Samaria captivated 11 And there they burnt incense in all the high places, as did the heathen whom the LORD carried away before them; and wrought wicked things to provoke the LORD to anger; Hoshea's wicked reign. CHAP. XVII. from the house of the LORD for the king of Assyria. 19 Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz which he did, are they not written in the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Judah? 20 And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David; and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead, Ν CHAP. XVII. 12 For they served idols, whereof the LORD had said unto them, Ye shall not do this thing. 13 Yet the LORD testified against Is. rael and against Judah by all theproph ets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn IN the twelfth year of Alaz king of ve from your evil ways, and keep my Judah, began Hoshea the son of commandments, and my statutes, acElab to reign in Samaria over Israel cording to all the law which I comnine years. 2 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as the kings of Israel that were before him. 3 Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria: and Hoshea became his servant, and gave him pre sents. 4 And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea: for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no present to the king of As syria, as he had done year by year; therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison. 5 ¶ Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and beseiged it three years. 6 In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halt and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes. manded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets. 14 Notwithstanding they would not hear, but hardened their necks, like to the neck of their fathers, that did not believe in the LORD their God. 15 And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified against them: and they fol lowed vanity, and became vam, and went after the heathen that were round about them, concerning whom the LORD had charged them, that they should not do like them. 16 And they left all the commandments of the LORD their God, and made them molten images, even two calves, and made a grove, and wor shipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal. 17 And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke 7 For so it was, that the children of Israel had sinned against the LORD him to anger. their God, which had brought them 18 Therefore the LORD was very anup out of the land of Egypt, from un-gry with Israel, and removed them der the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods, 8 And walked in the statutes of the beathen, whom the LORD cast outfrom before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they had made. out of his sight: there was none left 20 And the LORD rejected all the seed 9 And the children of Israel did se- of Israel, and afflicted them, and decretly those things that were not right livered them into the hand of spoilers, against the LORD their God, and they until he had cast them out of his sight. built them high places in all their cit-21 For he rent Israel from the house ies, from the tower of the watchmen of David; and they made Jeroboam to the fenced city. the son of Nebat king: and Jeroboam drave Israel from following the LORD, and made them sin a great sin. 22 For the children of Israel walked 10 And they set them up images and groves in every high hill, and under every green tree; Samaritan's idolatry. in all the sins of Jeroboam which he their own gods, after the manner of did; they departed not from them; the nations whom they carried away 23 Unul the LORD removed Israel out from thence. of his sight, as he had said by all his servants the prophets. So was Israel carried away out of their own land to Assyria unto this day. 24 And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthan, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvain, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel; and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities there of. 25 And so it was, at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not the Lond; therefore the LORD sent hons among them, which slew some of them. 25 Wherefore they spake to the king of Assyria, saying, The nations which thou hast removed, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the man ner of the God of the land; therefore he hath sent lions among them, and, behold, they slay them, because they know not the manner of the God of the land. 27 Then the king of Assyria com manded, saying, Carry thither one of the priests whom ye brought from thence; and let them go and dwell there, and let him teach them the manner of the God of the land. 34 Unto this day they do after the former manners: they fear not the LORD, neither do they after their sta tutes, or after their ordinances, or after the law and commandment which the LORD commanded the children of Ja cob, whom he named Israel: 35 With whom the LORD had made a covenant, and charged them, saying, Ye shall not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them: 36 But the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power, and a stretched-out arm, him shall ye fear, and him shall ye wor ship, and to him shall ye do sacrifice. 37 And the statutes, and the ordinan ces, and the law, and the command ment, which he wrote for you, ye shall observe to do for evermore; and ye shall not fear other gods. 38 And the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not forget; neither shall ye fear other gods. 39 But the LORD your God ye shall fear; and he shall deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies. 40 Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner. 41 So these nations feared the LORD, and served their graven images, both 28 Then one of the priests, whom their children, and their children's they had carried away from Samaria, children: as did their fathers, so do came and dwelt in Bethel,and taught they unto this day. them how they should fear the LORD. 29 Howbeit every nation made gods CHAP. XVIII. of their own, and put them in the Now it came to pass, in the third houses of the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities wherein they dwelt. 30 And the men of Babylon made Succoth-Benoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima, 31 Aud the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burnt their children in fire to Adramelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim. year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Alaz king of Judah began to reign. 2 Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign, and he reign. ed twenty and nine years in Jerusa lem: his mother's name also was Abi, the daughter of Zechariah. 3 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that David his father did. 4T He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the 32 So they feared the LORD, and made groves, and brake in pieces the brazen unto themselves of the lowest of them serpent that Moses had made; for unto priests of the high places, which sacri-those days the children of Israel did ficed for them in the houses of the high burn incense to it: and he called it places. Nehushtan. 33 They feared the LORD, and served 5 He trusted in the Lord God of Is The Israelites CHAP. XVIIL carried captive. rael; so that after him was none like from Lachish to king Hezekiah with him among all the kings of Judah,nor a great host against Jerusalem. And any that were before him. they went up and came to Jerusalein. And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller's field. 6 For he clave to the LORD, and departed not from following him, but kept his commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses. 7 Aud the LORD was with him; and 18 And when they had called to the he prospered whithersoever he went king, there came out to them Eliakim forth: and he rebelled against the the son of Hilkiah, which reas over king of Assyria, and served him not. the household, and Shebua the scribe, 8 He smote the Philistines, even unto and Joah the son of Asaph the record Gaza, and the borders thereof, from er. the tower of the watchman to the fenced city. 9 And it came to pass, in the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Shalmaneser king of Assyria caine up against Samaria, and besieged it. 10 Aad at the end of three years they took it; even in the sixth year of Hez ekial, (that is the ninth year of Ho shea king of Israel,) Samaria was taken. 19 And Rab-shekeh said unto them, Speak ye now to Hezekiah, Thus said the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this wherein thou trustest? 20 Thou sayest, (but they are but vain words,) I hace counsel and strength for the war. Now on whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me? 21 Now, behold, thou trustest upon the staff of this bruised reed, even upon Egypt, on which if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so Pharaoh king of Egypt unto all that trust on him. And the king of Assyria did carry away Israel unto Assyria,aud put them in Halah and in Habor by the river of 22 But if ye say unto me, We trust Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes; in the LORD our God: is not that he 12 Because they obeyed not the voice whose high places and whose altars of the LORD their Gol, but trangress Hezekiah had taken away; and hath ed his covenant, and all that Moses said to Judah and Jerusalem, Ye shall the servant of the LORD commanded, worship before this altar in Jerusalem? and would not hear them, nor do them. 23 Now therefore, I pray her, give 13 Now in the fourteenth year of pledges to my lord the kaug of Assyria, king Hezekiah did Sennacherib king and I will deliver thee two thousand of Assyria, come up against all the horses, if thou be able on thy part to fenced cities of Judah, and took them.set riders upon them. 14 And Hezekiah king of Judah seur to the king of Assyria to Lachish,say ing, I have offended; return from ine: that which thou puttest on me will bear. And the king of Assyria ap pointed unto Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver, and thirty talents of gold. 15 Aud Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the King's house. 16 At that time did Hezekiah cut off the gold from the doors of the tem ple of the LORD, and from the pillars which Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and gave it to the king of Дячугін. 17 T And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabs ris and Rab shekel 24 How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants, and put thy trust of Egypt for chariots and for horsemen? 25 Am I now come up without the LouD against this place to destroy it? The LORD said to me, Go up against this Jud, and destroy it. 26 The said Eliakim the son of Hilkish, and Shebax, and Joal,unto Rabhakeh, Speak, I pray thee, to thy ser vants in the Syrian language; (for we understand it ;) and talk not with us in the Jews' linguage in the ears of the people that are on the wall. 27 Bui Rab-shakeh said unto them, Hath my master sent me to thymaster, and to thee, to speak these words? hath he not sent ine to the men which sit on the wall, that they may eat their Rab-shekeh's blasphemy. 11. KINGS. Hezekiah sends to Isaiah own dung, and drink their own piss, 2 And he sent Eliakim, which was with you? over the household, and Shebna the 28 Then Rab-shakeh stood, and scribe, and the elders of the priests, cried with a loud voice in the Jews' covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah the language, and spake, saying, Hear the prophet, the son of Amoz. word of the great king, the king of Assyria: 3 And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, 29 Thus saith the king, Let not Heze- and of rebuke, and blasphemy: for kiah deceive you; for he shall not be the children are come to the birth,and able to deliver you out of his hand: there is not strength to bring forth. 30 Neither let Hezekiah make you 4 It may be the LORD thy God will trust in the LORD, saying, The LORD hear all the words of Rab-shakeh, will surely deliver us, and this city whom the king of Assyria his master shall not be delivered into the hand of hath sent to reproach the living God; the king of Assyrin. and will reprove the words which the 31 Hearken not unto Hezekiah: for LORD thy God hath heard: wherefore thus saith the king of Assyria, Make lift up thy prayer for the remnant that an agreement with me by a present, are left. and come out to me, and then eat ye every man of his own vine, and every one of his fig tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his cistern: 5 So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah. 6 T And Isaiah said unto them,Thus shall ye say to your master, Thus saith 32 Until I come and take you away the LonD, Be not afraid of the words to a land like your own land; a land of which thou hast heard, with which corn and wine, a land of bread and the servants of the king of Assyria vineyards, a land of oil-olive and of have blasphemed me. honey, that ye may live, and not die: 7 Behold, I will send a blast upon and hearken not unto Hezekiah, when him, and he shall bear a rumour, and he persuaded you, saying, The LORD shall return to his own land; and I will deliver us. will cause him to fall by the sword in 33 Hath any of the gods of the na-his own land. tions delivered at all his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria? 34 Where are the gods of Hamath, and of Arnd? where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah? have they delivered Samaria out of my hand ? 35 Who are they among all the gods of the countries, that have delivered their country out of my hand, that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand? 36 But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king's commandment was,saying, Answer him not. 8 T So Rab shakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah; for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish. 9 And when he heard say of Tirha kal king of Ethiopia, Belok, he is come out to fight against thee; he sent inessengers again unto Hezekiah, say. ing, 10 Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying,Let not thy God in whom thou trustest deceive thee, saying,Jerusalem shall not be deliver ed into the hand of the king of Assyria. 11 Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly; and shalt thou be delivered? 37 Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the house hold, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah 12 Have the gods of the nations dethe son of Asaph the recorder, to Hez-livered them which my fathers have ekiah, with their clothes rent, and told destroyed; as Gozan, and Harem,and him the words of Rab-shakeh. Rezeph, aud the children of Eden CHAP. XIX. which were in Thelasar? AN the Load. 13 Where is the king of Hamath,and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim,of Hena,and Ival? 14 T And Hezekiah received the letIter of the hand of the messenger, and Hezekiah's prayer. CHAP. XIX. Sennacherib slain. read it: And Hezekiah went up into be to lay waste fenced cities into ruinthe house of the LORD, and spread it ous heaps before the LORD. 15 And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD, and said,O LORD God of Israel, which dwellest between the cheru bims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth. 16 LORD, bow down thine ear, and hear; open, LORD, thine eyes, and see; and hear the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent him to reproach the living God. 17 Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria bave destroyed the nations and their Lands, 18 And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men's bands,wood and stone; therefore they have destroyed them. 19 Now therefore, O LORD our God, I beseech thee, save thou us out of his hand,that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the LORD God, even thou only. 26 Therefore their inhabitants were lof small power, they were dismayed and confounded; they were asthe grası of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the house-tops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up. 27 But I know thy abode, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy rage against me. 28 Because thy rage against me, and thy tumult is come up into mine ears, therefore I will put my book in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest. 29 And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such things as grow of themselves, and in the second year that which springeth of the same; and in the third year sow ye,and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruits thereof. 30 And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall yet again take root downward, and bear fruit upward. 20 T Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, That which 31 For out of Jerusalem shall go forth thou hast prayed to me against Sena remnant, and they that escape out of nacherib king of Assyria I have heard. mount Zion: the zeal of the LORD of 21 This is the word that the LORD hosts shall do this. hath spoken concerning him; The virgin, the daughter of Zon, hath de spised thee, and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee. 22 Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel. 32 Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shield, nor cast a bank against it. 33 By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the LORD. 34 For I will defend this city,to save it, for mine own sake, and for my ser 23 By thy messengers thou hast re-vant David's sake. proached the LORD, and hast said, 25 ¶ And it came to pass that night, With the multitude of my chariots that the angel of the LORD went out, am come up to the height of the moun- and smote in the camp of the Assyrians tains,to the sides of Lebanon, and will a hundred fourscore and five thousand cut down the tall cedar-trees thereof, and when they arose early in the morn and the choice fir trees thereof; and Iing,behold, they were all dead corpses. will enter into the lodgings of his bor- 36 So Sennacherib king of Assyria ders and into the forest of his Carmel. departed, and went and returned, and 24 I have digged and drunk strange dwelt at Nineveh. waters, and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of beseged places. 37 And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sha25 Hast thou not heard long ago hoto rezer his sons smote him with the 1 have done it, and of ancient times sword; and they escaped into the land that I have formed it? now have 1 of Armenia; and Esarhaddon his son brought it to pass, that thou shouldest reigned in his stead. |