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1
Now after
these
things
,
in the reign
of Artaxerxes
king
of Persia
,
Ezra
the son
of Seraiah
,
the son
of Azariah
,
the son
of Hilkiah
,
2
The son
of Shallum
,
the son
of Zadok
,
the son
of Ahitub
,
3
The son
of Amariah
,
the son
of Azariah
,
the son
of Meraioth
,
4
The son
of Zerahiah
,
the son
of Uzzi
,
the son
of Bukki
,
5
The son
of Abishua
,
the son
of Phinehas
,
the son
of Eleazar
,
the son
of Aaron
the chief
priest
:
6
This
Ezra
went up
from Babylon
;
and he
was
a ready
scribe
in the law
of Moses
,
which
the LORD
God
of Israel
had given
:
and the king
granted
him
all
his request
, according to the hand
of the LORD
his
God
upon him.
7
And there went up
some
of the children
of Israel
,
and of the priests
,
and the Levites
,
and the singers
,
and the porters
,
and the Nethinims
,
unto Jerusalem
,
in the seventh
year
of Artaxerxes
the king
.
8
And he came
to Jerusalem
in the fifth
month
,
which
was
in the seventh
year
of the king
.
9
For upon the first
day
of the first
month
began
he to go up
from Babylon
,
and on the first
day
of the fifth
month
came
he to Jerusalem
,
according to the good
hand
of his God
upon him.
10
For Ezra
had prepared
his heart
to seek
the law
of the LORD,
and to do
it
, and to teach
in Israel
statutes
and judgments
.
11
Now this
is
the copy
of the letter
that the king
Artaxerxes
gave
unto Ezra
the priest
, the scribe,
even
a scribe
of the words
of the commandments
of the LORD
,
and of his statutes
to Israel
.
12
Artaxerxes
,
king
of
king
s
,
unto Ezra
the priest
,
a scribe
of the law
of the God
of heaven
,
perfect
peace
, and at such a time.
13
I
make
a decree
,
that all
they of
the people
of Israel
,
and
of
his priests
and Levites
,
in my realm
,
which are minded of their own freewill
to go up
to Jerusalem
, go with thee.
14
Forasmuch
as
thou art sent
of
the king
,
and of his seven
counsellers, to inquire
concerning
Judah
and Jerusalem
,
according to the law
of thy God
which
is
in thine hand
;
15
And to carry
the silver
and gold
,
which the king
and his counsellers
have freely offered
unto the God
of Israel
,
whose
habitation
is
in Jerusalem
,
16
And all
the silver
and gold
that thou canst find
in all
the province
of Babylon
, with
the freewill offering
of the people
,
and of the priests
,
offering willingly
for the house
of their God
which
is
in Jerusalem
:
17
That
thou mayest buy
speedily
with this
money
bullocks
,
rams
,
lambs
,
with their meat offerings
and their drink offerings
,
and offer
them upon
the altar
of the house
of your God
which
is
in Jerusalem
.
18
And whatsoever
shall seem good
to thee, and to thy brethren,
to do
with the rest
of the silver
and the gold
, that do after the will
of your God
.
19
The vessels
also that are given
thee for the service
of the house
of thy God
,
those
deliver
thou before
the God
of Jerusalem
.
20
And whatsoever more
shall be needful
for the house
of thy God
,
which
thou shalt have occasion
to
bestow
,
bestow
it
out of
the king's
treasure
house.
21
And I,
even
I
Artaxerxes
the king
,
do make
a decree
to all
the treasurers
which
are
beyond
the river
,
that whatsoever Ezra
the priest
,
the scribe
of the law
of the God
of heaven
,
shall require
of you, it be done
speedily
,
22
Unto an hundred
talents
of silver
, and to an hundred
measures
of wheat
, and to an hundred
baths
of wine
, and to an hundred
baths
of oil
,
and salt
without
prescribing
how much
.
23
Whatsoever
is commanded by
the God
of heaven
,
let it be diligently
done
for
the house
of
the God
of heaven
:
for
why should there be
wrath
against
the realm
of the king
and his sons
?
24
Also we certify
you, that touching any
of the priests
and Levites
,
singers
,
porters
,
Nethinims
,
or ministers
of this
house
of God
, it shall not
be lawful
to impose
toll
, tribute,
or custom
, upon them.
25
And thou,
Ezra
,
after the wisdom
of thy God
,
that
is
in thine hand
,
set
magistrates
and judges
,
which
may judge
all
the people
that
are
beyond
the river
,
all
such as know
the laws
of thy God
;
and teach
ye them that know
them
not
.
26
And whosoever
will not
do
the law
of thy God,
and
the law
of the king
, let judgment
be
executed
speedily
upon him,
whether
it be
unto death
,
or
to banishment,
or
to confiscation
of goods
,
or
to imprisonment
.
27
Blessed
be
the LORD
God
of our fathers
,
which
hath put
such a thing
as this in the king's
heart
,
to beautify
the house
of the LORD
which
is
in Jerusalem
:
28
And hath extended
mercy
unto me before
the king
, and his counsellers,
and before
all
the king
's
mighty
princes
.
And I was strengthened
as the hand
of the LORD
my God
was
upon me, and I gathered together
out of Israel
chief men
to go up
with me.
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