2 C 善 Jehoash is anointed king. CHAP. XII. His good reign in Jehoiada's time. son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the host, and said unto them, Have her the king's sons which were slain; and they forth without the ranges: and him that folhid him, even him and his nurse, in the bed-loweth her kill with the sword. For the chamber, from Athaliah, so that he was not priest had said, Let her not be slain in the slain. house of the LORD. 3 And he was with her hid in the house of the LORD six years. And Athaliah did reign over the land. 16 And they laid hands on her; and she went by the way by the which the horses came into the king's house: and there was she slain. 4 And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with 17 And Jehoiada made a covenant the captains and the guard, and brought between the LORD and the king and the them to him into the house of the LORD, people, that they should be the LORD's peoand made a covenant with them, and took ple; between the king also and the people. an oath of them in the house of the LORD, and shewed them the king's son. 5 And he commanded them, saying, This is the thing that ye shall do: A third part of you that enter in on the sabbath shall even be keepers of the watch of the king's house; 18 And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and brake it down; his altars and his images brake they in pieces thoroughly and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of the LORD. 6 And a third part shall be at the gate of 19 And he took the rulers over hunSur; and a third part at the gate behind dreds, and the captains, and the guard, and the guard: so shall ye keep the watch of all the people of the land; and they brought the house, that it be not broken down. down the king from the house of the LORD, and came by the way of the gate of the guard to the king's house. And he sat on the throne of the kings. 7 And two parts of all you that go forth on the sabbath, even they shall keep the watch of the house of the LORD about the king. 8 And ye shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand: and he that cometh within the ranges, let him be slain. And be ye with the king as he goeth out and as he cometh in. 20 And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was in quiet and they slew Athaliah with the sword beside the king's house. 21 Seven years old was Jehoash when he began to reign. CHAP. XII. 9 And the captains over the hundreds did according to all things that Jehoiada TN the seventh year of Jehu,Jehoash bethe priest commanded: and they took gan to reign; and forty years reigned every man his men that were to come in he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name on the sabbath, with them that should go was Zibiah of Beer-sheba. out on the sabbath, and came to Jehoiada 2 And Jehoash did that which was right the priest. in the sight of the LORD all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him. 10 And to the captains over hundreds his weapons in his hand, round about the 3 But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places. 4 T And Jehoash said 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 passeth the 12 And he brought forth the king's son, account, the money that every man is set and put the crown upon him, and gave him at, and all the money that cometh into the testimony; and they made him king, any man's heart to bring into the house and anointed him; and they clapped their of the LORD, hands, and said, God save the king. 13 And when Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she came to the people into the temple of the LORD. 5 Let the priests take it to them, every man of his acquaintance: and let them repair the breaches of the house, wheresoever any breach shall be found. 14 And when she looked, behold, the 6 But it was so, that in the three and king stood by a pillar, as the manner was, twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests and the princes and the trumpeters by the had not repaired the breaches of the house. king, and all the people of the land re- 7 Then king Jehoash called for Jehoiajoiced, and blew with trumpets. And da the priest, and the other priests, and Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried, Trea- said unto them, Why repair ye not the son, treason! breaches of the house? now therefore re15 But Jehoiada the priest commanded ceive no more money of your acquaintance, captains of the hundreds, the officers of but deliver it for the breaches of the house the Jehoash is slain by his servants. II. KINGS. Wicked reign of Jehoahaz. 8 And the priests consented to receive buried him with his fathers in the city of no more money of the people, neither to David: and Amaziah his son reigned in repair the breaches of the house. his stead. CHAP. XIII. 9 But Jehoiada the priest took a chest, and bored a hole in the lid of it, and set N the three and twentieth year of Joash it beside the altar, on the right side as one the son of Ahaziah king of Judah, Jehocometh into the house of the LORD: and ahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over the priests that kept the door put therein Israel in Samaria, and reigned seventeen all the money that was brought into the years. house of the LORD. 2 And he did that which was evil in the 10 And it was so, when they saw that sight of the LORD, and followed the sins of there was much money in the chest, that Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made the king's scribe and the high priest came Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom. up, and they put up in bags, and told the 3 T And the anger of the LORD was money that was found in the house of the kindled against Israel, and he delivered LORD. them into the hand of Hazael king of Sy 11 And they gave the money, being ria, and into the hand of Ben-hadad the son told, into the hands of them that did the of Hazael, all their days. work, that had the oversight of the house 4 And Jehoahaz besought the LORD, of the LORD: and they laid it out to the and the LORD hearkened unto him: for he carpenters and builders that wrought up-saw the oppression of Israel, because the on the house of the LORD, king of Syria oppressed them. 12 And to masons, and hewers of stone, 5 (And the LORD gave Israel a saviour, and to buy timber and hewed stone to re-so that they went out from under the hand pair the breaches of the house of the LORD, of the Syrians: and the children of Israel and for all that was laid out for the house dwelt in their tents, as before-time. to repair it. 6 Nevertheless they departed not from 13 Howbeit, there were not made for the sins of the house of Jeroboam, who made the house of the LORD bowls of silver, snuff-Israel sin, but walked therein: and there ers, basons, trumpets, any vessels of gold, remained the grove also in Samaria.) or vessels of silver, of the money that was 7 Neither did he leave of the people to brought into the house 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 whose hand they delivered the money to be bestowed on workmen: for they dealt faithfully. 16 The trespass-money and sin-money was not brought into the house of the LORD: it was the priests'. 17 Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it: and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem. Jehoahaz but fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen; for the king of Syria had destroyed them, and had made them like the dust by threshing. 8 T 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 Israel? 9 And Jehoahaz slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria: and Joash his son reigned in his stead. 10 In the thirty and seventh year of Joash king of Judah began Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned sixteen years. 18 And Jehoash king of Judah took all 11 And he did that which was evil in the the hallowed things that Jehoshaphat, and sight of the LORD; he departed not from Jehoram, and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, of Judah, had dedicated, and his own hal-who made Israel sin; but he walked therein. lowed things, and all the gold that was 12 And the rest of the acts of Joash, found in the treasures of the house of the and all that he did, and his might whereLORD, and in the king's house, and sent it with he fought against Amaziah king of to Hazael king of Syria: and he went away Judah, are they not written in the book of from Jerusalem. the Chronicles of the kings of Israel? 19 ¶ And the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 13 And Joash slept with his fathers; and Jeroboam sat upon his throne; and Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. 20 And his servants arose, and made a 14 ¶ Now Elisha was fallen sick of his conspiracy, and slew Joash in the house of sickness whereof he died. And Joash the Millo, which goeth down to Silla. king of Israel came down unto him, and 21 For Jozachar the son of Shimeath, wept over his face, and said, O my father, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his ser- my father! the chariot of Israel, and the vants, smote him, and he died; and they horsemen thereof! Elisha's bones revive a dead man. CHAP. XIV. Amaziah's good reign. 15 And Elisha said unto him, Take bow he slew his servants which had slain the and arrows. And he took unto him bow king his father. and arrows. 6 But the children of the murderers he 16 And he said to the king of Israel, slew not: according unto that which is Put thine hand upon the bow. And he put written in the book of the law of Moses, his hand upon it: and Elisha put his hands wherein the LORD commanded, saying, upon the king's hands. The fathers shall not be put to death for 17 And he said, Open the window east- the children, nor the children be put to ward. And he opened it. Then Elisha death for the fathers; but every man shall said, Shoot. And he shot. And he said, be put to death for his own sin. The arrow of the LORD's deliverance, and 7 He slew of Edom in the valley of Salt the arrow of deliverance from Syria: for ten thousand, and took Selah by war, and thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till called the name of it Jok theel unto this day. thou have consumed them. 8 T Then Amaziah sent messengers to 18 And he said, Take the arrows. And Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz, son of Jehu he took them. And he said unto the king king of Israel, saying, Come, let us look of Israel, Smite upon the ground. And he one another in the face. smote thrice, and stayed. 9 And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to 19 And the man of God was wroth with Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle him, and said, Thou shouldest have smit- that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that ten five or six times; then hadst thou smit-was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughten Syria till thou hadst consumedit: where- ter to my son to wife: and there passed as now thou shalt smite Syria but thrice. by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and 20 T And Elisha died, and they buried trode down the thistle. him. And the bands of the Moabites in- 10 Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and vaded the land at the coming in of the year. thine heart hath lifted thee up: glory of 21 And it came to pass, as they were bu- this, and tarry at home: for why shouldest rying a man, that behold, they spied a band thou meddle to thy hurt, that thou shouldof men; and they cast the man into the se- est fall, even thou, and Judah with thee? pulchre of Elisha: 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 of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz. 23 And the LORD was gracious unto them, and had compassion on them, and had respect unto them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he them from his presence as yet. 24 So Hazael king of Syria died; and Ben-hadad his son reigned in his stead. 25 And Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again out of the hand of Ben-hadad the son of Hazael the cities, which he had taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father by war. Three times did Joash beat him, and recovered the cities of Israel. CHAP. XIV. 11 But Amaziah would not hear. Therefore Jehoash king of Israel went up; and he and Amaziah king of Judah looked one another in the face at Beth-shemesh, which belongeth to Judah. 12 And Judah was put to the worse before Israel; and they fled every man to their tents. 13 And Jehoash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash the son of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh, and came to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim unto the corner-gate, four hundred cubits. 14 And he took all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house, and hostages, and returned to Samaria. 15 T Now the rest of the acts of Jeho N In the second year of Joash son of Jeho-ash which he did, and his might, and how ahaz king of Israel reigned Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah. he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 2 He was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and reigned twenty and 16 And Jehoash slept with his fathers, nine years in Jerusalem. And his mo- and was buried in Samaria with the kings ther's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem. of Israel; and Jeroboam his son reigned in 3 And he did that which was right in the his stead. sight of the LORD, yet not like David his 17 ¶ And Amaziah the son of Joash king father: he did according to all things as of Judah lived after the death of Jehoash Joash his father did. son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years. 4 Howbeit, the high places were not 18 And the rest of the acts of Amaziah, taken away as yet the people did sacri- are they not written in the book of the fice, and burnt incense on the high places. chronicles of the kings of Judah? 5 T And it came to pass, as soon as the 19 Now they made a conspiracy against kingdom was confirmed in his hand, that him in Jerusalem: and he fled to Lachish; The reign of Azariah. II. KINGS. Of Jotham and other kings. but they sent after him to Lachish, and book of the Chronicles of the kings of Judah? slew him there. 7 So Azariah slept with his fathers; and 20 And they brought him on horses: and they buried him with his fathers in the city he was buried at Jerusalem with his fathers of David; and Jotham his son reigned in in the city of David. his stead. 21 T And all the people of Judah took 8 T In the thirty and eighth year of AzaAzariah, which was sixteen years old, and riah king of Judah did Zachariah the son made him king instead of his father Ama- of Jeroboam reign over Israel in Samaria ziah. six months. 22 He built Elath, and restored it to Ju- 9 And he did that which was evil in the dah, after that the king slept with his fathers. sight of the LORD, as his fathers had done : 23 In the fifteenth year of Amaziah he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Judah, Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin. the son of Joash king of Israel began to 10 And Shallum the son of Jabesh conreign in Samaria, and reigned forty and spired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead. one years. 24 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD: he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin. 11 And the rest of the acts of Zachariah, behold, they are written in the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel. 25 He restored the coast of Israel from 12 This was the word of the LORD which the entering of Hamath unto the sea of the he spake unto Jehu, saying, Thy sons shall plain, according to the word of the LORD sit on the throne of Israel unto the fourth God of Israel, which he spake by the hand generation. And so it came to pass. of his servant Jonah, the son of Amittai, 13 ¶ Shallum the son of Jabesh began the prophet, which was of Gath-hepher. to reign in the nine and thirtieth year of 26 For the LORD saw the affliction of Is- Uzziah king of Judah; and he reigned a rael, that it was very bitter: for there was full month in Samaria. not any shut up, nor any left, nor any helper for Israel. 14 For Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah, and came to Samaria, and 27 And the LORD said not that he would smote Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria, blot out the name of Israel from under and slew him, and reigned in his stead. heaven but he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash. 15 And the rest of the acts of Shallum, and his conspiracy which he made, behold, 28 Now the rest of the acts of Jero- they are written in the book of the Chroniboam, and all that he did, and his might, cles of the kings of Israel. how he warred, and how he recovered Da- 16 Then Menahem smote Tiphsah, mascus, and Hamath, which belonged to and all that were therein, and the coasts Judah, for Israel, are they not written in thereof from Tirzah: because they opened the book of the Chronicles of the kings of not to him, therefore he smote it; and all Israel? the women therein that were with child 29 And Jeroboam slept with his fathers, he ripped up. even with the kings of Israel; and Zachariah his son reigned in his stead. CHAP. XV. 17 In the nine and thirtieth year of Azariah king of Judah began Menahem the son of Gadi to reign over Israel, and reigned N In the twenty and seventh year of Jero- ten years in Samaria. boam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign. 18 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD: he departed not all his 2 Sixteen years old was he when he be-days from the sins of Jeroboam the son of gan to reign, and he reigned two and fifty Nebat, who made Israel to sin. years in Jerusalem. And his mother's 19 And Pul the king of Assyria came against the land: and Menahem gave Pul thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to confirm the kingdom in his hand. name was Jecholiah of Jerusalem. 3 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah had done; a 4 Save that the high places were not re- 20 And Menahem exacted the money moved: the people sacrificed and burnt of Israel, even of all the mighty men of incense still on the high places. wealth, of each man fifty shekels of silver, 5 And the LORD smote the king, so to give to the king of Assyria. So the that he was a leper unto the day of his king of Assyria turned back, and stayed death, and dwelt in a several house. And not there in the land. Jotham the king's son was over the house, 21 T And the rest of the acts of Menajudging the people of the land. hem, and all that he did, are they not writ6 And the rest of the acts of Azariah, ten in the book of the Chronicles of the and all that he did, are they not written in the kings of Israel? Jotham's good reign. CHAP. XVI. The reign of Ahaz 22 And Menahem slept with his fathers; 38 And Jotham slept with his fathers, and Pekahiah his son reigned in his stead. and was buried with his fathers in the city 23 In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of David his father: And Ahaz his son of Judah Pekahiah the son of Menahem reigned in his stead. began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned two years. 24 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin. CHAP. XVI. N the seventeenth year of Pekah the son 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 sixteen years 25 But Pekah the son of Remaliah, a in Jerusalem, and did not that which was captain of his, conspired against him, and right in the sight of the LORD his God, smote him in Samaria, in the palace of the like David his father. king's house, with Argob and Arieh, and 3 But he walked in the way of the kings 4 And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree. 27 In the two and fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekah the son of Re- 5 T Then Rezin king of Syria and Pemaliah began to reign over Israel in Sa-kah son of Remaliah king of Israel came maria, and reigned twenty years. up to Jerusalem to war: and they besieg 28 And he did that which was evil in ed Ahaz, but could not overcome him, the sight of the LORD: he departed not 6 At that time Rezin king of Syria refrom the sins of Jeroboam the son of Ne-covered Elath to Syria, and drave the bat, who made Israel to sin. Jews from Elath: and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there unto this day. 29 In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abel-beth-maachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria. 7 So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, saying, I am thy servant and thy son: come up, and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, which rise up against me. 30- And Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Re- 8 And Ahaz took the silver and gold maliah, and smote him, and slew him, and that was found in the house of the LORD, reigned in his stead, in the twentieth year and in the treasures of the king's house, of Jotham the son of Uzziah. and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria. 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 Israel. 9 And the king of Assyria hearkened unto him: for the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried 32 In the second year of Pekah the son the people of it captive to Kir, and slew of Remaliah king of Israel began Jotham Rezin. the son of Uzziah king of Judah to reign. 10 T And king Ahaz went to Damascus 33 Five and twenty years old was he to meet Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, when he began to reign, and he reigned and saw an altar that was at Damascus : sixteen years in Jerusalem. And his mo- and king Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the ther's name was Jerusha, the daughter of fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it, Zadok. 34 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD: he did according to all that his father Uzziah had done. according to all the workmanship thereof. 37 In those days the LORD began to peace-offerings upon the altar. 14 And he brought also the brazen altar, which was before the LORD, from the |