Book of Nehemiah - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 937

NEHEMIAH. 11--5 IO I2 12-—4 children of judah and the children of Benjamin stayed in jerusalem. Of the Children of judah ;——Athiah-

ben · Haziah ; · ben- Zakeriah, · ben- Amariah, - Shefatiah,—ben—Malaliah,— ben-F aretz. And Masiah-ben—Baruk· ben -· Kalkaziah · ben - Haziah, — ben Adiah — ben ~ jozarib — ben-Zz».keriah,- ben-.Hashibari. A11 descendants of Faretz. They stayed in jerusalem. Four hundred and sixty soldiers. And these were of the Beni- Benjamin; Sala — ben ~ Shulam,-ben·joad,·ben·

Padiah, ·· ben — Koliah, - ben·Masiah,- ben-Aithialpben-jeshiah,—·and along with him, as defenders of the towers, nine hundred and twenty-eight, over whom joal - ben · Zikri was Com· mander, and- judah-ben-!-Iaseniah as Lieutenant over the City. From the Priests; jadiah - ben · joiarib,- ben · jakin,

Seriah,—ben - Hilfiapben · Meshalum; ben - Zadok,—ben—Merioth,-ben —Akhi— tubgvas Governorof the House_ofGOD, andthe associates who did the work at the House of GOD were eight hundred and twenty ·· two, and Odiah · ben jeroham,-ben - Pelaliah,-ben—Anatzi,— ben · Zakeriah, — ben - Pashkur, — ben- Malekiah, and his brother, were Chiefs of the fatherhoods, with two hundred and forty—two, and one hundred and twenty-eight of their relatives, as soldiers. Over whom Zabdial was Commander. 15 And from the Levites; 16 18 were two hundred and eighty- Shemiah ·· ben - Khashub, · ben Azrikam, -ben-Hashabiah-ben · Bani, with Shabthi and jozabad, of the

Levitical Chiefs, over the outer busi- ness of the House of the LORD. And Mathniah — ben — Mika, — ben-

Zabdi,—ben~Asaf, who was Chief leader of praise and prayer, with Bakbakiah as his Assistant, with their company. And Abda· ben Sham-na,-ben—Gala1·ben»jadithem. All the Levites in the Holy City four. And the Doorkeepers were Akub,

Talmon, and their company in the Guards of the Gates,——0ne hundred and seventy-two. And the rest of Israel, with their

Priests, and Levites were in all the towns of judea, each on his own estate. And the Assistants resided in Afel; and Ziha, and Ghishfa, were over the attendants. But the Commander of the Levites

in jerusalem was Azi—beu-Bani—ben— Hashbiah - ben · Mathaniah, - ben Mika, from the Beni Asaf, of the Singers, for the performances in the House of GOD; for the king had com- manded about them and arranged the Daily Course for the Singers; 21 22

and Pathakiah-ben—Meshazabal, of 24 the Beni Zarakh,—ben·judah,——was appointed on the part of the King, to superintend affairs for the People. its-pcpulating ®iI;2r ®itiz¤. Now about the walled towns in the country; Some of the Children of judah

settled in Krith—arba ; and its villages; and in Dibon, and its villages ; and Ikbezal, and its towns; and in jeshua, and Moliah, and Beth- Hat; and in Khatzer·Sl1oal, and Barsheba, and its villages; and in Ziklag, and Makena, and its villages; and in Ani-rimon, and Zaraha, and jermoth ; Zanokh, Aulam, and their towns; Lakish, and its fields; Azekah, and its villages ;-·-Thus they settled from Barsheba to the Valley of Hinom. And the Beni Benjamin from Gaba Mikmash, Ala, and Bethel, and its villages; Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah; Hazar, Rama, Githim ; Hadid, Zeboim, Niblat; Lod, and Anno;-— Ghikrashim ; with a portion of the Levites for the districts of judah and Benjamin. 26 28 33 34 35 THE SECOND EXTRACT FROM THE ROLL OF ZERUBBABEL GIVEN IN THE BOOK OF EZRA. (536 s.c.) (Engg nf ily; fini nf I Zerubabgl - gen - Sliaghiali and lE 8 118., GT3, , , Q I MiiSiS’“°`T3@2 , » 1¤¤¤¤*¤ ¤¤¤ ¥=¤=*=¤· aasa, ivlZHaSh; -

The following are the Priests I kaniah, Rehum, Memoth; Adua, and Levites who went up with Ghenthoi, Abiah; Mamin, Madiah, 027