shall cut off the house of Jeroboam to all the abominations of the nations which the LORD cast out before the that day; but what? even now. 25 ¶ And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem: r 15 For the LORD shall smite Is-children of Israel. 16 And he shall give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, who did sin, and who made Israel to sin. g 17 And Jeroboam's wife arose, f 19 And the rest of the acts of Je- 20 And the days which Jeroboam reigned were two and twenty years and he slept with his fathers; and Nadab his son reigned in his stead. f21 And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty and one years old when he began to reign; and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusa 26 And he took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house; he even took away all: and he took away all the shields of gold which Solomon had made. f 27 And king Rehoboam made in their stead brazen shields, and committed them unto the hands of the chief of the guard, which kept the door of the king's house. 29 And it was so, when the king went into the house of the LORD, that the guard bare them, and brought them back into the guard chamber. f 29 ¶ Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Judah ? 30 And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their days. 31 And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess. And Abijam his son reigned in his stead. N CHAP. XV. TOW in the eighteenth year of lem, the city which the Lord king Jeroboam the son of choose out of all the tribes of Israel, Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah. to put his name there: and his mo- g 2 Three years reigned he in Jether's name was Naamah an Am-rusalem. And his mother's name monitess. was Maachah, the daughter of c 22 And Judah did evil in the Abishalom. sight of the LORD, and they pro-c 3 And he walked in all the sins voked him to jealousy with their of his father, which he had done besins which they had committed, fore him: and his heart was not perabove all that their fathers had done. fect with the LORD his God, as the 23 For they also built them high heart of David his father. places, and images and groves, on b 4 Nevertheless, for David's sake every high hill, and under every did the LORD his God give him a green tree. lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his P 24 And there were also sodomites son after him, and to establish Jeruin the land and they did according | salem: Judah. u 5 Because David did that which to go out or come in to Asa king of was right in the eyes of the LORD, and turned not aside from any thing that he commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite. f 6 And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life. g 18 Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants and king Asa sent them to Ben-hadad, the son of TaNow the rest of the acts of Abi-brimon, the son of Hezion, king of jam, and all that he did, are they Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saynot written in the book of the Chro-ing, nicles of the kings of Judah? And u 19 There is a league between me there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam. f 10 And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom. c 1 And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, as did David his father. 12 And he took away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made. g 13 And also Maachah his mother, even her he removed from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove; and Asa destroyed her idol, and burnt it by the brook Kidron. e 14 But the high places were not removed: nevertheless Asa's heart was perfect with the LORD all his days. and thee, and between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent unto thee a present of silver and gold; come and break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me. 20 So Ben-hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of the hosts which he had against the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel-beth-maachah, and all Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali. g 21 And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah. g 22 Then king Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none was exempted and they took away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and king Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah. f23 The rest of all the acts of Asa, and all his might, and all that he did, and the cities which he built, are they not written in the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Jud 15 And he brought in the things dah? Nevertheless in the time of which his father had dedicated, and his old age he was diseased in his the things which himself had dedi-feet. cated, into the house of the LORD, ƒ 24 And Asa slept with his fathers, silver, and gold, and vessels. and was buried with his fathers in f16 And there was war between the city of David his father and Asa and Baasha king of Israel all Jehoshaphat his son reigned in bis their days. g 17 And Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not suffer any stead. 25 ¶ And Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned over Israel two years. 26 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin. w 3 Behold, I will take away the posterity of Baasha, and the posterity of his house; and will make thy house like the house of Jeroboamn the son of Nebat. r4 Him that dieth of Baasha in the g27 ¶ And Baasha the son of Ahi- city shall the dogs eat; and him that jah, of the house of Issachar, conspir-dieth of his in the fields shall the ed against him; and Baasha smote fowls of the air eat. him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel laid siege to Gibbethon. 28 Even in the third year of Asa king of Judah did Baasha slay him, and reigned in his stead. a 29 And it came to pass, when he reigned, that he smote all the house of Jeroboam; he lefot to Jeroboam any that breathed, until he had destroyed him, according unto the saying of the LORD, which he spake by his servant Ahijah the Shilo f 5 Now the rest of the acts of Baasha, and what he did, and his might, are they not written in the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel? 6 So Baasha slept with his fathers, in being like the house of Jeroboam; nite: g33 In the third year of Asa king sins; 10 And Zimri went in and smote him, and killed him, in the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his stead. 11 ¶ And it came to pass, when he began to reign, as soon as he sat on his throne, that he slew all the house of Baasha: he left him not one that pisseth against a wall, neither of his kinsfolks, nor of his friends. a 12 Thus did Zimri destroy all the house of Baasha, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake against Baasha by Jehu the prophet, 13 For all the sins of Baasha, and the sins of Elah his son, by which they sinned, and by which they made Israel to sin, in provoking the LORD God of Israel to anger with f14 Now the rest of the acts of 16 And the people that were encamped heard say, Zimri hath conspired, and hath also slain the king: wherefore all Israel made Omri, the captain of the host, king over Israel that day in the camp. after the name of Shemer, owner of the hill, Samaria. c 25 ¶ But Omri wrought evil in the eyes of the LORD, and did worse than all that were before him. 26 For he walked in all the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and in his sin wherewith he made Israe! to sin, to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger with their vanities. f27 Now the rest of the acts of Omri which he did, and his might that he shewed, are they not written in the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel ? 28 So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria: and Ahab his son reigned in his stead. g 17 And Omri went up from Gib-ƒ 29 And in the thirty and eighth bethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah. 18 And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the palace of the king's house, and burnt the king's house over him with fire, and died, c 19 For his sins which he sinned in doing evil in the sight of the LORD, in walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin which he did, to make Israel to sin. 20 Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and his treason that he wrought, are they not written in the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel? f21 Then were the people of Israel divided into two parts: half of the people followed Tibni the son of Ginath, to make him king; and half followed Omri. year of Asa king of Judah began c 30 And Ahab the son of Omri did 32 And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria. c 33 And Ahab made a grove; and Ahab did more to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger than all the 22 But the people that followed kings of Israel that were before him. Omri prevailed against the people a 34 In his days did Hiel the that followed Tibni the son of Gi-Beth-elite build Jericho : he laid the nath so Tibni died, and Omri foundation thereof in Abiram his reigned. first-born, and set up the gates thereof in his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun. f23 ¶ In the thirty and first year CHAP. XVII. AND Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before r 14 For thus saith the LORD God whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word." f2 And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, g 3 Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan. 4 And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there. 5 So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan. m 6 And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook. 7 And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land. f8¶ And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, g 9 Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee. f 10 So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink. 11 And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thy hand. me, of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the LORD sendeth rain upon the carth. d 15 And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, "did eat many days. a 16 And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Elijah. f 17 And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him. 18 And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, thou man of God? art thou come unto me to call my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son? f 19 And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed. d 20 And he cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son? 21 And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, I pray thee, let this child's soul come into him again. m 22 And the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived. f 23 And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth. c 24 And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in thy mouth is truth, CHAP. XVIII. s 12 And she said, As the LORD AND it many days, that the word |