## Chapter 1

1

Ahaziah's Messengers Meet Elijah

Now Moab 4124 rebelled 6586 against Israel 3478 after 310 the death 4194 of Ahab 256.
2 And Ahaziah 274 fell 5307 through 1157 the lattice 7639 in his upper 5944 chamber 5944 which 834 {was} in Samaria 8111, and became 2470 ill 2470. So he sent 7971 messengers 4397 and said 559 to them, "Go 1980, inquire 1875 of Baal-zebub 1176, the god 430 of Ekron 6138, whether 518 I will recover 2421 from this 2088 sickness 2483."
3 But the angel 4397 of the LORD 3068 said 1696 to Elijah 452 the Tishbite 8664, "Arise 6965, go 5927 up to meet 7122 the messengers 4397 of the king 4428 of Samaria 8111 and say 1696 to them, 'Is it because there 369 is no 369 God 430 in Israel 3478 {that} you are going 1980 to inquire 1875 of Baal-zebub 1176, the god 430 of Ekron 6138?'
4 "Now therefore 3651 thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068, 'You shall not come 3381 down 3381 from the bed 4296 where you have gone 5927 up, but you shall surely 4191 die 4191.'" Then Elijah 452 departed 1980.
5 ¶ When the messengers 4397 returned 7725 to him he said 559 to them, "Why 4100 have you returned 7725?"
6 They said 559 to him, "A man 376 came 5927 up to meet 7122 us and said 559 to us, 'Go 1980, return 7725 to the king 4428 who 834 sent 7971 you and say 1696 to him, "Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068, 'Is it because there 369 is no 369 God 430 in Israel 3478 {that} you are sending 7971 to inquire 1875 of Baal-zebub 1176, the god 430 of Ekron 6138? Therefore 3651 you shall not come 3381 down 3381 from the bed 4296 where you have gone 5927 up, but shall surely 4191 die 4191.'"'"
7 He said 1696 to them, "What 4100 kind 4941 of man 376 was he who 834 came 5927 up to meet 7122 you and spoke 1696 these 428 words 1697 to you?"
8 They answered 559 him, "{He was} a hairy 8181 man 376 with a leather 5785 girdle 232 bound 247 about his loins 4975." And he said 559, "It is Elijah 452 the Tishbite 8664."
9 ¶ Then {the king} sent 7971 to him a captain 8269 of fifty 2572 with his fifty 2572. And he went 5927 up to him, and behold 2009, he was sitting 3427 on the top 7218 of the hill 2022. And he said 1696 to him, "O man 376 of God 430, the king 4428 says 1696, 'Come 3381 down 3381.'"
10 Elijah 452 replied 6030 to the captain 8269 of fifty 2572, "If 518 I am a man 376 of God 430, let fire 784 come 3381 down 3381 from heaven 8064 and consume 398 you and your fifty 2572." Then fire 784 came 3381 down 3381 from heaven 8064 and consumed 398 him and his fifty 2572.
11 ¶ So he again 7725 sent 7971 to him another 312 captain 8269 of fifty 2572 with his fifty 2572. And he said 1696 to him, "O man 376 of God 430, thus 3541 says 559 the king 4428, 'Come 3381 down 3381 quickly 4120.'"
12 Elijah 452 replied 6030 to them, "If 518 I am a man 376 of God 430, let fire 784 come 3381 down 3381 from heaven 8064 and consume 398 you and your fifty 2572." Then the fire 784 of God 430 came 3381 down 3381 from heaven 8064 and consumed 398 him and his fifty 2572.
13 ¶ So he again 7725 sent 7971 the captain 8269 of a third 7992 fifty 2572 with his fifty 2572. When the third 7992 captain 8269 of fifty 2572 went 5927 up, he came 935 and bowed 3766 down 3766 on his knees 1290 before 5048 Elijah 452, and begged 2603 him and said 1696 to him, "O man 376 of God 430, please 4994 let my life 5315 and the lives 5315 of these 428 fifty 2572 servants 5650 of yours be precious 3365 in your sight 5869.
14 "Behold 2009 fire 784 came 3381 down 3381 from heaven 8064 and consumed 398 the first 7223 two 8147 captains 8269 of fifty 2572 with their fifties 2572; but now 6258 let my life 5315 be precious 3365 in your sight 5869."
15 The angel 4397 of the LORD 3068 said 1696 to Elijah 452, "Go 3381 down 3381 with him; do not be afraid 3372 of him." So he arose 6965 and went 3381 down 3381 with him to the king 4428.
16 Then he said 1696 to him, "Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068, 'Because you have sent 7971 messengers 4397 to inquire 1875 of Baal-zebub 1176, the god 430 of Ekron 6138--is it because there 369 is no 369 God 430 in Israel 3478 to inquire 1875 of His word 1697?--therefore 3651 you shall not come 3381 down 3381 from the bed 4296 where you have gone 5927 up, but shall surely 4191 die 4191.'"
17

Jehoram Reigns over Israel

¶ So Ahaziah died 4191 according to the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 which 834 Elijah 452 had spoken 1696. And because 3588 he had 1961 no 3808 son 1121, Jehoram 3088 became 4427 king 4427 in his place 8478 in the second 8147 year 8141 of Jehoram 3088 the son 1121 of Jehoshaphat 3092, king 4428 of Judah 3063.
18 Now the rest 3499 of the acts 1697 of Ahaziah 274 which 834 he did 6213, are they not written 3789 in the Book 5612 of the Chronicles of the Kings 4428 of Israel 3478?

## Chapter 2

1

Elijah Taken to Heaven

And it came 1961 about when the LORD 3068 was about to take 5927 up Elijah 452 by a whirlwind 5591 to heaven 8064, that Elijah 452 went 1980 with Elisha 477 from Gilgal 1537.
2 Elijah 452 said 559 to Elisha 477, "Stay 3427 here 6311 please 4994, for the LORD 3068 has sent 7971 me as far 5704 as Bethel 1008." But Elisha 477 said 559, "As the LORD 3068 lives 2416 and as you yourself 5315 live 2416, I will not leave 5800 you." So they went 3381 down 3381 to Bethel 1008.
3 Then the sons 1121 of the prophets 5030 who 834 {were at} Bethel 1008 came 3318 out to Elisha 477 and said 559 to him, "Do you know 3045 that the LORD 3068 will take 3947 away your master 113 from over 5921 you today 3117?" And he said 559, "Yes 1571, I know 3045; be still 2814."
4 ¶ Elijah 452 said 559 to him, "Elisha 477, please 4994 stay 3427 here 6311, for the LORD 3068 has sent 7971 me to Jericho 3405." But he said 559, "As the LORD 3068 lives 2416, and as you yourself 5315 live 2416, I will not leave 5800 you." So they came 935 to Jericho 3405.
5 The sons 1121 of the prophets 5030 who 834 {were} at Jericho 3405 approached 5066 Elisha 477 and said 559 to him, "Do you know 3045 that the LORD 3068 will take 3947 away your master 113 from over 5921 you today 3117?" And he answered 559, "Yes 1571, I know 3045; be still 2814."
6 Then Elijah 452 said 559 to him, "Please 4994 stay 3427 here 6311, for the LORD 3068 has sent 7971 me to the Jordan 3383." And he said 559, "As the LORD 3068 lives 2416, and as you yourself 5315 live 2416, I will not leave 5800 you." So the two 8147 of them went 1980 on.
7 ¶ Now fifty 2572 men 376 of the sons 1121 of the prophets 5030 went 1980 and stood 5975 opposite {them} at a distance 7350, while the two 8147 of them stood 5975 by the Jordan 3383.
8 Elijah 452 took 3947 his mantle 155 and folded 1563 it together 1563 and struck 5221 the waters 4325, and they were divided 2673 here 2008 and there 2008, so that the two 8147 of them crossed 5674 over 5674 on dry 2724 ground 2724.
9 ¶ When they had crossed 5674 over 5674, Elijah 452 said 559 to Elisha 477, "Ask 7592 what 4100 I shall do 6213 for you before 2962 I am taken 3947 from you." And Elisha 477 said 559, "Please 4994, let a double 8147 portion 6310 of your spirit 7307 be upon me."
10 He said 559, "You have asked 7592 a hard 7185 thing 7185. {Nevertheless,} if 518 you see 7200 me when I am taken 3947 from you, it shall be so 3651 for you; but if 518 not, it shall not be {so.}"
11 As they were going 1980 along and talking 1696, behold 2009, {there appeared} a chariot 7393 of fire 784 and horses 5483 of fire 784 which separated 6504 the two 8147 of them. And Elijah 452 went 5927 up by a whirlwind 5591 to heaven 8064.
12 Elisha 477 saw 7200 {it} and cried 6817 out, "My father 1, my father 1, the chariots 7393 of Israel 3478 and its horsemen 6571!" And he saw 7200 Elijah no 3808 more 5750. Then he took 2388 hold 2388 of his own clothes 899 and tore 7167 them in two 8147 pieces 7168.
13 He also took 7311 up the mantle 155 of Elijah 452 that fell 5307 from him and returned 7725 and stood 5975 by the bank 8193 of the Jordan 3383.
14 He took 3947 the mantle 155 of Elijah 452 that fell 5307 from him and struck 5221 the waters 4325 and said 559, "Where 346 is the LORD 3068, the God 430 of Elijah 452?" And when he also 637 had struck 5221 the waters 4325, they were divided 2673 here 2008 and there 2008; and Elisha 477 crossed 5674 over 5674.
15

Elisha Succeeds Elijah

¶ Now when the sons 1121 of the prophets 5030 who 834 {were} at Jericho 3405 opposite {him} saw 7200 him, they said 559, "The spirit 7307 of Elijah 452 rests 5117 on Elisha 477." And they came 935 to meet 7122 him and bowed 7812 themselves to the ground 776 before him.
16 They said 559 to him, "Behold 2009 now 4994, there 3426 are with your servants 5650 fifty 2572 strong 2428 men 376, please 4994 let them go 1980 and search 1245 for your master 113; perhaps 6435 the Spirit 7307 of the LORD 3068 has taken 5375 him up and cast 7993 him on some 259 mountain 2022 or 176 into some 259 valley 1516." And he said 559, "You shall not send 7971."
17 But when they urged 6484 him until 5704 he was ashamed 954, he said 559, "Send 7971." They sent 7971 therefore fifty 2572 men 376; and they searched 1245 three 7969 days 3117 but did not find 4672 him.
18 They returned 7725 to him while he was staying 3427 at Jericho 3405; and he said 559 to them, "Did I not say 559 to you, 'Do not go 1980'?"
19 ¶ Then the men 376 of the city 5892 said 559 to Elisha 477, "Behold 2009 now, the situation 4186 of this city 5892 is pleasant 2896, as my lord 113 sees 7200; but the water 4325 is bad 7451 and the land 776 is unfruitful 7921."
20 He said 559, "Bring 3947 me a new 2319 jar 6746, and put 7760 salt 4417 in it." So they brought 3947 {it} to him.
21 He went 3318 out to the spring 4161 of water 4325 and threw 7993 salt 4417 in it and said 559, "Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068, 'I have purified 7495 these 428 waters 4325; there shall not be from there 8033 death 4194 or unfruitfulness 7921 any 5750 longer 5750.'"
22 So the waters 4325 have been purified 7495 to this 2088 day 3117, according to the word 1697 of Elisha 477 which 834 he spoke 1696.
23 ¶ Then he went 5927 up from there 8033 to Bethel 1008; and as he was going 5927 up by the way 1870, young 6996 lads 5288 came 3318 out from the city 5892 and mocked 7046 him and said 559 to him, "Go 5927 up, you baldhead 7142; go 5927 up, you baldhead 7142!"
24 When he looked 6437 behind 310 him and saw 7200 them, he cursed 7043 them in the name 8034 of the LORD 3068. Then two 8147 female bears 1677 came 3318 out of the woods 3293 and tore 1234 up forty-two lads 3206 of their number.
25 He went 1980 from there 8033 to Mount 2022 Carmel 3760, and from there 8033 he returned 7725 to Samaria 8111.

## Chapter 3

1

Jehoram Meets Moab Rebellion

Now Jehoram 3088 the son 1121 of Ahab 256 became 4427 king 4427 over 5921 Israel 3478 at Samaria 8111 in the eighteenth year 8141 of Jehoshaphat 3092 king 4428 of Judah 3063, and reigned 4427 twelve years 8141.
2 He did 6213 evil 7451 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068, though 7534 not like his father 1 and his mother 517; for he put 5493 away 5493 the {sacred} pillar 4676 of Baal 1168 which 834 his father 1 had made 6213.
3 Nevertheless 7534, he clung 1692 to the sins 2403 of Jeroboam 3379 the son 1121 of Nebat 5028, which 834 he made Israel 3478 sin 2398; he did not depart 5493 from them.
4 ¶ Now Mesha 4338 king 4428 of Moab 4124 was a sheep 5349 breeder 5349, and used to pay 7725 the king 4428 of Israel 3478 100,000 lambs 3733 and the wool 6785 of 100,000 rams 352.
5 But when Ahab 256 died 4194, the king 4428 of Moab 4124 rebelled 6586 against the king 4428 of Israel 3478.
6 And King 4428 Jehoram 3088 went 3318 out of Samaria 8111 at that time 3117 and mustered 6485 all 3605 Israel 3478.
7 Then he went 1980 and sent 7971 {word} to Jehoshaphat 3092 the king 4428 of Judah 3063, saying 559, "The king 4428 of Moab 4124 has rebelled 6586 against me. Will you go 1980 with me to fight 4421 against 413 Moab 4124?" And he said 559, "I will go 5927 up; I am as you are, my people 5971 as your people 5971, my horses 5483 as your horses 5483."
8 He said 559, "Which way 1870 shall we go 5927 up?" And he answered 559, "The way 1870 of the wilderness 4057 of Edom 112."
9 ¶ So the king 4428 of Israel 3478 went 1980 with the king 4428 of Judah 3063 and the king 4428 of Edom 112; and they made 5437 a circuit 5437 of seven 7651 days' 3117 journey 1870, and there was no 3808 water 4325 for the army 4264 or for the cattle 929 that followed 7272 them.
10 Then the king 4428 of Israel 3478 said 559, "Alas 162! For the LORD 3068 has called 7121 these 428 three 7969 kings 4428 to give 5414 them into the hand 3027 of Moab 4124."
11 But Jehoshaphat 3092 said 559, "Is there 369 not a prophet 5030 of the LORD 3068 here 6311, that we may inquire 1875 of the LORD 3068 by him?" And one 259 of the king 4428 of Israel's 3478 servants 5650 answered 6030 and said 559, "Elisha 477 the son 1121 of Shaphat 8202 is here 6311, who 834 used to pour 3332 water 4325 on the hands 3027 of Elijah 452."
12 Jehoshaphat 3092 said 559, "The word 1697 of the LORD 3068 is with him." So the king 4428 of Israel 3478 and Jehoshaphat 3092 and the king 4428 of Edom 112 went 3381 down 3381 to him.
13 ¶ Now Elisha 477 said 559 to the king 4428 of Israel 3478, "What 4100 do I have to do with you? Go 1980 to the prophets 5030 of your father 1 and to the prophets 5030 of your mother 517." And the king 4428 of Israel 3478 said 559 to him, "No 408, for the LORD 3068 has called 7121 these 428 three 7969 kings 4428 {together} to give 5414 them into the hand 3027 of Moab 4124."
14 Elisha 477 said 559, "As the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635 lives 2416, before 6440 whom 834 I stand 5975, were it not that I regard 5375 the presence 6440 of Jehoshaphat 3092 the king 4428 of Judah 3063, I would not look 5027 at you nor 518 see 7200 you.
15 "But now 6258 bring 3947 me a minstrel 5059." And it came 1961 about, when the minstrel 5059 played 5059, that the hand 3027 of the LORD 3068 came 1961 upon him.
16 He said 559, "Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068, 'Make 6213 this 2088 valley 5158 full 1356 of trenches 1356.'
17 "For thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068, 'You shall not see 7200 wind 7307 nor 3808 shall you see 7200 rain 1653; yet that valley 5158 shall be filled 4390 with water 4325, so that you shall drink 8354, both you and your cattle 4735 and your beasts 929.
18 'This 2088 is but a slight 7043 thing 7043 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068; He will also give 5414 the Moabites 4124 into your hand 3027.
19 'Then you shall strike 5221 every 3605 fortified 4013 city 5892 and every 3605 choice 4004 city 5892, and fell 5307 every 3605 good 2896 tree 6086 and stop 5640 all 3605 springs 4599 of water 4325, and mar 3510 every 3605 good 2896 piece 2513 of land 2513 with stones 68.'"
20 It happened 1961 in the morning 1242 about the time of offering 5927 the sacrifice 4503, that behold 2009, water 4325 came 935 by the way 1870 of Edom 112, and the country 776 was filled 4390 with water 4325.
21 ¶ Now all 3605 the Moabites 4124 heard 8085 that the kings 4428 had come 5927 up to fight 3898 against them. And all 3605 who were able to put 2296 on armor 2290 and older 4605 were summoned 6817 and stood 5975 on the border 1366.
22 They rose 7925 early 7925 in the morning 1242, and the sun 8121 shone 2224 on the water 4325, and the Moabites 4124 saw 7200 the water 4325 opposite {them} as red 122 as blood 1818.
23 Then they said 559, "This 2088 is blood 1818; the kings 4428 have surely 2717 fought 2717 together 2717, and they have slain 5221 one 376 another 7453. Now 6258 therefore, Moab 4124, to the spoil 7998!"
24 But when they came 935 to the camp 4264 of Israel 3478, the Israelites 3478 arose 6965 and struck 5221 the Moabites 4124, so that they fled 5127 before them; and they went 935 forward into the land, slaughtering 5221 the Moabites 4124.
25 Thus they destroyed 2040 the cities 5892; and each 376 one 376 threw 7993 a stone 68 on every 3605 piece 2513 of good 2896 land 2513 and filled 4390 it. So they stopped 5640 all 3605 the springs 4599 of water 4325 and felled 5307 all 3605 the good 2896 trees 6086, until 5704 in Kir-hareseth 7025 {only} they left 7604 its stones 68; however, the slingers 7051 went 5437 about 5437 {it} and struck 5221 it.
26 When the king 4428 of Moab 4124 saw 7200 that the battle 4421 was too 4480 fierce 2388 for him, he took 3947 with him 700 men 376 who drew 8025 swords 2719, to break 1234 through 1234 to the king 4428 of Edom 112; but they could 3201 not.
27 Then he took 3947 his oldest 1060 son 1121 who 834 was to reign 4427 in his place 8478, and offered 5927 him as a burnt 5930 offering 5930 on the wall 2346. And there came 1961 great 1419 wrath 7110 against 5921 Israel 3478, and they departed 5265 from him and returned 7725 to their own land 776.

## Chapter 4

1

The Widow's Oil

Now a certain 259 woman 802 of the wives 802 of the sons 1121 of the prophets 5030 cried 6817 out to Elisha 477, "Your servant 5650 my husband 376 is dead 4191, and you know 3045 that your servant 5650 feared 3372 the LORD 3068; and the creditor 5383 has come 935 to take 3947 my two 8147 children 3206 to be his slaves 5650."
2 Elisha 477 said 559 to her, "What 4100 shall I do 6213 for you? Tell 5046 me, what 4100 do you have 3426 in the house 1004?" And she said 559, "Your maidservant 8198 has 369 nothing in the house 1004 except a jar 610 of oil 8081."
3 Then he said 559, "Go 1980, borrow 7592 vessels 3627 at large 2351 for yourself from all 3605 your neighbors 7934, {even} empty 7386 vessels 3627; do not get 4591 a few 4591.
4 "And you shall go 935 in and shut 5462 the door 1817 behind 1157 you and your sons 1121, and pour 3332 out into all 3605 these 428 vessels 3627, and you shall set 5265 aside 5265 what 4392 is full 4392."
5 So she went 1980 from him and shut 5462 the door 1817 behind 1157 her and her sons 1121; they were bringing 5066 {the vessels} to her and she poured 3332.
6 When the vessels 3627 were full 4390, she said 559 to her son 1121, "Bring 5066 me another 5750 vessel 3627." And he said 559 to her, "There 369 is not one 369 vessel 3627 more 5750." And the oil 8081 stopped 5975.
7 Then she came 935 and told 5046 the man 376 of God 430. And he said 559, "Go 1980, sell 4376 the oil 8081 and pay 7999 your debt 5386, and you {and} your sons 1121 can live 2421 on the rest 3498."
8

The Shunammite Woman

¶ Now there came 1961 a day 3117 when Elisha 477 passed 5674 over 5674 to Shunem 7766, where 8033 there was a prominent 1419 woman 802, and she persuaded 2388 him to eat 398 food 3899. And so it was, as often 1767 as he passed 5674 by, he turned 5493 in there 8033 to eat 398 food 3899.
9 She said 559 to her husband 376, "Behold 2009 now 4994, I perceive 3045 that this 1931 is a holy 6918 man 376 of God 430 passing 5674 by us continually 8548.
10 "Please 4994, let us make 6213 a little 6996 walled 7023 upper 5944 chamber 5944 and let us set 7760 a bed 4296 for him there 8033, and a table 7979 and a chair 3678 and a lampstand 4501; and it shall be, when he comes 935 to us, {that} he can turn 5493 in there 8033."
11 ¶ One day 3117 he came 935 there 8033 and turned 5493 in to the upper 5944 chamber 5944 and rested.
12 Then he said 559 to Gehazi 1522 his servant 5288, "Call 7121 this 2088 Shunammite 7767." And when he had called 7121 her, she stood 5975 before 6440 him.
13 He said 559 to him, "Say 559 now 4994 to her, 'Behold 2009, you have been 2729 careful 2729 for us with all 3605 this 2088 care 2731; what 4100 can I do 6213 for you? Would 3426 you be spoken 1696 for to the king 4428 or 176 to the captain 8269 of the army 6635?'" And she answered 559, "I live 3427 among 8432 my own people 5971."
14 So he said 559, "What 4100 then is to be done 6213 for her?" And Gehazi 1522 answered 559, "Truly 61 she has 369 no 369 son 1121 and her husband 376 is old 2204."
15 He said 559, "Call 7121 her." When he had called 7121 her, she stood 5975 in the doorway 6607.
16 Then he said 559, "At this 2088 season 4150 next 2416 year 6256 you will embrace 2263 a son 1121." And she said 559, "No 408, my lord 113, O man 376 of God 430, do not lie 3576 to your maidservant 8198."
17 ¶ The woman 802 conceived 2029 and bore 3205 a son 1121 at that season 4150 the next 2416 year 6256, as Elisha 477 had said 1696 to her.
18

The Shunammite's Son

¶ When the child 3206 was grown 1431, the day 3117 came 1961 that he went 3318 out to his father 1 to the reapers 7114.
19 He said 559 to his father 1, "My head 7218, my head 7218." And he said 559 to his servant 5288, "Carry 5375 him to his mother 517."
20 When he had taken 5375 him and brought 935 him to his mother 517, he sat 3427 on her lap 1290 until 5704 noon 6672, and {then} died 4191.
21 She went 5927 up and laid 7901 him on the bed 4296 of the man 376 of God 430, and shut 5462 {the door} behind 1157 him and went 3318 out.
22 Then she called 7121 to her husband 376 and said 559, "Please 4994 send 7971 me one 259 of the servants 5288 and one 259 of the donkeys 860, that I may run 7323 to the man 376 of God 430 and return 7725."
23 He said 559, "Why 4069 will you go 1980 to him today 3117? It is neither 3808 new 2320 moon 2320 nor 3808 sabbath 7676." And she said 559, "{It will be} well 7965."
24 Then she saddled 2280 a donkey 860 and said 559 to her servant 5288, "Drive 5090 and go 1980 forward; do not slow 6113 down 6113 the pace 7392 for me unless I tell 559 you."
25 So she went 1980 and came 935 to the man 376 of God 430 to Mount 2022 Carmel 3760.
26 ¶ "Please 4994 run 7323 now 6258 to meet 7122 her and say 559 to her, 'Is it well 7965 with you? Is it well 7965 with your husband 376? Is it well 7965 with the child 3206?'" And she answered 559, "It is well 7965."
27 When she came 935 to the man 376 of God 430 to the hill 2022, she caught 2388 hold 2388 of his feet 7272. And Gehazi 1522 came 5066 near 5066 to push 1920 her away 1920; but the man 376 of God 430 said 559, "Let 7503 her alone 7503, for her soul 5315 is troubled 4843 within her; and the LORD 3068 has hidden 5956 it from me and has not told 5046 me."
28 Then she said 559, "Did I ask 7592 for a son 1121 from my lord 113? Did I not say 559, 'Do not deceive 7951 me'?"
29 ¶ Then he said 559 to Gehazi 1522, "Gird 2296 up your loins 4975 and take 3947 my staff 4938 in your hand 3027, and go 1980 your way; if 3588 you meet 4672 any 376 man 376, do not salute 1288 him, and if 3588 anyone 376 salutes 1288 you, do not answer 6030 him; and lay 7760 my staff 4938 on the lad's 5288 face 6440."
30 The mother 517 of the lad 5288 said 559, "As the LORD 3068 lives 2416 and as you yourself 5315 live 2416, I will not leave 5800 you." And he arose 6965 and followed her.
31 Then Gehazi 1522 passed 5674 on before 6440 them and laid 7760 the staff 4938 on the lad's 5288 face 6440, but there 369 was no 369 sound 6963 or 369 response 7182. So he returned 7725 to meet 7122 him and told 5046 him, "The lad 5288 has not awakened 7019."
32 ¶ When Elisha 477 came 935 into the house 1004, behold 2009 the lad 5288 was dead 4191 and laid 7901 on his bed 4296.
33 So he entered 935 and shut 5462 the door 1817 behind 1157 them both 8147 and prayed 6419 to the LORD 3068.
34 And he went 5927 up and lay 7901 on the child 3206, and put 7760 his mouth 6310 on his mouth 6310 and his eyes 5869 on his eyes 5869 and his hands 3709 on his hands 3709, and he stretched 1457 himself on him; and the flesh 1320 of the child 3206 became 2552 warm 2552.
35 Then he returned 7725 and walked 1980 in the house 1004 once 259 back 2008 and forth 2008, and went 5927 up and stretched 1457 himself on him; and the lad 5288 sneezed 2237 seven 7651 times 6471 and the lad 5288 opened 6491 his eyes 5869.
36 He called 7121 Gehazi 1522 and said 559, "Call 7121 this 2088 Shunammite 7767." So he called 7121 her. And when she came 935 in to him, he said 559, "Take 5375 up your son 1121."
37 Then she went 935 in and fell 5307 at his feet 7272 and bowed 7812 herself to the ground 776, and she took 5375 up her son 1121 and went 3318 out.
38

The Poisonous Stew

¶ When Elisha 477 returned 7725 to Gilgal 1537, {there was} a famine 7458 in the land 776. As the sons 1121 of the prophets 5030 were sitting 3427 before 6440 him, he said 559 to his servant 5288, "Put 8239 on the large 1419 pot 5518 and boil 1310 stew 5138 for the sons 1121 of the prophets 5030."
39 Then one 259 went 3318 out into the field 7704 to gather 3950 herbs 219, and found 4672 a wild 7704 vine 1612 and gathered 3950 from it his lap 899 full 4393 of wild 7704 gourds 6498, and came 935 and sliced 6398 them into the pot 5518 of stew 5138, for they did not know 3045 {what they were.}
40 So they poured 3332 {it} out for the men 376 to eat 398. And as they were eating 398 of the stew 5138, they cried 6817 out and said 559, "O man 376 of God 430, there is death 4194 in the pot 5518." And they were unable to eat 398.
41 But he said 559, "Now bring 3947 meal 7058." He threw 7993 it into the pot 5518 and said 559, "Pour 3332 {it} out for the people 5971 that they may eat 398." Then there was no 3808 harm in the pot 5518.
42 ¶ Now a man 376 came 935 from Baal-shalishah 1190, and brought 935 the man 376 of God 430 bread 3899 of the first 1061 fruits 1061, twenty 6242 loaves 3899 of barley 8184 and fresh 3759 ears 3759 of grain 3759 in his sack 6861. And he said 559, "Give 5414 {them} to the people 5971 that they may eat 398."
43 His attendant 8334 said 559, "What 4100, will I set 5414 this 2088 before 6440 a hundred 3967 men 376?" But he said 559, "Give 5414 {them} to the people 5971 that they may eat 398, for thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068, 'They shall eat 398 and have {some} left 3498 over 3498.'"
44 So he set 5414 {it} before 6440 them, and they ate 398 and had {some} left 3498 over 3498, according to the word 1697 of the LORD 3068.

## Chapter 5

1

Naaman Is Healed

Now Naaman 5283, captain 8269 of the army 6635 of the king 4428 of Aram 758, was a great 1419 man 376 with his master 113, and highly respected, because 3588 by him the LORD 3068 had given 5414 victory 8668 to Aram 758. The man 376 was also a valiant 2428 warrior 1368, {but he was} a leper 6879.
2 Now the Arameans 758 had gone 3318 out in bands 1416 and had taken 7617 captive 7628 a little 6996 girl 5291 from the land 776 of Israel 3478; and she waited 1961 on Naaman's 5283 wife 802.
3 She said 559 to her mistress 1404, "I wish 305 that my master 113 were with the prophet 5030 who 834 is in Samaria 8111! Then 227 he would cure 622 him of his leprosy 6883."
4 Naaman went 935 in and told 5046 his master 113, saying 559, "Thus 2088 and thus 2088 spoke 1696 the girl 5291 who 834 is from the land 776 of Israel 3478."
5 Then the king 4428 of Aram 758 said 559, "Go 1980 now 935, and I will send 7971 a letter 5612 to the king 4428 of Israel 3478." He departed 1980 and took 3947 with him ten 6235 talents 3603 of silver 3701 and six 8337 thousand 505 {shekels} of gold 2091 and ten 6235 changes 2487 of clothes 899.
6 ¶ He brought 935 the letter 5612 to the king 4428 of Israel 3478, saying 559, "And now 6258 as this 2088 letter 5612 comes 935 to you, behold 2009, I have sent 7971 Naaman 5283 my servant 5650 to you, that you may cure 622 him of his leprosy 6883."
7 When the king 4428 of Israel 3478 read 7121 the letter 5612, he tore 7167 his clothes 899 and said 559, "Am I God 430, to kill 4191 and to make 2421 alive 2421, that this 2088 man is sending 7971 {word} to me to cure 622 a man 376 of his leprosy 6883? But consider 3045 now 4994, and see 7200 how 3588 he is seeking 579 a quarrel 579 against me."
8 ¶ It happened 1961 when Elisha 477 the man 376 of God 430 heard 8085 that the king 4428 of Israel 3478 had torn 7167 his clothes 899, that he sent 7971 {word} to the king 4428, saying 559, "Why 4100 have you torn 7167 your clothes 899? Now 4994 let him come 935 to me, and he shall know 3045 that there 3426 is a prophet 5030 in Israel 3478."
9 So Naaman 5283 came 935 with his horses 5483 and his chariots 7393 and stood 5975 at the doorway 6607 of the house 1004 of Elisha 477.
10 Elisha 477 sent 7971 a messenger 4397 to him, saying 559, "Go 1980 and wash 7364 in the Jordan 3383 seven 7651 times 6471, and your flesh 1320 will be restored 7725 to you and {you will} be clean 2891."
11 But Naaman 5283 was furious 7107 and went 1980 away and said 559, "Behold 2009, I thought 559, 'He will surely 3318 come 3318 out to me and stand 5975 and call 7121 on the name 8034 of the LORD 3068 his God 430, and wave 5130 his hand 3027 over 413 the place 4725 and cure 622 the leper 6879.'
12 "Are not Abanah 71 and Pharpar 6554, the rivers 5104 of Damascus 1834, better 2896 than 4480 all 3605 the waters 4325 of Israel 3478? Could I not wash 7364 in them and be clean 2891?" So he turned 6437 and went 1980 away in a rage 2534.
13 Then his servants 5650 came 5066 near 5066 and spoke 1696 to him and said 559, "My father 1, had the prophet 5030 told 1696 you {to do some} great 1419 thing 1697, would you not have done 6213 {it?} How 637 much more {then,} when 3588 he says 559 to you, 'Wash 7364, and be clean 2891'?"
14 So he went 3381 down 3381 and dipped 2881 {himself} seven 7651 times 6471 in the Jordan 3383, according to the word 1697 of the man 376 of God 430; and his flesh 1320 was restored 7725 like the flesh 1320 of a little 6996 child 5288 and he was clean 2891.
15

Gehazi's Greed

¶ When he returned 7725 to the man 376 of God 430 with all 3605 his company 4264, and came 935 and stood 5975 before 6440 him, he said 559, "Behold 2009 now 4994, I know 3045 that there 369 is no 369 God 430 in all 3605 the earth 776, but in Israel 3478; so please 4994 take 3947 a present 1293 from your servant 5650 now 6258."
16 But he said 559, "As the LORD 3068 lives 2416, before 6440 whom 834 I stand 5975, I will take 3947 nothing 518." And he urged 6484 him to take 3947 {it,} but he refused 3985.
17 Naaman 5283 said 559, "If not, please 4994 let your servant 5650 at least be given 5414 two 6776 mules' 6505 load 4853 of earth 127; for your servant 5650 will no 3808 longer 5750 offer 6213 burnt 5930 offering 5930 nor 3808 will he sacrifice 2077 to other 312 gods 430, but to the LORD 3068.
18 "In this 2088 matter 1697 may the LORD 3068 pardon 5545 your servant 5650: when my master 113 goes 935 into the house 1004 of Rimmon 7417 to worship 7812 there 8033, and he leans 8172 on my hand 3027 and I bow 7812 myself in the house 1004 of Rimmon 7417, when I bow 7812 myself in the house 1004 of Rimmon 7417, the LORD 3068 pardon 5545 your servant 5650 in this 2088 matter 1697."
19 He said 559 to him, "Go 1980 in peace 7965." So he departed 1980 from him some 3530 distance.
20 ¶ But Gehazi 1522, the servant 5288 of Elisha 477 the man 376 of God 430, thought 559, "Behold 2009, my master 113 has spared 2820 this 2088 Naaman 5283 the Aramean 761, by not receiving 3947 from his hands 3027 what 834 he brought 935. As the LORD 3068 lives 2416, I will run 7323 after 310 him and take 3947 something 3972 from him."
21 So Gehazi 1522 pursued 7291 Naaman 5283. When Naaman 5283 saw 7200 one running 7323 after 310 him, he came 5307 down 5307 from the chariot 4818 to meet 7122 him and said 559, "Is all well 7965?"
22 He said 559, "All is well 7965. My master 113 has sent 7971 me, saying 559, 'Behold 2009, just 2088 now 6258 two 8147 young 5288 men 5288 of the sons 1121 of the prophets 5030 have come 935 to me from the hill 2022 country 2022 of Ephraim 669. Please 4994 give 5414 them a talent 3603 of silver 3701 and two 8147 changes 2487 of clothes 899.'"
23 Naaman 5283 said 559, "Be pleased 2974 to take 3947 two talents 3603." And he urged 6555 him, and bound 6696 two talents 3603 of silver 3701 in two 8147 bags 2754 with two 8147 changes 2487 of clothes 899 and gave 5414 them to two 8147 of his servants 5288; and they carried 5375 {them} before 6440 him.
24 When he came 935 to the hill 6076, he took 3947 them from their hand 3027 and deposited 6485 them in the house 1004, and he sent 7971 the men 376 away 7971, and they departed 1980.
25 But he went 935 in and stood 5975 before 413 his master 113. And Elisha 477 said 559 to him, "Where 575 have you been, Gehazi 1522?" And he said 559, "Your servant 5650 went 1980 nowhere."
26 ¶ Then he said 559 to him, "Did not my heart 3820 go 1980 {with you,} when 3512 the man 376 turned 2015 from his chariot 4818 to meet 7122 you? Is it a time 6256 to receive 3947 money 3701 and to receive 3947 clothes 899 and olive 2132 groves 2132 and vineyards 3754 and sheep 6629 and oxen 1241 and male 5650 and female 8198 servants?
27 "Therefore, the leprosy 6883 of Naaman 5283 shall cling 1692 to you and to your descendants 2233 forever 5769." So he went 3318 out from his presence 6440 a leper 6879 {as white} as snow 7950.

## Chapter 6

1

The Axe Head Recovered

Now the sons 1121 of the prophets 5030 said 559 to Elisha 477, "Behold 2009 now 4994, the place 4725 before 6440 you where we are living 3427 is too 4480 limited 6862 for us.
2 "Please 4994 let us go 1980 to the Jordan 3383 and each 376 of us take 3947 from there 8033 a beam 6982, and let us make 6213 a place 4725 there 8033 for ourselves where 8033 we may live 3427." So he said 559, "Go 1980."
3 Then one 259 said 559, "Please 4994 be willing 2974 to go 1980 with your servants 5650." And he answered 559, "I shall go 1980."
4 So he went 1980 with them; and when they came 935 to the Jordan 3383, they cut 1504 down 1504 trees 6086.
5 But as one 259 was felling 5307 a beam 6982, the axe 1270 head 1270 fell 5307 into the water 4325; and he cried 6817 out and said 559, "Alas 162, my master 113! For it was borrowed 7592."
6 Then the man 376 of God 430 said 559, "Where 575 did it fall 5307?" And when he showed 7200 him the place 4725, he cut 7094 off 7094 a stick 6086 and threw 7993 {it} in there 8033, and made the iron 1270 float 6687.
7 He said 559, "Take 7311 it up for yourself." So he put 7971 out his hand 3027 and took 3947 it.
8

The Arameans Plot to Capture Elisha

¶ Now the king 4428 of Aram 758 was warring 3898 against Israel 3478; and he counseled 3289 with his servants 5650 saying 559, "In such 6423 and such 492 a place 4725 shall be my camp 8466."
9 The man 376 of God 430 sent 7971 {word} to the king 4428 of Israel 3478 saying 559, "Beware 8104 that you do not pass 5674 this 2088 place 4725, for the Arameans 758 are coming 5185 down 5185 there 8033."
10 The king 4428 of Israel 3478 sent 7971 to the place 4725 about which 834 the man 376 of God 430 had told 559 him; thus he warned 2094 him, so that he guarded 8104 himself there 8033, more than once 259 or twice 8147.
11 ¶ Now the heart 3820 of the king 4428 of Aram 758 was enraged 5590 over 5921 this 2088 thing 1697; and he called 7121 his servants 5650 and said 559 to them, "Will you tell 5046 me which 4310 of us is for the king 4428 of Israel 3478?"
12 One 259 of his servants 5650 said 559, "No 3808, my lord 113, O king 4428; but Elisha 477, the prophet 5030 who 834 is in Israel 3478, tells 5046 the king 4428 of Israel 3478 the words 1697 that you speak 1696 in your bedroom."
13 So he said 559, "Go 1980 and see 7200 where 351 he is, that I may send 7971 and take 3947 him." And it was told 5046 him, saying 559, "Behold 2009, he is in Dothan 1886."
14 He sent 7971 horses 5483 and chariots 7393 and a great 3515 army 2428 there 8033, and they came 935 by night 3915 and surrounded 5362 the city 5892.
15 ¶ Now when the attendant 8334 of the man 376 of God 430 had risen 6965 early 7925 and gone 3318 out, behold 2009, an army 2428 with horses 5483 and chariots 7393 was circling 5437 the city 5892. And his servant 5288 said 559 to him, "Alas 162, my master 113! What 351 shall we do 6213?"
16 So he answered 559, "Do not fear 3372, for those who 834 are with us are more 7227 than 4480 those who 834 are with them."
17 Then Elisha 477 prayed 6419 and said 559, "O LORD 3068, I pray 4994, open 6491 his eyes 5869 that he may see 7200." And the LORD 3068 opened 6491 the servant's 5288 eyes 5869 and he saw 7200; and behold 2009, the mountain 2022 was full 4390 of horses 5483 and chariots 7393 of fire 784 all 5439 around 5439 Elisha 477.
18 When they came 3381 down 3381 to him, Elisha 477 prayed 6419 to the LORD 3068 and said 559, "Strike 5221 this 2088 people 1471 with blindness 5575, I pray 4994." So He struck 5221 them with blindness 5575 according to the word 1697 of Elisha 477.
19 Then Elisha 477 said 559 to them, "This 2088 is not the way 1870, nor 3808 is this 2090 the city 5892; follow me and I will bring 1980 you to the man 376 whom 834 you seek 1245." And he brought 1980 them to Samaria 8111.
20 ¶ When they had come 935 into Samaria 8111, Elisha 477 said 559, "O LORD 3068, open 6491 the eyes 5869 of these 428 {men,} that they may see 7200." So the LORD 3068 opened 6491 their eyes 5869 and they saw 7200; and behold 2009, they were in the midst 8432 of Samaria 8111.
21 Then the king 4428 of Israel 3478 when he saw 7200 them, said 559 to Elisha 477, "My father 1, shall I kill 5221 them? Shall I kill 5221 them?"
22 He answered 559, "You shall not kill 5221 {them.} Would you kill 5221 those you have taken 7617 captive 7628 with your sword 2719 and with your bow 7198? Set 7760 bread 3899 and water 4325 before 6440 them, that they may eat 398 and drink 8354 and go 1980 to their master 113."
23 So he prepared 3738 a great 1419 feast 3740 for them; and when they had eaten 398 and drunk 8354 he sent 7971 them away 7971, and they went 1980 to their master 113. And the marauding 1416 bands 1416 of Arameans 758 did 3254 not come 935 again into the land 776 of Israel 3478.
24

The Siege of Samaria--Cannibalism

¶ Now it came 1961 about after 310 this 3651, that Ben-hadad 1130 king 4428 of Aram 758 gathered 6908 all 3605 his army 4264 and went 5927 up and besieged Samaria 8111.
25 There was a great 1419 famine 7458 in Samaria 8111; and behold 2009, they besieged it, until 5704 a donkey's 2543 head 7218 was sold 1961 for eighty 8084 {shekels} of silver 3701, and a fourth 7255 of a kab 6894 of dove's 3123 dung 1686 for five 2568 {shekels} of silver 3701.
26 As the king 4428 of Israel 3478 was passing 5674 by on the wall 2346 a woman 802 cried 6817 out to him, saying 559, "Help 3467, my lord 113, O king 4428!"
27 He said 559, "If the LORD 3068 does not help 3467 you, from where 370 shall I help 3467 you? From the threshing 1637 floor 1637, or 176 from the wine 3342 press 3342?"
28 And the king 4428 said 559 to her, "What 4100 is the matter with you?" And she answered 559, "This 2088 woman 802 said 559 to me, 'Give 5414 your son 1121 that we may eat 398 him today 3117, and we will eat 398 my son 1121 tomorrow 4279.'
29 "So we boiled 1310 my son 1121 and ate 398 him; and I said 559 to her on the next 312 day 3117, 'Give 5414 your son 1121, that we may eat 398 him'; but she has hidden 2244 her son 1121."
30 When the king 4428 heard 8085 the words 1697 of the woman 802, he tore 7167 his clothes 899--now he was passing 5674 by on the wall 2346--and the people 5971 looked 7200, and behold 2009, he had sackcloth 8242 beneath 1004 on his body 1320.
31 Then he said 559, "May God 430 do 6213 so 3541 to me and more 3254 also 3541, if 518 the head 7218 of Elisha 477 the son 1121 of Shaphat 8202 remains 5975 on him today 3117."
32 ¶ Now Elisha 477 was sitting 3427 in his house 1004, and the elders 2205 were sitting 3427 with him. And {the king} sent 7971 a man 376 from his presence 6440; but before 2962 the messenger 4397 came 935 to him, he said 559 to the elders 2205, "Do you see 7200 how 3588 this 2088 son 1121 of a murderer 7523 has sent 7971 to take 5493 away 5493 my head 7218? Look 7200, when the messenger 4397 comes 935, shut 5462 the door 1817 and hold 3905 the door 1817 shut 3905 against him. Is not the sound 6963 of his master's 113 feet 7272 behind 310 him?"
33 While he was still 5750 talking 1696 with them, behold 2009, the messenger 4397 came 3381 down 3381 to him and he said 559, "Behold 2009, this 2088 evil 7463 is from the LORD 3068; why 4100 should I wait 3176 for the LORD 3068 any 5750 longer 5750?"

## Chapter 7

1

Elisha Promises Food

Then Elisha 477 said 559, "Listen 8085 to the word 1697 of the LORD 3068; thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068, 'Tomorrow 4279 about this time 6256 a measure 5429 of fine 5560 flour 5560 will be {sold} for a shekel 8255, and two measures 5429 of barley 8184 for a shekel 8255, in the gate 8179 of Samaria 8111.'"
2 The royal 4428 officer 7991 on whose 834 hand 3027 the king 4428 was leaning 8172 answered 6030 the man 376 of God 430 and said 559, "Behold 2009, if the LORD 3068 should make 6213 windows 699 in heaven 8064, could this 2088 thing 1697 be?" Then he said 559, "Behold 2009, you will see 7200 it with your own eyes 5869, but you will not eat 398 of it."
3

Four Lepers Relate Arameans' Flight

¶ Now there were four 702 leprous 6879 men 376 at the entrance 6607 of the gate 8179; and they said 559 to one 376 another 7453, "Why 4100 do we sit 3427 here 6311 until 5704 we die 4191?
4 "If 518 we say 559, 'We will enter 935 the city 5892,' then the famine 7458 is in the city 5892 and we will die 4191 there 8033; and if 518 we sit 3427 here 6311, we die 4191 also. Now 6258 therefore come 1980, and let us go 5307 over 5307 to the camp 4264 of the Arameans 758. If 518 they spare 2421 us, we will live 2421; and if 518 they kill 4191 us, we will but die 4191."
5 They arose 6965 at twilight 5399 to go 935 to the camp 4264 of the Arameans 758; when they came 935 to the outskirts 7097 of the camp 4264 of the Arameans 758, behold 2009, there 369 was no 369 one 376 there 8033.
6 For the Lord 136 had caused the army 4264 of the Arameans 758 to hear 8085 a sound 6963 of chariots 7393 and a sound 6963 of horses 5483, {even} the sound 6963 of a great 1419 army 2428, so that they said 559 to one 376 another 251, "Behold 2009, the king 4428 of Israel 3478 has hired 7936 against 5921 us the kings 4428 of the Hittites 2850 and the kings 4428 of the Egyptians 4714, to come 935 upon us."
7 Therefore they arose 6965 and fled 5127 in the twilight 5399, and left 5800 their tents 168 and their horses 5483 and their donkeys 2543, {even} the camp 4264 just 3512 as it was, and fled 5127 for their life 5315.
8 When these 428 lepers 6879 came 935 to the outskirts 7097 of the camp 4264, they entered 935 one 259 tent 168 and ate 398 and drank 8354, and carried 5375 from there 8033 silver 3701 and gold 2091 and clothes 899, and went 1980 and hid 2934 {them;} and they returned 7725 and entered 935 another 312 tent 168 and carried 5375 from there 8033 {also,} and went 1980 and hid 2934 {them.}
9 ¶ Then they said 559 to one 376 another 7453, "We are not doing 6213 right 3653. This 2088 day 3117 is a day 3117 of good news 1309, but we are keeping 2814 silent 2814; if we wait 2442 until 5704 morning 1242 light 216, punishment 5771 will overtake 4672 us. Now 6258 therefore come 1980, let us go 935 and tell 5046 the king's 4428 household 1004."
10 So they came 935 and called 7121 to the gatekeepers 7778 of the city 5892, and they told 5046 them, saying 559, "We came 935 to the camp 4264 of the Arameans 758, and behold 2009, there 369 was no 369 one 376 there 8033, nor 369 the voice 6963 of man 120, only the horses 5483 tied 631 and the donkeys 2543 tied 631, and the tents 168 just 3512 as they were."
11 The gatekeepers 7778 called 7121 and told 5046 {it} within 6441 the king's 4428 household 1004.
12 Then the king 4428 arose 6965 in the night 3915 and said 559 to his servants 5650, "I will now 4994 tell 5046 you what 834 the Arameans 758 have done 6213 to us. They know 3045 that we are hungry 7457; therefore they have gone 3318 from the camp 4264 to hide 2247 themselves in the field 7704, saying 559, 'When 3588 they come 3318 out of the city 5892, we will capture 8610 them alive 2416 and get 935 into the city 5892.'"
13 One 259 of his servants 5650 said 559, "Please 4994, let some {men} take 3947 five 2568 of the horses 5483 which remain 7604, which 834 are left 7604 in the city. Behold 2009, they {will be in any case} like all 3605 the multitude 1995 of Israel 3478 who 834 are left 7604 in it; behold 2009, they {will be in any case} like all 3605 the multitude 1995 of Israel 3478 who 834 have already perished 8552, so let us send 7971 and see 7200."
14 They took 3947 therefore two 8147 chariots 7393 with horses 5483, and the king 4428 sent 7971 after 310 the army 4264 of the Arameans 758, saying 559, "Go 1980 and see 7200."
15

The Promise Fulfilled

They went 1980 after 310 them to the Jordan 3383, and behold 2009, all 3605 the way 1870 was full 4392 of clothes 899 and equipment 3627 which 834 the Arameans 758 had thrown 7993 away 7993 in their haste 2648. Then the messengers 4397 returned 7725 and told 5046 the king 4428.
16 ¶ So the people 5971 went 3318 out and plundered 962 the camp 4264 of the Arameans 758. Then a measure 5429 of fine 5560 flour 5560 {was sold} for a shekel 8255 and two measures 5429 of barley 8184 for a shekel 8255, according to the word 1697 of the LORD 3068.
17 Now the king 4428 appointed 6485 the royal 7991 officer 7991 on whose 834 hand 3027 he leaned 8172 to have 5921 charge 5921 of the gate 8179; but the people 5971 trampled 7429 on him at the gate 8179, and he died 4191 just 3512 as the man 376 of God 430 had said 1696, who 834 spoke 1696 when the king 4428 came 3381 down 3381 to him.
18 It happened 1961 just as the man 376 of God 430 had spoken 1696 to the king 4428, saying 559, "Two measures 5429 of barley 8184 for a shekel 8255 and a measure 5429 of fine 5560 flour 5560 for a shekel 8255, will be {sold} tomorrow 4279 about this time 6256 at the gate 8179 of Samaria 8111."
19 Then the royal 7991 officer 7991 answered 6030 the man 376 of God 430 and said 559, "Now behold 2009, if the LORD 3068 should make 6213 windows 699 in heaven 8064, could such 2088 a thing 1697 be?" And he said 559, "Behold 2009, you will see 7200 it with your own eyes 5869, but you will not eat 398 of it."
20 And so 3651 it happened 1961 to him, for the people 5971 trampled 7429 on him at the gate 8179 and he died 4191.

## Chapter 8

1

Jehoram Restores the Shunammite's Land

Now Elisha 477 spoke 1696 to the woman 802 whose 834 son 1121 he had restored 2421 to life 2421, saying 559, "Arise 6965 and go 1980 with your household 1004, and sojourn 1481 wherever 834 you can sojourn 1481; for the LORD 3068 has called 7121 for a famine 7458, and it will even 1571 come 935 on the land 776 for seven 7651 years 8141."
2 So the woman 802 arose 6965 and did 6213 according to the word 1697 of the man 376 of God 430, and she went 1980 with her household 1004 and sojourned 1481 in the land 776 of the Philistines 6430 seven 7651 years 8141.
3 At the end 7097 of seven 7651 years 8141, the woman 802 returned 7725 from the land 776 of the Philistines 6430; and she went 3318 out to appeal 6817 to the king 4428 for her house 1004 and for her field 7704.
4 Now the king 4428 was talking 1696 with Gehazi 1522, the servant 5288 of the man 376 of God 430, saying 559, "Please 4994 relate 5608 to me all 3605 the great 1419 things 1419 that Elisha 477 has done 6213."
5 As he was relating 5608 to the king 4428 how 834 he had restored 2421 to life 2421 the one who was dead 4191, behold 2009, the woman 802 whose 834 son 1121 he had restored 2421 to life 2421 appealed 6817 to the king 4428 for her house 1004 and for her field 7704. And Gehazi 1522 said 559, "My lord 113, O king 4428, this 2088 is the woman 802 and this 2088 is her son 1121, whom 834 Elisha 477 restored 2421 to life 2421."
6 When the king 4428 asked 7592 the woman 802, she related 5608 {it} to him. So the king 4428 appointed 5414 for her a certain 259 officer 5631, saying 559, "Restore 7725 all 3605 that was hers and all 3605 the produce 8393 of the field 7704 from the day 3117 that she left 5800 the land 776 even until 5704 now 6258."
7

Elisha Predicts Evil from Hazael

¶ Then Elisha 477 came 935 to Damascus 1834. Now Ben-hadad 1130 king 4428 of Aram 758 was sick 2470, and it was told 5046 him, saying 559, "The man 376 of God 430 has come 935 here."
8 The king 4428 said 559 to Hazael 2371, "Take 3947 a gift 4503 in your hand 3027 and go 1980 to meet 7122 the man 376 of God 430, and inquire 1875 of the LORD 3068 by him, saying 559, 'Will I recover 2421 from this 2088 sickness 2483?'"
9 So Hazael 2371 went 1980 to meet 7122 him and took 3947 a gift 4503 in his hand 3027, even every 3605 kind of good 2898 thing 2898 of Damascus 1834, forty 705 camels' 1581 loads 4853; and he came 935 and stood 5975 before 6440 him and said 559, "Your son 1121 Ben-hadad 1130 king 4428 of Aram 758 has sent 7971 me to you, saying 559, 'Will I recover 2421 from this 2088 sickness 2483?'"
10 Then Elisha 477 said 559 to him, "Go 1980, say 559 to him, 'You will surely 2421 recover 2421,' but the LORD 3068 has shown 7200 me that he will certainly 4191 die 4191."
11 He fixed 5975 his gaze 6440 steadily 7760 {on him} until 5704 he was ashamed 954, and the man 376 of God 430 wept 1058.
12 Hazael 2371 said 559, "Why 4069 does my lord 113 weep 1058?" Then he answered 559, "Because 3588 I know 3045 the evil 7463 that you will do 6213 to the sons 1121 of Israel 3478: their strongholds 4013 you will set 7971 on fire 784, and their young 970 men 970 you will kill 2026 with the sword 2719, and their little 5768 ones 5768 you will dash 7376 in pieces 7376, and their women 2030 with child 2030 you will rip 1234 up."
13 Then Hazael 2371 said 559, "But what 4100 is your servant 5650, {who is but} a dog 3611, that he should do 6213 this 2088 great 1419 thing 1697?" And Elisha 477 answered 559, "The LORD 3068 has shown 7200 me that you will be king 4428 over 5921 Aram 758."
14 So he departed 1980 from Elisha 477 and returned 935 to his master 113, who said 559 to him, "What 4100 did Elisha 477 say 559 to you?" And he answered 559, "He told 559 me that you would surely 2421 recover 2421."
15 On the following 4283 day 4283, he took 3947 the cover 4345 and dipped 2881 it in water 4325 and spread 6566 it on his face 6440, so that he died 4191. And Hazael 2371 became 4427 king 4427 in his place 8478.
16

Another Jehoram Reigns in Judah

¶ Now in the fifth 2568 year 8141 of Joram 3141 the son 1121 of Ahab 256 king 4428 of Israel 3478, Jehoshaphat 3092 being then the king 4428 of Judah 3063, Jehoram 3088 the son 1121 of Jehoshaphat 3092 king 4428 of Judah 3063 became 4427 king 4427.
17 He was thirty-two years 8141 old 1121 when he became 4427 king 4427, and he reigned 4427 eight 8083 years 8141 in Jerusalem 3389.
18 He walked 1980 in the way 1870 of the kings 4428 of Israel 3478, just 3512 as the house 1004 of Ahab 256 had done 6213, for the daughter 1323 of Ahab 256 became 1961 his wife 802; and he did 6213 evil 7451 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068.
19 However, the LORD 3068 was not willing 14 to destroy 7843 Judah 3063, for the sake 4616 of David 1732 His servant 5650, since 3512 He had promised 559 him to give 5414 a lamp 5215 to him through his sons 1121 always.
20 ¶ In his days 3117 Edom 112 revolted 6586 from under 8478 the hand 3027 of Judah 3063, and made 4427 a king 4427 over 5921 themselves.
21 Then Joram 3141 crossed 5674 over 5674 to Zair 6811, and all 3605 his chariots 7393 with him. And he arose 6965 by night 3915 and struck 5221 the Edomites 112 who had surrounded 5437 him and the captains 8269 of the chariots 7393; but {his} army 5971 fled 5127 to their tents 168.
22 So Edom 112 revolted 6586 against Judah 3063 to this 2088 day 3117. Then 227 Libnah 3841 revolted 6586 at the same 1931 time 6256.
23 The rest 3499 of the acts 1697 of Joram 3141 and all 3605 that he did 6213, are they not written 3789 in the Book 5612 of the Chronicles of the Kings 4428 of Judah 3063?
24

Ahaziah Succeeds Jehoram in Judah

So Joram 3141 slept 7901 with his fathers 1 and was buried 6912 with his fathers 1 in the city 5892 of David 1732; and Ahaziah 274 his son 1121 became 4427 king 4427 in his place 8478.
25 ¶ In the twelfth year 8141 of Joram 3141 the son 1121 of Ahab 256 king 4428 of Israel 3478, Ahaziah 274 the son 1121 of Jehoram 3088 king 4428 of Judah 3063 began to reign 4427.
26 Ahaziah 274 {was} twenty-two years 8141 old 1121 when he became 4427 king 4427, and he reigned 4427 one 259 year 8141 in Jerusalem 3389. And his mother's 517 name 8034 {was} Athaliah 6271 the granddaughter 1323 of Omri 6018 king 4428 of Israel 3478.
27 He walked 1980 in the way 1870 of the house 1004 of Ahab 256 and did 6213 evil 7451 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068, like the house 1004 of Ahab 256 {had done,} because 3588 he was a son-in-law 2860 of the house 1004 of Ahab 256.
28 ¶ Then he went 1980 with Joram 3141 the son 1121 of Ahab 256 to war 4421 against 5973 Hazael 2371 king 4428 of Aram 758 at Ramoth-gilead 7433, and the Arameans 761 wounded 5221 Joram 3141.
29 So King 4428 Joram 3141 returned 7725 to be healed 7495 in Jezreel 3157 of the wounds 4347 which 834 the Arameans 761 had inflicted 5221 on him at Ramah 7414 when he fought 3898 against 854 Hazael 2371 king 4428 of Aram 758. Then Ahaziah 274 the son 1121 of Jehoram 3088 king 4428 of Judah 3063 went 3381 down 3381 to see 7200 Joram 3141 the son 1121 of Ahab 256 in Jezreel 3157 because 3588 he was sick 2470.

## Chapter 9

1

Jehu Reigns over Israel

Now Elisha 477 the prophet 5030 called 7121 one 259 of the sons 1121 of the prophets 5030 and said 559 to him, "Gird 2296 up your loins 4975, and take 3947 this 2088 flask 6378 of oil 8081 in your hand 3027 and go 1980 to Ramoth-gilead 7433.
2 "When you arrive 935 there 8033, search 7200 out Jehu 3058 the son 1121 of Jehoshaphat 3092 the son 1121 of Nimshi 5250, and go 935 in and bid him arise 6965 from among 8432 his brothers 251, and bring 935 him to an inner 2315 room 2315.
3 "Then take 3947 the flask 6378 of oil 8081 and pour 3332 it on his head 7218 and say 559, 'Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068, "I have anointed 4886 you king 4428 over 5921 Israel 3478."' Then open 6605 the door 1817 and flee 5127 and do not wait 2442."
4 ¶ So the young 5288 man 5288, the servant 5288 of the prophet 5030, went 1980 to Ramoth-gilead 7433.
5 When he came 935, behold 2009, the captains 8269 of the army 2428 were sitting 3427, and he said 559, "I have a word 1697 for you, O captain 8269." And Jehu 3058 said 559, "For which 4310 {one} of us?" And he said 559, "For you, O captain 8269."
6 He arose 6965 and went 935 into the house 1004, and he poured 3332 the oil 8081 on his head 7218 and said 559 to him, "Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068, the God 430 of Israel 3478, 'I have anointed 4886 you king 4428 over 413 the people 5971 of the LORD 3068, {even} over 413 Israel 3478.
7 'You shall strike 5221 the house 1004 of Ahab 256 your master 113, that I may avenge 5358 the blood 1818 of My servants 5650 the prophets 5030, and the blood 1818 of all 3605 the servants 5650 of the LORD 3068, at the hand 3027 of Jezebel 348.
8 'For the whole 3605 house 1004 of Ahab 256 shall perish 6, and I will cut 3772 off 3772 from Ahab 256 every 8366 male person both bond 6113 and free 5800 in Israel 3478.
9 'I will make 5414 the house 1004 of Ahab 256 like the house 1004 of Jeroboam 3379 the son 1121 of Nebat 5028, and like the house 1004 of Baasha 1201 the son 1121 of Ahijah 281.
10 'The dogs 3611 shall eat 398 Jezebel 348 in the territory 2506 of Jezreel 3157, and none 369 shall bury 6912 {her.}'" Then he opened 6605 the door 1817 and fled 5127.
11 ¶ Now Jehu 3058 came 3318 out to the servants 5650 of his master 113, and one said 559 to him, "Is all well 7965? Why 4069 did this 2088 mad 7696 fellow 7696 come 935 to you?" And he said 559 to them, "You know 3045 {very well} the man 376 and his talk 7879."
12 They said 559, "It is a lie 8267, tell 5046 us now 4994." And he said 559, "Thus 2088 and thus 2088 he said 559 to me, 'Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068, "I have anointed 4886 you king 4428 over 413 Israel 3478."'"
13 Then they hurried 4116 and each 376 man 376 took 3947 his garment 899 and placed 7760 it under 8478 him on the bare 1634 steps 4609, and blew 8628 the trumpet 7782, saying 559, "Jehu 3058 is king 4427!"
14

Jehoram (Joram) Is Assassinated

¶ So Jehu 3058 the son 1121 of Jehoshaphat 3092 the son 1121 of Nimshi 5250 conspired 7194 against 413 Joram 3141. Now Joram 3141 with all 3605 Israel 3478 was defending 8104 Ramoth-gilead 7433 against Hazael 2371 king 4428 of Aram 758,
15 but King 4428 Joram 3088 had returned 7725 to Jezreel 3157 to be healed 7495 of the wounds 4347 which 834 the Arameans 761 had inflicted 5221 on him when he fought 3898 with Hazael 2371 king 4428 of Aram 758. So Jehu 3058 said 559, "If 518 this is your mind 5315, {then} let no 408 one 6412 escape 6412 {or} leave the city 5892 to go 1980 tell 5046 {it} in Jezreel 3157."
16 Then Jehu 3058 rode 7392 in a chariot 7392 and went 1980 to Jezreel 3157, for Joram 3141 was lying 7901 there 8033. Ahaziah 274 king 4428 of Judah 3063 had come 3381 down 3381 to see 7200 Joram 3141.
17 ¶ Now the watchman 6822 was standing 5975 on the tower 4026 in Jezreel 3157 and he saw 7200 the company 8229 of Jehu 3058 as he came 935, and said 559, "I see 7200 a company 8229." And Joram 3088 said 559, "Take 3947 a horseman 7395 and send 7971 him to meet 7122 them and let him say 559, 'Is it peace 7965?'"
18 So a horseman went 1980 to meet 7122 him and said 559, "Thus 3541 says 559 the king 4428, 'Is it peace 7965?'" And Jehu 3058 said 559, "What 4100 have you to do with peace 7965? Turn 5437 behind me." And the watchman 6822 reported 5046, "The messenger 4397 came 935 to them, but he did not return 7725."
19 Then he sent 7971 out a second 8145 horseman, who came 935 to them and said 559, "Thus 3541 says 559 the king 4428, 'Is it peace 7965?'" And Jehu 3058 answered 559, "What 4100 have you to do with peace 7965? Turn 5437 behind me."
20 The watchman 6822 reported 5046, "He came 935 even 5704 to them, and he did not return 7725; and the driving 4491 is like the driving 4491 of Jehu 3058 the son 1121 of Nimshi 5250, for he drives 5090 furiously 7697."
21 ¶ Then Joram 3088 said 559, "Get 631 ready 631." And they made 631 his chariot 7393 ready 631. Joram 3088 king 4428 of Israel 3478 and Ahaziah 274 king 4428 of Judah 3063 went 3318 out, each 376 in his chariot 7393, and they went 3318 out to meet 7122 Jehu 3058 and found 4672 him in the property 2513 of Naboth 5022 the Jezreelite 3158.
22 When Joram 3088 saw 7200 Jehu 3058, he said 559, "Is it peace 7965, Jehu 3058?" And he answered 559, "What 4100 peace 7965, so 5704 long 5704 as the harlotries 2183 of your mother 517 Jezebel 348 and her witchcrafts 3785 are so many 7227?"
23 So Joram 3088 reined about and fled 5127 and said 559 to Ahaziah 274, "{There is} treachery 4820, O Ahaziah 274!"
24 And Jehu 3058 drew 4390 his bow 7198 with his full 4390 strength 3027 and shot 5221 Joram 3088 between 996 his arms 2220; and the arrow 2678 went 3318 through 3318 his heart 3820 and he sank 3766 in his chariot 7393.
25 Then {Jehu} said 559 to Bidkar 920 his officer 7991, "Take 5375 {him} up and cast 7993 him into the property 2513 of the field 7704 of Naboth 5022 the Jezreelite 3158, for I remember 2142 when you and I were riding 7392 together 6776 after 310 Ahab 256 his father 1, that the LORD 3068 laid 5375 this 2088 oracle 4853 against 5921 him:
26 'Surely I have seen 7200 yesterday 570 the blood 1818 of Naboth 5022 and the blood 1818 of his sons 1121,' says 5002 the LORD 3068, 'and I will repay 7999 you in this 2088 property 2513,' says 5002 the LORD 3068. Now 6258 then, take 5375 and cast 7993 him into the property 2513, according to the word 1697 of the LORD 3068."
27

Jehu Assassinates Ahaziah

¶ When Ahaziah 274 the king 4428 of Judah 3063 saw 7200 {this,} he fled 5127 by the way 1870 of the garden 1588 house 1004. And Jehu 3058 pursued 7291 him and said 559, "Shoot 5221 him too 1571, in the chariot 4818." {So they shot him} at the ascent 4608 of Gur 1483, which 834 is at Ibleam 2991. But he fled 5127 to Megiddo 4023 and died 4191 there 8033.
28 Then his servants 5650 carried 7392 him in a chariot 7392 to Jerusalem 3389 and buried 6912 him in his grave 6900 with his fathers 1 in the city 5892 of David 1732.
29 ¶ Now in the eleventh year 8141 of Joram 3141, the son 1121 of Ahab 256, Ahaziah 274 became 4427 king 4427 over 5921 Judah 3063.
30 ¶ When Jehu 3058 came 935 to Jezreel 3157, Jezebel 348 heard 8085 {of it,} and she painted her eyes 5869 and adorned 3190 her head 7218 and looked 8259 out the window 2474.
31 As Jehu 3058 entered 935 the gate 8179, she said 559, "Is it well 7965, Zimri 2174, your master's 113 murderer 2026?"
32 Then he lifted 5375 up his face 6440 to the window 2474 and said 559, "Who 4310 is on my side 854? Who 4310?" And two 8147 or three 7969 officials 5631 looked 8259 down 8259 at him.
33

Jezebel Is Slain

He said 559, "Throw 8058 her down 8058." So they threw 8058 her down 8058, and some 4480 of her blood 1818 was sprinkled 5137 on the wall 7023 and on the horses 5483, and he trampled 7429 her under foot.
34 When he came 935 in, he ate 398 and drank 8354; and he said 559, "See 6485 now 4994 to this 2088 cursed 779 woman 779 and bury 6912 her, for she is a king's 4428 daughter 1323."
35 They went 1980 to bury 6912 her, but they found 4672 nothing 3808 more of her than the skull 1538 and the feet 7272 and the palms 3709 of her hands 3027.
36 Therefore they returned 7725 and told 5046 him. And he said 559, "This 1931 is the word 1697 of the LORD 3068, which 834 He spoke 1696 by His servant 5650 Elijah 452 the Tishbite 8664, saying 559, 'In the property 2506 of Jezreel 3157 the dogs 3611 shall eat 398 the flesh 1320 of Jezebel 348;
37 and the corpse 5038 of Jezebel 348 will be as dung 1828 on the face 6440 of the field 7704 in the property 2506 of Jezreel 3157, so 834 they cannot 3808 say 559, "This 2088 is Jezebel 348."'"

## Chapter 10

1

Judgment upon Ahab's House

Now Ahab 256 had seventy 7657 sons 1121 in Samaria 8111. And Jehu 3058 wrote 3789 letters 5612 and sent 7971 {them} to Samaria 8111, to the rulers 8269 of Jezreel 3157, the elders 2205, and to the guardians 539 of {the children of} Ahab 256, saying 559,
2 "Now 6258, when this 2088 letter 5612 comes 935 to you, since your master's 113 sons 1121 are with you, as well as the chariots 7393 and horses 5483 and a fortified 4013 city 5892 and the weapons 5402,
3 select 7200 the best 2896 and fittest 3477 of your master's 113 sons 1121, and set 7760 {him} on his father's 1 throne 3678, and fight 3898 for your master's 113 house 1004."
4 But they feared 3372 greatly 3966 and said 559, "Behold 2009, the two 8147 kings 4428 did not stand 5975 before 6440 him; how 349 then can we stand 5975?"
5 And the one who 834 {was} over 5921 the household 1004, and he who 834 {was} over 5921 the city 5892, the elders 2205, and the guardians 539 of {the children,} sent 7971 {word} to Jehu 3058, saying 559, "We are your servants 5650, all 3605 that you say 559 to us we will do 6213, we will not make 4427 any 376 man 376 king 4427; do 6213 what 2896 is good 2896 in your sight 5869."
6 Then he wrote 3789 a letter 5612 to them a second 8145 time 8145 saying 559, "If 518 you are on my side, and you will listen 8085 to my voice 6963, take 3947 the heads 7218 of the men 376, your master's 113 sons 1121, and come 935 to me at Jezreel 3157 tomorrow 4279 about this time 6256." Now the king's 4428 sons 1121, seventy 7657 persons 376, {were} with the great 1419 men 1419 of the city 5892, {who} were rearing 1431 them.
7 When the letter 5612 came 935 to them, they took 3947 the king's 4428 sons 1121 and slaughtered 7819 {them,} seventy 7657 persons 376, and put 7760 their heads 7218 in baskets 1731, and sent 7971 {them} to him at Jezreel 3157.
8 When the messenger 4397 came 935 and told 5046 him, saying 559, "They have brought 935 the heads 7218 of the king's 4428 sons 1121," he said 559, "Put 7760 them in two 8147 heaps 6652 at the entrance 6607 of the gate 8179 until 5704 morning 1242."
9 Now in the morning 1242 he went 3318 out and stood 5975 and said 559 to all 3605 the people 5971, "You are innocent 6662; behold 2009, I conspired 7194 against 5921 my master 113 and killed 2026 him, but who 4310 killed 5221 all 3605 these 428?
10 "Know 3045 then 645 that there shall fall 5307 to the earth 776 nothing 3808 of the word 1697 of the LORD 3068, which 834 the LORD 3068 spoke 1696 concerning 5921 the house 1004 of Ahab 256, for the LORD 3068 has done 6213 what 834 He spoke 1696 through 3027 His servant 5650 Elijah 452."
11 So Jehu 3058 killed 5221 all 3605 who remained 7604 of the house 1004 of Ahab 256 in Jezreel 3157, and all 3605 his great 1419 men 1419 and his acquaintances 3045 and his priests 3548, until 5704 he left 7604 him without 1115 a survivor 8300.
12 ¶ Then he arose 6965 and departed 935 and went 1980 to Samaria 8111. On the way 1870 while he was at Beth-eked 1044 of the shepherds 7462,
13 Jehu 3058 met 4672 the relatives 251 of Ahaziah 274 king 4428 of Judah 3063 and said 559, "Who 4310 are you?" And they answered 559, "We are the relatives 251 of Ahaziah 274; and we have come 3381 down 3381 to greet 7965 the sons 1121 of the king 4428 and the sons 1121 of the queen 1377 mother 1377."
14 He said 559, "Take 8610 them alive 2416." So they took 8610 them alive 2416 and killed 7819 them at the pit 953 of Beth-eked 1044, forty-two men 376; and he left 7604 none of them.
15 ¶ Now when he had departed 1980 from there 8033, he met 4672 Jehonadab 3082 the son 1121 of Rechab 7394 {coming} to meet 7122 him; and he greeted 1288 him and said 559 to him, "Is your heart 3824 right 3477, as my heart 3824 is with your heart 3824?" And Jehonadab 3082 answered 559, "It is." {Jehu said,} "If it is, give 5414 {me} your hand 3027." And he gave 5414 him his hand 3027, and he took 5927 him up to him into the chariot 4818.
16 He said 559, "Come 1980 with me and see 7200 my zeal 7068 for the LORD 3068." So he made him ride 7392 in his chariot 7393.
17 When he came 935 to Samaria 8111, he killed 5221 all 3605 who remained 7604 to Ahab 256 in Samaria 8111, until 5704 he had destroyed 8045 him, according to the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 which 834 He spoke 1696 to Elijah 452.
18

Jehu Destroys Baal Worshipers

¶ Then Jehu 3058 gathered 6908 all 3605 the people 5971 and said 559 to them, "Ahab 256 served 5647 Baal 1168 a little 4592; Jehu 3058 will serve 5647 him much 7235.
19 "Now 6258, summon 7121 all 3605 the prophets 5030 of Baal 1168, all 3605 his worshipers 5647 and all 3605 his priests 3548; let no 408 one 376 be missing 6485, for I have a great 1419 sacrifice 2077 for Baal 1168; whoever is missing 6485 shall not live 2421." But Jehu 3058 did 6213 it in cunning 6122, so 4616 that he might destroy 6 the worshipers 5647 of Baal 1168.
20 And Jehu 3058 said 559, "Sanctify 6942 a solemn 6116 assembly 6116 for Baal 1168." And they proclaimed 7121 {it.}
21 Then Jehu 3058 sent 7971 throughout 3605 Israel 3478 and all 3605 the worshipers 5647 of Baal 1168 came 935, so that there was not a man 376 left 7604 who 834 did not come 935. And when they went 935 into the house 1004 of Baal 1168, the house 1004 of Baal 1168 was filled 4390 from one 6310 end 6310 to the other 6310.
22 He said 559 to the one who 834 {was} in charge 5921 of the wardrobe 4458, "Bring 3318 out garments 3830 for all 3605 the worshipers 5647 of Baal 1168." So he brought 3318 out garments 4403 for them.
23 Jehu 3058 went 935 into the house 1004 of Baal 1168 with Jehonadab 3082 the son 1121 of Rechab 7394; and he said 559 to the worshipers 5647 of Baal 1168, "Search 2664 and see 7200 that there 3426 is here 6311 with you none 6435 of the servants 5650 of the LORD 3068, but only 905 the worshipers 5647 of Baal 1168."
24 Then they went 935 in to offer 6213 sacrifices 2077 and burnt 5930 offerings 5930.
25 ¶ ¶ Then it came 1961 about, as soon as he had finished 3615 offering 6213 the burnt 5930 offering 5930, that Jehu 3058 said 559 to the guard 7323 and to the royal 7991 officers 7991, "Go 935 in, kill 5221 them; let none come 3318 out." And they killed 5221 them with the edge 6310 of the sword 2719; and the guard 7323 and the royal 7991 officers 7991 threw 7993 {them} out, and went 1980 to the inner 5892 room 5892 of the house 1004 of Baal 1168.
26 They brought 3318 out the {sacred} pillars 4676 of the house 1004 of Baal 1168 and burned 8313 them.
27 They also broke 5422 down 5422 the {sacred} pillar 4676 of Baal 1168 and broke 5422 down 5422 the house 1004 of Baal 1168, and made 7760 it a latrine 4280 to this day 3117.
28 ¶ Thus Jehu 3058 eradicated 8045 Baal 1168 out of Israel 3478.
29 However 7534, {as for} the sins 2399 of Jeroboam 3379 the son 1121 of Nebat 5028, which 834 he made Israel 3478 sin 2398, from these Jehu 3058 did not depart 5493, {even} the golden 2091 calves 5695 that {were} at Bethel 1008 and that {were} at Dan 1835.
30 The LORD 3068 said 559 to Jehu 3058, "Because you have done 2895 well 2895 in executing 6213 what 3477 is right 3477 in My eyes 5869, {and} have done 6213 to the house 1004 of Ahab 256 according to all 3605 that {was} in My heart 3824, your sons 1121 of the fourth 7243 generation shall sit 3427 on the throne 3678 of Israel 3478."
31 But Jehu 3058 was not careful 8104 to walk 1980 in the law 8451 of the LORD 3068, the God 430 of Israel 3478, with all 3605 his heart 3824; he did not depart 5493 from the sins 2403 of Jeroboam 3379, which 834 he made Israel 3478 sin 2398.
32 ¶ In those 1992 days 3117 the LORD 3068 began 2490 to cut 7096 off 7096 {portions} from Israel 3478; and Hazael 2371 defeated 5221 them throughout 3605 the territory 1366 of Israel 3478:
33 from the Jordan 3383 eastward 4217, all 3605 the land 776 of Gilead 1568, the Gadites 1425 and the Reubenites 7206 and the Manassites 4520, from Aroer 6177, which 834 is by the valley 5158 of the Arnon 769, even Gilead 1568 and Bashan 1316.
34

Jehoahaz Succeeds Jehu

Now the rest 3499 of the acts 1697 of Jehu 3058 and all 3605 that he did 6213 and all 3605 his might 1369, are they not written 3789 in the Book 5612 of the Chronicles of the Kings 4428 of Israel 3478?
35 And Jehu 3058 slept 7901 with his fathers 1, and they buried 6912 him in Samaria 8111. And Jehoahaz 3059 his son 1121 became 4427 king 4427 in his place 8478.
36 Now the time 3117 which 834 Jehu 3058 reigned 4427 over 5921 Israel 3478 in Samaria 8111 {was} twenty-eight years 8141.

## Chapter 11

1

Athaliah Queen of Judah

When Athaliah 6271 the mother 517 of Ahaziah 274 saw 7200 that her son 1121 was dead 4191, she rose 6965 and destroyed 6 all 3605 the royal 4467 offspring 2233.
2 But Jehosheba 3089, the daughter 1323 of King 4428 Joram 3141, sister 269 of Ahaziah 274, took 3947 Joash 3060 the son 1121 of Ahaziah 274 and stole 1589 him from among 8432 the king's 4428 sons 1121 who were being put 4191 to death 4191, and placed 5641 him and his nurse 3243 in the bedroom. So they hid 5641 him from Athaliah 6271, and he was not put 4191 to death 4191.
3 So he was hidden 2244 with her in the house 1004 of the LORD 3068 six 8337 years 8141, while Athaliah 6271 was reigning 4427 over 5921 the land 776.
4 ¶ Now in the seventh 7637 year 8141 Jehoiada 3077 sent 7971 and brought 3947 the captains 8269 of hundreds 3967 of the Carites 3746 and of the guard 7323, and brought 935 them to him in the house 1004 of the LORD 3068. Then he made 3772 a covenant 1285 with them and put 7650 them under 7650 oath 7650 in the house 1004 of the LORD 3068, and showed 7200 them the king's 4428 son 1121.
5 He commanded 6680 them, saying 559, "This 2088 is the thing 1697 that you shall do 6213: one third 7992 of you, who come 935 in on the sabbath 7676 and keep 8104 watch 4931 over the king's 4428 house 1004
6 (one third 7992 also {shall be} at the gate 8179 Sur 5495, and one third 7992 at the gate 8179 behind 310 the guards 7323), shall keep 8104 watch 4931 over the house 1004 for defense 4535.
7 "Two 8147 parts 3027 of you, {even} all 3605 who go 3318 out on the sabbath 7676, shall also keep 8104 watch 4931 over the house 1004 of the LORD 3068 for the king 4428.
8 "Then you shall surround the king 4428, each 376 with his weapons 3627 in his hand 3027; and whoever comes 935 within 413 the ranks 7713 shall be put 4191 to death 4191. And be with the king 4428 when he goes 3318 out and when he comes 935 in."
9 ¶ So the captains 8269 of hundreds 3967 did 6213 according to all 3605 that Jehoiada 3077 the priest 3548 commanded 6680. And each 376 one 376 of them took 3947 his men 376 who were to come 935 in on the sabbath 7676, with those who were to go 3318 out on the sabbath 7676, and came 935 to Jehoiada 3077 the priest 3548.
10 The priest 3548 gave 5414 to the captains 8269 of hundreds 3967 the spears 2595 and shields 7982 that {had been} King 4428 David's 1732, which 834 {were} in the house 1004 of the LORD 3068.
11 The guards 7323 stood 5975 each 376 with his weapons 3627 in his hand 3027, from the right 3233 side 3802 of the house 1004 to the left 8042 side 3802 of the house 1004, by the altar 4196 and by the house 1004, around 5439 the king 4428.
12 Then he brought 3318 the king's 4428 son 1121 out and put 5414 the crown 5145 on him and {gave him} the testimony 5715; and they made 4427 him king 4427 and anointed 4886 him, and they clapped 5221 their hands 3709 and said 559, "{Long} live 2421 the king 4428!"
13 ¶ When Athaliah 6271 heard 8085 the noise 6963 of the guard 7323 {and of} the people 5971, she came 935 to the people 5971 in the house 1004 of the LORD 3068.
14 She looked 7200 and behold 2009, the king 4428 was standing 5975 by the pillar 5982, according to the custom 4941, with the captains 8269 and the trumpeters 2689 beside 413 the king 4428; and all 3605 the people 5971 of the land 776 rejoiced 8056 and blew 8628 trumpets 2689. Then Athaliah 6271 tore 7167 her clothes 899 and cried 7121, "Treason 7195! Treason 7195!"
15 And Jehoiada 3077 the priest 3548 commanded 6680 the captains 8269 of hundreds 3967 who were appointed 6485 over the army 2428 and said 559 to them, "Bring 3318 her out between the ranks 7713, and whoever follows her put 4191 to death 4191 with the sword 2719." For the priest 3548 said 559, "Let her not be put 4191 to death 4191 in the house 1004 of the LORD 3068."
16 So they seized her, and when she arrived 935 at the horses' 5483 entrance 3996 of the king's 4428 house 1004, she was put 4191 to death 4191 there 8033.
17 ¶ Then Jehoiada 3077 made 3772 a covenant 1285 between 996 the LORD 3068 and the king 4428 and the people 5971, that they would be the LORD'S 3068 people 5971, also between 996 the king 4428 and the people 5971.
18 All 3605 the people 5971 of the land 776 went 935 to the house 1004 of Baal 1168, and tore 5422 it down 5422; his altars 4196 and his images 6754 they broke 7665 in pieces 7665 thoroughly 3190, and killed 2026 Mattan 4977 the priest 3548 of Baal 1168 before 6440 the altars 4196. And the priest 3548 appointed 7760 officers 6486 over 5921 the house 1004 of the LORD 3068.
19 He took 3947 the captains 8269 of hundreds 3967 and the Carites 3746 and the guards 7323 and all 3605 the people 5971 of the land 776; and they brought 3381 the king 4428 down 3381 from the house 1004 of the LORD 3068, and came 935 by the way 1870 of the gate 8179 of the guards 7323 to the king's 4428 house 1004. And he sat 3427 on the throne 3678 of the kings 4428.
20 So all 3605 the people 5971 of the land 776 rejoiced 8055 and the city 5892 was quiet 8252. For they had put 4191 Athaliah 6271 to death 4191 with the sword 2719 at the king's 4428 house 1004.
21 ¶ Jehoash 3060 was seven 7651 years 8141 old 1121 when he became 4427 king 4427.

## Chapter 12

1

Joash (Jehoash) Reigns over Judah

In the seventh 7651 year 8141 of Jehu 3058, Jehoash 3060 became 4427 king 4427, and he reigned 4427 forty 705 years 8141 in Jerusalem 3389; and his mother's 517 name 8034 was Zibiah 6645 of Beersheba 884.
2 Jehoash 3060 did 6213 right 3477 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068 all 3605 his days 3117 in which 834 Jehoiada 3077 the priest 3548 instructed 3384 him.
3 Only 7534 the high 1166 places 1116 were not taken 5493 away 5493; the people 5971 still 5750 sacrificed 2076 and burned 6999 incense 6999 on the high 1116 places 1116.
4

The Temple to Be Repaired

¶ Then Jehoash 3060 said 559 to the priests 3548, "All 3605 the money 3701 of the sacred 6944 things 6944 which 834 is brought 935 into the house 1004 of the LORD 3068, in current 5674 money 3701, {both} the money 3701 of each 376 man's 376 assessment 6187 {and} all 3605 the money 3701 which 834 any 376 man's 376 heart 3820 prompts him to bring 935 into the house 1004 of the LORD 3068,
5 let the priests 3548 take 3947 it for themselves, each 376 from his acquaintance 4378; and they shall repair 2388 the damages 919 of the house 1004 wherever any damage 919 may be found 4672."
6 ¶ But it came 1961 about that in the twenty-third year 8141 of King 4428 Jehoash 3060 the priests 3548 had not repaired 2388 the damages 919 of the house 1004.
7 Then King 4428 Jehoash 3060 called 7121 for Jehoiada 3077 the priest 3548, and for the {other} priests 3548 and said 559 to them, "Why 4069 do you not repair 2388 the damages 919 of the house 1004? Now 6258 therefore take 3947 no 408 {more} money 3701 from your acquaintances 4378, but pay 5414 it for the damages 919 of the house 1004."
8 So the priests 3548 agreed 225 that they would take 3947 no 1115 {more} money 3701 from the people 5971, nor 1115 repair 2388 the damages 919 of the house 1004.
9 ¶ But Jehoiada 3077 the priest 3548 took 3947 a chest 727 and bored 5344 a hole 2356 in its lid 1817 and put 5414 it beside 681 the altar 4196, on the right 3225 side 3225 as one 376 comes 935 into the house 1004 of the LORD 3068; and the priests 3548 who guarded 8104 the threshold 5592 put 5414 in it all 3605 the money 3701 which was brought 935 into the house 1004 of the LORD 3068.
10 When they saw 7200 that there was much 7227 money 3701 in the chest 727, the king's 4428 scribe 5613 and the high 1419 priest 3548 came 5927 up and tied 6696 {it} in bags and counted 4487 the money 3701 which was found 4672 in the house 1004 of the LORD 3068.
11 They gave 5414 the money 3701 which was weighed 8505 out into the hands 3027 of those who did 6213 the work 4399, who had the oversight 6485 of the house 1004 of the LORD 3068; and they paid 3318 it out to the carpenters and the builders 1129 who worked 6213 on the house 1004 of the LORD 3068;
12 and to the masons 1443 and the stonecutters, and for buying 7069 timber 6086 and hewn 4274 stone 68 to repair 2388 the damages 919 to the house 1004 of the LORD 3068, and for all 3605 that was laid 3318 out for the house 1004 to repair 2388 it.
13 But there were not made 6213 for the house 1004 of the LORD 3068 silver 3701 cups 5592, snuffers 4212, bowls 4219, trumpets 2689, any 3605 vessels 3627 of gold 2091, or vessels 3627 of silver 3701 from the money 3701 which was brought 935 into the house 1004 of the LORD 3068;
14 for they gave 5414 that to those who did 6213 the work 4399, and with it they repaired 2388 the house 1004 of the LORD 3068.
15 Moreover, they did not require 2803 an accounting 2803 from the men 376 into whose 834 hand 3027 they gave 5414 the money 3701 to pay 5414 to those who did 6213 the work 4399, for they dealt 6213 faithfully 530.
16 The money 3701 from the guilt 817 offerings 817 and the money 3701 from the sin 2403 offerings 2403 was not brought 935 into the house 1004 of the LORD 3068; it was for the priests 3548.
17 ¶ Then 227 Hazael 2371 king 4428 of Aram 758 went 5927 up and fought 3898 against 5921 Gath 1661 and captured 3920 it, and Hazael 2371 set 7760 his face 6440 to go 5927 up to Jerusalem 3389.
18 Jehoash 3060 king 4428 of Judah 3063 took 3947 all 3605 the sacred 6944 things 6944 that Jehoshaphat 3092 and Jehoram 3088 and Ahaziah 274, his fathers 1, kings 4428 of Judah 3063, had dedicated 6942, and his own sacred 6944 things 6944 and all 3605 the gold 2091 that was found 4672 among the treasuries 214 of the house 1004 of the LORD 3068 and of the king's 4428 house 1004, and sent 7971 {them} to Hazael 2371 king 4428 of Aram 758. Then he went 5927 away 5927 from Jerusalem 3389.
19

Joash (Jehoash) Succeeded by Amaziah in Judah

¶ Now the rest 3499 of the acts 1697 of Joash 3060 and all 3605 that he did 6213, are they not written 3789 in the Book 5612 of the Chronicles of the Kings 4428 of Judah 3063?
20 His servants 5650 arose 6965 and made 7194 a conspiracy 7195 and struck 5221 down 5221 Joash 3060 at the house 1004 of Millo 4407 {as he was} going 3381 down 3381 to Silla 5538.
21 For Jozacar 3108 the son 1121 of Shimeath 8100 and Jehozabad 3075 the son 1121 of Shomer 7763, his servants 5650, struck 5221 {him} and he died 4191; and they buried 6912 him with his fathers 1 in the city 5892 of David 1732, and Amaziah 558 his son 1121 became 4427 king 4427 in his place 8478.

## Chapter 13

1

Kings of Israel: Jehoahaz and Jehoash

In the twenty-third year 8141 of Joash 3060 the son 1121 of Ahaziah 274, king 4428 of Judah 3063, Jehoahaz 3059 the son 1121 of Jehu 3058 became 4427 king 4427 over 5921 Israel 3478 at Samaria 8111, {and he reigned} seventeen years 8141.
2 He did 6213 evil 7451 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068, and followed the sins 2403 of Jeroboam 3379 the son 1121 of Nebat 5028, with which 834 he made Israel 3478 sin 2398; he did not turn 5493 from them.
3 So the anger 639 of the LORD 3068 was kindled 2734 against Israel 3478, and He gave 5414 them continually into the hand 3027 of Hazael 2371 king 4428 of Aram 758, and into the hand 3027 of Ben-hadad 1130 the son 1121 of Hazael 2371.
4 Then Jehoahaz 3059 entreated 2470 the favor 6440 of the LORD 3068, and the LORD 3068 listened 8085 to him; for He saw 7200 the oppression 3906 of Israel 3478, how 3588 the king 4428 of Aram 758 oppressed 3905 them.
5 The LORD 3068 gave 5414 Israel 3478 a deliverer 3467, so that they escaped 3318 from under 8478 the hand 3027 of the Arameans 758; and the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 lived 3427 in their tents 168 as formerly.
6 Nevertheless 389 they did not turn 5493 away 5493 from the sins 2403 of the house 1004 of Jeroboam 3379, with which 834 he made Israel 3478 sin 2398, but walked 1980 in them; and the Asherah 842 also 1571 remained standing 5975 in Samaria 8111.
7 For he left 7604 to Jehoahaz 3059 of the army 5971 not more than fifty 2572 horsemen 6571 and ten 6235 chariots 7393 and 10,000 footmen 7273, for the king 4428 of Aram 758 had destroyed 6 them and made 7760 them like the dust 6083 at threshing 1758.
8 Now the rest 3499 of the acts 1697 of Jehoahaz 3059, and all 3605 that he did 6213 and his might 1369, are they not written 3789 in the Book 5612 of the Chronicles of the Kings 4428 of Israel 3478?
9 And Jehoahaz 3059 slept 7901 with his fathers 1, and they buried 6912 him in Samaria 8111; and Joash 3060 his son 1121 became 4427 king 4427 in his place 8478.
10 ¶ In the thirty-seventh year 8141 of Joash 3060 king 4428 of Judah 3063, Jehoash 3060 the son 1121 of Jehoahaz 3059 became 4427 king 4427 over 5921 Israel 3478 in Samaria 8111, {and reigned} sixteen years 8141.
11 He did 6213 evil 7451 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068; he did not turn 5493 away 5493 from all 3605 the sins 2403 of Jeroboam 3379 the son 1121 of Nebat 5028, with which 834 he made Israel 3478 sin 2398, but he walked 1980 in them.
12 Now the rest 3499 of the acts 1697 of Joash 3060 and all 3605 that he did 6213 and his might 1369 with which 834 he fought 3898 against 5973 Amaziah 558 king 4428 of Judah 3063, are they not written 3789 in the Book 5612 of the Chronicles of the Kings 4428 of Israel 3478?
13 So Joash 3060 slept 7901 with his fathers 1, and Jeroboam 3379 sat 3427 on his throne 3678; and Joash 3060 was buried 6912 in Samaria 8111 with the kings 4428 of Israel 3478.
14

Death of Elisha

¶ When Elisha 477 became 2470 sick 2470 with the illness 2483 of which 834 he was to die 4191, Joash 3060 the king 4428 of Israel 3478 came 3381 down 3381 to him and wept 1058 over 5921 him and said 559, "My father 1, my father 1, the chariots 7393 of Israel 3478 and its horsemen 6571!"
15 Elisha 477 said 559 to him, "Take 3947 a bow 7198 and arrows 2671." So he took 3947 a bow 7198 and arrows 2671.
16 Then he said 559 to the king 4428 of Israel 3478, "Put 7392 your hand 3027 on the bow 7198." And he put 7392 his hand 3027 {on it,} then Elisha 477 laid 7760 his hands 3027 on the king's 4428 hands 3027.
17 He said 559, "Open 6605 the window 2474 toward the east 6924," and he opened 6605 {it.} Then Elisha 477 said 559, "Shoot 3384!" And he shot 3384. And he said 559, "The LORD'S 3068 arrow 2671 of victory 8668, even the arrow 2671 of victory 8668 over Aram 758; for you will defeat 5221 the Arameans 758 at Aphek 663 until 5704 you have destroyed 3615 {them.}"
18 Then he said 559, "Take 3947 the arrows 2671," and he took 3947 them. And he said 559 to the king 4428 of Israel 3478, "Strike 5221 the ground 776," and he struck 5221 {it} three 7969 times 6471 and stopped 5975.
19 So the man 376 of God 430 was angry 7107 with him and said 559, "You should have struck 5221 five 2568 or 176 six 8337 times 6471, then 227 you would have struck 5221 Aram 758 until 5704 you would have destroyed 3615 {it.} But now 6258 you shall strike 5221 Aram 758 {only} three 7969 times 6471."
20 ¶ Elisha 477 died 4191, and they buried 6912 him. Now the bands 1416 of the Moabites 4124 would invade 935 the land 776 in the spring 935 of the year 8141.
21 As they were burying 6912 a man 376, behold 2009, they saw 7200 a marauding 1416 band 1416; and they cast 7993 the man 376 into the grave 6913 of Elisha 477. And when the man 376 touched 5060 the bones 6106 of Elisha 477 he revived 2421 and stood 6965 up on his feet 7272.
22 ¶ Now Hazael 2371 king 4428 of Aram 758 had oppressed 3905 Israel 3478 all 3605 the days 3117 of Jehoahaz 3059.
23 But the LORD 3068 was gracious 2603 to them and had 7355 compassion 7355 on them and turned 6437 to them because 4616 of His covenant 1285 with Abraham 85, Isaac 3327, and Jacob 3290, and would 14 not destroy 7843 them or cast 7993 them from His presence 6440 until 5704 now 6258.
24 ¶ When Hazael 2371 king 4428 of Aram 758 died 4191, Ben-hadad 1130 his son 1121 became 4427 king 4427 in his place 8478.
25 Then Jehoash 3060 the son 1121 of Jehoahaz 3059 took 3947 again 7725 from the hand 3027 of Ben-hadad 1130 the son 1121 of Hazael 2371 the cities 5892 which 834 he had 7355 taken 3947 in war 4421 from the hand 3027 of Jehoahaz 3059 his father 1. Three 7969 times 6471 Joash 3060 defeated 5221 him and recovered 7725 the cities 5892 of Israel 3478.

## Chapter 14

1

Amaziah Reigns over Judah

In the second 8147 year 8141 of Joash 3060 son 1121 of Joahaz 3099 king 4428 of Israel 3478, Amaziah 558 the son 1121 of Joash 3060 king 4428 of Judah 3063 became 4427 king 4427.
2 He was twenty-five years 8141 old 1121 when he became 4427 king 4427, and he reigned 4427 twenty-nine years 8141 in Jerusalem 3389. And his mother's 517 name 8034 was Jehoaddin 3086 of Jerusalem 3389.
3 He did 6213 right 3477 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068, yet 7534 not like David 1732 his father 1; he did 6213 according to all 3605 that Joash 3060 his father 1 had 7355 done 6213.
4 Only 7534 the high 1116 places 1116 were not taken 5493 away 5493; the people 5971 still 5750 sacrificed 2076 and burned 6999 incense 6999 on the high 1116 places 1116.
5 Now it came 1961 about, as soon 3512 as the kingdom 4467 was firmly 2388 in his hand 3027, that he killed 5221 his servants 5650 who had slain 5221 the king 4428 his father 1.
6 But the sons 1121 of the slayers 5221 he did not put 4191 to death 4191, according to what is written 3789 in the book 5612 of the Law 8451 of Moses 4872, as the LORD 3068 commanded 6680, saying 559, "The fathers 1 shall not be put 4191 to death 4191 for the sons 1121, nor 3808 the sons 1121 be put 4191 to death 4191 for the fathers 1; but each 376 shall be put 4191 to death 4191 for his own sin 2399."
7 ¶ He killed 5221 {of} Edom 112 in the Valley 1516 of Salt 4417 10,000 and took 8610 Sela 5554 by war 4421, and named it Joktheel 3371 to this 2088 day 3117.
8 ¶ Then 227 Amaziah 558 sent 7971 messengers 4397 to Jehoash 3060, the son 1121 of Jehoahaz 3059 son 1121 of Jehu 3058, king 4428 of Israel 3478, saying 559, "Come 1980, let us face each other."
9 Jehoash 3060 king 4428 of Israel 3478 sent 7971 to Amaziah 558 king 4428 of Judah 3063, saying 559, "The thorn 2336 bush 2336 which 834 was in Lebanon 3844 sent 7971 to the cedar 730 which 834 was in Lebanon 3844, saying 559, 'Give 5414 your daughter 1323 to my son 1121 in marriage 802.' But there passed 5674 by a wild 7704 beast 2421 that was in Lebanon 3844, and trampled 7429 the thorn 2336 bush 2336.
10 "You have indeed 5221 defeated 5221 Edom 112, and your heart 3820 has become 5375 proud 5375. Enjoy 3513 your glory 3513 and stay 3427 at home 1004; for why 4100 should you provoke 1624 trouble 7463 so that you, even you, would fall 5307, and Judah 3063 with you?"
11 ¶ But Amaziah 558 would not listen 8085. So Jehoash 3060 king 4428 of Israel 3478 went 5927 up; and he and Amaziah 558 king 4428 of Judah 3063 faced each other at Beth-shemesh 1053, which 834 belongs to Judah 3063.
12 Judah 3063 was defeated 5062 by Israel 3478, and they fled 5127 each 376 to his tent 168.
13 Then Jehoash 3060 king 4428 of Israel 3478 captured 8610 Amaziah 558 king 4428 of Judah 3063, the son 1121 of Jehoash 3060 the son 1121 of Ahaziah 274, at Beth-shemesh 1053, and came 935 to Jerusalem 3389 and tore 6555 down 6555 the wall 2346 of Jerusalem 3389 from the Gate 8179 of Ephraim 669 to the Corner 6438 Gate 8179, 400 cubits 520.
14 He took 3947 all 3605 the gold 2091 and silver 3701 and all 3605 the utensils 3627 which were found 4672 in the house 1004 of the LORD 3068, and in the treasuries 214 of the king's 4428 house 1004, the hostages 8594 also, and returned 7725 to Samaria 8111.
15

Jeroboam II Succeeds Jehoash in Israel

¶ Now the rest 3499 of the acts 1697 of Jehoash 3060 which 834 he did 6213, and his might 1369 and how 834 he fought 3898 with Amaziah 558 king 4428 of Judah 3063, are they not written 3789 in the Book 5612 of the Chronicles of the Kings 4428 of Israel 3478?
16 So Jehoash 3060 slept 7901 with his fathers 1 and was buried 6912 in Samaria 8111 with the kings 4428 of Israel 3478; and Jeroboam 3379 his son 1121 became 4427 king 4427 in his place 8478.
17

Azariah (Uzziah) Succeeds Amaziah in Judah

¶ Amaziah 558 the son 1121 of Joash 3060 king 4428 of Judah 3063 lived 2421 fifteen years 8141 after 310 the death 4194 of Jehoash 3060 son 1121 of Jehoahaz 3059 king 4428 of Israel 3478.
18 Now the rest 3499 of the acts 1697 of Amaziah 558, are they not written 3789 in the Book 5612 of the Chronicles of the Kings 4428 of Judah 3063?
19 They conspired 7194 against 5921 him in Jerusalem 3389, and he fled 5127 to Lachish 3923; but they sent 7971 after 310 him to Lachish 3923 and killed 4191 him there 8033.
20 Then they brought 5375 him on horses 5483 and he was buried 6912 at Jerusalem 3389 with his fathers 1 in the city 5892 of David 1732.
21 All 3605 the people 5971 of Judah 3063 took 3947 Azariah 5838, who 1931 {was} sixteen years 8141 old 1121, and made 4427 him king 4427 in the place 8478 of his father 1 Amaziah 558.
22 He built 1129 Elath 365 and restored 7725 it to Judah 3063 after 310 the king 4428 slept 7901 with his fathers 1.
23 ¶ In the fifteenth year 8141 of Amaziah 558 the son 1121 of Joash 3060 king 4428 of Judah 3063, Jeroboam 3379 the son 1121 of Joash 3060 king 4428 of Israel 3478 became 4427 king 4427 in Samaria 8111, {and reigned} forty-one years 8141.
24 He did 6213 evil 7451 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068; he did not depart 5493 from all 3605 the sins 2403 of Jeroboam 3379 the son 1121 of Nebat 5028, which 834 he made Israel 3478 sin 2398.
25 He restored 7725 the border 1366 of Israel 3478 from the entrance 935 of Hamath 2574 as far 5704 as the Sea 3220 of the Arabah 6160, according to the word 1697 of the LORD 3068, the God 430 of Israel 3478, which 834 He spoke 1696 through 3027 His servant 5650 Jonah 3124 the son 1121 of Amittai 573, the prophet 5030, who 834 was of Gath-hepher 1662.
26 For the LORD 3068 saw 7200 the affliction 6040 of Israel 3478, {which was} very 3966 bitter 4784; for there was neither 657 bond 6113 nor 657 free 5800, nor 369 was there 369 any helper 5826 for Israel 3478.
27 The LORD 3068 did not say 1696 that He would blot 4229 out the name 8034 of Israel 3478 from under 8478 heaven 8064, but He saved 3467 them by the hand 3027 of Jeroboam 3379 the son 1121 of Joash 3060.
28

Zechariah Reigns over Israel

¶ Now the rest 3499 of the acts 1697 of Jeroboam 3379 and all 3605 that he did 6213 and his might 1369, how 834 he fought 3898 and how 834 he recovered 7725 for Israel 3478, Damascus 1834 and Hamath 2574, {which had belonged} to Judah 3063, are they not written 3789 in the Book 5612 of the Chronicles of the Kings 4428 of Israel 3478?
29 And Jeroboam 3379 slept 7901 with his fathers 1, even with the kings 4428 of Israel 3478, and Zechariah 2148 his son 1121 became 4427 king 4427 in his place 8478.

## Chapter 15

1

Series of Kings: Azariah (Uzziah) over Judah

In the twenty-seventh year 8141 of Jeroboam 3379 king 4428 of Israel 3478, Azariah 5838 son 1121 of Amaziah 558 king 4428 of Judah 3063 became 4427 king 4427.
2 He was sixteen years 8141 old 1121 when he became 4427 king 4427, and he reigned 4427 fifty-two 2572 years 8141 in Jerusalem 3389; and his mother's 517 name 8034 was Jecoliah 3203 of Jerusalem 3389.
3 He did 6213 right 3477 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068, according to all 3605 that his father 1 Amaziah 558 had done 6213.
4 Only 7534 the high 1116 places 1116 were not taken 5493 away 5493; the people 5971 still 5750 sacrificed 2076 and burned 6999 incense 6999 on the high 1116 places 1116.
5 The LORD 3068 struck 5060 the king 4428, so that he was a leper 6879 to the day 3117 of his death 4194. And he lived 3427 in a separate 2669 house 1004, while Jotham 3147 the king's 4428 son 1121 was over 5921 the household 1004, judging 8199 the people 5971 of the land 776.
6 Now the rest 3499 of the acts 1697 of Azariah 5838 and all 3605 that he did 6213, are they not written 3789 in the Book 5612 of the Chronicles of the Kings 4428 of Judah 3063?
7 And Azariah 5838 slept 7901 with his fathers 1, and they buried 6912 him with his fathers 1 in the city 5892 of David 1732, and Jotham 3147 his son 1121 became 4427 king 4427 in his place 8478.
8

Zechariah over Israel

¶ In the thirty-eighth year 8141 of Azariah 5838 king 4428 of Judah 3063, Zechariah 2148 the son 1121 of Jeroboam 3379 became 4427 king 4427 over 5921 Israel 3478 in Samaria 8111 {for} six 8337 months 2320.
9 He did 6213 evil 7451 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068, as his fathers 1 had done 6213; he did not depart 5493 from the sins 2403 of Jeroboam 3379 the son 1121 of Nebat 5028, which 834 he made Israel 3478 sin 2398.
10 Then Shallum 7967 the son 1121 of Jabesh 3003 conspired 7194 against 5921 him and struck 5221 him before 6904 the people 5971 and killed 4191 him, and reigned 4427 in his place 8478.
11 Now the rest 3499 of the acts 1697 of Zechariah 2148, behold 2009 they are written 3789 in the Book 5612 of the Chronicles of the Kings 4428 of Israel 3478.
12 This 1931 is the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 which 834 He spoke 1696 to Jehu 3058, saying 559, "Your sons 1121 to the fourth 7243 generation shall sit 3427 on the throne 3678 of Israel 3478." And so 3651 it was.
13 ¶ Shallum 7967 son 1121 of Jabesh 3003 became 4427 king 4427 in the thirty-ninth year 8141 of Uzziah 5818 king 4428 of Judah 3063, and he reigned 4427 one month 3391 in Samaria 8111.
14 Then Menahem 4505 son 1121 of Gadi 1424 went 5927 up from Tirzah 8656 and came 935 to Samaria 8111, and struck 5221 Shallum 7967 son 1121 of Jabesh 3003 in Samaria 8111, and killed 4191 him and became 4427 king 4427 in his place 8478.
15 Now the rest 3499 of the acts 1697 of Shallum 7967 and his conspiracy 7195 which 834 he made 7194, behold 2009 they are written 3789 in the Book 5612 of the Chronicles of the Kings 4428 of Israel 3478.
16 Then 227 Menahem 4505 struck 5221 Tiphsah 8607 and all 3605 who 834 were in it and its borders 1366 from Tirzah 8656, because 3588 they did not open 6605 {to him;} therefore he struck 5221 {it} and ripped 1234 up all 3605 its women 2030 who were with child 2030.
17

Menahem over Israel

¶ In the thirty-ninth year 8141 of Azariah 5838 king 4428 of Judah 3063, Menahem 4505 son 1121 of Gadi 1424 became 4427 king 4427 over 5921 Israel 3478 {and reigned} ten 6235 years 8141 in Samaria 8111.
18 He did 6213 evil 7451 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068; he did not depart 5493 all 3605 his days 3117 from the sins 2403 of Jeroboam 3379 the son 1121 of Nebat 5028, which 834 he made Israel 3478 sin 2398.
19 ¶ Pul 6322, king 4428 of Assyria 804, came 935 against 5921 the land 776, and Menahem 4505 gave 5414 Pul 6322 a thousand 505 talents 3603 of silver 3701 so that his hand 3027 might be with him to strengthen 2388 the kingdom 4467 under his rule 3027.
20 Then Menahem 4505 exacted 3318 the money 3701 from Israel 3478, even from all 3605 the mighty 1368 men 1368 of wealth 2428, from each 259 man 376 fifty 2572 shekels 8255 of silver 3701 to pay 5414 the king 4428 of Assyria 804. So the king 4428 of Assyria 804 returned 7725 and did not remain 5975 there 8033 in the land 776.
21 Now the rest 3499 of the acts 1697 of Menahem 4505 and all 3605 that he did 6213, are they not written 3789 in the Book 5612 of the Chronicles of the Kings 4428 of Israel 3478?
22 And Menahem 4505 slept 7901 with his fathers 1, and Pekahiah 6494 his son 1121 became 4427 king 4427 in his place 8478.
23

Pekahiah over Israel

¶ In the fiftieth 2572 year 8141 of Azariah 5838 king 4428 of Judah 3063, Pekahiah 6494 son 1121 of Menahem 4505 became 4427 king 4427 over 5921 Israel 3478 in Samaria 8111, {and reigned} two 8147 years 8141.
24 He did 6213 evil 7451 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068; he did not depart 5493 from the sins 2403 of Jeroboam 3379 son 1121 of Nebat 5028, which 834 he made Israel 3478 sin 2398.
25 Then Pekah 6492 son 1121 of Remaliah 7425, his officer 7991, conspired 7194 against 5921 him and struck 5221 him in Samaria 8111, in the castle 759 of the king's 4428 house 1004 with Argob 709 and Arieh 745; and with him were fifty 2572 men 376 of the Gileadites, and he killed 4191 him and became 4427 king 4427 in his place 8478.
26 Now the rest 3499 of the acts 1697 of Pekahiah 6494 and all 3605 that he did 6213, behold 2009 they are written 3789 in the Book 5612 of the Chronicles of the Kings 4428 of Israel 3478.
27

Pekah over Israel

¶ In the fifty-second 2572 year 8141 of Azariah 5838 king 4428 of Judah 3063, Pekah 6492 son 1121 of Remaliah 7425 became 4427 king 4427 over 5921 Israel 3478 in Samaria 8111, {and reigned} twenty 6242 years 8141.
28 He did 6213 evil 7451 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068; he did not depart 5493 from the sins 2403 of Jeroboam 3379 son 1121 of Nebat 5028, which 834 he made Israel 3478 sin 2398.
29 ¶ In the days 3117 of Pekah 6492 king 4428 of Israel 3478, Tiglath-pileser 8407 king 4428 of Assyria 804 came 935 and captured 3947 Ijon 5859 and Abel-beth-maacah 62 and Janoah 3239 and Kedesh 6943 and Hazor 2674 and Gilead 1568 and Galilee 1552, all 3605 the land 776 of Naphtali 5321; and he carried 1540 them captive 1540 to Assyria 804.
30 And Hoshea 1954 the son 1121 of Elah 425 made 7194 a conspiracy 7195 against 5921 Pekah 6492 the son 1121 of Remaliah 7425, and struck 5221 him and put 4191 him to death 4191 and became 4427 king 4427 in his place 8478, in the twentieth 6242 year 8141 of Jotham 3147 the son 1121 of Uzziah 5818.
31 Now the rest 3499 of the acts 1697 of Pekah 6492 and all 3605 that he did 6213, behold 2009, they are written 3789 in the Book 5612 of the Chronicles of the Kings 4428 of Israel 3478.
32

Jotham over Judah

¶ In the second 8147 year 8141 of Pekah 6492 the son 1121 of Remaliah 7425 king 4428 of Israel 3478, Jotham 3147 the son 1121 of Uzziah 5818 king 4428 of Judah 3063 became 4427 king 4427.
33 He was twenty-five years 8141 old 1121 when he became 4427 king 4427, and he reigned 4427 sixteen years 8141 in Jerusalem 3389; and his mother's 517 name 8034 {was} Jerusha 3388 the daughter 1323 of Zadok 6659.
34 He did 6213 what 3477 was right 3477 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068; he did 6213 according to all 3605 that his father 1 Uzziah 5818 had done 6213.
35 Only 7534 the high 1116 places 1116 were not taken 5493 away 5493; the people 5971 still 5750 sacrificed 2076 and burned 6999 incense 6999 on the high 1116 places 1116. He built 1129 the upper 5945 gate 8179 of the house 1004 of the LORD 3068.
36 Now the rest 3499 of the acts 1697 of Jotham 3147 and all 3605 that he did 6213, are they not written 3789 in the Book 5612 of the Chronicles of the Kings 4428 of Judah 3063?
37 In those 1992 days 3117 the LORD 3068 began 2490 to send 7971 Rezin 7526 king 4428 of Aram 758 and Pekah 6492 the son 1121 of Remaliah 7425 against Judah 3063.
38 And Jotham 3147 slept 7901 with his fathers 1, and he was buried 6912 with his fathers 1 in the city 5892 of David 1732 his father 1; and Ahaz 271 his son 1121 became 4427 king 4427 in his place 8478.

## Chapter 16

1

Ahaz Reigns over Judah

In the seventeenth year 8141 of Pekah 6492 the son 1121 of Remaliah 7425, Ahaz 271 the son 1121 of Jotham 3147, king 4428 of Judah 3063, became 4427 king 4427.
2 Ahaz 271 {was} twenty 6242 years 8141 old 1121 when he became 4427 king 4427, and he reigned 4427 sixteen years 8141 in Jerusalem 3389; and he did not do 6213 what 3477 was right 3477 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068 his God 430, as his father 1 David 1732 {had done.}
3 But he walked 1980 in the way 1870 of the kings 4428 of Israel 3478, and even 1571 made his son 1121 pass 5674 through the fire 784, according to the abominations 8441 of the nations 1471 whom 834 the LORD 3068 had driven 3423 out from before 6440 the sons 1121 of Israel 3478.
4 He sacrificed 2076 and burned 6999 incense 6999 on the high 1116 places 1116 and on the hills 1389 and under 8478 every 3605 green 7488 tree 6086.
5 ¶ Then 227 Rezin 7526 king 4428 of Aram 758 and Pekah 6492 son 1121 of Remaliah 7425, king 4428 of Israel 3478, came 5927 up to Jerusalem 3389 to {wage} war 4421; and they besieged Ahaz 271, but could 3201 not overcome 3898 him.
6 At that time 6256 Rezin 7526 king 4428 of Aram 758 recovered 7725 Elath 365 for Aram 758, and cleared 5394 the Judeans 3064 out of Elath 359 entirely; and the Arameans 130 came 935 to Elath 365 and have lived 3427 there 8033 to this 2088 day 3117.
7

Ahaz Seeks Help of Aram

¶ So Ahaz 271 sent 7971 messengers 4397 to Tiglath-pileser 8407 king 4428 of Assyria 804, saying 559, "I am your servant 5650 and your son 1121; come 5927 up and deliver 3467 me from the hand 3709 of the king 4428 of Aram 758 and from the hand 3709 of the king 4428 of Israel 3478, who are rising 6965 up against 5921 me."
8 Ahaz 271 took 3947 the silver 3701 and gold 2091 that was found 4672 in the house 1004 of the LORD 3068 and in the treasuries 214 of the king's 4428 house 1004, and sent 7971 a present 7810 to the king 4428 of Assyria 804.
9 So the king 4428 of Assyria 804 listened 8085 to him; and the king 4428 of Assyria 804 went 5927 up against 413 Damascus 1834 and captured 8610 it, and carried 1540 {the people of} it away 1540 into exile 1540 to Kir 7024, and put 4191 Rezin 7526 to death 4191.
10

Damascus Falls

¶ Now King 4428 Ahaz 271 went 1980 to Damascus 1834 to meet 7122 Tiglath-pileser 8407 king 4428 of Assyria 804, and saw 7200 the altar 4196 which 834 {was} at Damascus 1834; and King 4428 Ahaz 271 sent 7971 to Urijah 223 the priest 3548 the pattern 1823 of the altar 4196 and its model 8403, according to all 3605 its workmanship 4639.
11 So Urijah 223 the priest 3548 built 1129 an altar 4196; according to all 3605 that King 4428 Ahaz 271 had sent 7971 from Damascus 1834, thus 3651 Urijah 223 the priest 3548 made 6213 {it,} before 5704 the coming 935 of King 4428 Ahaz 271 from Damascus 1834.
12 When the king 4428 came 935 from Damascus 1834, the king 4428 saw 7200 the altar 4196; then the king 4428 approached 7126 the altar 4196 and went 5927 up to it,
13 and burned 6999 his burnt 5930 offering 5930 and his meal 4503 offering 4503, and poured 5258 his drink 5262 offering 5262 and sprinkled 2236 the blood 1818 of his peace 8002 offerings 8002 on the altar 4196.
14 The bronze 5178 altar 4196, which 834 {was} before 6440 the LORD 3068, he brought 7126 from the front 6440 of the house 1004, from between 996 {his} altar 4196 and the house 1004 of the LORD 3068, and he put 5414 it on the north 6828 side 3409 of {his} altar 4196.
15 Then King 4428 Ahaz 271 commanded 6680 Urijah 223 the priest 3548, saying 559, "Upon the great 1419 altar 4196 burn 6999 the morning 1242 burnt 5930 offering 5930 and the evening 6153 meal 4503 offering 4503 and the king's 4428 burnt 5930 offering 5930 and his meal 4503 offering 4503, with the burnt 5930 offering 5930 of all 3605 the people 5971 of the land 776 and their meal 4503 offering 4503 and their drink 5262 offerings 5262; and sprinkle 2236 on it all 3605 the blood 1818 of the burnt 5930 offering 5930 and all 3605 the blood 1818 of the sacrifice 2077. But the bronze 5178 altar 4196 shall be for me to inquire 1239 {by.}"
16 So Urijah 223 the priest 3548 did 6213 according to all 3605 that King 4428 Ahaz 271 commanded 6680.
17 ¶ Then King 4428 Ahaz 271 cut 7112 off 7112 the borders 4526 of the stands 4350, and removed 5493 the laver 3595 from them; he also took 3381 down 3381 the sea 3220 from the bronze 5178 oxen 1241 which 834 were under 8478 it and put 5414 it on a pavement 4837 of stone 68.
18 The covered 4146 way 4146 for the sabbath 7676 which 834 they had built 1129 in the house 1004, and the outer 2435 entry 3996 of the king 4428, he removed 5437 from the house 1004 of the LORD 3068 because of the king 4428 of Assyria 804.
19

Hezekiah Reigns over Judah

Now the rest 3499 of the acts 1697 of Ahaz 271 which 834 he did 6213, are they not written 3789 in the Book 5612 of the Chronicles of the Kings 4428 of Judah 3063?
20 So Ahaz 271 slept 7901 with his fathers 1, and was buried 6912 with his fathers 1 in the city 5892 of David 1732; and his son 1121 Hezekiah 2396 reigned 4427 in his place 8478.

## Chapter 17

1

Hoshea Reigns over Israel

In the twelfth year 8141 of Ahaz 271 king 4428 of Judah 3063, Hoshea 1954 the son 1121 of Elah 425 became 4427 king 4427 over 5921 Israel 3478 in Samaria 8111, {and reigned} nine 8672 years 8141.
2 He did 6213 evil 7451 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068, only 7534 not as the kings 4428 of Israel 3478 who 834 were before 6440 him.
3 Shalmaneser 8022 king 4428 of Assyria 804 came 5927 up against 5921 him, and Hoshea 1954 became 1961 his servant 5650 and paid 7725 him tribute 4503.
4 But the king 4428 of Assyria 804 found 4672 conspiracy 7195 in Hoshea 1954, who 834 had sent 7971 messengers 4397 to So 5471 king 4428 of Egypt 4714 and had offered 5927 no 3808 tribute 4503 to the king 4428 of Assyria 804, as {he had done} year 8141 by year 8141; so the king 4428 of Assyria 804 shut 6113 him up and bound 631 him in prison.
5 ¶ Then the king 4428 of Assyria 804 invaded 5927 the whole 3605 land 776 and went 5927 up to Samaria 8111 and besieged it three 7969 years 8141.
6

Israel Captive

In the ninth 8671 year 8141 of Hoshea 1954, the king 4428 of Assyria 804 captured 3920 Samaria 8111 and carried 1540 Israel 3478 away 1540 into exile 1540 to Assyria 804, and settled 3427 them in Halah 2477 and Habor 2249, {on} the river 5104 of Gozan 1470, and in the cities 5892 of the Medes 4074.
7

Why Israel Fell

¶ Now {this} came 1961 about because 3588 the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 had sinned 2398 against the LORD 3068 their God 430, who had brought 5927 them up from the land 776 of Egypt 4714 from under 8478 the hand 3027 of Pharaoh 6547, king 4428 of Egypt 4714, and they had feared 3372 other 312 gods 430
8 and walked 1980 in the customs 2708 of the nations 1471 whom 834 the LORD 3068 had driven 3423 out before the sons 1121 of Israel 3478, and {in the customs} of the kings 4428 of Israel 3478 which 834 they had introduced 6213.
9 The sons 1121 of Israel 3478 did 2644 things 1697 secretly 2644 which 834 were not right 3653 against 5921 the LORD 3068 their God 430. Moreover, they built 1129 for themselves high 1116 places 1116 in all 3605 their towns 5892, from watchtower 4026 to fortified 4013 city 5892.
10 They set 5324 for themselves {sacred} pillars 4676 and Asherim 842 on every 3605 high 1364 hill 1389 and under 8478 every 3605 green 7488 tree 6086,
11 and there 8033 they burned 6999 incense 6999 on all 3605 the high 1116 places 1116 as the nations 1471 {did} which 834 the LORD 3068 had carried 1540 away 1540 to exile 1540 before them; and they did 6213 evil 7451 things 1697 provoking 3707 the LORD 3068.
12 They served 5647 idols 1544, concerning which 834 the LORD 3068 had said 559 to them, "You shall not do 6213 this 2088 thing 1697."
13 Yet the LORD 3068 warned 5749 Israel 3478 and Judah 3063 through 3027 all 3605 His prophets 5030 {and} every 3605 seer 2374, saying 559, "Turn 7725 from your evil 7451 ways 1870 and keep 8104 My commandments 4687, My statutes 2708 according to all 3605 the law 8451 which 834 I commanded 6680 your fathers 1, and which 834 I sent 7971 to you through 3027 My servants 5650 the prophets 5030."
14 However, they did not listen 8085, but stiffened 7185 their neck 6203 like their fathers 1, who 834 did not believe 539 in the LORD 3068 their God 430.
15 They rejected 3988 His statutes 2706 and His covenant 1285 which 834 He made 3772 with their fathers 1 and His warnings 5715 with which 834 He warned 5749 them. And they followed vanity 1892 and became 1891 vain 1891, and {went} after 310 the nations 1471 which 834 surrounded 5439 them, concerning which 834 the LORD 3068 had commanded 6680 them not to do 6213 like them.
16 They forsook 5800 all 3605 the commandments 4687 of the LORD 3068 their God 430 and made 6213 for themselves molten 4541 images 4541, {even} two 8147 calves 5695, and made 6213 an Asherah 842 and worshiped 7812 all 3605 the host 6635 of heaven 8064 and served 5647 Baal 1168.
17 Then they made their sons 1121 and their daughters 1323 pass 5674 through the fire 784, and practiced 7080 divination 7081 and enchantments 5172, and sold 4376 themselves to do 6213 evil 7451 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068, provoking 3707 Him.
18 So the LORD 3068 was very 3966 angry 599 with Israel 3478 and removed 5493 them from His sight 6440; none 3808 was left 7604 except the tribe 7626 of Judah 3063.
19 ¶ Also 1571 Judah 3063 did not keep 8104 the commandments 4687 of the LORD 3068 their God 430, but walked 1980 in the customs 2708 which 834 Israel 3478 had introduced 6213.
20 The LORD 3068 rejected 3988 all 3605 the descendants 2233 of Israel 3478 and afflicted 6031 them and gave 5414 them into the hand 3027 of plunderers 8154, until He had cast 7993 them out of His sight 6440.
21 ¶ When 3588 He had torn 7167 Israel 3478 from the house 1004 of David 1732, they made 4427 Jeroboam 3379 the son 1121 of Nebat 5028 king 4427. Then Jeroboam 3379 drove 5067 Israel 3478 away 5067 from following 310 the LORD 3068 and made them commit 2398 a great 1419 sin 2401.
22 The sons 1121 of Israel 3478 walked 1980 in all 3605 the sins 2403 of Jeroboam 3379 which 834 he did 6213; they did not depart 5493 from them
23 until the LORD 3068 removed 5493 Israel 3478 from His sight 6440, as He spoke 1696 through 3027 all 3605 His servants 5650 the prophets 5030. So Israel 3478 was carried 1540 away 1540 into exile 1540 from their own land 127 to Assyria 804 until 5704 this 2088 day 3117.
24

Cities of Israel Filled with Strangers

¶ The king 4428 of Assyria 804 brought 935 {men} from Babylon 894 and from Cuthah 3575 and from Avva 5755 and from Hamath 2574 and Sepharvaim 5617, and settled 3427 {them} in the cities 5892 of Samaria 8111 in place 8478 of the sons 1121 of Israel 3478. So they possessed 3423 Samaria 8111 and lived 3427 in its cities 5892.
25 At the beginning 8462 of their living 3427 there 8033, they did not fear 3372 the LORD 3068; therefore the LORD 3068 sent 7971 lions 738 among them which killed 2026 some of them.
26 So they spoke 559 to the king 4428 of Assyria 804, saying 559, "The nations 1471 whom 834 you have carried 1540 away 1540 into exile 1540 in the cities 5892 of Samaria 8111 do not know 3045 the custom 4941 of the god 430 of the land 776; so he has sent 7971 lions 738 among them, and behold 2009, they kill 4191 them because 834 they do not know 3045 the custom 4941 of the god 430 of the land 776."
27 ¶ Then the king 4428 of Assyria 804 commanded 6680, saying 559, "Take 1980 there 8033 one 259 of the priests 3548 whom 834 you carried 1540 away 1540 into exile 1540 and let him go 1980 and live 3427 there 8033; and let him teach 3384 them the custom 4941 of the god 430 of the land 776."
28 So one 259 of the priests 3548 whom 834 they had carried 1540 away 1540 into exile 1540 from Samaria 8111 came 935 and lived 3427 at Bethel 1008, and taught 3384 them how 349 they should fear 3372 the LORD 3068.
29 ¶ But every 1471 nation 1471 still made 6213 gods 430 of its own and put 5117 them in the houses 1004 of the high 1116 places 1116 which 834 the people 8118 of Samaria 8118 had made 6213, every 1471 nation 1471 in their cities 5892 in which 834 they lived 3427.
30 The men 376 of Babylon 894 made 6213 Succoth-benoth 5524, the men 376 of Cuth 3575 made 6213 Nergal 5370, the men 376 of Hamath 2574 made 6213 Ashima 807,
31 and the Avvites 5757 made 6213 Nibhaz 5026 and Tartak 8662; and the Sepharvites 5616 burned 8313 their children 1121 in the fire 784 to Adrammelech 152 and Anammelech 6048 the gods 430 of Sepharvaim 5617.
32 They also feared 3372 the LORD 3068 and appointed 6213 from among 7098 themselves priests 3548 of the high 1116 places 1116, who acted 6213 for them in the houses 1004 of the high 1116 places 1116.
33 They feared 3372 the LORD 3068 and served 5647 their own gods 430 according to the custom 4941 of the nations 1471 from among whom 834 they had been carried 1540 away 1540 into exile 1540.
34 ¶ To this 2088 day 3117 they do 6213 according to the earlier 7223 customs 4941: they do not fear 3372 the LORD 3068, nor 369 do they follow 6213 their statutes 2708 or their ordinances 4941 or the law 8451, or the commandments 4687 which 834 the LORD 3068 commanded 6680 the sons 1121 of Jacob 3290, whom 834 He named Israel 3478;
35 with whom the LORD 3068 made 3772 a covenant 1285 and commanded 6680 them, saying 559, "You shall not fear 3372 other 312 gods 430, nor 3808 bow 7812 down 7812 yourselves to them nor 3808 serve 5647 them nor 3808 sacrifice 2076 to them.
36 "But the LORD 3068, who 834 brought 5927 you up from the land 776 of Egypt 4714 with great 1419 power 3581 and with an outstretched 5186 arm 2220, Him you shall fear 3372, and to Him you shall bow 7812 yourselves down 7812, and to Him you shall sacrifice 2076.
37 "The statutes 2706 and the ordinances 4941 and the law 8451 and the commandment 4687 which 834 He wrote 3789 for you, you shall observe 8104 to do 6213 forever; and you shall not fear 3372 other 312 gods 430.
38 "The covenant 1285 that I have made 3772 with you, you shall not forget 7911, nor 3808 shall you fear 3372 other 312 gods 430.
39 "But the LORD 3068 your God 430 you shall fear 3372; and He will deliver 5337 you from the hand 3027 of all 3605 your enemies 340."
40 However, they did not listen 8085, but they did 6213 according to their earlier 7223 custom 4941.
41 So while these 428 nations 1471 feared 3372 the LORD 3068, they also served 5647 their idols 6456; their children 1121 likewise 1571 and their grandchildren 1121, as their fathers 1 did 6213, so they do 6213 to this 2088 day 3117.

## Chapter 18

1

Hezekiah Reigns over Judah

Now it came 1961 about in the third 7969 year 8141 of Hoshea 1954, the son 1121 of Elah 425 king 4428 of Israel 3478, that Hezekiah 2396 the son 1121 of Ahaz 271 king 4428 of Judah 3063 became 4427 king 4427.
2 He was twenty-five years 8141 old 1121 when he became 4427 king 4427, and he reigned 4427 twenty-nine years 8141 in Jerusalem 3389; and his mother's 517 name 8034 was Abi 21 the daughter 1323 of Zechariah 2148.
3 He did 6213 right 3477 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068, according to all 3605 that his father 1 David 1732 had done 6213.
4 He removed 5493 the high 1116 places 1116 and broke 7665 down 7665 the {sacred} pillars 4676 and cut 3772 down 3772 the Asherah 842. He also broke 3807 in pieces 3807 the bronze 5178 serpent 5175 that Moses 4872 had made 6213, for until 5704 those 1992 days 3117 the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 burned 6999 incense 6999 to it; and it was called 7121 Nehushtan 5180.
5 He trusted 982 in the LORD 3068, the God 430 of Israel 3478; so that after 310 him there was none 3808 like 3644 him among all 3605 the kings 4428 of Judah 3063, nor 3808 {among those} who 834 were before 6440 him.
6 For he clung 1692 to the LORD 3068; he did not depart 5493 from following 310 Him, but kept 8104 His commandments 4687, which 834 the LORD 3068 had commanded 6680 Moses 4872.
7

Hezekiah Victorious

And the LORD 3068 was with him; wherever he went 3318 he prospered 7919. And he rebelled 4775 against the king 4428 of Assyria 804 and did not serve 5647 him.
8 He defeated 5221 the Philistines 6430 as far 5704 as Gaza 5804 and its territory 1366, from watchtower 4026 to fortified 4013 city 5892.
9 ¶ Now in the fourth 7243 year 8141 of King 4428 Hezekiah 2396, which 1931 was the seventh 7637 year 8141 of Hoshea 1954 son 1121 of Elah 425 king 4428 of Israel 3478, Shalmaneser 8022 king 4428 of Assyria 804 came 5927 up against 5921 Samaria 8111 and besieged it.
10 At the end 7097 of three 7969 years 8141 they captured 3920 it; in the sixth 8337 year 8141 of Hezekiah 2396, which 1931 was the ninth 8672 year 8141 of Hoshea 1954 king 4428 of Israel 3478, Samaria 8111 was captured 3920.
11 Then the king 4428 of Assyria 804 carried 1540 Israel 3478 away 1540 into exile 1540 to Assyria 804, and put 5148 them in Halah 2477 and on the Habor 2249, the river 5104 of Gozan 1470, and in the cities 5892 of the Medes 4074,
12 because they did not obey 8085 the voice 6963 of the LORD 3068 their God 430, but transgressed 5674 His covenant 1285, {even} all 3605 that Moses 4872 the servant 5650 of the LORD 3068 commanded 6680; they would neither 3808 listen 8085 nor 3808 do 6213 {it.}
13

Invasion of Judah

¶ Now in the fourteenth year 8141 of King 4428 Hezekiah 2396, Sennacherib 5576 king 4428 of Assyria 804 came 5927 up against 5921 all 3605 the fortified 1219 cities 5892 of Judah 3063 and seized 8610 them.
14 Then Hezekiah 2396 king 4428 of Judah 3063 sent 7971 to the king 4428 of Assyria 804 at Lachish 3923, saying 559, "I have done 2398 wrong 2398. Withdraw 7725 from me; whatever 834 you impose 5414 on me I will bear 5375." So the king 4428 of Assyria 804 required 7760 of Hezekiah 2396 king 4428 of Judah 3063 three 7969 hundred 3967 talents 3603 of silver 3701 and thirty 7970 talents 3603 of gold 2091.
15 Hezekiah 2396 gave 5414 {him} all 3605 the silver 3701 which was found 4672 in the house 1004 of the LORD 3068, and in the treasuries 214 of the king's 4428 house 1004.
16 At that time 6256 Hezekiah 2396 cut 7112 off 7112 {the gold from} the doors 1817 of the temple 1964 of the LORD 3068, and {from} the doorposts 539 which 834 Hezekiah 2396 king 4428 of Judah 3063 had overlaid 6823, and gave 5414 it to the king 4428 of Assyria 804.
17 ¶ Then the king 4428 of Assyria 804 sent 7971 Tartan 8661 and Rab-saris 7249 and Rabshakeh 7262 from Lachish 3923 to King 4428 Hezekiah 2396 with a large 3515 army 2428 to Jerusalem 3389. So they went 5927 up and came 935 to Jerusalem 3389. And when they went 5927 up, they came 935 and stood 5975 by the conduit 8585 of the upper 5945 pool 1295, which 834 is on the highway 4546 of the fuller's 3526 field 7704.
18 When they called 7121 to the king 4428, Eliakim 471 the son 1121 of Hilkiah 2518, who 834 was over 5921 the household 1004, and Shebnah 7644 the scribe 5613 and Joah 3098 the son 1121 of Asaph 623 the recorder 2142, came 3318 out to them.
19 ¶ Then Rabshakeh 7262 said 559 to them, "Say 559 now 4994 to Hezekiah 2396, 'Thus 3541 says 559 the great 1419 king 4428, the king 4428 of Assyria 804, "What 4100 is this 2088 confidence 986 that you have 982?
20 "You say 559 (but {they are} only 389 empty 8193 words 1697), '{I have} counsel 6098 and strength 1369 for the war 4421.' Now 6258 on whom 4310 do you rely 982, that you have rebelled 4775 against me?
21 "Now 6258 behold 2009, you rely 982 on the staff 4938 of this 2088 crushed 7533 reed 7070, {even} on Egypt 4714; on which 834 if a man 376 leans 5564, it will go 935 into his hand 3709 and pierce 5344 it. So 3651 is Pharaoh 6547 king 4428 of Egypt 4714 to all 3605 who rely 982 on him.
22 "But if 3588 you say 559 to me, 'We trust 982 in the LORD 3068 our God 430,' is it not He whose 834 high 1116 places 1116 and whose altars 4196 Hezekiah 2396 has taken 5493 away 5493, and has said 559 to Judah 3063 and to Jerusalem 3389, 'You shall worship 7812 before 6440 this 2088 altar 4196 in Jerusalem 3389'?
23 "Now 6258 therefore, come 4994, make 6148 a bargain 6148 with my master 113 the king 4428 of Assyria 804, and I will give 5414 you two thousand 505 horses 5483, if 518 you are able 3201 on your part to set 5414 riders 7392 on them.
24 "How 349 then can you repulse one 259 official 6346 of the least 6996 of my master's 113 servants 5650, and rely 982 on Egypt 4714 for chariots 7393 and for horsemen 6571?
25 "Have I now 6258 come 5927 up without 1107 the LORD'S 3068 approval against 5921 this 2088 place 4725 to destroy 7843 it? The LORD 3068 said 559 to me, 'Go 5927 up against 5921 this 2088 land 776 and destroy 7843 it.'"'"
26 ¶ Then Eliakim 471 the son 1121 of Hilkiah 2518, and Shebnah 7644 and Joah 3098, said 559 to Rabshakeh 7262, "Speak 1696 now 4994 to your servants 5650 in Aramaic 762, for we understand 8085 {it;} and do not speak 1696 with us in Judean 3066 in the hearing 241 of the people 5971 who 834 are on the wall 2346."
27 But Rabshakeh 7262 said 559 to them, "Has my master 113 sent 7971 me only to your master 113 and to you to speak 1696 these 428 words 1697, {and} not to the men 376 who sit 3427 on the wall 2346, {doomed} to eat 398 their own dung 2716 and drink 8354 their own urine 7890 with you?"
28 ¶ Then Rabshakeh 7262 stood 5975 and cried 7121 with a loud 1419 voice 6963 in Judean 3066, saying, "Hear 8085 the word 1697 of the great 1419 king 4428, the king 4428 of Assyria 804.
29 "Thus 3541 says 559 the king 4428, 'Do not let Hezekiah 2396 deceive 5378 you, for he will not be able 3201 to deliver 5337 you from my hand 3027;
30 nor 408 let Hezekiah 2396 make you trust 982 in the LORD 3068, saying 559, "The LORD 3068 will surely 5337 deliver 5337 us, and this 2088 city 5892 will not be given 5414 into the hand 3027 of the king 4428 of Assyria 804."
31 'Do not listen 8085 to Hezekiah 2396, for thus 3541 says 559 the king 4428 of Assyria 804, "Make 6213 your peace 1293 with me and come 3318 out to me, and eat 398 each 376 of his vine 1612 and each 376 of his fig 8384 tree 8384 and drink 8354 each 376 of the waters 4325 of his own cistern 953,
32 until 5704 I come 935 and take 3947 you away to a land 776 like your own land 776, a land 776 of grain 1715 and new 8492 wine 8492, a land 776 of bread 3899 and vineyards 3754, a land 776 of olive 2132 trees 2132 and honey 1706, that you may live 2421 and not die 4191." But do not listen 8085 to Hezekiah 2396 when 3588 he misleads 5496 you, saying 559, "The LORD 3068 will deliver 5337 us."
33 'Has any 376 one 376 of the gods 430 of the nations 1471 delivered 5337 his land 776 from the hand 3027 of the king 4428 of Assyria 804?
34 'Where 346 are the gods 430 of Hamath 2574 and Arpad 774? Where 346 are the gods 430 of Sepharvaim 5617, Hena 2012 and Ivvah 5755? Have they delivered 5337 Samaria 8111 from my hand 3027?
35 'Who 4310 among all 3605 the gods 430 of the lands 776 have delivered 5337 their land 776 from my hand 3027, that the LORD 3068 should deliver 5337 Jerusalem 3389 from my hand 3027?'"
36 ¶ But the people 5971 were silent 2790 and answered 6030 him not a word 1697, for the king's 4428 commandment 4687 was, "Do not answer 6030 him."
37 Then Eliakim 471 the son 1121 of Hilkiah 2518, who 834 was over 5921 the household 1004, and Shebna 7644 the scribe 5613 and Joah 3098 the son 1121 of Asaph 623, the recorder 2142, came 935 to Hezekiah 2396 with their clothes 899 torn 7167 and told 5046 him the words 1697 of Rabshakeh 7262.

## Chapter 19

1

Isaiah Encourages Hezekiah

And when King 4428 Hezekiah 2396 heard 8085 {it,} he tore 7167 his clothes 899, covered 3680 himself with sackcloth 8242 and entered 935 the house 1004 of the LORD 3068.
2 Then he sent 7971 Eliakim 471 who 834 was over 5921 the household 1004 with Shebna 7644 the scribe 5613 and the elders 2205 of the priests 3548, covered 3680 with sackcloth 8242, to Isaiah 3470 the prophet 5030 the son 1121 of Amoz 531.
3 They said 559 to him, "Thus 3541 says 559 Hezekiah 2396, 'This 2088 day 3117 is a day 3117 of distress 6869, rebuke 8433, and rejection 5007; for children 1121 have come 935 to birth 4866 and there 369 is no 369 strength 3581 to {deliver.}
4 'Perhaps 194 the LORD 3068 your God 430 will hear 8085 all 3605 the words 1697 of Rabshakeh 7262, whom 834 his master 113 the king 4428 of Assyria 804 has sent 7971 to reproach 2778 the living 2416 God 430, and will rebuke 3198 the words 1697 which 834 the LORD 3068 your God 430 has heard 8085. Therefore, offer 5375 a prayer 8605 for the remnant 7611 that is left 4672.'"
5 So the servants 5650 of King 4428 Hezekiah 2396 came 935 to Isaiah 3470.
6 Isaiah 3470 said 559 to them, "Thus 3541 you shall say 559 to your master 113, 'Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068, "Do not be afraid 3372 because of the words 1697 that you have heard 8085, with which 834 the servants 5288 of the king 4428 of Assyria 804 have blasphemed 1442 Me.
7 "Behold 2009, I will put 5414 a spirit 7307 in him so that he will hear 8085 a rumor 8052 and return 7725 to his own land 776. And I will make him fall 5307 by the sword 2719 in his own land 776."'"
8

Sennacherib Defies God

¶ Then Rabshakeh 7262 returned 7725 and found 4672 the king 4428 of Assyria 804 fighting 3898 against 5921 Libnah 3841, for he had heard 8085 that the king had left 5265 Lachish 3923.
9 When he heard 8085 {them} say 559 concerning 413 Tirhakah 8640 king 4428 of Cush 3568, "Behold 2009, he has come 3318 out to fight 3898 against 854 you," he sent 7971 messengers 4397 again 7725 to Hezekiah 2396 saying 559,
10 "Thus 3541 you shall say 559 to Hezekiah 2396 king 4428 of Judah 3063, 'Do not let your God 430 in whom 834 you trust 982 deceive 5378 you saying 559, "Jerusalem 3389 will not be given 5414 into the hand 3027 of the king 4428 of Assyria 804."
11 'Behold 2009, you have heard 8085 what 834 the kings 4428 of Assyria 804 have done 6213 to all 3605 the lands 776, destroying 2763 them completely 2763. So will you be spared 5337?
12 'Did the gods 430 of those nations 1471 which 834 my fathers 1 destroyed 7843 deliver 5337 them, {even} Gozan 1470 and Haran 2771 and Rezeph 7530 and the sons 1121 of Eden 5729 who 834 {were} in Telassar 8515?
13 'Where 335 is the king 4428 of Hamath 2574, the king 4428 of Arpad 774, the king 4428 of the city 5892 of Sepharvaim 5617, and {of} Hena 2012 and Ivvah 5755?'"
14

Hezekiah's Prayer

¶ Then Hezekiah 2396 took 3947 the letter 5612 from the hand 3027 of the messengers 4397 and read 7121 it, and he went 5927 up to the house 1004 of the LORD 3068 and spread 6566 it out before 6440 the LORD 3068.
15 Hezekiah 2396 prayed 6419 before 6440 the LORD 3068 and said 559, "O LORD 3068, the God 430 of Israel 3478, who are enthroned 3427 {above} the cherubim 3742, You are the God 430, You alone 905, of all 3605 the kingdoms 4467 of the earth 776. You have made 6213 heaven 8064 and earth 776.
16 "Incline 5186 Your ear 241, O LORD 3068, and hear 8085; open 6491 Your eyes 5869, O LORD 3068, and see 7200; and listen 8085 to the words 1697 of Sennacherib 5576, which 834 he has sent 7971 to reproach 2778 the living 2416 God 430.
17 "Truly 551, O LORD 3068, the kings 4428 of Assyria 804 have devastated 2717 the nations 1471 and their lands 776
18 and have cast 5414 their gods 430 into the fire 784, for they were not gods 430 but the work 4639 of men's 120 hands 3027, wood 6086 and stone 68. So they have destroyed 6 them.
19 "Now 6258, O LORD 3068 our God 430, I pray 4994, deliver 3467 us from his hand 3027 that all 3605 the kingdoms 4467 of the earth 776 may know 3045 that You alone 905, O LORD 3068, are God 430."
20

God's Answer through Isaiah

¶ Then Isaiah 3470 the son 1121 of Amoz 531 sent 7971 to Hezekiah 2396 saying 559, "Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068, the God 430 of Israel 3478, 'Because 834 you have prayed 6419 to Me about 413 Sennacherib 5576 king 4428 of Assyria 804, I have heard 8085 {you.}'
21 "This 2088 is the word 1697 that the LORD 3068 has spoken 1696 against 5921 him: 'She has despised 959 you and mocked 3932 you, The virgin 1330 daughter 1323 of Zion 6726; She has shaken 5128 {her} head 7218 behind 310 you, The daughter 1323 of Jerusalem 3389!
22 'Whom 4310 have you reproached 2778 and blasphemed 1442? And against 5921 whom 4310 have you raised 7311 {your} voice 6963, And haughtily 4791 lifted 5375 up your eyes 5869? Against 5921 the Holy 6918 One 6918 of Israel 3478!
23 'Through 3027 your messengers 4397 you have reproached 2778 the Lord 136, And you have said 559, "With my many 7230 chariots 7393 I came 5927 up to the heights 4791 of the mountains 2022, To the remotest 3411 parts 3411 of Lebanon 3844; And I cut 3772 down 3772 its tall 6967 cedars 730 {and} its choice 4004 cypresses 1265. And I entered 935 its farthest 7093 lodging 4411 place 4411, its thickest 3759 forest 3293.
24 "I dug 6979 {wells} and drank 8354 foreign 2114 waters 4325, And with the sole 3709 of my feet 6471 I dried 2717 up All 3605 the rivers 2975 of Egypt 4693."
25 ¶ 'Have you not heard 8085? Long 7350 ago 7350 I did 6213 it; From ancient 6924 times I planned 3335 it. Now 6258 I have brought 935 it to pass 935, That you should turn fortified 1219 cities 5892 into ruinous 5327 heaps 1530.
26 'Therefore their inhabitants 3427 were short 7116 of strength 3027, They were dismayed 2865 and put 954 to shame 954; They were as the vegetation 6212 of the field 7704 and as the green 3419 herb 1877, As grass 2682 on the housetops 1406 is scorched 7711 before 6440 it is grown 7054 up.
27 'But I know 3045 your sitting 3427 down 3427, And your going 3318 out and your coming 935 in, And your raging 7264 against 413 Me.
28 'Because 3282 of your raging 7264 against 413 Me, And because your arrogance 7600 has come 5927 up to My ears 241, Therefore I will put 7760 My hook 2397 in your nose 639, And My bridle 4964 in your lips 8193, And I will turn 7725 you back 7725 by the way 1870 which 834 you came 935.
29 ¶ 'Then this 2088 shall be the sign 226 for you: you will eat 398 this year 8141 what 5599 grows 5599 of itself, in the second 8145 year 8141 what 5501 springs 5501 from the same, and in the third 7992 year 8141 sow 2232, reap 7114, plant 5193 vineyards 3754, and eat 398 their fruit 6529.
30 'The surviving 7604 remnant 7604 of the house 1004 of Judah 3063 will again 3254 take root 8328 downward 4295 and bear 6213 fruit 6529 upward 4605.
31 'For out of Jerusalem 3389 will go 3318 forth 3318 a remnant 7611, and out of Mount 2022 Zion 6726 survivors 6413. The zeal 7068 of the LORD 3068 will perform 6213 this 2088.
32 ¶ 'Therefore 3651 thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068 concerning 413 the king 4428 of Assyria 804, "He will not come 935 to this 2088 city 5892 or shoot 3384 an arrow 2671 there 8033; and he will not come 6923 before 6923 it with a shield 4043 or 3808 throw 8210 up a siege 5550 ramp 5550 against 5921 it.
33 "By the way 1870 that he came 935, by the same he will return 7725, and he shall not come 935 to this 2088 city 5892,"' declares 5002 the LORD 3068.
34 'For I will defend 1598 this 2088 city 5892 to save 3467 it for My own sake 4616 and for My servant 5650 David's 1732 sake 4616.'"
35 ¶ Then it happened 1961 that night 3915 that the angel 4397 of the LORD 3068 went 3318 out and struck 5221 185,000 in the camp 4264 of the Assyrians 804; and when men rose 7925 early 7925 in the morning 1242, behold 2009, all 3605 of them were dead.
36 So Sennacherib 5576 king 4428 of Assyria 804 departed 5265 and returned 7725 {home,} and lived 3427 at Nineveh 5210.
37 It came 1961 about as he was worshiping 7812 in the house 1004 of Nisroch 5268 his god 430, that Adrammelech 152 and Sharezer 8272 killed 5221 him with the sword 2719; and they escaped 4422 into the land 776 of Ararat 780. And Esarhaddon 634 his son 1121 became 4427 king 4427 in his place 8478.

## Chapter 20

1

Hezekiah's Illness and Recovery

In those 1992 days 3117 Hezekiah 2396 became 2470 mortally 4191 ill 2470. And Isaiah 3470 the prophet 5030 the son 1121 of Amoz 531 came 935 to him and said 559 to him, "Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068, 'Set 6680 your house 1004 in order 6680, for you shall die 4191 and not live 2421.'"
2 Then he turned 5437 his face 6440 to the wall 7023 and prayed 6419 to the LORD 3068, saying 559,
3 "Remember 2142 now 4994, O 577 LORD 3068, I beseech 577 You, how 834 I have walked 1980 before 6440 You in truth 571 and with a whole 8003 heart 3824 and have done 6213 what 2896 is good 2896 in Your sight 5869." And Hezekiah 2396 wept 1058 bitterly.
4 Before 3808 Isaiah 3470 had gone 3318 out of the middle 8484 court 2691, the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 came 1961 to him, saying 559,
5 "Return 7725 and say 559 to Hezekiah 2396 the leader 5057 of My people 5971, 'Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068, the God 430 of your father 1 David 1732, "I have heard 8085 your prayer 8605, I have seen 7200 your tears 1832; behold 2009, I will heal 7495 you. On the third 7992 day 3117 you shall go 5927 up to the house 1004 of the LORD 3068.
6 "I will add 3254 fifteen years 8141 to your life 3117, and I will deliver 5337 you and this 2088 city 5892 from the hand 3709 of the king 4428 of Assyria 804; and I will defend 1598 this 2088 city 5892 for My own sake 4616 and for My servant 5650 David's 1732 sake 4616."'"
7 Then Isaiah 3470 said 559, "Take 3947 a cake 1690 of figs 8384." And they took 3947 and laid 7760 {it} on the boil 7822, and he recovered 2421.
8 ¶ Now Hezekiah 2396 said 559 to Isaiah 3470, "What 4100 will be the sign 226 that the LORD 3068 will heal 7495 me, and that I shall go 5927 up to the house 1004 of the LORD 3068 the third 7992 day 3117?"
9 Isaiah 3470 said 559, "This 2088 shall be the sign 226 to you from the LORD 3068, that the LORD 3068 will do 6213 the thing 1697 that He has spoken 1696: shall the shadow 6738 go 1980 forward ten 6235 steps 4609 or 518 go 7725 back 7725 ten 6235 steps 4609?"
10 So Hezekiah 2396 answered 559, "It is easy 7043 for the shadow 6738 to decline 5186 ten 6235 steps 4609; no 3808, but let the shadow 6738 turn 7725 backward 322 ten 6235 steps 4609."
11 Isaiah 3470 the prophet 5030 cried 7121 to the LORD 3068, and He brought 7725 the shadow 6738 on the stairway 4609 back 322 ten 6235 steps 4609 by which 834 it had gone 3381 down 3381 on the stairway 4609 of Ahaz 271.
12

Hezekiah Shows Babylon His Treasures

¶ At that time 6256 Berodach-baladan 1255 a son 1121 of Baladan 1081, king 4428 of Babylon 894, sent 7971 letters 5612 and a present 4503 to Hezekiah 2396, for he heard 8085 that Hezekiah 2396 had been 2470 sick 2470.
13 Hezekiah 2396 listened 8085 to them, and showed 7200 them all 3605 his treasure 5238 house 1004, the silver 3701 and the gold 2091 and the spices 1314 and the precious 2896 oil 8081 and the house 1004 of his armor 3627 and all 3605 that was found 4672 in his treasuries 214. There was nothing in his house 1004 nor 3808 in all 3605 his dominion 4475 that Hezekiah 2396 did not show 7200 them.
14 Then Isaiah 3470 the prophet 5030 came 935 to King 4428 Hezekiah 2396 and said 559 to him, "What 4100 did these 428 men 376 say 559, and from where 370 have they come 935 to you?" And Hezekiah 2396 said 559, "They have come 935 from a far 7350 country 776, from Babylon 894."
15 He said 559, "What 4100 have they seen 7200 in your house 1004?" So Hezekiah 2396 answered 559, "They have seen 7200 all 3605 that is in my house 1004; there is nothing among my treasuries 214 that I have not shown 7200 them."
16 ¶ Then Isaiah 3470 said 559 to Hezekiah 2396, "Hear 8085 the word 1697 of the LORD 3068.
17 'Behold 2009, the days 3117 are coming 935 when all 3605 that is in your house 1004, and all that your fathers 1 have laid 686 up in store 686 to this 2088 day 3117 will be carried 5375 to Babylon 894; nothing shall be left 3498,' says 559 the LORD 3068.
18 'Some 4480 of your sons 1121 who 834 shall issue 3318 from you, whom 834 you will beget 3205, will be taken 3947 away; and they will become 1961 officials 5631 in the palace 1964 of the king 4428 of Babylon 894.'"
19 Then Hezekiah 2396 said 559 to Isaiah 3470, "The word 1697 of the LORD 3068 which 834 you have spoken 1696 is good 2896." For he thought 559, "Is it not so, if 518 there will be peace 7965 and truth 571 in my days 3117?"
20 ¶ Now the rest 3499 of the acts 1697 of Hezekiah 2396 and all 3605 his might 1369, and how 834 he made 6213 the pool 1295 and the conduit 8585 and brought 935 water 4325 into the city 5892, are they not written 3789 in the Book 5612 of the Chronicles of the Kings 4428 of Judah 3063?
21 So Hezekiah 2396 slept 7901 with his fathers 1, and Manasseh 4519 his son 1121 became 4427 king 4427 in his place 8478.

## Chapter 21

1

Manasseh Succeeds Hezekiah

Manasseh 4519 was twelve years 8141 old 1121 when he became 4427 king 4427, and he reigned 4427 fifty-five 2572 years 8141 in Jerusalem 3389; and his mother's 517 name 8034 was Hephzibah 2657.
2 He did 6213 evil 7451 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068, according to the abominations 8441 of the nations 1471 whom 834 the LORD 3068 dispossessed 3423 before the sons 1121 of Israel 3478.
3 For he rebuilt the high 1116 places 1116 which 834 Hezekiah 2396 his father 1 had destroyed 6; and he erected 6965 altars 4196 for Baal 1168 and made 6213 an Asherah 842, as Ahab 256 king 4428 of Israel 3478 had done 6213, and worshiped 7812 all 3605 the host 6635 of heaven 8064 and served 5647 them.
4 He built 1129 altars 4196 in the house 1004 of the LORD 3068, of which 834 the LORD 3068 had said 559, "In Jerusalem 3389 I will put 7760 My name 8034."
5 For he built 1129 altars 4196 for all 3605 the host 6635 of heaven 8064 in the two 8147 courts 2691 of the house 1004 of the LORD 3068.
6 He made his son 1121 pass 5674 through the fire 784, practiced 6049 witchcraft 6049 and used 5172 divination 5172, and dealt 6213 with mediums 178 and spiritists 3049. He did 6213 much 7235 evil 7451 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068 provoking 3707 {Him to anger.}
7 Then he set 7760 the carved 6459 image 6459 of Asherah 842 that he had made 6213, in the house 1004 of which 834 the LORD 3068 said 559 to David 1732 and to his son 1121 Solomon 8010, "In this 2088 house 1004 and in Jerusalem 3389, which 834 I have chosen 977 from all 3605 the tribes 7626 of Israel 3478, I will put 7760 My name 8034 forever 5769.
8 "And I will not make the feet 7272 of Israel 3478 wander 5110 anymore 3254 from the land 127 which 834 I gave 5414 their fathers 1, if 518 only 7534 they will observe 8104 to do 6213 according to all 3605 that I have commanded 6680 them, and according to all 3605 the law 8451 that My servant 5650 Moses 4872 commanded 6680 them."
9 But they did not listen 8085, and Manasseh 4519 seduced 8582 them to do 6213 evil 7451 more 4480 than 4480 the nations 1471 whom 834 the LORD 3068 destroyed 8045 before the sons 1121 of Israel 3478.
10

The King's Idolatries Rebuked

¶ Now the LORD 3068 spoke 1696 through 3027 His servants 5650 the prophets 5030, saying 559,
11 "Because Manasseh 4519 king 4428 of Judah 3063 has done 6213 these 428 abominations 8441, having done 7489 wickedly 7489 more 4480 than 4480 all 3605 the Amorites 567 did 6213 who 834 {were} before 6440 him, and has also 1571 made Judah 3063 sin 2398 with his idols 1544;
12 therefore 3651 thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068, the God 430 of Israel 3478, 'Behold 2009, I am bringing 935 {such} calamity 7463 on Jerusalem 3389 and Judah 3063, that whoever 3605 hears 8085 of it, both 8147 his ears 241 will tingle 6750.
13 'I will stretch 5186 over 5921 Jerusalem 3389 the line 6957 of Samaria 8111 and the plummet 4949 of the house 1004 of Ahab 256, and I will wipe 4229 Jerusalem 3389 as one wipes 4229 a dish 6747, wiping 4229 it and turning 2015 it upside down 6440.
14 'I will abandon 5203 the remnant 7611 of My inheritance 5159 and deliver 5414 them into the hand 3027 of their enemies 340, and they will become 1961 as plunder 957 and spoil 4933 to all 3605 their enemies 340;
15 because they have done 6213 evil 7451 in My sight 5869, and have been 1961 provoking 3707 Me to anger 3707 since 4480 the day 3117 their fathers 1 came 3318 from Egypt 4714, even to this 2088 day 3117.'"
16 ¶ Moreover 1571, Manasseh 4519 shed 8210 very 3966 much 7235 innocent 5355 blood 1818 until he had filled 4390 Jerusalem 3389 from one 6310 end 6310 to another 6310; besides his sin 2403 with which 834 he made Judah 3063 sin 2398, in doing 6213 evil 7451 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068.
17 Now the rest 3499 of the acts 1697 of Manasseh 4519 and all 3605 that he did 6213 and his sin 2403 which 834 he committed 2398, are they not written 3789 in the Book 5612 of the Chronicles of the Kings 4428 of Judah 3063?
18 And Manasseh 4519 slept 7901 with his fathers 1 and was buried 6912 in the garden 1588 of his own house 1004, in the garden 1588 of Uzza 5798, and Amon 526 his son 1121 became 4427 king 4427 in his place 8478.
19

Amon Succeeds Manasseh

¶ Amon 526 was twenty-two years 8141 old 1121 when he became 4427 king 4427, and he reigned 4427 two 8147 years 8141 in Jerusalem 3389; and his mother's 517 name 8034 {was} Meshullemeth 4922 the daughter 1323 of Haruz 2743 of Jotbah 3192.
20 He did 6213 evil 7451 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068, as Manasseh 4519 his father 1 had done 6213.
21 For he walked 1980 in all 3605 the way 1870 that his father 1 had walked 1980, and served 5647 the idols 1544 that his father 1 had served 5647 and worshiped 7812 them.
22 So he forsook 5800 the LORD 3068, the God 430 of his fathers 1, and did not walk 1980 in the way 1870 of the LORD 3068.
23 The servants 5650 of Amon 526 conspired 7194 against 5921 him and killed 4191 the king 4428 in his own house 1004.
24 Then the people 5971 of the land 776 killed 5221 all 3605 those who had conspired 7194 against 5921 King 4428 Amon 526, and the people 5971 of the land 776 made 4427 Josiah 2977 his son 1121 king 4427 in his place 8478.
25 Now the rest 3499 of the acts 1697 of Amon 526 which 834 he did 6213, are they not written 3789 in the Book 5612 of the Chronicles of the Kings 4428 of Judah 3063?
26 He was buried 6912 in his grave 6900 in the garden 1588 of Uzza 5798, and Josiah 2977 his son 1121 became 4427 king 4427 in his place 8478.

## Chapter 22

1

Josiah Succeeds Amon

Josiah 2977 was eight 8083 years 8141 old 1121 when he became 4427 king 4427, and he reigned 4427 thirty-one years 8141 in Jerusalem 3389; and his mother's 517 name 8034 {was} Jedidah 3040 the daughter 1323 of Adaiah 5718 of Bozkath 1218.
2 He did 6213 right 3477 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068 and walked 1980 in all 3605 the way 1870 of his father 1 David 1732, nor 3808 did he turn 5493 aside 5493 to the right 3225 or to the left 8040.
3 ¶ Now in the eighteenth year 8141 of King 4428 Josiah 2977, the king 4428 sent 7971 Shaphan 8227, the son 1121 of Azaliah 683 the son 1121 of Meshullam 4918 the scribe 5613, to the house 1004 of the LORD 3068 saying 559,
4 "Go 5927 up to Hilkiah 2518 the high 1419 priest 3548 that he may count 8552 the money 3701 brought 935 in to the house 1004 of the LORD 3068 which 834 the doorkeepers have gathered 622 from the people 5971.
5 "Let them deliver 5414 it into the hand 3027 of the workmen 4399 who have the oversight 6485 of the house 1004 of the LORD 3068, and let them give 5414 it to the workmen 4399 who 834 are in the house 1004 of the LORD 3068 to repair 2388 the damages 919 of the house 1004,
6 to the carpenters 2796 and the builders 1129 and the masons 1443 and for buying 7069 timber 6086 and hewn 4274 stone 68 to repair 2388 the house 1004.
7 "Only 389 no 3808 accounting 2803 shall be made with them for the money 3701 delivered 5414 into their hands 3027, for they deal 6213 faithfully 530."
8

The Lost Book

¶ Then Hilkiah 2518 the high 1419 priest 3548 said 559 to Shaphan 8227 the scribe 5613, "I have found 4672 the book 5612 of the law 8451 in the house 1004 of the LORD 3068." And Hilkiah 2518 gave 5414 the book 5612 to Shaphan 8227 who read 7121 it.
9 Shaphan 8227 the scribe 5613 came 935 to the king 4428 and brought 7725 back 7725 word 1697 to the king 4428 and said 559, "Your servants 5650 have emptied 5413 out the money 3701 that was found 4672 in the house 1004, and have delivered 5414 it into the hand 3027 of the workmen 4399 who have the oversight 6485 of the house 1004 of the LORD 3068."
10 Moreover, Shaphan 8227 the scribe 5613 told 5046 the king 4428 saying 559, "Hilkiah 2518 the priest 3548 has given 5414 me a book 5612." And Shaphan 8227 read 7121 it in the presence 6440 of the king 4428.
11 ¶ When the king 4428 heard 8085 the words 1697 of the book 5612 of the law 8451, he tore 7167 his clothes 899.
12 Then the king 4428 commanded 6680 Hilkiah 2518 the priest 3548, Ahikam 296 the son 1121 of Shaphan 8227, Achbor 5907 the son 1121 of Micaiah 4320, Shaphan 8227 the scribe 5613, and Asaiah 6222 the king's 4428 servant 5650 saying 559,
13 "Go 1980, inquire 1875 of the LORD 3068 for me and the people 5971 and all 3605 Judah 3063 concerning 5921 the words 1697 of this 2088 book 5612 that has been found 4672, for great 1419 is the wrath 2534 of the LORD 3068 that burns 3341 against us, because our fathers 1 have not listened 8085 to the words 1697 of this 2088 book 5612, to do 6213 according to all 3605 that is written 3789 concerning 5921 us."
14

Huldah Predicts

¶ So Hilkiah 2518 the priest 3548, Ahikam 296, Achbor 5907, Shaphan 8227, and Asaiah 6222 went 1980 to Huldah 2468 the prophetess 5031, the wife 802 of Shallum 7967 the son 1121 of Tikvah 8616, the son 1121 of Harhas 2745, keeper 8104 of the wardrobe 899 (now she lived 3427 in Jerusalem 3389 in the Second 4932 Quarter); and they spoke 1696 to her.
15 She said 559 to them, "Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068 God 430 of Israel 3478, 'Tell 559 the man 376 who 834 sent 7971 you to me,
16 thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068, "Behold 2009, I bring 935 evil 7463 on this 2088 place 4725 and on its inhabitants 3427, {even} all 3605 the words 1697 of the book 5612 which 834 the king 4428 of Judah 3063 has read 7121.
17 "Because they have forsaken 5800 Me and have burned 6999 incense 6999 to other 312 gods 430 that they might provoke 3707 Me to anger 3707 with all 3605 the work 4639 of their hands 3027, therefore My wrath 2534 burns 3341 against this 2088 place 4725, and it shall not be quenched 3518."'
18 "But to the king 4428 of Judah 3063 who sent 7971 you to inquire 1875 of the LORD 3068 thus 3541 shall you say 559 to him, 'Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068 God 430 of Israel 3478, "{Regarding} the words 1697 which 834 you have heard 8085,
19 because 3282 your heart 3824 was tender 7401 and you humbled 3665 yourself 3665 before the LORD 3068 when you heard 8085 what 834 I spoke 1696 against 5921 this 2088 place 4725 and against 5921 its inhabitants 3427 that they should become 1961 a desolation 8047 and a curse 7045, and you have torn 7167 your clothes 899 and wept 1058 before 6440 Me, I truly 1571 have heard 8085 you," declares 5002 the LORD 3068.
20 "Therefore 3651, behold 2009, I will gather 622 you to your fathers 1, and you will be gathered 622 to your grave 6913 in peace 7965, and your eyes 5869 will not see 7200 all 3605 the evil 7463 which 834 I will bring 935 on this 2088 place 4725."'" So they brought 7725 back 7725 word 1697 to the king 4428.

## Chapter 23

1

Josiah's Covenant

Then the king 4428 sent 7971, and they gathered 622 to him all 3605 the elders 2205 of Judah 3063 and of Jerusalem 3389.
2 The king 4428 went 5927 up to the house 1004 of the LORD 3068 and all 3605 the men 376 of Judah 3063 and all 3605 the inhabitants 3427 of Jerusalem 3389 with him, and the priests 3548 and the prophets 5030 and all 3605 the people 5971, both 4480 small 6996 and great 1419; and he read 7121 in their hearing 241 all 3605 the words 1697 of the book 5612 of the covenant 1285 which was found 4672 in the house 1004 of the LORD 3068.
3 The king 4428 stood 5975 by the pillar 5982 and made 3772 a covenant 1285 before 6440 the LORD 3068, to walk 1980 after 310 the LORD 3068, and to keep 8104 His commandments 4687 and His testimonies 5715 and His statutes 2708 with all 3605 {his} heart 3820 and all 3605 {his} soul 5315, to carry 6965 out the words 1697 of this 2088 covenant 1285 that were written 3789 in this 2088 book 5612. And all 3605 the people 5971 entered 5975 into the covenant 1285.
4

Reforms under Josiah

¶ Then the king 4428 commanded 6680 Hilkiah 2518 the high 1419 priest 3548 and the priests 3548 of the second 4932 order and the doorkeepers, to bring 3318 out of the temple 1964 of the LORD 3068 all 3605 the vessels 3627 that were made 6213 for Baal 1168, for Asherah 842, and for all 3605 the host 6635 of heaven 8064; and he burned 8313 them outside Jerusalem 3389 in the fields 7709 of the Kidron 6939, and carried 5375 their ashes 6083 to Bethel 1008.
5 He did 7673 away 7673 with the idolatrous 3649 priests 3649 whom 834 the kings 4428 of Judah 3063 had appointed 5414 to burn 6999 incense 6999 in the high 1116 places 1116 in the cities 5892 of Judah 3063 and in the surrounding 4524 area 4524 of Jerusalem 3389, also those who burned 6999 incense 6999 to Baal 1168, to the sun 8121 and to the moon 3394 and to the constellations 4208 and to all 3605 the host 6635 of heaven 8064.
6 He brought 3318 out the Asherah 842 from the house 1004 of the LORD 3068 outside Jerusalem 3389 to the brook 5158 Kidron 6939, and burned 8313 it at the brook 5158 Kidron 6939, and ground 1854 {it} to dust 6083, and threw 7993 its dust 6083 on the graves 6913 of the common 1121 people 5971.
7 He also broke 5422 down 5422 the houses 1004 of the {male} cult 6945 prostitutes 6945 which 834 {were} in the house 1004 of the LORD 3068, where the women 802 were weaving 707 hangings 1004 for the Asherah 842.
8 Then he brought 935 all 3605 the priests 3548 from the cities 5892 of Judah 3063, and defiled 2930 the high 1116 places 1116 where the priests 3548 had burned 6999 incense 6999, from Geba 1387 to Beersheba 884; and he broke 5422 down 5422 the high 1116 places 1116 of the gates 8179 which 834 {were} at the entrance 6607 of the gate 8179 of Joshua 3091 the governor 8269 of the city 5892, which 834 {were} on one's 376 left 8040 at the city 5892 gate 8179.
9 Nevertheless 389 the priests 3548 of the high 1116 places 1116 did not go 5927 up to the altar 4196 of the LORD 3068 in Jerusalem 3389, but they ate 398 unleavened 4682 bread 4682 among 8432 their brothers 251.
10 He also defiled 2930 Topheth 8612, which 834 is in the valley 1516 of the son 1121 of Hinnom 2011, that no 1115 man 376 might make his son 1121 or his daughter 1323 pass 5674 through the fire 784 for Molech 4432.
11 He did 7673 away 7673 with the horses 5483 which 834 the kings 4428 of Judah 3063 had given 5414 to the sun 8121, at the entrance 935 of the house 1004 of the LORD 3068, by the chamber 3957 of Nathan-melech 5419 the official 5631, which 834 {was} in the precincts 6503; and he burned 8313 the chariots 4818 of the sun 8121 with fire 784.
12 The altars 4196 which 834 {were} on the roof 1406, the upper 5944 chamber 5944 of Ahaz 271, which 834 the kings 4428 of Judah 3063 had made 6213, and the altars 4196 which 834 Manasseh 4519 had made 6213 in the two 8147 courts 2691 of the house 1004 of the LORD 3068, the king 4428 broke 5422 down 5422; and he smashed 7323 them there 8033 and threw 7993 their dust 6083 into the brook 5158 Kidron 6939.
13 The high 1116 places 1116 which 834 {were} before Jerusalem 3389, which 834 {were} on the right 3225 of the mount 2022 of destruction 4889 which 834 Solomon 8010 the king 4428 of Israel 3478 had built 1129 for Ashtoreth 6252 the abomination 8251 of the Sidonians 6722, and for Chemosh 3645 the abomination 8251 of Moab 4124, and for Milcom 4445 the abomination 8441 of the sons 1121 of Ammon 5983, the king 4428 defiled 2930.
14 He broke 7665 in pieces 7665 the {sacred} pillars 4676 and cut 3772 down 3772 the Asherim 842 and filled 4390 their places 4725 with human 120 bones 6106.
15 ¶ Furthermore 1571, the altar 4196 that {was} at Bethel 1008 {and} the high 1116 place 1116 which 834 Jeroboam 3379 the son 1121 of Nebat 5028, who 834 made Israel 3478 sin 2398, had made 6213, even 1571 that altar 4196 and the high 1116 place 1116 he broke 5422 down 5422. Then he demolished 7665 its stones, ground 1854 them to dust 6083, and burned 8313 the Asherah 842.
16 Now when Josiah 2977 turned 6437, he saw 7200 the graves 6913 that {were} there 8033 on the mountain 2022, and he sent 7971 and took 3947 the bones 6106 from the graves 6913 and burned 8313 {them} on the altar 4196 and defiled 2930 it according to the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 which 834 the man 376 of God 430 proclaimed 7121, who 834 proclaimed 7121 these 428 things 1697.
17 Then he said 559, "What 4100 is this 1975 monument 6725 that I see 7200?" And the men 376 of the city 5892 told 559 him, "It is the grave 6913 of the man 376 of God 430 who 834 came 935 from Judah 3063 and proclaimed 7121 these 428 things 1697 which 834 you have done 6213 against 5921 the altar 4196 of Bethel 1008."
18 He said 559, "Let 5117 him alone 5117; let no 408 one 376 disturb 5128 his bones 6106." So they left 4422 his bones 6106 undisturbed 4422 with the bones 6106 of the prophet 5030 who 834 came 935 from Samaria 8111.
19 Josiah 2977 also 1571 removed 5493 all 3605 the houses 1004 of the high 1116 places 1116 which 834 {were} in the cities 5892 of Samaria 8111, which 834 the kings 4428 of Israel 3478 had made 6213 provoking 3707 the LORD 3068; and he did 6213 to them just as he had done 6213 in Bethel 1008.
20 All 3605 the priests 3548 of the high 1116 places 1116 who 834 {were} there 8033 he slaughtered 2076 on the altars 4196 and burned 8313 human 120 bones 6106 on them; then he returned 7725 to Jerusalem 3389.
21

Passover Reinstituted

¶ Then the king 4428 commanded 6680 all 3605 the people 5971 saying 559, "Celebrate 6213 the Passover 6453 to the LORD 3068 your God 430 as it is written 3789 in this 2088 book 5612 of the covenant 1285."
22 Surely 3588 such 2088 a Passover 6453 had not been celebrated 6213 from the days 3117 of the judges 8199 who 834 judged 8199 Israel 3478, nor 3808 in all 3605 the days 3117 of the kings 4428 of Israel 3478 and of the kings 4428 of Judah 3063.
23 But in the eighteenth year 8141 of King 4428 Josiah 2977, this 2088 Passover 6453 was observed 6213 to the LORD 3068 in Jerusalem 3389.
24 ¶ Moreover 1571, Josiah 2977 removed 1197 the mediums 178 and the spiritists 3049 and the teraphim 8655 and the idols 1544 and all 3605 the abominations 8251 that were seen 7200 in the land 776 of Judah 3063 and in Jerusalem 3389, that he might confirm 6965 the words 1697 of the law 8451 which were written 3789 in the book 5612 that Hilkiah 2518 the priest 3548 found 4672 in the house 1004 of the LORD 3068.
25 Before 6440 him there was no 3808 king 4428 like 3644 him who 834 turned 7725 to the LORD 3068 with all 3605 his heart 3824 and with all 3605 his soul 5315 and with all 3605 his might 3966, according to all 3605 the law 8451 of Moses 4872; nor 3808 did any like 3644 him arise 6965 after 310 him.
26 ¶ However 389, the LORD 3068 did not turn 7725 from the fierceness 2740 of His great 1419 wrath 639 with which 834 His anger 639 burned 2734 against Judah 3063, because 5921 of all 3605 the provocations 3708 with which 834 Manasseh 4519 had provoked 3707 Him.
27 The LORD 3068 said 559, "I will remove 5493 Judah 3063 also 1571 from My sight 6440, as I have removed 5493 Israel 3478. And I will cast 3988 off 3988 Jerusalem 3389, this 2088 city 5892 which 834 I have chosen 977, and the temple 1004 of which 834 I said 559, 'My name 8034 shall be there 8033.'"
28

Jehoahaz Succeeds Josiah

¶ Now the rest 3499 of the acts 1697 of Josiah 2977 and all 3605 that he did 6213, are they not written 3789 in the Book 5612 of the Chronicles of the Kings 4428 of Judah 3063?
29 In his days 3117 Pharaoh 6549 Neco 6549 king 4428 of Egypt 4714 went 5927 up to the king 4428 of Assyria 804 to the river 5104 Euphrates 6578. And King 4428 Josiah 2977 went 1980 to meet 7122 him, and when {Pharaoh Neco} saw 7200 him he killed 4191 him at Megiddo 4023.
30 His servants 5650 drove 7392 his body 4191 in a chariot 7392 from Megiddo 4023, and brought 935 him to Jerusalem 3389 and buried 6912 him in his own tomb 6900. Then the people 5971 of the land 776 took 3947 Jehoahaz 3059 the son 1121 of Josiah 2977 and anointed 4886 him and made 4427 him king 4427 in place 8478 of his father 1.
31 ¶ Jehoahaz 3059 was twenty-three years 8141 old 1121 when he became 4427 king 4427, and he reigned 4427 three 7969 months 2320 in Jerusalem 3389; and his mother's 517 name 8034 was Hamutal 2537 the daughter 1323 of Jeremiah 3414 of Libnah 3841.
32 He did 6213 evil 7451 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068, according to all 3605 that his fathers 1 had done 6213.
33 Pharaoh 6549 Neco 6549 imprisoned 631 him at Riblah 7247 in the land 776 of Hamath 2574, that he might not reign 4427 in Jerusalem 3389; and he imposed 5414 on the land 776 a fine 6066 of one hundred 3967 talents 3603 of silver 3701 and a talent 3603 of gold 2091.
34

Jehoiakim Made King by Pharaoh

Pharaoh 6549 Neco 6549 made 4427 Eliakim 471 the son 1121 of Josiah 2977 king 4427 in the place 8478 of Josiah 2977 his father 1, and changed 5437 his name 8034 to Jehoiakim 3079. But he took 3947 Jehoahaz 3059 away and brought 935 {him} to Egypt 4714, and he died 4191 there 8033.
35 So Jehoiakim 3079 gave 5414 the silver 3701 and gold 2091 to Pharaoh 6547, but he taxed 6186 the land 776 in order to give 5414 the money 3701 at the command 6310 of Pharaoh 6547. He exacted 5065 the silver 3701 and gold 2091 from the people 5971 of the land 776, each 376 according to his valuation 6187, to give 5414 it to Pharaoh 6549 Neco 6549.
36 ¶ Jehoiakim 3079 was twenty-five years 8141 old 1121 when he became 4427 king 4427, and he reigned 4427 eleven years 8141 in Jerusalem 3389; and his mother's 517 name 8034 {was} Zebidah 2080 the daughter 1323 of Pedaiah 6305 of Rumah 7316.
37 He did 6213 evil 7451 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068, according to all 3605 that his fathers 1 had done 6213.

## Chapter 24

1

Babylon Controls Jehoiakim

In his days 3117 Nebuchadnezzar 5019 king 4428 of Babylon 894 came 5927 up, and Jehoiakim 3079 became 1961 his servant 5650 {for} three 7969 years 8141; then he turned 7725 and rebelled 4775 against him.
2 The LORD 3068 sent 7971 against him bands 1416 of Chaldeans 3778, bands 1416 of Arameans 758, bands 1416 of Moabites 4124, and bands 1416 of Ammonites. So He sent 7971 them against Judah 3063 to destroy 6 it, according to the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 which 834 He had spoken 1696 through 3027 His servants 5650 the prophets 5030.
3 Surely 389 at the command 6310 of the LORD 3068 it came 1961 upon Judah 3063, to remove 5493 {them} from His sight 6440 because of the sins 2403 of Manasseh 4519, according to all 3605 that he had done 6213,
4 and also 1571 for the innocent 5355 blood 1818 which 834 he shed 8210, for he filled 4390 Jerusalem 3389 with innocent 5355 blood 1818; and the LORD 3068 would 14 not forgive 5545.
5 Now the rest 3499 of the acts 1697 of Jehoiakim 3079 and all 3605 that he did 6213, are they not written 3789 in the Book 5612 of the Chronicles of the Kings 4428 of Judah 3063?
6

Jehoiachin Reigns

So Jehoiakim 3079 slept 7901 with his fathers 1, and Jehoiachin 3078 his son 1121 became 4427 king 4427 in his place 8478.
7 The king 4428 of Egypt 4714 did 3254 not come 3318 out of his land 776 again, for the king 4428 of Babylon 894 had taken 3947 all 3605 that belonged 1961 to the king 4428 of Egypt 4714 from the brook 5158 of Egypt 4714 to the river 5104 Euphrates 6578.
8 ¶ Jehoiachin 3078 was eighteen years 8141 old 1121 when he became 4427 king 4427, and he reigned 4427 three 7969 months 2320 in Jerusalem 3389; and his mother's 517 name 8034 {was} Nehushta 5179 the daughter 1323 of Elnathan 494 of Jerusalem 3389.
9 He did 6213 evil 7451 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068, according to all 3605 that his father 1 had done 6213.
10

Deportation to Babylon

¶ At that time 6256 the servants 5650 of Nebuchadnezzar 5019 king 4428 of Babylon 894 went 5927 up to Jerusalem 3389, and the city 5892 came 935 under siege 4692.
11 And Nebuchadnezzar 5019 the king 4428 of Babylon 894 came 935 to the city 5892, while his servants 5650 were besieging it.
12 Jehoiachin 3078 the king 4428 of Judah 3063 went 3318 out to the king 4428 of Babylon 894, he and his mother 517 and his servants 5650 and his captains 8269 and his officials 5631. So the king 4428 of Babylon 894 took 3947 him captive in the eighth 8083 year 8141 of his reign 4427.
13 He carried 3318 out from there 8033 all 3605 the treasures 214 of the house 1004 of the LORD 3068, and the treasures 214 of the king's 4428 house 1004, and cut 7112 in pieces 7112 all 3605 the vessels 3627 of gold 2091 which 834 Solomon 8010 king 4428 of Israel 3478 had made 6213 in the temple 1964 of the LORD 3068, just 3512 as the LORD 3068 had said 1696.
14 Then he led 1540 away 1540 into exile 1540 all 3605 Jerusalem 3389 and all 3605 the captains 8269 and all 3605 the mighty 1368 men 1368 of valor 2428, ten 6235 thousand 505 captives 1540, and all 3605 the craftsmen 2796 and the smiths 4525. None 3808 remained 7604 except 2108 the poorest 1803 people 5971 of the land 776.
15 ¶ So he led 1540 Jehoiachin 3078 away 1540 into exile 1540 to Babylon 894; also the king's 4428 mother 517 and the king's 4428 wives 802 and his officials 5631 and the leading 193 men 193 of the land 776, he led 1980 away into exile 1473 from Jerusalem 3389 to Babylon 894.
16 All 3605 the men 376 of valor 2428, seven 7651 thousand 505, and the craftsmen 2796 and the smiths 4525, one thousand 505, all 3605 strong 1368 and fit 6213 for war 4421, and these the king 4428 of Babylon 894 brought 935 into exile 1473 to Babylon 894.
17

Zedekiah Made King

Then the king 4428 of Babylon 894 made 4427 his uncle 1730 Mattaniah 4983 king 4427 in his place 8478, and changed 5437 his name 8034 to Zedekiah 6667.
18 ¶ Zedekiah 6667 was twenty-one years 8141 old 1121 when he became 4427 king 4427, and he reigned 4427 eleven years 8141 in Jerusalem 3389; and his mother's 517 name 8034 was Hamutal 2537 the daughter 1323 of Jeremiah 3414 of Libnah 3841.
19 He did 6213 evil 7451 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068, according to all 3605 that Jehoiakim 3079 had done 6213.
20 For through 5921 the anger 639 of the LORD 3068 {this} came 1961 about in Jerusalem 3389 and Judah 3063 until 5704 He cast 7993 them out from His presence 6440. And Zedekiah 6667 rebelled 4775 against the king 4428 of Babylon 894.

## Chapter 25

1

Nebuchadnezzar Besieges Jerusalem

Now in the ninth 8671 year 8141 of his reign 4427, on the tenth 6218 day of the tenth 6224 month 2320, Nebuchadnezzar 5019 king 4428 of Babylon 894 came 935, he and all 3605 his army 2428, against 5921 Jerusalem 3389, camped 2583 against 5921 it and built 1129 a siege 1785 wall 1785 all 5439 around 5439 it.
2 So the city 5892 was under siege 4692 until 5704 the eleventh year 8141 of King 4428 Zedekiah 6667.
3 On the ninth 8672 day of the {fourth} month 2320 the famine 7458 was so severe 2388 in the city 5892 that there was no 3808 food 3899 for the people 5971 of the land 776.
4 Then the city 5892 was broken 1234 into, and all 3605 the men 376 of war 4421 {fled} by night 3915 by way 1870 of the gate 8179 between 996 the two walls 2346 beside 5921 the king's 4428 garden 1588, though the Chaldeans 3778 were all 5439 around 5439 the city 5892. And they went 1980 by way 1870 of the Arabah 6160.
5 But the army 2428 of the Chaldeans 3778 pursued 7291 the king 4428 and overtook 5381 him in the plains 6160 of Jericho 3405 and all 3605 his army 2428 was scattered 6327 from him.
6 Then they captured 8610 the king 4428 and brought 5927 him to the king 4428 of Babylon 894 at Riblah 7247, and he passed 1696 sentence 1696 on him.
7 They slaughtered 7819 the sons 1121 of Zedekiah 6667 before his eyes 5869, then put 5786 out the eyes 5869 of Zedekiah 6667 and bound 631 him with bronze 5178 fetters 5178 and brought 935 him to Babylon 894.
8

Jerusalem Burned and Plundered

¶ Now on the seventh 7651 day of the fifth 2549 month 2320, which 1931 was the nineteenth year 8141 of King 4428 Nebuchadnezzar 5019, king 4428 of Babylon 894, Nebuzaradan 5018 the captain 7227 of the guard 2876, a servant 5650 of the king 4428 of Babylon 894, came 935 to Jerusalem 3389.
9 He burned 8313 the house 1004 of the LORD 3068, the king's 4428 house 1004, and all 3605 the houses 1004 of Jerusalem 3389; even every 3605 great 1419 house 1004 he burned 8313 with fire 784.
10 So all 3605 the army 2428 of the Chaldeans 3778 who 834 {were with} the captain 7227 of the guard 2876 broke 5422 down 5422 the walls 2346 around 5439 Jerusalem 3389.
11 Then the rest 3499 of the people 5971 who were left 7604 in the city 5892 and the deserters 5307 who 834 had deserted 5307 to the king 4428 of Babylon 894 and the rest 3499 of the people 5971, Nebuzaradan 5018 the captain 7227 of the guard 2876 carried 1540 away 1540 into exile 1540.
12 But the captain 7227 of the guard 2876 left 7604 some 4480 of the poorest 1803 of the land 776 to be vinedressers 3755 and plowmen 3009.
13 ¶ Now the bronze 5178 pillars 5982 which 834 were in the house 1004 of the LORD 3068, and the stands 4350 and the bronze 5178 sea 3220 which 834 were in the house 1004 of the LORD 3068, the Chaldeans 3778 broke 7665 in pieces 7665 and carried 5375 the bronze 5178 to Babylon 894.
14 They took 3947 away the pots 5518, the shovels 3257, the snuffers 4212, the spoons 3709, and all 3605 the bronze 5178 vessels 3627 which 834 were used 8334 in {temple} service 8334.
15 The captain 7227 of the guard 2876 also took 3947 away the firepans 4289 and the basins 4219, what 834 was fine 3701 gold 2091 and what 834 was fine 3701 silver 3701.
16 The two 8147 pillars 5982, the one 259 sea 3220, and the stands 4350 which 834 Solomon 8010 had made 6213 for the house 1004 of the LORD 3068--the bronze 5178 of all 3605 these 428 vessels 3627 was beyond 3808 weight 4948.
17 The height 6967 of the one 259 pillar 5982 was eighteen cubits 520, and a bronze 5178 capital 3805 was on it; the height 6967 of the capital 3805 was three 7969 cubits 520, with a network 7639 and pomegranates 7416 on the capital 3805 all 5439 around 5439, all 3605 of bronze 5178. And the second 8145 pillar 5982 was like these 428 with network 7639.
18 ¶ Then the captain 7227 of the guard 2876 took 3947 Seraiah 8304 the chief 7218 priest 3548 and Zephaniah 6846 the second 4932 priest 3548, with the three 7969 officers 8104 of the temple 5592.
19 From the city 5892 he took 3947 one 259 official 5631 who 834 was overseer 6496 of the men 376 of war 4421, and five 2568 of the king's 4428 advisers who 834 were found 4672 in the city 5892; and the scribe 5613 of the captain 8269 of the army 6635 who mustered 6633 the people 5971 of the land 776; and sixty 8346 men 376 of the people 5971 of the land 776 who were found 4672 in the city 5892.
20 Nebuzaradan 5018 the captain 7227 of the guard 2876 took 3947 them and brought 1980 them to the king 4428 of Babylon 894 at Riblah 7247.
21 Then the king 4428 of Babylon 894 struck 5221 them down and put 4191 them to death 4191 at Riblah 7247 in the land 776 of Hamath 2574. So Judah 3063 was led 1540 away 1540 into exile 1540 from its land 127.
22

Gedaliah Made Governor

¶ Now {as for} the people 5971 who were left 7604 in the land 776 of Judah 3063, whom 834 Nebuchadnezzar 5019 king 4428 of Babylon 894 had left 7604, he appointed 6485 Gedaliah 1436 the son 1121 of Ahikam 296, the son 1121 of Shaphan 8227 over 5921 them.
23 When all 3605 the captains 8269 of the forces 2428, they and {their} men 376, heard 8085 that the king 4428 of Babylon 894 had appointed 6485 Gedaliah 1436 {governor,} they came 935 to Gedaliah 1436 to Mizpah 4709, namely, Ishmael 3458 the son 1121 of Nethaniah 5418, and Johanan 3076 the son 1121 of Kareah 7143, and Seraiah 8304 the son 1121 of Tanhumeth 8576 the Netophathite 5200, and Jaazaniah 2970 the son 1121 of the Maacathite 4602, they and their men 376.
24 Gedaliah 1436 swore 7650 to them and their men 376 and said 559 to them, "Do not be afraid 3372 of the servants 5650 of the Chaldeans 3778; live 3427 in the land 776 and serve 5647 the king 4428 of Babylon 894, and it will be well 3190 with you."
25 ¶ But it came 1961 about in the seventh 7637 month 2320, that Ishmael 3458 the son 1121 of Nethaniah 5418, the son 1121 of Elishama 476, of the royal 4410 family 2233, came 935 with ten 6235 men 376 and struck 5221 Gedaliah 1436 down so that he died 4191 along with the Jews 3064 and the Chaldeans 3778 who 834 were with him at Mizpah 4709.
26 Then all 3605 the people 5971, both 4480 small 6996 and great 1419, and the captains 8269 of the forces 2428 arose 6965 and went 935 to Egypt 4714; for they were afraid 3372 of the Chaldeans 3778.
27 ¶ Now it came 1961 about in the thirty-seventh year 8141 of the exile 1546 of Jehoiachin 3078 king 4428 of Judah 3063, in the twelfth month 2320, on the twenty-seventh {day} of the month 2320, that Evil-merodach 192 king 4428 of Babylon 894, in the year 8141 that he became 4427 king 4427, released Jehoiachin 3078 king 4428 of Judah 3063 from prison;
28 and he spoke 1696 kindly 2899 to him and set 5414 his throne 3678 above the throne 3678 of the kings 4428 who 834 {were} with him in Babylon 894.
29 Jehoiachin changed 8132 his prison 3608 clothes 899 and had 398 his meals 3899 in the king's presence 6440 regularly 8548 all 3605 the days 3117 of his life 2425;
30 and for his allowance 737, a regular 8548 allowance 737 was given 5414 him by the king 4428, a portion 1697 for each 3117 day 3117, all 3605 the days 3117 of his life 2425.