God's worship restored. B. C. 878. + Heb. Let the king live. f 1 Sam. 10. 24. g 2 Chr. 23. 12, &C. h ch. 23. 3. 2 Chr. 34. 31. i 2 Chr. 23. 16. k 2 Sam. 5, 3. 1 ch. 10. 26. m Deut. 12. 3. 2 Chr. 23. 17. II. KINGS. 12 And he brought forth the king's son, and put the crown upon him, and gave him the testimony; and they made him king, and anointed him; and they clapped their hands, and said, † God save the king. 13 ¶ And when Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she came to the people into the temple of the LORD. The temple repaired. his mother's name was Zibiah of B. C. 878. Beer-sheba. 2 And Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him. 14. & 22 45. ch. 14. 4. 3 But the high places were not 1 Kings 15 taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places. e ch. 22, 4. | Or, holy things. Heb, holinesses. 14 And when she looked, behold, 4¶ And Jehoash said to the priests, 15 But Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of the hundreds, the officers of the host, and said unto them, Have her forth without the ranges; and him that followeth her kill with the sword. For the priest had said, Let her not be slain in the house of the LORD. 16 And they laid hands on her; and she went by the way by the which the horses came into the king's house : and there was she slain. 17 And Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD and the king and the people, that they should be the LORD's people; between the king also and the people. m 18 And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and brake it down; his altars and his images brake they in pieces thoroughly, and slew Mattan the priest n2 Chr. 23. 18, of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of the LORD. &c. † Heb. offices. 10 And it was so, when they saw that there was much money in the chest, that the king's " scribe and the Or, secrehigh priest came up, and they † put up in bags, and told the money that was found in the house of the LORD. +Heb. bound up. 11 And they gave the money, being told, into the hands of them that did the work, that had the oversight of the house of the LORD: and they laid +Heb.brought it out to the carpenters and builders, that wrought upon the house of the LORD, 12 And to masons, and hewers of IN the seventh year of Jehu, forty stone, and to buy timber and be whe years reigned he in Jerusalem. And house of the LORD, and for all that it forth The invasion of Hazael. B. C. 856. + Heb. went forth. 2414 II. KINGS. t was laid out for the house to re- 13 Howbeit there were not made See 2 Chr. for the house of the LORD bowls of silver, snuffers, basins, trumpets, any vessels of gold, or vessels of silver, of the money that was brought into the house of the LORD: P1 Kings 15. 18 And Jehoash king of Judah P took ch 13. 15, 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 treasures of the house of the LORD, and in the king's house, and sent it to Heb. went Hazael king of Syria: and he twent away from Jerusalem. 19 And the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the ChronChr. 34. 25. icles of the kings of Judah? .1 ch. 14. 5. • Heb. the teentieth your and third year. CHAPTER XIII. The wicked reign of Jehoahaz. 3 Israel is delivered aboam succeedeth him. 14 Elisha foretelleth to N the three and twentieth year Jehoahaz's wicked re 3¶ And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he delivered them into the hand of b Hazael king of Syria, and into the hand of Ben-hadad the son of Hazael, all their days. 4 And Jehoahaz besought the LORD, and the LORD hearkened unto him: for he saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Syria oppressed them. 5 (And the LORD gave Israel a saviour, so that they went out from under the hand of the Syrians: and the children of Israel dwelt in their tents, tas beforetime. 6 Nevertheless they departed_not from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, who made Israel sin, but † walk-† Heb. he ed therein and there † remained the grove also in Samaria.) walked. + Heb. stood. 7 Neither did he leave of the people to Jehoahaz but fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen; for the king of Syria had destroyed them, and had made them Am. 1. 3. like the dust by threshing. 8 Now the rest 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 Israel? 839. 9 And Jehoahaz slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria: and Joash his son reigned ver. 10, Jein his stead. hoash. 811. with his father, ch. 14.1. 10 In the thirty and seventh year of Joash king of Judah began Je-In consort hoash the son of Jehoahaz to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned sixteen years. 11 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD; he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel sin: but he walked therein. 12 And the rest of the acts of Jo-h ch. 14. 15. ash, and all that he did, and his might wherewith he fought against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel? 13 And Joash slept with his fathers; and Jeroboam sat upon his throne: and Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. 2 Chr. 25. 17, &c. 825. 14 Now Elisha was fallen sick of about $39. I of son his sicknow where was of of Judah, Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned seventeen years. 2 And he did that which was evil Beh walked in the sight of the LORD, and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom. after. Joash the king of Israel came down 15 And Elisha said unto him, Take n ver. 25. about 838. f Heb. went down. o ch. 8. 12. P ch. 14. 27. r Ex. 32. 13. 18 And he said, Take the arrows. And he took them. And he said unto the king of Israel, Smite upon the ground. And he smote thrice, and stayed. 19 And the man of God was wroth with him, and said, Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times; then hadst thou smitten Syria till thou hadst consumed it: "whereas now thou shalt smite Syria but thrice. 20 And Elisha died, and they buried him. And the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year. 21 And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band of men; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet. 22 But Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz. 23 And the LORD was gracious unto them, and had compassion on q Ex. 2. 24, 25. them, and had respect unto them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he them from his presence as yet. 24 So Hazael king of Syria died; and Ben-hadad his son reigned in his stead. † Heb. face. about 839. Amaziah's good reign. 2 He was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem. 3 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, yet not like David his father: he did according to all things as Joash his father did. с 4 Howbeit the high places were not taken away as yet the people did sacrifice and burnt incense on the high places. B. C. 839. c ch. 12. 3. 5 ¶ And it came to pass, as soon as the kingdom was confirmed in his hand, that he slew his servants which 4 ch. 12. 20. had slain the king his father. 6 But the children of the murderers he slew not: according unto that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, wherein the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall Deut. 24. 16. not be put to death for the children, nor the children be put to death for the fathers; but every man shall be put to death for his own sin. Ez. 18. 4, 20. about 827. Se-Or, The rock 12 Chr. 25. 11. 7 He slew of Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand, and took lah by war, and called the name of it Joktheel unto this day. g 2 Sam. 8. 13. Ps. 60, title. h Josh. 15. $8. about $26. 18, &c. 8 Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, 12 Chr. 23 17, let us look one another in the face. 9 And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Leba-See Judg. non 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. 9. 8. 11 Kings 4. 33. m Deut. 8. 14. 2 Chr. 32. 23 Ez. 28. 2, 5, 17. Hab. 2. 4. 10 Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thine heart hath lifted thee up: glory of this, and tarry at home: for + Heb. at thy why shouldeşt thou meddle to thy hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee? house. 11 But Amaziah would not hear. Therefore Jehoash king of Israel went up; and he and Amaziah king of Judah looked one another in the face at "Beth-shemesh, which belong- Josh. 19, 52. eth to Judah. & 21. 16. smitten. 12 And Judah was put to the worse† Heb. was before Israel; and they fled every man to their tents. 13 And Jehoash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash the son of Ahaziah, at Bethshemesh, and came to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem o Neh. 8. 16. & Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah. Jeroboam's evil reign. B. C. about 826. about 825. r ch. 13. 12. 2 Chr. 25. 25, kc ! 2 Chr. 25. 27. Josh. 10. 31. 810. II. KINGS. silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house, and hostages, and returned to Samaria. 15 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoash which he did, and his might, and how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel? 16 And Jehoash slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel; and Jeroboam his son reigned in his stead. 17¶And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death Azariah's good reign. B. C. 822. recovered Damascus, and Hamath, which belonged to Judah, for Israel, are they not written in the book of 82 Sam. 8. 6. the Chronicles of the kings of Israel? 29 And Jeroboam slept with his fathers, even with the kings of Israel; and Zachariah his son reigned in his stead. h CHAPTER XV. Azariah's good reign. 5 He dieth a leper; and Jotham succeedeth him. 8 Zachariah, the last of Jehu's race, is slain by Shallum. 13 Shallum, reigning a month, is slain by Menahem. 16 Menahem strengtheneth himself. 21 Pekahiah succeedeth him; 23 and is slain by Pekah. 27 Pekah is oppressed by Tiglath-pileser, and slain by Hoshea. 32 Jotham's good reign. 36 Ahaz succeedeth him. N 1 Kings 11. 24.2 Chr. 8. 3. h After an interregnum of 11 years, ch. 15. 8. 781. of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of the twenty and seventh year of about 810. Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign. Israel fifteen years. 18 And the rest 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 conspiracy against him in Jerusalem: and he fled to "Lachish; but they sent after him to Lachish, and slew him there. 20 And they brought him on horses: and he was buried at Jerusalem with his fathers in the city of David. 21 And all the people of Judah ch. 15. 13. & took Azariah, which was sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah. y 22 He built Elath, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers. 23 In the fifteenth year of Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah, Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel began to reign in Samaria, and reigned forty and one years. 24 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD: he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin. 25 He restored the coast of Israel 2 from the entering of Hamath unto the sea of the plain, according to the word of the LORD God of Israel, which he spake by the hand of his servant Jonah, the son of Amittai, the prophet, which was of Gath a Josh. 19. 13. hepher. 822. 4 ch. 13. 4. b 26 For the LORD saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter: for Deat 32. 36. there was not any shut up, nor any left, nor any helper for Israel. ch 13 5 27 And the LORD said not that he would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven: but he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash. 28 Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, and all that he did, and his might, how he warred, and how he 5 ¶ And the LORD smote the king, about 765. so that he was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house. And Jotham the king's son was over the house, judging the people of the land. 6 And the rest 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 slept with his fathers; and 'they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead. 8 In the thirty and eighth year of Azariah king of Judah did Zachariah the son of Jeroboam reign over Israel in Samaria six months. 9 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as his fathers had done he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin. 10 And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead. 11 And the rest of the acts of Zachariah, behold, they are written in the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel. about 758. 2 Chr. 26. 23. about 773. There having been an interregnum for 11 years. about 772. 5 Am. 7. 9. 12 This was the word of the LORD h ch. 10.30. which he spake unto Jehu, saying, The reign of Menahem, B. C. about 772. i Matt. 1. 8, Ozias, and ver. 1, zariah. +Heb.a month of days. k 1 Kings 14. 17. 11 Kings 4.24. m ch. 8. 12. 772. 771. n 1 Chr. 5. 26. Is. 9. 1. o ch. 14. 5. + Heb. caused to come forth. 761. 759. II. KINGS, of Pekah and Jotham. him, and smote him in Samaria, in the palace of the king's house, with Argob and Arieh, and with him fifty men of the Gileadites: and he killed him, and reigned in his room. 26 And the rest of the acts of Pekahiah, and all that he did, behold, they are written in the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel. B. C. 759. 27 ¶ In the two and fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah, P Pekah the PIs. 7. 1. son of Remaliah began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned twenty 15 And the rest of the acts of Shal-years. lum, and his conspiracy which he made, behold, they are written in the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel. 16 Then Menahem smote 'Tiphsah, and all that were therein, and the coasts thereof from Tirzah: because they opened not to him, therefore he smote it; and all the women therein that were with child he ripped up. m 17 In the nine and thirtieth year of Azariah king of Judah began Menahem the son of Gadi to reign over Israel, and reigned ten years in Samaria. 18 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD: he departed not all his days from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin. n 19 And Pul the king of Assyria came against the land: and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to confirm the kingdom in his hand. 20 And Menahem exacted the money of Israel, even of all the mighty men of wealth, of each man fifty shekels of silver, to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria turned back, and stayed not there in the land. 21 And the rest of the acts of Menahem, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel? 22 And Menahem slept with his fathers; and Pekahiah his son reigned in his stead. 23 In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned two years. 24 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin. 25 But Pekah the son of Remaliah, a captain of his, conspired against 28 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin. 740. Is. 9. 1. r 1 Kings 15. 29 In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath-pileser king of 91 Chr. 5. 26. Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abelbeth-maachah, and Janoah, and Ke-20. desh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria. 30 And Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah, and smote him, and slew him, and reigned in his stead, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah. 31 And the rest of the acts of Pekah, and all that he did, behold, they are written in the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel. |