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If thy father at all misse me, then say, Dauid earnestly asked leaue of me that he might runne to Bethlehem his citie: for there is a yeerely sacrifice there for all the family.

And Ionathan answered Saul, Dauid earnestly asked leaue of me, to goe to Bethlehem.

And they tooke vp Asahel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father which was in Bethlehem: and Ioab and his men went all night, and they came to Hebron at breake of day.

And Dauid was then in an holde, and the garison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.

And Dauid longed, and said, Oh that one would giue mee drinke of the water of the well of Bethlehem which is by the gate.

And the three mightie men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the Well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and tooke it, and brought it to Dauid: neuerthelesse he would not drinke thereof, but powred it out vnto the Lord.

Asahel the brother of Ioab was one of the thirtie: Elhanan the sonne of Dodo of Bethlehem,

Salma the father of Bethlehem: Hareph the father of Beth-gader.

The sonnes of Salmah: Bethlehem, and the Netophathites, Ataroth, the house of Ioab, and halfe of the Manahethites, the Zorites.

And Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sonnes of Hur, the first borne of Ephratah, the father of Bethlehem.

And Dauid was then in the hold, and the Philistines garison was then at Bethlehem.

And Dauid longed and said, Oh that one would giue me drinke of the water of the well of Bethlehem, that is at the gate.

And the three brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and tooke it and brought it to Dauid. But Dauid would not drink of it, but powred it out to the Lord,

Also the valiant men of the armies were Asahel the brother of Ioab, Elhanan the sonne of Dodo of Bethlehem.

He built euen Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,

The children of Bethlehem, an hundred twentie and three.

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:

The men of Bethlehem, and Netophah, an hundred, fourescore and eight.

span data-lang="eng" data-trans="kja" data-ref="neh.7.1" class="versetxt"> Now it came to passe when the wall was built, and I had set vp the doores; and the porters, and the singers, and the Leuites were appointed, That I gaue my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge ouer Ierusalem (for hee was a faithfull man, and feared God aboue many.) And I said vnto them, Let not the gates of Ierusalem be opened, vntill the Sunne bee hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doores, and barre them. And appoint watches of the inhabitants of Ierusalem, euery one in his wateh, and euery one to bee ouer against his house. Now the city was large and great, but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded. And my God put into mine heart, to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, & the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogie. And I found a register of the genealogie of them which came vp at the first, and found written therein; These are the children of the prouince, that went vp out of the captiuitie, of those that had beene caried away whom Nebuchadnezzar the King of Babylon had caried away, and came againe to Ierusalem and to Iudah, euery one vnto his citie: Who came with Zerubbabel, Ieshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Biguai, Nahum, Baanah. The number, I say, of the men of the people of Israel, was this: The children of Parosh, two thousand, an hundred, seuentie and two. The children of Shephatiah, three hundred, seuentie and two. The children of Arah, sixe hundred, fiftie and two. The children of Pahath-Moab, of the children of Ieshua, and Ioab, two thousand, and eight hundred, and eighteene. The children of Elam, a thousand, two hundred, fiftie and foure. The children of Zattu, eight hundred fourtie and fiue. The children of Zaccai, seuen hundred and threescore. The children of Binnui, sixe hundred, fourty and eight. The children of Bebai, sixe hundred, twentie and eight. The children of Azgad, two thousand, three hundred, twentie and two. The children of Adonikam, sixe hundred, threescore and seuen. The children of Biguai, two thousand, threescore and seuen. The children of Adin, sixe hundred, fiftie and fiue. The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninetie and eight. The children of Hashum, three hundred, twentie and eight. The children of Bezai, three hundred twentie and foure. The children of Hariph, an hundred and twelue. The children of Gibeon, ninetie and fiue. The men of Bethlehem, and Netophah, an hundred, fourescore and eight. The men of Anathoth, an hundred, twentie and eight. The men of Bethazmaueth, fourtie and two. The men of Kiriath-iearim, Chephirah and Beeroth, seuen hundred fourtie and three. The men of Ramah and Geba, sixe hundred, twentie and one. The men of Michmash, an hundred and twenty and two. The men of Bethel and Ai, an hundred, twentie and three. The men of the other Nebo, fiftie and two. The children of the other Elam, a thousand, two hundred, fiftie & foure. The children of Harim, three hundred and twentie. The children of Iericho, three hundred, fourtie and fiue. The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seuen hundred, twentie and one. The children of Senaa, three thousand, nine hundred, and thirty. The Priests. The children of Iedaia, of the house of Ieshua, nine hundred, seuentie and three. The children of Immer, a thousand, fifty 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, of Kadmiel, and of the children of Hodeuah, seuentie and foure. The singers. The children of Asaph, an hundred, fourtie and eight. 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, an hundred, thirtie and eight. The Nethinims. The children of Ziha, the children of Hashupha, the children of Tabaoth, The children of Keros, the children of Sia, the children of Padon, The children of Lebana, the children of Hagaba, 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 Phaseah, The children of Besai, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephishesim, The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur, The children of Baslith, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha, The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Tamiah, The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha. The children of Solomons seruants: The children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida, The children of Iaala, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel, The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth Zebaim, the children of Amon, All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomons seruants, were three hundred ninetie and two. And these were they which went vp also from Tel-Melah, Tel-Haresha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer: but they could not shewe their fathers house, nor their seede, whether they were of Israel. The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, sixe hundred fourtie and two. And of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai, which tooke one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife, and was called after their name. These sought their register, among those that were reckoned by genealogie, but it was not found: therfore 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 and Thummim. The whole congregation together, was fourtie and two thousand, three hundred and threescore: Beside their man seruants, and their maid seruants, of whome there were seuen thousand, three hundred, thirtie and seuen: and they had two hundred fourtie and fiue singing men and singing women. Their horses, seuen hundred, thirtie and sixe: their mules, two hundred fourtie and fiue:

span data-lang="eng" data-trans="kja" data-ref="neh.7.1" class="versetxt"> Now it came to passe when the wall was built, and I had set vp the doores; and the porters, and the singers, and the Leuites were appointed, That I gaue my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge ouer Ierusalem (for hee was a faithfull man, and feared God aboue many.) And I said vnto them, Let not the gates of Ierusalem be opened, vntill the Sunne bee hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doores, and barre them. And appoint watches of the inhabitants of Ierusalem, euery one in his wateh, and euery one to bee ouer against his house. Now the city was large and great, but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded. And my God put into mine heart, to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, & the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogie. And I found a register of the genealogie of them which came vp at the first, and found written therein; These are the children of the prouince, that went vp out of the captiuitie, of those that had beene caried away whom Nebuchadnezzar the King of Babylon had caried away, and came againe to Ierusalem and to Iudah, euery one vnto his citie: Who came with Zerubbabel, Ieshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Biguai, Nahum, Baanah. The number, I say, of the men of the people of Israel, was this: The children of Parosh, two thousand, an hundred, seuentie and two. The children of Shephatiah, three hundred, seuentie and two. The children of Arah, sixe hundred, fiftie and two. The children of Pahath-Moab, of the children of Ieshua, and Ioab, two thousand, and eight hundred, and eighteene. The children of Elam, a thousand, two hundred, fiftie and foure. The children of Zattu, eight hundred fourtie and fiue. The children of Zaccai, seuen hundred and threescore. The children of Binnui, sixe hundred, fourty and eight. The children of Bebai, sixe hundred, twentie and eight. The children of Azgad, two thousand, three hundred, twentie and two. The children of Adonikam, sixe hundred, threescore and seuen. The children of Biguai, two thousand, threescore and seuen. The children of Adin, sixe hundred, fiftie and fiue. The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninetie and eight. The children of Hashum, three hundred, twentie and eight. The children of Bezai, three hundred twentie and foure. The children of Hariph, an hundred and twelue. The children of Gibeon, ninetie and fiue. The men of Bethlehem, and Netophah, an hundred, fourescore and eight. The men of Anathoth, an hundred, twentie and eight. The men of Bethazmaueth, fourtie and two. The men of Kiriath-iearim, Chephirah and Beeroth, seuen hundred fourtie and three. The men of Ramah and Geba, sixe hundred, twentie and one. The men of Michmash, an hundred and twenty and two. The men of Bethel and Ai, an hundred, twentie and three. The men of the other Nebo, fiftie and two. The children of the other Elam, a thousand, two hundred, fiftie & foure. The children of Harim, three hundred and twentie. The children of Iericho, three hundred, fourtie and fiue. The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seuen hundred, twentie and one. The children of Senaa, three thousand, nine hundred, and thirty. The Priests. The children of Iedaia, of the house of Ieshua, nine hundred, seuentie and three. The children of Immer, a thousand, fifty 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, of Kadmiel, and of the children of Hodeuah, seuentie and foure. The singers. The children of Asaph, an hundred, fourtie and eight. 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, an hundred, thirtie and eight. The Nethinims. The children of Ziha, the children of Hashupha, the children of Tabaoth, The children of Keros, the children of Sia, the children of Padon, The children of Lebana, the children of Hagaba, 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 Phaseah, The children of Besai, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephishesim, The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur, The children of Baslith, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha, The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Tamiah, The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha. The children of Solomons seruants: The children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida, The children of Iaala, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel, The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth Zebaim, the children of Amon, All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomons seruants, were three hundred ninetie and two. And these were they which went vp also from Tel-Melah, Tel-Haresha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer: but they could not shewe their fathers house, nor their seede, whether they were of Israel. The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, sixe hundred fourtie and two. And of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai, which tooke one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife, and was called after their name. These sought their register, among those that were reckoned by genealogie, but it was not found: therfore 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 and Thummim. The whole congregation together, was fourtie and two thousand, three hundred and threescore: Beside their man seruants, and their maid seruants, of whome there were seuen thousand, three hundred, thirtie and seuen: and they had two hundred fourtie and fiue singing men and singing women. Their horses, seuen hundred, thirtie and sixe: their mules, two hundred fourtie and fiue: Their camels, foure hundred thirtie and fiue: sixe thousand, seuen hundred and twentie asses. And some of the chiefe of the fathers, gaue vnto the worke: The Tirshatha gaue to the treasure, a thousand drammes of gold, fiftie basons, fiue hundred and thirtie priests garments. And some of the chiefe of the fathers gaue to the treasure of the worke twentie thousand drammes of golde, and two thousand and two hundred pound of siluer. And that which the rest of the people gaue, was twentie thousand drammes of gold, and two thousand pound of siluer, and threescore and seuen priests garments. So the priests, and the Leuites, and the porters, and the singers, and some of the people, and the Nethinims, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities: And when the seuenth moneth came, the children of Israel were in their cities.