29 Aliſo from the houſe of Giigal, and out'of the ficlds of Geba, and Azmaveth : for the fingers had baile
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1s the ſame there and here. Others, 2ccoraing ro their turns or courſes,
F iChr.g. 14, &c.
* according to the commandment of David the man of *:Chr:24 God, ward over afgainit ward ». & 25,0026, u Of which ſee on v. 9. 25 Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah ,Meſhullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the ward,at the || chre{hoids of the gates 0. [| Or;77+ o To wit, of the Temple, their watching-place being cloſe by the ſurier, o, T hreſhojds of the Gates, as it row is; aſſemblizs,
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46 P» XII. 20 And the prieſts ana the Levites purified them- ſelves and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall /. f 2 by ſprinkling the water of Purification upon them, by which the Tabernacle and ſacred Utenſils were purified, Num- 8: and partly by ſolemn Prayers and Sacrifices. 21 Then I broughe up the princes of Judah ? upon the wall «, and appointed two great companies of thews Ch:2:13 that gave thanks, whereof ove went on the righthand © 3: 13* upon the wall toward * the dung:gate :
t And half of the people with them, as it is expreſſed afterwards ; wv; 38. u For the Wall was broad and ſtrong, and ſo orgered that Men might conveniently walk upon it. as at this day it 1s in many Cities, x Towards the South and Eaſt.
22 And after them went Hoſhajah, and half of the princes of Judah,
33 And Azariah, Ezra y, and Meſhullam,
y Not the Scribe, as is evident from v: 36. but another Ezra.
34 Judah and Benjamin,and Shemajah, and Jeremiah. 25 And certain of the prieſts ſons * wich trumpets : namely, Zechariah the ſon of Jonathan, the fon of She- majah, the ſon of Mattaniah,the fon of Michajah, the ſon of Zaccur, the ſon of Afaph :
26 And his brethren, Shemajah, and Azareel, Mila- lai, Gilalai,Maai, Nechaneel, and Judah, Hanan, with " * the muſical inſtruments of David the man of GOD, and Ezra the ſcribe before them. 37 And at * the fountain-gate, which was over a- S Chas. gainſt them, they went up by *the ſtairs of the city of David z, at the going up of the wall above the houſe *Ch.3.26: of David, even unto * the water-gate eaſtward. & 8.1, 3, z By which they went up to the hill of Son and City of David, x6. 38 And the other company of thems that gave thanks, | went over againſt them a, and I after them,andthe half >Ch:3.17. of the people upon the wall, from beyond * the tower 27 wa ae try Co awry, - of the furnaces, even unto the * broad wall 5 :
as To wit, on the other fide of the city, Northward and Eaſtward. 6 Which they made thicker and ſtronger than the reſt of the Wall, | for ſome ſpecial reaſon.
'*2 Kings 239 And from above * the gate of Ephraim, and a- I TEM | bore the * old gate, and above * the fiſh-gare, and the "4 4 tower of Hananeel,and * che tower of Meah,even unto * Ch. 3. 1. the ſheep-gate : aud they ſtood ſtill in the priſon gatec.
: c Waiting,as alſo their brethren did,that they might go together in due order into God's Houſe, there to perfeCt the ſolemnity,
40 SO {rood the two companies of them that gave thanks in the houſe ef God 4d, and I, and the half of the rulers with me es
d i: e: In the Courts of the Temple. e And Ezra, and the other half with him; as appears by comparing this with wv: 31, 36:
41 And the prieſts ; Eliakim, Maaſcjah, Miniamin, Michajah, Elioenai, Zechariah, az Hananiah with trumpets.
42 And Maaſejah, and Shemajah, and Eleazar, and | Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and t Heb. EZzer: and the fingers | ſang loud, with Jezrahiah cheir x 2hpaFs overſeer. J "257 R 43 Alſo that day they offered great Sacrifices, and | rejoiced : for God had made them rejoyce with great joy ; the wives alſo, and the children rejoiced : ſo that the joy of Jeruſalem was heard even afar off f.
f Either their loud voices and inſtruments were heard toa great diſtance : or the fame of ir was ſpread far and near,
44 And at that time were ſome appointed over the chambers for the treaſures, for the offerings g, for the < firſt-fruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them our | || That is, Of the fields of the cities the portions || of the Jaw h for - appointed the prieſts and Levites : | for Judah reioiced for the
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there were chief of the ſingers », and ſongs of praiſe and
thankſgiving unto God.
m And Heman, and Jeduthun, 1 Chron; 27: 1.\ but Aſaph only is mentioned here, as the moſt eminenr and uſeful in that work. » There were ſome overſeers, whoſe Office it was to ſee thar the ſingers were {ſit for,and diligent in their work : and therefore they took care of ic at this time.
47 And all Iſrael in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the ſingers, and the porters every day his porrion, and they || ſanQi- | That i fied holy things o unto the Levites, * and the Levites tp ;
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ſanifed them unto the children of Aaron. «
0 7,e. They ſequeſtred or ſet apart the Firſt-fruits and Tithes from their own ſhare, and devoted them to the uſe of the Levites, to whom they belonged. And ſo did the Levites by the Tithe of the Tithes. Thus they all conſcientiouſly paid their dues to God or his Aſſigns, and did not prophane theſe things which God had { ſanCtificd, nor take them to their own common uſe, as divers un- godly or covetous perſons had formerly uſed to do when they had
opportunity. * 4 » IT
Upon the reading of the Law, Separation - is made between Iſrael and the mixt multitude, 1 3. Nehemiah at his return to Jeruſalem, cau- ſeth the chambers to be cleanſed, 4 - 9. He reſtoreth and reformeth z he Offices of the Prieſts and Levites 1M the houſe of God, 10 =— - 14. and ſeeing the wielation of the Sabbat h, he contendeth with the Nobles of Judah, 15 18. He ſbutseth the gates, and ſetteth a watch at them, 19 === 72 The puniſhment of marrying with ſirange wives, 23-—28. Nehemiah's prayer, 29 31, :
N that day # | they read in the book of Moſes in Tir:
the + audience of the peopleb; and therein was SHebas
found written, * that the Ammonite and the Moabite *Deur.:;, ſhould not come into the congregation of God c for ever; 3.