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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 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.
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.
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.”
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
And
Ahaz rested with his
fathers and was buried with them in the City of David, and his son
Hezekiah reigned in his place.
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.
Yet through all His prophets and seers, the LORD
warned Israel and Judah, saying, “Turn from your wicked ways and keep My commandments and statutes, according to the entire Law that I commanded your
fathers and delivered to you through My servants the prophets.”
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.
But they would not
listen, and they
stiffened their necks like their
fathers, who did not believe the LORD their God.
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.
They rejected His statutes and the covenant He had made with their
fathers, as well as the decrees He had given them. They pursued worthless idols and themselves became worthless, going after the surrounding nations that the LORD had commanded them not to
imitate.
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.
So these nations worshiped the LORD but also served their idols, and to this day their children and grandchildren continue to do as their fathers did.
And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that David his father did.
And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father David had done.
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?
Did the gods of the nations destroyed by my
fathers rescue those nations—the gods of Gozan,
Haran, and Rezeph, and of the people of
Eden in Telassar?
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.
“Go back and tell
Hezekiah the leader of My people that this is what the LORD, the God of your
father David, says: ‘I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. I will surely
heal you. On the third day from now you will go up to the house of the LORD.
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.
The time will surely come when everything in your palace and all that your fathers have stored up until this day will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the LORD.
And
Hezekiah rested with his
fathers, and his son
Manasseh reigned in his place.
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.
For he rebuilt the high places that his
father Hezekiah had destroyed, and he raised up altars for
Baal. He made an Asherah pole, as King
Ahab of Israel had done, and he worshiped and served all the host of heaven.
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.
I will never again cause the feet of the Israelites to
wander from the land that I gave to their
fathers, if only they are careful to do all I have commanded them—the whole Law that My servant Moses commanded them.”
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.
because they have done evil in My sight and have
provoked Me to anger from the day their
fathers came out of Egypt until this day.’”
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.
And
Manasseh rested with his
fathers and was buried in his palace garden, the garden of Uzza. And his son Amon reigned in his place.
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as his
father Manasseh did.
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his
father Manasseh had done.
And he walked in all the way that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshipped them:
He walked in all the ways of his father, and he served and worshiped the idols his father had served.
And he
forsook the LORD God of his
fathers, and walked not in the way of the LORD.
He abandoned the LORD, the God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of the LORD.
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.
And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in all the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.
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.
“Go and inquire of the LORD for me, for the people, and for all Judah concerning the words in this book that has been found. For great is the wrath of the LORD that burns against us because our fathers have not obeyed the words of this book by doing all that is written about us.”
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.
‘Therefore I will indeed gather you to your
fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all the
calamity that I will bring on this place.’” So they brought her answer back to the king.
From
Megiddo his servants carried his body in a
chariot, brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own tomb. Then the people of the land took
Jehoahaz son of
Josiah,
anointed him, and made him king in place of his
father.
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done.
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as his fathers had done.
And Pharaoh-nechoh 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.
Then Pharaoh Neco made Eliakim son of
Josiah king in place of his
father Josiah, and he changed Eliakim’s name to
Jehoiakim. But Neco took
Jehoahaz and carried him off to Egypt, where he died.
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done.
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as his fathers had done.
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father had done.
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as his father had done.
And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his
father’s brother king in his
stead, and changed his name to
Zedekiah.
Then the king of Babylon made Mattaniah,
Jehoiachin’s uncle, king in his place and changed his name to
Zedekiah.
Cush was the
father of
Nimrod, who began to be a mighty one on the earth.
Mizraim was the
father of the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites,
Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.
And Joktan
begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
And Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
And Abraham
begat Isaac. The sons of Isaac;
Esau and Israel.
Abraham was the
father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac:
Esau and Israel.
Ram was the
father of
Amminadab, and
Amminadab was the
father of Nahshon, a leader of the descendants of Judah.
Nahshon was the father of Salmon, and Salmon was the father of Boaz.
Boaz was the
father of Obed, and Obed was the
father of
Jesse.
Jesse was the
father of Eliab his
firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third,
Hur was the
father of
Uri, and
Uri was the
father of Bezalel.
And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the
father of
Gilead, whom he married when he was
threescore years old; and she bare him Segub.
Later, Hezron
slept with the daughter of Machir the
father of
Gilead. He had married her when he was sixty years old, and she bore to him Segub.
And Segub
begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of
Gilead.
Segub was the
father of
Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of
Gilead.
And he took Geshur, and
Aram, with the towns of
Jair, from them, with Kenath, and the towns thereof, even
threescore cities. All these belonged to the sons of Machir the
father of
Gilead.
But Geshur and
Aram captured Havvoth-
jair, along with Kenath and its sixty surrounding villages. All these were descendants of Machir the
father of
Gilead.
And after that Hezron was dead in
Caleb-ephratah, then
Abiah Hezron’s wife bare him
Ashur the
father of Tekoa.
After Hezron died in
Caleb-ephrathah, his wife
Abijah bore to him Ashhur the
father of Tekoa.
Attai was the
father of
Nathan,
Nathan was the
father of Zabad,
Zabad was the father of Ephlal, Ephlal was the father of Obed,
Azariah was the
father of Helez, Helez was the
father of Elasah,
And Eleasah
begat Sisamai, and Sisamai
begat Shallum,
Elasah was the father of Sismai, Sismai was the father of Shallum,
And Shallum
begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah
begat Elishama.
Shallum was the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah was the father of Elishama.
Now the sons of
Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were, Mesha his
firstborn, which was the
father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the
father of
Hebron.
The sons of
Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha his
firstborn, who was the
father of Ziph, and Mareshah his second son, who was the
father of
Hebron.
Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema. Shema was the
father of Raham the
father of Jorkeam, and Rekem was the
father of
Shammai.
And the son of
Shammai was Maon: and Maon was the
father of Beth-zur.
The son of
Shammai was Maon, and Maon was the
father of Beth-zur.
She bare also Shaaph the
father of Madmannah, Sheva the
father of Machbenah, and the
father of Gibea: and the daughter of
Caleb was Achsa.
She was also the mother of Shaaph
father of Madmannah, and of Sheva
father of Machbenah and Gibea.
Caleb’s daughter was Acsah.
These were the sons of
Caleb the son of Hur, the
firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal the
father of Kirjath-jearim,
These were the descendants of
Caleb. The sons of Hur the
firstborn of Ephrathah:
Salma the
father of
Bethlehem, Hareph the
father of Beth-gader.
Shobal the
father of Kiriath-jearim, Salma the
father of
Bethlehem, and Hareph the
father of Beth-gader.
And Shobal the father of Kirjath-jearim had sons; Haroeh, and half of the Manahethites.
These were the descendants of Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim:
And the families of the
scribes which dwelt at Jabez; the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and Suchathites. These are the
Kenites that came of Hemath, the
father of the house of Rechab.
Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-
joab, half the Manahathites, the Zorites, and the clans of the
scribes who lived at Jabez—the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. These are the
Kenites who came from Hammath, the
father of the house of Rechab.
And Reaiah the son of Shobal
begat Jahath; and Jahath
begat Ahumai and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.
Reaiah son of Shobal was the father of Jahath, and Jahath was the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the clans of the Zorathites.
And these were of the
father of Etam;
Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash: and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi:
These were the sons of Etam:
Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. And their sister was named Hazzelelponi.
And Penuel the
father of Gedor and Ezer the
father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the
firstborn of Ephratah, the
father of
Bethlehem.
Penuel was the
father of Gedor, and Ezer was the
father of Hushah. These were the descendants of Hur, the
firstborn of Ephrathah and the
father of
Bethlehem.
And
Ashur the
father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
And
Coz begat Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.
and Koz, who was the father of Anub and Zobebah and of the clans of Aharhel son of Harum.
And Chelub the brother of Shuah
begat Mehir, which was the
father of Eshton.
Chelub the brother of Shuhah was the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.
And Eshton
begat Beth-rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the
father of Ir-nahash. These are the men of Rechah.
Eshton was the father of Beth-rapha, of Paseah, and of Tehinnah the father of Ir-nahash. These were the men of Recah.
And Meonothai
begat Ophrah: and Seraiah
begat Joab, the
father of the valley of Charashim; for they were
craftsmen.
Meonothai was the
father of Ophrah, and Seraiah was the
father of
Joab, the
father of those living in Ge-harashim, which was given this name because its people were
craftsmen.
And the sons of
Ezra were, Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon: and she bare
Miriam, and
Shammai, and Ishbah the
father of Eshtemoa.
The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon.
And his wife Jehudijah bare Jered the
father of Gedor, and
Heber the
father of Socho, and Jekuthiel the
father of Zanoah. And these are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, which Mered took.
And Mered’s wife Bithiah gave birth to
Miriam,
Shammai, and Ishbah the
father of Eshtemoa. These were the children of Pharaoh’s daughter Bithiah. Mered also took a
Judean wife, who gave birth to Jered the
father of Gedor,
Heber the
father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the
father of Zanoah.
And the sons of his wife Hodiah the sister of Naham, the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.
The sons of Hodiah’s wife, the sister of Naham, were the fathers of Keilah the Garmite and of Eshtemoa the Maacathite.
The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were, Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of them that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea,
The sons of Shelah son of Judah:
And Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and
Joash, and Saraph, who had the dominion in Moab, and Jashubi-lehem. And these are ancient things.
Er the
father of Lecah, Laadah the
father of Mareshah and the clans of the linen workers at Beth-ashbea, Jokim, the men of Cozeba, and
Joash and Saraph, who ruled in Moab and Jashubi-lehem. (These names are from ancient records.)
These mentioned by their names were princes in their families: and the house of their fathers increased greatly.
These men listed by name were the leaders of their clans. Their families increased greatly,
And their brethren of the house of their
fathers were, Michael, and Meshullam, and
Sheba, and Jorai, and Jachan, and Zia, and
Heber, seven.
Their
kinsmen by families were Michael, Meshullam,
Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber—seven in all.
Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, chief of the house of their fathers.
Ahi son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, was head of their family.
And these were the heads of the house of their fathers, even Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valour, famous men, and heads of the house of their fathers.
These were the heads of their families: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel.
And they
transgressed against the God of their
fathers, and went a
whoring after the gods of the people of the land, whom God destroyed before them.
They were mighty men of
valor, famous men, and heads of their families. But they were unfaithful to the God of their
fathers, and they
prostituted themselves with the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them.
Abishua was the father of Bukki, Bukki was the father of Uzzi,
And Uzzi
begat Zerahiah, and Zerahiah
begat Meraioth,
Uzzi was the father of Zerahiah, Zerahiah was the father of Meraioth,
Meraioth was the father of Amariah, Amariah was the father of Ahitub,
