The temple is repaired.

tar, on the right side as one cometh into the house of the LORD: and the priests that kept the tdoor put therein all the money that was brought into the house of the LORD.

10 And it was so, when they saw that there was much money in the chest, that the king's scribe and the high priest came up, and they putupin bags, and told the money that was found in the house of the LORD.

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 it out to the carpenters and builders, that wrought upon the house of the LORD,

II. KINGS.

B. C. 855.

↑ Heb. threshold.

| Or, secretary. ↑ Heb. bound

up.

B. C. 839. 82 Ch. 24.

27.

856.

t Heb. the twen

year and

tieth

Heb. brought it forth.

third year.

went

† Heb. walked after. cir. 849. Ju. 2.14.

cir. 842.

C Ps. 78.

Hazael oppresseth Israel. the city of David: and Amaziah his son reigned in his stead. CHAPTER XIII. Jehoahaz's wicked reign, 1. 3 Jehoahaz, oppressed by Hazael, is relieved by prayer. 8 Joash suceedeth him. 10 His wicked reign. 12 Jeroboam succeedeth him. 14 Elisha dying prophesieth to Joash three victories over the Syrians. 20 The Moabites invading the land, Elisha's bones raise up a dead man. 22 Hazael dying, Joash getteth three victories over Benhadad.

IN

Nt the three and twentieth year of Joash the son of Ahaziah king 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 in the sight of the LORD, and tfollowed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.

31 And "the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he delivered them into the hand bch. 8.12. of bHazael 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 dhe saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Syria oppressed them. 5 (And the LORD gave Israel from under the hand of the Sya saviour, so that they went out rians: and the children of Israel dwelt in their tents. † as beforetime.

34.

dEx. 3.7.

ch. 14.26.

See ver.

14. 25, 27.

t Heb.as

yester

Le. 5.15, day, and 18. third mLe. 7.7. day. Nu. 13. 9. †Heb. he Cir. 840. walked. f1 Ki. 16. nch. 8.12. 33.

O Sec

† Heb. 2 Ch. 24 stood.

23.

6 Nevertheless they departed not from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, who made Israel sin, but walked therein: fand there tremained the grove also in Samaria.)

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 18. ch. 18. 8Am. 1.3. them, and had made them like the dust by threshing.

P1 K. 15.

8 T 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?

9 And Jehoahaz slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria: and Joash his son reigned in his stead.*

10 T In the thirty and seventh year of Joash king of Judah began | Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz to reign over Israel in Samiaria, 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 h ch. 14. therein.

15.

12 hAnd the rest of the acts of

Elisha's sickness and death.

B. C.

Joash, and all that he did, and khis might wherewith he fought against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book 14. & 25. of the Chronicles of the kings of keh. 14.9, Israel?

13 And Joash slept with his fathers; and Jeroboamsat upon his throne; and Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. 14 T Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died. And Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face, and said, O

B. C. cir. 839.

cir. 836.

841.

iSee ver.

19.

&c. 2Ch. 25.17,&c.

825

cir. 839.

ver. 18.

839.

Amaziah's good reign over Judah. Hazael the cities, which he had taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father by war. "Three recovered the cities of Israel. times did Joash beat him, and

CHAPTER XIV. Amaziah's good reign, 1. 5 His justice on the murderers of his father, 7 His victory over Edom. 8 Amaziah, provoking Jehoash, is overcome and spoiled. 15 Jeroboam succeedeth Je. hoash. 17 Amaziah slain by a conspiracy. 21 Azariah succeedeth him 23 Jeroboam's wicked reign. 28 Zachariah succeedeth him.

IN

N the second year of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel

riot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof!

15 And Elisha said unto him, Take bow and arrows. And he took unto him bow and arrows. 16 And he said to the king of Israel, Put thine hand upon the bow. And he put his hand upon it: and Elisha put his hands upon the king's hands.

† Heb. Make thy hand to ride.

17 And he said, Open the window eastward. And he opened it. Then Elisha said, Shoot. And he shot. And he said, The arrow of the LORD's deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance from Syria: for thou shalt smite the Syrians in "Aphek, till thou 1 Ki. 20. have consumed them.

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 T And Elisha died, and they buried him. And the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year.

26.

10.

b2 Ch. 25. 1.

ash king of Judah.

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.

ch. 12.3.4 Howbeit, the high places were not taken away: as yet the people did sacrifice, and burnt incense on the high places.

5 And it came to pass, as soon as the kingdom was confirmed in his hand, that he slew his sera ch. 12. vants dwhich had slain the king his father.

20

De. 24. 16.Ez.18.

4, 20.

cir. 827. f2Ch.25.

11.

8 2 Sa. 8. 13. Ps.60, title. 1Or, the rock. h Jos. 15. 38.

Cir. 826. Joseph. Ant. IX. 17,18,&c. i2 Ch. 25.

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 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.

7 He slew of Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand, and took Selah by war, hand called the name of it Joktheel unto this day.

8 Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz, son of Jehu king of Israel, saying, Come, 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 Lebanon sent to the Icedar that thy daughter to my son to wife: was in Lebanon, saying, Give and there passed by a wild beast 9.8. that was in Lebanon, and trode 11Ki.4.33. down the thistle.

See Ju.

Amaziah is slain by a conspiracy.

went up; and he and Amaziah king of Judah looked one another in the face at "Beth-shemesh, which belongeth to Judah. 12 And Judah twas put to the worse 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 Beth-shemesh, and came to Jerusalem,and brakedown the wall of Jerusalem from "the gate of Ephraim unto Pthe cornergate, four hundred cubits. 14 And he took all the gold and 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 nis stead.

17 T And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years. 18 Aud 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 conspir-t2 Ch.25. acy against him in Jerusalem: 27. 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 took Azariah, which was sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah.

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.

B. C.

825.

Jos. 19.

13.

Azariah's good reign.

prophet, which was of "Gathhepher.

26 For the LORD dsaw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter: for there was not any shut up, nor any left, nor any dch.13.4. helper for Israel.

822.

De32.36

27 (And the LORD said not that fch. 13.5. he would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven: but he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash.

K2Sa.8.6. 1Ki.11.24

2Ch. 8. 3.

b After an inter

regnum

of 11 years,ch

15. 8.

784. cir. 810.

This is the 27th year of Jeroboam's

partner-
ship in
the king-

dom
with his

father,. who made hin con

sort at

his going

to the Syrian

wars. It

810.

monar

chy.

28 T Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, and all that he did, and his might, how he warred, and how he recovered Damascus, and Hamath, which belonged to Judah, for Israel, are they not written in the book of 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.

CHAPTER XV. Azariah's good reign, 1. 5 He dying a leper, Jotham succeedeth. 8 Zachariah, the last of Jehu's generation, reigning ill, is slain by Shallum. 13 Shallum, reigning a month, is slain by Menahem. 16 Menahem strengtheneth himself by Pul. 21 Pekahiah succeedeth him. 23 Pekahiah is slain by Pekah 27 Pekali is oppressed by Tiglath Pileser, and slain by Hoshea. 32 Jotham's good reign. 36 Ahaz succeedeth him.

IN the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began bAzariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign.

2 Sixteen years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned two and fifty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jecholiah of Jerusalem.

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

ach.14.21 4 Save that the high places 2Ch.26.1, were not removed: the people sacrificed and burnt incense still on the high places.

called

Uzziah.

Y ch.16.6.

2Ch.26.2.

825.

Now he begins to reign alone.

ver. 35. ch.12.3&

14. 4. cir. 765. d 2Ch.26.

19,-21.

e Le. 13. 46.

cir. 758.

f 2Ch. 26

23.

5 T And the LORD dsmote the king, 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 overthe 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.

The reigns of Menahem, Pekahiah,

his fathers had done: he departed not from the sinsof Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israei to sin.

10 And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and Esmote 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.

B. C. cir. 773.

cir. 772.

As prophesied, Am. 7. 9.

12 This was the word of the heh.10.30 LORD which he spake unto Jehu, saying, Thy sons shall sit on the throne of Israel unto the fourth generation. And so it came to pass.

13 Shallum the son of Jabesh began to reign in the nine and thirtieth year of iUzziah king of Judah; and he reigned ta full month in Samaria.

14 For Menahem the son of Gadi went up from kTirzah, and came to Samaria, and smote Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.

15 And the rest of the acts of Shallum, and his conspiracy which he made, behold, they are written in the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel.

cir. 772.

Mat.1.8, called Ozias, and vr.1, Azariah.

1 Heb. a month

of days. 1Ki. 14

17.

11 Ki 4.24.

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 meh.8.12. that were with child he ripped up.

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.

772.

771.

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. 19 And "Pul the king of Assyria came against the land: and1 Ch. 5. Menahem gave Pul a thousand 26. Is.9.1. talents of silver, that his hand Ho. 8. 9. might be with him to confirm ch. 14.5. the kingdom in his hand. 20 And Menahem fexacted 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

† Heb. caused

to come for th.

761.

B. C.

761.

759.

759.

Pekah, Hoshea, and Jotham 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 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.

27 In the two and fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah. PIs. 7. 1. PPekah the son of Remaliah began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned twenty years.

740.

91 Ch. 5. 26.19.9.1. 1 Ki. 15.

20.

739

After an anar chy for

some

years, ch. 17. 1. Ho. 10.3,

7, 15.

In the

fourth

year of Ahaz, in

the twenti eth year tham after Jo

bad begun to

reign: Ush.

758.

u2Ch. 27.

1.

x ver. 3.

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.

29 In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and took 'ljon, and Abel-beth-maachah, and Ja noah, and Kedesh, 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.

32 T In the second year of Pekah the son of Remaliah king of Israel began "Jotham the son of Uzziah king of Judah to reign. 33 Five and twenty years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok.

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

35 T Howbeit, the high places were not removed: the people Yver. 4. sacrificed and burned incense 22Ch. 27. still in the high places. "He built the higher gate of the house of the LORD.

3. &c.

36 T Now the rest 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?

Alaz's wicked reign.

37 In those days the LORD began to send against Judah, Rezin, the king of Syria, and bPekah the son of Remaliah.

38 And Jotham slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.

CHAPTER XVI.

Ahaz's wicked reign, 1. 5 Ahaz, assailed by Rezin and Pekah, hireth Tiglath-pileser against them. 10 Ahaz, sending a pattern of an altar from Damascus to Urijah, diverteth the brazen altar to his own devotion. 17 He spoileth the temple. 19 Hezekiah succeedeth him.

IN the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah, Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign.

2 Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, and did not that which was right in the sight of the LORD his God, like David his father.

B. C.

cir. 742.
cir. 742.

At the

end of Jotham's reign. a ch.16.5.

Is. 7. 1. b ver. 27.

742.

cir. 742.

a 2Ch.28. 1, &c.

3 But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, band b Le. 18. made his son to pass through 21. 2 Ch. the fire, according to the "abo- 28. 3. Ps. minations of the heathen, whom 106.37,38. the LORD cast out from before e De. 12. the children of Israel.

31.

4 And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and don the hills, and under every dDe.12.2 green tree. 1Ki.14.23

5 T Then Rezin king of Syria

and Pekah son of Remaliah king
of Israel came up to Jerusalem
to war: and they besieged Ahaz,
but could not overcome him.
6 At that time Rezin king of
Syria frecovered Elath to Syria,
and drave the Jews from tElath:
and the Syrians came to Elath,
and dwelt there unto this day.
7 So Ahaz sent messengers to

Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria,
saying, I am thy servant and
thy son: come up, and save me
out of the hand of the king of
Syria, and out of the hand of the
king of Israel, which rise up
against me.
8 And Ahaz btook the silver
and gold that was found in the
house of the LORD, and in the
treasures of the king's house,
and sent it for a present to the
king of Assyria.

742.

B. C.

740.

2Ch.26.

16, 19.

† Heb. which were his 12Ch.4.1.

39,40,41.

He maketh a new altar

11 And Urijah the priest built an altar according to all that king Ahaz had sent from Damas cus: so Urijah the priest made it against king Ahaz came from Damascus.

12 And when the king was come from Damascus,the king saw the altar: 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-offering, and sprinkled the blood of this peaceofferings upon the altar.

14 And he brought also the brazen altar, which was before the LORD, from the forefront of the house, from between the altar and the house of the LORD and put it on the north side of the altar.

15 And king Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, Upon Ex. 29. the great altar burn the morning burnt-offering, and the evening meat-offering, and the king's burnt-sacrifice, and his meatoffering, with the burnt-offering of all the people of the land, and their meat-offering, and their drink-offerings; and sprinkle upon it all the blood of the burntoffering, and all the blood of the sacrifice: and the brazen altar shall be for me to inquire by.

739.

&c.

24.

1Ki7.27,

28.

P1 Ki. 7.

23, 25.

726.

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

the borders of the bases, and 17 T "And king Ahaz cut off removed the laver fromoff them; and took down Pthe sea from off the brazen oxen that were under it, and put it upon a pavement of stones.

18 And the covert for the sabbath that they had built in the house, and the king's entry without, turned he from the house of the LORD for the king of Assyria. 19 T Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz which he did, are they not written in the book of the Chronicles ofthe kings of Judah?

20 And Ahaz slept with his fa92Ch. 28. thers, and "was buried with his 27. fathers in the city of David: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.

730. a After

an interregnum,

ch. 15. 30.

CHAPTER XVII.

Hoshea's wicked reign, 1. 3 Being sub dued by Shalmaneser, he conspireth against him with So king of Egypt 5 Samaria for their sins is captivat ed. 24 The strange nations, which were transplanted in Samaria, being plagued with lions, make a mixture of religions.

IN the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began "Hoshea the son of Elah, to reign in Samaria over Israel nine years.

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