The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments, with the Apocryphal books,

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The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments, with the Apocryphal books,
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"The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments, with the Apocryphal books,." In the digital collection Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/AFZ9170.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 17, 2025.

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CAP. XI.

[verse 1] Forsothe the princis of the puple dwelten in Jerusalem; the most. wrshipe|ful men with oute lot in the middel of the puple dwelten; the tother forsothe pu|ple leide lot, that it take o part of ten [the ten AFH.] , that weren to dwellen in Jerusalem, in the holi cite; the tenthe part of the pu|ple is rerid, that it dwelle in Jerusalem, for the cite was voide; nyne forsothe partis in cites. [verse 2] Forsothe the puple bless|ide to alle men, that hadden offrid hem|self wilfulli, that thei dwelle in Jerusa|lem. [verse 3] And so these ben the princis of the prouince, that dwelten in Jerusalem, and in the cites of Juda; forsothe eche dwelte in his possessioun, in ther cites, Irael, prestis, Leuitis, sodeknis, and the sonus of the [Om. A.] thrallis of Salomon. [verse 4] And in Je|rusalem dwelten of the sonus of Juda, and of the sonus of Beniamyn; of the sonus of Juda, Athaias, `the sone [of the sones A.] of Azian, the sonus of Zacharie, the sonus of Amarie, the sonus of Safaie, the sonus of [verse 5] Malalele; of the sonus of Fares, Amasia, the sone of Baruch, the sone of Cholosai, the sone of Asia, the sone of Adaia, the sone of Josarib, the sone of Zacharie, the [verse 6] sone of Salonites; alle the sonus of Fares, that dwelten in Jerusalem, foure hundrid sixti and eiȝte, stronge men. [verse 7] These ben forsothe the sonus of Beniamyn; Sellum, the sone of Mosollam, the sone of Joadi, the sone of Sadaia, the sone of Cholaia, the sone of Maisia, the sone of Ethel, the [verse 8] sone of Saia; and aftir hym Gabai, Sel|lai, nyne hundrid and eiȝte and twenti; and Joel, the sone of Secry, the prouost of hem, and Judas, the sone of Sennua, vpon the cite the secunde. [verse 10] And of the prestis; Idaia, the sone of Joarib, Jachim,

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[verse 11] Saraia, the sone of Elchie, the sone of Mosollam, the sone of Sadoch, the sone of Meraioth, the sone of Achitob, princis of [verse 12] the hous of God, and the brethern of hem, doende the [Om. ACFH.] werkis of the temple; eiȝte hundrid and two and twenti. And Adaia, the sone of Jeroam, the sone of Feler, the sone of Ampsi, the sone of Zacharie, the sone of Fessur, the sone of Melchie, [verse 13] and the brethern of hem, princis of fa|dris; two hundrid and two and fourty. And Amazie, the sone of Azriel, the sone of Azi, the sone of Mosollamoth, the sone [verse 14] of Seminer, and the brether of hem, ful miȝti, an hundrid and eiȝte and twenti; and the prouost of hem, Zebdiel, the sone of miȝti men. [verse 15] And of the Leuitus; Zeche|nia, the sone of Azab, the sone of Azarie, [verse 16] the sone of Azabie, the sone of Boni, and of Sabathai, and Josabel; and vp on alle the werkis that weren with oute forth in the hous of God, fro [for A.] the princis of Leuitus. [verse 17] And Mathania, the sone of Mi|cha, the sone of Sebdai, the sone of Asaf, prince, to preisen, and to knoulechen in orisoun; and Bethechias the secunde of his brethern, and Abdia, the sone of Sammia, the sone of Galai, the sone of Iditum. [verse 18] Alle the Leuitus in the holi cite, two hundrid foure score and foure. [verse 19] And the porteris; Accub, Thelmon, and the brethern of hem, that kepten the doris; an hundrid seuenti [and seuenti A.] and two. [verse 20] And the tothere of Irael, prestis, and Leuitus, in alle the cites of Juda, eche in his possessioun. [verse 21] And the sodeknis, that [that that C.] dwelten in Ofel, and Ciacha, and Gaffa, of the sodekins. [verse 22] And bisshopis of Leuitus in Jerusalem; Aazi, the sone of Bani, the sone of Azabie, the sone of Mathanie, the sone of Miche. Of the sonus of Asaf, singeres in the seruise of the hous of God. [verse 23] Forsothe the heste of the king was vpon

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hem, and ordre in the singeris bi alle [verse 24] daȝis; and Afataia, the sone of Mosese|hel, of the sonus of Zara, sone of Juda, in the hond of the king, aftir al [Om. C.] the woord [verse 25] of the puple; and in the housis bi alle the [Om. C.] regiouns of hem. Of the sonis of Juda dwelten in Cariatharbe, and in the doȝtris of it, and in Dibon, and in the doȝtris of it, and in Capceel, and in the litle tounus [verse 26] of it; and in Jesue, and in Molada, and [verse 27] in Bethfeleth, and in Asersual, and in [verse 28] Bersabe, and in the doȝtris of it; and in Sichelech, and in Mochone, and in the [verse 29] doȝtris of it; and in Remon, and in Sara, [verse 30] and in Jerimuth, Sonocha, Odollam, and in the litle tounus of hem; in Lachis, in the regiouns of it; Azecha, and in the doȝtris of it; and thei dwelten in Ber|sabe vn to the valei of Ennon. [verse 31] The sonus forsothe of Beniamyn; Areba, Mechinas, and Aia, and Bethel, and in the doȝtris [verse 32] of it; [verse 33] Anatot, Nob, Anania, Nazor, Rama, [verse 34] Jetheem, Adid, Zoboim, Nebollaloth, [verse 35] and Onam, in the valei of craftis men. [verse 36] And of Leuitus, the porceouns of Jude and of Beniamyn.

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