king of Ifrael had builded for Afhtoreth the abomination of the Zidonians, and for Chemoth the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon, did the king defile.

14 And lie brake in pieces the images, and cu: down the groves, and filled their places with the bones of men.

2 And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both (mall and great: and he read in their cars all the words of the book of the covenant which roas found in the house of the LORD. 31 And the king stood by a pillar, and mide a covenant before the LORD, to walk 15 Moreover, the altar that ruas at Beth-el, after the LORD, and to keep his command- and the high place which Jeroboam, the son ments, and his testimonies, and his ftatutes, of Nebat, who made Ifrael to fin, had made, with all their heart, and all their foul, to perfor the words of this covenant that were written in this book: and all the people ftood

to the covenant.

4 And the king commanded Hilkiah the high prictt, and the priests of the fecond or der, and the keepers of the door, to bring forth out of the temple of the LORD all the veffels that were made for Baal, and for the grove, and for all the hot of heaven; and he burnt them without Jerufalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried the athes of them unto Beth-el.

5 And he put down the idolatrous prielts, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to 4 burn incenfe in the high places, in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Je rufalem; them alfo that burnt incenfe unto Baal, to the fun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the hott of heaven.

6 And he brought out the grove froin the houfe of the LORD, without Jerufalem, unto the brook Kidron, and burnt it at the brook Kidron, and itamped it fmall to powder, and Galt the powder thereof upon the graves of the children of the people.

7 And he brake down the houfes of the Sodomites, that were by the houfe of the LORD, where the women wove hangings for the grove.

8 And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the pricfts had burnt incenie, from Geba to Beer-theba, and brake down the high places of the gates that zuere in the entering In of the gate of Jothua the governor of the city, which were on a mans left hand at the gate of the city.

9 Nevertheless, the priests of the high places came not up to the altar of the LORD in Jerufalem, but they did eat of the unleavened bread among their brethren.

10 And he defiled Topheth, which is in the valley of the children of Hinnom, that no man might make his fon or his daughter to pafs through the fire to Molech.

11 And he took away the horfes that the kings of Judah had given to the fun, at the entering in of the houfe of the LORD, by the chamber of Nathan-melech the chamberlain, which was in the fuburbs, and burnt the chariots of the fun with firc.

12 And the altars that were on the top of the upper chamber of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manalleh had made in the two courts of the houfe of the LORD, did the king beat down, and brake them down from thence, and caft the dust of them into the brook Kidron,

13 And the high places that tuere before Jerufalem, which were on the right hand of the mount of Corruption, which Solomon the

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both that altar and the high place he brake down, and burnt the high place, and stamped it fmall to powder, and burnt the grove.

16 And as Jofiah turned himfelf, he fpied the fepulchres that were there in the mount, and fent, and took the bones out of the fe pulchres, and burnt them upon the altar, and polluted it, according to the word of the LORD, which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed thefe words.

17 Then he faid, What title is that, that I fee? And the men of the city told him, is the fepulchre of the man of God, which came from Judah, and proclaimed thefe things that thou haft done against the altar of Beth-el.

18 And he said, Let him alone; let no man move his bones: fo they let his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet that came out

of Samaria.

19 And all the houfes alfo of the high places that were in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke the LORD to anger, Joliah took away, and did to them according to all the acts that he had done in Beth-el.

20 And he flew all the prieils of the high places that were there upon the altars, and burnt inens bones upon them, and returned to Jerufalem.

21 And the king commanded all the people, faying, Keep the paffover unto the LORD your God, as it is written in the book of this covenant.

22 Surely there was not holden fuch a pafover, from the days of the judges that judged Ifrael, nor in all the days of the kings of Ifrael, nor of the kings of Judah;

23 But in the eighteenth year of king Jofiah, wherein this pallover was holden to the LORD in Jerusalem.

fpirits, and the wizards, and the images, and 24 Moreover, the workers with familiar the idols, and all the abominations that were fpied in the land of Judah, and in Jerusalem the words of the law, which were written i did Jofiah put away, that he might perform the book that Hilkiah the pricit found in the houfe of the LORD,

fore him, that turned to the LORD with all his 25 And like unto him there was no king be. heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moles: neither after him arofe any like him,

not from the fiercenels of his great wrath 26 Notwithstanding, the LORD turned wherewith his anger was kindled againg Judah, because of all the provocations that Manailch had provoked him withal.

27 And the LORD faid, I will remove Judah alfo out of my fight, as I have removed Ifrael, and will calt off this city Jerufalem

which I have chofen, and the houfe of which
II. KINGS.
I faid, My name fhall be there.

28 Now the rest of the acts of Jofiah, and all
that he did, are they not written in the book
of the Chronicles of the kings of Judah?

29 In his days Pharaoh-nechol king of Egypt went up against the king of Allyria to the river Euphrates: and king Jofiah went againft him; and he flew him at Megiddo, when he had feen him.

30 And his fervants carried him in a chariot dead from Megiddo, and brought him to Jerufalem, and buried him in his own fepulchre; and the people of the land took Jehoahaz the fon of Jofiah, and anointed him, and made him king in his fathers stead.

31 Jehoalaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerufalem: and his mothers name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

32 And he did that which was evil in the fight of the LORD according to all that his

fathers had done.

33 And Pharaoh-nechoh put him in bands at Riblah, in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerufalem; and put the land to a tribute of an hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.

34 And Pharaohi-nechoh made Eliakim, the fon of Jotial, king in the room of Jofiah his father, and turned his name to Jehoiakim, and took Jehoahaz away: and he came to Egypt, and died there.

35 And Jehoiakim gave the filver and the gold to Pharaoh; but be taxed the land to give the money, according to the command ment of Pharaoh: he exacted the filver and the gold of the people of the land, of every one according to his taxation, to give it unto Pharaoh-nechoh.

36 Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerufalem: and his mothers name was Zebudah, the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.

37 2nd he did that which was evil in the fight of the LORD, according to all that his

fathers had done.

CHAP. XXIV.

Jehoiakim, rebelling, procureth his ozun ruin.
10 Jerufalem is taken. 17 Zedekiahs evil
reign.

days

lon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant three years; then he turned and rebelled against him.

2 And the LORD fent against him bands of the Chaldees, and hands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of Ammon, and fent them againft Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the Loan, which he spake by his fervants the prophets.

3 Surely at the commandment of the LORD came this upon Judah, to remove them out of his fight, for the fins of Manatich, according to that he did;

alltid all for the innocent blood that he thed, for he filled Jerufalem with innocent blood) which the Loup would not pardon.

5 Now the relt of the acts of Jehoiakim, and all that he did, are they not written in

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the book of the Chronicles of the kings of
Judah?

Jehoiachin his fon reigned in his tead.
6 So Jehoiakim flept with his fathers: and

any more out of his land for the king of
Babylon had taken, from the river of Egypt
7 And the king of Egypt came not again
unto the river Euphrates, all that pertained
to the king of Egypt.

when he began to reign; and he reigned in Jerufalem three months; and his mothers 8 Jehoiachin Teas eighteen years oldname was Nehuthta, the daughter of Elna than of Jerufalem.

9 And he did that which was evil in the
father had done.
fight of the LORD, according to all that his

chadnezzar king of Babylon came up against
Jerufalem, and the city was belieged.
10 At that time the fervants of Nebu-

came against the city, and his fervants did
beliege it.
11 And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon

out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mo
ther, and his fervants, and his princes, and
12 And Jehoiachin the king of Judah went
his officers; and the king of Babylon took
him in the eighth year of his reign.

fures of the houfe of the LORD, and the trea-
fures of the kings houfe, and cut in pieces
13 And he carried out thence all the trea..
all the veffels of gold which Solomon king of
Ifrael had made in the temple of the LORD,
as the LORD had faid.

all the princes, and all the mighty men of va
loup even ten thousand captives, and all the
14 And he carried away all Jerufalemn, and
craftsmen and fmiths: none remained, fave
the poorelt fort of the people of the land.

15 And he carried away Jehoiachin to Ea-
wives, and his officers, and the mighty of the
bylon, and the kings mother, and the kings
land; thofe carried he into captivity from
Jerufalem to Babylon.

16 And all the men of might, even seven
fand; all that avere Arong, and apt for war,
thousand, and craftsmen and fmiths a thou-
even them the king of Babylon brought cap
tive to Babylon.

taniah his fathers brother king in his tead,
17 And the king of Babylon nade Mat-
and changed his name to Zedekiah.

18 Zedekiah was twenty and one years
eleven years in Jerufalem and his mothers
name reas Hamutal, the daughter of Jere-
miah of Libnal,

fight of the LORD, according to all that Je
19 And he did that which was evil in the
hoiackin had done.

came to pafs in Jerufalem and Judah, until he
20 For through the anger of the LORD it
had catt them out from his prefence, that Ze
dekiah rebelled againit the king of Babylon.
CHAP. XXV.

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Jerufalem is befieged, 4 Zedekiah taken, his fons flain, and his eyes put out.

his reign, in the tenth month, in the Nd it came to país, in the ninth year of. tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar againtt Jerufalem, and pitched against ing king of Babylon caine, he, and all his host and they built forts against it round about

And the city was befieged unto the cleventh year of king Zedekiah.

3 And on the ninth day of the fourth month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.

41 And the city was broken up, and all the men of rear fled by night, by the way of the gate, between twe walls, which is by the kings garden; (now the Chaldees were araint the city round about ;) and the king went the way toward the plain.

5 And the army of the Chaldees purfued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho: and all his army were Icattered from him.

6 So they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judginent upon him.

7 And they flew the fons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with fetters of brafs, and carried him to Babylon.

8 And in the fifth month, on the feventh day of the month, (which is the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar king of Babyfon,) came Nebuzar-adan, captain of the guard, a fervant of the king of Babylon, unto Jerufalem:

9 And he burnt the house of the LORD, and the kings houfe, and all the houfes of Jerufalem, and every great mans houfe burnt he with fire.

10 And all the army of the Chaldees, that vere with the captain of the guard, brake down the walls of Jerufalem round about." 11 Now the reit of the people that avere left in the city, and the fugitives that fell away to the king of Babylon, with the remnant of the multitude, did Nebuzar-adan, the captain of the guard, carry away.

of brats and like unto thefe had the second pillar with wreathen work.

Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the 18 And the captain of the guard took fecond preft, and the three keepers of the door.

12 But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vine-dreifers and hufbandmen.

13 And the pillars of brafs that were in the houle of the LORD, and the bafes, and the brafen fea that zons in the houfe of the LORD, did the Chaldees break in pieces, and carried the brafs of them to Babylon.

14 And the pots, and the shovels, and the fnuffers, and the fpoons, and all the veilels of brafs, wherewith they ministered, took they away.

15 And the fire-pans, and the bowls, and fuch things as were of gold, in gold, and of filver, in filver, the captain of the guard took away.

16 The two pillars, one fea, and the bafes, which Solomon had made for the houfe of the LORD; the brafs of all thefe vetleis was without weight.

17 The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and the chapiter upon it was arafs: and the height of the chapiter three cubits; and the wreathen work, and pomegranates upon the chapiter round about, all

that was fet over the incn of war, and five 19 And out of the city he took an officer men of them that were in the kings prefence, which were found in the city, and the pris cipal fcribe of the hott, which muttered the the people of the land, that were found in people of the land, and threefcore men of the city.

20 And Nebuzar-adan, captain of the guard Babylon to Riblah. took there, and brought them to the king of

21 And the king of Babylon fmote them, math. So Judah was carried away out of and flew them at Riblah, in the land of Hatheir land.

22 And as for the people that remained in king of Babylon had left, even over them the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar he made Gedaliah, the fon of Alikam, the fon of Shaplan, tuler.

mies, they and their men, heard that the 23 And when all the captains of the arking of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, there came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, hanan, the fon of Careah, and Seraiah, the even Ithmael, the fon of Nethaniah, and JoJaazaniah, the fon of a Maachathite, they fon of Tanhueth the Netophathite, and and their men.

24 And Gedaliah fware to them, and to be the fervants of the Chaldees: dwell in the their men, and faid unto them, Fear not to land, and ferve the king of Babylon, and it thall be well with you.

month, that Ifhmael, the fon of Nethaniah,
25 But it came to pafs, in the feventh
the fon of Elitharna, of the feed royal, came,
that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldees
and ten men with him, and Imote Gedaliah,
that were with him at Mizpah.

great, and the captains of the armies, arofe,
26 And all the people, both fall and
the Chialdees.
and came to Egypt: for they were afraid of

thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin
27 And it came to pafs, in the feven and
feven and twentieth day of the month, that
king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the
Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the year
that he began to reign, did lift up the lead
of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prifon:
28 And he fpake kindly to him, and fet his
throne above the throne of the kings that
were with hun in Babylon;

he did eat bread continually before him all
29 And changed his priton garments: and
the days of his life.

lowance given him of the king, a daily rate
30 And his allowance was a continual al-
for every day all the days of his life.

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