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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.
So the LORD gave Israel a deliverer, and they escaped the power of the Arameans. Then the people of Israel lived in their own homes as they had before.
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.)
Nevertheless, they did not turn away from the sins that the house of
Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit, but they continued to walk in them. The Asherah pole even remained standing in Samaria.
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?
As for the rest of the acts of
Jehoahaz, along with all his accomplishments
and his might, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
And Jehoahaz rested with his fathers
and was buried in Samaria.
And his son Jehoash reigned in his place.
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.
In the thirty-seventh year of the reign of
Joash over Judah, Jehoash son of
Jehoahaz became king of Israel in Samaria,
and he reigned sixteen years.
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.
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD
and did not turn away from all the sins that
Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit, but he walked in them.
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?
As for the rest of the acts of Jehoash, along with all his accomplishments
and his might, including his war against
Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
And Joash slept with his fathers;
and Jeroboam sat upon his throne:
and Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.
And Jehoash rested with his fathers,
and Jeroboam succeeded him on the throne. Jehoash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.
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.
When
Elisha had fallen sick with the illness from which he would die, Jehoash king of Israel came down to him
and wept over him, saying, “My father, my father, the
chariots and horsemen of Israel!”
And Elisha said unto him, Take bow
and arrows.
And he took unto him bow
and arrows.
Elisha told him, “Take a bow
and some arrows.” So Jehoash took a bow
and some arrows.
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.
Then
Elisha said to the king of Israel, “Put your hand on the bow.” So the king put his hand on the bow,
and Elisha put his hands on the king’s hands.
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.
“Open the east window,” said
Elisha. So he opened it
and Elisha said, “Shoot!” So he shot.
And Elisha declared: “This is the LORD’s
arrow of victory, the
arrow of victory over
Aram, for you shall strike the Arameans in Aphek until you have put an end to them.”
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.
Then
Elisha said, “Take the arrows!” So he took them,
and Elisha said to the king of Israel, “Strike the ground!” So he struck the ground three times
and stopped.
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.
But the man of God was
angry with him
and said, “You should have struck the ground five or six times. Then you would have struck down
Aram until you had put an end to it. But now you will strike down
Aram only three times.”
And Elisha died,
and they buried him.
And the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year.
And Elisha died
and was buried. Now the
Moabite raiders used to come into the land every spring.
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.
Once, as the Israelites were
burying a man, suddenly they saw a band of raiders, so they threw the man’s body into
Elisha’s tomb.
And as soon as his body touched the bones of
Elisha, the man was revived
and stood up on his feet.
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.
But the LORD was
gracious to Israel
and had
compassion on them,
and He turned toward them because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac,
and Jacob.
And to this day, the LORD has been unwilling to destroy them or cast them from His presence.
And Jehoash the son of
Jehoahaz took again out of the hand of Ben-
hadad 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.
Then Jehoash son of
Jehoahaz took back from Ben-
hadad son of
Hazael the cities that
Hazael had taken in battle from his father
Jehoahaz. Jehoash defeated Ben-
hadad three times,
and so recovered the cities of Israel.
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.
He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother’s name was Jehoaddan; she was from Jerusalem.
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.
And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not as his father David had done. He did everything as his father
Joash had done.
Howbeit the high places were not taken away: as yet the people did sacrifice
and burnt incense on the high places.
Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away, and the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.
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.
As soon as the kingdom was firmly in his
grasp,
Amaziah executed the servants who had murdered his father the king.
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.
Yet he did not put the sons of the murderers to death, but acted according to what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, where the LORD commanded: “Fathers must not be put to death for their children, and children must not be put to death for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.”
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.
Amaziah struck down 10,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. He took Sela in battle
and called it Joktheel, which is its name to this very day.
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.
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?
You have indeed defeated
Edom,
and your heart has become proud. Glory in that
and stay at home. Why should you
stir up trouble so that you fall—you
and Judah with you?”
But
Amaziah would not hear. Therefore Jehoash king of Israel went up;
and he
and Amaziah king of Judah looked one another in the face at Beth-shemesh, which belongeth to Judah.
But
Amaziah would not
listen,
and Jehoash king of Israel advanced. He
and King
Amaziah of Judah faced each other at Beth-shemesh in Judah.
And Judah was put to the worse before Israel; and they fled every man to their tents.
And Judah was routed before Israel, and every man fled to his home.
And Jehoash king of Israel took
Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash the son of
Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh,
and came to Jerusalem,
and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim unto the corner gate, four hundred cubits.
There at Beth-shemesh, Jehoash king of Israel captured
Amaziah king of Judah, the son of
Joash, the son of
Ahaziah. Then Jehoash went to Jerusalem
and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate—a section of four hundred cubits.
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.
He took all the gold
and silver
and all the articles found in the house of the LORD
and in the
treasuries of the royal palace, as well as some hostages. Then he returned to Samaria.
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?
As for the rest of the acts of Jehoash, along with his accomplishments, his might,
and how he
waged war against
Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
And Jehoash
slept with his fathers,
and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel;
and Jeroboam his son reigned in his
stead.
And Jehoash rested with his fathers
and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.
And his son
Jeroboam reigned in his place.
And Amaziah the son of
Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Jehoash son of
Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years.
Amaziah son of
Joash king of Judah lived for fifteen years after the death of Jehoash son of
Jehoahaz king of Israel.
And the rest of the acts of
Amaziah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
As for the rest of the acts of
Amaziah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
And conspirators
plotted against
Amaziah in Jerusalem,
and he fled to
Lachish. But men were sent after him to
Lachish,
and they killed him there.
And they brought him on horses: and he was buried at Jerusalem with his fathers in the city of David.
They carried him back on horses and buried him in Jerusalem with his fathers in the City of David.
And all the people of Judah took
Azariah, which was sixteen years old,
and made him king instead of his father
Amaziah.
Then all the people of Judah took
Azariah, who was sixteen years old,
and made him king in place of his father
Amaziah.
He built
Elath,
and restored it to Judah, after that the king
slept with his fathers.
Azariah was the one who rebuilt
Elath and restored it to Judah after King
Amaziah rested with his fathers.
In the
fifteenth year of the reign of
Amaziah son of
Joash over Judah,
Jeroboam son of Jehoash became king of Israel,
and he reigned in Samaria forty-one years.
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.
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD
and did not turn away from all the sins that
Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.
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.
For the LORD saw that the
affliction of the Israelites, both slave
and free, was very bitter. There was no one to help Israel,
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.
and since the LORD had said that He would not
blot out the name of Israel from under heaven, He saved them by the hand of
Jeroboam son of Jehoash.
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?
As for the rest of the acts of
Jeroboam, along with all his accomplishments
and might,
and how he
waged war
and recovered both Damascus
and Hamath for Israel from Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
And Jeroboam slept with his fathers, even with the kings of Israel;
and Zachariah his son reigned in his
stead.
And Jeroboam rested with his fathers, the kings of Israel.
And his son
Zechariah reigned in his place.
In the twenty
and seventh year of
Jeroboam king of Israel began
Azariah son of
Amaziah king of Judah to reign.
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.
He was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-two years. His mother’s name was Jecoliah; she was from Jerusalem.
And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father
Amaziah had done;
And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father
Amaziah had done.
Save that the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burnt incense still on the high places.
Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense there.
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.
And the LORD
afflicted the king with
leprosy until the day he died, so that he lived in a separate house while his son Jotham had charge of the palace
and governed the people of the land.
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?
As for the rest of the acts of
Azariah, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
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.
And Azariah rested with his fathers
and was buried near them in the City of David.
And his son Jotham reigned in his place.
In the thirty
and eighth year of
Azariah king of Judah did Zachariah the son of
Jeroboam reign over Israel in Samaria six months.
In the thirty-eighth year of
Azariah’s reign over Judah,
Zechariah son of
Jeroboam became king of Israel,
and he reigned in Samaria six months.
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.
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his fathers had done. He did not turn away from the sins that
Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.
Then Shallum son of
Jabesh conspired against
Zechariah, struck him down
and killed him in front of the people,
and reigned in his place.
And the rest of the acts of Zachariah, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
As for the rest of the acts of
Zechariah, they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
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.
So the word of the LORD spoken to
Jehu was fulfilled: “Four generations of your sons will sit on the throne of Israel.”
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.
In the thirty-ninth year of Uzziah’s reign over Judah, Shallum son of
Jabesh became king,
and he reigned in Samaria one full month.
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.
Then Menahem son of Gadi went up from Tirzah to Samaria, struck down
and killed Shallum son of
Jabesh,
and reigned in his place.
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.
As for the rest of the acts of Shallum, along with the
conspiracy he led, they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
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.
At that time Menahem, starting from Tirzah, attacked Tiphsah
and everyone in its vicinity, because they would not open their gates. So he attacked Tiphsah
and ripped open all the
pregnant women.
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.
In the thirty-ninth year of
Azariah’s reign over Judah, Menahem son of Gadi became king of Israel,
and he reigned in Samaria ten years.
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.
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD,
and throughout his reign he did not turn away from the sins that
Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.
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.
Then
Pul king of Assyria invaded the land,
and Menahem gave
Pul a thousand talents of silver in order to gain his support
and strengthen his own
grip on the kingdom.
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.
Menahem exacted this money from each of the wealthy men of Israel—fifty shekels of silver from each man—to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria withdrew and did not remain in the land.
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?
As for the rest of the acts of Menahem, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
And Menahem
slept with his fathers;
and Pekahiah his son reigned in his
stead.
And Menahem rested with his fathers, and his son Pekahiah reigned in his place.
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.
In the
fiftieth year of
Azariah’s reign over Judah, Pekahiah son of Menahem became king of Israel
and reigned in Samaria two years.
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.
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD
and did not turn away from the sins that
Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.
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.
Then his officer, Pekah son of Remaliah,
conspired against him along with
Argob, Arieh,
and fifty men of
Gilead.
And at the citadel of the king’s palace in Samaria, Pekah struck down
and killed Pekahiah
and reigned in his place.
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.
As for the rest of the acts of Pekahiah, along with all his accomplishments, they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
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.
In the fifty-second year of
Azariah’s reign over Judah, Pekah son of Remaliah became king of Israel,
and he reigned in Samaria twenty years.
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.
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD
and did not turn away from the sins that
Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.
In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria,
and took Ijon,
and Abel-beth-maachah,
and Janoah,
and Kedesh,
and Hazor,
and Gilead,
and Galilee, all the land of
Naphtali,
and carried them
captive to Assyria.
In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came
and captured Ijon,
Abel-beth-
maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor,
Gilead,
and Galilee, including all the land of
Naphtali,
and he took the people as
captives to Assyria.
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.
Then Hoshea son of Elah led a
conspiracy against Pekah son of Remaliah. In the
twentieth year of Jotham son of Uzziah, Hoshea attacked Pekah, killed him,
and reigned in his place.
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.
As for the rest of the acts of Pekah, along with all his accomplishments, they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
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.
He was twenty-five years old when he became king,
and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. His mother’s name was Jerusha daughter of
Zadok.
And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD: he did according to all that his father Uzziah had done.
And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Uzziah had done.
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.
Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense there. Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the house of the LORD.
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?
As for the rest of the acts of Jotham, along with his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
In those days the LORD began to send against Judah Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah.
(In those days the LORD began to send Rezin king of
Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah against Judah.)
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.
And Jotham rested with his fathers
and was buried with them in the City of David his father.
And his son
Ahaz reigned in his place.
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.
Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king,
and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years.
And unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD his God.
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.
Instead, he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and even sacrificed his son in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.
And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.
And he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.
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.
Then Rezin king of
Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to
wage war against Jerusalem. They besieged
Ahaz but could not overcome him.
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.
At that time Rezin king of
Aram recovered
Elath for
Aram, drove out the men of Judah,
and sent the Edomites into
Elath, where they live to this day.
So
Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, I am thy servant
and thy son: come up,
and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria,
and out of the hand of the king of Israel, which rise up against me.
So
Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant
and your son. Come up
and save me from the hands of the kings of
Aram and Israel, who are rising up against me.”
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.
Ahaz also took the silver
and gold found in the house of the LORD
and in the
treasuries of the king’s palace,
and he sent it as a gift to the king of Assyria.
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.
So the king of Assyria
responded to him, marched up to Damascus,
and captured it. He took its people to Kir as
captives and put Rezin to death.
And king
Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser 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.
Then King
Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria. On seeing the altar in Damascus, King
Ahaz sent Uriah the priest a model of the altar
and complete plans for its construction.
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.
And Uriah the priest built the altar according to all the instructions King
Ahaz had sent from Damascus,
and he completed it by the time King
Ahaz had returned.
And when the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar:
and the king approached to the altar,
and offered
thereon.
When the king came back from Damascus and saw the altar, he approached it and presented offerings on it.
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.
He offered his burnt offering
and his grain offering, poured out his drink offering,
and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings on the altar.
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.
He also took the bronze altar that stood before the LORD from the front of the temple (between the new altar and the house of the LORD) and he put it on the north side of the new altar.
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.
Then King
Ahaz commanded Uriah the priest, “Offer on the great altar the morning burnt offering, the evening grain offering,
and the king’s burnt offering
and grain offering, as well as the burnt offerings, grain offerings,
and drink offerings of all the people of the land.
Sprinkle on the altar all the blood of the burnt offerings
and sacrifices. But I will use the bronze altar to seek guidance.”
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 a
pavement of stones.
King
Ahaz also cut off the frames of the movable stands
and removed the bronze basin from each of them. He took down the Sea from the bronze oxen that were under it
and put it on a stone base.
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.
And on account of the king of Assyria, he removed the Sabbath
canopy they had built in the temple
and closed the royal entryway outside the house of the LORD.
