Verse 1

After these actes in the reigne of Artaxerses kynge of Persia, there wente vp from Babilon, E?dras the sonne of Seraia, the sonne of Asaria, the sonne of Helchias,

Referenced Verses

  • Neh 2:1 : 1 In the moneth Nisan of the twentieth yeare of kynge Artaxerses, wha the wyne stode before him, I toke vp the wyne, and gaue it vnto ye kynge, and I was heuy in his presence.
  • 1 Chr 6:4-9 : 4 Eleasar begat Phineas. Phineas begat Abisua. 5 Abisua begat Buki. Buki begat Vsi. 6 Vsi begat Serahia. Serahia begat Meraioth. 7 Meraioth begat Amaria. Amaria begat Achitob. 8 Achitob begat Sadoc. Sadoc begat Ahimaas. 9 Ahimaas begat Asaria. Asaria begat Iohanan. 10 Iohana begat Asaria: for he was prest in the house yt Salomon buylded at Ierusalem. 11 Asaria begat Amaria. Amaria begat Achitob. 12 Achitob begat Zadock. Zadock begat Sallum. 13 Sallum begat Helchias. Helchias begat Asaria. 14 Asaria begat Seraia. Seraia begat Iosedec.
  • 2 Kgs 22:4 : 4 Go vp to Helchias the hye prest, that the money that is brought vnto ye house of ye LORDE (which the tresholde kepers haue gathered of ye people)
  • Ezra 6:14 : 14 And ye Elders of the Iewes buylded, and they prospered thorow the prophecienge of Aggeus the prophet and Zachary the sonne of Iddo: and they buylded, and set vp the worke, acordinge to the commaundement of the God of Israel, and after the commaundement of Cyrus, Darius and Artaxerses kynges of Persia.
  • Ezra 7:12 : 12 Vnto E?dras the prest and scrybe in the lawe of the God of heauen, peace and salutacion.
  • Ezra 7:21 : 21 I kynge Artaxerses haue commaunded all the treasurers beyonde the water, yt loke what so euer E?dras the prest and scrybe in the lawe of the God of heaue, requyreth of you, that ye fulfyll the same diligently,
  • Ezra 8:1-9 : 1 These are the heades of their fathers that were named, which wente vp wt me from Babilon, what tyme as kynge Artaxerses reigned. 2 Of the childre of Phineas, Gersom: of the children of Ithamar, Daniel: of the children of Dauid, Hattus: 3 of the childre of Pareos, Zachary, and the men childre nombred with him, an hundreth and fiftye. 4 Of the children of Pahath Moab, Eleoenai the sonne of Serahia, and wt him two hundreth males. 5 Of the children of Sechania, the sonne of Iehasiel, and with him thre hundreth males. 6 Of the children of Adin Ebed, the sonne of Ionathan, and with him fiftie males. 7 Of the children of Elam, Iesaia the sonne of Athalia, and with him seuentie males. 8 Of the children of Sephatia, Sebadia the sonne of Michael, and wt him foure score males. 9 Op the children of Ioab, Obadia the sonne of Iehiel, and with him two hundreth & eightene men children. 10 Of the children of Selomith, the sonne of Iosiphia, and with him an hundreth and thre score males.
  • Neh 8:2-9 : 2 And E?dras the prest brought ye lawe before the congregacio both of men and wemen, and of all that coulde vnderstonde it, vpon the first daye of the seuenth moneth, 3 and red therin in the strete that is before the Watergate, from ye light mornynge vntyll the noone daye before men and wemen and soch as coulde vnderstonde it: and the eares of all the people were inclyned vnto the boke of the lawe. 4 And E?dras the scrybe stode vpon an hye pulpit of wod, which they had made for the preachynge, & beside him stode Mathithia, Sema, Anania Vria, Ezechias, and Maeseia on his righte hand: And on his lefte honde stode Pedaia, Misael, Malchia, Hasum, Ha?badana, Zachary and Mesullam. 5 And E?dras opened ye boke before all ye people, for he stode aboue all ye people. And whan he opened it, all the people stode vp. 6 And E?dras praysed the LORDE the greate God. And all the people answered Amen, Amen, with their handes vp, and bowed the selues, and worshipped ye LORDE with their faces to the grounde. 7 And Iesua, Bani, Serebia, Iamin, Acub, Sabthai, Hodaia, Maeseia, Celita, Asaria, Iosabad, Hanam, Plaia, and the Leuites, caused ye people to geue hede vnto the lawe, & the people stode in their place. 8 And they red in the boke of the lawe of God distinctly and planely, so that men vnderstode the thinge that was red. 9 And Nehemias (which is Hathirsatha) and Esdras the prest and scrybe, and the Leuites yt caused the people to take hede, sayde vnto all the people: This daye is holy vnto the LORDE youre God: be not ye sory therfore, & wepe not. For all ye people wepte, wha they herde the wordes of the lawe.
  • Neh 11:11 : 11 Seraia the sonne of Helchias ye sonne of Mesullam, the sonne of Sadoc, the sonne of Meraioth, the sonne of Achitob, was prynce in the house of God:
  • Jer 52:24-27 : 24 The chefe captayne also toke Sarias ye hie prest, & Sophonias that was chefe next him, and the thre kepers of the treasury. 25 He toke out of the cite a chamberlayne which was a captayne of the souldyers, & seuen men that were the kinges seruauntes, which were founde in the cite: & Sepher a captayne that vsed to muster the men of warre: with lx men of the countre that were taken in the cite. 26 These Nabusaradan the chefe captayne toke, & caried them to the kinge of Babilon vnto Reblatha: 27 and the kinge of Babilon caused them to be put to death at Reblatha in the londe of Hemath. And thus Iuda was ledde awaye captyue, out of his owne londe.
  • Ezra 7:10 : 10 For E?dras prepared his hert to seke the lawe of the LORDE, and to do it, and to teach the precepte & iudgment in Israel.
  • 2 Kgs 22:8 : 8 And Helchias ye prest sayde vnto Sapha the scrybe: I haue founde the boke of the lawe in the house of the LORDE. And Helchias gaue the boke vnto Saphan, that he might reade it.
  • 2 Kgs 25:18 : 18 And the chefe captayne toke Seraia the prest of the first course, & Sophony the prest of the seconde course, and thre dorekepers,
  • 1 Chr 9:11 : 11 And Asaria the sonne of Helchia, the sonne of Mesullam, the sonne of Sadoc, the sonne of Meraioth, the sonne of Achitob, prynce in the house of God.
  • 2 Chr 34:9 : 9 And they came to Hechias ye hye prest, and there was delyuered vnto them the money that was broughte vnto the house of God, which the Leuites (that kepte the threshouldes) had gathered, of Manasses, Epraim, and of all the residue in Israel, and of all Iuda & Ben Iamin, and of them that dwelt at Ierusale,
  • 2 Chr 34:15 : 15 And Helchias answered, and saide vnto Saphan the Scrybe: I haue founde the boke of the lawe in ye house of ye LORDE. And Helchias delyuered the boke vnto Saphan.