Biblia the Byble, that is, the holy Scrypture of the Olde and New Testament, faithfully translated in to Englyshe.

The X. Chapter.

[ A] ANd all Israel were nombred: and be∣holde, they are wrytten in the boke of the kynges of Israel and Iuda, and now are they caried awaie vnto Babilō for their synne, euen they y^t afore dwelt in their possessions and cities, namely Israel, y^e pres∣tes, Leuites and Nethinim. But at Ierusa¦lem dwelt certayne of the children of Iuda, some of the children of Ben Iamin, some of the children of Ephraim and of Manasses. Namely of the children of Phares of the son¦ne of Iuda, was Vthai the sonne of Ammi¦hud the sonne of Amri, the sonne of Imri, the sonne of Bani. Of Soloni, Asaia y^e first sonne, and his other sonnes. Of the children of Serah, Ieguel and his brethren, sixe hun∣dreth, foure score and ten.

Of the children of Ben Iamin, Sallu y^e sonne of Mesullam, the sonne of Hodauia, y^e sonne of Hasnua. And Iebneia the sonne of Ieroham. And Ela the sonne of Vsi the son∣ne of Michri. And Mesullam the sonne of Sephatia the sonne of Reguel the sonne of Iebneia. And their brethren in their kinreds nyne hundreth and syxe and fyftye. All the∣se were heades of the fathers in the house of their fathers.

Of the prestes: Iedaia, Ioiarib, Iachim, [ B] And Asaria the sonne of Helchia, the sonne of Mesullam, the sonne of Sadoc, the son∣ne of Meraioth, the sonne of Achitob, pryn∣ce in the house of God. And Adaia the son∣ne of Ieroham, the sonne of Pashur, the son∣ne of Malchia. And Maesai the sonne of Adiel the sonne of Iachsera, the sonne of Mesullam, the sonne of Messylemeth, the sonne of Immer. And their brethren heades in the house of their fathers a thousande, seuen hundreth and thre score valeaunt men in executynge the offyce in the house of God.

Of the Leuites of the children of Mera∣ri, Semaia the sonne of Hasub, the sonne of Asrikam, the sonne of Hasabia. And Bakbakar the carpenter and Galal. And Mathania y^e sonne of Micha y^e sonne of Si¦chri, the sonne of Assaph. And Obadia the sonne of Semaia, the sonne of Galal, y^e son∣ne of Elkana, which dwelt in the vyllages of the Netophatites.

The porters were: Sallum, Acub, Tal∣mon, Ahiman, with their brethren, and Sal¦lum [ C] the chefest: for hither to had the children of Leui kepte the watch at the eastsyde of the kinges gate by armies. And Sallum the sonne of Core, the sonne of Abiassaph, the sonne of Corah, and his brethren of his fa∣thers house.

The Corahytes were in the worke of the seruyce, to kepe the thresholdes of the Ta∣bernacle: and their fathers in the hoost of the LORDE, to kepe the intraunce. Phineas the sonne of Eleasar was the prynce ouer them, because the LORDE had bene with him before. Sacharia the sonne of Mesele∣mia was keper at the dore of the Taberna∣cle of witnesse.

All these were chosen out to be kepers of the thresholdes euen two hundreth and twolue. These were nombred in their vylla∣ges. And Dauid and Samuel the Seer foū¦ded them thorow their faith, that they and their children shulde kepe the house of the LORDE, namely to kepe the watch of y^e house of the Tabernacle.

These dorekepers were appointed towar¦de the foure wyndes, towarde the East, to∣warde [ D] the West, towarde the North, towar¦de

y^e South. But their brethrē were in their vyllages, that they might come allwaye on the seuenth daye to be with them: for vnto these foure maner of chefe dorrkepers were the Leuites committed. And they had the ouersight of the chestes and treasures in y^e house of God.

In the nighte season also remayned they aboute the house of God: for their dewtye was to geue attendaunce to open euery mor¦nynge. And some of them had the ouersight of the mynistrynge vessell: for they bare the vessell out and in. And some of thē were ap∣poynted ouer the vessell, and ouer all the ho∣ly vessell, ouer the fine wheate floure, ouer y^e wyne, ouer the oile, ouer the frankencense, o∣uer the swete odoures: but some of y^e prestes children made the, incense.

Vnto Mathithia one of the Leuites the fyrst sonne of Sallum the Corahite, were y^e pannes cōmytted. And certayne of the Ka∣hathites their brethren were appointed ouer the shewbred, to prepare it euery Sabbath daye.

[ E] These are the heades of the singers amō¦ge the fathers of the Leuites chosen out o∣uer the chestes: for daye and night were they in worke withall. These are the heades of y^e fathers amonge y^e Leuites in their kinreds. These dwelt at Ierusalem.

At Gibeon dwelt Ieiel the father of Gi¦beon, his wiues name was Maecha, and his fyrst sonne Abdon, Zur, Cis, Baal, Ner, Na∣dab, Gedor, Ahaio, Sacharia, Mikloth. Mi¦kloth begat Simeam. And they dwelt also aboute their brethren at Ierusalem amonge theirs. Ner begat Cis, Cis begat Saul, Saul begat Ionathas, Malchisua, Abinadab, Es∣baal. The sonne of Ionathas was Meri∣baal. Meribaal begat Micha. The children of Micha were, Pithon, Melech and Tha∣herea. Ahas begat Iaera, Iaera begat Ale∣meth, Asmaueth and Simri. Simri begat Moza. Moza begat Binea, whose sonne was Raphaia, whose sonne was Eleasa, whose sonne was Azel. Azel had sixe sonnes, whose names were: Asrikam, Bochru, Ies∣mael, Searia, Obadia, Hanan. These are the children of Azel.

Notes

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• 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 11. b
• 2. Esd. 11. c
• 2. Esd. 11. c
• 2. Esd. 11. c
• Num. 3. ••
• Exo. 30. d
• 1. Par. 9. d