The unbelieving lord. B. C. about 892. II. KINGS. as all the multitude of the Israelites that are consumed,) and let us send and see. 14 They took therefore two chariot horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see. 15 And they went after them unto Jordan: and, lo, all the way was full of garments and vessels, which the Syrians had cast away in their haste. And the messengers returned, and told the king. 16 And the people went out, and spoiled the tents of the Syrians. So a measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to the word of the LORD. 17 And the king appointed the lord on whose hand he leaned to have the charge of the gate: and the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died, as the man of God had said, who spake when the king came down to him. 18 And it came to pass as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, *Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be to morrow about this time in the gate of Samaria : 19 And that lord answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if the LORD should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof. 20 And so it fell out unto him: for the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died. CHAPTER VIII. The Shunammite, who had left her country to avoid the famine, hath her land restored by the king. 7 Hazael killeth his master, and succeedeth him. 16 Jehorum's wicked reign in Judah. 20 Edom and Libnah revolt. 25 Ahaziah succeedeth Jehoram. 25 His wicked reign. 2 He visiteth Joram wounded, at Jezreel. 4 And the king talked with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying, about 885. Tell me, I pray thee, all the great things that Elisha hath done. c ch. 5. 27. 5 And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had restored 4 ch. 4. 35. a dead body to life, that, behold, the woman, whose son he had restored to life, cried to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said, My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son, whom Elisha restored to life. 6 And when the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king appointed unto her a certain officer, Or, eunuch. saying, Restore all that was hers, and all the fruits of the field since the day that she left the land, even until now. 7¶ And Elisha came to Damascus ; and Ben-hadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come hither. e 8 And the king said unto Hazael, Take a present in thine hand, and go, meet the man of God, and 5 inquire of the LORD by him, saying, Shall I recover of this disease? 15. 885. 1 Kings 19. f1 Sam. 9. 7. 1 Kings 14. 3. ch. 5. 5. g ch. 1. 2. 12 And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do k ch. 10. 32. & unto the children of Israel: their HEN spake Elisha unto the wo-strong holds wilt thou set on fire, a son he their young wilt to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn for the LORD hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years. b 2 And the woman arose, and did after the saying of the man of God: and she went with her household, and sojourned in the land of the Philistines seven years. 3 And it came to pass at the seven years' end, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines: and she went forth to cry unto the king for her house and for her land. 13 And Hazael said, But what, mis m1 Sam. 17. thy servant a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha answered, "The LORD hath shewed me that a 1 Kings 19. thou shalt be king over Syria. 14 So he departed from Elisha, and came to his master; who said to him, What said Elisha to thee? And he answered, He told me that thou shouldest surely recover. 15 And it came to pass on the morrow, that he took a thick cloth, and dipped it in water, and spread it on 15. his face, so that he died: and Hazael reigned in his stead. 16 ¶ And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah, o 2 Chr. 21.3, 4. Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king +Heb.reigned. of Judah began to reign. p 2 Chr. 21. 5, &c. q ver. 26. r 2 Sam. 7. 13. 1 Kings 11. 36. & 15. 4. 2 Chr. 21. 7. + Heb. candle, or, lamp. ■ Gen. 27. 40. ch. 3. 27. t 1 Kings 22. 47. 17 Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. 18 And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab; for the daughter of Ahab was his wife and he did evil in the sight of the LORD. 19 Yet the LORD would not destroy Judah for David his servant's sake, 'as he promised him to give him always a flight, and to his children. 20 In his days' Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, 'and made a king over themselves. 21 So Joram went over to Zair, and all the chariots with him: and he rose by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him about, and the captains of the chariots: and the people fled into their tents. 22 Yet Edom revolted from under the 2 Chr. 21. 10. hand of Judah unto this day. "Then Libnah revolted at the same time. 23 And the rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Judah? x 2 Chr. 22. 1. 885. Azariah, 2 Chr. 22. 6, and Jehoa. haz, 2 Chr.21. 17. & 25. 23. y See 2 Chr. 22. 2. Il Or, granddaughter. See ver. 18. z 2 Chr. 22.3,4. 881. a 2 Chr. 22. 5. b ch. 9. 15. c ch. 9. 16. 2 Chr. 22. 6, 7. + Heb. wherewith the Syrians had wounded. Ramoth, ver. 28. + Heb. wound ed. 25 In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel did Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah begin to reign. 26 Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri king of Israel. 27 And he walked in the way of the house of Ahab, and did evil in the sight of the LORD, as did the house of Ahab: for he was the son in law of the house of Ahab. 28 And he went a with Joram the son of Ahab to the war against Hazael king of Syria in Ramoth-gilead; and the Syrians wounded Joram. 29 And king Joram went back to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds + which the Syrians had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick. | Jehu is anointed king. CHAPTER IX. Elisha sendeth a young prophet to anoint Jehu at Ramoth-gilead. 11 Jehu, being made king, killeth Joram in the field of Naboth. 27 Ahaziah is slain at Gur, and buried at Jerusalem. 30 Jezebel is thrown out of a window, and eaten by dogs. ND Elisha the prophet called one B. C. 884. of the children of the prophets, a1 Kings 20. a and said unto him, Gird up thy loins, and take this box of oil in thine hand, and go to Ramoth-gilead: с 2 And when thou comest thither, look out there Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in, and make him arise up from among d his brethren, and carry him to an finner chamber; 35. b ch. 4. 29. Jer. 1. 17. • ch. 8. 28, 29. d ver. 5, 11. + Heb, chamber in a chamber. 16. 3 Then take the box of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, Thus 1 Kings 19. saith the LORD, I have anointed thee king over Israel. Then open the door, and flee, and tarry not. 4 So the young man, even the young man the prophet, went to Ramothgilead. 5 And when he came, behold, the captains of the host were sitting; and he said, I have an errand to thee, O captain. And Jehu said, Unto which of all us? And he said, To thee, O captain. 6 And he arose, and went into the house; and he poured the oil on his head, and said unto him, Thus saith 1 Kings 19. the LORD God of Israel, I have anointed thee king over the people of the LORD, even over Israel. 7 And thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy master, that I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the LORD, 5 at the hand of Jezebel. 16. 2 Chr.22.7. 51 Kings 18. 4. & 21. 15. 10. & 21. 21. i1 Sam. 25. 22. 8 For the whole house of Ahab shall perish and I will cut off from Ahab 1 Kings 14. him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Deut. 32. 36. Israel: +Heb. reigatis king. eth 16 So Jehu rode in a chariot, and went to Jezreel; for Joram lay there. 'And Ahaziah king of Judah was come down to see Joram. 17 And there stood a watchman on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a company. And Joram said, Take a horseman, and send to meet them. and let him say, Is it peace? 18 So there went one on horseback to meet him, and said, Thus saith the king, Is it peace? And Jehu said, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me. And the watchman told, saying, The messenger came to them, but he cometh not again. 19 Then he sent out a second on horseback, which came to them, and said, Thus saith the king, Is it peace? And Jehu answered, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me. 20 And the watchman told, saying, He came even unto them, and cometh not again: and the "driving is like the driving of Jehu the son Hin mad of Nimshi; for he driveth t furiously. *Heb. Bind. +2 Chr. 22. 7. 21 And Joram said, Make ready. And his chariot was made ready. And Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out, each in his chariot, and they went out against Heb. found. Jehu, and met him in the portion of Naboth the Jezreelite. Jezebel eaten by dogs. tween his arms, and the arrow went out at his heart, and he †sunk down in his chariot. B. C. 881. † Heb. bowed. 25 Then said Jehu to Bidkar his captain, Take up, and cast him in the portion of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite for remember how that, when I and thou rode together after Ahab his father, the LORD laid this 1 Kings 21. burden upon him; 26 Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, and the blood of his sons, saith the LORD; and "I will requite thee in this plat, saith the LORD. Now therefore take and cast him into the plat of ground, according to the word of the LORD. 29. Heb. bloods. Or, portion. u 1 Kings 21. 19. 27 ¶ But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden house. And Jehu followed after him, and said, Smite him also in the chariot. And they did so at the going up to Gur, which is by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo, 2 Chr. 22. 9. and died there. X 28 And his servants carried him in about 886. a chariot to Jerusalem, and buried him in his sepulchre with his fathers in the city of David. 29 And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began Ahaziah to reign over Judah. 30 And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she † painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window. 2 31 And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, Had Zimri peace, who slew his master? 32 And he lifted up his face to the window, and said, Who is on my side? who? And there looked out to him two or three eunuchs. 33 And he said, Throw her down. So they threw her down: and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses: and he trode her under foot. 34 And when he was come in, he did eat and drink, and said, Go, see now this cursed woman, and bury her for she is a king's daughter. a : 35 And they went to bury her: but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands. 36 Wherefore they came again, and told him. And he said, This is the word of the LORD, which he spake † by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, In the portion of Jezreel shall dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel : b about 884. y Ez. 23. 40. † Heb. put her eyes in painting. 37 And the carcass of Jezebel shall be as dung upon the face of the field Ps. 23. 10. in the portion of Jezreel; so that they shall not say, This is Jezebel The sons of Ahab slain. B. C. 884. + Heb. nourishers. CHAPTER X. II. KINGS. Jehu causeth seventy of Ahab's children to be behead ed. 8 He justifieth the act by the prophecy of Eli- AND Ahab had seventy sons in 2 Now as soon as this letter cometh armour; 3 Look even out the best and meetest of your master's sons, and set him on his father's throne, and fight for your master's house. 4 But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand? 5 And he that was over the house, and he that was over the city, the elders also, and the bringers up of the children, sent to Jehu, saying, We are thy servants, and will do all that thou shalt bid us; we will not make any king: do thou that which is good in thine eyes. The great zeal of Jehu. B. C. 884. of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and ance. + Heb. house 12 ¶ And he arose and departed, and came to Samaria. And as he was at the shearing house in the way, 13 e Jehu + met with the brethren of Ahaziah king of Judah, and said, Who are ye? And they answered, We are the brethren of Ahaziah; and we go down † to salute the children of the + Heb, to the king and the children of the queen. 14 And he said, Take them alive. And they took them alive, and slew them at the pit of the shearing house, even two and forty men; neither left he any of them. peace of, &e. f Jer. $5.6, &c. +Heb, blessed. 1 Chr. 255. 15 And when he was departed thence, he lighted on 'Jehonadab the Heb. found. son of Rechab coming to meet him: and he saluted him, and said to him, Is thine heart right, as my heart is with thy heart? And Jehonadab answered, It is. If it be, give me thineb Ezra 10. 19. hand. And he gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot. h 16 And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD. So they 1 Kings 19. made him ride in his chariot. 10. 17 And when he came to Samaria, khe slew all that remained unto Ahab ch. 9. 8. 2 Chr. 22. 8. in Samaria, till he had destroyed him, according to the saying of the LORD, which he spake to Elijah. 6 Then he wrote a letter the second + Heb. for me. time to them, saying, If ye be † mine, and if ye will hearken unto my voice, take ye the heads of the men your 18 And Jehu gathered all the master's sons, and come to me to Jez-people together, and said unto them, reel by to morrow this time. Now the in Ahab served Baal a little; but Jehu king's sons, being seventy persons, shall serve him much. were with the great men of the city, which brought them up. a 1 Kings 21. 21. b ch. 9. 14, 24. e 1 Sam. S. 19. 7 And it came to pass, when the letter came to them, that they took the king's sons, and slew seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent him them to Jezreel. 8 And there came a messenger, and told him, saying, They have brought the heads of the king's sons. And he said, Lay ye them in two heaps at the entering in of the gate until the morning. 9 And it came to pass in the morning, that he went out, and stood, and said to all the people, Ye be righteous behold, I conspired against my master, and slew him: but who slew all these? 10 Know now that there shall fall unto the earth nothing of the word of the LORD, which the LORD spake concerning the house of Ahab: for the LORD hath done that which he spake + Heb. by the+by his servant Elijah. d 1 Kings 21. 19, 21, 29. hand of. n 19 Now therefore call unto me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests; let none be wanting: for I have a great sacrifice to do to Baal; whosoever shall be wanting, he shall not live. But Jehu did it in subtilty, to the intent that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal. 20 And Jehu said, † Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed it. 21 And Jehu sent through all Israel: and all the worshippers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left that came not. And they came into the house of Baal; and the house of Baal was full from one end to another. 22 And he said unto him that was over the vestry, Bring forth vestments for all the worshippers of Baal. And he brought them forth vestments. 23 And Jehu went, and Jehonadab the son of Rechab, into the house of Baal, and said unto the worshippers 11 So Jehu slew all that remained of Baal, Search, and look that there 11 Kings 21. 21. m 1 Kings 16. 31, 32 n1 Kings 22.6. Heb. Sane tify. • 1 Kings 16. 32. | Or, so full, that they stood mouth to mouth. Baal's worshippers slain. II. KINGS. be here with you none of the servants of the LORD, but the worshippers of Baal only. 24 And when they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings, Jehu appointed fourscore men without, and said, If any of the men whom I have brought into your hands escape, he that letteth him go, his life shall be for the life of him. 25 And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, Go in, and slay them; let none come forth. And they smote them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and the captains cast them out, and went to the city of the house of Baal. 26 And they brought forth the images out of the house of Baal, and burned them. 27 And they brake down the image of Baal, and brake down the house of Baal, and made it a draught house unto this day. 28 Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel. 29 Howbeit, from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, Jehu departed not from after them, to wit, the golden calves that were in Beth-el, and that were in Dan. 30 And the LORD said unto Jehu, Because thou hast done well in executing that which is right in mine eyes, and hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all that was in mine heart, thy children of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel. 31 But Jehu t took no heed to walk in the law of the LORD God of Israel with all his heart: for he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, which made Israel to sin. u about 860. 32 ¶ In those days the LORD began Hets to cut to cut Israel short: and Hazael smote them in all the coasts of Israel; 33 From Jordan eastward, all the the rising of land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, leven Gilead and Bashan. the van. Ich 8. 12. to 1 Or, even Guead and Boshan 7 Am. 1. 3. 856. + Heb. the days were. 34 Now the rest of the acts of Jehu, and all that he did, and all his might, are they not written in the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel? 35 And Jehu slept with his fathers: and they buried him in Samaria. And Jehoahaz his son reigned in his stead. 36 And † the time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty and eight years. Jehoash is anointed CHAPTER XI. Athaliah destroyeth the seed royal. 2 Joash is hid six years in the house of God. 4 In the seventh year he is brought forth and made king. 13 Athaliah is slain. 17 Jehoiada restoreth the worship of God. B. C. 884. b ch. 8. 26. AND when a Athaliah the mother a 2 Chr. 22.10. of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal. Heb. seed of the kingdom. 2 Chr. 22.11, Jehoshabeath. 2 But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole | Or, Jeoash. him from among the king's sons which were slain; and they hid him, even him and his nurse, in the bedchamber from Athaliah, so that he was not slain. 3 And he was with her hid in the house of the LORD six years. And Athaliah did reign over the land. 5 And he commanded them, saying, This is the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you that enter in on the 41 Chr. 9. 25. sabbath shall even be keepers of the watch of the king's house; 6 And a third part shall be at the gate of Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard: so shall ye keep the watch of the house, that it be not broken down. 7 And two parts of all you that go forth on the sabbath, even they shall keep the watch of the house of the LORD about the king. 8 And ye shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand and he that cometh within the ranges, let him be slain: and be ye with the king as he goeth out and as he cometh in. Or, from "breaking up. Or, com panies. 9 And the captains over the hun- 2 Chr. 23. 8. dreds did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest commanded: and they took every man his men that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that should go out on the sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest. 10 And to the captains over hundreds did the priest give king David's spears and shields, that were in the temple of the LORD. 11 And the guard stood, 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. + Heb. shorlder. |
