so moch as the enheritaunce of the children of Iuda was to greate for them therfore inhereted the children of Simeon amonge their enheritaunce The thirde lot fell vpon the childreÌ„ of Zabulon after their kynreds And the border of their enheritauÌ„ce was vnto Sarid goeth vp westwarde to Mareala bordreth vpon Dabaseth and reacheth vnto the ryuer that floweth ouer agaynst Iakneam turneth from Sarid eastwarde vnto the border of Cisloth Thabor and coÌ„meth out vnto Dabrath and reacheth vp to Iapia and from theÌ„ce goeth it westwarde thorow Githa Hepher and Itha Kazim and commeth out towarde Rimon Hamthoar Hanea fetcheth a compasse aboute from the north vnto Nathon the goynge out of it is in y e valley Iephtha El Katath Nahalal Simron Iedeala Bethlehem These are twolue cities and their vyllages This is the enheritauÌ„ce of the childreÌ„ of Zabulon in their kynreds these are their cities and vyllages The fourth lot fell vpoÌ„ the childreÌ„ of Isachar after their kynreds their border was Iesraela Chessulloth Sunem Hapharaim Sion Anaharath Raabith Kision Abez Kemeth En GaÌ„nim Enhada Beth Pazez bordreth vpon Thabor Sahazima Beth Semes and y e outgoinge of it was at Iordane These are sixtene cities and their vyllages This is the enheritaunce of the trybe of the children of Isachar in their kynreds cities and vyllages The fifth lot fell vpon the trybe of the children of Asser after their kynreds And their border was Helkath Hali Beten Achsaph Alamelech Amead Miseal and borderth on Carmel vnto the see and on Sihor and Libnath and turneth towarde the east vnto Beth Dagon and bordreth on Zabulon and on the valley of Iephtael and towarde the north syde of Beth Emek and Negiel commeth out vnto Cabul on the lefte syde of Ebron Rehob Hamon and Cana vnto greate Sidon And turneth towarde Rama vnto the stronge cite of Zor and turneth towarde Hossa and goeth out vnto the see after y e 〈◊〉 towarde Achsib Vma Aphek Rehob These are two and twentye cities and their vyllages This is the enheritaunce of the trybe of the children of Asser in their kinreds cities and vyllages The syxte lot fell vpon the children of Nephtali in their kynreds And their border was froÌ„ Heleph Elon thorow Zaanaim Adai Nekeb Iabne El vnto Lakum and goeth out vnto Iordane and turneth westwarde to Asnoth Thabor and coÌ„meth ouâ— from thence vnto Hukok and bordreth on Zabulon towarde the south and on Asser towarde the west and on Iuda by Iordane towarde the east and hath stronge cities Zidimzer Hamath Rakath Chinnaret Adama Rama Hazor Kedes Edrei En Hazor Iereon Migdal ElhareÌ„ Beth Anath Beth Same 's These are nyentene cities and their vyllages This is the enheritaunce of y e trybe of the children of Nephtali in their kynreds cities and vyllages The seuenth lot fell vpon the trybe of the children of Dan after their kynreds And the border of their enheritaunce was Zarea Esthaol Irsames Saalabin Aialon Iethla Elon Thimnata Ekron Eltheke GibethoÌ„ Baalath Iehud Bâ—erbarak Gat Rimon Me Iarkon Rakon with the border by Iapho and on the same goeth the border of the children of Dan out And the children of DaÌ„ wente vp and foughte agaynst Lesem and wanne it and smote it with the edge of the swerde and toke it in possession dwelt therin and called it Dan after y e name of their father This is the enheritaunce of the trybe of the children of Dan in their kynreds cities and vyllages And whaÌ„ y e loÌ„de was all parted out with the borders therof the children of Israel gaue Iosua the sonne of Nun an enheritaunce amonge them and acordynge to the commaundement of the LORDE they gaue him y e cite that he requyred namely Thimnath Serah vpon mouÌ„t Ephraim there buylded he the cite and dwelt therin These are the enheritaunces which Eleasar the prest and Iosua y e sonne of Nun and the chefest of the fathers amonge y e tribes deuided out by lot vnto the childreÌ„ of Israel at Silo before the LORDE euen before the dore of the Tabernacle of wytnes and so they ended the deuydinge out of the londe The XX. Chapter ANd the LORDE spake vnto Iosua and sayde Speake to the children of Israel Geue amonge you fre cities wherof I spake vnto you by Moses that a deedsleyer which sleyeth a soule vnawarres and vnwittingly maye flye thither y t they maye be fre amoÌ„ge you from the avenger of bloude And he that flyeth to one of those cities shal stonde without before the porte of the cite and shewe his cause before the Elders of the cite then shall they take him to them in to the cite and geue him place to dwell with them And yf the auenger of bloude folowe vpon him they shall not delyuer the deedslayer in to his handes for so moch as he hath slayne his neghboure vnawarres and was not his enemye afore but he shall dwell in y e cite tyll he stonde before the congregacion in iudgment vntyll the hye prest dye which shall be at that tyme. Then shall the deedsleyer returne and go vnto his awne cite and vnto his house to the cite from whence he was fled Then appoynted they Kedes in Galile vpon mount Nepthali and Sechem vpon mount Ephraim and Kiriatharba that is Hebron vpon mouÌ„t Iuda And beyoÌ„de Iordane on the east syde of Iericho they gaue Beser in the wildernes vpon the playne out of the trybe of Ruben and Ramoth in Gilead out of the trybe of Gad and Golan in Basan out of the trybe of Manasse These were the cities appoynted for all y e children of Israel and for the straungers which dwelt amonge them that whosoeuer had slayne a soule vnawarres might flye thither that he shulde not be put to death by the auenger of bloude tyll he had stonde before the congregacion The XXI Chapters THen the chefe fathers amonge the Leuites came forth vnto Eleasar the prest and to Iosua the sonne of Nun and to y e awncient fathers amoÌ„ge the trybes of the children of Israel and spake vnto them at Silo in the londe of Canaan and sayde The LORDE commaunded by Moses that we shulde haue cities geuen vs to dwell in and the suburbes of the same for oure catell Then the children of Israel gaue of their enheritaunce these cities and the suburbes therof vnto the Leuites acordynge to the commaundement of the LORDE And the lot fell vpon the kynred of the Kahathites and the children of Aaron the prest amonge the Leuites had by the lott thyrtene cities of the trybe of Iuda of the trybe of Simeon and of the trybe of Ben Iamin The other childreÌ„ of Kahath of the same kynred had by the lot ten cities of the trybe of Ephraim of the trybe of Dan and of the halfe trybe of Manasse But the children of Gerson of the same kynred had by the lot thyrtene cities of the trybe of Isachar of the trybe of Asser of
y e trybe of Nepthali and of the halfe trybe of Manasse at Basan The children of Merari of their kynred had twolue cities of the trybe of Ruben of the trybe of Gad and of the trybe of Zabulon So the children of Israel gaue these cities and their suburbes vnto the Leuites by lott as the LORDE commaunded by Moses Of the trybe of the children of Iuda and of the trybe of the children of Simeon they gaue these cities which they named by name vnto the children of Aaron of the kynred of the Kahathites amonge the children of Leui for the first lot was theyrs So they gaue them Kiriatharba which was the fathers of Enak that is Hebren vpon the mount Iuda and the suburbes therof rounde aboute But the felde of the cite and the vyllages therof gaue they vnto Caleb the sonne of Iephune for his possession Thus gaue they vnto the children of Aaron the prest the fre cite of the deed sleyers Hebron and the suburbes therof Libna and the suburbes therof Iathir and the suburbes therof Esthuma and the suburbes therof Holon and the suburbes therof Debir and the suburbes therof Ain and the suburbes therof Iuta and the suburbes therof Beth Semes and the suburbes therof euen nyne cities of these two trybes But of the trybe of Ben Iamin they gaue foure cities Gibeon and y e suburbes therof Gaba and the suburbes therof Anathot and the suburbes therof Almon and the suburbes therof so that all the cities of the children of Aaron the prest were thirtene with their suburbes The kynreds of the other children of Kahath the Leuites had by their lott foure cities of the trybe of Ephraim and they gaue thē the fre cite of the deedsleiers Sechē and the suburbes therof vpon mount Ephraim Gaser and the suburbes therof Kibzaim and the suburbes therof Bethron and the suburbes therof Of the trybe of Dan foure cities Eltheke and y e suburbes therof Gibthon and the suburbes therof Aialon and the suburbes therof Gath Rimon and the suburbes therof Of the halfe trybe of Manasses two cities Thaenach and the suburbes therof Gath Rimon and the suburbes therof so that all the cities of the other children of y e kynred of Kahath were ten with their suburbes But vnto the children of Gerson amonge the kynreds of the Leuites were geuen Of the halfe trybe of Manasse two cities the fre cite for the deedslayer Gola in Basan and the suburbes therof Beasthra and the suburbes therof Of the trybe of Isachar foure cities Kision and the suburbes therof Dabrach and the suburbes therof Iarmuth and the suburbes therof Engannim and the suburbes therof Of the trybe of Asser foure cities Miseal Abdon Helkath and Rehob with the suburbes therof Of the trybe of Nephtali thre cities the fre cite Kedes for the deedsleyer in Galile Hamoth Dor and Karthan with the suburbes therof so that all the cities of the kynred of the Gersonites were thirtene w t their suburbes Vnto the kynreds of Merari the other Leuites were geuen Of the trybe of Zabulon foure cities Iakneam Kartha Dimna and Nahalal w t y e suburbes therof Of the trybe of Ruben foure cities Bezer Iahza Kedemoth and Mephaat with their suburbes Of the trybe of Gad foure cities the fre cite for the deedsleyer Ramoth in Gilead Mahanaim Heszbon and Iaeser with their suburbes so that all the cities of the children of Merari amonge their kynreds of y e other Leuites were twolue Thus all the cities of the Leuites amonge y e possession of the children of Israel were eight and fortye with their suburbes And these cities were so dealte out that euery one had their suburbes rounde aboute the one as the other Thus the LORDE gaue the children of Israel all the londe which he had sworne vnto their fathers to geue they toke possession of it and dwelt therin And the LORDE gaue thē rest before all those y t were aboute them like as he sware vnto their fathers none of their enemies stode agaynst thē but all their enmies delyuered he in to their hande And their myssed nothinge of all the good that the LORDE had promysed vnto the house of Israel it came euery whyt The XXII Chapter THen Iosua called y e Rubenites and Gaddites and y e halfe trybe of Manasse and sayde vnto them Ye haue kepte all that Moses the seruaunt of the LORDE commaunded you and haue herkened vnto my voyce in all y t I haue commaūded you Ye haue not forsaken youre brethrē a longe season vnto this daye and haue wayted vpon the commaundement of the LORDE youre God For so moch now as the LORDE youre God hath broughte youre brethrē to rest as he promysed them turne you now and go youre waye to youre tentes in to the londe of youre possession which Moses the seruaunt of the LORDE gaue you beyōde Iordane But take diligent hede now that ye do acordinge to the commaundement and lawe which Moses the seruaunt of the LORDE hath commaunded That ye loue the LORDE youre God and walke in all his wayes and kepe his commaundementes and cleue vnto him and serue him with all youre hert and with all youre soule So Iosua blessed them and let them go And they wente vnto their tentes Vnto the halfe trybe of Manasse had Moses geuen possession at Basan vnto the other halfe gaue Iosua amonge their brethren on this syde Iordane westwarde And whan he let them go to their tentes and blessed them he sayde vnto them Ye come home agayne with greate good vnto youre tētes with exceadynge moch catell syluer golde brasse yron and rayment distribute therfore the spoyle of youre enemyes amonge youre brethren So the Rubenites Gaddites and the halfe trybe of Manasse returned and wente from the children of Israel out of Silo which lyeth in the londe of Canaan to go in to the countre of Gilead to the londe of their possession that they mighte possesse it acordynge to the commaundement of the LORDE by Moses And whan they came vnto the heapes by Iordane which lye in the londe of Canaan the same Rubenites Gaddites and the halfe trybe of Manasses buylded there besyde Iordane a fayre greate altare But whan the children of Israel herde saye Beholde the children of Ruben the children of Gad and the halfe trybe of Manasse haue buylded an altare ouer agaynst the londe of Canaan vpon the heapes by Iordane on this syde the children of Israel they gathered them selues together with the whole congregacion at Silo to go vp agaynst thē with an armye And in the meane season they sent to them in to the londe of Gilead Phineas the sonne of Eleasar the prest and with him ten chefe prynces amonge the houses of their fathers out of euery tribe in Israel one And they came to the children of Ruben to the children of Gad and to the halfe trybe of Manasse in the londe of Gilead and sayde Thus sayeth the whole congregacion
sonne of Maeseia the sonne of Malchija the sonne of Athin y e sonne of Serah the sonne of Adaia the sonne of Ethan the sonne of Sima the sonne of Simei the sonne of Iahath the sonne of Gerson the sonne of Leui. Their brethren the childrē of Merari stode on the lefte hande namely Ethan the sonne of Kusi the sonne of Abdi the sonne of Malluch the sonne of Hasabia the sonne of Amazia the sonne of Helchia y e sonne of Amzi the sonne of Bani the sonne of Samer the sonne of Maheli the sonne of Musi the sonne of Merari the sonne of Leui. As for their brethrē the Leuites they were geuen to all the offices in the habitacion of the house of the LORDE but the office of Aaron and his sonnes was to kyndle the fyre vpon the altare of burnt offerynges and vpon the altare of incense and to all the busynes in the most holy and to make attonement for the people acordinge as Moses y e seruaunt of God commaunded These are the children of Aaron Eleasar his sonne whose sonne was Phineas whose sonne was Abisua whose sonne was Buki whose sonne was Vsi whose sonne was Serahia whose sonne was Meraioth whose sonne was Amaria whose sonne was Achitob whose sonne was Sadoc whose sonne was Ahimaas And this is their habitacion and rowme in their borders namely of Aarons children of the kynred of y e Kahathites for this lot fell vnto them And they gaue thē Hebron in the londe of Iuda the suburbes of the same rounde aboute But the felde of y e cite the vyllages therof gaue they vnto Caleb the sonne of Iephune Thus gaue they vnto the children of Aaron these fre cities Hebron Libna with their suburbes Iather Esthemoa Hilen Debir Asan and Bethsemes with their suburbes And out of the trybe of Ben Iamin Geba Alemeth and Anathot w t their suburbes so y t all the cities in their kinred were thirtene The other childrē of Kahath of their kynred had out of y e halfe trybe of Manasses ten cities by lot The children of Gerson of their kynred had out of y e trybe of Isachar out of the trybe of Asser out of the trybe of Nephtali out of the trybe of Manasses in Basan thirtene cities The childrē of Merari of their kynred had by lot out of the trybe of Ruben out of the trybe of Gad and out of the trybe of Zabulon twolue cities And vnto y e Leuites gaue the childrē of Israel cities with their suburbes namely by lot out the trybe of the children of Iuda out of the trybe of the childrē of Simeon out of the trybe of the children of Ben Iamin euen those cities which they appoynted by name But the kynreds of the children of Kahath had the cities of their borders out of the trybe of Ephraim So gaue they now vnto thē namely vnto the kynred of the children of Kahath y e fre cities Sichem vpon mount Ephraim Geser Iakmeam Bethoron Aialon and Gath Rimon with their suburbes And out of y e halfe trybe of Manasses Aner and Bileam with their suburbes But vnto the children of Gerson they gaue out of the kynred of the halfe trybe of Manasses Golā in Basan and Astharoth with their suburbes Out of the trybe of Isachar Kedes Dabrath Ramoth and Anem with their suburbes Out of the trybe of Asser Masal Abdō Hikoh and Sehob with their suburbes Out of the trybe of Nephtali Kedes in Galile Hāmon and Kiriathaim with their suburbes Vnto the other children of Merari gaue they out of the trybe of Zabulon Rimano and Thabor with their suburbes And beyōde Iordane ouer agaynst Iericho eastwarde besyde Iordane out of the trybe of Ruben Bezer in the wildernes Iahza Kedemoth and Mepaath with their suburbes Out of the trybe of Gad Ramoth in Gilead Mahanaim Heszbon and Iaeser with their suburbes The VIII Chapter THe children of Isachar were Thola Pua Iasub and Simrom these foure The children of Thola were Vsi Rephaia Ieriel Iahemai and Iebsam and Samuel heades in the house of their fathers of Thola mightie men in their kynred in nombre in the tyme of Dauid two and twentye thousande and sixe hundreth The children of Vsi were Iesrahia The children of Iesrahia were Michael and Obedia Ioel and Iesia all these fyue were heades And with them amonge their kynred in the house of their fathers there were ready harnessed men of warre to the battayll sixe and thirtie thousande for they had many wiues and children And the mightie men of their brethren in all the kynreds of Isachar were seuē and foure score thousande and were all nombred The children of Ben Iamin were Bela Becher and Iedieel these thre The children of Bela were Ezbon Vsi Vsiel Ieremoth Iri these fyue heades in y e house of their fathers mightie men and were nombred two twentie thousande and foure and thyrtie The childrē of Becher were Semira Ioas Elieser Elioenai Amri Ieremoth Abia Anathot Alameh all these were the children of Becher and were rekened in their kinreds after the heades in the house of their fathers valeaunt men twentie thousande and two hundreth The children of Iedieel were Bilhan The childrē of Bilhan were Ieus Ben Iamin Ehud Cnaena Sethan Tharsis and Ahisahar all these were the children of Iedieel heades of the fathers valeaunt men euen seuentene thousande which wente forth to the warre for to fighte And Supim and Hupim were the childrē of Ir. But Husim were the children of Aher The children of Nephtali were Iahziel Guni Iezer and Sallum the children of Bilha The children of Manasses are these Esriel whom his concubyne Aramiel dyd beare But first begat he Machir the father of Gilead And Machir gaue wyues vnto Hupim Supim their sisters name was Maecha His secōde sonnes name was Zelaphehad And Zelaphehad had doughters And Maecha y e wife of Machir bare a sonne whose name was Phares his brothers name was Sares and his sonnes were Vlam and Rakem Vlams sonne was Bedam These are the children of Gilead y e sonne of Machir the sonne of Manasses And his sister Molecheth bare Ishud Abieser and Mahela And Semida had these children Ahean Sichem Likhi and Aniam The children of Ephraim were these Suthelah whose sonne was Bered whose sonne was Thahath whose sonne was Eleada whose sonne was Thahath whose sonne was Sabad whose sonne was Suthelah whose sonne was Eser and Elead And the men of Gath that dwelt in the londe slewe them because they were gone downe to take their catell And their father Ephraim mourned for them a longe season and his brethren came to comforte him And he wente in to his wife which conceaued and bare a sonne whom he called Bria because of the aduersite that was in his house His doughter was Seera which builded the lower and vpper Bethoron Vsen Serea Whose sonne was Rephad Reseph whose sonne was Thelah whose
and haue made you prestes of youre awne euen as the people of the londes Who so euer commeth to fyll his hande with a yonge bullocke and seuen rammes shal be preste vnto them that are not goddes But with vs is y e LORDE oure God whoÌ„ we forsake not and the prestes that minister vnto the LORDE the children of Aaron and the Leuites in their busines and euery mornynge and euery euenynge kyndle they the burnt offerynges vnto the LORDE and the swete incense and prepare the shewbred vpoÌ„ the pure table and the golden candilsticke with his lampes to be kyndled euery euenynge for we wayte vpoÌ„ the LORDE oure God As for you ye haue forsaken him Beholde God is the captayne of oure hoost and with vs are his prestes and the blowynge trompettes to trompe agaynst you Ye children of Israel fight not agaynst the LORDE God of yo r fathers for ye shal not prospere Neuertheles Ieroboam made a preuy watch on euery syde to come vpon them behynde so that they were before Iuda and y e preuy watch behynde Now whaÌ„ Iuda turned them beholde there was battayll before theÌ„ behynde Then cryed they vnto y e LORDE the prestes tromped with the trompettes whaÌ„ euery man in Iuda gaue a shoute God plaged Ieroboam and Israel before Abia and Iuda And the children of Israel fled before Iuda and God gaue them in to their handes so that Abia his people dyd a greate slaughter vpon them and there fell wounded of Israel fyue hundreth thousande chosen men Thus were the children of Israel subdued at that tyme but the children of Iuda were comforted for they put their trust in y e LORDE God of their fathers And Abia folowed vpon Ieroboam and wanne cities froÌ„ him Bethel with the vyllages therof Iesana w t hir vyllages and Ephron with the villages therof so that Ieroboam came nomore to strength as longe as Abia lyued And the LORDE smote him that he dyed Now whan Abia was strengthed he toke fourtene wyues and begat two and twentye sonnes and sixtene daughters What more there is to saye of Abia and of his wayes and his doynges it is wrytten in the storye of the prophet Iddo And Abia fell on slepe with his fathers and they buryed him in 〈◊〉 cite of Dauid and Asa his sonne was 〈◊〉 in his steade In his tyme was the londe 〈◊〉 rest ten yeares The XIIII Chapter ANd Asa dyd that which was goodâ— right in the sighte of the LORDE his God and put awaye the straunge â—â—tares and the hye places and brake the pâ—lers and hewed downe the groues and sayde vnto Iuda that they shulde seke the LORDE God of their fathers and to do after y e lawe and commaundementes And the hye places and ymages put he awaye out of 〈◊〉 the cities of Iuda and the kyngdome haâ— rest before him And he builded stroÌ„ge cities in Iuda whyle the londe was in quietnes whyle there was no warre agaynst him 〈◊〉 the same yeares for y e LORDE gaue him rest And he sayde vnto Iuda Let vs buylde vp these cities and fense them rounde aboâ—te with walles and towres with portes and barres while the londe is yet with vs for we haue soughte tâ—e LORDE oure God and he hath geuen vs rest on euery syde So they buylded and it wente prosperously with theÌ„ â–ª And Asa had an hoost of meÌ„ which bare sâ—â—des speares out of Iuda thre C. thousande and out of Ben Iamin two huÌ„dreth and foâ—re score thousande that bare shyldes coulde shute w t bowes and all these were mightie stronge men But Serah the Moryan came out against theÌ„ w t an hoost of a thousande times a thousande and with thre hundreth charettes and came vnto Maresa And Asa wente forth agaynst him And they prepared them selues to the battayll in the valley Zephatâ— beside Maresa And Asa called vpon y e LORDE his God and sayde LORDE it is no differeÌ„ce w t y e to helpe by fewe or by many Helpe vs O LORDE oure God for oure trust is in the in thy name are we come forth against this multitude LORDE oure God let no man preuayle agaynst the. And the LORDE smote the MoriaÌ„s before Asa and before Iuda so that they fled And Asa with y e people that was by him folowed vpon them vnto Gerar. And the MoriaÌ„s fell so that none of them remained alyue but were smytten before the LORDE and before his hoost And they caried exceadinge moch spoyle from thence And he smote all the cyties aboute Gerar for a fearfulnesse of the LORDE came vpon them And they spoyled all the cities for there was moch spoyle in them They smote the tentes of the catell also and toke many shepe and Camels and came agayne to Ierusalem The XV. Chapter ANd the sprete of God came vpoÌ„ Asarias the sonne of Obed which wente forth to Asa and sayde vnto him Heare me Asa and all Iuda Ben Iamin The LORDE is with you whyle ye are with him and yf ye seke him he wylbe founde of you But yf ye forsake him he shal forsake you also Neuertheles there shal be many dayes in Israel that there shal be no true God no prest to teach no lawe And whan they turne in their trouble vnto the LORDE God of Israel and seke him he shal be founde At that tyme shall it not be well with him that goeth out and in for there shal be greate vproures vpon all them y t dwell on the earth For one people shall all to smyte another one cite another for God shal vexe them w t all maner of trouble But be ye stronge and let not youre handes be feble for youre worke hath his rewarde Whan Asa herde these wordes and the prophecieÌ„ge of Asarias the sonne of Obed the prophet he toke a corage vnto him and put awaye the abhominacions out of all y e londe of Iuda and Ben Iamin and out of the cities that he had wonne vpon mount Ephraim and renued the LORDES altare which stode before the porche of the LORDE And all Iuda and Ben Iamin gathered them selues together and the straungers with them out of Ephraim Manasses and Simeon for there fell many vnto him out of Israel whan they sawe that the LORDE his God was with him And they resorted vnto Ierusalem in the thirde moneth of the fyftenth yeare of the reigne of Asa and the same daye offred they vnto the LORDE of the spoyle that they had broughte seuen huÌ„dreth oxen and seuen thousande shepe And they entred in to y e couenaunt that they wolde seke the LORDE God of their fathers with all their hert and with all their soule And who so euer wolde not seke y e LORDE God of Israel shulde dye both small greate both man and woman and they sware vnto the LORDE with loude voyce with shoutinge with trompettes and with shawmes And all Iuda were glad ouer the ooth for
bullockes and ten thousande shepe And many of the prestes sanctified them selues And the whole congregacion of Iuda reioysed the prestes and Leuites and all the congregacion that came out of Israel and the straungers that were come out of the londe of Israel and they that dwelt in Iuda and greate ioye was there at Ierusalem for sence the tyme of Salomon the sonne of Dauid the kynge of Israel was there no soch ioye at IerusaleÌ„ And the prestes and Leuites stode vp and blessed the people and their voyce was herde and their prayer came in to his holy habitacion in heauen The XXXI Chapter ANd whan all this was fynished all the Israelites that were founde in y e cities of Iuda wente out and brake the pilers and hewed downe the groues and brake downe the hye places and altares out of all Iuda Ben Iamin Ephraim and Manasses tyll they had destroyed theÌ„ And all the children of Israel wente agayne euery one to his possession vnto their cities But Ezechias set the prestes and Leuites in their ordinaunces euery one after his office both the prestes and Leuites for the burntsacrifices and thank offerynges to mynister to geue thankes and prayse in the gates of the hoost of the LORDE And the kynge gaue his porcion of his substauÌ„ce for the burnt offerynges in the mornynge and euenynge and for the burnt offerynges of the Sabbath and of the newmone and of the feastes as it is wrytten in the lawe of the LORDE And he spake vnto y e people which dwelt at Ierusalem that they shulde geue porcioÌ„s vnto the prestes and Leuites y t they mighte the more stedfastly endure in the lawe of the LORDE And whaÌ„ y e worde came forth the childreÌ„ of Israel gaue many fyrst frutes of corne wyne oyle hony and allmaner increace of the felde and broughte in moch of all maner tithes And the children of Israel and Iuda which dwelt in the cities of Iuda broughte the tithes also of oxen and shepe and the tithes of soch thinges as were sanctifyed which they had halowed vnto the LORDE their God and made here an heape and there an heape In the thirde moneth begaÌ„ne they to laye vpon heapes and in the seuenth moneth dyd they fynishe it And whaÌ„ Ezechias with the rulers wente in and sawe the heapes they praysed the LORDE and his people of Israel And Ezechiâ—s axed the prestes and Leuites concernynge the heapes And Asaria the prest the chefe in the house of Sadoc sayde vnto him Sence the tyme that they beganne to brynge the Heue offerynges in to y e house of the LORDE we haue eaten and are satisfied and yet is there lefte ouer for the LORDE hath blessed his people therfore is this heape lefte ouer Then commaunded the kynge that they shulde prepare chestes in the house of the LORDE And they prepared them â–ª and put in the Heue offerynges and tithes and that which was halowed faithfully And the ouersighte of the same had Chanania the Leuite and Simei his brother the seconde and Iehiel Asasia Naglath Asahel Ierimoth Iosabad Eliel Iesmachia Mahath and Benaia ordeyned of the hande off Chanania and Simei his brother acordinge to the commaundement of kynge Ezechias But Asaria was prynce in the house of God And Core y e sonne of Iemna the Leuite the power of the Eastgate was ouer the frewyllinge giftes of God which were geuen for Heue offerynges vnto the LORDE and ouer the Most holy And vnder his hande were Eden Miniamin Iesua Semaia Amaria and Sachania in the cities of the prestes vpon credence that they shulde geue vnto their brethreÌ„ acordinge to their courses to the leest as to the greatest And vnto them that were counted for men childreÌ„ from thre yeare olde and aboue amonge all theÌ„ that weÌ„te in to the house of the LORDE euery one vpoÌ„ his daye to their office in their attendaunces after their courses And they that were rekened for prestes in the house of their fathers and the Leuites from twentye yeare and aboue in their attendaunces after their courses And they that were rekened amonge their children wyues sonnes and doughters amoÌ„ge the whole congregacion for that which was halowed sanctifyed they vpon credence There were men also named by name amonge Aarons children the prestes vpon the feldes of the suburbes in all y e cities that they shulde geue porcions vnto all the men children amoÌ„ge the prestes and to all them that were nombred amonge the Leuites Thus dyd Ezechias in all Iuda and dyd that which was good righte and true in the sighte of the LORDE his God And in all the busynes that he toke in haÌ„de concernynge the seruyce of the house of God acordinge to the lawe and commaundement to seke his God that dyd he with all his hert and therfore prospered he well The XXXII Chapter AFter these actes and faithfulnes came Sennacharib the kynge of Assur and wente in to Iuda and pitched before the stroÌ„ge cities and thoughte to plucke them vnto him And whan Ezechias sawe that Sennacherib came and that his face stode to fighte agaynst Ierusalem he deuysed with his rulers and mightie men to couer the waters of the welles that were without the cite and they helped him and there gathered together a greate people and couered all y e welles and water brokes in the myddes of the londe and sayde Lest the kynges of Assur fynde moch water whaÌ„ they come And he toke a corage vnto him and buylded all the walles where they were in decaye and made towres theron and buylded yet another wall without and strengthed Millo in the cite of Dauid And made moch ordinaunce and shyldes and set captaynes of warre ouer the people And gathered them vnto him vpon the brode strete by the gate of the cite and spake hertely vnto them and sayde Be stronge and bolde feare not and be not afrayed for the kynge of Assur ner all y e multitude that is with him for there is one greater with vs then with him With him is a fleshly arme but with vs is the LORDE oure God to helpe vs and to fighte for vs. And y e people trusted vnto the wordes of Ezechias kynge of Iuda Afterwarde sent Sennacherib the kynge of Assur his seruauntes vnto Ierusalem for he laye before Lachis all his hoost w t him to Ezechias y e kinge of Iuda to all Iuda that was at IerusaleÌ„ sayenge Thus sayeth Sennacherib y e kynge of Assur Wherin put ye youre trust ye that dwell in the beseged Ierusalem Ezechias disceaueth you that he maye delyuer you vnto death hoÌ„ger and thyrst and sayeth The LORDE oure God shal delyuer vs from the hande of the kynge of Assur Is it not Ezechias that hath put awaye his hye places and altares and sayde vnto Iuda and Ierusalem Before one altare shal ye worshippe and burne incense theron Knowe ye not what I and my fathers haue done to all y e people in the londes Haue the