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the sonne of Dauid King of Israel there was not abundance that is left. 11 And Hezekiah com-
the like thing in Ierusalem. 27 Then the Priests manded to prepare chambers in the house of the
andtheLeuites arose, andblessedthepeople, and Lord: and they prepared them, 12 And caryed in
their voyce was heard, and their prayer came vp the first fruites, and the tithes, and the dedicate
vnto heauen, to his holy habitation. things faithfully: and ouer them was Conaniah
the Leuite, the chiefe, and Shimei his brother the
31 seconde. 13 And Iehiel, and Azariah, and Nahath,
and Asahel, and Ierimoth, and Iozabad, and Eliel,
1 And when all these thinges were finished, and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah were
all Israel that were found in the cities of Iudah, ouerseers by the appointment of Conaniah, and
went out and brake the images, and cut downe Shimei his brother, and by the commandement
the groues, and brake downe the hie places, and of Hezekiah the King, and of Azariah the chiefe of
the altars thorowout all Iudah and Beniamin, the house of God. 14 And Kore the sonne of Imnah
in Ephraim also and Manasseh, vntil they had the Leuite porter towarde the East, was ouer
made an ende: afterwarde all the children of the things that were willingly offred vnto God,
Israel returned euery man to his possession, into to distribute the oblations of the Lord, and the
their owne cities. 2 And Hezekiah appoynted holy things that were consecrate. 15 And at his
the courses of the Priests and Leuites by their hande were Eden, and Miniamin, and Ieshua, and
turnes, euery man according to his office, both Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shechaniah, in the cities
Priestes and Leuites, for the burnt offring and of the Priestes, to distribute with fidelitie to their
brethren by courses, both to the great and small,
peace offrings, to minister and to giue thankes, 16 Their daily portion: beside their generation
and to prayse in the gates of the tentes of the being males from three yeere olde and aboue,
Lord. 3 (And the Kings portion was of his owne euen to all that entred into the house of the Lord
substance for the burnt offrings, euen for ye to their office in their charge, according to their
burnt offrings of the morning and of the euening, courses: 17 Both to the generation of the Priestes
and the burnt offrings for the Sabbaths, and for after the house of their fathers, and to the Leuites
the new moones, and for the solemne feastes, as from twentie yeere olde and aboue, according
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it is written in the Law of the Lord) He com- to their charge in their courses: 18 And to the
manded also the people that dwelt in Ierusalem, generation of all their children, their wiues, and
to giue a part to the Priestes, and Leuites, that their sonnes and their daughters throughout all
they might be encouraged in the Law of the Lord. ye Congregation: for by their fidelitie are they
5 And when the commandement was spread, the partakers of the holy things. 19 Also to the sonnes
children of Israel brought abundance of first of Aaron, the Priestes, which were in the fieldes
fruites, of corne, wine, and oyle, and honie, and and suburbes of their cities, in euery citie the
of all the increase of the fielde, and the tithes men that were appointed by names, shoulde giue
of all things brought they abundantly. 6 And portions to all the males of the Priestes, and to
the children of Israel and Iudah that dwelt in ye all the generation of the Leuites. 20 And thus
cities of Iudah, they also brought the tithes of did Hezekiah throughout al Iudah, and did well,
bullockes and sheepe, and the holy tithes which and vprightly, and truely before the Lord his God.
were consecrate vnto the Lord their God, and 21 And in all the workes that he began for the
laide them on many heapes. 7 In the thirde seruice of the house of God, both in the Law and
moneth they beganne to lay the foundation of in the commandements, to seeke his God, he did
the heapes, and finished them in the seuenth it with all his heart, and prospered.
moneth. 8 And when Hezekiah and the princes
came, and saw the heapes, they blessed the Lord 32
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and his people Israel. And Hezekiah questioned 1 After these things faithfully described, Sane-
with the Priests and the Leuites concerning the herib King of Asshur came and entred into Iudah,
heapes. 10 And Azariah the chiefe Priest of the and besieged the strong cities, and thought to
house of Zadok answered him, and sayde, Since winne them for him selfe. 2 When Hezekiah
the people beganne to bring the offrings into sawe that Saneherib was come, and that his
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the house of the Lord, we haue eaten and haue purpose was to fight against Ierusalem, Then he
bene satisfied, and there is left in abundance: tooke counsell with his princes and his nobles,
for the Lord hath blessed his people, and this to stoppe the water of the fountaines without