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CAP. IX.

[verse 1] Therfor al Israel was noumbrid, and the summe of hem was writun in the book of kyngis of Israel and of Juda; and thei weren translatid in to Babiloyne for her synne. [verse 2] Sotheli [And IS.] thei that dwelliden first in her citees, and in the possessiouns of Israel, and the preestis, and the dekenes, and Natyneys [Natynes A. Nathinuims, that is, a kind of peple IS.] [Natyneys; thes weren men of Gabaon, that weren con|uertid to the feith and reli|gioun of Jewes, and they weren ordeyned to bere wode and water to the place of Goddis worschiping, as it is had in ix. c^o. of Josue. Lire here. C.] , dwelliden in Jerusalem. [verse 3] Of the sones of Juda, and of the sones of Beniamyn, also of the sones of Effraym, [verse 4] and of Manasses; Othi, the sone of Amyud, sone [the sone IS.] of Semry, sone [the sone IS.] of Omroy, sone [the sone IS.] of Bonny, of the sones of Phares, the sone [sones A et plures.] [verse 5] of Juda; and of Sylom, Asia, the firste [verse 6] gendrid [goten I.] , and his sones [sone A et plures.] ; sotheli [and IS.] of [Om. IS.] the sones of Zaray, Heuel, and hise britheren; sixe hundrid fourescore and ten. [verse 7] For|sothe [And IS.] of the sones of Beniamyn; Salo, the sone of Mosollam, the sones of Odoia, the [verse 8] sones of Asana, and Jobanya, the sone of Jerobam, and Ela, the sone of Ozi, the sones of Mochozi, and Mosollam, the sone of Saphacie, sone [the sone I.] of Rahuel, sone of Je|banye, [verse 9] and the britheren of hem, bi her meynees; nyne hundrid sixe and fifti. Alle these weren princes of her kynredis by the housis of her fadris. [verse 10] Forsothe [And IS.] of the

[verse 11] preestis, Joiada, Jozarib, and Jachym; and Azarie, the sone of Helchie, sone of Mo|sollam, sone [the sone I.] of Sadoch, sone [the sone I.] of Maraioth, sone of Achitob, was bischop of the hows of the Lord. [verse 12] Forsothe [Om. IS.] Adaias, sone of Jeroam, sone [the sone I.] of Phasor, sone of Melchia, and Masaia, sone of Adihel, sone of Jezra, sone [the sone I.] of Mosollam, sone of Mosselamoth, [verse 13] sone of Emyner, also her britheren, prynces bi her meynees, weren a thousynde seuene hundrid and fourescoore, men strong|este [ful stronge I.] in bodili myȝt, to make the werk of seruyce in the hows of the Lord. [verse 14] For|sothe [And IS.] of dekenes [the dekenesse S.] , Semeya, the sone of Assub, sone [the sone IS.] of Ezricam, sone [the sone IS.] of Asebyn, [verse 15] of the sones of Merary; also Balthasar the carpenter [carpenter; that is, ouer|seere of the car|penters, for dekenes weren bisy aboute the seruyce of God, of the temple. Lire here. C.] , and Galebeth, and Ma|chama, sone [the sone I.] of Mycha, sone of Zechri, [verse 16] sone of Asaph, and Obdias, sone [the sone I.] of Semey, sone of Calaal, sone [the sone I.] of Idithum, and Ba|rachie, the sone of Asa, sone [the sone I.] of Helcana, that dwellide in the porchis of Methophati. [verse 17] Sotheli [And IS.] the porteris weren Sellum, and Achub, and Thelmon, and Achyman, and the britheren of hem; Sellum was the [verse 18] prince; til to that tyme thei kepten bi her whilis in the ȝate of the kyng at the eest, of the sones of Leuy. [verse 19] Sellum forsothe, the sone of Chore, sone [the sone I.] of Abiasaph, sone [the sone I.] of Chore, with hise britheren, and with the hows of his fadir; these ben the sones of Chore on [upon I.] the werkis of the seruyce, keperis of the porchis of the tabernacle, and the meynees of hem kepten bi whilis [whilis or tymes I.] the entryng of the castelis of the Lord. [verse 20] Forsothe [And IS.] Phynees, the sone of Eleazar, was the duyk of hem bifor the Lord. [verse 21] Sotheli [And IS.] Zacarie, the sone of Mosollam, was porter of the ȝate of the tabernacle of witnessyng. [verse 22] Alle these chosun in to porteris bi ȝatis weren twei hundrid and twelue, and weren [thei weren IS.] discryued [discryued or presentid IS.] in her owne townes, which [the which I.] dekenes [dekenys or mynestris S.] Dauid and Samuel, the prophete, ordeyneden in her [verse 23] feith, both hem and the sones of hem in

the doris of the hows of the Lord, and in the tabernacle of witnessyng, bi her whiles. [verse 24] Porteris weren bi foure coostis, that is, at the eest, and [Om. S.] at the west, and [Om. S.] at the north, and at the south. [verse 25] Forsothe [And IS.] her britheren dwelliden in townes, and camen in her sabatis fro tyme til to tyme. [verse 26] Al the noumbre of porteris was bitakun to these foure dekenes, and thei kepten the chaumbris, and the tresours of the hows of the Lord. [verse 27] Also thei dwelliden in her kepyngis bi the cumpas of the temple of the Lord, that whanne tyme were, thei schulden opene the ȝatis eerli. [verse 28] Men of her kyn weren also on the vessels of ser|uyce; for the vessels weren borun in at noumbre [the noumbre I.] , and weren borun out of hem. [verse 29] And thei that hadden the vesselis of seyn|tuarie [the seyntwarie S.] bitakun to her [Om. A.] kepyng, weren souereyns on [upon I. of S.] flour, and wyn, and oile, and encense, and [Om. S.] swete smellinge spyce|ries. [verse 30] Sotheli [And IS.] the sones of preestis maden oynementis of swete smellynge spiceries. [verse 31] And Mathatias dekene, the firste gendrid [goten I.] sone of Sellum of the kynrede of Chore, was the souereyn of alle thingis that weren fried in the friyng panne. [verse 32] Sotheli [And IS.] men [Om. I.] of the sones of Caath, the britheren of hem, weren on the looues of settyng forth, that thei schulden make redi euere newe looues bi ech sabat. [verse 33] These ben the princis of chauntouris [syngers I.] bi the meynees of Leuytis, that dwelliden in chaumbris, so [for I.] that thei schulden serue contynueli dai and nyȝt in her seruyce. [verse 34] The heedis of Leuitis bi her meynees, the princes, dwell|iden in Jerusalem. [verse 35] Forsothe [And IS.] there dwell|iden in Gabaon; Jaiel, the fadir of Gabaon, [verse 36] and the name of his wijf Maacha; Abdon, his firste gendrid [goten I.] sone, and Sur, and Cys, [verse 37] and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab, and Gedor, and Ahaio, and Zacharie, and Macelloth; [verse 38] forsothe [and IS.] Macelloth gendride [gaat I.] Semmaa; these dwelliden euene aȝens her britheren

in Jerusalem, with her britheren. [verse 39] Sotheli [And IS.] Ner gendride [gaat I.] Cys, and Cys gendride [gaat I.] Saul, and Saul gendride [gaat I.] Jonathan, and Melchisue, and Abynadab, and Hisbaal. Forsothe [And I.] the sone of Jonathan was Myri|baal, [verse 40] and Myribaal gendride [gaat I.] Mycha. [verse 41] Sotheli [And S.] the sones of Micha weren Phiton, and Malech, and Thara; forsothe [and IS.] Aaz [verse 42] gendride [gaat I.] Jara, and Jara gendride [gaat I.] Ala|math, and Azmoth, and Zamri; and Zamri gendride [gaat I.] Moosa, sotheli [and IS.] Moosa [verse 43] gendride [gaat I.] Baana, whose sone Raphaia gendride [gaat I.] Eli|sa, of whom Esel was gendrid [goten I.] . [verse 44] Forsothe [And S.] Esel hadde sixe sones bi these names, Ezricam, Bochru, Hismael, Saria, Obdia, Anan; these weren the sones of Hesel.