer over against his house. After him repaired also Shemaiah the son of Shechaniah, the keeper of the cast gate. 30 After him repaired Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, another piece. After him repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah over against his chamber. 31 After him repaired Malchiah the goldsmith's son unto the place of the Nethinim, and of the merchants, over against the gate Miphkad, and to the Igoing up of the corner. 32 And between the going up of the corner unto the sheep gate repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants. CHAPTER IV. 1 While the enemies scoff, Nehemiah prayeth and continueth the work. 7 Under standing the wrath and secrets of the enemy, he setteth a watch. 13 He armeth the labourers, 19 and giveth military precepts. UT it came to pass, a that Ben Samballat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews. 2 And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned? 3 Now Tobiah the Ammonite, was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox go up, he shall even break down their stone wall. d 4 Hear, O our God; for we are + despised and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in the land of captivity: 5 And e cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thee: for they have provoked thee to anger before the builders. 6 So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work. 7 But it came to pass, that Nehemiah armeth the labourers, 445. ascended. when Sanballat, and Tobiah, Before and the Arabians, and the Am- CHRIST monites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the walls of Jerusa-fver. 1. lem were made up, and that t Heb. the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth, 8 And conspired all of them together to come and to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it. g 5 Ps.83.3,4,5, Heb. to make an error to it. 9 Nevertheless we made our hPs. 50, 15. prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and! night, because of them. 10 And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall. 11 And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come in the midst among them, and slay them, and cause the work to cease. 12 And it came to pass, that when the Jews which dwelt by them came, they said unto us ten times, From all places whence ye shall return unto us they will be upon you. 13 Therefore set I tin the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows. 14 And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them: remember the Lord, which is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses. 15 And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, mand God had mJob 5. 12. brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work. 16 And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah. 17 They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded, every one with one of his hands wrought n Ex. 14. 14, 25. Deut. 1. 30. & 3.22. & 20. 4. me. 19 And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The work is great and large, and we are separated upon the wall, one far from another. 20 In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: "our God shall fight for us. 21 So we laboured in the work: Joshi. 23. 10. and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning | till the stars appeared. 1 Or, every one went with his weapon for water. See Judg. 5. 11. a 1s. 5. 7. 22 Likewise at the same time said I unto the people, Let every one with his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and labour on the day. 23 So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard which followed me, none of us put off our clothes, Isaring that every one put them off for washing. ND there was a great acry of the people and of their b Lev. 25. 35, Wives against their brethren the Jews. 36,37. Deut. 15. 7. e Is. 58. 7. d Ex. 21. 7. Lev. 25, 39. 2 For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, are many therefore we take up corn for them, that we may eat, and live. 3 Some also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of the dearth. 4 There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards. 5 Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought into bondage ready; neither is it in our power to redeem them; for other men have our lands and vineyards. 6¶ And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words. Before CHRIST 445. heart consulted in me. 7 Then I consulted with my-Heh. my self, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every Ex. 22. 25. one of his brother. And I set a great assembly against them. Lev. 25. 36. Ez. 22. 12. 8 And I said unto them, We, after our ability, have fredeemed f Lev. 25. 48. our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing to answer. 9 Also I said, It is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies? 10 I likewise, and my brethren, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this usury. 11 Restore, I pray you, to them, even this day, their lands, their vineyards, their oliveyards, and their houses, also the hundredth part of the money, and of the corn, the wine, and the oil, that ye exact of them. 12 Then said they, We will restore them, and will require nothing of them; so will we do as thou sayest. Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they should do according to this promise. Lev, 25. 36. h2Sam.12.14. Rom. 2. 24. 1 Pet. 2. 12. Ezra 10.5. Jer. 34. 8, 9. Matt. 10. 11. Acts 13. 51. & 18. 6. 13 Also I shook my lap, and said, So God shake out every man from his house, and from his labour, that performeth not this promise, even thus be he shaken out, and temptied. And tHeb.empty, all the congregation said, Amen, and praised the LORD. 1 And 12 Kings 23.3. the people did according to this promise. or, void. 14 ¶ Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year meven m ch. 13. 6. unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the 1 Cor. 9. 4, governor. 15 But the former governors al-that had been before me were 15. Nehemiah's generosity. Before 445. NEHEMIAH. chargeable unto the people, and CHRIST had taken of them bread and wine, besides forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but 2 Cor. 11. 9. so did not I, because of the Pfear of God. & 12. 13. P ver. 9. 92 Sam. 9. 7. 1 Kings 18. 19. *1 Kings 4.22. 16 Yea, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any land: and all my servants were gathered thither unto the work. 17 Moreover there were at my table a hundred and fifty of the Jews and rulers, besides those that came unto us from among the heathen that are about us. 18 Now that which was prepared for me daily was one ox and six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine: ver. 14, 15. yet for all this required not I the bread of the governor, because the bondage was heavy upon this people. 19 Think upon me, my God, for good, according to all that I have done for this people. CHAPTER VI. 1 Sanhallat practiseth by craft, by rumours, tireen the enemies and the nobles of Judah. Now it came to pass, 1 when 2 That Sanballat and Geshem e 3 And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you? Sanballat's evil practices. Before 445. Geshem, ver. I. f ch. 2. 19. ported among the heathen, and 8 Then I sent unto him, saying, 9 For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands. 10 Afterward I came unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabeel, who was shut up; and he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple: for they will come to slay thee; yea, in the night will they come to slay thee. 11 And I said, Should such a man as I feel and who is there, 12 And, lo, I perceived that 13 Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach me. 14 h My God, think thou upon h ch. 13. 29. 15 So the wall was finished in 16 And it came to pass, that about 445. 5 Then sent Sanballat his serv-kwhen all our enemies heard k ch. 2. 10. & ant unto me in like manner the thereof, and all the heathen that 4. 1, 7. & 6. 1. fifth time with an open letter in were about us saw these things, his hand; they were much cast down in 16 Wherein was written, It is re- their own eyes: for they per-1 Ps. 126. 2. A register of them which Before CHRIST about 445. † Heb. multiplied their letters pussing to Tobiah. | Or, matters. a ch. 6. 1. b ch. 2. 8. Ex. 18. 21. t Heb. broad in spaces. about 536. d Ezra 2. 1, &c. Before CHRIST about 536. work was 7 Who came with Zerubbabel, Iceived that this Nthe wall was built, and I TOW it came to pass, when had a set up the doors, and the 8 The children of Parosh, two thousand a hundred seventy and two. 9 The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two. 10 The children of Arah, six hundred fifty and two. 11 The children of Pahath-moab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand and eight hundred and eighteen. 12 The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four. 13 The children of Zattu, eight hundred forty and five. Seraiah: 2. 14 The children of Zaccai, seven 16 The children of Bebai, six 18 The children of Adonikam, hundred threescore and seven. 2 That I gave my brother Han- 4 Now the city was large and 22 The children of Hashum, three hundred twenty and eight. 23 The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and four. 24 The children of Hariph, a hundred and twelve. 25 The children of Gibeon,10r, Gibbar. ninety and five. 26 The men of Beth-lehem and Netophah, a hundred fourscore and eight. [Or, Jora. Azmaveth. jath-arim, 5 And my God put into mine 30 The men of Ramah and Gaba, six hundred twenty and one. 31 The men of Michmas, a hundred and twenty and two. 32 The men of Beth-el and Ai, a hundred twenty and three. A register of them which Before 33 The men of the other Nebo, children of Mehida, the children CHRIST fifty and two. about 536. e See ver. 12. 34 The children of the other e Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four. 35 The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty. 36 The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five. 37 The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and one. 38 The children of Senaah, three thousand nine hundred and thirty. 39 The priests: the children f 1 Chr. 24. 7. of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three. 40 The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two. 41 The children of h Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven. 42 The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen. 43 The Levites: the children of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, and of the children of Hodevah, seventy and four. 44 The singers: the children of Asaph, a hundred forty and eight. 45 The porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, a hundred thirty and eight. 46 The Nethinim: the children of Ziha, the children of Hashupha, the children of Tabbaoth, 47 The children of Keros, the children of Sia, the children of Padon, 48 The children of Lebana, the children of Hagaba, the children of Shalmai, 49 The children of Hanan, the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, 50 The children of Reaiah, the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, 51 The children of Gazzam, the children of Uzza, the children of Phaseah, 52 The children of Besai, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephishesim, 53 The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur, 51 The children of Bazlith, the of Harsha, 55 The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Tamah, 56 The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha. 57 The children of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida, 58 The children of Jaala, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel, 59 The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Amon. 60 All the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon's servants, were three hundred ninety and two. Before CHRIST about 536. Or, Peruda. Or, Ami. Ezra 2.59. 10r, Addan. 61 And these were they which went up also from Tel-melah, Tel-haresha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer: but they could not shew their father's house, nor their seed, whether they were Or of Israel. 62 The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred forty and two. 63 And of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai, which took one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife, and was called after their name. 64 These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood. pedigree. |