Pedaiah

And beside him at his right hand stood Matt- Mattaniah, Shema, Ananiah, Urijaah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah.

And on his left, Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchi, uh, Malkijah, Hashum, Hashbadana, Zechari- Zechariah, and Maashialam.

And Ezra opened the book in the sight of the people, for he was standing ab- above all the people.

And when he opened it, all the people stood up and Ezra blessed the Lord and the great God." Again, he was standing above all the people on this wooden platform, right? There is the centrality of the word of God as the people of God come together to hear what God has to say for them.

And beside him stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah on his right hand.

And Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashim, Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam on his left hand.

And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people, for he was above all the people.

And as he opened it, all the people stood.

He reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.

His mother's name was Zebidah daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.

He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, just as all his ancestors had done.

In his days King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came up.

Then all Judah brought the tithe of the grain, wine, and oil into the storehouses.

And I appointed as treasurers over the storehouses Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, Pedaiah of the Levites, and as their assistant Hanan the son of Zaccur, son of Mattaniah, for they were counted faithful, and their duty was to distribute to their brethren.

Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and wipe not out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God and for his service.

Sabbath Reforms Begun.

All of the sons of Perez who lived in Jerusalem were four hundred and sixty-eight valiant men.

And these are the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, son of Joed, son of Pedaiah, son of Kolaiah, son of Ma-aseiah, son of Ithiel, son of Jeshaiah.

And after him Gabbai: Sallai, nine hundred and twenty-eight.

Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer; and Judah the son of Hassenuah was second over the city.

The total number of Perez's descendants who settled in Jerusalem was four hundred and sixty-eight capable men.

These were Benjamin's descendants, Sallu son of Meshullam, son of Joed, son of Pedaiah, son of Kolaiah, son of Maaseiah, son of Ithiel, son of Jeshaiah, and after him Gabbai and Sallai, nine hundred and twenty-eight.

Joel son of Zichri was the officer over them, and Judah son of Hassenuah was second in command over the city.

Jedaiah son of Joram, Jachin, and Seraiah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, the chief officer of God's temple, and their relatives who did the work at the temple, eight hundred and twenty two.

And the ears of all the people were attentive to the Book of the Law.

And Ezra the scribe stood on a wooden pulpit, which they had made for the purpose, and beside him stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, Maaseiah on his right hand, and Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam on his left hand.

And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people, for he was above all the people.

And when he opened it, all the people stood.

Then all Judah brought the tithe of the grain, wine, and oil into the storehouses.

And I appointed as treasurers over the storehouses Shallum, the priest; Zadok, the scribe; and Pedaiah of the Levites, and as their assistant, Hanan the son of Zakkur, son of Mattaniah, for they were considered reliable, and their duty was to distribute to their brothers." Got to put people in charge.

And then he says, "Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and do not wipe out my good deeds that I've done for the house of my God and for His service." He's just saying, "Lord, remember.

Remember what I did.

And once more, all the people of Judah began bringing their tithes of grain, new wine, and olive oil to the Temple storerooms.

I assigned supervisors to the storerooms, Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah, one of the Levites.

And I appointed Hanan son of Zaccur and grandson of Mattaniah as their assistant.

These men had excellent reputations, and it was their job to make honest distributions to their fellow Levites.