Chapter 8 _{21 Let all things be performed after the law of God diligently unto the most high God, that wrath come not upon the kingdom of the king and his sons.22 I command you also, that ye require no tax, nor any other imposition, of any of the priests, or Levites, or holy singers, or porters, or ministers of the temple, or of any that have doings in this temple, and that no man have authority to impose any thing upon them.23 And thou, Esdras, according to the wisdom of God ordain judges and justices, that they may judge in all Syria and Phenice all those that know the law of thy God; and those that know it not thou shalt teach.24 And whosoever shall transgress the law of thy God, and of the king, shall be punished diligently, whether it be by death, or other punishment, by penalty of money, or by imprisonment.25 Then said Esdras the scribe, Blessed be the only Lord God of my fathers, who hath put these things into the heart of the king, to glorify his house that is in Jerusalem:26 And hath honoured me in the sight of the king, and his counsellors, and all his friends and nobles.27 Therefore was I encouraged by the help of the Lord my God, and gathered together men of Israel to go up with me.28 And these are the chief according to their families and several dignities, that went up with me from Babylon in the reign of king Artexerxes:29 Of the sons of Phinees, Gerson: of the sons of Ithamar, Gamael: of the sons of David, Lettus the son of Sechenias:30 Of the sons of Pharez, Zacharias; and with him were counted an hundred and fifty men:31 Of the sons of Pahath Moab, Eliaonias, the son of Zaraias, and with him two hundred men:32 Of the sons of Zathoe, Sechenias the son of Jezelus, and with him three hundred men: of the sons of Adin, Obeth the son of Jonathan, and with him two hundred and fifty men:33 Of the sons of Elam, Josias son of Gotholias, and with him seventy men:34 Of the sons of Saphatias, Zaraias son of Michael, and with him threescore and ten men:35 Of the sons of Joab, Abadias son of Jezelus, and with him two hundred and twelve men:36 Of the sons of Banid, Assalimoth son of Josaphias, and with him an hundred and threescore men:37 Of the sons of Babi, Zacharias son of Bebai, and with him twenty and eight men:38 Of the sons of Astath, Johannes son of Acatan, and with him an hundred and ten men:39 Of the sons of Adonikam the last, and these are the names of them, Eliphalet, Jewel, and Samaias, and with them seventy men:}