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particularly　the　names　of　those　families；　that　I　may　not　take　off
the　mind　of　my　readers　from　the　connexion　of　the　historical
facts；　and　make　it　hard　for　them　to　follow　the　coherence　of　my
narrations；　but　the　sum　of　those　that　went　up；　above　the　age　of
twelve　years；　of　the　tribes　of　Judah　and　Benjamin；　was　four
hundred　and　sixty…two　myriads　and　eight　thousand　（6）　the　Levites
were　seventy…four；　the　number　of　the　women　and　children　mixed
together　was　forty　thousand　seven　hundred　and　forty…two；　and
besides　these；　there　were　singers　of　the　Levites　one　hundred　and
twenty…eight；　and　porters　one　hundred　and　ten；　and　of　the　sacred
ministers　three　hundred　and　ninety…two；　there　were　also　others
besides　these；　who　said　they　were　of　the　Israelites；　but　were　not
able　to　show　their　genealogies；　six　hundred　and　sixty…two：　some
there　were　also　who　were　expelled　out　of　the　number　and　honor　of
the　priests；　as　having　married　wives　whose　genealogies　they　could
not　produce；　nor　were　they　found　in　the　genealogies　of　the
Levites　and　priests；　they　were　about　five　hundred　and
twenty…five：　the　multitude　also　of　servants　that　followed　those
that　went　up　to　Jerusalem　were　seven　thousand　three　hundred　and
thirty…seven；　the　singing　men　and　singing　women　were　two　hundred
and　forty…five；　the　camels　were　four　hundred　and　thirty…five；　the
beasts　used　to　the　yoke　were　five　thousand　five　hundred　and
twenty…five；　and　the　governors　of　all　this　multitude　thus
numbered　were　Zorobabel；　the　son　of　Salathiel；　of　the　posterity
of　David；　and　of　the　tribe　of　Judah；　and　Jeshua；　the　son　of
Josedek　the　high　priest；　and　besides　these　there　were　Mordecai
and　Serebeus；　who　were　distinguished　from　the　multitude；　and　were
rulers；　who　also　contributed　a　hundred　pounds　of　gold；　and　five
thousand　of　silver。　By　this　means　therefore　the　priests　and　the
Levites；　and　a　certain　part　of　the　entire　people　of　the　Jews　that
were　in　Babylon；　came　and　dwelt　in　Jerusalem；　but　the　rest　of　the
multitude　returned　every　one　to　their　own　countries。

CHAPTER　4。

How　The　Temple　Was　Built　While　The　Cutheans　Endeavored　In　Vain　To
Obstruct　The　Work。

1。　Now　in　the　seventh　month　after　they　were　departed　out　of
Babylon；　both　Jeshua　the　high　priest；　and　Zorobabel　the　governor；
sent　messengers　every　way　round　about；　and　gathered　those　that
were　in　the　country　together　to　Jerusalem　universally；　who　came
very　gladly　thither。　He　then　built　the　altar　on　the　same　place　it
had　formerly　been　built；　that　they　might　offer　the　appointed
sacrifices　upon　it　to　God；　according　to　the　laws　of　Moses。　But
while　they　did　this；　they　did　not　please　the　neighboring　nations；
who　all　of　them　bare　an　ill…will　to　them。　They　also　celebrated
the　feast　of　tabernacles　at　that　time；　as　the　legislator　had
ordained　concerning　it；　and　after　they　offered　sacrifices；　and
what　were　called　the　daily　sacrifices；　and　the　oblations　proper
for　the　Sabbaths；　and　for　all　the　holy　festivals。　Those　also　that
had　made　vows　performed　them；　and　offered　their　sacrifices　from
the　first　day　of　the　seventh　month。　They　also　began　to　build　the
temple；　and　gave　a　great　deal　of　money　to　the　masons　and　to　the
carpenters；　and　what　was　necessary　for　the　maintenance　of　the
workmen。　The　Sidonians　also　were　very　willing　and　ready　to　bring
the　cedar　trees　from　Libanus；　to　bind　them　together；　and　to　make
a　united　float　of　them；　and　to　bring　them　to　the　port　of　Joppa；
for　that　was　what　Cyrus　had　commanded　at　first；　and　what　was　now
done　at　the　command　of　Darius。

2。　In　the　second　year　of　their　coming　to　Jerusalem；　as　the　Jews
were　there　in　the　second　month；　the　building　of　the　temple　went
on　apace；　and　when　they　had　laid　its　foundations　on　the　first　day
of　the　second　month　of　that　second　year；　they　set；　as　overseers
of　the　work；　such　Levites　as　were　full　twenty　years　old；　and
Jeshua　and　his　sons　and　brethren；　and　Codmiel　the　brother　of
Judas；　the　son　of　Aminadab；　with　his　sons；　and　the　temple；　by　the
great　diligence　of　those　that　had　the　care　of　it；　was　finished
sooner　than　any　one　would　have　expected。　And　when　the　temple　was
finished；　the　priests；　adorned　with　their　accustomed　garments；
stood　with　their　trumpets；　while　the　Levites；　and　the　sons　of
Asaph；　stood　and　sung　hymns　to　God；　according　as　David　first　of
all　appointed　them　to　bless　God。　Now　the　priests　and　Levites；　and
the　elder　part　of　the　families；　recollecting　with　themselves　how
much　greater　and　more　sumptuous　the　old　temple　had　been；　seeing
that　now　made　how　much　inferior　it　was；　on　account　of　their
poverty；　to　that　which　had　been　built　of　old；　considered　with
themselves　how　much　their　happy　state　was　sunk　below　what　it　had
been　of　old；　as　well　as　their　temple。　Hereupon　they　were
disconsolate；　and　not　able　to　contain　their　grief；　and　proceeded
so　far　as　to　lament　and　shed　tears　on　those　accounts；　but　the
people　in　general　were　contented　with　their　present　condition；
and　because　they　were　allowed　to　build　them　a　temple；　they
desired　no　more；　and　neither　regarded　nor　remembered；　nor　indeed
at　all　tormented　themselves　with　the　comparison　of　that　and　the
former　temple；　as　if　this　were　below　their　expectations；　but　the
wailing　of　the　old　men　and　of　the　priests；　on　account　of　the
deficiency　of　this　temple；　in　their　opinion；　if　compared　with
that　which　had　been　demolished；　overcame　the　sounds　of　the
trumpets　and　the　rejoicing　of　the　people。

3。　But　when　the　Samaritans；　who　were　still　enemies　to　the　tribes
of　Judah　and　Benjamin；　heard　the　sound　of　the　trumpets；　they　came
running　together；　and　desired　to　know　what　was　the　occasion　of
this　tumult；　and　when　they　perceived　that　it　was　from　the　Jews；
who　had　been　carried　captive　to　Babylon；　and　were　rebuilding
their　temple；　they　came　to　Zorobabel　and　to　Jeshua；　and　to　the
heads　of　the　families；　and　desired　that　they　would　give　them
leave　to　build　the　temple　with　them；　and　to　be　partners　with　them
in　building　it；　for　they　said；　〃We　worship　their　God；　and
especially　pray　to　him；　and　are　desirous　of　their　religious
settlement；　and　this　ever　since　Shalmanezer；　the　king　of　Assyria；
transplanted　us　out　of　Cuthah　and　Media　to　this　place。〃　When　they
said　thus；　Zorobabel　and　Jeshua　the　high　priest；　and　the　heads　of
the　families　of　the　Israelites；　replied　to　them；　that　it　was
impossible　for　them　to　permit　them　to　be　their　partners；　whilst
they　＇only＇　had　been　appointed　to　build　that　temple　at　first　by
Cyrus；　and　now　by　Darius；　although　it　was　indeed　lawful　for　them
to　come　and　worship　there　if　they　pleased；　and　that　they　could
allow　them　nothing　but　that　in　common　with　them；　which　was　common
to　them　with　all　other　men；　to　come　to　their　temple　and　worship
God　there。

4。　When　the　Cuthearts　heard　this；　for　the　Samaritans　have　that
appellation；　they　had　indignation　at　it；　and　persuaded　the
nations　of　Syria　to　desire　of　the　governors；　in　the　same　manner
as　they　had　done　formerly　in　the　days　of　Cyrus；　and　again　in　the
days　of　Cambyses　afterwards；　to　put　a　stop　to　the　building　of　the
temple；　and　to　endeavor　to　delay　and　protract　the　Jews　in　their
zeal　about　it。　Now　at　this　time　Sisinnes；　the　governor　of　Syria
and　Phoenicia；　and　Sathrabuzanes；　with　certain　others；　came　up　to
Jerusalem；　and　asked　the　rulers　of　the　Jews；　by。　whose　grant　it
was　that　they　built　the　temple　in　this　manner；　since　it　was　more
like　to　a　citadel　than　a　temple？　and　for　what　reason　it　was　that
they　built　cloisters　and　walls；　and　those　strong　ones　too；　about
the　city？　To　which　Zorobabel　and　Jeshua　the　high　priest　replied；
that　they　were　the　servants　of　God　Almighty；　that　this　temple　was
built　for　him　by　a　king　of　theirs；　that　lived　in　great
prosperity；　and　one　that　exceeded　all　men　in　virtue；　and　that　it
continued　a　long　time；　but　that　because　of　their　fathers'　impiety
towards　God；　Nebuchadnezzar；　king　of　the　Babylonians　and　of　the
Chaldeans；　took　their　city　by　force；　and　destroyed　it；　and
pillaged　the　temple；　and　burnt　it　down；　and　transplanted　the
people　whom　he　had　made　captives；　and　removed　them　to　Babylon；
that　Cyrus；　who；　after　him；　was　king　of　Babylonia　and　Persia；
wrote　to　them　to　build　the　temple；　and　committed　the　gifts　and
vessels；　and　whatsoever　Nebuchadnezzar　had　carried　out　of　it