9 And the captains over the hundreds did according to all things that Jehoiada the prieft commanded: and they took every man his men that were to come in on the fabbath, with thein that thould go out on the fabbath, and canie to Jehoiada the priest.

10 And to the captains over hundreds did the pricft give king Davids fpears and thields, that were in the temple of the LORD.

11 And the guard ftood, every man with his weapons in his hand, round about the king, from the right corner of the temple to the left corner of the temple, along by the altar and the temple.

12 And he brought forth the kings fon, and put the crown upon him, and gave him the teftimony: and they made him king, and anointed bin; and they clapped their hands, and faid, God fave the king.

13 And when Athaliah heard the noife of the guard, and of the people, the came to the people into the temple of the LORD.

14 And when the looked, behold, the king food by a pillar, as the manner was, and the princes and the trumpeters by the king; and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets: and Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried, Treafon, treason!

15 But Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of the hundreds, the officers of the hoft, and faid unto them, Have her forth without the ranges: and him that followeth her, kill with the fword. For the pricfi had faid, Let her not be flain in the . house of the LORD..

16 And they laid hands on her: and the went by the way, by the which the horfes came into the kings houfe; and there was the flain.

17. And Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD, and the king and the people, that they should be the LORDS people; between the king alfo and the people.

18 And all the people of the land went in to the houfe of Baal, and brake it down; his altars and his images brake they in pieces thoroughly, and flew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars: and the priest appointed officers over the houfe of the LORD. 19 And he took the rulers over hundreds, and the captains, and the guard, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from the houfe of the LORD, and came by the way of the gate of the guard to the kings houfe: and he fat on the throne of the kings.

20 And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was in quiet; and they few A thaliah with the fword befide the kings houfe 21. Seven years old was Jchoath when he began to reign.

CHAP. XII.

4 And Jehoafh faid to the priests, All the money of the dedicated things that is brought into the houfe of the LORD, even the money of every one that palleth the account, the money that every man is fet at, and all the money that conieth into any mans heart to bring into the house of the LORD,

Jehoafh reigneth well, &c. IN IN the feventh year of Jehu, Jchoath be gan to reign; and forty years reigned he in Jerufalem: and his mothers name was

Zibiah of Beersheba.

5 Let the priests take it to them, every man of his acquaintance; and let them repair the breaches of the houfe, wherefoever any breach fhall be found.

z And Jehoath did that which was right in the fight of the LORD all his days, wherein Jehoiada the prieft instructed him.

6 But it was fo, that in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoath, the priests had not repaired the breaches of the houfe.

3 But the high places were not taken away: the people itill facrificed and burnt incenfe in the high places.

7 Then king Jehoath called for Jehoiada the pricit, and the other priests, and faid unto them, Why repair ye not the breaches of the houfe? Now, therefore, receive no more money of your acquaintance, but deliver it for the breaches of the house.

8 And the priests conferted to receive no more money of the people, neither to repair the breaches of the houte.

9 But Jehoiada the priest took a cheft, and bored a hole in the lid of it, and fet it befide the altar, on the right fide, as one cometh into the houfe of the LORD: and the pricfts that kept the door put therein all the money that was brought into the houfe of the LORD.

10 And it was fo, when they faw that there was much money in the chest, that the kings fcribe and the high pricit came up, and they put up in bags, and told the money that was found in the houfe of the LORD.

11 And they gave the money, being told, into the hands of them that did the work, that had the overfight of the house of the Logo: and they laid it out to the carpenters and builders, that wrought upon the house of the LORD,

12 And to mafons, and hewers of ftone, and to buy timber and hewed tone, to repair the breaches of the houfe of the LORD, and for all that was laid out for the house to repair it.

13 Howbeit, there were not made for the houfe of the LORD bowls of filver, fnuffers, bafons, trumpets, any vellels of gold, or velfels of filver, of the money that was brought into the houfe of the LORD:

14 But they gave that to the workmen, and repaired therewith the houfe of the LORD.

15 Moreover, they reckoned not with the men, into whofe hand they delivered the money to be bestowed on workmen : for they dealt faithfully.

16 The trefpafs money, and fin-money was not brought into the houfe of the LORD: it was the priests.

17 Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought againtt Gath, and took it: and Hazac! fet his face to go up to Jerufalem.

18 And Jelioath king of Judah took all the hallowed things that Jehoshaphat, and Jehoram, and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own hallowed things, and all the gold that was found in the treafures of the houfe of the LORD, and in the kings houfe, and fent it to Hazael king of Syria: and he went away from Jerufalem.

19 And the rett of the acts of Jehoath, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Judah

20 And his fervants arofe, and made a con fpiracy, and flew Joash in the house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla.

21 For Jozachar the fon of shimeath, and Jehozabad the fon of Shomer, his fervants, fmote him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Amaziah his fon reigned in his tread. CHAP. XIII.

Jehoahaz his wicked reign: 8 Joafh succeed eth him. 20, Elisha's death. IN the three and twentieth year of Joath, the fan of Ahaziah king of Judah, fehoa haz, the fon of Jehu, began to reign over Ifrael in Samaria, and reigned seventeen years.

2 And he did that which suas evil in the fight of the LORD, and followed the fins of Jeroboam, the fon of Nehat, which made Ifrael to fin, he departed not therefrom.

3,1 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Ifrael; and he delivered them. into the hand of Hazael king of Syria, and into the hand of Ben-hadad, the fon of Hazael, all their days.

4 And Jehoalaz befought the LORD, and the LORD hearkened unto him; for he faw the oppreffion of Ifrael, becaufe the king of Syria oppreffed them.

5 And the LORD gave Ifrael a faviour, fo that they went out from under the hand of the Syrians: and the children of Ifrael dwelt in their tents as before-time.

6 Nevertheless, they departed not from the fins of the house of Jeroboamn, who made If racl fin, but walked therein: and there remained the grove alfo in Samaria.)

7 Neither did he leave of the people to Jehoahaz but fifty horfemen, and ten chariots, and ten thoufand footmen; for the king of Syria had dettroyed them, and had made thein like the duft by threshing..

8 Now, the reft 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 Ifrael?

9 And Jehoahaz Gept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria: and Joath his fon reigned in his tead.

10 And he faid to the king of Ifracl, Put thine hand upon the bow: and he put his hand upon it; and Elifba put his hands upon the kings hands.

17 And he faid, Open the window caltward; and he opened it. Then Elitha faid, Shoot: and he thot. And he faid, The ar row of the LORDS deliverance, and the atrow of deliverance from Syria: for thou shalt fmite the Syrians in Aphek till thon "have

confamed them.

18 And he laid, Take the arrows; and he took them. And he laid unto the king of Ifrael, Smite upon the ground: and he frete thrice, and ttayed.

19 And the man of God was wroth with him, and faid, 'Thou shouldeft have fmitten five or fix times, then hadit thou fmitten Syria till thou hadft confumed it: whereas now thou thalt fmite Syria but thrice.

20 And Elisha died, an they buried him. And the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the

year.

21 And it came to país, as they were burying a man, that behold, they fpted a band of mens and they caft the man into the fepulchre of Elifha: and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of Elifha, he revived, and stood upon his feet.

22 But Hazael king of Syria oppreflec Ifrael all the days of Jehoahaz.

23 And the LORD was gracious unto them, and had compaffion on them, and had refpect unto them, becaufe of his covenant with Abrahan, Ifaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither catt he them from his prefence as yet.

24 30 Hazael the king of Syria died: and Een-hadad his fon reigned in his tead.

25 And Jehoath, the fon of Jehoahaz, took again, out of the hand of Ben-hadad, the fon of Hazael, the cities which lie had taken out. of the hand of Jehoahaz his father by war: three times did Joath beat him, and recovercd the cities of Ifrael.

CHAP. XIV.

Amaziaks good reign: 17 he is flain by à conSpiracy 2 Azariah Jucceedeth him.

N the fecond year of Joath, fon of Jehoa

10 In the thirty and feventh year of Joath king of Judah, began Jchoath, the fonhaz, king of Ifrael, reigned Amaziah, the of Jehoahaz, to reign over Ifracl in Samaria, and reigned fixteen years.

11 And he did that which was evil in the fight of the LORD; he departed not from all the fins of Jeroboam, the fon of Nebat, who made Ifrael fin; but he walked therein.

12 And the reft of the acts of Joah, and all that he did, and his might wherewith he fought againit Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Ifrael?

13 And Joath flept with his fathers; and Jeroboam at upon his throne and Joath was buried in Samaria with the kings of Ifrael,

14 Now Elisha was failen nick, of his fickness whereof he did. and Joath the king of Ifrael came down unto him, and wept over his face, and faid, O my father, my father! the chariot of Ifrael, and the horfemen thereof.

15 And Elisha faid unto him, Take bow and arrows: and he took unto him bow and

Arrows

fon of Joath, king of Judah.

2 He was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and reigned twenty and nine years in Jerufalem: and his mothers name was Jehoaddan of Jerufalem.

3 And he did that which was right in the fight of the LORD, yet not like David his father: he did according to all things as Joath his father did.

4 Howbeit, the high places were not taken away: a yet the people did facrifice and burnt incenfe on the high places.

5 And it came to pale, alloon as the kingdom was contrmed in his hand, that he flew his fervants which had dain the king his father.

6 But the children of the murderers he dew not; according unto that which is written in the book of the law of Moles, wherein the LORD commanded, faying, The fa thers thall not be put to death for the children, nor the children be put to death for

the fathers: but every man thall be put to death for his own fin.

He flew of Edom, in the valley of Salt, ten thousand, and took Selah by war, and called the name of it Joktheel unto this day. 8 Then Amaziah sent meffengers to Jehoath, the fon of Jehoahaz, fon of Jehu king of Ifrael, faying, Come, let us look one another in the face.

9 And Jehoath the king of Ifrael fept to Amaziah king of Judah, faying, The thiftle that reas in Lebanon Tent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, faying, Give thy daughter to my fon to wife: and there paffed by a wild beaft that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle.

Ato Thou haft indeed fmitten Edom, and thine heart hath lifted thee up: glory of this, and tarry at home; for way thouldelt thou meddle to thy hurt, that thou fhouldeft fall, even thou, and Judah with thee?

1 But Amaziah would not hear: there fore Jehoath king of Ifrael went up: and he and Amazish king of Judah looked one another in the face at Beth-fhemeth, which belongeth to Judah.

25 He reftored the coaft of Ifrael, from the entering of Hamath unto the fea of the plain, according to the word of the LORD God of Ifracl, which he ipake by the hand of his fervant Jonah, the fon of Amittai, the prophet, which was of Gath-hepher.

26 For the LORD faw the affliction of Irael, that it was very bitter: for there was not any thut up, nor any left, nor any helper for Ifrael.

27 And the LORD faid not that he would blot out the name of Ifrael from under heaven: but he faved them by the hand of Jero boam, the fon of Joath.

28 Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, and all that he did, and his might, how he warred, and how he recovered Damafcus, and Hamath, which belonged to Judah, for Ifrael, are they not written in the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Ifrael?

29 And Jeroboam flept with his fathers, even with the kings of Ifrael; and Zachariah his fon reigned in his ftead.

12 And Judah was put to the worfe before. I Ifrael, and they fled every man to their tents. of 13 And Jehoath king of Ifracl took Amaziah king of Judah, the fon of Jehoath, the fon of Ahaziah, at Beth-themeth, and came to Jerufalem, and brake down the wall of Jerufalem, from the gate of Ephraim unto the corner-gate four hundred cubits.

14 And he took all the gold and filver, and all the veffels that were found in the houfe of the LORD, and in the treafures of the kings houfe, and holtages, and returned to Samaria.

IS Now the reft of the acts of Jehoath which he did, and his might, and how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the Clironicles of the kings of Ifrael?

16 And Jehoath flept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Ifrael; and Jeroboam his fon reigned in his ftead.

17 And Amaziah, the fon of Joath king of Judah, lived after the death of Jehoath, fon of Jehoahaz king of Ifrael fifteen years.

18 And the reit of the acts of Amaziah, are they not written in the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Judah?

19 Now they made a confpiracy against him in Jerufalem; and he fled to Lachith, but they fent after him to Lachith, and flew liim there. 20 And they brought him on horfes; and he was buried at Jerufalem with his fathers, in the city of David.

21 And all the people of Judah took Azariah, (which was fixteen years old,) and made him king inftead of his father Amaziah. 22 He built Elath, and restored it to Judah, after that the king flept with his fathers.

23 In the fifteenth year of Amaziah, the fon of Joath king of Judah, Jeroboam, the fon of Joath king of lfrael began to reign in Samaria, and reigned forty and one years.

24 And he did that which was evil in the fight of the LORD: he departed not from all the fins of Jeroboam, the fon of Nebat, who made Ifrael to fin.

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CHAP. XV.

Azariah his good reign, &c. boam king of Ifrael began Azariah, fon the twenty and feventh year of JeroAmaziah king of Judali, to reign.

2 Sixteen years old was he when he be gan to reign, and he reigned two and fifty years in Jerufalem: and his mothers name was Jecholiah of Jerufalem.

3 And he did that which was right in the fight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah had done:

4 Save that the high places were not removed: the people facrificed and burut incenfe ftill on the high places.

5 And the LORD imote the king, fo that he was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a feveral houfe: and Jotharn the kings fon was over the houfe, judging the people of the land.

6 And the reft of the acts of Azariah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Judah? 7 So Azariah Blept with his fathers; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Jotham his fon reigned in his ftead.

8 In the thirty and eighth year of Azariah king of Judah, did Zachariah, the fon of Joroboam reign over Ifrael in Samaria fix months.

9 And he did that which was evil in the fight of the Loan, as his fathers had done: he departed not from the fins of Jeroboam, the fon of Nebat, who made Ifrael to fin.

to And Shallum, the fon of Jabeth, confpired against him, and imote him before the people, and flew him, and reigned in his ftead.

II And the rest of the acts of Zachariah, behold, they are written in the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Ifrael.

12 This was the word of the LORD which he spake unto Jehu, faying, Thy fons fhall fit on the throne of Ifrael unto the fourth generation. And fo it came to pafs.

13 Shalium, the fon of Jabeth, began to reign in the nine and thirtieth year of Uzziah king of Judah; and he reigned a full month in Samaria.

14 For Menahem, the fon of Gadi, went up from Tirzah, and came to Samaria, and

fmote Shallum, the fon of Jabeth in Samaria, the book of the Chronicles of the kings of and flew him, and reigned in his tead.

15 And the reft of the acts of Shallum, and the confpiracy which he made, behold, they are written in the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Ifrael.

16 Then Menahem Imote Tiphfah, and all that were therein, and the coatts thereof from Tirzah; because they opened not to him, therefore he fmote it; and all the women therein that were with child, he ripped up.

17 In the nine and thirtieth year of Azariah king of Judah, began Menahem, the fon of Gadi, to reign over Ifrael, and reigned ten years in Samaria.

18 And he did that which was evil in the fight of the LORD; he departed not all his days from the fins of Jeroboam the fon of Nebat, who made Ifrael to fin.

19 And Pul the king of Affyria came against the land: and Menahem gave Pul a thoufand talents of filver, that his hand might be with him, to confirm the kingdom in his hand.

10 And Menahem exacted the money of Ifrael, even of all the mighty men of wealth, of each man fifty (hekels of Giver, to give to the king of Allyria: to the king of Allyria turned back, and itayed not there in the land.

21 And the reft of the acts of Menahem, and all that he did, are they not written in The book of the Chronicles of the kings of 22 And Menahem flept with his fathers: and Pekahiah his fon reigned in his flead.

23 In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekahiah, the fon of Menahem, began to reign over Ifrael in Samaria, and reigned two years.

24 And he did that which was evil in the fight of the LORD: he departed not from the fins of Jeroboam the fon of Nebat, who made Ifrael to fin.

25 But Pekah, the fon of Remaliah, a captain of his, confpired against him, and imote him in Samaria, in the palace of the kings houfe, with Argob and Arich, and with him fifty men of the Gileadites; and he killed him, and reigned in his room.

26 And the reft of the acts of Pekahiah, and all that he did, behold, they are written in the book of the Chronicles of the kings of

Ifrael.

27 In the two and fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah, Fekah, the son of Remaliah, began to reign over Ifrael in Samaria, and reigned twenty years.

28 And he did that which was evil in the fight of the LORD; he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, thelon of Nebat, who made Ifrael to fin.

29 In the days of Pekah king of lfrael, came Tiglath-pileler king of Allyria, and took ljon, and Abel-beth-maachah, and Janoah, and Kedefh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Affyria.

30 And Hothca, the fon of Elab, made a confpiracy againft Pekah, the son of ReniaHah, and Imote him, and flew him, and reigned in his ftead, in the twentieth year of Jotham, the fon of Uzziah.

31 And the rest of the acts of Pekah, and all that he did, behold, they are written in

Israel.

32 In the fecond year of Pekah, the son of Remaliah king of Ifrael, began Jorm, the fon of Uzziali king of Judah, to reig

33 Five and twenty years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned fisteea years in Jerufalem; and his mothers name was Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok.

34 And he did that which was right in the fight of the LORD: he did according to all that his father Uzziah had done.

35 Howbeit, the high places were not removed: the people facrificed and burnt incenfe ftill in the high places. He built the higher gate of the houfe of the LORD.

36 Now the reft of the acts of Jotham, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Judah?

37 (In thofe days the LORD began to fend against Judah, Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah, the fon of Remaliah.

38 And Jotham flept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father; and Ahaz his fon reigned in his ftead.

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CHAP. XVI. Ahaz his wicked reign: 17 he foileth the temple: 19 Hezekiah fucceedeth him. the feventeenth year of Pekan; the fon of Remaliah, the son of king of Judah, began to reign.

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2 Twenty years old war Ahaz when he began to reign, and reigned fixteen years in Jerufalem, and did not that ruhich was right in the fight of the LORD his God, like David

his father.

3 But he walked in the way of the kings of Ifrael; yea, and made his fon to pals through the fire according to the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD caft out from before the children of Ifrael.

4 And he facrificed and burnt incenfe in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.

Then Rezin king of Syria, and Pekal fon of Remaliah, king of Ifrael, came up to Jerufalem to war: and they beficged Ahaz, but could not overcome him.

6 At that time Rezin king of Syria reco vered Elath to Syria, and drave the Jews from Elath: and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there unto this day.

7 So Ahaz fent meffengers to Tiglath-pilefer king of Affyria, faying, I am thy fervant, and thy ton: come up and fave me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Ifrael, which life up against me.

8 And Ahaz took the filver and gold that was found in the houfe of the LORD, and in the treafures of the kings houfe, and fent it for a prefent to the king of Affyria.

9 And the king of Affyria hearkened tinto him for the king of Affyria went up against Damafcus, and took it, and carriet the people of it captive to Kir, and flew Rezin."

10 And king Ahaz went to Damafcus to meet Tiglath-pileler king of Aflyria, and faw an altar that seas at Dainafcus: and King Ahas fent to Urijah the pricit the fa

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fhion of the altar, and the pattern of it, according to all the workmanship thereof.

And Urijah the priest built an altar according to all that king Ahaz had fent from Damafcus: fo Urijah the priest made it a gainit king Ahaz came from Damafcus.

12 And when the king was come from Damafcus, the king faw the altare and the king approached to the altar, and offered thereon. 13 And he burnt his burnt-offering, and his meat-offering, and poured his drink offer ing, and fprinkled the blood of his peaceofferings upon the altar.

14 And he brought alfo the brafen altar, which was before the LORD, from the forefront of the houfe, from between the altar and the houfe of the LORD, and put it on the north fide of the altar.

15 And king Ahaz commanded Urijah the prieft, faying, Upon the great altar burn the morning burnt-offering, and the evening meat-offering, and the kings burnt-facrifice, and his meat-offering, with the burnt-offering of all the people of the land, and their meat-offering, and their drink-offerings; and fprinkle upon it all the blood of the burntoffering, and all the blood of the sacrifice and the brafen altar thall be for me to enquire by.

16 Thus did Urijah the priest, according to all that king Ahaz commanded.

17 And king Ahaz cut off the borders of the bafes, and removed the laver from off them; and took down the fea from off the brafen oxen that were under it, and put it upon a pavement of ftones.

18. And the covert for the fabbath that they had built in the houfe, and the kings: entry without, turned he from the houfe of the LORD for the king of Affyria.

19 Now the reit of the acts of Ahaz, which he did, are they not written in the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Judah? 20 And Ahaz lept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and ilezekiah his fon reigned in his ftead.

-CHAP. XVII.

Hofhea his wicked reign. 5 Samaria, for their fins, is captivated.

IN the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, began Hofhea, the fon of Elah to reign in Samaria over Ifrael nine years.

2 And he did that which was evil in the fight of the LORD, but not as the kings of Israel that were before him.

31 Against him came up Shalmaneler king of Affyria; and Hofhea became his fervant, and gave him prefents.

4 And the king of Affyria found confpiracy in Hofhea: for he had fent mellengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no prefent to the king of Affyria, as he had done year by year; therefore the king of Affyria hut him up, and bound him in prifon.

5 Then the king of Affyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Sa inaria, and belieged it three years.

6 In the ninth year of Hofhea, the king of Allyria took Samaria, and carried Ifrael away into Affyria, and placed them in Ha-1 Jah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes,

7 For so it was, that the children of Ifracl had finned against the LORD their God, which had brought them up out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods,

8 And walked in the ftatutes of the beathen, (whom the LORD caft out from before the children of Ifrael,) and of the kings of Ifrael, which they had made.

9 And the children of Ifrael did fecretly thofe things that were not right against the LORD their God, and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen, to the fenced city.

10 And they fet them up images and groves in every high hill, and under every green tree:

11. And there they burnt incenfe in all the high places, as did the heathen whom the LORD carried away before them: and wrought wicked things to provoke the LORD to anger.

12 For they ferved idols, whereof the LORD had faid unto them, Ye thall not do this thing.

13 Yet the LORD teftified againft Ifrael, and against Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the feers, faying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments, and my ftatutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I fent to you by my fervants the prophets.

14 Notwithstanding, they would not hear, but hardened their necks, like to the neck of their fathers, that did not believe in the LORD their God.

15 And they rejected his ftatutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his teftimonies which he teftified againft them, and they followed vanity, and became vain, and went after the heathen that were round about them, concerning whom the LORD had charged them, that they should not do like them.

16 And they left all the commandments of the LORD their God, and made them molten images, even two calves, and made a grove, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and ferved Baal.

17 And they taufed their fons and their daughters to país through the fire, and ufed divination and enchantments, and fold themfelves to do evil in the tight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.

18 Therefore the LORD was very angry with Ifracl, and removed them out of his fight: there was none left but the tribe of Judah only.

19 Allo Judah kept not the commandments of the LORD their God, but walked in the Htatutes of Ifrael which they made.

20 And the Lord rejected all the feed of Ifrael, and afflicted them, and delivered them into the hand of the fpoilers, until he had caft them out of his fight.

21 For he rent Ifrael from the house of David; and they made Jeroboam the fon of Nebat, king: and Jeroboam drave Ifrael from following the LORD, and made them in a great fin.

22 For the children of Ifrael walked in all the fins of Jeroboam which he did. they de parted not from them;