Jehoabar hi wicked reign." money of the dedicated things that is brought the book of the chronicles of the kings of into the houfe of the LORD, even the money Judah? of every one that pafieth the account, the mo ney that every man is fet at, and all the money that cometh into any mans heart to bring info the house of the LORD, 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 twentieth year of king Jehoafh, the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house. Then king Jehoath called for Jehoiada the prieft, and the or her priefts, 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 houfe. 8 And the priests confented to receive no more money of the people, neither to repair, the breaches of the houfe. 9 But Jehoiada the priest took a cheft, and bored a hole in the lid of it, and fet it be fide 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 kings fcribe, and the high priest came up, and they put up in bags, and told the money that was found in the house of the LORD. 11 And they gave the money, being told, into the hands of them that did the work, that had the overfight of the house of the LORD: and they laid it out to the carpenters and builders, that wrought upon the houfe of the LORD, 12 And to mafons, and hewers of stone, and to buy timber, and hewed ftone to repair the breaches of the houfe 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 filver, inuffers, bafons, trumpets, any veffels of gold, or vel fels of filver of the money that was brought into the houfe of the LORD. 14 But they gave that to the workmen, and repaired therewith the house 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 treipafs-money, and fin-money was not brought into the houfe of the LORD: it was the priests. 174 Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it: and Hazel let his face to go up to Jerufalem.. 18 And Jehoath king of Judah took all the hallowed things that Jehoshaphat, and Jeho ram, and Ahaziah his fathers, kings of Judah had dedicate, and his own hallowed things, and all the gold that was found in the treafures of the houfe of the LORD, and in the kings houfe, and fent ir to Hazael king of Syria, and he went away from Jerufalem. 19 And the rest of the acts of Joath, and all that he did, are they not written in 10 And his fervants arofe, and made a confpiracy, and flew Joash in the house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla.. 21 For Jozachar the ton of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the ton of Shomer, his fervants, fmote him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David, and Amaziah his fon reigned in his stead. CHA P. XIII. 1 Jehoabaz bis wicked reign. 9 Joash succeedeth him. 14 Elisha's death. he fon of Ahaziah king of Judah, Jeho... N the three and twentieth year of Joalh haz 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. 39 And the anger of the LORD was kindied against Ifrael, and he delivered then into the hand of Hazael king of Syria, and into the hand of Ben-hadad the fun of HaZael, all their days. 4 And Jehoahaz befought the LORD, and the LORD heirkned unto him: for he law the oppreflion of Ifrael, because the king of, Syria opprefied them. $(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 before time. 6 Nevertheless they departed not from the fins of the house of Jeroboam, who made Ifrael fin, but walked therein: and there remained the grove allo in Samaria.) Neither did he leave of the people to Jehoahaz, but fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen; for the king of Syria had deftroyed them, and had made them like the duft by threshing 89 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 Joalh his fon reigned in his stead. 10 In the thirty and feventh year of fo afh king of Judah, begin Jehoafh the fon of Jehoahaz to reign over Ifrael in Samaria, and reigned fixteen years. 11 And he did that which was evil in the fight of the LORD; he departed not from all the fins of Jeroboam the fon of Nebat, who, made Ifrael fin: but he walked therein. 12 And the rest of the acts of Joalh, and. all that he did, and his might wherewith he fought against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the chroni cles of the kings of Ifrae!? 13 And Joah flept with his fathers, and Jeroboam fatupon his throne and Joath was buried in Samaria with the kings of Ifrael. 149 Now Fliha was fallen fick of his fickness whereof he died, and Joath the king of firael me down unto him, and wept over his face, and faid, O my father, my father, the chariot of Ifrael, and the horfemen thereof. 15 And Elisha faid unto him, Take bow and arrows: 1 16 And he faid to the king of Ifrael, Put thine hand upon the bow: and he put his hand upon it: and Elifha put his hands upon the kings hands. 17 And he faid, Open the window eastward: and he opened it. Then Elisha faid, Shoot: and he thot. And he faid, The arrow of the LORDS deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance from Syria: for thou shalt fmite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou have conlumed them. 18 And he faid, Take the arrows: and he took them. And he faid unto the king of If rael, Smite upon the ground: and he fmote thrice, and stayed. 19 And the man of God was wroth with him, and faid, Thou fhouldft have fnitten five or fix times, then hadit thou fmitten Syria, till thou hadft confumed it whereas now thou shalt fmite Syria but thrice. 209 And Elifha 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 bury ing a man, that behold, they fpied a band of men, and they caft the man into the Tepulchre of Elifha: and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and ftood up on his feet. 22 4 But Hazael king of Syria oppreffed If rael all the days of Jehoahaz. 23 And the LORD was gracious unto them, and had compaffion on them, and had refpect unto them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Ifaac, and Jacob, and would not detroy them,neither caft he them from his prefence as yet. 24 So Hazael King of Syria died, and Benhadad his fon reigned in his ftead. 25 And Jehoath the fon of Jehoahaz took again out of the hand of Ben-hadad the fon of Hazael, the cities which he had taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father by war: three times did Joafh beat him, and recovered the cities of Ifrael. Amaziah is taken. children be put to death for the fathers; but every man fhall be put to death for his own fin. He few of Edom in the valley of Salt, ten thouland, and took Selah by war, and called the name of it Joktheel, unto this day. 39 And it came to pass affoon as the kingdom was confirmed in his hand, that he flew his fervants which had flain the king his father. 8 Then Amaziah fent meflengers to Jehoafh the fon of Jehoahaz, son of Jeha king of Ifrael, faying, Come, let us look one an other in the face. 9 And Jehoah the king of Ifrael fent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thiftle that was in Lebanon, fent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, faying, Give thy daughter to my fon to wife: and there pafled by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thittle. 10 Thou haft indeed fmitten Edom and thine heart hath lifted thee up: glory of this, and tarry at home: for why fhouldit thou meddle to thy hurt, that thou shouldit fall, even thou, and Judah with thee? 11 But Amaziah would not hear: therefore Jehoath king of Ifrael went up, and he and Amaziah king of Judah looked one another in the face at Beth-fhemeth, which be longeth to Judah. 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 father shall not be put to death for the children, not the 12 And Jedah was put to the worse before Ifrael,and they fled every man to their tents. 13 And Jehoalh king of Ifrael took Amaziah king of Judah, the fon of Jehoath the fon of Ahaziah at Beth-themeth, 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 filver, and all the veffels that were found in the houfe of the LORD, and in the treasures of the kings house, and hostages, and returned to Samaria. 159 Now the reft of the acts of Jehoan which he did, and his might, and how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Ifrael? 16 And Jehoalh flept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Ifrael, and Jeroboam his lon reigned in his ftead. 17 And Amaziah the fon of Joash king. of Judah lived after the death of Jeboat, fon of Jehoanaz king of Ifrael, fifteen year. 18 And the rest of the acts of Amaziah, are 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 horses; and he was buried at Jerufalem with his fathers in the city of David. 21 And all the people of Judah took Aza riah, (which was fixteen years old) and made him king instead of his father Amaziah. 22 He built Elath and restored it to Judah. after that the king flept with his fathers. 13 In the fifteenth year of Amaz ab the fon of Joash king of Judah, Jeroboam the fon of Joalh king of Ifrael began to reign in Sa maria, and reigned forty and one years. 14 And he did that which was evil in the fight of the LORD: be departed not from اله The reign of Jeroboam, Azariah, Chap. xv. all the fins of Jeroboam the fon of Nebat, who made Ifrael to fin. 25 He restored the coaft of Ifrael from the entring of Hamath, unto the fea of the plain, according to the word of the LORD God of Ifrael, which he fpake by the hand of his fervant 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 hea ven: but he faved them by the hand of Jeroboam the fon of Joalh. 18 ¶ Now the rest of the acts of feroboam, and all that he did, and his might, how he warred, and how he recovered Damafcus, and Hamath, which belonged to Judah for If rael, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Ifrael? 29 And Jeroboam flept with his fathers, even with the kings of Ifrael; and Zacha riah his fon reigned in his stead. CHAP. XV. 1 Azariah his good eign. 7 Jotham fucceed b: 32 his good reign. N the twenty and feventh year of Jeroboam King of Ifrael, began Azarian ion 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 mothers name was Jecholiah of Jerusalem. 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 removed: the people facrificed, and burnt incenfe ftill on the high places. 59 And the LORD imote the king, fo that he was a leper unto the day of his death,and dwelt in a feveral house and Jotham the kings fon as over the houfe, judging the people of the land. 6 And the rest of the acts of Azariah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Ju. dah? 7 So Azariah flept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers, in the city of David; and Jotham his fon reigned in his stead. 89 In the thirty and eighth year of Azariah king of Judah, did Zachariah the fon of Jeroboam reign over Ifrael 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 fan of Jabeth confpired against him, and fmote him before the people, and flew him, and reigned in his ftead. 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 fpake unto jehu, faying, Thy fons fhall fit on the throne of Ifrael, unto the fourth geneTasion. And fo it came to pafs. 13 Shallum the fon of Jabefh began to Zechariah, Shallam, Menahem. 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 Tirzab, and canie to Samaria,and imote Shallum the fon of Jabeh in Samaria, and flew him, and reigned in his flead. 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. 169 Then Menahem fmote Tiplifah, and all that were therein, and the coasts thereof from Tirzah: because they opened not to him, therefore he fmote it, and all the women therein that were with child, he ript up. 17 In the nine and thirtieth year of Azariah king of Judah, began Menahem the fon of 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 against the land and Menahem gave Pul a thoufand talents of filver, that his hand might be with him, to confirm the kingdom in his hand. 20 And Menahem exacted the money of Ifrael, even of all the mighty men of wealth, of each man fifty hekels of filver, to give to the king of Affyria: fo the king of Åfly-. ria turned back, and stayed not there in the land. 21 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 Pekahiah his fon reigned in his ftead. 23 In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekahiah 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 ton 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 kings house, 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 Rema liah began to reign over Ifrael in Samaria, and reigned twenty years. 28 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. 29 In the days of Pekah king of Ifrael, came Tiglath-pilefer king of Allyria, and took Ijon, and Abel-beth-maachah, and Janoah, and Kedelh, and Hazor, and Gilead and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Affyria. Ahaz's wicked reign 30 And Hofhea the fon of Elah made a 31 And the reft of the acts of Pekah,and all 33 Five and twenty years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned fixteen years in Jerufalem: and his mothers name wa Jerufha, the daughter of Zadok. 34 And he did that which was right in the fight of the LORD: he did according to all tifat his father Uzziah had done. 359 Howbeit, the high places were not removed: the people facrificed and burnt in cenfe ftill in the high places: he built the higher gate of the houfe of the LORD. 36 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 Judab? 37 (In thofe days the LORD began to fend againt 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 Da. vid his father, and Ahaz his fon reigned in, his stead. CHAP. XVI. and death. meet Tiglath-pilefer king of Affyria, and faw hat his wicked reign: 17 He Spaileth the temple: 19 Hezekiah fucceedeth him. Remaliah, Chaz Year of Pekah the fon of feventeenth of Judah began to reign. 2 Twenty years old war 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. cording to all that king Aliaz had fent from 3 But he walked in the way of the kings of Ifrael, yea, and made his fon to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD caft out from before the children of Ifrael. mafcus, the king faw the altar: and the king. 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 Pekah fon of Remaliah king of Ifrael, came up to Jerufalem to war and they befieged Ahaz, but could not overcome him. which was before the LORD, from the fore- 6 At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drave the Jews from Elath: and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there unto this day. north-fide of the altar. priest, faying, Upon the great altar burn the 16 Thus did Urijah the priest, according to 7 So Abaz fent meflengers to Tiglath-piJeter king of Affyria, faying, I am thy fervant and thy fun cone up, and fave me out of the band 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 wu found in the houfe of the LORD, and in the treasures of the kings houfe, and fent it for a prefent to the king of Affyria. 9 And the king of Afyria hearkned unto him: for the king of Affyria went up against Dafeus, and took it, and carried the peoof it captive to Kir, and flew Rezin. brafen oxen that were under it, and put it had built in the houfe, and the kings entry he did, are they not written in the book of buried with his fathers in the city of David, Samaria, over Ifrael nine years. z And he did that which was evil in the fight of Affyria, and Hofhea became his fervant, 4 And the king of Affyria found confpiracy throughout all the land, and went up to Sa- And Deen 69 in the ninth year of Holhea, the king of The Samaritanes plagued. A mixtue of religions. the fins of Jeroboam which he did, they departed not from them: Chap. xvij. of Affyria took Samaria, and carried Ifrael away into Affyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes. 7 For fo it was, that the children of Ifrael had finned againft 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 hea. then, (whom the LORD caft out from be. fore the children of Ifrael) and of the kings of Ifrael which they had made. 9 And the children of Ifrael did fecretly thefe things that were not right against the LORD their God, and they built them high places in all their cities, from the towre of the watchmen to the fenced city. 10And they fet them up images and groves in every high hill,and under everygreen 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 fhall not do this thing. 13 Yet the LORD teftified against Ifrael, and againit 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 hardned their necks like to the neck 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 testified against them, and tifey followed vanity, and became vain, and went after the heathen that were round about them, concerning whom the Loap had charged them that they fhould 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 daughters to pafs through the fire, and ufed divination and enchantments, and fold themselves to do evil in the fight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger. 18 Therefore the LORD was very angry with Ifrael, and removed them out of his fight: there was none left but the tribe of Judah only. 19 Allo Judah kept not the commandments of the LORD their God, but walked in the ftatutes of Ifrael which they made. 20 And the LORD rejected all the feed of Ifrael, and afflicted them, and delivered them into the hand of fpoilers, until he had caft them out of his fight. 21 For he rent Ifrael from the houfe of David, aud they made Jeroboam the fon of Nebat king, and Jeroboam drave Ifrael from following the LORD, and made them fin a great fin. 22 For the children of Ifrael walked in all 23 Until the LORD removed Ifrael out of his fight, as he had faid by all his fervants the prophets. So was Ifrael carried away out of their own land to Affyria unto this day. 24 And the king of Affyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria, in lead of the children of Ifrael; and they poffeffed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof. 25 And fo it was at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not the LORD; therefore the LORD fent lions among them, which flew fome of them. 26 Wherefore they fpake to the king of Affyria, faying, The nations which thou haft removed, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the manner of the God of the land: therefore he hath fent lions among them, and behold, they flay them, because they know not the manner of the Godof the land. 27 Then the king of Affyria commanded, faying, 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. 28 Then one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria, came and dwelt in Beth-el, and taught them how they fhould fear the LORD. 29 Howbeit, every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the houfes of the high places which theSamaritanes had made, every nation in their cities wherein they dwelt. 30 And the men of Babylon made Succothbenoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ahema, 31 And the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burnt their children in fire to Adrammelech, and Anammelech the gods of Sepharvaim. 32 So they feared the LORD, and made unto themfelves of the lowest of them priests of the high places, which facrificed for them in the houfes of the high places. 33 They feared the LORD,and ferved their own gods, after the manner of the nations whom they carried away from thence. 34 Unto this day, they do after the former manners: they fear not the LORD, neither do they after their ftatutes, or after their ordinances, or after the law and commandment which the LORD commanded the chi dren of Jacob whom he named Ifrael, 35 With whom the LORD had made a covenant, and charged them, faying, Ye fhall not fear other gods, nor bow your feives to them, nor ferve them, nor facrifice to them: 36 But the LORD who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, with great power, and a ftretched-out arm, him thall ye fear, and him thall ye worship, and to him all ye do facrifice. 37 And the statutes,and the ordinances an the law, and the commandment which wrote for you, ye thall oblerve to do i evermore," and "ye shall not fear other got |