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Nowe therefore behold, the Lord hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of these thy prophets, and the Lord hath spoken euill against thee.

And it came to passe when the captaines of the charets saw Iehoshaphat, that they sayd, It is the king of Israel: therefore they compassed about him to fight. But Iehoshaphat cryed out, and the Lord helped him, and God moued them to depart from him.

And a certaine man drew a bowe at a venture, and smote the king of Israel betweene the ioints of the harnesse: therefore hee sayd to his charetman, Turne thine hand, that thou mayest carie me out of the hoste, for I am wounded.

And Iehu the sonne of Hanani the seer, went out to meete him, and sayd to king Iehoshaphat, Shouldest thou helpe the vngodly, and loue them that hate the Lord ? Therefore is wrath vpon thee from before the Lord.

Now heare me therefore, and deliuer the captiues againe, which ye haue taken captiue of your brethren: for the fierce wrath of God is vpon you.

For he sacrificed vnto the gods of Damascus, which smote him: and he said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria helpe them, therefore will I sacrifice to them, that they may helpe me: but they were the ruine of him, and of all Israel.

And be not ye like your fathers, and like your brethren, which trespassed against the Lord God of their fathers, who therefore gaue them vp to desolation, as ye see.

For there were many in the Congregation that were not sanctified: therefore the Leuites had the charge of the killing of the Passeouers for euery one that was not cleane, to sanctifie them vnto the Lord.

Now therefore let not Hezekiah deceiue you, nor perswade you on this manner, neither yet beleeue him: for no god of any nation or kingdome was able to deliuer his people out of mine hand, & out of the hand of my fathers: how much lesse shall your God deliuer you out of mine hand?

But Hezekiah rendred not againe, according to the benefit done vnto him: for his heart was lifted vp, therefore there was wrath vpon him, and vpon Iudah and Ierusalem.

Because they haue forsaken mee, and haue burned incense vnto other gods, that they might prouoke mee to anger with all the workes of their hands, therefore my wrath shall bee powred out vpon this place, and shall not be quenched.

And afterward they made ready for themselues, and for the Priests: because the Priests the sonnes of Aaron were busied in offring of burnt offrings, and the fat vntill night: therefore the Leuites prepared for themselues, and for the Priests the sonnes of Aaron.

His seruants therefore tooke him out of that charet, and put him in the second charet that hee had: and they brought him to Ierusalem, and hee died, and was buried in one of the Sepulchres of his fathers. And all Iudah and Ierusalem mourned for Iosiah.

Therefore hee brought vpon them the king of the Caldees, who slew their yong men with the sword, in the house of their sanctuarie, and had no compassion vpon yong man or maiden, olde man, or him that stouped for age: he gaue them all into his hand.

These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogie, but they were not found: therefore were they as polluted, put from the priesthood.

span data-lang="eng" data-trans="kja" data-ref="ezr.2.1" class="versetxt"> Now these are the children of the prouince, that went vp out of the captiuitie, of those which had beene caried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the King of Babylon had caried away vnto Babylon, and came againe vnto Ierusalem and Iudah, euery one vnto his citie; Which came with Zerubbabel, Ieshua, Nehemiah, Saraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Biguai, Rehum, Baanah: The number of the men of the people of Israel. The children of Parosh, two thousand, an hundred seuentie and two. The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seuentie and two. The children of Arah, seuen hundred, seuentie and fiue. The children of Pahath-Moab, of the children of Ieshua and Ioab, two thousand, eight hundred and twelue. The children of Elam, a thousand, two hundred fiftie and foure. The children of Zattu, nine hundred fourtie and fiue. The children of Zaccai, seuen hundred and threescore. The children of Bani, sixe hundred, fourtie and two. The children of Bebai, sixe hundred, twentie and three. The children of Azgad, a thousand, two hundred, twentie and two. The children of Adonikam, sixe hundred, sixtie and sixe. The children of Biguai, two thousand fiftie and sixe. The children of Adin, foure hundred, fiftie and foure. The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninetie and eight. The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and three. The children of Iorah, an hundred and twelue. The children of Hashum, two hundred twentie and three. The children of Gibbar, ninetie and fiue. The children of Bethlehem, an hundred twentie and three. The children of Netophah, fiftie and sixe. The men of Anathoth, an hundred twentie and eight. The children of Azmaueth, fortie and two. The children of Kiriath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seuen hundred, and fourtie and three. The children of Ramah and Gaba, sixe hundred, twentie and one. The men of Michmas, an hundred, twentie and two. The men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred, twentie and three. The children of Nebo, fiftie and two. The children of Magbish, an hundred fiftie and sixe. The children of the other Elam, a thousand, two hundred, fiftie and foure. The children of Harim, three hundred and twentie. The children of Lod Hadid, and Ono, seuen hundred, twentie and fiue. The children of Iericho, three hundred fourtie and fiue. The children of Senaah, three thousand and sixe hundred and thirtie. The Priests. The children of Iedaiah, of the house of Ieshua, nine hundred, seuentie and three. The children of Immer, a thousand, fiftie and two. The children of Pashur, a thousand, two hundred, fourtie and seuen. The children of Harim, a thousand and seuenteene. The Leuites. The children of Ieshua, and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodauia, seuentie and foure. The singers. The children of Asaph, an hundred twentie and eight. The children of 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, in all, an hundred thirtie and nine. The Nethinims. The children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth, The children of Keros, the children of Siaha, the children of Padon, The children of Lebanah, the children of Hagabah, the children of Akkub, The children of Hagab, the children of Shalmai, the children of Hanan. The children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children of Reaiah, The children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, the children of Gazzam, The children of Uzza, the children of Paseah, the children of Besai, The children of Asnah, the children of Mehunim, the children of Nephushim, The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur, The children of Bazluth, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha, The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Thamah, The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha. The children of Solomons seruants. The children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Peruda, The children of Iaalah, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel, The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Ami. All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomons seruants, were three hundred ninetie and two. And these were they which went vp from Tel-melah, Tel-Harfa, Cherub, Addan, and Immer: but they could not shewe their fathers house, and their seed, whether they were of Israel. The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda: sixe hundred fiftie and two. And of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai, (which tooke a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name.) These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogie, but they were not found: therefore were they as polluted, put from the priesthood. And the Tirshatha said vnto them, that they should not eate of the most holy things, till there stood vp a priest with Urim & with Thummim. The whole Congregation together, was fourtie and two thousand, three hundred and threescore: Beside their seruants and their maids, of whom there were seuen thousand, three hundred thirtie and seuen: and there were among them two hundred singing men, and singing women. Their horses were seuen hundred, thirtie and sixe: their mules, two hundred fourtie and fiue: Their camels, foure hundred, thirty and fiue: their asses, sixe thousand, seuen hundred and twentie. And some of the chiefe of the fathers, when they came to the house of the Lord which is at Ierusalem, offered freely for the house of God, to set it vp in his place:

Now because we haue maintenance from the Kings palace, and it was not meete for vs to see the kings dishonour: therefore haue we sent, and certified the king,

Now therefore, if it seeme good to the king, let there be search made in the kings treasure house which is there at Babylon, whether it be so that a decree was made of Cyrus the king, to build this house of God at Ierusalem: and let the king send his pleasure to vs concerning this matter.

Now therefore Tatnai, gouernour beyond the riuer, Shethar-Boznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, which are beyond the riuer, be ye farre from thence:

Nowe therefore giue not your daughters vnto their sonnes, neither take their daughters vnto your sonnes, nor seeke their peace or their wealth for euer: that ye may bee strong, and eate the good of the land, and leaue it for an inheritance to your children for euer.