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Ahaziah made king.

II. CHRONICLES. Athaliah's usurpation. 13 But bast walked in the way of the, death of his father, to his destruction Lings of Israel, and bast made Judah 5 T He walked also after their counand the inhabitants of Jerusalem to go a whoring, like to the whoredoms of the house of Ahab, and also liath slain thy brethren of thy father's house, which were better than thyself;

sel, and went with Jehoram the sou of Alab king of Israel to war against Hazael king of Syria, at Ramoth gilead: and the Syrians smote Joram. 6 And he returned to be healed in 14 Behold, with a great plague will Jezreel, because of the wounds which the Lono smite thy people, and thy were given him at Ramah, when he children, and thy wives, and all thy fought with Hazael king of Syria. goods: And Azariah the son of Jehoram king 15 And thou shali have great sick-of Judah went down to see Jehoram ness by disease of thy bowels, until the son of Ahab at Jezreel, because be thy bowels fall out by reason of the was sick.

sickness day by day.

7 And the destruction of Ahaziah

16 Moreover, the Lond stirred up was of God, by coming to Joram: for against Jehoram the spirit of the Phil-when he was come, he went out witk istines, and of the Arabians, that were Jehoram against Jehu the son of Ninnear the Ethiopians. shi, whom the LORD had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab.

17 And they came up into Judah, and rake into it,and carried away all the 8 And it came to pass, that when Jesubstance that was found in the king's hu was executing judgment upon the house,and his sons also, and his wives; house of Ahab, and found the princes so that there was never a sou left him, of Judah, and the sons of the brethren saveJehoahaz,the youngestofhis sons. of Ahaziah, that mimstcred to Ahazi18 And after all this the LonDah, he slew them.

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smote him in his bowels with an in- 9 And he sought Ahaziah : and they curable disease. jcaught him, (for he was hid in Sama19 And it came to pass, that in pro-ria,) and brought him to Jehu; and cess of time,after the end of two years, when they had slain him, they buried his bowels fell out by reason of his him: because (said they) he is the sou sickness; so he died of sore diseases: of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD and his people made no burning for with all his heart. So the house of him like the burning of his fathers. Ahaziah had no power to keep still 20 Thirty and two years old was he the kingdom. when he began to reign, and he reign- 10 But when Athaliah, the mother ed in Jerusalem eight years, and de-of Abaziah, saw that her son was dead, parted without being desired: howbeitsbe arose and destroyed all the seed they buried him in the city of David,[royal of the house of Judah. but not in the sepulchres of the kings. 11 But Jehoshabeath,the daughter of CHAP. XXII. the king, took Joash the son of Abazi

AND the inhabitants of Jerusalem all, and stole bu from a, ang put made Abaziah lus youngest son king's sons that were slain, and put king in his stead ; for the band of men him and his nurse in a bed-chamber. that came with the Arabians to the So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of king campl had slain all the eldest. So Aha-Jehoram the wife of Jehoiada the ziah the son of Jehoram king of Judab | priest, (forshe was the sister of Abaz reigned. iah,) bid him from Athaliab, so that

2 Forty and two years old was Aha-she slew him not. ziah when he began to reign, and he 12 And he was with them hid in the reigned one year in Jerusalem: his house of God six years: and Athaliau mother's name also was Athaliab, the reigned over the land. daughter of Omri.

CHAP. XXIII.

3 He also wa ked in the ways of the house of Ahab: for bis mother was his in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself,and took the counsellor to do wickedly. captains of hundreds, Azariah the son 4 Wherefore he did evil in the sight of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son of of the LORD, like the house of Ahab; Jehoanan, and Azariah the son of for they were his counsellors,after the [Obed,and Maaseiah the son of Adaial,

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and Elishaphat the son of Zichri,into,noise of the people running and prais covenant with him. ing the king, she came to the people into the house of the LORD: 13 And she looked, and, behold, the king stood at his pillar at the entering

2 And they went about in Judah, and gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and the chief of the fathers of Israel, and they came to Je-in, and the princes and the trumpets rusalem.

3 And all the congregation made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And he said unto them, Behold, the king's son shall reign, as the LORD hath said of the sons of David.

by the king: and all the people of the land rejoiced, and sounded with trum pets, also the singers with instruments of music, and such as taught to sing praise. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said, Treason, treason!

14 Then Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds that were

4 This is the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you entering on the sabbath, of the priests and of the Le-set over the host, and said unto them, vites, shall be porters of the doors. 5 And a third part shall be at the King's house; and a third part at the gate of the foundation: and all the people shall be in the courts of the house of the Lono.

6 But let none come into the house of the Lond, save the priests, and they that minister of the Levites; they shall go in, for they are holy: but all the people shall keep the watch of the Lond.

7 And the Levites shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand; and whosoever else cometh into the house, he shall be put to death: but be ye with the king when he cometh in,and when he goeth

out.

Have her forth of the ranges: anu whoso followeth her, let him be sla with the sword. For the priest said, Slay her not in the house of the Lond 15 So they laid hands on her; and when she was come to the entering of the horse-gate, by the king's house, they slew her there.

16 T And Jehoiada made a covenant between him, and between all the people, and between the king, that they should be the LORD's people. 17 Then all the people went to the house of Baal, and brake it down, and brake bis altars and his images in pieces, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars.

18 Also Jehoiada appointed the officers of the house of the LORD by the S So the Levites and all Judab did ac-¡hand of the priests the Levites, whom cording to all things that Jehoiada the David bad distributed in the house of priest had commanded, and took every the LORD, to offer the burnt-offerings inan his men that were to come m on of the LORD, as it is written in the law the sabbath, with them that were to go of Moses,with rejoicing and with singout on the sabbath: for Jehoiada the|ing, as it was ordained by David. priest dismissed not the courses.

9 Moreover Jehoiada the priest delivered to the captains of hundreds, spears, and bucklers and shields that had been king David's, which were in the house of God.

19 And be set the porters at the gates of the house of the LORD, that none which was unclean in any thing should enter in.

20 And he took the captains of hundreds, and the nobles and the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of the Lond; and they came through the high gate into the king's house, and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom.

10 And he set all the people, every man having his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the temple to the left side of the temple, along by the altar and the temple, by the king round about. 11 Then they brought out the king's 21 And all the people of the land reeon, and put upon him the crown, and joiced: and the city was quiet, after gave him the testimony, and made that they had slain Athaliah with the him king. And Jehoiada and his sons sword. anointed him, and said, God save the

king.

CHAP. XXIV.

12°¶ Now when Athaliah heard the JASH was seven years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for

Joash's good reign.

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Jehoiada's death

ty years in Jerusalem. His mother's wrought iron and brass to mend the name also was Zibiah of Beer-sheba. house of the Lond.

2 Aud Joash did that which was right in the sight of the Lord all the days of Jehoiada the priest.

3 And Jeboiada took for him two wives; and he begat sons and daugh

ters.

4 T And it came to pass after this, that Joash was minded to repair the house of the Lond.

13 So the workmen wrought,and the work was perfected by them, and they set the house of God in his state, and strengthened it.

14 And when they had finished it, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada, whereof were made vessels for the house of the LORD, even vessels to minister,and to offer withal, and spoons, and vessels of gold and silver; and they offered turnt-offerings in the houseofthe Lond continually all the days of Jehosada. 15 ¶ But Jehoiada waxed old, and was full of days when he died; a hundred and thirty years old was he when

5And he gathered together the priests and the Levites, and said to thein, Go out unto the cities of Judah,and gath er of all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year, and see that ye hasten the matter. Howbeit the Levites hastened it not. 6. And the king called for Jehoiada he died. the chief, and said unto him, Why| 16 And they buried him in the city hast thou not required of the Levites of David among the kings,because he to bring in out of Judah and out ofJeru-had done good in Israel, both toward salem the collection, according to the God, and toward his house. commandment of Moses the servant of the LORD, and of the congregation of Israel, for the tabernacle of witness?

7 For the sons of Athaliah,that wicked woman, had broken up the house of God; and also all the dedicated things of the house of the LORD did they bestow upon Baalim,

17 ¶Now after the death of Jehoiada came the princes of Judah, and made obeisance to the king: then the king hearkened unto them.

18 And they left the house of the LORD God of their fathers, and served groves and idols; and wrath came up on Judah and Jerusalem for this the. trespass.

19 Yet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again unto the Lono; and they testified against them: but they would not give ear.

8 And at the king's commandment they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house of the Lonv. 9 And they made a proclamation through Judah and Jerusalem, to bring 20 And the Spirit of God came upon Into the LORD the collection that Mo- Zechariah the son of Jehoiada "the ses, the servant of God, laid upon Is-priest, which stood above the people, rael in the wilderness.

10 And all the princes and all the people rejoiced, and brought in, and cast into the chest,until they had inade an end.

and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the Load, that ye cannot prosper? Because ye have forsaken the LORD, he hath also forsaken you.

11 Now it came to pass, that at what 21 And they conspired against him, time the chest was brought unto the andstoned him with stones at the com king's office by the hand of the Le-mandment of the king, in the court of vites, and when they saw that there the house of the Lond. was much money, the king's scribe 22 Thus Joash the king remembered and the high priest's officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to his place again. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance.

12 And the king and Jeboiada gave it to such as did the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and hired masons and carpenters to repair the house of the Lond, and also such as

not the kindness wbichi Jehoiada his
father had done to him, but slew his
son: and when he died, he said, The
LORD look upon it, and require it.
23 ¶ And it came to pass at the end of
the year, that the host of Syria came
up against him; and they came to Ju-
dah and Jerusalem, and destroyed all
the princes of the people from among
the people, and sent all the spoil of

Joash is slain.

CHAP. XXV. The Edomites over come them unto the king of Damascus.mighty men of valour out of Israel for 24 For the army of the Syrians came a hundred talents of silver. with a small company of men, and 7 But there cane a man of God to the LORD delivered a very great host him, saying, O king, let not the army into their hand, because they had for of Israel go with thee; for the LORD saken the Lond God of their fathers: is not with Israel, to wit, with all tho BO they executed judgment against children of Ephraim.

Joash. 8 But if thou wilt go, do it, be strong 25 And when they were departed for the battle: God shall make thee from him, (for they left him in great fall before the enemy; for God hath diseases,) his own servants conspired power to help, and to cast down. against him for the blood of the sons of 9 And Amaziah said to the man of Jehoiada the priest, and slew him on God, But what shall we do for the his bed, and he died; and they buried hundred talents which I have given to him in the city of David, but they buthe army of Israel? And the man of ried him not in the sepulchres of the God answered, The LORD is able to kings. give thee much more than this. 26 And these are they that conspired 10 Then Amaziah separated them, to against him; Zabad the son of Shime-wit, the army that was come to him ath an Ammonitess,and Jehozabad the out of Ephraim, to go home again. sou of Shimrith a Moabitess. wherefore their anger was greatly kindied against Judali, and they returned home in great anger.

27 ¶ Now concerning his sons, and the greatness of the burdens laid upon bm, and the repairing of the house of God, behold, they are written in the story of the book of the kings; and Amaziah bis 9ou reigned in his stead.

CHAP. XXV.

MAZIAH was twenty and five A years old when he began to reign, had he reigned twenty and nine years Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.

2. And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, but not with a perfect heart.

31 Now it came to pass, when the kingdom was established to him, that he slew his servants that had killed the king his father.

11 T And Amaziah strengthened himself,and led forth his people, and went to the valley of Salt, and smote of the children of Seir ten thousand.

12 And other ten thousand left alive did the children of Judai carry away captive,and brought them unto the top of the rock, and cast them down from the top of the rock, that they all were broken in pieces.

13 T But the soldiers of the army which Amaziah sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell upou the cities of Judah, froin Sama ria even unto Beth-horon, and smote three thousand of them,and took much spoil.

14 ¶ Now it came to pass, after that 4 But he slew not their children,but|Amaziah was come from the slaughter did as it is written in the law in the of the Edomites, that he brought the book of Moses, where the LORD com- gods of the children of Seir, and set manded, saying, The fathers shall not them up to be his gods, and bowed die for the children, neither shall the down himself before them, and burned children die for the fathers, but every incense unto them. man shall die for his own siu. 15 Wherefore the anger of the LORD 5 T Moreover, Amaziah gathered Ju-was kindled against Amaziah, and he dab together, and made them captains sent unto him a prophet, which said over thousands,aud captains over hun unto him, Why hast thou sought after dreds, according to the houses of their the gods of the people, which could fathers, throughout all Judah and Ben- not deliver their own people out of jamin; and he numbered them from thy hand ? twenty years old and above,and found 16 And it came to pass, as he talked them three hundred thousand choice with him, that the king said unto bim, men, able to go forth to war,that could Art thou made of the king's counsel? bandle spear and shield. forbear: why shouldest thou be smit6 He hired also a hundred thousand ten? Then the prophet forbare, aud

Amazian's overthrow.

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Uzan's reign. said, I know that God hath determmed LORD, they made a conspiracy against to destroy thee,because thou hast done him in Jerusalem; and he fled to La this, and hast not hearkened unto my chish: but they sent to Lachish after counsel. him, and slew him there

17 T Then Amaziah king of Judah took advice, and scut to Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us see one another in the face.

18 And Joash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle.

28And they brought him upon horses, and buried him with his fathers in the city of Judah.

CHAP. XXVI.
HEN all the people of Judah took

sixteen

old, and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah.

2 He built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.

3 Sixteen years old wasUzziah whea he began to reign, and he reigned fifty 19 Thou sayest, Lo,thou hast smitten and two years in Jerusalem. His moththe Edomites; and thy heart liftether's name also was Jecoliah of Jeruthee up to boast: abide now at home: salem.

why shouldest thou meddle to thybort,] 4 And he did that which was right in that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and the sight of the Loan, according to all Judah with thee? that his father Amaziah did.

20 But Amazian would not hear; for it came of God, that he might deliver them into the hand of their enemies, because they sought after the gods of Edom.

5 And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God; and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him to

prosper.

21 So Joash the king of Israel went 6 And he went forth and warred a up; and they saw one another in the gainst the Philistines, and brake down face, both he, and Amaziah king of Ju- the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jahdab, at Beth-shemesh, which belongeth|ueb, and the wall of Ashdod, and built to Judah. cities about Ashdod, and among the Philistines.

22 And Judah was put to the worse Lefore Israel, and they fled every man to his tent.

7 And God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians 23 And Joash the king of Israel took that dwelt in Gur-baal, and the MehuAmazial king of Judah, the son of Jo-nims. ash, the son of Jehoalaz, at Beth-she- 8 And the Ammonites gave gifts to mesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, Uzziah: and his name spread abroad and brake down the wall of Jerusalem even to the entering in of Egypt; for from the gate of Ephraim to the cor-he strengthened himself exceedingly. ner-gate, four hundred cubits. 9 Moreover Uzziah built towers in 24 And he took all the gold and the Jerusalem at the corner-gate, and at silver, and all the vessels that were the valley-gate, and at the turning of found in the house of God with Obed-[the wall, and fortified them. edom, and the treasure of the king's 10 Also he built towers in the desert, house, the hostages also, and returned and digged many wells: for he had to Samaria.

25 T Aud Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Joash son of Jehoakaz king of Israel fifteen years.

26 Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah, first and last,behold, are they not written in the book of the Kings of Judah and Israel?

27 ¶ Now after the time that Amaziah did turn away from following the

much cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen also, and vine-dressers in the mountains,aud in Carmel: for he loved husbandry,

11 Moreover Uzziah had a host of fighting men, that went out to war by bands, according to the number of their account by the hand of Jeiel the scribe and Maaseial tlie ru.er, unto the band of Hananiah,one of theking's captains. 12 The whole number of the chief of

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