שָׁלֹשׁ

Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem. He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight.

The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy-two.

The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty-three.

The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty-three.

The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty-three.

The children of Hashum, two hundred twenty-three.

The children of Bethlehem, one hundred twenty-three.

The children of Kiriath Arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty-three.

The men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred twenty-three.

The children of Harim, three hundred twenty.

The children of Jericho, three hundred forty-five.

The children of Senaah, three thousand six hundred thirty.

The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy-three.

All the temple servants, and the children of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred ninety-two.

The whole assembly together was forty-two thousand three hundred sixty,

in addition to their male servants and their female servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty-seven; and they had two hundred singing men and singing women.

Of the sons of Shecaniah, the son of Jahaziel; and with him three hundred males.

I gathered them together to the river that runs to Ahava; and there we encamped three days: and I looked around at the people and the priests, and found there were none of the sons of Levi.

We came to Jerusalem, and stayed there three days.

and that whoever didn’t come within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and the elders, all his possessions should be forfeited, and himself separated from the assembly of the captivity.

Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together to Jerusalem within the three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month; and all the people sat in the wide place in front of God’s house, trembling because of this matter, and because of the great rain.

So I came to Jerusalem, and was there three days.

The children of Shephatiah: three hundred seventy-two.

The children of Azgad: two thousand three hundred twenty-two.

The children of Hashum: three hundred twenty-eight.

The children of Bezai: three hundred twenty-four.

The men of Kiriath Jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth: seven hundred forty-three.

The men of Bethel and Ai: one hundred twenty-three.

The children of Harim: three hundred twenty.

The children of Jericho: three hundred forty-five.

The children of Senaah: three thousand nine hundred thirty.

The priests: The children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua: nine hundred seventy-three.

All the temple servants and the children of Solomon’s servants were three hundred ninety-two.

The whole assembly together was forty-two thousand three hundred sixty,

in addition to their male servants and their female servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty-seven. They had two hundred forty-five singing men and singing women.

in the third year of his reign, he made a feast for all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him.

In the first month, which is the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, and chose the twelfth month, which is the month Adar.

Then the king’s scribes were called in on the first month, on the thirteenth day of the month; and all that Haman commanded was written to the king’s local governors, and to the governors who were over every province, and to the princes of every people, to every province according to its writing, and to every people in their language. It was written in the name of King Ahasuerus, and it was sealed with the king’s ring.

Letters were sent by couriers into all the king’s provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, even on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to plunder their possessions.

“Go, gather together all the Jews who are present in Susa, and fast for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day. I and my maidens will also fast the same way. Then I will go in to the king, which is against the law; and if I perish, I perish.”