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Prayer of
Manasses King of Judah The First Book of the Maccabees The Second
Book of the Maccabees
Here is the table of contents in the order presented below:
The First Book of Esdras The Second Book of Esdras Esdras
[sometimes Fourth Book of Ezra] The Greek Additions to Esther The
First Book of the Maccabees The Second Book of the Maccabees The
Book of Tobit The Book of Judith The Wisdom of Solomon The Book
of Sirach (or Ecclesiasticus) The Book of Baruch The Epistle (or letter)
of Jeremiah The Book of Susanna (in Daniel) The Prayer of Azariah

The Prayer of Manasseh Bel and the Dragon (in Daniel)

The First Book of Esdras

1Esdr 1:1 And Josias held the feast of the passover in Jerusalem unto
his Lord, and offered the passover the fourteenth day of the first month;
1Esdr 1:2 Having set the priests according to their daily courses, being
arrayed in long garments, in the temple of the Lord.
1Esdr 1:3 And he spake unto the Levites, the holy ministers of Israel,
that they should hallow themselves unto the Lord, to set the holy ark of
the Lord in the house that king Solomon the son of David had built:
1Esdr 1:4 And said, Ye shall no more bear the ark upon your shoulders:
now therefore serve the Lord your God, and minister unto his people
Israel, and prepare you after your families and kindreds,
1Esdr 1:5 According as David the king of Israel prescribed, and
according to the magnificence of Solomon his son: and standing in the
temple according to the several dignity of the families of you the
Levites, who minister in the presence of your brethren the children of
Israel,
1Esdr 1:6 Offer the passover in order, and make ready the sacrifices for
your brethren, and keep the passover according to the commandment of
the Lord, which was given unto Moses.
1Esdr 1:7 And unto the people that was found there Josias gave thirty
thousand lambs and kids, and three thousand calves: these things were
given of the king's allowance, according as he promised, to the people,
to the priests, and to the Levites.
1Esdr 1:8 And Helkias, Zacharias, and Syelus, the governors of the
temple, gave to the priests for the passover two thousand and six
hundred sheep, and three hundred calves.
1Esdr 1:9 And Jeconias, and Samaias, and Nathanael his brother, and
Assabias, and Ochiel, and Joram, captains over thousands, gave to the
Levites for the passover five thousand sheep, and seven hundred calves.
1Esdr 1:10 And when these things were done, the priests and Levites,
having the unleavened bread, stood in very comely order according to
the kindreds,
1Esdr 1:11 And according to the several dignities of the fathers, before
the people, to offer to the Lord, as it is written in the book of Moses:

and thus did they in the morning.
1Esdr 1:12 And they roasted the passover with fire, as appertaineth: as
for the sacrifices, they sod them in brass pots and pans with a good
savour,
1Esdr 1:13 And set them before all the people: and afterward they
prepared for themselves, and for the priests their brethren, the sons of
Aaron.
1Esdr 1:14 For the priests offered the fat until night: and the Levites
prepared for themselves, and the priests their brethren, the sons of
Aaron.
1Esdr 1:15 The holy singers also, the sons of Asaph, were in their order,
according to the appointment of David, to wit, Asaph, Zacharias, and
Jeduthun, who was of the king's retinue.
1Esdr 1:16 Moreover the porters were at every gate; it was not lawful
for any to go from his ordinary service: for their brethren the Levites
prepared for them.
1Esdr 1:17 Thus were the things that belonged to the sacrifices of the
Lord accomplished in that day, that they might hold the passover,
1Esdr 1:18 And offer sacrifices upon the altar of the Lord, according to
the commandment of king Josias.
1Esdr 1:19 So the children of Israel which were present held the
passover at that time, and the feast of sweet bread seven days.
1Esdr 1:20 And such a passover was not kept in Israel since the time of
the prophet Samuel.
1Esdr 1:21 Yea, all the kings of Israel held not such a passover as
Josias, and the priests, and the Levites, and the Jews, held with all
Israel that were found dwelling at Jerusalem.
1Esdr 1:22 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josias was this
passover kept.
1Esdr 1:23 And the works or Josias were upright before his Lord with
an heart full of godliness.
1Esdr 1:24 As for the things that came to pass in his time, they were
written in former times, concerning those that sinned, and did wickedly
against the