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And he said, It is Elijah + the Tishbite. + +12:001:009 Then the king sent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. + And he went up to him: and, behold, he sat on the top of an + hill. And he spake unto him, Thou man of God, the king hath + said, Come down. + +12:001:010 And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be + a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume + thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and + consumed him and his fifty. + +12:001:011 Again also he sent unto him another captain of fifty with his + fifty. And he answered and said unto him, O man of God, thus + hath the king said, Come down quickly. + +12:001:012 And Elijah answered and said unto them, If I be a man of God, + let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy + fifty. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed + him and his fifty. + +12:001:013 And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. + And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on + his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him, + O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these + fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight. + +12:001:014 Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and burnt up the two + captains of the former fifties with their fifties: therefore + let my life now be precious in thy sight. + +12:001:015 And the angel of the LORD said unto Elijah, Go down with him: + be not afraid of him. And he arose, and went down with him + unto the king. + +12:001:016 And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou + hast sent messengers to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron, + is it not because there is no God in Israel to enquire of his + word? therefore thou shalt not come down off that bed on which + thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. + +12:001:017 So he died according to the word of the LORD which Elijah had + spoken. And Jehoram reigned in his stead in the second year of + Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he had + no son. + +12:001:018 Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did, are they not + written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? + +12:002:001 And it came to pass, when the LORD would take up Elijah into + heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from + Gilgal. + +12:002:002 And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the + LORD hath sent me to Bethel. And Elisha said unto him, As the + LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So + they went down to Bethel. + +12:002:003 And the sons of the prophets that were at Bethel came forth to + Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will + take away thy master from thy head to day? And he said, Yea, I + know it; hold ye your peace. + +12:002:004 And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for + the LORD hath sent me to Jericho. And he said, As the LORD + liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they + came to Jericho. + +12:002:005 And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came to + Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will + take away thy master from thy head to day? And he answered, + Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace. + +12:002:006 And Elijah said unto him, Tarry, I pray thee, here; for the + LORD hath sent me to Jordan. And he said, As the LORD liveth, + and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And they two + went on. + +12:002:007 And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to + view afar off: and they two stood by Jordan. + +12:002:008 And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote + the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that + they two went over on dry ground. + +12:002:009 And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah + said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be + taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a + double portion of thy spirit be upon me. + +12:002:010 And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if + thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto + thee; but if not, it shall not be so. + +12:002:011 And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, + behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, + and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a + whirlwind into heaven. + +12:002:012 And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the + chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no + more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in + two pieces. + +12:002:013 He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and + went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan; + +12:002:014 And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote + the waters, and said, Where is the LORD God of Elijah? and + when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and + thither: and Elisha went over. + +12:002:015 And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at + Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on + Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the + ground before him. + +12:002:016 And they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants + fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy + master: lest peradventure the Spirit of the LORD hath taken + him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. + And he said, Ye shall not send. + +12:002:017 And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. + They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but + found him not. + +12:002:018 And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) + he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not? + +12:002:019 And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, + the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but + the water is naught, and the ground barren. + +12:002:020 And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And + they brought it to him. + +12:002:021 And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the + salt in there, and said, Thus saith the LORD, I have healed + these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or + barren land. + +12:002:022 So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the + saying of Elisha which he spake. + +12:002:023 And he went up from thence unto Bethel: and as he was going up + by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, + and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go + up, thou bald head. + +12:002:024 And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the + name of the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of + the wood, and tare forty and two children of them. + +12:002:025 And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he + returned to Samaria. + +12:003:001 Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in + Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and + reigned twelve years. + +12:003:002 And he wrought evil in the sight of the LORD; but not like his + father, and like his mother: for he put away the image of Baal + that his father had made. + +12:003:003 Nevertheless he cleaved unto the sins of Jeroboam the son of + Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom. + +12:003:004 And Mesha king of Moab was a sheepmaster, and rendered unto + the king of Israel an hundred thousand lambs, and an hundred + thousand rams, with the wool. + +12:003:005 But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab + rebelled against the king of Israel. + +12:003:006 And king Jehoram went out of Samaria the same time, and + numbered all Israel. + +12:003:007 And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, + The king of Moab hath rebelled against me: wilt thou go with + me against Moab to battle? And he said, I will go up: I am as + thou art, my people as thy people, and my horses as thy + horses. + +12:003:008 And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The + way through the wilderness of Edom. + +12:003:009 So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the + king of Edom: and they fetched a compass of seven days' + journey: and there was no water for the host, and for the + cattle that followed them. + +12:003:010 And the king of Israel said, Alas! that the LORD hath called + these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of + Moab! + +12:003:011 But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD, + that we may enquire of the LORD by him? And one of the king of + Israel's servants answered and said, Here is Elisha the son of + Shaphat, which poured water on the hands of Elijah. + +12:003:012 And Jehoshaphat said, The word of the LORD is with him. So the + king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down + to him. + +12:003:013 And Elisha said unto the king of Israel, What have I to do + with thee? get thee to the prophets of thy father, and to the + prophets of thy mother. And the king of Israel said unto him, + Nay: for the LORD hath called these three kings together, to + deliver them into the hand of Moab. + +12:003:014 And Elisha said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I + stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of + Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward thee, + nor see thee. + +12:003:015 But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the + minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him. + +12:003:016 And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Make this valley full of + ditches. + +12:003:017 For thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall + ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that + ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts. + +12:003:018 And this is but a light thing in the sight of the LORD: he + will deliver the Moabites also into your hand. + +12:003:019 And ye shall smite every fenced city, and every choice city, + and shall fell every good tree, and stop all wells of water, + and mar every good piece of land with stones. + +12:003:020 And it came to pass in the morning, when the meat offering was + offered, that, behold, there came water by the way of Edom, + and the country was filled with water. + +12:003:021 And when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to + fight against them, they gathered all that were able to put on + armour, and upward, and stood in the border. + +12:003:022 And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon + the water, and the Moabites saw the water on the other side as + red as blood: + +12:003:023 And they said, This is blood: the kings are surely slain, and + they have smitten one another: now therefore, Moab, to the + spoil. + +12:003:024 And when they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose + up and smote the Moabites, so that they fled before them: but + they went forward smiting the Moabites, even in their country. + +12:003:025 And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land + cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all + the wells of water, and felled all the good trees: only in + Kirharaseth left they the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers + went about it, and smote it. + +12:003:026 And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too sore for + him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew swords, to + break through even unto the king of Edom: but they could not. + +12:003:027 Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his + stead, and offered him for a burnt offering upon the wall. And + there was great indignation against Israel: and they departed + from him, and returned to their own land. + +12:004:001 Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of + the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is + dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and + the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be + bondmen. + +12:004:002 And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, + what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath + not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil. + +12:004:003 Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy + neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few. + +12:004:004 And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee + and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, + and thou shalt set aside that which is full. + +12:004:005 So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her + sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out. + +12:004:006 And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said + unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, + There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed. + +12:004:007 Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell + the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of + the rest. + +12:004:008 And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was + a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it + was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat + bread. + +12:004:009 And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that + this is an holy man of God, which passeth by us continually. + +12:004:010 Let us make a little chamber, I pray thee, on the wall; and + let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and + a candlestick: and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he + shall turn in thither. + +12:004:011 And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into + the chamber, and lay there. + +12:004:012 And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And + when he had called her, she stood before him. + +12:004:013 And he said unto him, Say now unto her, Behold, thou hast been + careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for + thee? wouldest thou be spoken for to the king, or to the + captain of the host? And she answered, I dwell among mine own + people. + +12:004:014 And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi + answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old. + +12:004:015 And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood + in the door. + +12:004:016 And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, + thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man + of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid. + +12:004:017 And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season that + Elisha had said unto her, according to the time of life. + +12:004:018 And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went + out to his father to the reapers. + +12:004:019 And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to + a lad, Carry him to his mother. + +12:004:020 And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he + sat on her knees till noon, and then died. + +12:004:021 And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, + and shut the door upon him, and went out. + +12:004:022 And she called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray + thee, one of the young men, and one of the asses, that I may + run to the man of God, and come again. + +12:004:023 And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to day? it is + neither new moon, nor sabbath. And she said, It shall be well. + +12:004:024 Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and + go forward; slack not thy riding for me, except I bid thee. + +12:004:025 So she went and came unto the man of God to mount Carmel. And + it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he + said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, yonder is that Shunammite: + +12:004:026 Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say unto her, Is it + well with thee? is it well with thy husband? is it well with + the child? And she answered, It is well: + +12:004:027 And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught + him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And + the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed + within her: and the LORD hath hid it from me, and hath not + told me. + +12:004:028 Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, + Do not deceive me? + +12:004:029 Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff + in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute + him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay + my staff upon the face of the child. + +12:004:030 And the mother of the child said, As the LORD liveth, and as + thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and + followed her. + +12:004:031 And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the + face of the child; but there was neither voice, nor hearing. + Wherefore he went again to meet him, and told him, saying, The + child is not awaked. + +12:004:032 And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was + dead, and laid upon his bed. + +12:004:033 He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and + prayed unto the LORD. + +12:004:034 And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon + his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his + hands: and stretched himself upon the child; and the flesh of + the child waxed warm. + +12:004:035 Then he returned, and walked in the house to and fro; and went + up, and stretched himself upon him: and the child sneezed + seven times, and the child opened his eyes. + +12:004:036 And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he + called her. And when she was come in unto him, he said, Take + up thy son. + +12:004:037 Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to + the ground, and took up her son, and went out. + +12:004:038 And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a dearth in the + land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him: + and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe + pottage for the sons of the prophets. + +12:004:039 And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a + wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and + came and shred them into the pot of pottage: for they knew + them not. + +12:004:040 So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as + they were eating of the pottage, that they cried out, and + said, O thou man of God, there is death in the pot. And they + could not eat thereof. + +12:004:041 But he said, Then bring meal. And he cast it into the pot; and + he said, Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And there + was no harm in the pot. + +12:004:042 And there came a man from Baalshalisha, and brought the man of + God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and + full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto + the people, that they may eat. + +12:004:043 And his servitor said, What, should I set this before an + hundred men? He said again, Give the people, that they may + eat: for thus saith the LORD, They shall eat, and shall leave + thereof. + +12:004:044 So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, + according to the word of the LORD. + +12:005:001 Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a + great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the + LORD had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty + man in valour, but he was a leper. + +12:005:002 And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought + away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she + waited on Naaman's wife. + +12:005:003 And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with + the prophet that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of + his leprosy. + +12:005:004 And one went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said + the maid that is of the land of Israel. + +12:005:005 And the king of Syria said, Go to, go, and I will send a + letter unto the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with + him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, + and ten changes of raiment. + +12:005:006 And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, Now + when this letter is come unto thee, behold, I have therewith + sent Naaman my servant to thee, that thou mayest recover him + of his leprosy. + +12:005:007 And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the + letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill + and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover + a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see + how he seeketh a quarrel against me. + +12:005:008 And it was so, when Elisha the man of God had heard that the + king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, + saying, Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? let him come now + to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel. + +12:005:009 So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood + at the door of the house of Elisha. + +12:005:010 And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in + Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, + and thou shalt be clean. + +12:005:011 But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I + thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on + the name of the LORD his God, and strike his hand over the + place, and recover the leper. + +12:005:012 Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all + the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So + he turned and went away in a rage. + +12:005:013 And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My + father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, + wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he + saith to thee, Wash, and be clean? + +12:005:014 Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, + according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came + again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean. + +12:005:015 And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and + came, and stood before him: and he said, Behold, now I know + that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel: now + therefore, I pray thee, take a blessing of thy servant. + +12:005:016 But he said, As the LORD liveth, before whom I stand, I will + receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused. + +12:005:017 And Naaman said, Shall there not then, I pray thee, be given + to thy servant two mules' burden of earth? for thy servant + will henceforth offer neither burnt offering nor sacrifice + unto other gods, but unto the LORD. + +12:005:018 In this thing the LORD pardon thy servant, that when my master + goeth into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he + leaneth on my hand, and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon: + when I bow down myself in the house of Rimmon, the LORD pardon + thy servant in this thing. + +12:005:019 And he said unto him, Go in peace. So he departed from him a + little way. + +12:005:020 But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, + Behold, my master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not + receiving at his hands that which he brought: but, as the LORD + liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him. + +12:005:021 So Gehazi followed after Naaman. And when Naaman saw him + running after him, he lighted down from the chariot to meet + him, and said, Is all well? + +12:005:022 And he said, All is well. My master hath sent me, saying, + Behold, even now there be come to me from mount Ephraim two + young men of the sons of the prophets: give them, I pray thee, + a talent of silver, and two changes of garments. + +12:005:023 And Naaman said, Be content, take two talents. And he urged + him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two + changes of garments, and laid them upon two of his servants; + and they bare them before him. + +12:005:024 And when he came to the tower, he took them from their hand, + and bestowed them in the house: and he let the men go, and + they departed. + +12:005:025 But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said + unto him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant + went no whither. + +12:005:026 And he said unto him, Went not mine heart with thee, when the + man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time + to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and + vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and + maidservants? + +12:005:027 The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and + unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a + leper as white as snow. + +12:006:001 And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the + place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us. + +12:006:002 Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take thence every + man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may + dwell. And he answered, Go ye. + +12:006:003 And one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy + servants. And he answered, I will go. + +12:006:004 So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut + down wood. + +12:006:005 But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the + water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was + borrowed. + +12:006:006 And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he shewed him the + place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and + the iron did swim. + +12:006:007 Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his + hand, and took it. + +12:006:008 Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel + with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be + my camp. + +12:006:009 And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, + Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the + Syrians are come down. + +12:006:010 And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God + told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once + nor twice. + +12:006:011 Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for + this thing; and he called his servants, and said unto them, + Will ye not shew me which of us is for the king of Israel? + +12:006:012 And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but + Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of + Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber. + +12:006:013 And he said, Go and spy where he is, that I may send and fetch + him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan. + +12:006:014 Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great + host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about. + +12:006:015 And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and + gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with + horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my + master! how shall we do? + +12:006:016 And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more + than they that be with them. + +12:006:017 And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, + that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young + man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses + and chariots of fire round about Elisha. + +12:006:018 And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto the LORD, + and said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness. And + he smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha. + +12:006:019 And Elisha said unto them, This is not the way, neither is + this the city: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom + ye seek. But he led them to Samaria. + +12:006:020 And it came to pass, when they were come into Samaria, that + Elisha said, LORD, open the eyes of these men, that they may + see. And the LORD opened their eyes, and they saw; and, + behold, they were in the midst of Samaria. + +12:006:021 And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My + father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them? + +12:006:022 And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou + smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and + with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may + eat and drink, and go to their master. + +12:006:023 And he prepared great provision for them: and when they had + eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their + master. So the bands of Syria came no more into the land of + Israel. + +12:006:024 And it came to pass after this, that Benhadad king of Syria + gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria. + +12:006:025 And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they + besieged it, until an ass's head was sold for fourscore pieces + of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove's dung for + five pieces of silver. + +12:006:026 And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there + cried a woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king. + +12:006:027 And he said, If the LORD do not help thee, whence shall I help + thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress? + +12:006:028 And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she + answered, This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may + eat him to day, and we will eat my son to morrow. + +12:006:029 So we boiled my son, and did eat him: and I said unto her on + the next day, Give thy son, that we may eat him: and she hath + hid her son. + +12:006:030 And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the + woman, that he rent his clothes; and he passed by upon the + wall, and the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth + within upon his flesh. + +12:006:031 Then he said, God do so and more also to me, if the head of + Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day. + +12:006:032 But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and + the king sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger + came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a + murderer hath sent to take away mine head? look, when the + messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold him fast at the + door: is not the sound of his master's feet behind him? + +12:006:033 And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came + down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of the LORD; + what should I wait for the LORD any longer? + +12:007:001 Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the LORD; Thus saith the + LORD, To morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour + be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, + in the gate of Samaria. + +12:007:002 Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of + God, and said, Behold, if the LORD would make windows in + heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt + see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof. + +12:007:003 And there were four leprous men at the entering in of the + gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we + die? + +12:007:004 If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine is in + the city, and we shall die there: and if we sit still here, we + die also. Now therefore come, and let us fall unto the host of + the Syrians: if they save us alive, we shall live; and if they + kill us, we shall but die. + +12:007:005 And they rose up in the twilight, to go unto the camp of the + Syrians: and when they were come to the uttermost part of the + camp of Syria, behold, there was no man there. + +12:007:006 For the LORD had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise + of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great + host: and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel + hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings + of the Egyptians, to come upon us. + +12:007:007 Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their + tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it + was, and fled for their life. + +12:007:008 And when these lepers came to the uttermost part of the camp, + they went into one tent, and did eat and drink, and carried + thence silver, and gold, and raiment, and went and hid it; and + came again, and entered into another tent, and carried thence + also, and went and hid it. + +12:007:009 Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a + day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till + the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now + therefore come, that we may go and tell the king's household. + +12:007:010 So they came and called unto the porter of the city: and they + told them, saying, We came to the camp of the Syrians, and, + behold, there was no man there, neither voice of man, but + horses tied, and asses tied, and the tents as they were. + +12:007:011 And he called the porters; and they told it to the king's + house within. + +12:007:012 And the king arose in the night, and said unto his servants, I + will now shew you what the Syrians have done to us. They know + that we be hungry; therefore are they gone out of the camp to + hide themselves in the field, saying, When they come out of + the city, we shall catch them alive, and get into the city. + +12:007:013 And one of his servants answered and said, Let some take, I + pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which are left in + the city, (behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel + that are left in it: behold, I say, they are even as all the + multitude of the Israelites that are consumed:) and let us + send and see. + +12:007:014 They took therefore two chariot horses; and the king sent + after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see. + +12:007:015 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. + +12:007:016 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. + +12:007:017 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. + +12:007:018 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: + +12:007:019 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. + +12:007:020 And so it fell out unto him: for the people trode upon him in + the gate, and he died. + +12:008:001 Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored 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. + +12:008:002 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. + +12:008:003 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. + +12:008:004 And the king talked with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, + saying, Tell me, I pray thee, all the great things that Elisha + hath done. + +12:008:005 And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had + restored 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. + +12:008:006 And when the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king + appointed unto her a certain officer, saying, Restore all that + was hers, and all the fruits of the field since the day that + she left the land, even until now. + +12:008:007 And Elisha came to Damascus; and Benhadad the king of Syria + was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come + hither. + +12:008:008 And the king said unto Hazael, Take a present in thine hand, + and go, meet the man of God, and enquire of the LORD by him, + saying, Shall I recover of this disease? + +12:008:009 So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, even + of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels' burden, and + came and stood before him, and said, Thy son Benhadad king of + Syria hath sent me to thee, saying, Shall I recover of this + disease? + +12:008:010 And Elisha said unto him, Go, say unto him, Thou mayest + certainly recover: howbeit the LORD hath shewed me that he + shall surely die. + +12:008:011 And he settled his countenance stedfastly, until he was + ashamed: and the man of God wept. + +12:008:012 And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because + I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: + their strong holds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men + wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash their children, + and rip up their women with child. + +12:008:013 And Hazael said, But what, is thy servant a dog, that he + should do this great thing? And Elisha answered, The LORD hath + shewed me that thou shalt be king over Syria. + +12:008:014 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. + +12:008:015 And it came to pass on the morrow, that he took a thick cloth, + and dipped it in water, and spread it on his face, so that he + died: and Hazael reigned in his stead. + +12:008:016 And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, + Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Je + hoshaphat king of Judah began to reign. + +12:008:017 Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he + reigned eight years in Jerusalem. + +12:008:018 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. + +12:008:019 Yet the LORD would not destroy Judah for David his servant's + sake, as he promised him to give him alway a light, and to his + children. + +12:008:020 In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and + made a king over themselves. + +12:008:021 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. + +12:008:022 Yet Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. + Then Libnah revolted at the same time. + +12:008:023 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? + +12:008:024 And Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his + fathers in the city of David: and Ahaziah his son reigned in + his stead. + +12:008:025 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. + +12:008:026 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. + +12:008:027 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. + +12:008:028 And he went with Joram the son of Ahab to the war against + Hazael king of Syria in Ramothgilead; and the Syrians wounded + Joram. + +12:008:029 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. + +12:009:001 And Elisha the prophet called one of the children of the + prophets, and said unto him, Gird up thy loins, and take this + box of oil in thine hand, and go to Ramothgilead: + +12:009:002 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 his brethren, and carry him to an inner chamber; + +12:009:003 Then take the box of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, + Thus saith the LORD, I have anointed thee king over Israel. + Then open the door, and flee, and tarry not. + +12:009:004 So the young man, even the young man the prophet, went to + Ramothgilead. + +12:009:005 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. + +12:009:006 And he arose, and went into the house; and he poured the oil + on his head, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of + Israel, I have anointed thee king over the people of the LORD, + even over Israel. + +12:009:007 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, at the hand of Jezebel. + +12:009:008 For the whole house of Ahab shall perish: and I will cut off + from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is + shut up and left in Israel: + +12:009:009 And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam + the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of + Ahijah: + +12:009:010 And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel, and + there shall be none to bury her. And he opened the door, and + fled. + +12:009:011 Then Jehu came forth to the servants of his lord: and one said + unto him, Is all well? wherefore came this mad fellow to thee? + And he said unto them, Ye know the man, and his communication. + +12:009:012 And they said, It is false; tell us now. And he said, Thus and + thus spake he to me, saying, Thus saith the LORD, I have + anointed thee king over Israel. + +12:009:013 Then they hasted, and took every man his garment, and put it + under him on the top of the stairs, and blew with trumpets, + saying, Jehu is king. + +12:009:014 So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired + against Joram. (Now Joram had kept Ramothgilead, he and all + Israel, because of Hazael king of Syria. + +12:009:015 But king Joram was returned to be healed in Jezreel of the + wounds which the Syrians had given him, when he fought with + Hazael king of Syria.) And Jehu said, If it be your minds, + then let none go forth nor escape out of the city to go to + tell it in Jezreel. + +12:009:016 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. + +12:009:017 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 an horseman, and send to meet + them, and let him say, Is it peace? + +12:009:018 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. + +12:009:019 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. + +12:009:020 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 of Nimshi; for he driveth furiously. + +12:009:021 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 Jehu, and met + him in the portion of Naboth the Jezreelite. + +12:009:022 And it came to pass, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, Is it + peace, Jehu? And he answered, What peace, so long as the + whoredoms of thy mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so + many? + +12:009:023 And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said to Ahaziah, + There is treachery, O Ahaziah. + +12:009:024 And Jehu drew a bow with his full strength, and smote Jehoram + between his arms, and the arrow went out at his heart, and he + sunk down in his chariot. + +12:009:025 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 burden upon him; + +12:009:026 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. + +12:009:027 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, + and died there. + +12:009:028 And his servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem, and + buried him in his sepulchre with his fathers in the city of + David. + +12:009:029 And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began + Ahaziah to reign over Judah. + +12:009:030 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. + +12:009:031 And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, Had Zimri peace, + who slew his master? + +12:009:032 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. + +12:009:033 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. + +12:009:034 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. + +12:009:035 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. + +12:009:036 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: + +12:009:037 And the carcase of Jezebel shall be as dung upon the face of + the field in the portion of Jezreel; so that they shall not + say, This is Jezebel. + +12:010:001 And Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, + and sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jezreel, to the + elders, and to them that brought up Ahab's children, saying, + +12:010:002 Now as soon as this letter cometh to you, seeing your master's + sons are with you, and there are with you chariots and horses, + a fenced city also, and armour; + +12:010:003 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. + +12:010:004 But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, two kings + stood not before him: how then shall we stand? + +12:010:005 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. + +12:010:006 Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If ye + be mine, and if ye will hearken unto my voice, take ye the + heads of the men your master's sons, and come to me to Jezreel + by to morrow this time. Now the king's sons, being seventy + persons, were with the great men of the city, which brought + them up. + +12:010:007 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. + +12:010:008 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. + +12:010:009 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? + +12:010:010 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 by his + servant Elijah. + +12:010:011 So Jehu slew all that remained of the house of Ahab in + Jezreel, and all his great men, and his kinsfolks, and his + priests, until he left him none remaining. + +12:010:012 And he arose and departed, and came to Samaria. And as he was + at the shearing house in the way, + +12:010:013 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 king and the + children of the queen. + +12:010:014 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. + +12:010:015 And when he was departed thence, he lighted on Jehonadab the + 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 thine hand. + And he gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the + chariot. + +12:010:016 And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD. So + they made him ride in his chariot. + +12:010:017 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. + +12:010:018 And Jehu gathered all the people together, and said unto them, + Ahab served Baal a little; but Jehu shall serve him much. + +12:010:019 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. + +12:010:020 And Jehu said, Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal. And they + proclaimed it. + +12:010:021 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. + +12:010:022 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. + +12:010:023 And Jehu went, and Jehonadab the son of Rechab, into the house + of Baal, and said unto the worshippers of Baal, Search, and + look that there be here with you none of the servants of the + LORD, but the worshippers of Baal only. + +12:010:024 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. + +12:010:025 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. + +12:010:026 And they brought forth the images out of the house of Baal, + and burned them. + +12:010:027 And they brake down the image of Baal, and brake down the + house of Baal, and made it a draught house unto this day. + +12:010:028 Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel. + +12:010:029 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 Bethel, and that were in Dan. + +12:010:030 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. + +12:010:031 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 sins + of Jeroboam, which made Israel to sin. + +12:010:032 In those days the LORD began to cut Israel short: and Hazael + smote them in all the coasts of Israel; + +12:010:033 From Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and + the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which is by + the river Arnon, even Gilead and Bashan. + +12:010:034 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? + +12:010:035 And Jehu slept with his fathers: and they buried him in + Samaria. And Jehoahaz his son reigned in his stead. + +12:010:036 And the time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was + twenty and eight years. + +12:011:001 And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was + dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal. + +12:011:002 But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, + took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole 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. + +12:011:003 And he was with her hid in the house of the LORD six years. + And Athaliah did reign over the land. + +12:011:004 And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over + hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought them to + him into the house of the LORD, and made a covenant with them, + and took an oath of them in the house of the LORD, and shewed + them the king's son. + +12:011:005 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; + +12:011:006 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. + +12:011:007 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. + +12:011:008 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. + +12:011:009 And the captains over the hundreds 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. + +12:011:010 And to the captains over hundreds did the priest give king + David's spears and shields, that were in the temple of the + LORD. + +12:011:011 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. + +12:011:012 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. + +12:011:013 And when Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the + people, she came to the people into the temple of the LORD. + +12:011:014 And when she looked, behold, the king stood by a pillar, as + the manner was, and the princes and the trumpeters by the + king, and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with + trumpets: and Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried, Treason, + Treason. + +12:011:015 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. + +12:011:016 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. + +12:011:017 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. + +12:011:018 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. + +12:011:019 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 LORD, 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. + +12:011:020 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. + +12:011:021 Seven years old was Jehoash when he began to reign. + +12:012:001 In the seventh year of Jehu Jehoash began to reign; and forty + years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was + Zibiah of Beersheba. + +12:012:002 And Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD + all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him. + +12:012:003 But the high places were not taken away: the people still + sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places. + +12:012:004 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 of the LORD, + +12:012:005 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. + +12:012:006 But it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king + Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the + house. + +12:012:007 Then king Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest, and the + other priests, and said unto them, Why repair ye not the + breaches of the house? now therefore receive no more money of + your acquaintance, but deliver it for the breaches of the + house. + +12:012:008 And the priests consented to receive no more money of the + people, neither to repair the breaches of the house. + +12:012:009 But Jehoiada the priest took a chest, and bored a hole in the + lid of it, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as + one cometh into the house of the LORD: and the priests that + kept the door put therein all the money that was brought into + the house of the LORD. + +12:012:010 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 put up in bags, and told the money that was found in the + house of the LORD. + +12:012:011 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, + +12:012:012 And to masons, and hewers of stone, and to buy timber and + hewed stone to repair the breaches of the house of the LORD, + and for all that was laid out for the house to repair it. + +12:012:013 Howbeit there were not made for the house of the LORD bowls of + silver, snuffers, basons, trumpets, any vessels of gold, or + vessels of silver, of the money that was brought into the + house of the LORD: + +12:012:014 But they gave that to the workmen, and repaired therewith the + house of the LORD. + +12:012:015 Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they + delivered the money to be bestowed on workmen: for they dealt + faithfully. + +12:012:016 The trespass money and sin money was not brought into the + house of the LORD: it was the priests'. + +12:012:017 Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, + and took it: and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem. + +12:012:018 And Jehoash king of Judah took 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 Hazael king of Syria: + and he went away from Jerusalem. + +12:012:019 And the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, are + they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of + Judah? + +12:012:020 And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash + in the house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla. + +12:012:021 For Jozachar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of + Shomer, his servants, smote him, and he died; and they buried + him with his fathers in the city of David: and Amaziah his son + reigned in his stead. + +12:013:001 In 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. + +12:013:002 And he did that which was evil 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. + +12:013:003 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he + delivered them into the hand of Hazael king of Syria, and into + the hand of Benhadad the son of Hazael, all their days. + +12:013:004 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. + +12:013:005 (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, as beforetime. + +12:013:006 Nevertheless they departed not from the sins of the house of + Jeroboam, who made Israel sin, but walked therein: and there + remained the grove also in Samaria.) + +12:013:007 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 like the + dust by threshing. + +12:013:008 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? + +12:013:009 And Jehoahaz slept with his fathers; and they buried him in + Samaria: and Joash his son reigned in his stead. + +12:013:010 In the thirty and seventh year of Joash king of Judah began + Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz to reign over Israel in Samaria, + and reigned sixteen years. + +12:013:011 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. + +12:013:012 And the rest of the acts of Joash, 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? + +12:013:013 And Joash slept with his fathers; and Jeroboam sat upon his + throne: and Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of + Israel. + +12:013:014 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 my father, my father, the chariot of + Israel, and the horsemen thereof. + +12:013:015 And Elisha said unto him, Take bow and arrows. And he took + unto him bow and arrows. + +12:013:016 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. + +12:013:017 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 have + consumed them. + +12:013:018 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. + +12:013:019 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. + +12:013:020 And Elisha died, and they buried him. And the bands of the + Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year. + +12:013:021 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. + +12:013:022 But Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of + Jehoahaz. + +12:013:023 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. + +12:013:024 So Hazael king of Syria died; and Benhadad his son reigned in + his stead. + +12:013:025 And Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again out of the hand of + Benhadad the son of Hazael the cities, which he had taken out + of the hand of Jehoahaz his father by war. Three times did + Joash beat him, and recovered the cities of Israel. + +12:014:001 In the second year of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel + reigned Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah. + +12:014:002 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. + +12:014:003 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. + +12:014:004 Howbeit the high places were not taken away: as yet the people + did sacrifice and burnt incense on the high places. + +12:014:005 And it came to pass, as soon as the kingdom was confirmed in + his hand, that he slew his servants which had slain the king + his father. + +12:014:006 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. + +12:014:007 He slew of Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand, and took + Selah by war, and called the name of it Joktheel unto this + day. + +12:014:008 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. + +12:014:009 And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, + saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon 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. + +12:014:010 Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thine heart hath lifted + thee up: glory of this, and tarry at home: for why shouldest + thou meddle to thy hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, + and Judah with thee? + +12:014:011 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 Bethshemesh, which belongeth to Judah. + +12:014:012 And Judah was put to the worse before Israel; and they fled + every man to their tents. + +12:014:013 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 from the gate + of Ephraim unto the corner gate, four hundred cubits. + +12:014:014 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. + +12:014:015 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? + +12:014:016 And Jehoash slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria + with the kings of Israel; and Jeroboam his son reigned in his + stead. + +12:014:017 And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the + death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years. + +12:014:018 And the rest of the acts of Amaziah, are they not written in + the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? + +12:014:019 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. + +12:014:020 And they brought him on horses: and he was buried at Jerusalem + with his fathers in the city of David. + +12:014:021 And all the people of Judah took Azariah, which was sixteen + years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah. + +12:014:022 He built Elath, and restored it to Judah, after that the king + slept with his fathers. + +12:014:023 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. + +12:014:024 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. + +12:014:025 He restored the coast of Israel 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 + Gathhepher. + +12:014:026 For the LORD saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very + bitter: for there was not any shut up, nor any left, nor any + helper for Israel. + +12:014:027 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. + +12:014:028 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? + +12:014:029 And Jeroboam slept with his fathers, even with the kings of + Israel; and Zachariah his son reigned in his stead. + +12:015:001 In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel + began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign. + +12:015:002 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. + +12:015:003 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, + according to all that his father Amaziah had done; + +12:015:004 Save that the high places were not removed: the people + sacrificed and burnt incense still on the high places. + +12:015:005 And the LORD smote 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 over the house, judging the people of the land. + +12:015:006 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? + +12:015:007 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. + +12:015:008 In the thirty and eighth year of Azariah king of Judah did + Zachariah the son of Jeroboam reign over Israel in Samaria six + months. + +12:015:009 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. + +12:015:010 And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote + him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead. + +12:015:011 And the rest of the acts of Zachariah, behold, they are + written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. + +12:015:012 This was the word of the 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. + +12:015:013 Shallum the son of Jabesh began to reign in the nine and + thirtieth year of Uzziah king of Judah; and he reigned a full + month in Samaria. + +12:015:014 For Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah, and came to + Samaria, and smote Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria, and + slew him, and reigned in his stead. + +12:015:015 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. + +12:015:016 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. + +12:015:017 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. + +12:015:018 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. + +12:015:019 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. + +12:015:020 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. + +12:015:021 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? + +12:015:022 And Menahem slept with his fathers; and Pekahiah his son + reigned in his stead. + +12:015:023 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. + +12:015:024 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. + +12:015:025 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. + +12:015:026 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. + +12:015:027 In the two and fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekah + the son of Remaliah began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and + reigned twenty years. + +12:015:028 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. + +12:015:029 In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglathpileser king + of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abelbethmaachah, and Janoah, + and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land + of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria. + +12:015:030 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. + +12:015:031 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. + +12:015:032 In the second year of Pekah the son of Remaliah king of Israel + began Jotham the son of Uzziah king of Judah to reign. + +12:015:033 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. + +12:015:034 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD: he + did according to all that his father Uzziah had done. + +12:015:035 Howbeit the high places were not removed: the people + sacrificed and burned incense still in the high places. He + built the higher gate of the house of the LORD. + +12:015:036 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? + +12:015:037 In those days the LORD began to send against Judah Rezin the + king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah. + +12:015:038 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. + +12:016:001 In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Ahaz the + son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign. + +12:016:002 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. + +12:016:003 But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made + his son to pass through the fire, according to the + abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from + before the children of Israel. + +12:016:004 And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on + the hills, and under every green tree. + +12:016:005 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. + +12:016:006 At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and + drave the Jews from Elath: and the Syrians came to Elath, and + dwelt there unto this day. + +12:016:007 So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglathpileser 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. + +12:016:008 And Ahaz took 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. + +12:016:009 And the king of Assyria hearkened unto him: for the king of + Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried the + people of it captive to Kir, and slew Rezin. + +12:016:010 And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglathpileser king of + Assyria, and saw an altar that was at Damascus: and king Ahaz + sent to Urijah the priest the fashion of the altar, and the + pattern of it, according to all the workmanship thereof. + +12:016:011 And Urijah the priest built an altar according to all that + king Ahaz had sent from Damascus: so Urijah the priest made it + against king Ahaz came from Damascus. + +12:016:012 And when the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the + altar: and the king approached to the altar, and offered + thereon. + +12:016:013 And he burnt his burnt offering and his meat offering, and + poured his drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of his + peace offerings, upon the altar. + +12:016:014 And he brought also the brasen 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. + +12:016:015 And king Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, Upon the + great altar burn the morning burnt offering, and the evening + meat offering, and the king's burnt sacrifice, and his meat + offering, 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 burnt offering, and all + the blood of the sacrifice: and the brasen altar shall be for + me to enquire by. + +12:016:016 Thus did Urijah the priest, according to all that king Ahaz + commanded. + +12:016:017 And king Ahaz cut off the borders of the bases, and removed + the laver from off them; and took down the sea from off the + brasen oxen that were under it, and put it upon the pavement + of stones. + +12:016:018 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. + +12:016:019 Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz which he did, are they not + written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? + +12:016:020 And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and was buried with his + fathers in the city of David: and Hezekiah his son reigned in + his stead. + +12:017:001 In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son + of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel nine years. + +12:017:002 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, but + not as the kings of Israel that were before him. + +12:017:003 Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea + became his servant, and gave him presents. + +12:017:004 And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea: for he had + sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no present to + the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore + the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison. + +12:017:005 Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and + went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years. + +12:017:006 In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, + and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah + and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the + Medes. + +12:017:007 For so it was, that the children of Israel had sinned against + the LORD their God, which had brought them up out of the land + of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and + had feared other gods, + +12:017:008 And walked in the statutes of the heathen, whom the LORD cast + out from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of + Israel, which they had made. + +12:017:009 And the children of Israel did secretly those things that were + not right against the LORD their God, and they built them high + places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to + the fenced city. + +12:017:010 And they set them up images and groves in every high hill, and + under every green tree: + +12:017:011 And there they burnt incense in all the high places, as did + the heathen whom the LORD carried away before them; and + wrought wicked things to provoke the LORD to anger: + +12:017:012 For they served idols, whereof the LORD had said unto them, Ye + shall not do this thing. + +12:017:013 Yet the LORD testified against Israel, and against Judah, by + all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn ye from + your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, + according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and + which I sent to you by my servants the prophets. + +12:017:014 Notwithstanding they would not hear, but hardened their necks, + like to the neck of their fathers, that did not believe in the + LORD their God. + +12:017:015 And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made + with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified + against them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and + went after the heathen that were round about them, concerning + whom the LORD had charged them, that they should not do like + them. + +12:017:016 And they left all the commandments of the LORD their God, and + made them molten images, even two calves, and made a grove, + and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal. + +12:017:017 And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through + the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold + themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him + to anger. + +12:017:018 Therefore the LORD was very angry with Israel, and removed + them out of his sight: there was none left but the tribe of + Judah only. + +12:017:019 Also Judah kept not the commandments of the LORD their God, + but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made. + +12:017:020 And the LORD rejected all the seed of Israel, and afflicted + them, and delivered them into the hand of spoilers, until he + had cast them out of his sight. + +12:017:021 For he rent Israel from the house of David; and they made + Jeroboam the son of Nebat king: and Jeroboam drave Israel from + following the LORD, and made them sin a great sin. + +12:017:022 For the children of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam + which he did; they departed not from them; + +12:017:023 Until the LORD removed Israel out of his sight, as he had said + by all his servants the prophets. So was Israel carried away + out of their own land to Assyria unto this day. + +12:017:024 And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from + Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, + and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the + children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in + the cities thereof. + +12:017:025 And so it was at the beginning of their dwelling there, that + they feared not the LORD: therefore the LORD sent lions among + them, which slew some of them. + +12:017:026 Wherefore they spake to the king of Assyria, saying, The + nations which thou hast removed, and placed in the cities of + Samaria, know not the manner of the God of the land: therefore + he hath sent lions among them, and, behold, they slay them, + because they know not the manner of the God of the land. + +12:017:027 Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, Carry thither one + of the priests whom ye brought from thence; and let them go + and dwell there, and let him teach them the manner of the God + of the land. + +12:017:028 Then one of the priests whom they had carried away from + Samaria came and dwelt in Bethel, and taught them how they + should fear the LORD. + +12:017:029 Howbeit every nation made gods of their own, and put them in + the houses of the high places which the Samaritans had made, + every nation in their cities wherein they dwelt. + +12:017:030 And the men of Babylon made Succothbenoth, and the men of Cuth + made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima, + +12:017:031 And the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites + burnt their children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, + the gods of Sepharvaim. + +12:017:032 So they feared the LORD, and made unto themselves of the + lowest of them priests of the high places, which sacrificed + for them in the houses of the high places. + +12:017:033 They feared the LORD, and served their own gods, after the + manner of the nations whom they carried away from thence. + +12:017:034 Unto this day they do after the former manners: they fear not + the LORD, neither do they after their statutes, or after their + ordinances, or after the law and commandment which the LORD + commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel; + +12:017:035 With whom the LORD had made a covenant, and charged them, + saying, Ye shall not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to + them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them: + +12:017:036 But the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with + great power and a stretched out arm, him shall ye fear, and + him shall ye worship, and to him shall ye do sacrifice. + +12:017:037 And the statutes, and the ordinances, and the law, and the + commandment, which he wrote for you, ye shall observe to do + for evermore; and ye shall not fear other gods. + +12:017:038 And the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not + forget; neither shall ye fear other gods. + +12:017:039 But the LORD your God ye shall fear; and he shall deliver you + out of the hand of all your enemies. + +12:017:040 Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former + manner. + +12:017:041 So these nations feared the LORD, and served their graven + images, both their children, and their children's children: as + did their fathers, so do they unto this day. + +12:018:001 Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah + king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah + began to reign. + +12:018:002 Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign; and + he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's + name also was Abi, the daughter of Zachariah. + +12:018:003 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, + according to all that David his father did. + +12:018:004 He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down + the groves, and brake in pieces the brasen serpent that Moses + had made: for unto those days the children of Israel did burn + incense to it: and he called it Nehushtan. + +12:018:005 He trusted in the LORD God of Israel; so that after him was + none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor any that were + before him. + +12:018:006 For he clave to the LORD, and departed not from following him, + but kept his commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses. + +12:018:007 And the LORD was with him; and he prospered whithersoever he + went forth: and he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and + served him not. + +12:018:008 He smote the Philistines, even unto Gaza, and the borders + thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city. + +12:018:009 And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which + was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, + that Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria, and + besieged it. + +12:018:010 And at the end of three years they took it: even in the sixth + year of Hezekiah, that is in the ninth year of Hoshea king of + Israel, Samaria was taken. + +12:018:011 And the king of Assyria did carry away Israel unto Assyria, + and put them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and + in the cities of the Medes: + +12:018:012 Because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD their God, but + transgressed his covenant, and all that Moses the servant of + the LORD commanded, and would not hear them, nor do them. + +12:018:013 Now in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah did Sennacherib + king of Assyria come up against all the fenced cities of + Judah, and took them. + +12:018:014 And Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria to + Lachish, saying, I have offended; return from me: that which + thou puttest on me will I bear. And the king of Assyria + appointed unto Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of + silver and thirty talents of gold. + +12:018:015 And Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the + house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house. + +12:018:016 At that time did Hezekiah cut off the gold from the doors of + the temple of the LORD, and from the pillars which Hezekiah + king of Judah had overlaid, and gave it to the king of + Assyria. + +12:018:017 And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rabshakeh + from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against + Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when + they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the + upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller's field. + +12:018:018 And when they had called to the king, there came out to them + Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and + Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder. + +12:018:019 And Rabshakeh said unto them, Speak ye now to Hezekiah, Thus + saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is + this wherein thou trustest? + +12:018:020 Thou sayest, (but they are but vain words,) I have counsel and + strength for the war. Now on whom dost thou trust, that thou + rebellest against me? + +12:018:021 Now, behold, thou trustest upon the staff of this bruised + reed, even upon Egypt, on which if a man lean, it will go into + his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt unto all + that trust on him. + +12:018:022 But if ye say unto me, We trust in the LORD our God: is not + that he, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath + taken away, and hath said to Judah and Jerusalem, Ye shall + worship before this altar in Jerusalem? + +12:018:023 Now therefore, I pray thee, give pledges to my lord the king + of Assyria, and I will deliver thee two thousand horses, if + thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them. + +12:018:024 How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the + least of my master's servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for + chariots and for horsemen? + +12:018:025 Am I now come up without the LORD against this place to + destroy it? The LORD said to me, Go up against this land, and + destroy it. + +12:018:026 Then said Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebna, and Joah, + unto Rabshakeh, Speak, I pray thee, to thy servants in the + Syrian language; for we understand it: and talk not with us in + the Jews' language in the ears of the people that are on the + wall. + +12:018:027 But Rabshakeh said unto them, Hath my master sent me to thy + master, and to thee, to speak these words? hath he not sent me + to the men which sit on the wall, that they may eat their own + dung, and drink their own piss with you? + +12:018:028 Then Rabshakeh stood and cried with a loud voice in the Jews' + language, and spake, saying, Hear the word of the great king, + the king of Assyria: + +12:018:029 Thus saith the king, Let not Hezekiah deceive you: for he + shall not be able to deliver you out of his hand: + +12:018:030 Neither let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD, saying, The + LORD will surely deliver us, and this city shall not be + delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria. + +12:018:031 Hearken not to Hezekiah: for thus saith the king of Assyria, + Make an agreement with me by a present, and come out to me, + and then eat ye every man of his own vine, and every one of + his fig tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his + cistern: + +12:018:032 Until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a + land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land + of oil olive and of honey, that ye may live, and not die: and + hearken not unto Hezekiah, when he persuadeth you, saying, The + LORD will deliver us. + +12:018:033 Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered at all his land + out of the hand of the king of Assyria? + +12:018:034 Where are the gods of Hamath, and of Arpad? where are the gods + of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah? have they delivered Samaria out + of mine hand? + +12:018:035 Who are they among all the gods of the countries, that have + delivered their country out of mine hand, that the LORD should + deliver Jerusalem out of mine hand? + +12:018:036 But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word: + for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not. + +12:018:037 Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the + household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph + the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told + him the words of Rabshakeh. + +12:019:001 And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent + his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into + the house of the LORD. + +12:019:002 And he sent Eliakim, which was over the household, and Shebna + the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with + sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz. + +12:019:003 And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day + of trouble, and of rebuke, and blasphemy; for the children are + come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth. + +12:019:004 It may be the LORD thy God will hear all the words of + Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to + reproach the living God; and will reprove the words which the + LORD thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the + remnant that are left. + +12:019:005 So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah. + +12:019:006 And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say to your master, + Thus saith the LORD, Be not afraid of the words which thou + hast heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria + have blasphemed me. + +12:019:007 Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a + rumour, and shall return to his own land; and I will cause him + to fall by the sword in his own land. + +12:019:008 So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring + against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from + Lachish. + +12:019:009 And when he heard say of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, Behold, he + is come out to fight against thee: he sent messengers again + unto Hezekiah, saying, + +12:019:010 Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not + thy God in whom thou trustest deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem + shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria. + +12:019:011 Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to + all lands, by destroying them utterly: and shalt thou be + delivered? + +12:019:012 Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers + have destroyed; as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the + children of Eden which were in Thelasar? + +12:019:013 Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the + king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivah? + +12:019:014 And Hezekiah received the letter of the hand of the + messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up into the house + of the LORD, and spread it before the LORD. + +12:019:015 And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD, and said, O LORD God of + Israel, which dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the + God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou + hast made heaven and earth. + +12:019:016 LORD, bow down thine ear, and hear: open, LORD, thine eyes, + and see: and hear the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent + him to reproach the living God. + +12:019:017 Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have destroyed the + nations and their lands, + +12:019:018 And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, + but the work of men's hands, wood and stone: therefore they + have destroyed them. + +12:019:019 Now therefore, O LORD our God, I beseech thee, save thou us + out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know + that thou art the LORD God, even thou only. + +12:019:020 Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, Thus + saith the LORD God of Israel, That which thou hast prayed to + me against Sennacherib king of Assyria I have heard. + +12:019:021 This is the word that the LORD hath spoken concerning him; The + virgin the daughter of Zion hath despised thee, and laughed + thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head + at thee. + +12:019:022 Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom + hast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? + even against the Holy One of Israel. + +12:019:023 By thy messengers thou hast reproached the LORD, and hast + said, With the multitude of my chariots I am come up to the + height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon, and will cut + down the tall cedar trees thereof, and the choice fir trees + thereof: and I will enter into the lodgings of his borders, + and into the forest of his Carmel. + +12:019:024 I have digged and drunk strange waters, and with the sole of + my feet have I dried up all the rivers of besieged places. + +12:019:025 Hast thou not heard long ago how I have done it, and of + ancient times that I have formed it? now have I brought it to + pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste fenced cities into + ruinous heaps. + +12:019:026 Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were + dismayed and confounded; they were as the grass of the field, + and as the green herb, as the grass on the house tops, and as + corn blasted before it be grown up. + +12:019:027 But I know thy abode, and thy going out, and thy coming in, + and thy rage against me. + +12:019:028 Because thy rage against me and thy tumult is come up into + mine ears, therefore I will put my hook in thy nose, and my + bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by + which thou camest. + +12:019:029 And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year + such things as grow of themselves, and in the second year that + which springeth of the same; and in the third year sow ye, and + reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruits thereof. + +12:019:030 And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall + yet again take root downward, and bear fruit upward. + +12:019:031 For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and they that + escape out of mount Zion: the zeal of the LORD of hosts shall + do this. + +12:019:032 Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, + He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, + nor come before it with shield, nor cast a bank against it. + +12:019:033 By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and + shall not come into this city, saith the LORD. + +12:019:034 For I will defend this city, to save it, for mine own sake, + and for my servant David's sake. + +12:019:035 And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the LORD + went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred + fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the + morning, behold, they were all dead corpses. + +12:019:036 So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and + returned, and dwelt at Nineveh. + +12:019:037 And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of + Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote + him with the sword: and they escaped into the land of Armenia. + And Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead. + +12:020:001 In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet + Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus + saith the LORD, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, + and not live. + +12:020:002 Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the LORD, + saying, + +12:020:003 I beseech thee, O LORD, remember now how I have walked before + thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that + which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore. + +12:020:004 And it came to pass, afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle + court, that the word of the LORD came to him, saying, + +12:020:005 Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus + saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy + prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on + the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the LORD. + +12:020:006 And I will add unto thy days fifteen years; and I will deliver + thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and + I will defend this city for mine own sake, and for my servant + David's sake. + +12:020:007 And Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid + it on the boil, and he recovered. + +12:020:008 And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What shall be the sign that the + LORD will heal me, and that I shall go up into the house of + the LORD the third day? + +12:020:009 And Isaiah said, This sign shalt thou have of the LORD, that + the LORD will do the thing that he hath spoken: shall the + shadow go forward ten degrees, or go back ten degrees? + +12:020:010 And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to + go down ten degrees: nay, but let the shadow return backward + ten degrees. + +12:020:011 And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the LORD: and he brought the + shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down in the + dial of Ahaz. + +12:020:012 At that time Berodachbaladan, the son of Baladan, king of + Babylon, sent letters and a present unto Hezekiah: for he had + heard that Hezekiah had been sick. + +12:020:013 And Hezekiah hearkened unto them, and shewed them all the + house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and + the spices, and the precious ointment, and all the house of + his armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was + nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah + shewed them not. + +12:020:014 Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto + him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? + And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country, even from + Babylon. + +12:020:015 And he said, What have they seen in thine house? And Hezekiah + answered, All the things that are in mine house have they + seen: there is nothing among my treasures that I have not + shewed them. + +12:020:016 And Isaiah said unto Hezekiah, Hear the word of the LORD. + +12:020:017 Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and + that which thy fathers have laid up in store unto this day, + shall be carried into Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith + the LORD. + +12:020:018 And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt + beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the + palace of the king of Babylon. + +12:020:019 Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD + which thou hast spoken. And he said, Is it not good, if peace + and truth be in my days? + +12:020:020 And the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and + how he made a pool, and a conduit, and brought water into the + city, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of + the kings of Judah? + +12:020:021 And Hezekiah slept with his fathers: and Manasseh his son + reigned in his stead. + +12:021:001 Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and + reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's + name was Hephzibah. + +12:021:002 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, after + the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out before + the children of Israel. + +12:021:003 For he built up again the high places which Hezekiah his + father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and + made a grove, as did Ahab king of Israel; and worshipped all + the host of heaven, and served them. + +12:021:004 And he built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the + LORD said, In Jerusalem will I put my name. + +12:021:005 And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two + courts of the house of the LORD. + +12:021:006 And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, + and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and + wizards: he wrought much wickedness in the sight of the LORD, + to provoke him to anger. + +12:021:007 And he set a graven image of the grove that he had made in the + house, of which the LORD said to David, and to Solomon his + son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out + of all tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever: + +12:021:008 Neither will I make the feet of Israel move any more out of + the land which I gave their fathers; only if they will observe + to do according to all that I have commanded them, and + according to all the law that my servant Moses commanded them. + +12:021:009 But they hearkened not: and Manasseh seduced them to do more + evil than did the nations whom the LORD destroyed before the + children of Israel. + +12:021:010 And the LORD spake by his servants the prophets, saying, + +12:021:011 Because Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abominations, + and hath done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, which + were before him, and hath made Judah also to sin with his + idols: + +12:021:012 Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Behold, I am + bringing such evil upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whosoever + heareth of it, both his ears shall tingle. + +12:021:013 And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the + plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as a + man wipeth a dish, wiping it, and turning it upside down. + +12:021:014 And I will forsake the remnant of mine inheritance, and + deliver them into the hand of their enemies; and they shall + become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies; + +12:021:015 Because they have done that which was evil in my sight, and + have provoked me to anger, since the day their fathers came + forth out of Egypt, even unto this day. + +12:021:016 Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, till he had + filled Jerusalem from one end to another; beside his sin + wherewith he made Judah to sin, in doing that which was evil + in the sight of the LORD. + +12:021:017 Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and all that he did, and + his sin that he sinned, are they not written in the book of + the chronicles of the kings of Judah? + +12:021:018 And Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried in the + garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza: and Amon his + son reigned in his stead. + +12:021:019 Amon was twenty and two years old when he began to reign, and + he reigned two years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was + Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah. + +12:021:020 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as + his father Manasseh did. + +12:021:021 And he walked in all the way that his father walked in, and + served the idols that his father served, and worshipped them: + +12:021:022 And he forsook the LORD God of his fathers, and walked not in + the way of the LORD. + +12:021:023 And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and slew the + king in his own house. + +12:021:024 And the people of the land slew all them that had conspired + against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his + son king in his stead. + +12:021:025 Now the rest of the acts of Amon which he did, are they not + written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? + +12:021:026 And he was buried in his sepulchre in the garden of Uzza: and + Josiah his son reigned in his stead. + +12:022:001 Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he + reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem. And his mother's + name was Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath. + +12:022:002 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and + walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not + aside to the right hand or to the left. + +12:022:003 And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, + that the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, the son of + Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of the LORD, saying, + +12:022:004 Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the silver + which is brought into the house of the LORD, which the keepers + of the door have gathered of the people: + +12:022:005 And let them deliver it into the hand of the doers of the + work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD: and + let them give it to the doers of the work which is in the + house of the LORD, to repair the breaches of the house, + +12:022:006 Unto carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber + and hewn stone to repair the house. + +12:022:007 Howbeit there was no reckoning made with them of the money + that was delivered into their hand, because they dealt + faithfully. + +12:022:008 And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I + have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And + Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it. + +12:022:009 And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king + word again, and said, Thy servants have gathered the money + that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the + hand of them that do the work, that have the oversight of the + house of the LORD. + +12:022:010 And Shaphan the scribe shewed the king, saying, Hilkiah the + priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before + the king. + +12:022:011 And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the + book of the law, that he rent his clothes. + +12:022:012 And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son + of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the + scribe, and Asahiah a servant of the king's, saying, + +12:022:013 Go ye, enquire of the LORD for me, and for the people, and for + all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found: + for great is the wrath of the LORD that is kindled against us, + because our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this + book, to do according unto all that which is written + concerning us. + +12:022:014 So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, + and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of + Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the + wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and + they communed with her. + +12:022:015 And she said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, + Tell the man that sent you to me, + +12:022:016 Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this + place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of + the book which the king of Judah hath read: + +12:022:017 Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto + other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the + works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be kindled + against this place, and shall not be quenched. + +12:022:018 But to the king of Judah which sent you to enquire of the + LORD, thus shall ye say to him, Thus saith the LORD God of + Israel, As touching the words which thou hast heard; + +12:022:019 Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself + before the LORD, when thou heardest what I spake against this + place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should + become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, + and wept before me; I also have heard thee, saith the LORD. + +12:022:020 Behold therefore, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and + thou shalt be gathered into thy grave in peace; and thine eyes + shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place. + And they brought the king word again. + +12:023:001 And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders + of Judah and of Jerusalem. + +12:023:002 And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the + men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, + and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both + small and great: and he read in their ears all the words of + the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the + LORD. + +12:023:003 And the king stood by a pillar, and made a covenant before the + LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments and + his testimonies and his statutes with all their heart and all + their soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were + written in this book. And all the people stood to the + covenant. + +12:023:004 And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the + priests of the second order, and the keepers of the door, to + bring forth out of the temple of the LORD all the vessels that + were made for Baal, and for the grove, and for all the host of + heaven: and he burned them without Jerusalem in the fields of + Kidron, and carried the ashes of them unto Bethel. + +12:023:005 And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of + Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the + cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them + also that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the + moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven. + +12:023:006 And he brought out the grove from the house of the LORD, + without Jerusalem, unto the brook Kidron, and burned it at the + brook Kidron, and stamped it small to powder, and cast the + powder thereof upon the graves of the children of the people. + +12:023:007 And he brake down the houses of the sodomites, that were by + the house of the LORD, where the women wove hangings for the + grove. + +12:023:008 And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and + defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, + from Geba to Beersheba, and brake down the high places of the + gates that were in the entering in of the gate of Joshua the + governor of the city, which were on a man's left hand at the + gate of the city. + +12:023:009 Nevertheless the priests of the high places came not up to the + altar of the LORD in Jerusalem, but they did eat of the + unleavened bread among their brethren. + +12:023:010 And he defiled Topheth, which is in the valley of the children + of Hinnom, that no man might make his son or his daughter to + pass through the fire to Molech. + +12:023:011 And he took away the horses that the kings of Judah had given + to the sun, at the entering in of the house of the LORD, by + the chamber of Nathanmelech the chamberlain, which was in the + suburbs, and burned the chariots of the sun with fire. + +12:023:012 And the altars that were on the top of the upper chamber of + Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which + Manasseh had made in the two courts of the house of the LORD, + did the king beat down, and brake them down from thence, and + cast the dust of them into the brook Kidron. + +12:023:013 And the high places that were before Jerusalem, which were on + the right hand of the mount of corruption, which Solomon the + king of Israel had builded for Ashtoreth the abomination of + the Zidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of the + Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the children of + Ammon, did the king defile. + +12:023:014 And he brake in pieces the images, and cut down the groves, + and filled their places with the bones of men. + +12:023:015 Moreover the altar that was at Bethel, and the high place + which Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, had + made, both that altar and the high place he brake down, and + burned the high place, and stamped it small to powder, and + burned the grove. + +12:023:016 And as Josiah turned himself, he spied the sepulchres that + were there in the mount, and sent, and took the bones out of + the sepulchres, and burned them upon the altar, and polluted + it, according to the word of the LORD which the man of God + proclaimed, who proclaimed these words. + +12:023:017 Then he said, What title is that that I see? And the men of + the city told him, It is the sepulchre of the man of God, + which came from Judah, and proclaimed these things that thou + hast done against the altar of Bethel. + +12:023:018 And he said, Let him alone; let no man move his bones. So they + let his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet that came + out of Samaria. + +12:023:019 And all the houses also of the high places that were in the + cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to + provoke the Lord to anger, Josiah took away, and did to them + according to all the acts that he had done in Bethel. + +12:023:020 And he slew all the priests of the high places that were there + upon the altars, and burned men's bones upon them, and + returned to Jerusalem. + +12:023:021 And the king commanded all the people, saying, Keep the + passover unto the LORD your God, as it is written in the book + of this covenant. + +12:023:022 Surely there was not holden such a passover from the days of + the judges that judged Israel, nor in all the days of the + kings of Israel, nor of the kings of Judah; + +12:023:023 But in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, wherein this + passover was holden to the LORD in Jerusalem. + +12:023:024 Moreover the workers with familiar spirits, and the wizards, + and the images, and the idols, and all the abominations that + were spied in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, did Josiah + put away, that he might perform the words of the law which + were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the + house of the LORD. + +12:023:025 And like unto him was there no king before him, that turned to + the LORD with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with + all his might, according to all the law of Moses; neither + after him arose there any like him. + +12:023:026 Notwithstanding the LORD turned not from the fierceness of his + great wrath, wherewith his anger was kindled against Judah, + because of all the provocations that Manasseh had provoked him + withal. + +12:023:027 And the LORD said, I will remove Judah also out of my sight, + as I have removed Israel, and will cast off this city + Jerusalem which I have chosen, and the house of which I said, + My name shall be there. + +12:023:028 Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, are + they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of + Judah? + +12:023:029 In his days Pharaohnechoh king of Egypt went up against the + king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went + against him; and he slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him. + +12:023:030 And his servants carried him in a chariot dead from Megiddo, + and brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own + sepulchre. And the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of + Josiah, and anointed him, and made him king in his father's + stead. + +12:023:031 Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to + reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. And his + mother's name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. + +12:023:032 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, + according to all that his fathers had done. + +12:023:033 And Pharaohnechoh put him in bands at Riblah in the land of + Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land + to a tribute of an hundred talents of silver, and a talent of + gold. + +12:023:034 And Pharaohnechoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the + room of Josiah his father, and turned his name to Jehoiakim, + and took Jehoahaz away: and he came to Egypt, and died there. + +12:023:035 And Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh; but he + taxed the land to give the money according to the commandment + of Pharaoh: he exacted the silver and the gold of the people + of the land, of every one according to his taxation, to give + it unto Pharaohnechoh. + +12:023:036 Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to + reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his + mother's name was Zebudah, the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah. + +12:023:037 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, + according to all that his fathers had done. + +12:024:001 In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and + Jehoiakim became his servant three years: then he turned and + rebelled against him. + +12:024:002 And the LORD sent against him bands of the Chaldees, and bands + of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the + children of Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, + according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by his + servants the prophets. + +12:024:003 Surely at the commandment of the LORD came this upon Judah, to + remove them out of his sight, for the sins of Manasseh, + according to all that he did; + +12:024:004 And also for the innocent blood that he shed: for he filled + Jerusalem with innocent blood; which the LORD would not + pardon. + +12:024:005 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and all that he did, + are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the + kings of Judah? + +12:024:006 So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers: and Jehoiachin his son + reigned in his stead. + +12:024:007 And the king of Egypt came not again any more out of his land: + for the king of Babylon had taken from the river of Egypt unto + the river Euphrates all that pertained to the king of Egypt. + +12:024:008 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign, and + he reigned in Jerusalem three months. And his mother's name + was Nehushta, the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem. + +12:024:009 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, + according to all that his father had done. + +12:024:010 At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon + came up against Jerusalem, and the city was besieged. + +12:024:011 And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the city, and + his servants did besiege it. + +12:024:012 And Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of + Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his + princes, and his officers: and the king of Babylon took him in + the eighth year of his reign. + +12:024:013 And he carried out thence all the treasures of the house of + the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house, and cut in + pieces all the vessels of gold which Solomon king of Israel + had made in the temple of the LORD, as the LORD had said. + +12:024:014 And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and + all the mighty men of valour, even ten thousand captives, and + all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save the poorest + sort of the people of the land. + +12:024:015 And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, and the king's + mother, and the king's wives, and his officers, and the mighty + of the land, those carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to + Babylon. + +12:024:016 And all the men of might, even seven thousand, and craftsmen + and smiths a thousand, all that were strong and apt for war, + even them the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon. + +12:024:017 And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father's brother + king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah. + +12:024:018 Zedekiah was twenty and one years old when he began to reign, + and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's + name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. + +12:024:019 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, + according to all that Jehoiakim had done. + +12:024:020 For through the anger of the LORD it came to pass in Jerusalem + and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence, that + Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. + +12:025:001 And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the + tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that + Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he, and all his host, + against Jerusalem, and pitched against it; and they built + forts against it round about. + +12:025:002 And the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king + Zedekiah. + +12:025:003 And on the ninth day of the fourth month the famine prevailed + in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the + land. + +12:025:004 And the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled by + night by the way of the gate between two walls, which is by + the king's garden: (now the Chaldees were against the city + round about:) and the king went the way toward the plain. + +12:025:005 And the army of the Chaldees pursued after the king, and + overtook him in the plains of Jericho: and all his army were + scattered from him. + +12:025:006 So they took the king, and brought him up to the king of + Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment upon him. + +12:025:007 And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put + out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with fetters of brass, + and carried him to Babylon. + +12:025:008 And in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which + is the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, + came Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, a servant of the king + of Babylon, unto Jerusalem: + +12:025:009 And he burnt the house of the LORD, and the king's house, and + all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great man's house burnt + he with fire. + +12:025:010 And all the army of the Chaldees, that were with the captain + of the guard, brake down the walls of Jerusalem round about. + +12:025:011 Now the rest of the people that were left in the city, and the + fugitives that fell away to the king of Babylon, with the + remnant of the multitude, did Nebuzaradan the captain of the + guard carry away. + +12:025:012 But the captain of the guard left of the door of the poor of + the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen. + +12:025:013 And the pillars of brass that were in the house of the LORD, + and the bases, and the brasen sea that was in the house of the + LORD, did the Chaldees break in pieces, and carried the brass + of them to Babylon. + +12:025:014 And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the + spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they + ministered, took they away. + +12:025:015 And the firepans, and the bowls, and such things as were of + gold, in gold, and of silver, in silver, the captain of the + guard took away. + +12:025:016 The two pillars, one sea, and the bases which Solomon had made + for the house of the LORD; the brass of all these vessels was + without weight. + +12:025:017 The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and the + chapiter upon it was brass: and the height of the chapiter + three cubits; and the wreathen work, and pomegranates upon the + chapiter round about, all of brass: and like unto these had + the second pillar with wreathen work. + +12:025:018 And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, + and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the + door: + +12:025:019 And out of the city he took an officer that was set over the + men of war, and five men of them that were in the king's + presence, which were found in the city, and the principal + scribe of the host, which mustered the people of the land, and + threescore men of the people of the land that were found in + the city: + +12:025:020 And Nebuzaradan captain of the guard took these, and brought + them to the king of Babylon to Riblah: + +12:025:021 And the king of Babylon smote them, and slew them at Riblah in + the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away out of their + land. + +12:025:022 And as for the people that remained in the land of Judah, whom + Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left, even over them he + made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, ruler. + +12:025:023 And when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, + heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, + there came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of + Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Careah, and Seraiah the son + of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of a + Maachathite, they and their men. + +12:025:024 And Gedaliah sware to them, and to their men, and said unto + them, Fear not to be the servants of the Chaldees: dwell in + the land, and serve the king of Babylon; and it shall be well + with you. + +12:025:025 But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son + of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, + and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, that he died, and + the Jews and the Chaldees that were with him at Mizpah. + +12:025:026 And all the people, both small and great, and the captains of + the armies, arose, and came to Egypt: for they were afraid of + the Chaldees. + +12:025:027 And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the + captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, + on the seven and twentieth day of the month, that Evilmerodach + king of Babylon in the year that he began to reign did lift up + the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison; + +12:025:028 And he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the + throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon; + +12:025:029 And changed his prison garments: and he did eat bread + continually before him all the days of his life. + +12:025:030 And his allowance was a continual allowance given him of the + king, a daily rate for every day, all the days of his life. + + + + + +*** END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK, THE BIBLE, KING JAMES, BOOK 12 *** + +********** This file should be named 8012.txt or 8012.zip ********** + +This eBook was produced by David Widger +See above the credits to previous producers of this text. + +Project Gutenberg eBooks are often created from several printed +editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the US +unless a copyright notice is included. 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