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Ahab's children slain.

II. KINGS.

Jehu sins. conspired against my master, and slew and said unto the worshippers of Baal, him but who slew all these? Search, and lock that there be here with

10 Know now that there shall fall unto you none of the servants of the LORD, but the earth nothing of the word of the LORD, the worshippers of Baal only. which the LORD spake concerning the 24 And when they went in to offer sacrihouse of Ahab for the LORD hath done fices and burnt-offerings, Jehu appointed that which he spake by his servant Elijah. fourscore men without, and said, If any 11 So Jehu slew all that remained of of the men whom I have brought into your the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his hands escape, he that letteth him go, his great men, and his kinsfolk, and his priests, life shall be for the life of him. until he left him none remaining. 25 And it came to pass, as soon as he 12 ¶ And he arose and departed, and had made an end of offering the burntcame to Samaria. And as he was at the offering, that Jehu said to the guard and shearing-house in the way, to the captains, Go in, and slay them; let

13 Jehu met with the brethren of Aha-none come forth. And they smote them ziah king of Judah, and said, Who are with the edge of the sword; and the guard ye? And they answered, We are the and the captains cast them out, and went brethren of Ahaziah; and we go down to to the city of the house of Baal. salute the children of 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.

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.

15¶ And when he was departed thence, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rechab 29 T Howbeit, from the sins of Jerocoming to meet him: and he saluted him, beam the son of Nebat, who made Israel and said to him, Is thy heart right, as to sin, Jehu departed not from after them, my heart is with thy heart? And Jehona- to wit, the golden calves that were in dab answered, It is. If it be, give me Beth-el, and that were in Dan. thy hand: And he gave him his hand; 30 And the LORD said unto Jehu, Beand he took him up to him into the chariot. cause thou hast done well in executing that 16 And he said, Come with me, and see which is right in mine eyes, and hast done my zeal for the LORD. So they made him unto the house of Ahab according to all ride in his chariot. that was in my heart, thy children of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.

17 And when he came to Samaria, he slew all that remained unto Ahab in Samaria, till he had destroyed him, according to the saying of the LORD, which he spake to Elijah.

31 But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of the LORD God of Israel with all his heart: for he departed not from the 18 And Jehu gathered all the people sins of Jeroboam, which made Israel to sin. together, and said unto them, Ahab served 32 In those days the LORD began to Baal alittle; but Jehu shali serve him much. cut Israel short: and Hazael smote them 19 Now therefore call unto me all the in all the coasts of Israel; prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all 33 From Jordan eastward, all the land his priests; let none be wanting: for I of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenhave a great sacrifice to do to Baal: who-ites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which soever shall be wanting, he shall not live. is by the river Arnon, even Gilead and But Jebu did it in subtilty, to the intent Bashan.

that he might destroy the worshippers of 34 Now the rest of the acts of Jehu, and Baal. all that he did, and all his might, are they 20 And Jehu said, Proclaim a solemn not written in the book of the Chronicles assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed it. of the kings of Israel?

21 And Jehu sent through all Israel: 35 And Jehu slept with his fathers: and and all the worshippers of Baal came, so they buried him in Samaria. And Jehoathat there was not a man left that came not. haz his son reigned in his stead. And they came into the house of Baal; 36 And the time that Jehu reigned over and the house of Baal was full from one Israel in Samaria was twenty and eight 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,

years.

CHAP. XI.

AND when Athaliah the mother of A ha

ziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal.

2 But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the

Ahab's children slain.

II. KINGS.

Jehu sins. conspired against my master, and slew and said unto the worshippers of Baal, him but who slew all these? Search, and lock that there be here with

10 Know now that there shall fall unto you none of the servants of the LORD, but the earth nothing of the word of the LORD, the worshippers of Baal only. which the LORD spake concerning the 24 And when they went in to offer sacrihouse of Ahab: for the LORD hath done fices and burnt-offerings, Jehu appointed that which he spake by his servant Elijah. fourscore men without, and said, If any 11 So Jehu slew all that remained of of the men whom I have brought into your the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his hands escape, he that letteth him go, his great men, and his kinsfolk, and his priests, life shall be for the life of him. until he left him none remaining. 25 And it came to pass, as soon as he 12 ¶ And he arose and departed, and had made an end of offering the burntcame to Samaria. And as he was at the offering, that Jehu said to the guard and shearing-house in the way, to the captains, Go in, and slay them; let

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.

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

15 And when he was departed thence, Israel. he lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rechab 29 Howbeit, from the sins of Jerocoming to meet him: and he saluted him, beam the son of Nebat, who made Israel and said to him, Is thy heart right, as to sin, Jehu departed not from after them, my heart is with thy heart? And Jehona- to wit, the golden calves that were in dab answered, It is. If it be, give me Beth-el, and that were in Dan. thy hand: And he gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot. 16 And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD. So they made him ride in his chariot.

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 my heart, thy children of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of

17 And when he came to Samaria, he slew all that remained unto Ahab in Sa-Israel. maria, till he had destroyed him, accord- 31 But Jehu took no heed to walk in ing to the saying of the LORD, which he the law of the LORD God of Israel with all spake to Elijah. his heart: for he departed not from the

18 And Jehu gathered all the people sins of Jeroboam, which made Israel to sin. together, and said unto them, Ahab served 32 In those days the LORD began to Baal a little; but Jehu shall serve him much. cut Israel short: and Hazael smote them 19 Now therefore call unto me all the in all the coasts of Israel; prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all 33 From Jordan eastward, all the land his priests; let none be wanting: for of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenhave a great sacrifice to do to Baal: who-ites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which soever shall be wanting, he shall not live. is by the river Arnon, even Gilead and But Jehu did it in subtilty, to the intent Bashan.

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,

CHAP. XI.

AND when Athaliah the mother of A ha

ziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal.

2 But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the

Jehoash is anointed king.

CHAP. XII. His good reign in Jehoiada's time.

son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the host, and said unto them, Have her the king's sons which were slain; and they forth without the ranges: and him that fol hid him, even him and his nurse, in the bed-loweth her kill with the sword. For the chamber, from Athaliah, so that he was not priest had said, Let her not be slain in the slain. house of the LORD.

3 And he was with her hid in the house of the LORD six years. And Athaliah did reign over the land.

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.

4¶ And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with 17 And Jehoiada made a covenant the captains and the guard, and brought between the LORD and the king and the them to him into the house of the LORD, people, that they should be the LORD's peoand made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of the LORD, and shewed them the king's son.

5 And he commanded them, saying, This is the thing that ye shall do: A third part of you that enter in on the sabbath shall even be keepers of the watch of the king's house;

ple; between the king also and the people. 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 of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of the LORD.

6 And a third part shall be at the gate of 19 And he took the rulers over hunSur; and a third part at the gate behind dreds, and the captains, and the guard, and the guard: so shall ye keep the watch of all the people of the land; and they brought the house, that it be not broken down. down the king from the house of the Lorn,

7 And two parts of all you that go forth and came by the way of the gate of the on the sabbath, even they shall keep the guard to the king's house. And he sat on watch of the house of the LORD about the the throne of the kings.

20 And all the people of the land re

21 Seven years old was Jehoash when he began to reign.

CHAP. XII.

king. 8 And ye shall compass the king round joiced, and the city was in quiet and about, every man with his weapons in his they slew Athaliah with the sword beside hand: and he that cometh within the ranges, the king's house. let him be slain. And be ye with the king as he goeth out and as he cometh in. 9 And the captains over the hundreds did according to all things that Jehoiada TN the seventh year of Jehu,Jehoash bethe priest commanded: and they took gan to reign; and forty years reigned every man his men that were to come in he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name on the sabbath, with them that should go was Zibiah of Beer-sheba. 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.

2 And Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him.

3 But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.

4 T And Jehoash said to the priests, All the money of the dedicated things that is brought into the house of the LORD, even the money of every one that passeth the account, the money that every man is set at, and all the money that cometh into any man's heart to bring into the house

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 of the LORD bands, 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.

5 Let the priests take it to them, every man of his acquaintance: and let them repair the breaches of the house, wheresoever any breach shall be found.

14 And when she looked, behold, the 6 But it was so, that in the three and king stood by a pillar, as the manner was, twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests and the princes and the trumpeters by the had not repaired the breaches of the house. king, and all the people of the land re- 7 Then king Jehoash called for Jehoiajoiced, and blew with trumpets. And da the priest, and the other priests, and Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried, Trea- said unto them, Why repair ye not the son, treason! breaches of the house? now therefore re15 But Jehoiada the priest commanded ceive no more money of your acquaintance, the captains of the hundreds, the officers of but deliver it for the breaches of the house.

Jehoash is anointed king.

CHAP. XII. His good reign in Jehoiada's time.

3 And he was with her hid in the house of the LORD six years. And Athaliah did reign over the land.

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 4¶ And the seventh year Jehoiada sent she slain. and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with 17 And Jehoiada made a covenant the captains and the guard, and brought between the LORD and the king and the them to him into the house of the LORD, people, that they should be the LORD's peoand made a covenant with them, and took ple; between the king also and the people. an oath of them in the house of the LORD, 18 And all the people of the land went and shewed them the king's son. into the house of Baal, and brake it down; 5 And he commanded them, saying, his altars and his images brake they in This is the thing that ye shall do: A third pieces thoroughly, and slew Mattan the part of you that enter in on the sabbath priest of Baal before the altars. And the shall even be keepers of the watch of the priest appointed officers over the house of king's house; the LORD.

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.

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 house of the Lonn, and came by the way of the gate of the guard to the king's house. And he sat on the throne of the kings.

20 And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was in quiet and they slew Athaliah with the sword beside the king's house.

21 Seven years old was Jehoash when he began to reign.

CHAP. XII.

9 And the captains over the hundreds did according to all things that Jehoiada N the seventh year of Jehu,Jehoash bethe priest commanded: and they took gan to reign; and forty years reigned every man his men that were to come in he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name on the sabbath, with them that should go out on the sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest.

was Zibiah of 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.

3 But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.

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.

5 Let the priests take it to them, every man of his acquaintance: and let them repair the breaches of the house, wheresoever any breach shall be found. 14 And when she looked, behold, the 6 But it was so, that in the three and king stood by a pillar, as the manner was, twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests and the princes and the trumpeters by the had not repaired the breaches of the house. king, and all the people of the land re- 7 Then king Jehoash called for Jehoiajoiced, and blew with trumpets. And da the priest, and the other priests, and Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried, Trea- said unto them, Why repair ye not the son, treason! breaches of the house? now therefore re15 But Jehoiada the priest commanded ceive no more money of your acquaintance, the captains of the hundreds, the officers of but deliver it for the breaches of the house.

Elisha's bones revive a dead man. CHAP. XIV.

Amaziah's good reign.

15 And Elisha said unto him, Take bow he slew his servants which had slain the And he took unto him bow king his father.

and arrows.

6 But the children of the murderers he 16 And he said to the king of Israel, slew not: according unto that which is Put thy hand upon the bow. And he put written in the book of the law of Moses, his hand upon it: and Elisha put his hands wherein the LORD commanded, saying, upon the king's hands. The fathers shall not be put to death for 17 And he said, Open the window east- the children, nor the children be put to ward. And he opened it. Then Elisha death for the fathers; but every man shall said, Shoot. And he shot. And he said, be put to death for his own sin. The arrow of the LORD's deliverance, and 7 He slew of Edom in the valley of Salt the arrow of deliverance from Syria: for ten thousand, and took Selah by war, and thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till called the name of it Jok theel unto this day. thou have consumed them. 8 ¶ Then Amaziah sent messengers to

18 And he said, Take the arrows. And Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz, son of Jehu he took them. And he said unto the king king of Israel, saying, Come, let us look of Israel, Smite upon the ground. And he one another in the face. smote thrice, and stayed.

9 And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to 19 And the man of God was wroth with Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle him, and said, Thou shouldest have smit- that was in Lebanon sent to the ceda" that ten five or six times; then hadst thou smit- was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughten Syria till thou hadst consumedit: where-ter to my son to wife: and there passed as now thou shalt smite Syria but thrice. by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and 20 ¶ And Elisha died, and they buried trode down the thistle. him. And the bands of the Moabites in- 10 Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and vaded the land at the coming in of the year. thy heart hath lifted thee up: glory of 21 And it came to pass, as they were bu- this, and tarry at home: for why shouldest rying a man, that behold, they spied a band thou meddle to thy hurt, that thou shouldof men; and they cast the man into the se- est fall, even thou, and Judah with thee? pulchre 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 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.

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 belongeth to Judah.

12 And Judah was 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 brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim unto the corner-gate, four hundred cubits.

24 So Hazael king of Syria died; and Ben-hadad his son reigned in his stead. 25 And Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again out of the hand of Ben-hadad the son 14 And he took all the gold and silver, of Hazael the cities, which he had taken and all the vessels that were found in the out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father by house of the LORD, and in the treasures of Three times did Joash beat him, the king's house, and hostages, and returnand recovered the cities of Israel. ed to Samaria.

war.

CHAP. XIV.

15 Now the rest of the acts of Jeho

IN the second year of Joash son of Jeho-ash which he did, and his might, and how Ν abaz king of Israel reigned Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah.

he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel?

2 He was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and reigned twenty and 16 And Jchoash slept with his fathers, nine years in Jerusalem. And his mo- and was buried in Samaria with the kings ther's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem. of Israel; and Jeroboam his son reigned in 3 And he did that which was right in the his stead. sight of the LORD, yet not like David his father: he did according to all things as Joash his father did.

17¶ And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years. 4 Howbeit, the high places were not 18 And the rest of the acts of Amaziah, taken away as yet the people did sacri- are they not written in the book of the fice, and burnt incense on the high places. Chronicles of the kings of Judah ?

5 And it came to pass, as soon as the 19 Now they made a conspiracy against kingdom was confirmed in his hand, that, him in Jerusalem: and he fled to Lachish;

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