Ioafh made king. sholds. Chap.xxiiij. 4 This is the thing that yee shall doe, A third part of you entring on the Sabbath, of the priests and of the Le+ Hebr. thre-uites, shalbe porters of the doores. 5 And a thirde part shall bee at the kings house, and a third part at the gate of the foundation: and all the people shall be in the Courts of the house of the LORD. t Hebr. shoulder. tHeb.house. 18. 6 But let none come into the house of the LORD, saue the Priests, & they that minister of the Leuites, they shall go in, for they are holy: but all the people shall keepe the watch of the LORD. 7 And the Leuites shall compasse the king round about, euery man with his weapons in his hand, and whosoeuer else commeth into the house, hee shalbe put to death: but be you with the King when he commeth in, and when he goeth out. 8 So the Leuites and all Iudah did according to all things that Iehoiada the Priest had commanded and tooke euery man his men that were to come in on the Sabbath, with them that were to goe out on the Sabbath: for Iehoiada the Priest dismissed not the courses. 9 Moreouer, Iehoiada the Priest deliuered to the captaines of hundreds, speares and bucklers, and shields, that had bene King Dauids, which were in the house of God. 10 And hee set all the people (euery man hauing his weapon in his hand) from the right side of the + Temple, to the left side of the Temple, along by the Altar and the Temple, by the King, round about. 11 Then they brought out the kings sonne, and put vpon him the Crowne, Deut. 17. and gave him the Testimony, and made him King and Iehoiada and his Hebr. Let sonnes anointed him, and said, †God saue the King. the King liue. t Hebr. con spiracie. : 12 Now when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the King; she came to the people into the house of the LORD. 13 And she looked, and behold, the king stood at his pillar, at the entring in, and the Princes, and the trumpets by the King: and all the people of the land reioyced, and sounded with trumpets; also the singers with instruments of musicke; and such as taught to sing praise. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said, †Treason, treason. Athaliah flaine. 14 Then Iehoiada the Priest brought out the captaines of hundreds, that were set ouer the host, and said vnto them, Haue her foorth of the ranges: and who so followeth her, let him bee slaine with the sword. For the Priest said; Slay her not in the house of the LORD. 15 So they layd handes on her, and when shee was come to the entring of the horse gate, by the kings house, they slew her there. 16 And Iehoiada made a couenant betweene him, and betweene all the people, and betweene the king, that they should be the LORDS people. 17 Then all the people went to the house of Baal, and brake it downe, and brake his altars and his images in pieces, and slew Mattan the priest of Deut. 13. Baal before the altars. 13. 9. 24. 1. 18 Also Iehoiada appointed the of fices of the house of the LORD by the hand of the Priests the Leuites, whom Dauid had distributed in the house of 1. Chro. the LORD, to offer the burnt offrings of the LORD, as it is written in the *Law of Moses, with reioycing and with singing,as it was ordeined by Dauid. 19 And he set the*porters at the gates of the house of the LORD, that none which was vncleane in any thing, should enter in. 20 And hee tooke the captaines of hundreds, and the nobles, and the gouernours of the people, and all the ple of the land, and brought downe the peoking from the house of the LORD: and they came through the high gate into the kings house, and set the king vpon the throne of the kingdome. 21 And all the people of the land reioyced, and the city was quiet, after that they had slaine Athaliah w the sword. CHAP. XXIIII. 1 Ioash reigneth well, all the dayes of Iehoiada. 4 Hee giueth order for the repaire of the Temple. 15 Iehoiada, his death and honourable buriall. 17 Ioash falling to idolatrie, slaieth Zechariah the sonne of Iehoiada. 23 Ioash is spoiled by the Syrians, and slaine by Zabad and Iehozabad. 27 Amaziah succeedeth him. Oash 2. Num. 28. the hands of 26. 1. &c. was seuen yeeres 2. Kin. 12. old when he beganne to 1. &c. reigne; and he reigned fortie yeeres in Ierusalem: his mothers name also was 2 And Íoash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, all the dayes of Iehoiada the Priest. 3 And Iehoiada tooke for him two wiues, and he begat sonnes and daugh ters. 4 ¶ And it came to passe after this + Heb. to re- that Ioash was minded to repaire the house of the LORD. new. 5 And hee gathered together the priests and the Leuites, and saide to them, Go out vnto the cities of Iudah, and gather of all Israel money to repaire the house of your God from yeere to yere, and see that ye haste the matter: howbeit the Leuites hastened it not. 6 And the king called for Iehoiada the chiefe, and saide vnto him, Why hast thou not required of the Leuites to bring in out of Iudah and out of Ierusalem,the collection, according tothe comExod. 30. mandement of* Moses the seruant of the LORD, and of the Congregation of Israel, for the tabernacle of Witnesse? 7 For the sonnes of Athaliah that wicked woman, had broken vp the house of God, and also all the dedicate things of the house of the LORD, did they bestow vpon Baalim. 12, 13, 14. t Hebr. a voice. 8 And at the kings commandement they made a chest, and set it without, at the gate of the house of the LORD. 9 And they made a proclamation through Iudah & Ierusalem, to bring in to the LORD, the collection that Moses the seruant of God laid vpon Israel in the wildernesse. 10 And all the Princes and all the people reioyced, and brought in, and cast into the chest, vntill they had made an ende. 11 Now it came to passe that at what time the chest was brought vnto the kings office, by the hand of the Leuites: and when they sawe that there was much money: the kings Scribe, and the high priests officer, came and emptied the chest, and tooke it, and caried it to his place againe. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance. 12 And the king and Iehoiada gaue it to such as did the worke of the seruice of the house of the LORD, and hired Masons and carpenters to repaire the house of the LORD, and also such as wrought yron and brasse to mend the house of the LORD. 13 So the workemen wrought, and Iehoiada dieth. healing +the worke was perfected by them: andt Hebr. the they set the house of God in his state, went up vpon and strengthened it. the worke. 14 And when they had finished it, they brought the rest of the money be fore the king and Iehoiada, whereof were made vessels for the house of the LORD, euen vessels to minister and to offer withall, and spoones, and vessels Or, pestils. of golde and siluer: and they offered burnt offerings in the house of the LORD continually, all the dayes of Iehoiada. 15 But Iehoiada waxed old, and was full of dayes when hee died: an olde was hee hundred and thirtie yeeres when hee died. 16 And they buried him in the citie of Dauid among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, both towards God, and towards his house. 17 Now after the death of Iehoiada, came the Princes of Iudah, and made obeysance to the king: then the king hearkened vnto them. 18 And they left the house of the LORD God of their fathers, and serued groues and idols: and wrath came vpon Iudah and Ierusalem for this their trespasse. 19 Yet hee sent prophets to them to bring them againe vnto the LORD, and they testified against them: but they would not giue eare. thed. 20 And the spirit of God +came vp-+ Heb. cloon Zechariah the sonne of Iehoiada the priest, which stood aboue the people, and said vnto them: Thus saith God, Why transgresse yee the commandements of the LORD, that yee cannot prosper? because yee haue forsaken the LORD, he hath also forsaken you. 21 And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the commandement of the king, in the court of the house of the LORD. reuolutionof 22 Thus Ioash the king remembred not the kindnesse which Iehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his The sonne: and when he died, he said, LORD looke vpon it, and require it. 23 ¶ And it came to passe at the endt Heb. in the of the yeere, that the hoste of Syria the yeere. came vp against him: and they came to Iudah and Ierusalem, and destroyed all the Princes of the people from among the people, and sent all the spoile of them vnto the king of + Damascus.+Heb. Dar24 For the armie of the Syrians camel mesek. came with a small companie of men, 25 And when they were departed 26 And these are they that conspired Or, Iosa against him; || Zabad the sonne of Shichar, 2. king meah an Ammonitesse, and IehozaOr, Sho- bad the sonne of ||Shimrith a Moabi 12. 21. mer. tesse. 2. King. 14. 1, &c. + Heb. con CHAP. XXV. Amaziah king. Deut. 24. 14. 6. iere. 16. 2. king. commanded, saying, *The fathers shall 5 Moreouer, Amaziah gathered 6 Hee hired also an hundred thousand mightie men of valour, out of Israel, for an hundred talents of siluer. 7 But there came a man of God to him, saying, O king, let not the armie of Israel goe with thee: for the LORD is not with Israel, to wit, with all the children of Ephraim. 8 But if thou wilt goe, doe it, bee strong for the battell: God shall make thee fall before the enemy: for God hath power to helpe, and to cast downe. 31. 30. ezek. 9 And Amaziah said to the man of 1 Amaziah beginneth to reigne well. 3 Hee Maziah *was twentie and fiue yeeres olde when hee began to reigne, and hee reigned twentie and nine yeeres in Ierusalem, and his mothers name was Iehoadan of Ierusalem. 2 And hee did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, but not with a perfite heart. 3¶Now it came to passe when the kingdome was established to him, that hirmed upon he slew his seruants, that had killed the king his father. 4 But hee slewe not their children, but did as it is written in the Law in the booke of Moses, where the LORD ↑ Heb. in ger. 11 And Amaziah strengthened heat of anhimselfe, and ledde foorth his people, and went to the valley of salt, and smote of the children of Seir, ten thousand. 12 And other ten thousand left aliue, did the children of Iudah cary away captiue, and brought them vnto the top of the rocke, and cast them downe from the top of the rocke, that they all were broken in pieces. band. 13 ¶ But the + souldiers of the army + Heb. the 14 Now it came to passe, after Amaziah taken. selled. II.Chron. brought the gods of the children of 15 Wherfore the anger of the LORD hand? He is flaine. 24 And hee tooke all the gold and the siluer, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God with ObedEdom, and the treasures of the kings house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria. 25 And Amaziah the sonne of Ioash King of Iudah liued after the death of Ioash sonne of Iehoahaz king of Israel, fifteene yeeres. 26 Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah, first and last, behold, are they not written in the booke of the Kings of Iudah and Israel? 16 And it came to passe as hee talked with him, that the king said vnto him, Art thou made of the Kings counsell? forbeare; why shouldest thou be smit- 27 Now after the time that Aten? Then the Prophet forbare, and maziah did turne away from follow-+ Heb.from after. Heb. coun- said, I know that God hath + determi-ing the LORD, they made a conspi- + Hebr. conned to destroy thee, because thou hast racie against him in Ierusalem, and he spired a con done this, and hast not hearkened vnto fled to Lachish but they sent to Lamy counsell. chish after him, and slew him there. 28 And they brought him vpon horses, and buried him with his fathers! That is, in the citie of || Iudah. 2. King. 14. 8, 9. Or, furre bush, or thorne. + Hebr. a 17 Then Amaziah king of Iudah tooke aduice, and sent to Ioash the sonne of Iehoahaz the sonne of Iehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let vs see one another in the face. 18* And Ioash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Iudah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon, sent to the Cedar that was in Lebanon, say ing, Giue thy daughter to my sonne to wife: and there passed by a +wild beast beast of the that was in Lebanon, and trode downe field. the thistle. + Hebr.smitten. 19 Thou sayest, Loe, thou hast smit- 20 But Amaziah would not heare: Edom. 21 So Ioash the King of Israel went vp, and they saw one another in the face, both hee and Amaziah King of Iudah at Beth-shemesh, which belongeth to Iudah. 22 And Iudah was put to the worse before Israel, and they fled euery man to his tent. 23 And Ioash the king of Israel tooke Amaziah king of Iudah the son of Ioash, the son of Ioahaz, at Bethshemesh, and brought him to Ierusalem, and brake downe the wall of IeHebr. the rusalem, from the gate of Ephraim to gate of it that the corner gate, foure hundred cubits. looketh. CHAP. XXVI. 1 Vzziah succeeding, and reigning well in the spiracie. the citie of Dauid, as it is 2. king.14. 20. 14. 21. and Hen all the people of ther Amaziah. 3 Sixteene yeeres old was Vzziah, 4 And hee did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah did. 5 And hee sought God in the dayes of Zechariah, who had vnderstanding †in the visions of God: and as long as t Hebr. in the seeing of he sought the LORD, God made him God. to prosper. 6 And hee went foorth and warred against the Philistines, & brake downe the wall of Gath, and the wall of Iabneh, and the wall of Ashdod, and built cities || about Ashdod, and among the Or, in the Philistines. 7 And countrey of Ashdod. 7 And God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians, that dwelt in Gur-baal, and the Mehunims. 8 And the Ammonites gaue gifts Heb. went. to Vzziah, and his name + spread abroad euen to the entring in of Egypt: for hee strengthened himselfe exceedingly. 9 Moreouer Vzziah built towers in Ierusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning of the Or, repai-wall, and fortified them. red. many cisternes. 10 Also he built towers in the desert, Or, cut out and digged many welles, for hee had much cattell, both in the low countrey, and in the plaines: husbandmen also, and vine dressers in the mountaines, Or, fruit- and in Carmel: for hee loued + husbandrie. full fields. + Hebr. ground. t Hebr. the power of an armie. 11 Moreouer, Vzziah had an host of fighting men, that went out to warre by bands, according to the number of their account, by the hand of Ieiel the Scribe, and Maasiah the ruler, vnder the hand of Hananiah, one of the kings captaines. 12 The whole number of the chiefe of the fathers of the mightie men of valour, were two thousand and sixe hundred. 13 And vnder their hand was tan armie, three hundred thousand, and seuen thousand, and fiue hundred, that made warre with mightie power, to helpe the king against the enemie. 14 And Vzziah prepared for them throughout all the hoste, shields, and speares, and helmets, and habergions, Heb. stones and bowes, and + slings to cast stones. of slings. 15 And hee made in Ierusalem engines inuented by cunning men, to bee on the towers, & vpon the bulwarks, to shoote arrowes and great stones Heb. went withall: and his name + spread farre abroad, for he was marueilously helped, till he was strong. foorth. 16 ¶ But when he was strong, his heart was lifted vp to his destruction: for he transgressed against the LORD his God, and went into the temple of the LORD, to burne incense vpon the altar of incense. 17 And Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him fourescore priests of the LORD, that were vali ant men. 18 And they withstood Vzziah the Num. 18.7 king, and said vnto him, It *perteineth not vnto thee, Vzziah, to burne incense He is leprous. vnto the LORD, but to the priestes Exo. 30. 7 19 Then Vzziah was wroth, and 12. 20 And Azariah the chiefe priest, and all the priests looked vpon him, and behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out from thence, yea himselfe *hasted also to goe out, be- As Ester 6 cause the LORD had smitten him. 21 * And Vzziah the king was a le-2. Kings per vnto the day of his death, and dwelt in a seuerall house being a leper, for he Leuit. 13. was cut off from the house of the LORD: and Iotham his sonne was ouer the kings house, iudging the people of the land. * 22 Now the rest of the actes of Vzziah first and last, did Isaiah the prophet the sonne of Amoz write. 23 So Vzziah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the field of the buriall which belonged to the kings: for they saide, He is a leper: And Iotham his sonne reigned in his stead. 15. 5. 46. Otham was twenty and 2. Kings fiue yeeres olde, when hee began to reigne, and hee reigned sixteene yeeres in Ierusalem: his mothers name also was Ierushah, the daughter of Zadok. 2 And he did that which was right in 3 He built the high gate of the house 4 Moreouer hee built cities in the mountaines of Iudah, and in the for- 5 ¶ He tower. |