Athaliah's massacre. 11. KINGS. Jeboafb reigneth. they buried him in Samaria. And Jehoahaz said, Let her not be flain in the house of the his fon reigned in his ftead. 36 And the time that Jehu reigned over If- Fehoafe Saved from Athaliah's mallacre, &c. 2 But Jehofheba, the daughter of king Joram, fifter of Ahaziah, took Joash the fon of Ahaziah, and ftole him from among the king's fons which were flain; and they hid kim, even him and his nurfe, in the bedchamber from Athaliah, fo that he was not fain. 3 And he was with her hid in the house of the LORD fix years. And Athaliah did reign over the land. 4 And the feventh year Jehoiada fent and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought them to him into the houfe of the LORD, and made a covenant with then, and took an oath of them in the houfe of the LORD, and thewed them the king's fon. 5 And he commanded them, faying, This the thing that ye thall do; A third part of you that enter in on the fabbath, shall even be keepers of the watch of the king's houfe; 6 And a third part ball be at the gate of Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard: fo shall ye keep the watch of the houfe, that it be not broken down. 7 And two parts of all you that go forth on the fabbath even they shall keep the watch of the house of the LORD about the king. 8 And ye shall compafs the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand and he that cometh within the ranges, ct him be flain: and be ye with the king as he goeth out, and as he cometh in. 9 And the captains over the hundreds did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest commanded: and they took every man his men that were to come in on the fabbath, with them that thould go out on the fabbatli, and came to Jehoiada the prieft." to And to the captains over hundreds did the priests give king David's fyears and shields, that were in the temple of the LORD. 11 And the guard tood, every man with his weapons in his hand, round about the king, from the right corner of the temple, to the Jeft corner of the temple, along by the altar and the temple. 12 And he brought forth the king's fon, and put the crown upon him, and gave him the testimony and they made him king, and anointed him; and they clapped their hands, and faid, God fave the king. 13 And when Athaliah heard the noife of the guard, and of the people, the came to the people into the temple of the LORD. 14 And when the looked, behold, the king food by a pillar, as the manner was, and the princes and the trumpeters by the king; and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets: and Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried, Treafon, treafon. 15 But Jehoiada the priest commanded the eaptains of the hundreds, the officers of the host, and faid unto them, Have her forth without the ranges; and him that followeth her kill with the fword. Por the priest had LORD. 16 And they laid hands on her and the went by the way by the which the horses came into the king's houfe: and there was the flain. 17 And Jehoiada made a covenant be tween the LORD and the king and the people, that they thould be the LORD's people; "be. tween the king alfo and the people. 18 And all the people of the land went into the houfe of Baal, and brake it down; his altars and his images brake they in pieces thorough. ly, and flew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars: and the priest appointed officers over the houfe of the LORD. 19 And he took the rulers over hundreds, and the captains, and the guard, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from the house of the LORD, and came by the way of the gate of the guard to the king's houfe: and he fat on the throne of the kings. 20 And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was in quiet; and they flew Atha. liah with the fword befide the king's houfe. 21 Seven years old was Jchoath when he began to reign. CHA P. XII. Feboah reigneth well, &c. N the feventh year of Jehu Jehoath began to reign: and forty years reigned he in Jeru falem: and his mother's name was Zibiah of Beer-fheba. 2 And Jehoath did that which was right in the fight of the LORD all his days, wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him." 3 But the biplaces were not taken away: the people fti facrificed and burnt incenfe in the high places. 4 And Jehoath faid to the priests, All the money of the dedicated things that is brought into the house of the LORD, even the money of every one that pafleth the account, the money that every man is fet at, and all the money that cometh into any man's heart to bring into the houfe of the LORD, 5 Let the priests take it to them, every man of his acquaintance; and let them repair the breaches of the houfe, wherefoever any breach fhall be found. 6 But it was fo, that in the three and twen tieth year of king Jehoath the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house. 7 Then king Jehoath called for Jehoiada the prieft, and the other prietts, and faid unto them, Why repair ye not the breaches of the houfe? now therefore receive no more money of your acquaintance, but deliver it for the breaches of the house. 8 And the priests confented to receive no more money of the people, neither to repair the breaches of the house. 9 But Jehoiada the prieft took a cheft, and bored a hole in the lid of it, and fet it befide the altar, on the right fide as one cometh into the houfe of the LORD and the priests that kept the door put therein all the money that was brought into the house of the LORD. 10 And it was fo, when they faw that there was much money in the chest, that the king' fcribe and the high priest came up, and they put up in bags, and told the money that wat found in the house of the LORD. I And they gave the money, being told, Chap. xiii. Into the hands of them that did the work, that had the overfight of the houfe of the LORD: and they laid it out to the carpenters and builders that wrought upon the house of the LORD, 12 And to mafons, and hewers of tone, and to buy timber and hewed ftone to repair the breaches of the house of the LORD, and for all that was laid out for the house to repair it. 13 Howbeit, there were not made for the houfe of the LORD bowls of tilver, fnutters, bafons, trumpets, any veffels of gold, or vel fels of filver, of the money that was brought into the house of the LORD: 14 But they gave that to the workmen, and repaired therewith the houfe of the LORD. 15 Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whofe hand they delivered the money to be bestowed on workmen for they dealt faithfully. 16 The trefpafs money and fin money was not brought into the houfe of the LORD: it was the priest's. 17Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought againft Gath, and took it: and Hazael fet his face to go up to Jerufalem. 18 And Jchoath king of Judah took all the hallowed things that Jehoshaphat, and Jeho ram, and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own hallowed things, and all the gold that was found in the treafures of the houfe of the LORD, and in the king's houfe, and fent if to Hazael king of Syria: and he went away from Jerufalem. 19¶ And the reft of the acts of Joath, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 20 And his fervants arofe, and made a con. fpiracy, and flew Joash in the hou.t of Millo, which goeth down to Silla. 21 For Jozachar the fon of Shimcath, and Jehozabad the fon of Shomer, his fervants, Imote him, and he died; and they buried him with his fat. ers in the city of David: and Amaziah his fon reigned in his stead. CHA P. XIII. 1Jehoabaz's wicked reign: 8 Joafb fucceedeth bim. 20 Elifba's death. the three and twentieth year of Joach the fon of Ahaziah king of Judah Jehoahaz the fon of Jehu began to reign over Ifrael in Samaria, and reigned feventeen years. 2 And he did that which was evil in the fight of the LORD, and followed the fins of Jeroboam the fon of Nebat, which made Ifrael to fin; he departed not therefrom. 3And the anger of the LORD was kindled againit Ifrael, and he delivered them into the hand of Hazael king of Syria, and into the hand of Ben-hadad the fon of Hazael, all their days. 4 And Jehoahaz befought the LORD, and the LORD hearkened unto him: for he faw the oppreffion of Ifrael, because the king of Syria oppreffed them. s (And the LORD gave Ifrael a faviour, fo that they went out from under the hand of the Syrians and the children of Ifrael dwelt in their tents, as beforetime. 6 Nevertheless they departed not from the fins of the houfe of Jeroboam, who made Ifrael fin, but walked therein: and there remained the grove also in Samaria.) Neither did he leave of the people to Elifba's death. Jehoahaz but fifty horfemen, and ten chariots, and ten thoufand footmen; for the king of Syria had destroyed them, and had made them like the duft by threshing. 8 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoahaz, and all that he did, and his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Ifrael! 9 And Jehoahaz flept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria: and Joash his fon reigned in his tead. 10 In the thirty and seventh year of Jo. afh king of Judah began Jehoath the fon of je. hoahaz to reign over Irac in Samaria, aud reigned fixteen years. II And he did that which was evil in the fight of the LORD; he departed not from all the ins of Jeroboam the fon of Nebat, who made Ifrael fin: but he walked therein. 12 And the rest of the acts of Joath, and all that he did, and his might wherewith he fought againt Aniaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Ifrael? 13 And Joath fiept with his fathers; and Jeroboam fat upon his throne and Joath was buried in samaria with the kings of Ifrael. 14 Now Elitha was fallen fick of his fick. nefs whereof he died. And Joash the king of Ifrael came down unto him, and wept over his face, and faid, O my father, my father, the chariot ofIfrael, and the horfemen there. of. 15 And Elisha faid unto him, Take bow and arrows. And he took unto him bow and arrows. 16 And he faid to the king of Ifrael, Put thine hand upon the bow. And he put his hand upon it; and Elisha put his hands upon the king's hands. 17 And he faid, Open the window caftward. And he opened it. Then Elisha faid, Shoot: and he hot. And he said, The ar row of the LORD's deliverance, and the ar. row of deliverance from Syria: for thou shalt fmite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou have confumed them. 18 And he faid, Take the arrows. And he took them. And he faid unto the king of Ifrael, Smite upon the ground. And he fmote thrice, and stayed. 19 And the man of God was wroth with him, and faid, Thou shouldet have fmitten five or fix times; then hadft thou smitten Syria till thou hadit confumed it: whereas now thou shalt fmite Syria bur thrice. 20 And Elisha died, and they buried him. And the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year. 21 And it came to pafs, as they were burying a man, that, behoid, they fpted a band of men; and they caft the man into the fe pulchre of Eliha: and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet. 22 But Hazael king or Syria oppreffcd Ifrael all the days of Jehoahaz.. 23 And the LORD was gracious unto them, and had compaffion on them, and had respect unto them, because of his covenant with A braham, Ifaac, and Jacob, and would not de. ftroy them, neither caft he them from his prc. fence as yet. 24 So Hazael king of Syria died, and Ben Amaziab's good reign. hadad his fon reigned in his fead. 1. KING S. 25 And Jehoah the fon of Jehoahaz took › Amaziah's good reten: 17 he is flain by a IN the fecond year of Joalmaziah the son of 2. He was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and reigned twenty and nine years in Jerfualem. And his mother's name was Jehoadoan of Jerufalem. 3 And he did that which was right in the fight of the LORD, yet not like David his father: he did according to all things as Joash his father did. 4 Howbeit the high places were not aken away: as yet the people did facrifice and burnt incenfe on the high places. 5 And it came to pafs, as foon as the kingdom was confirmed in his hand, that he flew his fervants which had flain the king his father. 6 But the children of the murderers he flew not according unto that which is written in the book of the law of Mofes, wherein the LORD commanded, faying, The fathers fhall not be put to death for the children, nor the children be put to death for the fathers; but every man fhall be put to death for his own fin. 7 He flew of Edom in the valley of falt ten thousand, and took Selah by war, and called the name of it Joktheel unto this day. 8Then Amaziah fent metengers to Je hoath the fon of Jehoahaz fon of Jehu king of Ifrael, faying, Come, let us look one ano. ther in the face. 9 And Jehoath the king of Ifrael fent to Amaziah king of Judah, faying, The thistle that was in Lebanon fent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, faying, Give thy daughter to my fon to wife and there paired by a wild beart That was in Lebanon, and trode down the thifle. 10 Thou haft indeed fmitten Edom, and thine heart hath lifted thee up: glory of this, and tarry at home; for why shouldeft thou meddle to thy hurt, that thou fhouldeft fall, even thou, and Judah with thee? 11 But Amaziah would not hear: therefore Jehoafh king of Ifrael went up: and he and Amaziah king of Judah looked one another in the face at Beth-fhemesh, which belongeth to Judah. 12 And Judah was put to the worfe before Ifrael, and they fled every man to their tents. 13 And Jehoath king of Ifrael took Amaziah king of Judah, the fon of Jehoath the fon of Ahaziah, at Beth-fhemesh, and came to Jerufalem, and brake down the wall of Jerufalem from the gate of Ephraim unto the corner gate, four hundred cubits. 14 And he took all the gold and fileer, and all the veffels that were found in the houfe of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house, and hoflages, and returned to Samaria. 15 Now the reft of the acts of Jehoath which he did, and his might, and how he Azariah's good reign. fought with Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Ifrael? 16 And Jehoath fèpt with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Ifrael; and Jeroboam his fon reigned in his ftead. 17¶ And Amaziah the son of Joath king of Judah lived after the death of Jehoath son of Jehoahaz king of Ifrael fifteen years. And Amaziah, they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 19 Now they made a confpiracy against him in Jerufalem: and he fled to Lachith; but they fent after him to Lachith, and flew him there. 20 And they brought him on horfes; and he was buried at Jerufalem with his fathers in the city of David. 21 And all the people of Judah took Azariah, (which was fixteen years old,) and made him king inftead of his father Amaziah. 22 He built Elath, and rettored it to Judah after that the king dept with his fathers. 23 In the fifteenth year of Amaziah the fon of Joath king of Judah, Jeroboam the fon of Joash king of Ifrael began to reign in Sama. ria, and reigned forty and one years. 24 And he did that which was evil in the fight of the LORD: he departed not from all the ins of Jeroboam the fon of Nebat, who made Ifrael to fin. 25 He rettored the coaft of Ifrael, from the entering of Hamath unto the fea of the plain, according to the word of the LORD God of Ifrael, which he spake by the hand of his fer. vant Jonah the fon of Amittai the prophet, which was of Gath-hepher. 26 For the LORD faw the affliction of If rael, that it was very bitter for there was not any shut up, nor any left, nor any helper for Ifrael. 27 And the LORD faid not that he would blot out the name of Ifrael from under heaven: but he faved them by the hand of Jeroboam the fon of Joath. 28 Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, and all that he did, and his might, how he warred, and how he recovered Damafcus, and Hamath, which belonged to Judah, for Ifrael, are they not written in the book of the chroni cles of the kings of Ifrael? 29 And Jeroboam flept with his fathers, even with the kings of Ifrael; and Zachariah his fon reigned in his tead. N CHAP. XV. Azariah's pond reign, &c. the twenty and feventh year of Jeroboam king of Ifrael began Azariah fon of Amaziah king of Judah to reign. 2 Sixteen years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned two and fifty years in Jerufalem. And his mother's name was Je choliah of Jerufalem. 3 And he did that which was right in the fight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah had done; 4 Save that the high places were not remo ved: the people facrificed and burnt incenfe ftill on the high places. 5And the LORD fmote the king, fo that he was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a feveral houfe: and Jotham the king's fon was over the houfe, judging the people of the land. 8 In the thirty and eighth year of Azariah king of Judah did Zachariah the fon of Jeroboam reign over Hrael in Samaria fix months. 9 And he did that which was evil in the fight of the LORD, as his fathers had done : he departed not from the fins of Jeroboam the fon of Nebat, who made Ifrael to fin. 10 And Shallum the fon of Jabeth confpired against him, and fmote him before the peo ple, and flew him, and reigned in his tead. 11 And the rest of the acts of Zachariah, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Ifrael. 12 This was the word of the LORD which he spake unto Jehu, faying, Thy fons thall fit on the throne of Ifrael unto the fourth generation. And fo it came to pafs. 13 Shallum the fon of Jabeth began to reign in the nine and thirtieth year of Uzziah king of Judah; and he reigned a full month in Samaria. 14 For Menahem the fon of Gadi went up from Tirzah, and came to Samaria, and fmote Shallum the fon of Jabeth in Samaria, and flew him, and reigned in his ftead. 15 And the rest of the acts of Shallum, and his confpiracy which he made, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Ifrael. 16 Then Menahem fmote Tiphfah, and all that were therein, and the coafts thereof from Tirzah: becaufe they opered not to him, therefore he (mote it; and all the women therein that were with child he ripped up. 17 In the nine and thirtieth year of Azariah king of Judah began Menahem the fon or Gadi to reign over Ifrael, and reigned ten years in Samaria. 18 And he did that which was evil in the fight of the LORD: he departed not all his days from the fins of Jeroboam the fon of Nebat, who made Ifrael to fin. 19 and Pul the king of Affyria came againt the land; and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of filver, that his hand might be with him, to confirm the kingdom in his hand. 20 And Menahem exacted the money of If. rael, even of all the mighty men of wealth, of each man fifty fhekels of filver, to give to the king of Affyria: fo the king of Affyria turned back, and ftayed not there in the land. 211 And the reft of the acts of Menahem, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Ifrael? 22 And Menahem flept with his fathers: and Pekaniah his fon reigned in his ftead. 23 In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekaniah the fon of Menahem began to reign over Ifrael in Samaria, and reigned two years. 24 And he did that which was evil in the fight of the LORD; he departed not from the fins of Jeroboam the fon of Nebat, who made Ifrael to fin 25 But Pekah the fon of Remaliah, a captain of his, confpired against him, and fmote him in Samaria, in the palace of the king's Menahem, Pekabiah, Be. houfe, with Argob and Arieh, and with him fifty men of the Gileadites: and he killed him, and reigned in his room. 26 And the rest of the acts of Pekahiah, and all that he did, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Ifrael. 27 In the two and fiftieth year of Aza. riah king of Judah Pekah the fon of Remalia? began to reign over Iirael in Samaria, and reigned twenty years. 28 And he did that which was evil in the fight of the LORD; he departed not froin the fins of Jeroboam the fon of Nebat, who made Ifrael to fin 29 In the days of Pekah king of Ifrael, came Tiglath-pilefer king of Affyria, and took Ijon. and Abel-beth-maachah, and Janoah, and Kedeth, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them cap. tive to Affyria. 30 And Hofhea the fon of Elah made a confpiracy against ekah the fon of Remaliah, and imote him, and flew him, and reigned in his ftead, in the twentieth year of Jotham the fon of Uzziah. 31 And the rest of the acts of Pekah, and all that he did, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Ifrael. 32 In the fecond year of Pekah the fon o Remaliah king of Ifrael began Jotham the fon of Uzziah king of Judah to reign. 33 Five and twenty years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned fixteen years in Jerufalem. And his mother's name was Jerusha the daughter of Zadok. 34 And he did that which was right in the fight of the LORD: he did according to all that his father Uzziah had done. 35 Howbeit, the high places were not resnoved: the people facrificed and burnt incenfe ftill in the high places. He built the higher gate of the houfe of the LORD. 35 Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 37 (In thofe days the LORD began to fend against Judah Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the fon of Remaliah.) 38 And Jotham dept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Ahaz his fon reigned in his ftead. CHAP. XVI. Abaz's wicked_reign: 17 he spoileth the temple: 19 Hezekiah fucceedeth him. IN the seventeen year of Pekah the fon of Remaliah Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign. 2 Twenty years old was Ahaz, when he began to reign, and reigned fixteen years in Jerufalem, and did not that which was right in the fight of the LORD his God, like David his father. 3 But he walked in the way of the kings of Ifrael; yea, and made his fon to pafs through the fire, according to the abominations of the heather, whom the LORD cait out from before the children of Ifrael. 4 And he facrificed and burnt incenfe in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree. 5 Then Rezin king of Syria and Po Abaz spoileth the temple. II. KINGS. kahfon of Remalia king of frail, came up, I 6 At that time Rezin king of Syria recover- 7 So Ahaz fent meffengers to Tiglath-pilefer king of Affyria, faying, I am thy fervant, and thy fon come up and fave me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Ifrael, which rife up against me. 8 And Ahaz took the filver and gold that was found in the houfe of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's houfe, and sent it for a prefent to the king of Affyria. 9 And the king of Affyria hearkened unto him; for the king of Affyria went up againft Damafcus, and took it, and carried the people fit captive to Kir, and flew Rezin. 10 And king Ahaz went to Damafcus to meet Tiglath-pilefer g of Affyria, and faw an altar that qua at Damafcus: and king Ahaz fent to Urijah the priest the fafhion of the altar, and the pattern of it, according to all the workmanship thereof. 11 And Urijah the priest built an altar according to all that king Ahaz had fent from Damafcus: fo Urijah the priest made it againft king Ahaz came from Damafcus. 12 And when the king was come from D mafcus, the king faw the altar; and the king approached to the altar, and offered thereon. 13 And he burnt his burnt-offering, and his meat-offering, and poured his drink-offer. ing, and fprinkled the blood of his peace. offerings upon the altar. 14 And he brought alfo the brafen altar which was before the LORD from the fore. frout of the house, from between the altar and the houfe of the LORD, and put it on the north fide of the altar. 15 And King Ahaz commanded Urijah the priet, faying, Upon the great altar burn the morning burnt-offering, and the evening meatoffering, and the king's burnt facrifice, and his meat offering, with the burnt-offering of all the people of the land, and their meat-offering, and their drink-offerings; and fprinkle upon it all the blood of the burnt Offering, and all the blood of the facrifice: and the brafen altar fhall be for me to enquire by. 16 Thus did Urijah the priest, according to all that king Ahaz commanded. 17 And king Ahaz cut off the borders of the bafes, and removed the laver from off them; and took down the fea from off the brafen oxen that were under it, and put it upon a pavement of ftones; 18 And the covert for the fabbath that they had built in the house, and the king's entry without, turned he from the boufe of the LORD for the king of Affyria. 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 flept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David and Hezekiah his fon reigned in his ftead. CHA P. XVII. N Hofbea's wicked reign. the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Join began Hothea the fon of Elah to reign Samaria over Ifrael nine years. 2 And he did that which was evil in the fight of the LORD, but not as the kings of Ifrael that were before him. 3 Against him came up Shalinanefer king of Affyria; and Hothea became his fervant, and gave him prefents. 4 And the king of Affyria found confpiracy in Hofhea: for he had fent meffengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no prefent to the king of Affyria, as he had done year by year; therefore the king of Affyria that him up, and bound him in prifon. 5 Then the king of Affyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Sa maria, and beteged it three years. 6 in the ninth year of Hofhea the king of Affyria took Samaria, and carried Ifrael away into Affyria, and placed them in Ha. lah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes. 7 For fo it was, that the children of Israel had finned against the LORD their God, which had brought them up out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods, 8 And walked in the ftatutes of the heather, (whom the LORD caft out from before the chil dren of Ifrael,) and of the kings of Ifrael, which they had made. 9 And the children of Ifrael did fecretly thofe things that were not right against the LORD their God, and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city. 10 And they fet them up images and groves in every high hill, and under every green tree: 11 And there they burnt incenfe 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. 12 For they ferved idols, whereof the LORD had faid unto them, Ye shall not do this thing. 13 Yet the LORD teftified against Ifrael, and agaioft Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the feers, faying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments, and my ftatutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I fent to you by my fervants the prophets. 14 Notwithstanding they would not hear, but hardened their necks like to the necks of their fathers, that did not believe in the LORD their God. 15 And they rejected his ftatutes and his Covenant that he made with their fathers, and his teftimonies which he teftified against them, and they followed vanity, and became vain, 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 worshipped all the host of heaven, and ferved Baal. 17 And they caufed their fons and their Hofeca's wicked reign. 5 Samaria, for their daughters to pafs through the fire, and used fins, is captivated. divination and enchantments, and fold them |