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Joshua 21.

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28 [two cities.] And out of the trike of Issachar, Kishion with her suburbs, Daberath with her 29 suburbs; Jarmuth with her suburbs, En-gannim with 30 her suburbs; [four cities.] And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon Helkath

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with her suburbs, and Rehob with 32 her suburbs; [four cities.] And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, [the city of refuge for the manslayer,] and Hammoth-dor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs ; 33 [three cities. All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.]

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[And] unto the families of the 77 children of Merari, [the rest of the Levites] out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs, [and] Kartah with her 35 suburbs, [Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs ; 36 four cities.] And

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and Hammon with her suburbs, and Kiriathaim with her suburbs.

Unto the rest of the children of Merari,

out of the tribe

of Zebulun, Rimmono with her suburbs, Tabor with her suburbs.

And [beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of Jordan,] out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer [in the wilderness] with her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs, [and] 79 Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs. 80. And out of the tribe of Gad; Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs,

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and Mahanaim with her suburbs, 81 [and] Heshbon with her suburbs, [and] Jazer with her suburbs.

V.

THE INHABITANTS OF JERUSALEM IN CHRONICLES AND

NEHEMIAH.

THIS section is a crux for critics. It is here printed in such a way as to exhibit at a glance the resemblances and variations.

The very first name, Uthai or Athaiah, gives two different genealogies leading up to Perez. The section as given in Nehemiah is, in part at any rate, an extract from a much older document, as is shown by the references to 'the King.' The object of the Chronicler seems to be to establish the continuity between the original settlement in Jerusalem as planned by David and Samuel, and the re-settlement after the return from captivity. Some of the variations in the texts are capable of solution, but others defy ingenuity. The section is a strong illustration of the decay of local and civil lists of names and offices as contrasted with the sacred utterances contained in the law and the prophets, which seem to have suffered very little in the process of transmission to later times.

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7 And of the sons of Benjamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the 8 son of Hassenuah; and Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, and Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri, and Meshullam the son of Shephatiah, the son of Reuel, the son 9 of Ibnijah; and their brethren, according to their generations, nine hundred and fifty and six. All these men were heads of fathers' houses by their fathers' houses.

10 [And] of the priests; Jedaiah, and Jehoiarib, [and] Jachin; 11 [and] Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God.

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Nehem. 11.

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[All the sons of Perez that dwelt in Jerusalem were four hundred threescore and eight valiant men.]

7 And these are the sons of Benjamin Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of 8 Jeshaiah. And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty and 9 eight. And Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer: and Judah the son of Hassenual was second over the city.

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Of the priests: Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jachin, Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of 12 the house of God, [and their brethren that did the work of the house, eight hundred twenty and two.] And Adaiah the son of Jeroham, [the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah,] the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah,

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18 [Shallum was the chief; who hitherto in the king's gate eastward they were the porters for the camp of the children of Levi. 19 And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of his father's house, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the gates of the tabernacle: and their fathers had been over the camp of the LORD, keepers 20 of the entry; and Phinehas the son of Eleazar was ruler over them in time past, and the LORD was 21 with him. Zechariah the son of

Meshelemiah was porter of the 22 door of the tent of meeting. All these which were chosen to be porters in the gates were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their set office.]

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20 [And the residue of Israel, of the priests, the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, every 21 one in his inheritance. But the Nethinim dwelt in Ophel: and Ziha and Gishpa were over the 22 Nethinim. The overseer also of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica, of the sons of Asaph, the singers, over the

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In these attention may be called (i) to the duplication itself; (ii) to the fact that a complete Psalm is found in two separate portions elsewhere; (iii) to the headings; (iv) to the substitution of God for LORD. The various readings are of the usual kind.

Ps. 108.

A Song, a Psalm of David.

1 My heart is fixed, O God; .

I will sing, yea, I will sing praises, even with my glory.

2 Awake, psaltery and harp :

I myself will awake right early.

3 I will give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the peoples:

[And] I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.

Ps. 57.

For the Chief Musician, Al-taschith, Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave.

7 My heart is fixed, O God, [my heart is fixed :]

I will sing, yea, I will sing praises. Awake up, my glory;

8 Awake, psaltery and harp : I myself will awake right early. 9 I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the peoples:

I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.

4 For thy mercy is great above the 10 For thy mercy is great unto the

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