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the priests. arose and blessed the people: and their 10 And Azariah the chief priest of the voice was heard, and their prayer came house of Zadok answered him, and up to his holy dwelling place, even said, Since the people began to bring the offerings into the house of the Lono, we have had enough to eat, and

anto heaven.

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OW when all this was finished, have left plenty for the LORD hath all Israel that were present went blessed his people; and that which is

out to the cities of Judah, and brake left is this great store. the images in pieces, and cut down 11 T Then Hezekiah commanded to the groves, and threw down the high prepare chambers in the house of the places and the altars out of all Judah LORD; and they prepared them, and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and 12 And brought in the offerings and Manasseh, until they had utterly des-the tithes and the dedicated things troyed them all. Then all the chil-faithfully: over which Cononiah the dren of Israel returned, every man to Levite was ruler, and Shimei bis his possession, into their own cities. brother was the next. 2 And Hezekiah appointed the 13 And Jehiel, and Azzaziah, and Na ¶ courses of the priests and the Levites hath, and Asabel, and Jerimoth, and after their courses, every man accord-| Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ishmachiah, ing to his service, the priests and Le-and Mahath, and Benaiah, were over vites for burnt-offerings, and for peace-seers under the hand of Cononiah and offerings, to minister, and to give Shimei his brother, at the command thanks, and to praise in the gates of the tents of the Lord.

over the free-will-oflermgs of God, to distribute the oblations of the Loud, and the most holy things,

ment of Hezekiah the king, and Azariah the ruler of the house of God, 3. He appointed also the king's por- 14 And Kore the son of Immah the Letion of his substance for the burnt-of-vile, the porter toward the east, was ferings, to wit, for the morning and evening burnt-offerings and the burnt offerings for the sabbaths, and for the new-moons, and for the set feasts, as 15 And next him were Eden, and it is written in the law of the Lord. Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, 4 Moreover he commanded the peo-Amiriah, and Shecamah, in the cities ple that dwelt in Jerusalem to give of the priests, in their set office,to give the portion of the priests and the Le-to their brethren by courses, as well to vites, that they might be encouraged the great as to the small:

in the law of the Loxo.

16 Besides their genealogy of males,

5 ¶ And as soon as the command-from three years old and upward, even ment came abroad, the children of Is-junto every oue that entereth into the rael brought in abundance the first-house of the LORD, his daily portior. fruits of corn, wine and oil,and honey, for their service in their charges ac and of all the increase of the field; and cording to their courses, the tithe of all things brought they in abundantly.

17 Both to the genealogy of the priests by the house of their fathers, and the 6 And concerning the children of Is- Levites from twenty years old and up rael and Judah, that dwelt in the cit-]ward,in their charges bytheir courses ies of Judah, they also brought in the tithe of oxen and sheep, and the tithe of holy things which were consecra ted unto the LORD their God, and laid them by heaps.

18 And to the genealogy of all their little ones, their wives, and their sous and their daughters, through all the congregation; for in their set office they sanctified themselves in holiness, 7 In the third month they began to 19 Also the 800s of Aaron, the Jay the foundation of the heaps, and priests, which were in the fields of the finished them in the seventh mouth. suburbs of their cities, in every several 8 And when Hezekiah and the prin-city, the men that were expressed by ces came and saw the heaps, they bles-name, to give portions to all the males sed the Lond, and his people Israel. among the priests, and to all that 9 Then Hezekiah questioned with the were reckoned by genealogics among priests and the Levites concerning the the Levites. Laps.

20 ¶ And thus did Hezekiah through

Sennacherib

CHAP. XXXII.

invadeth Judah out all Judah, ar.d wrought that which ye abide in the scige in Jerusalem? was good and right and truth before 11 Doth not Hezekiah persuade you

the LORD his God.

21 And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek bis God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.

CHAP. XXXII.

to give over yourselves to die by fam'ne and by thirst, saying, The LORD our God shall deliver us out of 1be hand of the king of Assyria?

12 Hath not the same Hezekiah taken away his high places and his altars, and commanded Judah andJerusalem, saying, Ye shall worship before one

FTER these things and the estab-altar, and burn incense upon it?

Alishment thereof, Sennacherib king 13 Know Je not what I and my fa

ye

of Assyria came, and entered into Ju-thers have done unto all the people or dah, and encamped against the fenced other lands? were the gods of the nacities, and thought to win them for himself.

tions of those lands any ways able to deliver their lands out of my hand ? 2 And when Hezekiah saw that Sen- 14 Who was there among all the nacherib was come, and that he was gods of those nations that my fathers purposed to fight against Jerusalem, utterly destroyed, that could deliver 3 He took counsel with his princes his people out of my hand, that your and his mighty men to stop the waters God should be able to deliver you out of the fountains which were without of my hand? the city and they did help him. :

15 Now therefore let not Hezekiah

4 So there was gathered much peo-deceive you, nor persuade you on this ple together, who stopped all the foun- manner, neither yet believe him for Lains, and the brook that ran through no god of any nation or kingdom was the midst of the land, saying, Why able to deliver his people out of my should the kings of Assyria come, and hand, and out of the band of my fa find much water ? thers; how much less shall your God deliver you out of my hand?

5 Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken, 16 And his servants spake yet more and raised up to the towers, and an- against the LORD God, and against his other wall without, and repaired Mil-servant Hezekiah. lo in the city of David, and made darts 17 He wrote also letters to rail on and shields in abundance. the LORD God of Israel, and to speak

6 And he set captains of war over against him, saying, As the gods of the the people, and gathered them togeth-uations of other lands have not deliv er to him in the street of the gate offered their people out of my band, so the city, and spake comfortably to shall not the God of Hezekiah deliver them, saying, his people out of my hand.

7 Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him for there be more with us than with him :

18 Then they cried with a loud voice in the Jews' speech unto the people of Jerusalem that were on the wall, to Jaffright them, and to trouble them, that they might take the city.

S With him is an arm of flesh; but 19 And they spake against the God with us is the LORD our God to help of Jerusalem, as against the gods of us, and to fight our battles. And the the people of the earth, which wert people rested themselves upon the the work of the hands of man. words of Hezekiah king of Judah. 20 And for this cause Hezekiah the 9 After this did Sennacherib king king, and the prophet 1sniab, the son of Assyria send his servants to Jerusa-Jof Amoz, prayed and cried to neaven. lem, (but he himself laid siege against 31 And the LORD sent an angel, Lachish, and all his power with him,) which cut off all the mighty men of unto Hezekiah king of Judah, and un-valor, and the leaders and captains in to all Judah that were at Jerusalem, the camp of the king of Assyria. So saying, he returned with shame of face to his 10 Thus saith Sennacherib king of own land. And when he was come Assyria, Whereor do ye trust, that into the house of his god, they that

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Manasseh's reign came forth of his own bowels slew him est of the sepulchres of the sons of Da there with the sword. vid; and all Judah and the inhabitants 23 Thus the Lond saved Hezekiah of Jerusalem did him honour at his and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from death. And Manasseh his son reigast the hand of Sennacherib the king of in his stead. Assyria, and from the hand of all other, and guided them on every side.

CHAP. XXXIII.

2:3 And many brought gifts unto the MANASSEH was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he LORD to Jerusalem, and presents to reigned fifty and five years in JerusaHezekiah king of Judah ; so that helem : was magnified in the sight of all na

tions from thenceforth.

24 ¶ In those days Hezekiah was sick to the death, and prayed unto the LORD: and he spake unto him, and be gave him a sign.

25 But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit done unto him; for his heart was lifted up; therefore there was wrath upon him, and upon Judah and Jerusalem.

2 But did that which was evil in the sight of the Lond, like unto the abom inations of the heathen, whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel.

3T For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down, and he reared up altars for Baa lim, and made groves, and worshipped all the bost of heaven, and served them. 4 Also he built altars in the house w 26 Notwithstanding Hezekiah hum- the Lono, whereof the Lond had said, bled himself for the pride of his heart, In Jerusalem shall my name be for both he and the inhabitants of Jerusa-ever.

lem, so that the wrath of the LORD 5 And he built altars for all the host came not upon them in the days of Hezekiah.

of heaven in the two courts of the house of the Lond.

27 ¶ And Hezekiah had exceeding 6 And he caused his children to pass much riches and honour: and he made through the fire in the valley of the himself treasuries for silver, and for son of Hinnom: also he observed times, gold, and for precious stones, and for and used enchantments, and used spices, and for shichids, and for all witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar manner of pleasant jewels:

28 Storehouses alsofor the increase of corn, and wine, and oil; and stalls for all manner of beasts, and cotes for Blocks.

29 Morcover he provided him cities, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance for God had given him substance very much.

spirit, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of the Loud, to provoke him to anger.

7 And be set a carved image, the idoi which he had made, in the house of God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen before all the tribes of Israel, will I

30 This same Hezekiah also stopped put my name for ever: the upper water-course of Gibon, and | 8 Neither will I any more remove the brought it straight down to the west foot of Israel from out of the land side of the city of David. And Heze-which I have appointed for your fa kiah prospered in all his works.

31 Howbeit in the business of the Ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent unto him to inquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might Know all that was in his heart.

32 ¶ Now the rest of the acts of Hez-| ekiab, and his goodness, behold, they are written in the vision of Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, and in the book of the kings of Judali and Israel. 33 And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried hi in the chief

thers; so that they will take heed to do all that I have commanded them, according to the whole law and the statutes and the ordinances by the hand of Moses.

9 So Manasseli made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to err, and to do worse than the heathen, whom the LORD had destroyed before the chil dren of Israel.

10 And the LORD spake to Manasseh, and to his people: but they would not hearken.

11 ¶ Wherefore the LORD brought

Manassch's death.

CHAP. XXXIV.

Josiah's good reign.

upou them the captains of the host of his father: For Amon sacrificed unto the king of Asyria, which took Ma all the carved images which Manasseh nasseh among the thorns, and bound his father had made,and served them: him with fetters, and carried him to 23 And humbled not himself before Babylon. the LORD, AS Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but Amon trespass

12 And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD bis God, and hum-fed more and more. bled himself greatly before the God of

his fathers,

24 And his servants conspired against hin, and slew him in his own house, 25 1 But the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon: and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his

13 And prayed unto him: and he was entreated of him, and heard his sup plication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD be was stead, God.

14 Now after this he built a wall. without the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the fish-gate, and compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great height, and put cap tains of war in all the fenced cities of Judah.

CHAP. XXXIV.

OSIAH was eight years old when he began to reign: and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years. 2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the ways of David bis father; and declined neither to the right hand nor to the left.

15 And he tookawaythe strange gods, 3 T For in the eighth year of his and the idol out of the bouse of the reign, while he was yet young, he beLORD, and all the altars that he bad gan to seek after the God of David his built in the mount of the house of the father; and in the twelfth year he beLORD, and in Jerusaleni,and castthem gan to purge Judah and Jerusalem cut of the city, from the high places, and the groves,

16 And he repaired the altar of the and the carved images, and the molten LORD, and sacrificed thereon peace-images.

offerings and thank-offerings,and com- 4 And they brake down the altars of manded Judah to serve the LORD God Baalim in his presence; and the inaof Israel. ges that were on high above them, be 17 Nevertheless the people did sac-feut down; and the groves, and the rifice still in the high places, yet unto carved images, and the molten images, the Lond their God only. he brake in pieces, and made dust of 18 ¶ Now the rest of the acts of Ma-[them, and strewed it upon the graves nasseh, and his prayer unto his God, of them that had sacrificed unto them. and the words of the seers that spake 5 And he burnt the bones of the to him in the name of the Lono God priests upon their altars, and cleansed of Israel, behold, they are written in Judah and Jerusalem, the book of the Kings of Israel.

6 And so did he in the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, even unto Naphtali, with their mattocks round about.

19 His prayer also,and how God was entreated of him, and all his sin, and his trespass,and the places wherein he built brigh places,and set up groves and 7 And when he had broken down the graven images, before he was hum-altars and the groves, and had beater. bled, behold, they are written among the graven images into powder, and the sayings of the seers. cut down all the idols throughout ali the land of Israel, he returned to Jerusalem.

20 So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in bis own house: and Amnon his son reigned in bis stead.

21. Amon was two and twenty years oid when he began to reign,and reign two years in Jerusalemn,

22 But he dil that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as did Manasseh

8 Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land, and the house,he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliab, and Maaseiab the governor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the recorder, to repair the house of the IRD his God.

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Jerusalem foretska. 9 And when they came to Hilkiah] 20 And the 'ng commanded Hilkiah, the high priest, they delivered the and Abikam the son of Shaphan, and money that was brought into the Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan house of God, which the Levites that the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the kept the doors had gathered of the king's, saying, hand of Manasseh and Ephraim, and of all the remnant of Israel, and of all Judah and Benjamin; and they returned to Jerusalem.

10 And they put it in the hand of the workmen that had the oversight of the house of the Loup, and they gave it to the workinen that wrought in the house of the LonD,to repair and meud the house:

21 Go, inquire of the LORD for me, and for thein that are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is poured out upon us, because our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD, to do after all that is written in this book. 22 And Hilkiah, and they that the king had appointed, went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tik vath, the son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe: (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college:) and they spake to her to that effect. 12 And the men did the work faith 23 T And she answered them, Thus fully and the overseers of them were saith the LORD God of Israel, Tell yo Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the man that sent you to me, the sous of Merari; and Zechariah 24 Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I and Meshullam, of the sons of the Ko-will bring evil upon this place, and hathites, to set it forward; and other upon the inhabitants thereof, even all of the Levites, all that could skill of the curses that are written in the book instruments of music. which they have read before the king of Judah:

11 Even to the artificers and builders gave they it, to buy hewn stone, and timber for couplings, and to fioor the house which the kings of Judah had destroyed.

13 Also they were over the bearers of burdens, and were overseers of all that wrought the work in any manner of service: and of the Levites there were scribes, and officers, and porters.

14 T And when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of the Lono, Hilkiah the priest found a book of the law of the LORD given by Moses.

15 Aud Hilkiah answered and said to Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah delivered the Jook to Shaphan.

25 Because they have forsaken me and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of them hands; therefore my wrath shall be poured out upon this place, and shal not be quenched.

26 And as for the king of Judah,who sent you to inquire of the Lord, so shall ye say unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel concerning the words which thou hast heard;

27 Because thy heart was tender,and thou didst humble thyself before God, 16 And Shaphan carried the book to when thou heardest his words against the king, and brought the king word this place, and against the inhabitants pack again, saying, All that was com-thereof, and humbledst thyself before mitted to thy servants, they do it. me, and didst rend thy clothes, ani! 17 And they have gathered together weep before me; I have even heard the money that was found in the house thee also, saith the Lord. of the LORD, and have delivered it mto the and of the overseers, and to the band of the workmen.

18 Then Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath given me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.

19 And it came to pass, when the kiug aad heard the words of the law, that he rent his clothes.

28 Behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace, neither shall thine eyes see all the evil that I will bring upon this place, and upon the inhabit ants of the same. So they brought the king word again.

29 Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.