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Bible Reading for October 09
Ezra 8
[1] These are now the chief of their fathers, and this is the genealogy of
them that went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king.
[2] Of the sons of Phinehas; Gershom: of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of the
sons of David; Hattush.
[3] Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the sons of Pharosh; Zechariah: and with him
were reckoned by genealogy of the males an hundred and fifty. [4] Of the sons
of Pahath-moab; Elihoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred males.
[5] Of the sons of Shechaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred
males.
[6] Of the sons also of Adin; Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty
males.
[7] And of the sons of Elam; Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him
seventy males.
[8] And of the sons of Shephatiah; Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him
fourscore males.
[9] Of the sons of Joab; Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred
and eighteen males.
[10] And of the sons of Shelomith; the son of Josiphiah, and with him an
hundred and threescore males.
[11] And of the sons of Bebai; Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him twenty
and eight males.
[12] And of the sons of Azgad; Johanan the son of Hakkatan, and with him an
hundred and ten males.
[13] And of the last sons of Adonikam, whose names are these, Eliphelet,
Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them threescore males. [14] Of the sons also of
Bigvai; Uthai, and Zabbud, and with them seventy males.
[15] And I gathered them together to the river that runneth to Ahava; and
there abode we in tents three days: and I viewed the people, and the priests,
and found there none of the sons of Levi. [16] Then sent I for Eliezer, for
Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and
for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib,
and for Elnathan, men of understanding.
[17] And I sent them with commandment unto Iddo the chief at the place
Casiphia, and I told them what they should say unto Iddo, and to his brethren
the Nethinims, at the place Casiphia, that they should bring unto us ministers
for the house of our God. [18] And by the good hand of our God upon us they
brought us a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the
son of Israel; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen; [19]
And Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brethren and
their sons, twenty;
[20] Also of the Nethinims, whom David and the princes had appointed for the
service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinims: all of them were
expressed by name.
[21] Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might
afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for
our little ones, and for all our substance. [22] For I was ashamed to require
of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in
the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is
upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against
all them that forsake him. [23] So we fasted and besought our God for this:
and he was intreated of us. [24] Then I separated twelve of the chief of the
priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them, [25] And
weighed unto them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, even the offering
of the house of our God, which the king, and his counsellers, and his lords,
and all Israel there present, had offered: [26] I even weighed unto their hand
six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels an hundred
talents, and of gold an hundred talents; [27] Also twenty basons of gold, of a
thousand drams; and two vessels of fine copper, precious as gold.
[28] And I said unto them, Ye are holy unto the LORD; the vessels are holy
also; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering unto the LORD God of
your fathers.
[29] Watch ye, and keep them, until ye weigh them before the chief of the
priests and the Levites, and chief of the fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem, in
the chambers of the house of the LORD. [30] So took the priests and the
Levites the weight of the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, to bring them
to Jerusalem unto the house of our God. [31] Then we departed from the river
of Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go unto Jerusalem: and the
hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy,
and of such as lay in wait by the way.
[32] And we came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days. [33] Now on the
fourth day was the silver and the gold and the vessels weighed in the house of
our God by the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest; and with him was
Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and with them was Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and
Noadiah the son of Binnui, Levites; [34] By number and by weight of every one:
and all the weight was written at that time.
[35] Also the children of those that had been carried away, which were come
out of the captivity, offered burnt offerings unto the God of Israel, twelve
bullocks for all Israel, ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs, twelve
he goats for a sin offering: all this was a burnt offering unto the LORD.
[36] And they delivered the king's commissions unto the king's lieutenants,
and to the governors on this side the river: and they furthered the people,
and the house of God.
Ezra 9
[1] Now when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying, The
people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not separated
themselves from the people of the lands, doing according to their
abominations, even of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the
Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites. [2]
For they have taken of their daughters for themselves, and for their sons: so
that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the people of those lands:
yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath been chief in this trespass.
[3] And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, and plucked
off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down astonied. [4] Then were
assembled unto me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel,
because of the transgression of those that had been carried away; and I sat
astonied until the evening sacrifice. [5] And at the evening sacrifice I arose
up from my heaviness; and having rent my garment and my mantle, I fell upon my
knees, and spread out my hands unto the LORD my God.
[6] And said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my
God: for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass is grown
up unto the heavens.
[7] Since the days of our fathers have we been in a great trespass unto this
day; and for our iniquities have we, our kings, and our priests, been
delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity,
and to a spoil, and to confusion of face, as it is this day. [8] And now for a
little space grace hath been shewed from the LORD our God, to leave us a
remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may
lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.
[9] For we were bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but
hath extended mercy unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a
reviving, to set up the house of our God, and to repair the desolations
thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem. [10] And now, O our
God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,
[11] Which thou hast commanded by thy servants the prophets, saying, The land,
unto which ye go to possess it, is an unclean land with the filthiness of the
people of the lands, with their abominations, which have filled it from one
end to another with their uncleanness. [12] Now therefore give not your
daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor
seek their peace or their wealth for ever: that ye may be strong, and eat the
good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever.
[13] And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great
trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities
deserve, and hast given us such deliverance as this; [14] Should we again
break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the people of these
abominations? wouldest not thou be angry with us till thou hadst consumed us,
so that there should be no remnant nor escaping? [15] O LORD God of Israel,
thou art righteous: for we remain yet escaped, as it is this day: behold, we
are before thee in our trespasses: for we cannot stand before thee because of
this.
Ezra 10
[1] Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting
himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto him out of Israel a
very great congregation of men and women and children: for the people wept
very sore.
[2] And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and
said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange
wives of the people of the land: yet now there is hope in Israel concerning
this thing.
[3] Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the
wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and
of those that tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done
according to the law.
[4] Arise; for this matter belongeth unto thee: we also will be with thee: be
of good courage, and do it.
[5] Then arose Ezra, and made the chief priests, the Levites, and all Israel,
to swear that they should do according to this word. And they sware. [6] Then
Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of
Johanan the son of Eliashib: and when he came thither, he did eat no bread,
nor drink water: for he mourned because of the transgression of them that had
been carried away.
[7] And they made proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem unto all the
children of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together unto
Jerusalem;
[8] And that whosoever would not come within three days, according to the
counsel of the princes and the elders, all his substance should be forfeited,
and himself separated from the congregation of those that had been carried
away.
[9] Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together unto
Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of
the month; and all the people sat in the street of the house of God, trembling
because of this matter, and for the great rain. [10] And Ezra the priest stood
up, and said unto them, Ye have transgressed, and have taken strange wives, to
increase the trespass of Israel. [11] Now therefore make confession unto the
LORD God of your fathers, and do his pleasure: and separate yourselves from
the people of the land, and from the strange wives.
[12] Then all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice, As thou
hast said, so must we do.
[13] But the people are many, and it is a time of much rain, and we are not
able to stand without, neither is this a work of one day or two: for we are
many that have transgressed in this thing. [14] Let now our rulers of all the
congregation stand, and let all them which have taken strange wives in our
cities come at appointed times, and with them the elders of every city, and
the judges thereof, until the fierce wrath of our God for this matter be
turned from us. [15] Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahaziah the son of
Tikvah were employed about this matter: and Meshullam and Shabbethai the
Levite helped them.
[16] And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, with
certain chief of the fathers, after the house of their fathers, and all of
them by their names, were separated, and sat down in the first day of the
tenth month to examine the matter.
[17] And they made an end with all the men that had taken strange wives by the
first day of the first month.
[18] And among the sons of the priests there were found that had taken strange
wives: namely, of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren;
Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah. [19] And they gave their hands
that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, they offered a ram of
the flock for their trespass. [20] And of the sons of Immer; Hanani, and
Zebadiah. [21] And of the sons of Harim; Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah,
and Jehiel, and Uzziah.
[22] And of the sons of Pashur; Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethaneel,
Jozabad, and Elasah.
[23] Also of the Levites; Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah, (the same is
Kelita,) Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer. [24] Of the singers also; Eliashib:
and of the porters; Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.
[25] Moreover of Israel: of the sons of Parosh; Ramiah, and Jeziah, and
Malchiah, and Miamin, and Eleazar, and Malchijah, and Benaiah. [26] And of the
sons of Elam; Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and
Eliah.
[27] And of the sons of Zattu; Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Jeremoth,
and Zabad, and Aziza.
[28] Of the sons also of Bebai; Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai. [29]
And of the sons of Bani; Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal,
and Ramoth.
[30] And of the sons of Pahath-moab; Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah,
Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and Manasseh. [31] And of the sons of Harim;
Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
[32] Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah. [33] Of the sons of Hashum; Mattenai,
Mattathah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.
[34] Of the sons of Bani; Maadai, Amram, and Uel, [35] Benaiah, Bedeiah,
Chelluh,
[36] Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
[37] Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasau, [38] And Bani, and Binnui, Shimei,
[39] And Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah, [40] Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
[41] Azareel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah, [42] Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.
[43] Of the sons of Nebo; Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, and Joel,
Benaiah.
[44] All these had taken strange wives: and some of them had wives by whom
they had children.
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