\id 2CH The Second Book of Chronicles 
\h 2 Chronicles 
\toc1 The Second Book of the Chronicles 
\toc2 2 Chronicles 
\toc3 2Ch 
\mt1 The Second Book of the Chronicles  
\c 1  
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\v 1 And \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w* was \w strengthened|strong="H2388"\w* in his \w kingdom|strong="H4438"\w*, and the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* his \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \add was\add* with him, and \w magnified|strong="H1431"\w* him \w exceedingly|strong="H4605"\w*.  
\v 2 Then \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w spake|strong="H0559"\w* unto all \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, to the \w captains|strong="H8269"\w* of \w thousands|strong="H0505"\w* and of \w hundreds|strong="H3967"\w*, and to the \w judges|strong="H8199"\w*, and to every \w governor|strong="H5387"\w* in all \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, the \w chief|strong="H7218"\w* of the \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w*.  
\v 3 So \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*, and all the \w congregation|strong="H6951"\w* with him, \w went|strong="H3212"\w* to the high \w place|strong="H1116"\w* that \add was\add* at \w Gibeon|strong="H1391"\w*; for there was the \w tabernacle|strong="H0168"\w* of the \w congregation|strong="H4150"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, which \w Moses|strong="H4872"\w* the \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* had \w made|strong="H6213"\w* in the \w wilderness|strong="H4057"\w*.  
\v 4 \w But|strong="H0061"\w* the \w ark|strong="H0727"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w* had \w David|strong="H1732"\w* brought \w up|strong="H5927"\w* from \w Kirjath-jearim|strong="H7157"\w* to \add the place which\add* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* had \w prepared|strong="H3559"\w* for it: for he had \w pitched|strong="H5186"\w* a \w tent|strong="H0168"\w* for it at \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.  
\v 5 Moreover the \w brasen|strong="H5178"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w*, that \w Bezaleel|strong="H1212"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Uri|strong="H0221"\w*, the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Hur|strong="H2354"\w*, had \w made|strong="H6213"\w*, he \w put|strong="H7760"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \w tabernacle|strong="H4908"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*: and \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* and the \w congregation|strong="H6951"\w* \w sought|strong="H1875"\w* unto it.\f + \fr 1.5 \ft he put: or, was there\f*  
\v 6 And \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* went \w up|strong="H5927"\w* thither to the \w brasen|strong="H5178"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, which \add was\add* at the \w tabernacle|strong="H0168"\w* of the \w congregation|strong="H4150"\w*, and \w offered|strong="H5927"\w* a \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* burnt \w offerings|strong="H5930"\w* upon it.   
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\v 7 ¶ In that \w night|strong="H3915"\w* did \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w appear|strong="H7200"\w* unto \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto him, \w Ask|strong="H7592"\w* what I shall \w give|strong="H5414"\w* thee.  
\v 8 And \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, Thou hast \w shewed|strong="H6213"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w mercy|strong="H2617"\w* unto \w David|strong="H1732"\w* my \w father|strong="H0001"\w*, and hast made me to \w reign|strong="H4427"\w* in his stead.  
\v 9 Now, O \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, let thy \w promise|strong="H1697"\w* unto \w David|strong="H1732"\w* my \w father|strong="H0001"\w* be \w established|strong="H0539"\w*: for thou hast made me \w king|strong="H4427"\w* over a \w people|strong="H5971"\w* like the \w dust|strong="H6083"\w* of the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w* in \w multitude|strong="H7227"\w*.\f + \fr 1.9 \ft like…: Heb. much as the dust of the earth\f*  
\v 10 \w Give|strong="H5414"\w* me now \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w* and \w knowledge|strong="H4093"\w*, that I may go \w out|strong="H3318"\w* and come \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* this \w people|strong="H5971"\w*: for who can \w judge|strong="H8199"\w* this thy \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, \add that is so\add* \w great|strong="H1419"\w*?  
\v 11 And \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* to \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*, Because this was in thine \w heart|strong="H3824"\w*, and thou hast not \w asked|strong="H7592"\w* \w riches|strong="H6239"\w*, \w wealth|strong="H5233"\w*, or \w honour|strong="H3519"\w*, nor the \w life|strong="H5315"\w* of thine \w enemies|strong="H8130"\w*, neither yet hast \w asked|strong="H7592"\w* \w long|strong="H7227"\w* \w life|strong="H3117"\w*; but hast \w asked|strong="H7592"\w* \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w* and \w knowledge|strong="H4093"\w* for thyself, that thou mayest \w judge|strong="H8199"\w* my \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, over whom I have made thee \w king|strong="H4427"\w*:  
\v 12 \w Wisdom|strong="H2451"\w* and \w knowledge|strong="H4093"\w* \add is\add* \w granted|strong="H5414"\w* unto thee; and I will \w give|strong="H5414"\w* thee \w riches|strong="H6239"\w*, and \w wealth|strong="H5233"\w*, and \w honour|strong="H3519"\w*, such as none of the \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* have had that \add have been\add* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* thee, neither shall there any \w after|strong="H0310"\w* thee have the like.   
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\v 13 ¶ Then \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \add from his journey\add* to the high \w place|strong="H1116"\w* that \add was\add* at \w Gibeon|strong="H1391"\w* to \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, from \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \w tabernacle|strong="H0168"\w* of the \w congregation|strong="H4150"\w*, and \w reigned|strong="H4427"\w* over \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.  
\v 14 And \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w gathered|strong="H0622"\w* \w chariots|strong="H7393"\w* and \w horsemen|strong="H6571"\w*: and he had a \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* and \w four|strong="H0702"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w chariots|strong="H7393"\w*, and \w twelve|strong="H8147"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* \w horsemen|strong="H6571"\w*, which he \w placed|strong="H3240"\w* in the \w chariot|strong="H7393"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w*, and with the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* at \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.  
\v 15 And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w made|strong="H5414"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* and \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* at \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \add as plenteous\add* as \w stones|strong="H0068"\w*, and cedar \w trees|strong="H0730"\w* \w made|strong="H5414"\w* he as the sycomore \w trees|strong="H8256"\w* that \add are\add* in the \w vale|strong="H8219"\w* for \w abundance|strong="H7230"\w*.\f + \fr 1.15 \ft made: Heb. gave\f*  
\v 16 And \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* had \w horses|strong="H5483"\w* \w brought|strong="H4161"\w* out of \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*, and linen \w yarn|strong="H4723"\w*: the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w merchants|strong="H5503"\w* \w received|strong="H3947"\w* the linen \w yarn|strong="H4723"\w* at a \w price|strong="H4242"\w*.\f + \fr 1.16 \ft Solomon…: Heb. the going forth of the horses which was Solomon’s\f*  
\v 17 And they fetched \w up|strong="H5927"\w*, and brought \w forth|strong="H3318"\w* out of \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* a \w chariot|strong="H4818"\w* for \w six|strong="H8337"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \add shekels\add* of \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*, and an \w horse|strong="H5483"\w* for an \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* and \w fifty|strong="H2572"\w*: and so brought they \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \add horses\add* for all the \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* of the \w Hittites|strong="H2850"\w*, and for the \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Syria|strong="H0758"\w*, by their \w means|strong="H3027"\w*.\f + \fr 1.17 \ft means: Heb. hand\f*   
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\v 1 And \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w determined|strong="H0559"\w* to \w build|strong="H1129"\w* an \w house|strong="H1004"\w* for the \w name|strong="H8034"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, and an \w house|strong="H1004"\w* for his \w kingdom|strong="H4438"\w*.  
\v 2 And \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* told \w out|strong="H5608"\w* threescore and \w ten|strong="H7657"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w* to bear \w burdens|strong="H5449"\w*, and \w fourscore|strong="H8084"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* to \w hew|strong="H2672"\w* in the \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w*, and \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* and \w six|strong="H8337"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* to \w oversee|strong="H5329"\w* them.   
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\v 3 ¶ And \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* to \w Huram|strong="H2361"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Tyre|strong="H6865"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, As thou didst \w deal|strong="H6213"\w* with \w David|strong="H1732"\w* my \w father|strong="H0001"\w*, and didst \w send|strong="H7971"\w* him \w cedars|strong="H0730"\w* to \w build|strong="H1129"\w* him an \w house|strong="H1004"\w* to \w dwell|strong="H3427"\w* therein, \add even so deal with me\add*.\f + \fr 2.3 \ft Huram: or, Hiram\f*  
\v 4 Behold, I \w build|strong="H1129"\w* an \w house|strong="H1004"\w* to the \w name|strong="H8034"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* my \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, to \w dedicate|strong="H6942"\w* \add it\add* to him, \add and\add* to \w burn|strong="H6999"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* him \w sweet|strong="H5561"\w* \w incense|strong="H7004"\w*, and for the \w continual|strong="H8548"\w* \w shewbread|strong="H4635"\w*, and for the burnt \w offerings|strong="H5930"\w* \w morning|strong="H1242"\w* and \w evening|strong="H6153"\w*, on the \w sabbaths|strong="H7676"\w*, and on the new \w moons|strong="H2320"\w*, and on the solemn \w feasts|strong="H4150"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* our \w God|strong="H0430"\w*. This \add is an ordinance\add* for \w ever|strong="H5769"\w* to \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.\f + \fr 2.4 \ft sweet…: Heb. incense of spices\f*  
\v 5 And the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* which I \w build|strong="H1129"\w* \add is\add* \w great|strong="H1419"\w*: for \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \add is\add* our \w God|strong="H0430"\w* above all \w gods|strong="H0430"\w*.  
\v 6 But who is \w able|strong="H6113"\w* to \w build|strong="H1129"\w* him an \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, seeing the \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w* and \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w* of \w heavens|strong="H8064"\w* cannot \w contain|strong="H3557"\w* him? who \add am\add* I then, that I should \w build|strong="H1129"\w* him an \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, save \w only|strong="H0518"\w* to burn \w sacrifice|strong="H6999"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* him?\f + \fr 2.6 \ft is able: Heb. hath retained, or, obtained strength\f*  
\v 7 \w Send|strong="H7971"\w* me now therefore a \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w cunning|strong="H2450"\w* to \w work|strong="H6213"\w* in \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*, and in \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*, and in \w brass|strong="H5178"\w*, and in \w iron|strong="H1270"\w*, and in \w purple|strong="H0710"\w*, and \w crimson|strong="H3758"\w*, and \w blue|strong="H8504"\w*, and that can \w skill|strong="H3045"\w* to \w grave|strong="H6605"\w* with the cunning \w men|strong="H2450"\w* that \add are\add* with me in \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* and in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, whom \w David|strong="H1732"\w* my \w father|strong="H0001"\w* did \w provide|strong="H3559"\w*.\f + \fr 2.7 \ft to grave: Heb. to grave gravings\f*  
\v 8 \w Send|strong="H7971"\w* me also \w cedar|strong="H0730"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w*, fir \w trees|strong="H1265"\w*, and algum \w trees|strong="H0418"\w*, out of \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w*: for I \w know|strong="H3045"\w* that thy \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* can \w skill|strong="H3045"\w* to \w cut|strong="H3772"\w* \w timber|strong="H6086"\w* in \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w*; and, behold, my \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* \add shall be\add* with thy \w servants|strong="H5650"\w*,\f + \fr 2.8 \ft algum: also called, almuggim\f*  
\v 9 Even to \w prepare|strong="H3559"\w* me \w timber|strong="H6086"\w* in \w abundance|strong="H7230"\w*: for the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* which I am about to \w build|strong="H1129"\w* \add shall be\add* \w wonderful|strong="H6381"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w*.\f + \fr 2.9 \ft wonderful…: Heb. great and wonderful\f*  
\v 10 And, behold, I will \w give|strong="H5414"\w* to thy \w servants|strong="H5650"\w*, the \w hewers|strong="H2404"\w* that \w cut|strong="H3772"\w* \w timber|strong="H6086"\w*, \w twenty|strong="H6242"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* \w measures|strong="H3734"\w* of \w beaten|strong="H4347"\w* \w wheat|strong="H2406"\w*, and \w twenty|strong="H6242"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* \w measures|strong="H3734"\w* of \w barley|strong="H8184"\w*, and \w twenty|strong="H6242"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* \w baths|strong="H1324"\w* of \w wine|strong="H3196"\w*, and \w twenty|strong="H6242"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* \w baths|strong="H1324"\w* of \w oil|strong="H8081"\w*.   
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\v 11 ¶ Then \w Huram|strong="H2361"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Tyre|strong="H6865"\w* \w answered|strong="H0559"\w* in \w writing|strong="H3791"\w*, which he \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* to \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*, Because the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* hath \w loved|strong="H0160"\w* his \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, he hath \w made|strong="H5414"\w* thee \w king|strong="H4428"\w* over them.  
\v 12 \w Huram|strong="H2361"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* moreover, \w Blessed|strong="H1288"\w* \add be\add* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, that \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w* and \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*, who hath \w given|strong="H5414"\w* to \w David|strong="H1732"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* a \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w*, \w endued|strong="H3045"\w* with \w prudence|strong="H7922"\w* and \w understanding|strong="H0998"\w*, that might \w build|strong="H1129"\w* an \w house|strong="H1004"\w* for the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, and an \w house|strong="H1004"\w* for his \w kingdom|strong="H4438"\w*.\f + \fr 2.12 \ft endued…: Heb. knowing prudence and understanding\f*  
\v 13 And now I have \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* a \w cunning|strong="H2450"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w*, \w endued|strong="H3045"\w* with \w understanding|strong="H0998"\w*, of \w Huram|strong="H2361"\w* my \w father’s|strong="H0001"\w*,  
\v 14 The \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of a \w woman|strong="H0802"\w* of the \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w* of \w Dan|strong="H1835"\w*, and his \w father|strong="H0001"\w* \add was\add* a \w man|strong="H0376"\w* of \w Tyre|strong="H6876"\w*, \w skilful|strong="H3045"\w* to \w work|strong="H6213"\w* in \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*, and in \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*, in \w brass|strong="H5178"\w*, in \w iron|strong="H1270"\w*, in \w stone|strong="H0068"\w*, and in \w timber|strong="H6086"\w*, in \w purple|strong="H0713"\w*, in \w blue|strong="H8504"\w*, and in fine \w linen|strong="H0948"\w*, and in \w crimson|strong="H3758"\w*; also to \w grave|strong="H6605"\w* any manner of \w graving|strong="H6603"\w*, and to find \w out|strong="H2803"\w* every \w device|strong="H4284"\w* which shall be \w put|strong="H5414"\w* to him, with thy cunning \w men|strong="H2450"\w*, and with the cunning \w men|strong="H2450"\w* of my \w lord|strong="H0113"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* thy \w father|strong="H0001"\w*.  
\v 15 Now therefore the \w wheat|strong="H2406"\w*, and the \w barley|strong="H8184"\w*, the \w oil|strong="H8081"\w*, and the \w wine|strong="H3196"\w*, which my \w lord|strong="H0113"\w* hath \w spoken|strong="H0559"\w* of, let him \w send|strong="H7971"\w* unto his \w servants|strong="H5650"\w*:  
\v 16 And we will \w cut|strong="H3772"\w* \w wood|strong="H6086"\w* out of \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w*, as much as thou shalt \w need|strong="H6878"\w*: and we will \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* it to thee in \w floats|strong="H7513"\w* by \w sea|strong="H3220"\w* to \w Joppa|strong="H3305"\w*; and thou shalt carry it \w up|strong="H5927"\w* to \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.\f + \fr 2.16 \ft as much…: Heb according to all thy need\f*\f + \fr 2.16 \ft Joppa: Heb. Japho\f*   
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\v 17 ¶ And \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w numbered|strong="H5608"\w* all the \w strangers|strong="H0582"\w* that \add were\add* in the \w land|strong="H0776"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w after|strong="H0310"\w* the \w numbering|strong="H5610"\w* wherewith \w David|strong="H1732"\w* his \w father|strong="H0001"\w* had \w numbered|strong="H5608"\w* them; and they were \w found|strong="H4672"\w* an \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* and \w fifty|strong="H2572"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* and \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* and \w six|strong="H8337"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w*.\f + \fr 2.17 \ft the strangers: Heb. the men the strangers\f*  
\v 18 And he \w set|strong="H6213"\w* threescore and \w ten|strong="H7657"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* of them \add to be\add* bearers of \w burdens|strong="H5449"\w*, and \w fourscore|strong="H8084"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* \add to be\add* \w hewers|strong="H2672"\w* in the \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w*, and \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* and \w six|strong="H8337"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w overseers|strong="H5329"\w* to \w set|strong="H5647"\w* the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* a \w work|strong="H5647"\w*.   
\c 3  
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\v 1 Then \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w began|strong="H2490"\w* to \w build|strong="H1129"\w* the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* at \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* in \w mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Moriah|strong="H4179"\w*, where \add the \+nd Lord\+nd*\add* \w appeared|strong="H7200"\w* unto \w David|strong="H1732"\w* his \w father|strong="H0001"\w*, in the \w place|strong="H4725"\w* that \w David|strong="H1732"\w* had \w prepared|strong="H3559"\w* in the \w threshingfloor|strong="H1637"\w* of \w Ornan|strong="H0771"\w* the \w Jebusite|strong="H2983"\w*.\f + \fr 3.1 \ft where…: or, which was seen of David his father\f*\f + \fr 3.1 \ft Ornan: also called, Araunah\f*  
\v 2 And he \w began|strong="H2490"\w* to \w build|strong="H1129"\w* in the \w second|strong="H8145"\w* \add day\add* of the \w second|strong="H8145"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w*, in the \w fourth|strong="H0702"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* of his \w reign|strong="H4438"\w*.   
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\v 3 ¶ Now these \add are the things wherein\add* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* was \w instructed|strong="H3245"\w* for the \w building|strong="H1129"\w* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w*. The \w length|strong="H0753"\w* by \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w* after the \w first|strong="H7223"\w* \w measure|strong="H4060"\w* \add was\add* \w threescore|strong="H8346"\w* \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w*, and the \w breadth|strong="H7341"\w* \w twenty|strong="H6242"\w* \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w*.\f + \fr 3.3 \ft instructed: Heb. founded\f*  
\v 4 And the \w porch|strong="H0197"\w* that \add was\add* in the \w front|strong="H6440"\w* \add of the house\add*, the \w length|strong="H0753"\w* \add of it was\add* according to the \w breadth|strong="H7341"\w* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, \w twenty|strong="H6242"\w* \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w*, and the \w height|strong="H1363"\w* \add was\add* an \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* and \w twenty|strong="H6242"\w*: and he \w overlaid|strong="H6823"\w* it \w within|strong="H6441"\w* with \w pure|strong="H2889"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*.  
\v 5 And the \w greater|strong="H1419"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* he \w cieled|strong="H2645"\w* with \w fir|strong="H1265"\w* \w tree|strong="H6086"\w*, which he \w overlaid|strong="H2645"\w* with \w fine|strong="H2896"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*, and \w set|strong="H5927"\w* thereon palm \w trees|strong="H8561"\w* and \w chains|strong="H8333"\w*.  
\v 6 And he \w garnished|strong="H6823"\w* the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* with \w precious|strong="H3368"\w* \w stones|strong="H0068"\w* for \w beauty|strong="H8597"\w*: and the \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \add was\add* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* of \w Parvaim|strong="H6516"\w*.\f + \fr 3.6 \ft garnished: Heb. covered\f*  
\v 7 He \w overlaid|strong="H2645"\w* also the \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, the \w beams|strong="H6982"\w*, the \w posts|strong="H5592"\w*, and the \w walls|strong="H7023"\w* thereof, and the \w doors|strong="H1817"\w* thereof, with \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*; and \w graved|strong="H6605"\w* \w cherubims|strong="H3742"\w* on the \w walls|strong="H7023"\w*.  
\v 8 And he \w made|strong="H6213"\w* the \w most|strong="H6944"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, the \w length|strong="H0753"\w* whereof \add was\add* according \w to|strong="H6440"\w* the \w breadth|strong="H7341"\w* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, \w twenty|strong="H6242"\w* \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w*, and the \w breadth|strong="H7341"\w* thereof \w twenty|strong="H6242"\w* \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w*: and he \w overlaid|strong="H2645"\w* it with \w fine|strong="H2896"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*, \add amounting\add* to \w six|strong="H8337"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w talents|strong="H3603"\w*.  
\v 9 And the \w weight|strong="H4948"\w* of the \w nails|strong="H4548"\w* \add was\add* \w fifty|strong="H2572"\w* \w shekels|strong="H8255"\w* of \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*. And he \w overlaid|strong="H2645"\w* the upper \w chambers|strong="H5944"\w* with \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*.   
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\v 10 And in the \w most|strong="H6944"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* he \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w cherubims|strong="H3742"\w* of \w image|strong="H6816"\w* \w work|strong="H4639"\w*, and \w overlaid|strong="H6823"\w* them with \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*.\f + \fr 3.10 \ft image…: or, (as some think) of moveable work\f*   
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\v 11 ¶ And the \w wings|strong="H3671"\w* of the \w cherubims|strong="H3742"\w* \add were\add* \w twenty|strong="H6242"\w* \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w* \w long|strong="H0753"\w*: \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w wing|strong="H3671"\w* \add of the one cherub was\add* \w five|strong="H2568"\w* \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w*, \w reaching|strong="H5060"\w* to the \w wall|strong="H7023"\w* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w*: and the \w other|strong="H0312"\w* \w wing|strong="H3671"\w* \add was likewise\add* \w five|strong="H2568"\w* \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w*, \w reaching|strong="H5060"\w* to the \w wing|strong="H3671"\w* of the \w other|strong="H0312"\w* \w cherub|strong="H3742"\w*.  
\v 12 And \add one\add* \w wing|strong="H3671"\w* of the \w other|strong="H0259"\w* \w cherub|strong="H3742"\w* \add was\add* \w five|strong="H2568"\w* \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w*, \w reaching|strong="H5060"\w* to the \w wall|strong="H7023"\w* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w*: and the \w other|strong="H0312"\w* \w wing|strong="H3671"\w* \add was\add* \w five|strong="H2568"\w* \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w* \add also\add*, \w joining|strong="H1695"\w* to the \w wing|strong="H3671"\w* of the \w other|strong="H0312"\w* \w cherub|strong="H3742"\w*.  
\v 13 The \w wings|strong="H3671"\w* of these \w cherubims|strong="H3742"\w* spread themselves \w forth|strong="H6566"\w* \w twenty|strong="H6242"\w* \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w*: and they \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* on their \w feet|strong="H7272"\w*, and their \w faces|strong="H6440"\w* \add were\add* \w inward|strong="H1004"\w*.\f + \fr 3.13 \ft inward: or, toward the house\f*   
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\v 14 ¶ And he \w made|strong="H6213"\w* the \w vail|strong="H6532"\w* \add of\add* \w blue|strong="H8504"\w*, and \w purple|strong="H0713"\w*, and \w crimson|strong="H3758"\w*, and fine \w linen|strong="H0948"\w*, and \w wrought|strong="H5927"\w* \w cherubims|strong="H3742"\w* thereon.\f + \fr 3.14 \ft wrought: Heb. caused to ascend\f*  
\v 15 Also he \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w pillars|strong="H5982"\w* of \w thirty|strong="H7970"\w* and \w five|strong="H2568"\w* \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w* \w high|strong="H0753"\w*, and the \w chapiter|strong="H6858"\w* that \add was\add* on the \w top|strong="H7218"\w* of each of them \add was\add* \w five|strong="H2568"\w* \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w*.\f + \fr 3.15 \ft high: Heb. long\f*  
\v 16 And he \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w chains|strong="H8333"\w*, \add as\add* in the \w oracle|strong="H1687"\w*, and \w put|strong="H5414"\w* \add them\add* on the \w heads|strong="H7218"\w* of the \w pillars|strong="H5982"\w*; and \w made|strong="H6213"\w* an \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w pomegranates|strong="H7416"\w*, and \w put|strong="H5414"\w* \add them\add* on the \w chains|strong="H8333"\w*.  
\v 17 And he reared \w up|strong="H6965"\w* the \w pillars|strong="H5982"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \w temple|strong="H1964"\w*, \w one|strong="H0259"\w* on the right \w hand|strong="H3225"\w*, and the \w other|strong="H0259"\w* on the \w left|strong="H8040"\w*; and \w called|strong="H7121"\w* the \w name|strong="H8034"\w* of that on the right \w hand|strong="H3233"\w* \w Jachin|strong="H3199"\w*, and the \w name|strong="H8034"\w* of that on the \w left|strong="H8042"\w* \w Boaz|strong="H1162"\w*.\f + \fr 3.17 \ft Jachin: that is, He shall establish\f*\f + \fr 3.17 \ft Boaz: that is, In it is strength\f*   
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\v 1 Moreover he \w made|strong="H6213"\w* an \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* of \w brass|strong="H5178"\w*, \w twenty|strong="H6242"\w* \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w* the \w length|strong="H0753"\w* thereof, and \w twenty|strong="H6242"\w* \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w* the \w breadth|strong="H7341"\w* thereof, and \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w* the \w height|strong="H6967"\w* thereof.   
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\v 2 ¶ Also he \w made|strong="H6213"\w* a \w molten|strong="H3332"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w* of \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w* from \w brim|strong="H8193"\w* to \w brim|strong="H8193"\w*, \w round|strong="H5696"\w* in \w compass|strong="H5439"\w*, and \w five|strong="H2568"\w* \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w* the \w height|strong="H6967"\w* thereof; and a \w line|strong="H6957"\w* of \w thirty|strong="H7970"\w* \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w* did \w compass|strong="H5437"\w* it round \w about|strong="H5439"\w*.\f + \fr 4.2 \ft from…: Heb. from his brim to his brim\f*  
\v 3 And under it \add was\add* the \w similitude|strong="H1823"\w* of \w oxen|strong="H1241"\w*, which did \w compass|strong="H5437"\w* it round \w about|strong="H5439"\w*: \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* in a \w cubit|strong="H0520"\w*, \w compassing|strong="H5362"\w* the \w sea|strong="H3220"\w* round \w about|strong="H5439"\w*. \w Two|strong="H8147"\w* \w rows|strong="H2905"\w* of \w oxen|strong="H1241"\w* \add were\add* \w cast|strong="H3332"\w*, when it was \w cast|strong="H4166"\w*.  
\v 4 It \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* upon \w twelve|strong="H8147"\w* \w oxen|strong="H1241"\w*, \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w looking|strong="H6437"\w* toward the \w north|strong="H6828"\w*, and \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w looking|strong="H6437"\w* toward the \w west|strong="H3220"\w*, and \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w looking|strong="H6437"\w* toward the \w south|strong="H5045"\w*, and \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w looking|strong="H6437"\w* toward the \w east|strong="H4217"\w*: and the \w sea|strong="H3220"\w* \add was set\add* \w above|strong="H4605"\w* upon them, and all their hinder \w parts|strong="H0268"\w* \add were\add* \w inward|strong="H1004"\w*.  
\v 5 And the \w thickness|strong="H5672"\w* of it \add was\add* an \w handbreadth|strong="H2947"\w*, and the \w brim|strong="H8193"\w* of it like the \w work|strong="H4639"\w* of the \w brim|strong="H8193"\w* of a \w cup|strong="H3563"\w*, with \w flowers|strong="H6525"\w* of \w lilies|strong="H7799"\w*; \add and\add* it \w received|strong="H2388"\w* and \w held|strong="H3557"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* \w baths|strong="H1324"\w*.\f + \fr 4.5 \ft with flowers…: or, like a lilyflower\f*   
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\v 6 ¶ He \w made|strong="H6213"\w* also \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w lavers|strong="H3595"\w*, and \w put|strong="H5414"\w* \w five|strong="H2568"\w* on the right \w hand|strong="H3225"\w*, and \w five|strong="H2568"\w* on the \w left|strong="H8040"\w*, to \w wash|strong="H7364"\w* in them: such things as they \w offered|strong="H4639"\w* for the burnt \w offering|strong="H5930"\w* they \w washed|strong="H1740"\w* in them; but the \w sea|strong="H3220"\w* \add was\add* for the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* to wash \w in|strong="H7364"\w*.\f + \fr 4.6 \ft such…: Heb. the work of burnt offering\f*  
\v 7 And he \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w candlesticks|strong="H4501"\w* of \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* according to their \w form|strong="H4941"\w*, and \w set|strong="H5414"\w* \add them\add* in the \w temple|strong="H1964"\w*, \w five|strong="H2568"\w* on the right \w hand|strong="H3225"\w*, and \w five|strong="H2568"\w* on the \w left|strong="H8040"\w*.  
\v 8 He \w made|strong="H6213"\w* also \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w tables|strong="H7979"\w*, and \w placed|strong="H3240"\w* \add them\add* in the \w temple|strong="H1964"\w*, \w five|strong="H2568"\w* on the right \w side|strong="H3225"\w*, and \w five|strong="H2568"\w* on the \w left|strong="H8040"\w*. And he \w made|strong="H6213"\w* an \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w basons|strong="H4219"\w* of \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*.\f + \fr 4.8 \ft basons: or, bowls\f*   
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\v 9 ¶ Furthermore he \w made|strong="H6213"\w* the \w court|strong="H2691"\w* of the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w*, and the \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w court|strong="H5835"\w*, and \w doors|strong="H1817"\w* for the \w court|strong="H5835"\w*, and \w overlaid|strong="H6823"\w* the \w doors|strong="H1817"\w* of them with \w brass|strong="H5178"\w*.  
\v 10 And he \w set|strong="H5414"\w* the \w sea|strong="H3220"\w* on the \w right|strong="H3233"\w* \w side|strong="H3802"\w* of the east \w end|strong="H6924"\w*, over \w against|strong="H4136"\w* the \w south|strong="H5045"\w*.   
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\v 11 And \w Huram|strong="H2361"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* the \w pots|strong="H5518"\w*, and the \w shovels|strong="H3257"\w*, and the \w basons|strong="H4219"\w*. And \w Huram|strong="H2361"\w* \w finished|strong="H3615"\w* the \w work|strong="H4399"\w* that he was to \w make|strong="H6213"\w* for \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* for the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w*;\f + \fr 4.11 \ft basons: or, bowls\f*\f + \fr 4.11 \ft finished: Heb. finished to make\f*  
\v 12 \add To wit\add*, the \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w pillars|strong="H5982"\w*, and the \w pommels|strong="H1543"\w*, and the \w chapiters|strong="H3805"\w* \add which were\add* on the \w top|strong="H7218"\w* of the two \w pillars|strong="H5982"\w*, and the \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w wreaths|strong="H7639"\w* to \w cover|strong="H3680"\w* the \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w pommels|strong="H1543"\w* of the \w chapiters|strong="H3805"\w* which \add were\add* on the \w top|strong="H7218"\w* of the \w pillars|strong="H5982"\w*;  
\v 13 And \w four|strong="H0702"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w pomegranates|strong="H7416"\w* on the \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w wreaths|strong="H7639"\w*; \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w rows|strong="H2905"\w* of \w pomegranates|strong="H7416"\w* on \w each|strong="H0259"\w* \w wreath|strong="H7639"\w*, to \w cover|strong="H3680"\w* the \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w pommels|strong="H1543"\w* of the \w chapiters|strong="H3805"\w* which \add were\add* \w upon|strong="H6440"\w* the \w pillars|strong="H5982"\w*.\f + \fr 4.13 \ft upon: Heb. upon the face of\f*  
\v 14 He \w made|strong="H6213"\w* also \w bases|strong="H4350"\w*, and \w lavers|strong="H3595"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* he upon the \w bases|strong="H4350"\w*;\f + \fr 4.14 \ft lavers: or, caldrons\f*  
\v 15 \w One|strong="H0259"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*, and \w twelve|strong="H8147"\w* \w oxen|strong="H1241"\w* under it.  
\v 16 The \w pots|strong="H5518"\w* also, and the \w shovels|strong="H3257"\w*, and the \w fleshhooks|strong="H4207"\w*, and all their \w instruments|strong="H3627"\w*, did \w Huram|strong="H2361"\w* his \w father|strong="H0001"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* to \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* for the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* of \w bright|strong="H4838"\w* \w brass|strong="H5178"\w*.\f + \fr 4.16 \ft bright: Heb. made bright, or, scoured\f*  
\v 17 In the \w plain|strong="H3603"\w* of \w Jordan|strong="H3383"\w* did the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w cast|strong="H3332"\w* them, in the \w clay|strong="H5645"\w* \w ground|strong="H0127"\w* between \w Succoth|strong="H5523"\w* and \w Zeredathah|strong="H6868"\w*.\f + \fr 4.17 \ft clay…: Heb. thicknesses of the ground\f*  
\v 18 Thus \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* all these \w vessels|strong="H3627"\w* in \w great|strong="H3966"\w* \w abundance|strong="H7230"\w*: for the \w weight|strong="H4948"\w* of the \w brass|strong="H5178"\w* could not be found \w out|strong="H2713"\w*.   
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\v 19 ¶ And \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* all the \w vessels|strong="H3627"\w* that \add were for\add* the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, the \w golden|strong="H2091"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* also, and the \w tables|strong="H7979"\w* whereon the \w shewbread|strong="H3899"\w* \add was set;\add*  
\v 20 Moreover the \w candlesticks|strong="H4501"\w* with their \w lamps|strong="H5216"\w*, that they should \w burn|strong="H1197"\w* after the \w manner|strong="H4941"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \w oracle|strong="H1687"\w*, of \w pure|strong="H5462"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*;  
\v 21 And the \w flowers|strong="H6525"\w*, and the \w lamps|strong="H5216"\w*, and the \w tongs|strong="H4457"\w*, \add made he of\add* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*, \add and\add* that \w perfect|strong="H4357"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*;\f + \fr 4.21 \ft perfect…: Heb. perfections of gold\f*  
\v 22 And the \w snuffers|strong="H4212"\w*, and the \w basons|strong="H4219"\w*, and the \w spoons|strong="H3709"\w*, and the \w censers|strong="H4289"\w*, \add of\add* \w pure|strong="H5462"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*: and the \w entry|strong="H6607"\w* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, the \w inner|strong="H6442"\w* \w doors|strong="H1817"\w* thereof for the \w most|strong="H6944"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \add place\add*, and the \w doors|strong="H1817"\w* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \w temple|strong="H1964"\w*, \add were of\add* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*.\f + \fr 4.22 \ft basons: or, bowls\f*   
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\v 1 Thus all the \w work|strong="H4399"\w* that \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* for the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* was \w finished|strong="H7999"\w*: and \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* in \add all\add* the \w things|strong="H6944"\w* that \w David|strong="H1732"\w* his \w father|strong="H0001"\w* had \w dedicated|strong="H6944"\w*; and the \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*, and the \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*, and all the \w instruments|strong="H3627"\w*, \w put|strong="H5414"\w* he among the \w treasures|strong="H0214"\w* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w*.   
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\v 2 ¶ Then \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w assembled|strong="H6950"\w* the \w elders|strong="H2205"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, and all the \w heads|strong="H7218"\w* of the \w tribes|strong="H4294"\w*, the \w chief|strong="H5387"\w* of the \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w* of the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, unto \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, to bring \w up|strong="H5927"\w* the \w ark|strong="H0727"\w* of the \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* out of the \w city|strong="H5892"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, which \add is\add* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*.  
\v 3 Wherefore all the \w men|strong="H0376"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w assembled|strong="H6950"\w* themselves unto the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* in the \w feast|strong="H2282"\w* which \add was\add* in the \w seventh|strong="H7637"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w*.  
\v 4 And all the \w elders|strong="H2205"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w*; and the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w* took \w up|strong="H5375"\w* the \w ark|strong="H0727"\w*.  
\v 5 And they brought \w up|strong="H5927"\w* the \w ark|strong="H0727"\w*, and the \w tabernacle|strong="H0168"\w* of the \w congregation|strong="H4150"\w*, and all the \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w vessels|strong="H3627"\w* that \add were\add* in the \w tabernacle|strong="H0168"\w*, these did the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \add and\add* the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w* bring \w up|strong="H5927"\w*.  
\v 6 Also \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*, and all the \w congregation|strong="H5712"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* that were \w assembled|strong="H3259"\w* unto him \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \w ark|strong="H0727"\w*, \w sacrificed|strong="H2076"\w* \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w* and \w oxen|strong="H1241"\w*, which could not be \w told|strong="H5608"\w* nor \w numbered|strong="H4487"\w* for \w multitude|strong="H7230"\w*.  
\v 7 And the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* brought \w in|strong="H0935"\w* the \w ark|strong="H0727"\w* of the \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* unto his \w place|strong="H4725"\w*, to the \w oracle|strong="H1687"\w* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, into the \w most|strong="H6944"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \add place, even\add* under the \w wings|strong="H3671"\w* of the \w cherubims|strong="H3742"\w*:  
\v 8 For the \w cherubims|strong="H3742"\w* spread \w forth|strong="H6566"\w* \add their\add* \w wings|strong="H3671"\w* over the \w place|strong="H4725"\w* of the \w ark|strong="H0727"\w*, and the \w cherubims|strong="H3742"\w* \w covered|strong="H3680"\w* the \w ark|strong="H0727"\w* and the \w staves|strong="H0905"\w* thereof \w above|strong="H4605"\w*.  
\v 9 And they drew \w out|strong="H0748"\w* the \w staves|strong="H0905"\w* \add of the ark\add*, that the \w ends|strong="H7218"\w* of the \w staves|strong="H0905"\w* were \w seen|strong="H7200"\w* from the \w ark|strong="H0727"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \w oracle|strong="H1687"\w*; but they were not \w seen|strong="H7200"\w* \w without|strong="H2351"\w*. And there it is unto this \w day|strong="H3117"\w*.\f + \fr 5.9 \ft there…: or, they are there\f*  
\v 10 \add There was\add* nothing in the \w ark|strong="H0727"\w* save the \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w tables|strong="H3871"\w* which \w Moses|strong="H4872"\w* \w put|strong="H5414"\w* \add therein\add* at \w Horeb|strong="H2722"\w*, when the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w made|strong="H3772"\w* \add a covenant\add* with the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, when they came \w out|strong="H3318"\w* of \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*.\f + \fr 5.10 \ft when the \+nd LORD\+nd*: or, where, etc\f*   
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\v 11 ¶ And it came to pass, when the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* were come \w out|strong="H3318"\w* of the \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \add place:\add* (for all the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \add that were\add* \w present|strong="H4672"\w* were \w sanctified|strong="H6942"\w*, \add and\add* did not \add then\add* \w wait|strong="H8104"\w* by \w course|strong="H4256"\w*:\f + \fr 5.11 \ft present: Heb. found\f*  
\v 12 Also the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w* \add which were\add* the \w singers|strong="H7891"\w*, all of them of \w Asaph|strong="H0623"\w*, of \w Heman|strong="H1968"\w*, of \w Jeduthun|strong="H3038"\w*, with their \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* and their \w brethren|strong="H0251"\w*, \add being\add* \w arrayed|strong="H3847"\w* in white \w linen|strong="H0948"\w*, having \w cymbals|strong="H4700"\w* and \w psalteries|strong="H5035"\w* and \w harps|strong="H3658"\w*, \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* at the east \w end|strong="H4217"\w* of the \w altar|strong="H4196"\w*, and with them an \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* and \w twenty|strong="H6242"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w sounding|strong="H2690"\w* with \w trumpets|strong="H2689"\w*:)  
\v 13 It came even to pass, as the \w trumpeters|strong="H2690"\w* and \w singers|strong="H7891"\w* \add were\add* as \w one|strong="H0259"\w*, to make \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w sound|strong="H6963"\w* to be \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* in \w praising|strong="H1984"\w* and \w thanking|strong="H3034"\w* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*; and when they lifted \w up|strong="H7311"\w* \add their\add* \w voice|strong="H6963"\w* with the \w trumpets|strong="H2689"\w* and \w cymbals|strong="H4700"\w* and \w instruments|strong="H3627"\w* of \w musick|strong="H7892"\w*, and \w praised|strong="H1984"\w* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \add saying\add*, For \add he is\add* \w good|strong="H2896"\w*; for his \w mercy|strong="H2617"\w* \add endureth\add* for \w ever|strong="H5769"\w*: that \add then\add* the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* was \w filled|strong="H4390"\w* with a \w cloud|strong="H6051"\w*, \add even\add* the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*;  
\v 14 So that the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w could|strong="H3201"\w* not \w stand|strong="H5975"\w* to \w minister|strong="H8334"\w* by \w reason|strong="H6440"\w* of the \w cloud|strong="H6051"\w*: for the \w glory|strong="H3519"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* had \w filled|strong="H4390"\w* the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w*.   
\c 6  
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\v 1 Then \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*, The \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* hath \w said|strong="H0559"\w* that he would \w dwell|strong="H7931"\w* in the thick \w darkness|strong="H6205"\w*.  
\v 2 But I have \w built|strong="H1129"\w* an \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w habitation|strong="H2073"\w* for thee, and a \w place|strong="H4349"\w* for thy \w dwelling|strong="H3427"\w* for \w ever|strong="H5769"\w*.  
\v 3 And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w turned|strong="H5437"\w* his \w face|strong="H6440"\w*, and \w blessed|strong="H1288"\w* the whole \w congregation|strong="H6951"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*: and all the \w congregation|strong="H6951"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w stood|strong="H5975"\w*.  
\v 4 And he \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, \w Blessed|strong="H1288"\w* \add be\add* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, who hath with his \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w fulfilled|strong="H4390"\w* \add that\add* which he \w spake|strong="H1696"\w* with his \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* to my \w father|strong="H0001"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*,  
\v 5 Since the \w day|strong="H3117"\w* that I brought \w forth|strong="H3318"\w* my \w people|strong="H5971"\w* out of the \w land|strong="H0776"\w* of \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* I \w chose|strong="H0977"\w* no \w city|strong="H5892"\w* among all the \w tribes|strong="H7626"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* to \w build|strong="H1129"\w* an \w house|strong="H1004"\w* in, that my \w name|strong="H8034"\w* might be there; neither \w chose|strong="H0977"\w* I any \w man|strong="H0376"\w* to be a \w ruler|strong="H5057"\w* over my \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*:  
\v 6 But I have \w chosen|strong="H0977"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, that my \w name|strong="H8034"\w* might be there; and have \w chosen|strong="H0977"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* to be over my \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.  
\v 7 Now it was in the \w heart|strong="H3824"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w* my \w father|strong="H0001"\w* to \w build|strong="H1129"\w* an \w house|strong="H1004"\w* for the \w name|strong="H8034"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.  
\v 8 But the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* to \w David|strong="H1732"\w* my \w father|strong="H0001"\w*, Forasmuch as it was in thine \w heart|strong="H3824"\w* to \w build|strong="H1129"\w* an \w house|strong="H1004"\w* for my \w name|strong="H8034"\w*, thou didst \w well|strong="H2895"\w* in that it was in thine \w heart|strong="H3824"\w*:  
\v 9 \w Notwithstanding|strong="H7535"\w* thou shalt not \w build|strong="H1129"\w* the \w house|strong="H1004"\w*; but thy \w son|strong="H1121"\w* which shall come \w forth|strong="H3318"\w* out of thy \w loins|strong="H2504"\w*, he shall \w build|strong="H1129"\w* the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* for my \w name|strong="H8034"\w*.  
\v 10 The \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* therefore hath \w performed|strong="H6965"\w* his \w word|strong="H1697"\w* that he hath \w spoken|strong="H1696"\w*: for I am risen \w up|strong="H6965"\w* in the room of \w David|strong="H1732"\w* my \w father|strong="H0001"\w*, and am \w set|strong="H3427"\w* on the \w throne|strong="H3678"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, as the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w promised|strong="H1696"\w*, and have \w built|strong="H1129"\w* the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* for the \w name|strong="H8034"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.  
\v 11 And in \w it|strong="H8033"\w* have I \w put|strong="H7760"\w* the \w ark|strong="H0727"\w*, wherein \add is\add* the \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, that he \w made|strong="H3772"\w* with the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.   
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\v 12 ¶ And he \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* in the presence of all the \w congregation|strong="H6951"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, and spread \w forth|strong="H6566"\w* his \w hands|strong="H3709"\w*:  
\v 13 For \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* had \w made|strong="H6213"\w* a \w brasen|strong="H5178"\w* \w scaffold|strong="H3595"\w*, of \w five|strong="H2568"\w* \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w* \w long|strong="H0753"\w*, and \w five|strong="H2568"\w* \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w* \w broad|strong="H7341"\w*, and \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w* \w high|strong="H6967"\w*, and had \w set|strong="H5414"\w* it in the \w midst|strong="H8432"\w* of the \w court|strong="H5835"\w*: and upon it he \w stood|strong="H5975"\w*, and kneeled \w down|strong="H1288"\w* upon his \w knees|strong="H1290"\w* before all the \w congregation|strong="H6951"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, and spread \w forth|strong="H6566"\w* his \w hands|strong="H3709"\w* toward \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w*,\f + \fr 6.13 \ft long…: Heb. the length thereof, etc\f*  
\v 14 And \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, O \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \add there is\add* no \w God|strong="H0430"\w* like thee in the \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w*, nor in the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*; which \w keepest|strong="H8104"\w* \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w*, and \add shewest\add* \w mercy|strong="H2617"\w* unto thy \w servants|strong="H5650"\w*, that \w walk|strong="H1980"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* thee with all their \w hearts|strong="H3820"\w*:  
\v 15 Thou which hast \w kept|strong="H8104"\w* with thy \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* my \w father|strong="H0001"\w* that which thou hast \w promised|strong="H1696"\w* him; and \w spakest|strong="H1696"\w* with thy \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w*, and hast \w fulfilled|strong="H4390"\w* \add it\add* with thine \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*, as \add it is\add* this \w day|strong="H3117"\w*.  
\v 16 Now therefore, O \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w keep|strong="H8104"\w* with thy \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* my \w father|strong="H0001"\w* that which thou hast \w promised|strong="H1696"\w* him, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, There shall not \w fail|strong="H3772"\w* thee a \w man|strong="H0376"\w* in my \w sight|strong="H6440"\w* to \w sit|strong="H3427"\w* upon the \w throne|strong="H3678"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*; yet \w so|strong="H7535"\w* that thy \w children|strong="H1121"\w* take \w heed|strong="H8104"\w* to their \w way|strong="H1870"\w* to \w walk|strong="H3212"\w* in my \w law|strong="H8451"\w*, as thou hast \w walked|strong="H1980"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* me.\f + \fr 6.16 \ft There…: Heb. There shall not a man be cut off\f*  
\v 17 Now then, O \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, let thy \w word|strong="H1697"\w* be \w verified|strong="H0539"\w*, which thou hast \w spoken|strong="H1696"\w* unto thy \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*.  
\v 18 But will \w God|strong="H0430"\w* in very \w deed|strong="H0552"\w* \w dwell|strong="H3427"\w* with \w men|strong="H0120"\w* on the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*? behold, \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w* and the \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w* of \w heavens|strong="H8064"\w* cannot \w contain|strong="H3557"\w* thee; how much less this \w house|strong="H1004"\w* which I have \w built|strong="H1129"\w*!  
\v 19 Have \w respect|strong="H6437"\w* therefore to the \w prayer|strong="H8605"\w* of thy \w servant|strong="H5650"\w*, and to his \w supplication|strong="H8467"\w*, O \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* my \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, to \w hearken|strong="H8085"\w* unto the \w cry|strong="H7440"\w* and the \w prayer|strong="H8605"\w* which thy \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w prayeth|strong="H6419"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* thee:  
\v 20 That thine \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* may be \w open|strong="H6605"\w* upon this \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w day|strong="H3119"\w* and \w night|strong="H3915"\w*, upon the \w place|strong="H4725"\w* whereof thou hast \w said|strong="H0559"\w* that thou wouldest \w put|strong="H7760"\w* thy \w name|strong="H8034"\w* there; to \w hearken|strong="H8085"\w* unto the \w prayer|strong="H8605"\w* which thy \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w prayeth|strong="H6419"\w* toward this \w place|strong="H4725"\w*.\f + \fr 6.20 \ft toward…: or, in this place\f*  
\v 21 \w Hearken|strong="H8085"\w* therefore unto the \w supplications|strong="H8469"\w* of thy \w servant|strong="H5650"\w*, and of thy \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, which they shall \w make|strong="H6419"\w* toward this \w place|strong="H4725"\w*: \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* thou from thy \w dwelling|strong="H3427"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w*, \add even\add* from \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w*; and when thou \w hearest|strong="H8085"\w*, \w forgive|strong="H5545"\w*.\f + \fr 6.21 \ft make: Heb. pray\f*\f + \fr 6.21 \ft toward…: or, in this place\f*   
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\v 22 ¶ If a \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w sin|strong="H2398"\w* against his \w neighbour|strong="H7453"\w*, and an \w oath|strong="H0423"\w* be \w laid|strong="H5375"\w* upon him to make him \w swear|strong="H0422"\w*, and the \w oath|strong="H0423"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* thine \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* in this \w house|strong="H1004"\w*;\f + \fr 6.22 \ft and an oath…: Heb. and he require an oath of him\f*  
\v 23 Then \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* thou from \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w*, and \w do|strong="H6213"\w*, and \w judge|strong="H8199"\w* thy \w servants|strong="H5650"\w*, by \w requiting|strong="H7725"\w* the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w*, by \w recompensing|strong="H5414"\w* his \w way|strong="H1870"\w* upon his own \w head|strong="H7218"\w*; and by \w justifying|strong="H6663"\w* the \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w*, by \w giving|strong="H5414"\w* him according to his \w righteousness|strong="H6666"\w*.   
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\v 24 ¶ And if thy \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* be put to the \w worse|strong="H5062"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \w enemy|strong="H0341"\w*, because they have \w sinned|strong="H2398"\w* against thee; and shall \w return|strong="H7725"\w* and \w confess|strong="H3034"\w* thy \w name|strong="H8034"\w*, and \w pray|strong="H6419"\w* and make \w supplication|strong="H2603"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* thee in this \w house|strong="H1004"\w*;\f + \fr 6.24 \ft be put…: or, be smitten\f*\f + \fr 6.24 \ft in: or, toward\f*  
\v 25 Then \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* thou from the \w heavens|strong="H8064"\w*, and \w forgive|strong="H5545"\w* the \w sin|strong="H2403"\w* of thy \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, and bring them \w again|strong="H7725"\w* unto the \w land|strong="H0127"\w* which thou \w gavest|strong="H5414"\w* to them and to their \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w*.   
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\v 26 ¶ When the \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w* is shut \w up|strong="H6113"\w*, and there is no \w rain|strong="H4306"\w*, because they have \w sinned|strong="H2398"\w* against thee; \add yet\add* if they \w pray|strong="H6419"\w* toward this \w place|strong="H4725"\w*, and \w confess|strong="H3034"\w* thy \w name|strong="H8034"\w*, and \w turn|strong="H7725"\w* from their \w sin|strong="H2403"\w*, when thou dost \w afflict|strong="H6031"\w* them;\f + \fr 6.26 \ft toward…: or, in this place\f*  
\v 27 Then \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* thou from \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w*, and \w forgive|strong="H5545"\w* the \w sin|strong="H2403"\w* of thy \w servants|strong="H5650"\w*, and of thy \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, when thou hast \w taught|strong="H3384"\w* them the \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w way|strong="H1870"\w*, wherein they should \w walk|strong="H3212"\w*; and \w send|strong="H5414"\w* \w rain|strong="H4306"\w* upon thy \w land|strong="H0776"\w*, which thou hast \w given|strong="H5414"\w* unto thy \w people|strong="H5971"\w* for an \w inheritance|strong="H5159"\w*.   
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\v 28 ¶ If there be \w dearth|strong="H7458"\w* in the \w land|strong="H0776"\w*, if there be \w pestilence|strong="H1698"\w*, if there be \w blasting|strong="H7711"\w*, or \w mildew|strong="H3420"\w*, \w locusts|strong="H0697"\w*, or \w caterpillers|strong="H2625"\w*; if their \w enemies|strong="H0341"\w* \w besiege|strong="H6887"\w* them in the \w cities|strong="H8179"\w* of their \w land|strong="H0776"\w*; whatsoever \w sore|strong="H5061"\w* or whatsoever \w sickness|strong="H4245"\w* \add there be:\add*\f + \fr 6.28 \ft in the cities…: Heb. in the land of their gates\f*  
\v 29 \add Then\add* what \w prayer|strong="H8605"\w* \add or\add* what \w supplication|strong="H8467"\w* soever shall be made of any \w man|strong="H0120"\w*, or of all thy \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, when every \w one|strong="H0376"\w* shall \w know|strong="H3045"\w* his own \w sore|strong="H5061"\w* and his own \w grief|strong="H4341"\w*, and shall spread \w forth|strong="H6566"\w* his \w hands|strong="H3709"\w* in this \w house|strong="H1004"\w*:\f + \fr 6.29 \ft in: or, toward\f*\f + \fr 6.29 \ft toward…: or, in this place\f*  
\v 30 Then \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* thou from \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w* thy \w dwelling|strong="H3427"\w* \w place|strong="H4349"\w*, and \w forgive|strong="H5545"\w*, and \w render|strong="H5414"\w* unto every \w man|strong="H0376"\w* according unto all his \w ways|strong="H1870"\w*, whose \w heart|strong="H3824"\w* thou \w knowest|strong="H3045"\w*; (for thou only \w knowest|strong="H3045"\w* the \w hearts|strong="H3824"\w* of the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w men|strong="H0120"\w*:)  
\v 31 That they may \w fear|strong="H3372"\w* thee, to \w walk|strong="H3212"\w* in thy \w ways|strong="H1870"\w*, so long \w as|strong="H3117"\w* they \w live|strong="H2416"\w* in the \w land|strong="H0127"\w* which thou \w gavest|strong="H5414"\w* unto our \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w*.\f + \fr 6.31 \ft so long…: Heb. all the days which\f*\f + \fr 6.31 \ft in the land: Heb. upon the face of the land\f*   
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\v 32 ¶ Moreover concerning the \w stranger|strong="H5237"\w*, which is not of thy \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, but is \w come|strong="H0935"\w* from a \w far|strong="H7350"\w* \w country|strong="H0776"\w* for thy \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w name’s|strong="H8034"\w* sake, and thy \w mighty|strong="H2389"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*, and thy stretched \w out|strong="H5186"\w* \w arm|strong="H2220"\w*; if they \w come|strong="H0935"\w* and \w pray|strong="H6419"\w* in this \w house|strong="H1004"\w*;\f + \fr 6.32 \ft toward…: or, in this place\f*  
\v 33 Then \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* thou from the \w heavens|strong="H8064"\w*, \add even\add* from thy \w dwelling|strong="H3427"\w* \w place|strong="H4349"\w*, and \w do|strong="H6213"\w* according to all that the \w stranger|strong="H5237"\w* \w calleth|strong="H7121"\w* to thee for; that all \w people|strong="H5971"\w* of the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w* may \w know|strong="H3045"\w* thy \w name|strong="H8034"\w*, and \w fear|strong="H3372"\w* thee, as \add doth\add* thy \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, and may \w know|strong="H3045"\w* that this \w house|strong="H1004"\w* which I have \w built|strong="H1129"\w* is \w called|strong="H7121"\w* by thy \w name|strong="H8034"\w*.\f + \fr 6.33 \ft this…: Heb. thy name is called upon this house\f*  
\v 34 If thy \w people|strong="H5971"\w* go \w out|strong="H3318"\w* to \w war|strong="H4421"\w* against their \w enemies|strong="H0341"\w* by the \w way|strong="H1870"\w* that thou shalt \w send|strong="H7971"\w* them, and they \w pray|strong="H6419"\w* unto thee \w toward|strong="H1870"\w* this \w city|strong="H5892"\w* which thou hast \w chosen|strong="H0977"\w*, and the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* which I have \w built|strong="H1129"\w* for thy \w name|strong="H8034"\w*;  
\v 35 Then \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* thou from the \w heavens|strong="H8064"\w* their \w prayer|strong="H8605"\w* and their \w supplication|strong="H8467"\w*, and \w maintain|strong="H6213"\w* their \w cause|strong="H4941"\w*.\f + \fr 6.35 \ft cause: or, right\f*  
\v 36 If they \w sin|strong="H2398"\w* against thee, (for \add there is\add* no \w man|strong="H0120"\w* which \w sinneth|strong="H2398"\w* not,) and thou be \w angry|strong="H0599"\w* with them, and \w deliver|strong="H5414"\w* them over \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \add their\add* \w enemies|strong="H0341"\w*, and they carry them \w away|strong="H7617"\w* \w captives|strong="H7617"\w* unto a \w land|strong="H0776"\w* far \w off|strong="H7350"\w* or \w near|strong="H7138"\w*;\f + \fr 6.36 \ft they carry them away captives: Heb. they that take them captives carry them away\f*  
\v 37 Yet \add if\add* they \w bethink|strong="H7725"\w* themselves in the \w land|strong="H0776"\w* whither they are carried \w captive|strong="H7617"\w*, and \w turn|strong="H7725"\w* and \w pray|strong="H2603"\w* unto thee in the \w land|strong="H0776"\w* of their \w captivity|strong="H7628"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, We have \w sinned|strong="H2398"\w*, we have done \w amiss|strong="H5753"\w*, and have dealt \w wickedly|strong="H7561"\w*;\f + \fr 6.37 \ft bethink…: Heb. bring back to their heart\f*  
\v 38 If they \w return|strong="H7725"\w* to thee with all their \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* and with all their \w soul|strong="H5315"\w* in the \w land|strong="H0776"\w* of their \w captivity|strong="H7628"\w*, whither they have carried them \w captives|strong="H7617"\w*, and \w pray|strong="H6419"\w* \w toward|strong="H1870"\w* their \w land|strong="H0776"\w*, which thou \w gavest|strong="H5414"\w* unto their \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w*, and \add toward\add* the \w city|strong="H5892"\w* which thou hast \w chosen|strong="H0977"\w*, and toward the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* which I have \w built|strong="H1129"\w* for thy \w name|strong="H8034"\w*:  
\v 39 Then \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* thou from the \w heavens|strong="H8064"\w*, \add even\add* from thy \w dwelling|strong="H3427"\w* \w place|strong="H4349"\w*, their \w prayer|strong="H8605"\w* and their \w supplications|strong="H8467"\w*, and \w maintain|strong="H6213"\w* their \w cause|strong="H4941"\w*, and \w forgive|strong="H5545"\w* thy \w people|strong="H5971"\w* which have \w sinned|strong="H2398"\w* against thee.\f + \fr 6.39 \ft cause: or, right\f*  
\v 40 Now, my \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, let, I beseech thee, thine \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* be \w open|strong="H6605"\w*, and \add let\add* thine \w ears|strong="H0241"\w* \add be\add* \w attent|strong="H7183"\w* unto the \w prayer|strong="H8605"\w* \add that is made\add* in this \w place|strong="H4725"\w*.\f + \fr 6.40 \ft unto…: Heb. to the prayer of this place\f*  
\v 41 Now therefore \w arise|strong="H6965"\w*, O \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, into thy \w resting|strong="H5118"\w* place, thou, and the \w ark|strong="H0727"\w* of thy \w strength|strong="H5797"\w*: let thy \w priests|strong="H3548"\w*, O \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, be \w clothed|strong="H3847"\w* with \w salvation|strong="H8668"\w*, and let thy \w saints|strong="H2623"\w* \w rejoice|strong="H8055"\w* in \w goodness|strong="H2896"\w*.  
\v 42 O \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, turn not \w away|strong="H7725"\w* the \w face|strong="H6440"\w* of thine \w anointed|strong="H4899"\w*: \w remember|strong="H2142"\w* the \w mercies|strong="H2617"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w* thy \w servant|strong="H5650"\w*.   
\c 7  
\p
\v 1 Now when \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* had made an \w end|strong="H3615"\w* of \w praying|strong="H6419"\w*, the \w fire|strong="H0784"\w* came \w down|strong="H3381"\w* from \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w*, and \w consumed|strong="H0398"\w* the burnt \w offering|strong="H5930"\w* and the \w sacrifices|strong="H2077"\w*; and the \w glory|strong="H3519"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w filled|strong="H4390"\w* the \w house|strong="H1004"\w*.  
\v 2 And the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w could|strong="H3201"\w* not \w enter|strong="H0935"\w* into the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, because the \w glory|strong="H3519"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* had \w filled|strong="H4390"\w* the \nd \+w LORD’s|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*.  
\v 3 And when all the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* how the \w fire|strong="H0784"\w* came \w down|strong="H3381"\w*, and the \w glory|strong="H3519"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* upon the \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, they \w bowed|strong="H3766"\w* themselves with their \w faces|strong="H0639"\w* to the \w ground|strong="H0776"\w* upon the \w pavement|strong="H7531"\w*, and \w worshipped|strong="H7812"\w*, and \w praised|strong="H3034"\w* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \add saying\add*, For \add he is\add* \w good|strong="H2896"\w*; for his \w mercy|strong="H2617"\w* \add endureth\add* for \w ever|strong="H5769"\w*.   
\p
\v 4 ¶ Then the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* and all the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w offered|strong="H2076"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="H2077"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.  
\v 5 And \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w offered|strong="H2076"\w* a \w sacrifice|strong="H2077"\w* of \w twenty|strong="H6242"\w* and \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* \w oxen|strong="H1241"\w*, and an \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* and \w twenty|strong="H6242"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w*: so the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* and all the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w dedicated|strong="H2596"\w* the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w*.  
\v 6 And the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w waited|strong="H5975"\w* on their \w offices|strong="H4931"\w*: the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w* also with \w instruments|strong="H3627"\w* of \w musick|strong="H7892"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, which \w David|strong="H1732"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* had \w made|strong="H6213"\w* to \w praise|strong="H3034"\w* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, because his \w mercy|strong="H2617"\w* \add endureth\add* for \w ever|strong="H5769"\w*, when \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w praised|strong="H1984"\w* by their \w ministry|strong="H3027"\w*; and the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* sounded \w trumpets|strong="H2690"\w* before them, and all \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w stood|strong="H5975"\w*.\f + \fr 7.6 \ft by their…: Heb. by their hand\f*  
\v 7 Moreover \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w hallowed|strong="H6942"\w* the \w middle|strong="H8432"\w* of the \w court|strong="H2691"\w* that \add was\add* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*: for there he \w offered|strong="H6213"\w* burnt \w offerings|strong="H5930"\w*, and the \w fat|strong="H2459"\w* of the peace \w offerings|strong="H8002"\w*, because the \w brasen|strong="H5178"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* which \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* had \w made|strong="H6213"\w* was not \w able|strong="H3201"\w* to \w receive|strong="H3557"\w* the burnt \w offerings|strong="H5930"\w*, and the meat \w offerings|strong="H4503"\w*, and the \w fat|strong="H2459"\w*.   
\p
\v 8 ¶ Also at the same \w time|strong="H6256"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w kept|strong="H6213"\w* the \w feast|strong="H2282"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w*, and all \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* with him, a \w very|strong="H3966"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w congregation|strong="H6951"\w*, from the entering \w in|strong="H0935"\w* of \w Hamath|strong="H2574"\w* unto the \w river|strong="H5158"\w* of \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*.  
\v 9 And in the \w eighth|strong="H8066"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* they \w made|strong="H6213"\w* a solemn \w assembly|strong="H6116"\w*: for they \w kept|strong="H6213"\w* the \w dedication|strong="H2598"\w* of the \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w*, and the \w feast|strong="H2282"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w*.\f + \fr 7.9 \ft a solemn…: Heb. a restraint\f*  
\v 10 And on the \w three|strong="H7969"\w* and \w twentieth|strong="H6242"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* of the \w seventh|strong="H7637"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w* he \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w away|strong="H7971"\w* into their \w tents|strong="H0168"\w*, \w glad|strong="H8056"\w* and \w merry|strong="H2896"\w* in \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* for the \w goodness|strong="H2896"\w* that the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* had \w shewed|strong="H6213"\w* unto \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, and to \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*, and to \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* his \w people|strong="H5971"\w*.  
\v 11 Thus \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w finished|strong="H3615"\w* the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, and the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*: and all that \w came|strong="H0935"\w* into \w Solomon’s|strong="H8010"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* to \w make|strong="H6213"\w* in the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, and in his own \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, he prosperously \w effected|strong="H6743"\w*.   
\p
\v 12 ¶ And the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w appeared|strong="H7200"\w* to \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* by \w night|strong="H3915"\w*, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto him, I have \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* thy \w prayer|strong="H8605"\w*, and have \w chosen|strong="H0977"\w* this \w place|strong="H4725"\w* to myself for an \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w sacrifice|strong="H2077"\w*.  
\v 13 \w If|strong="H2005"\w* I shut \w up|strong="H6113"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w* that there be no \w rain|strong="H4306"\w*, or if I \w command|strong="H6680"\w* the \w locusts|strong="H2284"\w* to \w devour|strong="H0398"\w* the \w land|strong="H0776"\w*, or if I \w send|strong="H7971"\w* \w pestilence|strong="H1698"\w* among my \w people|strong="H5971"\w*;  
\v 14 If my \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, which are \w called|strong="H7121"\w* by my \w name|strong="H8034"\w*, shall \w humble|strong="H3665"\w* themselves, and \w pray|strong="H6419"\w*, and \w seek|strong="H1245"\w* my \w face|strong="H6440"\w*, and \w turn|strong="H7725"\w* from their \w wicked|strong="H7451"\w* \w ways|strong="H1870"\w*; then will I \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* from \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w*, and will \w forgive|strong="H5545"\w* their \w sin|strong="H2403"\w*, and will \w heal|strong="H7495"\w* their \w land|strong="H0776"\w*.\f + \fr 7.14 \ft which…: Heb. upon whom my name is called\f*  
\v 15 Now mine \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* shall be \w open|strong="H6605"\w*, and mine \w ears|strong="H0241"\w* \w attent|strong="H7183"\w* unto the \w prayer|strong="H8605"\w* \add that is made\add* in this \w place|strong="H4725"\w*.\f + \fr 7.15 \ft unto…: Heb. to the prayer of this place\f*  
\v 16 For now have I \w chosen|strong="H0977"\w* and \w sanctified|strong="H6942"\w* this \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, that my \w name|strong="H8034"\w* may be there \w for|strong="H5704"\w* \w ever|strong="H5769"\w*: and mine \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* and mine \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* shall be there \w perpetually|strong="H3117"\w*.  
\v 17 And as for thee, if thou wilt \w walk|strong="H3212"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* me, as \w David|strong="H1732"\w* thy \w father|strong="H0001"\w* \w walked|strong="H1980"\w*, and \w do|strong="H6213"\w* according to all that I have \w commanded|strong="H6680"\w* thee, and shalt \w observe|strong="H8104"\w* my \w statutes|strong="H2706"\w* and my \w judgments|strong="H4941"\w*;  
\v 18 Then will I \w stablish|strong="H6965"\w* the \w throne|strong="H3678"\w* of thy \w kingdom|strong="H4438"\w*, according as I have \w covenanted|strong="H3772"\w* with \w David|strong="H1732"\w* thy \w father|strong="H0001"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, There shall not \w fail|strong="H3772"\w* thee a \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \add to be\add* \w ruler|strong="H4910"\w* in \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.\f + \fr 7.18 \ft There…: Heb. There shall not be cut off to thee\f*  
\v 19 But if ye turn \w away|strong="H7725"\w*, and \w forsake|strong="H5800"\w* my \w statutes|strong="H2708"\w* and my \w commandments|strong="H4687"\w*, which I have \w set|strong="H5414"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* you, and shall \w go|strong="H1980"\w* and \w serve|strong="H5647"\w* \w other|strong="H0312"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w*, and \w worship|strong="H7812"\w* them;  
\v 20 Then will I pluck them up by the \w roots|strong="H5428"\w* out of my \w land|strong="H0127"\w* which I have \w given|strong="H5414"\w* them; and this \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, which I have \w sanctified|strong="H6942"\w* for my \w name|strong="H8034"\w*, will I cast \w out|strong="H7993"\w* of my \w sight|strong="H6440"\w*, and will \w make|strong="H5414"\w* it \add to be\add* a \w proverb|strong="H4912"\w* and a \w byword|strong="H8148"\w* among all \w nations|strong="H5971"\w*.  
\v 21 And this \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, which is \w high|strong="H5945"\w*, shall be an \w astonishment|strong="H8074"\w* to every one that \w passeth|strong="H5674"\w* by it; so that he shall \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, Why hath the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* thus unto this \w land|strong="H0776"\w*, and unto this \w house|strong="H1004"\w*?  
\v 22 And it shall be \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*, Because they \w forsook|strong="H5800"\w* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of their \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w*, which brought them \w forth|strong="H3318"\w* out of the \w land|strong="H0776"\w* of \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*, and laid \w hold|strong="H2388"\w* on \w other|strong="H0312"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w*, and \w worshipped|strong="H7812"\w* them, and \w served|strong="H5647"\w* them: therefore hath he \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* all this \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* upon them.   
\c 8  
\p
\v 1 And it came to pass at the \w end|strong="H7093"\w* of \w twenty|strong="H6242"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*, wherein \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* had \w built|strong="H1129"\w* the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, and his own \w house|strong="H1004"\w*,  
\v 2 That the \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* which \w Huram|strong="H2361"\w* had \w restored|strong="H5414"\w* to \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*, \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* them, and caused the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* to \w dwell|strong="H3427"\w* there.  
\v 3 And \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* to \w Hamath-zobah|strong="H2578"\w*, and \w prevailed|strong="H2388"\w* against it.  
\v 4 And he \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w Tadmor|strong="H8412"\w* in the \w wilderness|strong="H4057"\w*, and all the \w store|strong="H4543"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w*, which he \w built|strong="H1129"\w* in \w Hamath|strong="H2574"\w*.  
\v 5 Also he \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w Beth-horon|strong="H1032"\w* the \w upper|strong="H5945"\w*, and \w Beth-horon|strong="H1032"\w* the \w nether|strong="H8481"\w*, \w fenced|strong="H4692"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w*, with \w walls|strong="H2346"\w*, \w gates|strong="H1817"\w*, and \w bars|strong="H1280"\w*;  
\v 6 And \w Baalath|strong="H1191"\w*, and all the \w store|strong="H4543"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* that \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* had, and all the \w chariot|strong="H7393"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w*, and the \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* of the \w horsemen|strong="H6571"\w*, and all that \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w desired|strong="H2836"\w* to \w build|strong="H1129"\w* in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, and in \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w*, and throughout all the \w land|strong="H0776"\w* of his \w dominion|strong="H4475"\w*.\f + \fr 8.6 \ft all that…: Heb. all the desire of Solomon which he desired to build\f*   
\p
\v 7 ¶ \add As for\add* all the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \add that were\add* \w left|strong="H3498"\w* of the \w Hittites|strong="H2850"\w*, and the \w Amorites|strong="H0567"\w*, and the \w Perizzites|strong="H6522"\w*, and the \w Hivites|strong="H2340"\w*, and the \w Jebusites|strong="H2983"\w*, which \add were\add* not of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*,  
\v 8 \add But\add* of their \w children|strong="H1121"\w*, who were \w left|strong="H3498"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* them in the \w land|strong="H0776"\w*, whom the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w consumed|strong="H3615"\w* not, them did \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* make to \w pay|strong="H5927"\w* \w tribute|strong="H4522"\w* until this \w day|strong="H3117"\w*.  
\v 9 But of the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* did \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* no \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* for his \w work|strong="H4399"\w*; but they \add were\add* \w men|strong="H0582"\w* of \w war|strong="H4421"\w*, and \w chief|strong="H8269"\w* of his \w captains|strong="H7991"\w*, and \w captains|strong="H8269"\w* of his \w chariots|strong="H7393"\w* and \w horsemen|strong="H6571"\w*.  
\v 10 And these \add were\add* the \w chief|strong="H8269"\w* of \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w Solomon’s|strong="H8010"\w* \w officers|strong="H5324"\w*, \add even\add* two \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* and \w fifty|strong="H2572"\w*, that bare \w rule|strong="H7287"\w* over the \w people|strong="H5971"\w*.   
\p
\v 11 ¶ And \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* brought \w up|strong="H5927"\w* the \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* of \w Pharaoh|strong="H6547"\w* out of the \w city|strong="H5892"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w* unto the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* that he had \w built|strong="H1129"\w* for her: for he \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, My \w wife|strong="H0802"\w* shall not \w dwell|strong="H3427"\w* in the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, because \add the places are\add* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w*, whereunto the \w ark|strong="H0727"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* hath \w come|strong="H0935"\w*.\f + \fr 8.11 \ft holy: Heb. holiness\f*   
\p
\v 12 ¶ Then \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w offered|strong="H5927"\w* burnt \w offerings|strong="H5930"\w* unto the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* on the \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, which he had \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \w porch|strong="H0197"\w*,  
\v 13 Even after a certain \w rate|strong="H1697"\w* every \w day|strong="H3117"\w*, \w offering|strong="H5927"\w* according to the \w commandment|strong="H4687"\w* of \w Moses|strong="H4872"\w*, on the \w sabbaths|strong="H7676"\w*, and on the new \w moons|strong="H2320"\w*, and on the solemn \w feasts|strong="H4150"\w*, \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w times|strong="H6471"\w* in the \w year|strong="H8141"\w*, \add even\add* in the \w feast|strong="H2282"\w* of unleavened \w bread|strong="H4682"\w*, and in the \w feast|strong="H2282"\w* of \w weeks|strong="H7620"\w*, and in the \w feast|strong="H2282"\w* of \w tabernacles|strong="H5521"\w*.   
\p
\v 14 ¶ And he \w appointed|strong="H5975"\w*, according to the \w order|strong="H4941"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w* his \w father|strong="H0001"\w*, the \w courses|strong="H4256"\w* of the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* to their \w service|strong="H5656"\w*, and the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w* to their \w charges|strong="H4931"\w*, to \w praise|strong="H1984"\w* and \w minister|strong="H8334"\w* before the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w*, as the \w duty|strong="H1697"\w* of every \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w required|strong="H3117"\w*: the \w porters|strong="H7778"\w* also by their \w courses|strong="H4256"\w* at every \w gate|strong="H8179"\w*: for so had \w David|strong="H1732"\w* the \w man|strong="H0376"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w commanded|strong="H4687"\w*.\f + \fr 8.14 \ft so had David…: Heb. so was the commandment of David the man of God\f*  
\v 15 And they \w departed|strong="H5493"\w* not from the \w commandment|strong="H4687"\w* of the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* unto the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* and \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w* concerning any \w matter|strong="H1697"\w*, or concerning the \w treasures|strong="H0214"\w*.  
\v 16 Now all the \w work|strong="H4399"\w* of \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* was \w prepared|strong="H3559"\w* unto the \w day|strong="H3117"\w* of the \w foundation|strong="H4143"\w* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, and until it was \w finished|strong="H3615"\w*. \add So\add* the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* was \w perfected|strong="H8003"\w*.   
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\v 17 ¶ Then \w went|strong="H1980"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* to \w Ezion-geber|strong="H6100"\w*, and to \w Eloth|strong="H0359"\w*, at the \w sea|strong="H3220"\w* \w side|strong="H8193"\w* in the \w land|strong="H0776"\w* of \w Edom|strong="H0123"\w*.\f + \fr 8.17 \ft Eloth: also called, Elath\f*  
\v 18 And \w Huram|strong="H2361"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* him by the \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* of his \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w ships|strong="H0591"\w*, and \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* that had \w knowledge|strong="H3045"\w* of the \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*; and they \w went|strong="H0935"\w* with the \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* of \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* to \w Ophir|strong="H0211"\w*, and \w took|strong="H3947"\w* thence \w four|strong="H0702"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* and \w fifty|strong="H2572"\w* \w talents|strong="H3603"\w* of \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*, and \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* \add them\add* to \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*.   
\c 9  
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\v 1 And when the \w queen|strong="H4436"\w* of \w Sheba|strong="H7614"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* of the \w fame|strong="H8088"\w* of \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*, she \w came|strong="H0935"\w* to \w prove|strong="H5254"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* with hard \w questions|strong="H2420"\w* at \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, with a \w very|strong="H3966"\w* \w great|strong="H3515"\w* \w company|strong="H2428"\w*, and \w camels|strong="H1581"\w* that \w bare|strong="H5375"\w* \w spices|strong="H1314"\w*, and \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* in \w abundance|strong="H7230"\w*, and \w precious|strong="H3368"\w* \w stones|strong="H0068"\w*: and when she was \w come|strong="H0935"\w* to \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*, she \w communed|strong="H1696"\w* with him of all that was in her \w heart|strong="H3824"\w*.  
\v 2 And \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w told|strong="H5046"\w* her all her \w questions|strong="H1697"\w*: and there was nothing \w hid|strong="H5956"\w* from \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* which he \w told|strong="H5046"\w* her not.  
\v 3 And when the \w queen|strong="H4436"\w* of \w Sheba|strong="H7614"\w* had \w seen|strong="H7200"\w* the \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w* of \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*, and the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* that he had \w built|strong="H1129"\w*,  
\v 4 And the \w meat|strong="H3978"\w* of his \w table|strong="H7979"\w*, and the \w sitting|strong="H4186"\w* of his \w servants|strong="H5650"\w*, and the \w attendance|strong="H4612"\w* of his \w ministers|strong="H8334"\w*, and their \w apparel|strong="H4403"\w*; his \w cupbearers|strong="H8248"\w* also, and their \w apparel|strong="H4403"\w*; and his \w ascent|strong="H5944"\w* by which he went \w up|strong="H5927"\w* into the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*; there was no more \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* in her.\f + \fr 9.4 \ft cupbearers: or, butlers\f*  
\v 5 And she \w said|strong="H0559"\w* to the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, \add It was\add* a \w true|strong="H0571"\w* \w report|strong="H1697"\w* which I \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* in mine own \w land|strong="H0776"\w* of thine \w acts|strong="H1697"\w*, and of thy \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w*:\f + \fr 9.5 \ft report: Heb. word\f*\f + \fr 9.5 \ft acts: or, sayings\f*  
\v 6 Howbeit I \w believed|strong="H0539"\w* not their \w words|strong="H1697"\w*, until I \w came|strong="H0935"\w*, and mine \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* had \w seen|strong="H7200"\w* \add it:\add* and, behold, the one \w half|strong="H2677"\w* of the \w greatness|strong="H4768"\w* of thy \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w* was not \w told|strong="H5046"\w* me: \add for\add* thou \w exceedest|strong="H3254"\w* the \w fame|strong="H8052"\w* that I \w heard|strong="H8085"\w*.  
\v 7 \w Happy|strong="H0835"\w* \add are\add* thy \w men|strong="H0582"\w*, and \w happy|strong="H0835"\w* \add are\add* these thy \w servants|strong="H5650"\w*, which \w stand|strong="H5975"\w* \w continually|strong="H8548"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* thee, and \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* thy \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w*.  
\v 8 \w Blessed|strong="H1288"\w* be the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* thy \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, which \w delighted|strong="H2654"\w* in thee to \w set|strong="H5414"\w* thee on his \w throne|strong="H3678"\w*, \add to be\add* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* for the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* thy \w God|strong="H0430"\w*: because thy \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w loved|strong="H0160"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, to \w establish|strong="H5975"\w* them for \w ever|strong="H5769"\w*, therefore \w made|strong="H5414"\w* he thee \w king|strong="H4428"\w* over them, to \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w judgment|strong="H4941"\w* and \w justice|strong="H6666"\w*.  
\v 9 And she \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* an \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* and \w twenty|strong="H6242"\w* \w talents|strong="H3603"\w* of \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*, and of \w spices|strong="H1314"\w* \w great|strong="H3966"\w* \w abundance|strong="H7230"\w*, and \w precious|strong="H3368"\w* \w stones|strong="H0068"\w*: neither was there any such \w spice|strong="H1314"\w* as the \w queen|strong="H4436"\w* of \w Sheba|strong="H7614"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*.  
\v 10 And the \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* also of \w Huram|strong="H2361"\w*, and the \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* of \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*, which \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* from \w Ophir|strong="H0211"\w*, \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* \w algum|strong="H0418"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* and \w precious|strong="H3368"\w* \w stones|strong="H0068"\w*.\f + \fr 9.10 \ft algum…: also called, almug trees\f*  
\v 11 And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \add of\add* the \w algum|strong="H0418"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* \w terraces|strong="H4546"\w* to the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, and to the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w*, and \w harps|strong="H3658"\w* and \w psalteries|strong="H5035"\w* for \w singers|strong="H7891"\w*: and there were none \w such|strong="H1992"\w* \w seen|strong="H7200"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* in the \w land|strong="H0776"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.\f + \fr 9.11 \ft terraces: or, stairs: Heb. highways\f*  
\v 12 And \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* to the \w queen|strong="H4436"\w* of \w Sheba|strong="H7614"\w* all her \w desire|strong="H2656"\w*, whatsoever she \w asked|strong="H7592"\w*, beside \add that\add* which she had \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* unto the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*. So she \w turned|strong="H2015"\w*, and went \w away|strong="H3212"\w* to her own \w land|strong="H0776"\w*, she and her \w servants|strong="H5650"\w*.   
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\v 13 ¶ Now the \w weight|strong="H4948"\w* of \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* that \w came|strong="H0935"\w* to \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* in \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* was \w six|strong="H8337"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* and \w threescore|strong="H8346"\w* and \w six|strong="H8337"\w* \w talents|strong="H3603"\w* of \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*;  
\v 14 Beside \add that which\add* \w chapmen|strong="H0582"\w* and \w merchants|strong="H5503"\w* \w brought|strong="H0935"\w*. And all the \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Arabia|strong="H6152"\w* and \w governors|strong="H6346"\w* of the \w country|strong="H0776"\w* \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* and \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* to \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*.\f + \fr 9.14 \ft governors: or, captains\f*   
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\v 15 ¶ And \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* two \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w targets|strong="H6793"\w* \add of\add* \w beaten|strong="H7820"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*: \w six|strong="H8337"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \add shekels\add* of \w beaten|strong="H7820"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w went|strong="H5927"\w* to \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w target|strong="H6793"\w*.  
\v 16 And \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w shields|strong="H4043"\w* \add made he of\add* \w beaten|strong="H7820"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*: \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \add shekels\add* of \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w went|strong="H5927"\w* to \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w shield|strong="H4043"\w*. And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w put|strong="H5414"\w* them in the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \w forest|strong="H3293"\w* of \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w*.  
\v 17 Moreover the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* a \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w throne|strong="H3678"\w* of \w ivory|strong="H8127"\w*, and \w overlaid|strong="H6823"\w* it with \w pure|strong="H2889"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*.  
\v 18 And \add there were\add* \w six|strong="H8337"\w* \w steps|strong="H4609"\w* to the \w throne|strong="H3678"\w*, with a \w footstool|strong="H3534"\w* of \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*, \add which were\add* \w fastened|strong="H0270"\w* to the \w throne|strong="H3678"\w*, and \w stays|strong="H3027"\w* on each side of the \w sitting|strong="H3427"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w*, and \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w lions|strong="H0738"\w* \w standing|strong="H5975"\w* \w by|strong="H0681"\w* the \w stays|strong="H3027"\w*:\f + \fr 9.18 \ft stays: Heb. hands\f*  
\v 19 And \w twelve|strong="H8147"\w* \w lions|strong="H0738"\w* \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* there on the one side and on the other upon the \w six|strong="H8337"\w* \w steps|strong="H4609"\w*. There was not the like \w made|strong="H6213"\w* in any \w kingdom|strong="H4467"\w*.   
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\v 20 ¶ And all the \w drinking|strong="H4945"\w* \w vessels|strong="H3627"\w* of \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \add were of\add* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*, and all the \w vessels|strong="H3627"\w* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \w forest|strong="H3293"\w* of \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w* \add were of\add* \w pure|strong="H5462"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*: none \add were of\add* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*; it was \add not\add* \w any|strong="H3972"\w* thing \w accounted|strong="H2803"\w* of in the \w days|strong="H3117"\w* of \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*.\f + \fr 9.20 \ft pure: Heb. shut up\f*\f + \fr 9.20 \ft none were of silver: or, there was no silver in them\f*  
\v 21 For the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w ships|strong="H0591"\w* \w went|strong="H1980"\w* to \w Tarshish|strong="H8659"\w* with the \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* of \w Huram|strong="H2361"\w*: every \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w once|strong="H0259"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* the \w ships|strong="H0591"\w* of \w Tarshish|strong="H8659"\w* \w bringing|strong="H5375"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*, and \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*, \w ivory|strong="H8143"\w*, and \w apes|strong="H6971"\w*, and \w peacocks|strong="H8500"\w*.\f + \fr 9.21 \ft ivory: or, elephants’ teeth\f*  
\v 22 And \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w passed|strong="H1431"\w* all the \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* of the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w* in \w riches|strong="H6239"\w* and \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w*.   
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\v 23 ¶ And all the \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* of the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w* \w sought|strong="H1245"\w* the \w presence|strong="H6440"\w* of \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*, to \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* his \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w*, that \w God|strong="H0430"\w* had \w put|strong="H5414"\w* in his \w heart|strong="H3820"\w*.  
\v 24 And they \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* every \w man|strong="H0376"\w* his \w present|strong="H4503"\w*, \w vessels|strong="H3627"\w* of \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*, and \w vessels|strong="H3627"\w* of \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*, and \w raiment|strong="H8008"\w*, \w harness|strong="H5402"\w*, and \w spices|strong="H1314"\w*, \w horses|strong="H5483"\w*, and \w mules|strong="H6505"\w*, a \w rate|strong="H1697"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* by \w year|strong="H8141"\w*.   
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\v 25 ¶ And \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* had \w four|strong="H0702"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* \w stalls|strong="H0723"\w* for \w horses|strong="H5483"\w* and \w chariots|strong="H4818"\w*, and \w twelve|strong="H8147"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* \w horsemen|strong="H6571"\w*; whom he \w bestowed|strong="H3240"\w* in the \w chariot|strong="H7393"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w*, and with the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* at \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.   
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\v 26 ¶ And he \w reigned|strong="H4910"\w* over all the \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* from the \w river|strong="H5104"\w* even unto the \w land|strong="H0776"\w* of the \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w*, and to the \w border|strong="H1366"\w* of \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*.\f + \fr 9.26 \ft river: that is, Euphrates\f*  
\v 27 And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w made|strong="H5414"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* as \w stones|strong="H0068"\w*, and cedar \w trees|strong="H0730"\w* \w made|strong="H5414"\w* he as the sycomore \w trees|strong="H8256"\w* that \add are\add* in the low \w plains|strong="H8219"\w* in \w abundance|strong="H7230"\w*.\f + \fr 9.27 \ft made silver: Heb. gave silver\f*  
\v 28 And they \w brought|strong="H3318"\w* unto \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w* out of \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*, and out of all \w lands|strong="H0776"\w*.   
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\v 29 ¶ Now the \w rest|strong="H7605"\w* of the \w acts|strong="H1697"\w* of \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*, \w first|strong="H7223"\w* and \w last|strong="H0314"\w*, \add are\add* they not \w written|strong="H3789"\w* in the \w book|strong="H1697"\w* of \w Nathan|strong="H5416"\w* the \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w*, and in the \w prophecy|strong="H5016"\w* of \w Ahijah|strong="H0281"\w* the \w Shilonite|strong="H7888"\w*, and in the \w visions|strong="H2378"\w* of \w Iddo|strong="H3260"\w* the \w seer|strong="H2374"\w* against \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Nebat|strong="H5028"\w*?\f + \fr 9.29 \ft book: Heb. words\f*  
\v 30 And \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w reigned|strong="H4427"\w* in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* over all \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w forty|strong="H0705"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*.  
\v 31 And \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w slept|strong="H7901"\w* with his \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w*, and he was \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* in the \w city|strong="H5892"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w* his \w father|strong="H0001"\w*: and \w Rehoboam|strong="H7346"\w* his \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w reigned|strong="H4427"\w* in his stead.   
\c 10  
\p
\v 1 And \w Rehoboam|strong="H7346"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* to \w Shechem|strong="H7927"\w*: for to \w Shechem|strong="H7927"\w* were all \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* to make him \w king|strong="H4427"\w*.  
\v 2 And it came to pass, when \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Nebat|strong="H5028"\w*, who \add was\add* in \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*, whither he had \w fled|strong="H1272"\w* from the \w presence|strong="H6440"\w* of \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \add it\add*, that \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w returned|strong="H7725"\w* out of \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*.  
\v 3 And they \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* and \w called|strong="H7121"\w* him. So \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* and all \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* and \w spake|strong="H1696"\w* to \w Rehoboam|strong="H7346"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*,  
\v 4 Thy \w father|strong="H0001"\w* made our \w yoke|strong="H5923"\w* \w grievous|strong="H7185"\w*: now therefore \w ease|strong="H7043"\w* thou somewhat the \w grievous|strong="H7186"\w* \w servitude|strong="H5656"\w* of thy \w father|strong="H0001"\w*, and his \w heavy|strong="H3515"\w* \w yoke|strong="H5923"\w* that he \w put|strong="H5414"\w* upon us, and we will \w serve|strong="H5647"\w* thee.  
\v 5 And he \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto them, Come \w again|strong="H7725"\w* unto me after \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w*. And the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w departed|strong="H3212"\w*.   
\p
\v 6 ¶ And \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w Rehoboam|strong="H7346"\w* took \w counsel|strong="H3289"\w* with the \w old|strong="H2205"\w* men that had \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* his \w father|strong="H0001"\w* while he yet \w lived|strong="H2416"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, \w What|strong="H0349"\w* counsel \w give|strong="H3289"\w* ye \add me\add* to \w return|strong="H7725"\w* \w answer|strong="H1697"\w* to this \w people|strong="H5971"\w*?  
\v 7 And they \w spake|strong="H1696"\w* unto him, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, If thou be \w kind|strong="H2896"\w* to this \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, and \w please|strong="H7521"\w* them, and \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w* to them, they will be thy \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* for \w ever|strong="H3117"\w*.  
\v 8 But he \w forsook|strong="H5800"\w* the \w counsel|strong="H6098"\w* which the old \w men|strong="H2205"\w* \w gave|strong="H3289"\w* him, and took \w counsel|strong="H3289"\w* with the young \w men|strong="H3206"\w* that were brought \w up|strong="H1431"\w* with him, that \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* him.  
\v 9 And he \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto them, What \w advice|strong="H3289"\w* give ye that we may \w return|strong="H7725"\w* \w answer|strong="H1697"\w* to this \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, which have \w spoken|strong="H1696"\w* to me, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, \w Ease|strong="H7043"\w* somewhat the \w yoke|strong="H5923"\w* that thy \w father|strong="H0001"\w* did \w put|strong="H5414"\w* upon us?  
\v 10 And the young \w men|strong="H3206"\w* that were brought \w up|strong="H1431"\w* with him \w spake|strong="H1696"\w* unto him, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, Thus shalt thou \w answer|strong="H0559"\w* the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* that \w spake|strong="H1696"\w* unto thee, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, Thy \w father|strong="H0001"\w* \w made|strong="H3513"\w* our \w yoke|strong="H5923"\w* \w heavy|strong="H3513"\w*, but make thou \add it\add* somewhat \w lighter|strong="H7043"\w* for us; thus shalt thou \w say|strong="H0559"\w* unto them, My \w little|strong="H6995"\w* \add finger\add* shall be \w thicker|strong="H5666"\w* than my \w father’s|strong="H0001"\w* \w loins|strong="H4975"\w*.  
\v 11 For \w whereas|strong="H6258"\w* my \w father|strong="H0001"\w* \w put|strong="H6006"\w* a \w heavy|strong="H3515"\w* \w yoke|strong="H5923"\w* upon you, I will put \w more|strong="H3254"\w* to your \w yoke|strong="H5923"\w*: my \w father|strong="H0001"\w* \w chastised|strong="H3256"\w* you with \w whips|strong="H7752"\w*, but I \add will chastise you\add* with \w scorpions|strong="H6137"\w*.\f + \fr 10.11 \ft my father put: Heb. my father laded\f*   
\p
\v 12 So \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* and all the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* to \w Rehoboam|strong="H7346"\w* on the \w third|strong="H7992"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*, as the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w bade|strong="H1696"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, Come \w again|strong="H7725"\w* to me on the \w third|strong="H7992"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*.  
\v 13 And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w answered|strong="H6030"\w* them \w roughly|strong="H7186"\w*; and \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w Rehoboam|strong="H7346"\w* \w forsook|strong="H5800"\w* the \w counsel|strong="H6098"\w* of the old \w men|strong="H2205"\w*,  
\v 14 And \w answered|strong="H1696"\w* them after the \w advice|strong="H6098"\w* of the young \w men|strong="H3206"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, My \w father|strong="H0001"\w* made your \w yoke|strong="H5923"\w* \w heavy|strong="H3513"\w*, but I will \w add|strong="H3254"\w* thereto: my \w father|strong="H0001"\w* \w chastised|strong="H3256"\w* you with \w whips|strong="H7752"\w*, but I \add will chastise you\add* with \w scorpions|strong="H6137"\w*.  
\v 15 So the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w hearkened|strong="H8085"\w* not unto the \w people|strong="H5971"\w*: for the \w cause|strong="H5252"\w* was of \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, that the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* might \w perform|strong="H6965"\w* his \w word|strong="H1697"\w*, which he \w spake|strong="H1696"\w* by the \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* of \w Ahijah|strong="H0281"\w* the \w Shilonite|strong="H7888"\w* to \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Nebat|strong="H5028"\w*.   
\p
\v 16 ¶ And when all \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \add  \+w saw|strong="H7200"\+w*\add* that the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* would not \w hearken|strong="H8085"\w* unto them, the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w answered|strong="H7725"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, What \w portion|strong="H2506"\w* have we in \w David|strong="H1732"\w*? and \add we have\add* none \w inheritance|strong="H5159"\w* in the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Jesse|strong="H3448"\w*: every \w man|strong="H0376"\w* to your \w tents|strong="H0168"\w*, O \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*: \add and\add* now, \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, \w see|strong="H7200"\w* to thine own \w house|strong="H1004"\w*. So all \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* to their \w tents|strong="H0168"\w*.  
\v 17 But \add as for\add* the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* that \w dwelt|strong="H3427"\w* in the \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w Rehoboam|strong="H7346"\w* \w reigned|strong="H4427"\w* over them.  
\v 18 Then \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w Rehoboam|strong="H7346"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w Hadoram|strong="H1913"\w* that \add was\add* over the \w tribute|strong="H4522"\w*; and the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w stoned|strong="H7275"\w* him with \w stones|strong="H0068"\w*, that he \w died|strong="H4191"\w*. But \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w Rehoboam|strong="H7346"\w* made \w speed|strong="H0553"\w* to get him \w up|strong="H5927"\w* to \add his\add* \w chariot|strong="H4818"\w*, to \w flee|strong="H5127"\w* to \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.\f + \fr 10.18 \ft made speed: Heb. strengthened himself\f*  
\v 19 And \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w rebelled|strong="H6586"\w* against the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w* unto this \w day|strong="H3117"\w*.   
\c 11  
\p
\v 1 And when \w Rehoboam|strong="H7346"\w* was \w come|strong="H0935"\w* to \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, he \w gathered|strong="H6950"\w* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* and \w Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w* an \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* and \w fourscore|strong="H8084"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* \w chosen|strong="H0977"\w* \add men\add*, which were \w warriors|strong="H6213"\w*, to \w fight|strong="H3898"\w* against \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, that he might \w bring|strong="H7725"\w* the \w kingdom|strong="H4467"\w* \w again|strong="H7725"\w* to \w Rehoboam|strong="H7346"\w*.  
\v 2 But the \w word|strong="H1697"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* came to \w Shemaiah|strong="H8098"\w* the \w man|strong="H0376"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*,  
\v 3 \w Speak|strong="H0559"\w* unto \w Rehoboam|strong="H7346"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*, \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, and to all \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* in \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* and \w Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*,  
\v 4 Thus \w saith|strong="H0559"\w* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, Ye shall not go \w up|strong="H5927"\w*, nor \w fight|strong="H3898"\w* against your \w brethren|strong="H0251"\w*: \w return|strong="H7725"\w* every \w man|strong="H0376"\w* to his \w house|strong="H1004"\w*: for this \w thing|strong="H1697"\w* is \w done|strong="H1961"\w* of me. And they \w obeyed|strong="H8085"\w* the \w words|strong="H1697"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, and \w returned|strong="H7725"\w* from \w going|strong="H3212"\w* against \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w*.   
\p
\v 5 ¶ And \w Rehoboam|strong="H7346"\w* \w dwelt|strong="H3427"\w* in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, and \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* for \w defence|strong="H4692"\w* in \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.  
\v 6 He \w built|strong="H1129"\w* even \w Beth-lehem|strong="H1035"\w*, and \w Etam|strong="H5862"\w*, and \w Tekoa|strong="H8620"\w*,  
\v 7 And \w Beth-zur|strong="H1049"\w*, and \w Shoco|strong="H7755"\w*, and \w Adullam|strong="H5725"\w*,  
\v 8 And \w Gath|strong="H1661"\w*, and \w Mareshah|strong="H4762"\w*, and \w Ziph|strong="H2128"\w*,  
\v 9 And \w Adoraim|strong="H0115"\w*, and \w Lachish|strong="H3923"\w*, and \w Azekah|strong="H5825"\w*,  
\v 10 And \w Zorah|strong="H6881"\w*, and \w Aijalon|strong="H0357"\w*, and \w Hebron|strong="H2275"\w*, which \add are\add* in \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* and in \w Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w* \w fenced|strong="H4694"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w*.  
\v 11 And he \w fortified|strong="H2388"\w* the strong \w holds|strong="H4694"\w*, and \w put|strong="H5414"\w* \w captains|strong="H5057"\w* in them, and \w store|strong="H0214"\w* of \w victual|strong="H3978"\w*, and of \w oil|strong="H8081"\w* and \w wine|strong="H3196"\w*.  
\v 12 And in every several \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \add he put\add* \w shields|strong="H6793"\w* and \w spears|strong="H7420"\w*, and made them \w exceeding|strong="H7235"\w* \w strong|strong="H2388"\w*, having \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* and \w Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w* on his side.   
\p
\v 13 ¶ And the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* and the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w* that \add were\add* in all \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w resorted|strong="H3320"\w* to him out of all their \w coasts|strong="H1366"\w*.\f + \fr 11.13 \ft resorted…: Heb. presented themselves to him\f*  
\v 14 For the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w* \w left|strong="H5800"\w* their \w suburbs|strong="H4054"\w* and their \w possession|strong="H0272"\w*, and \w came|strong="H3212"\w* to \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* and \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*: for \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* and his \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* had cast them \w off|strong="H2186"\w* from executing the \w priest’s office|strong="H3547"\w* unto the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*:  
\v 15 And he \w ordained|strong="H5975"\w* him \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* for the high \w places|strong="H1116"\w*, and for the \w devils|strong="H8163"\w*, and for the \w calves|strong="H5695"\w* which he had \w made|strong="H6213"\w*.  
\v 16 And \w after|strong="H0310"\w* them out of all the \w tribes|strong="H7626"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* such as \w set|strong="H5414"\w* their \w hearts|strong="H3824"\w* to \w seek|strong="H1245"\w* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* to \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, to \w sacrifice|strong="H2076"\w* unto the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of their \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w*.  
\v 17 So they \w strengthened|strong="H2388"\w* the \w kingdom|strong="H4438"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, and made \w Rehoboam|strong="H7346"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w strong|strong="H0553"\w*, \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*: for \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* they \w walked|strong="H1980"\w* in the \w way|strong="H1870"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w* and \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*.   
\p
\v 18 ¶ And \w Rehoboam|strong="H7346"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* him \w Mahalath|strong="H4258"\w* the \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* of \w Jerimoth|strong="H3406"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w* to \w wife|strong="H0802"\w*, \add and\add* \w Abihail|strong="H0032"\w* the \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* of \w Eliab|strong="H0446"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Jesse|strong="H3448"\w*;  
\v 19 Which \w bare|strong="H3205"\w* him \w children|strong="H1121"\w*; \w Jeush|strong="H3266"\w*, and \w Shamariah|strong="H8114"\w*, and \w Zaham|strong="H2093"\w*.  
\v 20 And \w after|strong="H0310"\w* her he \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w Maachah|strong="H4601"\w* the \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* of \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w*; which \w bare|strong="H3205"\w* him \w Abijah|strong="H0029"\w*, and \w Attai|strong="H6262"\w*, and \w Ziza|strong="H2124"\w*, and \w Shelomith|strong="H8019"\w*.\f + \fr 11.20 \ft Maachah: she is also called Michaiah the daughter of Uriel\f*  
\v 21 And \w Rehoboam|strong="H7346"\w* \w loved|strong="H0157"\w* \w Maachah|strong="H4601"\w* the \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* of \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* above all his \w wives|strong="H0802"\w* and his \w concubines|strong="H6370"\w*: (for he \w took|strong="H5375"\w* \w eighteen|strong="H8083"\w* \w wives|strong="H0802"\w*, and \w threescore|strong="H8346"\w* \w concubines|strong="H6370"\w*; and \w begat|strong="H3205"\w* \w twenty|strong="H6242"\w* and \w eight|strong="H8083"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w*, and \w threescore|strong="H8346"\w* \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w*.)  
\v 22 And \w Rehoboam|strong="H7346"\w* \w made|strong="H5975"\w* \w Abijah|strong="H0029"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Maachah|strong="H4601"\w* the \w chief|strong="H7218"\w*, \add to be\add* \w ruler|strong="H5057"\w* among his \w brethren|strong="H0251"\w*: for \add he thought\add* to make him \w king|strong="H4427"\w*.  
\v 23 And he dealt \w wisely|strong="H0995"\w*, and \w dispersed|strong="H6555"\w* of all his \w children|strong="H1121"\w* throughout all the \w countries|strong="H0776"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* and \w Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w*, unto every \w fenced|strong="H4694"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*: and he \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* them \w victual|strong="H4202"\w* in \w abundance|strong="H7230"\w*. And he \w desired|strong="H7592"\w* \w many|strong="H1995"\w* \w wives|strong="H0802"\w*.\f + \fr 11.23 \ft many wives: Heb. a multitude of wives\f*   
\c 12  
\p
\v 1 And it came to pass, when \w Rehoboam|strong="H7346"\w* had \w established|strong="H3559"\w* the \w kingdom|strong="H4438"\w*, and had \w strengthened|strong="H2393"\w* himself, he \w forsook|strong="H5800"\w* the \w law|strong="H8451"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, and all \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* with him.  
\v 2 And it came to pass, \add that\add* in the \w fifth|strong="H2549"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* of \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w Rehoboam|strong="H7346"\w* \w Shishak|strong="H7895"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* came \w up|strong="H5927"\w* against \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, because they had \w transgressed|strong="H4603"\w* against the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*,  
\v 3 With twelve \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w chariots|strong="H7393"\w*, and \w threescore|strong="H8346"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* \w horsemen|strong="H6571"\w*: and the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \add were\add* without \w number|strong="H4557"\w* that \w came|strong="H0935"\w* with him out of \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*; the \w Lubims|strong="H3864"\w*, the \w Sukkiims|strong="H5525"\w*, and the \w Ethiopians|strong="H3569"\w*.  
\v 4 And he \w took|strong="H3920"\w* the \w fenced|strong="H4694"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* which \add pertained\add* to \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, and \w came|strong="H0935"\w* to \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.   
\p
\v 5 ¶ Then \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w Shemaiah|strong="H8098"\w* the \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* to \w Rehoboam|strong="H7346"\w*, and \add to\add* the \w princes|strong="H8269"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, that were gathered \w together|strong="H0622"\w* to \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w because|strong="H6440"\w* of \w Shishak|strong="H7895"\w*, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto them, Thus \w saith|strong="H0559"\w* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, Ye have \w forsaken|strong="H5800"\w* me, and therefore have I \w also|strong="H0637"\w* \w left|strong="H5800"\w* you in the \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* of \w Shishak|strong="H7895"\w*.  
\v 6 Whereupon the \w princes|strong="H8269"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* and the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w humbled|strong="H3665"\w* themselves; and they \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, The \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \add is\add* \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w*.  
\v 7 And when the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* that they \w humbled|strong="H3665"\w* themselves, the \w word|strong="H1697"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* came to \w Shemaiah|strong="H8098"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, They have \w humbled|strong="H3665"\w* themselves; \add therefore\add* I will not \w destroy|strong="H7843"\w* them, but I will \w grant|strong="H5414"\w* them \w some|strong="H4592"\w* \w deliverance|strong="H6413"\w*; and my \w wrath|strong="H2534"\w* shall not be poured \w out|strong="H5413"\w* upon \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* by the \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* of \w Shishak|strong="H7895"\w*.\f + \fr 12.7 \ft some: or, a little while\f*  
\v 8 Nevertheless they shall be his \w servants|strong="H5650"\w*; that they may \w know|strong="H3045"\w* my \w service|strong="H5656"\w*, and the \w service|strong="H5656"\w* of the \w kingdoms|strong="H4467"\w* of the \w countries|strong="H0776"\w*.  
\v 9 So \w Shishak|strong="H7895"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* came \w up|strong="H5927"\w* against \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, and took \w away|strong="H3947"\w* the \w treasures|strong="H0214"\w* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, and the \w treasures|strong="H0214"\w* of the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*; he \w took|strong="H3947"\w* all: he carried \w away|strong="H3947"\w* also the \w shields|strong="H4043"\w* of \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* which \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* had \w made|strong="H6213"\w*.  
\v 10 Instead of which \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w Rehoboam|strong="H7346"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w shields|strong="H4043"\w* of \w brass|strong="H5178"\w*, and \w committed|strong="H6485"\w* \add them\add* to the \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* of the \w chief|strong="H8269"\w* of the \w guard|strong="H7323"\w*, that \w kept|strong="H8104"\w* the \w entrance|strong="H6607"\w* of the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*.  
\v 11 And \w when|strong="H1767"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w entered|strong="H0935"\w* into the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, the \w guard|strong="H7323"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* and \w fetched|strong="H5375"\w* them, and brought them \w again|strong="H7725"\w* into the \w guard|strong="H7323"\w* \w chamber|strong="H8372"\w*.  
\v 12 And when he \w humbled|strong="H3665"\w* himself, the \w wrath|strong="H0639"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w turned|strong="H7725"\w* from him, that he would not \w destroy|strong="H7843"\w* \add him\add* \w altogether|strong="H3617"\w*: and also in \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w things|strong="H1697"\w* went \w well|strong="H2896"\w*.\f + \fr 12.12 \ft and also…: or, and yet in Judah there were good things\f*   
\p
\v 13 ¶ So \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w Rehoboam|strong="H7346"\w* \w strengthened|strong="H2388"\w* himself in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, and \w reigned|strong="H4427"\w*: for \w Rehoboam|strong="H7346"\w* \add was\add* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* and \w forty|strong="H0705"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w* when he began to \w reign|strong="H4427"\w*, and he \w reigned|strong="H4427"\w* \w seventeen|strong="H7651"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, the \w city|strong="H5892"\w* which the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* had \w chosen|strong="H0977"\w* out of all the \w tribes|strong="H7626"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, to \w put|strong="H7760"\w* his \w name|strong="H8034"\w* there. And his \w mother’s|strong="H0517"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \add was\add* \w Naamah|strong="H5279"\w* an \w Ammonitess|strong="H5985"\w*.  
\v 14 And he \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w*, because he \w prepared|strong="H3559"\w* not his \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* to \w seek|strong="H1875"\w* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.\f + \fr 12.14 \ft prepared: or, fixed\f*  
\v 15 Now the \w acts|strong="H1697"\w* of \w Rehoboam|strong="H7346"\w*, \w first|strong="H7223"\w* and \w last|strong="H0314"\w*, \add are\add* they not \w written|strong="H3789"\w* in the \w book|strong="H1697"\w* of \w Shemaiah|strong="H8098"\w* the \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w*, and of \w Iddo|strong="H5714"\w* the \w seer|strong="H2374"\w* concerning \w genealogies|strong="H3187"\w*? And \add there were\add* \w wars|strong="H4421"\w* between \w Rehoboam|strong="H7346"\w* and \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w continually|strong="H3117"\w*.\f + \fr 12.15 \ft book: Heb. words\f*  
\v 16 And \w Rehoboam|strong="H7346"\w* \w slept|strong="H7901"\w* with his \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w*, and was \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* in the \w city|strong="H5892"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w*: and \w Abijah|strong="H0029"\w* his \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w reigned|strong="H4427"\w* in his stead.\f + \fr 12.16 \ft Abijah: also called, Abijam\f*   
\c 13  
\p
\v 1 Now in the \w eighteenth|strong="H8083"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* of \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* began \w Abijah|strong="H0029"\w* to \w reign|strong="H4427"\w* over \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.  
\v 2 He \w reigned|strong="H4427"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. His \w mother’s|strong="H0517"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* also \add was\add* \w Michaiah|strong="H4322"\w* the \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* of \w Uriel|strong="H0222"\w* of \w Gibeah|strong="H1390"\w*. And there was \w war|strong="H4421"\w* between \w Abijah|strong="H0029"\w* and \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w*.  
\v 3 And \w Abijah|strong="H0029"\w* \w set|strong="H0631"\w* the \w battle|strong="H4421"\w* in \w array|strong="H0631"\w* with an \w army|strong="H2428"\w* of valiant \w men|strong="H1368"\w* of \w war|strong="H4421"\w*, \add even\add* \w four|strong="H0702"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* \w chosen|strong="H0977"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w*: \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* also set the \w battle|strong="H4421"\w* in \w array|strong="H6186"\w* against him with \w eight|strong="H8083"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* \w chosen|strong="H0977"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w*, \add being\add* mighty \w men|strong="H1368"\w* of \w valour|strong="H2428"\w*.\f + \fr 13.3 \ft Abijah set: Heb. Abijah bound together\f*   
\p
\v 4 ¶ And \w Abijah|strong="H0029"\w* stood \w up|strong="H6965"\w* upon \w mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Zemaraim|strong="H6787"\w*, which \add is\add* in \w mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Ephraim|strong="H0669"\w*, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, \w Hear|strong="H8085"\w* me, thou \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w*, and all \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*;  
\v 5 Ought ye not to \w know|strong="H3045"\w* that the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* the \w kingdom|strong="H4467"\w* over \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* to \w David|strong="H1732"\w* for \w ever|strong="H5769"\w*, \add even\add* to him and to his \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* by a \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w* of \w salt|strong="H4417"\w*?  
\v 6 Yet \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Nebat|strong="H5028"\w*, the \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* of \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, is risen \w up|strong="H6965"\w*, and hath \w rebelled|strong="H4775"\w* against his \w lord|strong="H0113"\w*.  
\v 7 And there are \w gathered|strong="H6908"\w* unto him \w vain|strong="H7386"\w* \w men|strong="H0582"\w*, the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Belial|strong="H1100"\w*, and have \w strengthened|strong="H0553"\w* themselves against \w Rehoboam|strong="H7346"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*, when \w Rehoboam|strong="H7346"\w* was \w young|strong="H5288"\w* and \w tenderhearted|strong="H7390"\w*, and could not \w withstand|strong="H2388"\w* \w them|strong="H6440"\w*.  
\v 8 And now ye \w think|strong="H0559"\w* to \w withstand|strong="H2388"\w* the \w kingdom|strong="H6440"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* in the \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* of the \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w*; and ye \add be\add* a \w great|strong="H7227"\w* \w multitude|strong="H1995"\w*, and \add there are\add* with you \w golden|strong="H2091"\w* \w calves|strong="H5695"\w*, which \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* you for \w gods|strong="H0430"\w*.  
\v 9 Have ye not cast \w out|strong="H5080"\w* the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, the \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Aaron|strong="H0175"\w*, and the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w*, and have \w made|strong="H6213"\w* you \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* after the manner of the \w nations|strong="H5971"\w* of \add other\add* \w lands|strong="H0776"\w*? so that whosoever \w cometh|strong="H0935"\w* to \w consecrate|strong="H4390"\w* himself with a \w young|strong="H1121"\w* \w bullock|strong="H6499"\w* and \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w rams|strong="H0352"\w*, \add the same\add* may be a \w priest|strong="H3548"\w* of \add them that are\add* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w*.\f + \fr 13.9 \ft to consecrate…: Heb. to fill his hand\f*  
\v 10 But as for us, the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \add is\add* our \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, and we have not \w forsaken|strong="H5800"\w* him; and the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w*, which \w minister|strong="H8334"\w* unto the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \add are\add* the \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Aaron|strong="H0175"\w*, and the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w* \add wait\add* upon \add their\add* \w business|strong="H4399"\w*:  
\v 11 And they \w burn|strong="H6999"\w* unto the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* every \w morning|strong="H1242"\w* and every \w evening|strong="H6153"\w* burnt \w sacrifices|strong="H5930"\w* and \w sweet|strong="H5561"\w* \w incense|strong="H7004"\w*: the \w shewbread|strong="H3899"\w* also \add set they in order\add* upon the \w pure|strong="H2889"\w* \w table|strong="H7979"\w*; and the \w candlestick|strong="H4501"\w* of \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* with the \w lamps|strong="H5216"\w* thereof, to \w burn|strong="H1197"\w* every \w evening|strong="H6153"\w*: for we \w keep|strong="H8104"\w* the \w charge|strong="H4931"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* our \w God|strong="H0430"\w*; but ye have \w forsaken|strong="H5800"\w* him.  
\v 12 And, behold, \w God|strong="H0430"\w* himself \add is\add* with us for \add our\add* \w captain|strong="H7218"\w*, and his \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* with \w sounding|strong="H8643"\w* \w trumpets|strong="H2689"\w* to cry \w alarm|strong="H7321"\w* against you. O \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w fight|strong="H3898"\w* ye not against the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of your \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w*; for ye shall not \w prosper|strong="H6743"\w*.   
\p
\v 13 ¶ But \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* caused an \w ambushment|strong="H3993"\w* to \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w about|strong="H5437"\w* \w behind|strong="H0310"\w* them: so they were \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, and the \w ambushment|strong="H3993"\w* \add was\add* \w behind|strong="H0310"\w* them.  
\v 14 And when \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* looked \w back|strong="H6437"\w*, behold, the \w battle|strong="H4421"\w* \add was\add* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* and \w behind|strong="H0268"\w*: and they \w cried|strong="H6817"\w* unto the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, and the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w sounded|strong="H2690"\w* with the \w trumpets|strong="H2689"\w*.  
\v 15 Then the \w men|strong="H0376"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* gave a \w shout|strong="H7321"\w*: and as the \w men|strong="H0376"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w shouted|strong="H7321"\w*, it came to pass, that \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w smote|strong="H5062"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* and all \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w Abijah|strong="H0029"\w* and \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.  
\v 16 And the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w fled|strong="H5127"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*: and \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w delivered|strong="H5414"\w* them into their \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*.  
\v 17 And \w Abijah|strong="H0029"\w* and his \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w slew|strong="H5221"\w* them with a \w great|strong="H7227"\w* \w slaughter|strong="H4347"\w*: so there fell \w down|strong="H5307"\w* \w slain|strong="H2491"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w five|strong="H2568"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* \w chosen|strong="H0977"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w*.  
\v 18 Thus the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* were \w brought|strong="H3665"\w* under at that \w time|strong="H6256"\w*, and the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w prevailed|strong="H0553"\w*, because they \w relied|strong="H8172"\w* upon the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of their \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w*.  
\v 19 And \w Abijah|strong="H0029"\w* \w pursued|strong="H7291"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w*, and \w took|strong="H3920"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* from him, \w Beth-el|strong="H1008"\w* with the \w towns|strong="H1323"\w* thereof, and \w Jeshanah|strong="H3466"\w* with the \w towns|strong="H1323"\w* thereof, and \w Ephrain|strong="H6085"\w* with the \w towns|strong="H1323"\w* thereof.  
\v 20 Neither did \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w recover|strong="H6113"\w* \w strength|strong="H3581"\w* again in the \w days|strong="H3117"\w* of \w Abijah|strong="H0029"\w*: and the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w struck|strong="H5062"\w* him, and he \w died|strong="H4191"\w*.   
\p
\v 21 ¶ But \w Abijah|strong="H0029"\w* waxed \w mighty|strong="H2388"\w*, and \w married|strong="H5375"\w* \w fourteen|strong="H0702"\w* \w wives|strong="H0802"\w*, and \w begat|strong="H3205"\w* \w twenty|strong="H6242"\w* and \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w*, and \w sixteen|strong="H8337"\w* \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w*.  
\v 22 And the \w rest|strong="H3499"\w* of the \w acts|strong="H1697"\w* of \w Abijah|strong="H0029"\w*, and his \w ways|strong="H1870"\w*, and his \w sayings|strong="H1697"\w*, \add are\add* \w written|strong="H3789"\w* in the \w story|strong="H4097"\w* of the \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w Iddo|strong="H5714"\w*.   
\c 14  
\p
\v 1 So \w Abijah|strong="H0029"\w* \w slept|strong="H7901"\w* with his \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w*, and they \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* him in the \w city|strong="H5892"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w*: and \w Asa|strong="H0609"\w* his \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w reigned|strong="H4427"\w* in his stead. In his \w days|strong="H3117"\w* the \w land|strong="H0776"\w* was \w quiet|strong="H8252"\w* \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*.  
\v 2 And \w Asa|strong="H0609"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \add that which was\add* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* and \w right|strong="H3477"\w* in the \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* his \w God|strong="H0430"\w*:  
\v 3 For he took \w away|strong="H5493"\w* the \w altars|strong="H4196"\w* of the \w strange|strong="H5236"\w* \add gods\add*, and the high \w places|strong="H1116"\w*, and brake \w down|strong="H7665"\w* the \w images|strong="H4676"\w*, and cut \w down|strong="H1438"\w* the \w groves|strong="H0842"\w*:\f + \fr 14.3 \ft images: Heb. statues\f*  
\v 4 And \w commanded|strong="H0559"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* to \w seek|strong="H1875"\w* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of their \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w*, and to \w do|strong="H6213"\w* the \w law|strong="H8451"\w* and the \w commandment|strong="H4687"\w*.  
\v 5 Also he took \w away|strong="H5493"\w* out of all the \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* the high \w places|strong="H1116"\w* and the \w images|strong="H2553"\w*: and the \w kingdom|strong="H4467"\w* was \w quiet|strong="H8252"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* him.\f + \fr 14.5 \ft images: Heb. sun images\f*   
\p
\v 6 ¶ And he \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w fenced|strong="H4694"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* in \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*: for the \w land|strong="H0776"\w* had \w rest|strong="H8252"\w*, and he had no \w war|strong="H4421"\w* in those \w years|strong="H8141"\w*; because the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* had given him \w rest|strong="H5117"\w*.  
\v 7 Therefore he \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, Let us \w build|strong="H1129"\w* these \w cities|strong="H5892"\w*, and make \w about|strong="H5437"\w* \add them\add* \w walls|strong="H2346"\w*, and \w towers|strong="H4026"\w*, \w gates|strong="H1817"\w*, and \w bars|strong="H1280"\w*, \add while\add* the \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \add is\add* yet \w before|strong="H6440"\w* us; because we have \w sought|strong="H1875"\w* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* our \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, we have \w sought|strong="H1875"\w* \add him\add*, and he hath given us \w rest|strong="H5117"\w* on every \w side|strong="H5439"\w*. So they \w built|strong="H1129"\w* and \w prospered|strong="H6743"\w*.  
\v 8 And \w Asa|strong="H0609"\w* had an \w army|strong="H2428"\w* \add of men\add* that \w bare|strong="H5375"\w* \w targets|strong="H6793"\w* and \w spears|strong="H7420"\w*, out of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w*; and out of \w Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w*, that \w bare|strong="H5375"\w* \w shields|strong="H4043"\w* and \w drew|strong="H1869"\w* \w bows|strong="H7198"\w*, two \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* and \w fourscore|strong="H8084"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w*: all these \add were\add* mighty \w men|strong="H1368"\w* of \w valour|strong="H2428"\w*.   
\p
\v 9 ¶ And there came \w out|strong="H3318"\w* against them \w Zerah|strong="H2226"\w* the \w Ethiopian|strong="H3569"\w* with an \w host|strong="H2428"\w* of a \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w*, and \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w chariots|strong="H4818"\w*; and \w came|strong="H0935"\w* unto \w Mareshah|strong="H4762"\w*.  
\v 10 Then \w Asa|strong="H0609"\w* went \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w against|strong="H6440"\w* him, and they set the \w battle|strong="H4421"\w* in \w array|strong="H6186"\w* in the \w valley|strong="H1516"\w* of \w Zephathah|strong="H6859"\w* at \w Mareshah|strong="H4762"\w*.  
\v 11 And \w Asa|strong="H0609"\w* \w cried|strong="H7121"\w* unto the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* his \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \add it is\add* nothing with thee to \w help|strong="H5826"\w*, \w whether|strong="H0996"\w* with \w many|strong="H7227"\w*, or with them that have no \w power|strong="H3581"\w*: \w help|strong="H5826"\w* us, O \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* our \w God|strong="H0430"\w*; for we \w rest|strong="H8172"\w* on thee, and in thy \w name|strong="H8034"\w* we \w go|strong="H0935"\w* against this \w multitude|strong="H1995"\w*. O \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, thou \add art\add* our \w God|strong="H0430"\w*; let not \w man|strong="H0582"\w* \w prevail|strong="H6113"\w* against thee.\f + \fr 14.11 \ft man: or, mortal man\f*  
\v 12 So the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w smote|strong="H5062"\w* the \w Ethiopians|strong="H3569"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w Asa|strong="H0609"\w*, and \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*; and the \w Ethiopians|strong="H3569"\w* \w fled|strong="H5127"\w*.  
\v 13 And \w Asa|strong="H0609"\w* and the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* that \add were\add* with him \w pursued|strong="H7291"\w* them unto \w Gerar|strong="H1642"\w*: and the \w Ethiopians|strong="H3569"\w* were \w overthrown|strong="H5307"\w*, that they could not \w recover|strong="H4241"\w* themselves; for they were \w destroyed|strong="H7665"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, and \w before|strong="H6440"\w* his \w host|strong="H4264"\w*; and they carried \w away|strong="H5375"\w* \w very|strong="H3966"\w* \w much|strong="H7235"\w* \w spoil|strong="H7998"\w*.\f + \fr 14.13 \ft destroyed: Heb. broken\f*  
\v 14 And they \w smote|strong="H5221"\w* all the \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* round \w about|strong="H5439"\w* \w Gerar|strong="H1642"\w*; for the \w fear|strong="H6343"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* came upon them: and they \w spoiled|strong="H0962"\w* all the \w cities|strong="H5892"\w*; for there was exceeding \w much|strong="H7227"\w* \w spoil|strong="H0961"\w* in them.  
\v 15 They \w smote|strong="H5221"\w* also the \w tents|strong="H0168"\w* of \w cattle|strong="H4735"\w*, and carried \w away|strong="H7617"\w* \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w* and \w camels|strong="H1581"\w* in \w abundance|strong="H7230"\w*, and \w returned|strong="H7725"\w* to \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.   
\c 15  
\p
\v 1 And the \w Spirit|strong="H7307"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w* came upon \w Azariah|strong="H5838"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Oded|strong="H5752"\w*:  
\v 2 And he went \w out|strong="H3318"\w* to \w meet|strong="H6440"\w* \w Asa|strong="H0609"\w*, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto him, \w Hear|strong="H8085"\w* ye me, \w Asa|strong="H0609"\w*, and all \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* and \w Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w*; The \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \add is\add* with you, while ye be with him; and if ye \w seek|strong="H1875"\w* him, he will be \w found|strong="H4672"\w* of you; but if ye \w forsake|strong="H5800"\w* him, he will \w forsake|strong="H5800"\w* you.\f + \fr 15.2 \ft to meet…: Heb. before Asa\f*  
\v 3 Now for a \w long|strong="H7227"\w* \w season|strong="H3117"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \add hath been\add* \w without|strong="H3808"\w* the \w true|strong="H0571"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, and without a \w teaching|strong="H3384"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w*, and without \w law|strong="H8451"\w*.  
\v 4 But when they in their \w trouble|strong="H6862"\w* did \w turn|strong="H7725"\w* unto the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, and \w sought|strong="H1245"\w* him, he was \w found|strong="H4672"\w* of them.  
\v 5 And in those \w times|strong="H6256"\w* \add there was\add* no \w peace|strong="H7965"\w* to him that went \w out|strong="H3318"\w*, nor to him that came \w in|strong="H0935"\w*, but \w great|strong="H7227"\w* \w vexations|strong="H4103"\w* \add were\add* upon all the \w inhabitants|strong="H3427"\w* of the \w countries|strong="H0776"\w*.  
\v 6 And \w nation|strong="H1471"\w* was \w destroyed|strong="H3807"\w* of \w nation|strong="H1471"\w*, and \w city|strong="H5892"\w* of \w city|strong="H5892"\w*: for \w God|strong="H0430"\w* did \w vex|strong="H2000"\w* them with all \w adversity|strong="H6869"\w*.\f + \fr 15.6 \ft destroyed: Heb. beaten in pieces\f*  
\v 7 Be ye \w strong|strong="H2388"\w* therefore, and let not your \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* be \w weak|strong="H7503"\w*: for your \w work|strong="H6468"\w* shall \w be|strong="H3426"\w* \w rewarded|strong="H7939"\w*.   
\p
\v 8 And when \w Asa|strong="H0609"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* these \w words|strong="H1697"\w*, and the \w prophecy|strong="H5016"\w* of \w Oded|strong="H5752"\w* the \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w*, he took \w courage|strong="H2388"\w*, and put \w away|strong="H5674"\w* the abominable \w idols|strong="H8251"\w* out of all the \w land|strong="H0776"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* and \w Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w*, and out of the \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* which he had \w taken|strong="H3920"\w* from \w mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Ephraim|strong="H0669"\w*, and \w renewed|strong="H2318"\w* the \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, that \add was\add* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \w porch|strong="H0197"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.\f + \fr 15.8 \ft abominable…: Heb. abominations\f*  
\v 9 And he \w gathered|strong="H6908"\w* all \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* and \w Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w*, and the \w strangers|strong="H1481"\w* with them out of \w Ephraim|strong="H0669"\w* and \w Manasseh|strong="H4519"\w*, and out of \w Simeon|strong="H8095"\w*: for they \w fell|strong="H5307"\w* to him out of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* in \w abundance|strong="H7230"\w*, when they \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* that the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* his \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \add was\add* with him.  
\v 10 So they gathered themselves \w together|strong="H6908"\w* at \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* in the \w third|strong="H7992"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w*, in the \w fifteenth|strong="H2568"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* of the \w reign|strong="H4438"\w* of \w Asa|strong="H0609"\w*.  
\v 11 And they \w offered|strong="H2076"\w* unto the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* the same \w time|strong="H3117"\w*, of the \w spoil|strong="H7998"\w* \add which\add* they had \w brought|strong="H0935"\w*, \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w oxen|strong="H1241"\w* and \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w*.\f + \fr 15.11 \ft the same…: Heb. in that day\f*  
\v 12 And they \w entered|strong="H0935"\w* into a \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w* to \w seek|strong="H1875"\w* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of their \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w* with all their \w heart|strong="H3824"\w* and with all their \w soul|strong="H5315"\w*;  
\v 13 That whosoever would not \w seek|strong="H1875"\w* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* should be put to \w death|strong="H4191"\w*, \w whether|strong="H4480"\w* \w small|strong="H6996"\w* or \w great|strong="H1419"\w*, whether \w man|strong="H0376"\w* or \w woman|strong="H0802"\w*.  
\v 14 And they \w sware|strong="H7650"\w* unto the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* with a \w loud|strong="H1419"\w* \w voice|strong="H6963"\w*, and with \w shouting|strong="H8643"\w*, and with \w trumpets|strong="H2689"\w*, and with \w cornets|strong="H7782"\w*.  
\v 15 And all \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w rejoiced|strong="H8055"\w* at the \w oath|strong="H7621"\w*: for they had \w sworn|strong="H7650"\w* with all their \w heart|strong="H3824"\w*, and \w sought|strong="H1245"\w* him with their whole \w desire|strong="H7522"\w*; and he was \w found|strong="H4672"\w* of them: and the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* gave them \w rest|strong="H5117"\w* round \w about|strong="H5439"\w*.   
\p
\v 16 ¶ And also \add concerning\add* \w Maachah|strong="H4601"\w* the \w mother|strong="H0517"\w* of \w Asa|strong="H0609"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, he \w removed|strong="H5493"\w* her from \add being\add* \w queen|strong="H1377"\w*, because she had \w made|strong="H6213"\w* an \w idol|strong="H4656"\w* in a \w grove|strong="H0842"\w*: and \w Asa|strong="H0609"\w* cut \w down|strong="H3772"\w* her \w idol|strong="H4656"\w*, and \w stamped|strong="H1854"\w* \add it\add*, and \w burnt|strong="H8313"\w* \add it\add* at the \w brook|strong="H5158"\w* \w Kidron|strong="H6939"\w*.\f + \fr 15.16 \ft mother: that is, grandmother\f*\f + \fr 15.16 \ft idol: Heb. horror\f*  
\v 17 But the high \w places|strong="H1116"\w* were not taken \w away|strong="H5493"\w* out of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*: nevertheless the \w heart|strong="H3824"\w* of \w Asa|strong="H0609"\w* was \w perfect|strong="H8003"\w* all his \w days|strong="H3117"\w*.   
\p
\v 18 ¶ And he \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* into the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w* the things that his \w father|strong="H0001"\w* had \w dedicated|strong="H6944"\w*, and that he himself had \w dedicated|strong="H6944"\w*, \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*, and \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*, and \w vessels|strong="H3627"\w*.  
\v 19 And there was no \add more\add* \w war|strong="H4421"\w* unto the \w five|strong="H2568"\w* and \w thirtieth|strong="H7970"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* of the \w reign|strong="H4438"\w* of \w Asa|strong="H0609"\w*.   
\c 16  
\p
\v 1 In the \w six|strong="H8337"\w* and \w thirtieth|strong="H7970"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* of the \w reign|strong="H4438"\w* of \w Asa|strong="H0609"\w* \w Baasha|strong="H1201"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* came \w up|strong="H5927"\w* against \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, and \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w Ramah|strong="H7414"\w*, to the intent \w that|strong="H1115"\w* he might \w let|strong="H5414"\w* none go \w out|strong="H3318"\w* or come \w in|strong="H0935"\w* to \w Asa|strong="H0609"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.  
\v 2 Then \w Asa|strong="H0609"\w* brought \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* and \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* out of the \w treasures|strong="H0214"\w* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* and of the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, and \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* to \w Ben-hadad|strong="H1130"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Syria|strong="H0758"\w*, that \w dwelt|strong="H3427"\w* at \w Damascus|strong="H1834"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*,\f + \fr 16.2 \ft Damascus: Heb. Darmesek\f*  
\v 3 \add There is\add* a \w league|strong="H1285"\w* between me and thee, as \add there was\add* between my \w father|strong="H0001"\w* and thy \w father|strong="H0001"\w*: behold, I have \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* thee \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* and \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*; \w go|strong="H3212"\w*, \w break|strong="H6565"\w* thy \w league|strong="H1285"\w* with \w Baasha|strong="H1201"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, that he may \w depart|strong="H5927"\w* from me.  
\v 4 And \w Ben-hadad|strong="H1130"\w* \w hearkened|strong="H8085"\w* unto \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w Asa|strong="H0609"\w*, and \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* the \w captains|strong="H8269"\w* of his \w armies|strong="H2428"\w* against the \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*; and they \w smote|strong="H5221"\w* \w Ijon|strong="H5859"\w*, and \w Dan|strong="H1835"\w*, and \w Abel-maim|strong="H0066"\w*, and all the \w store|strong="H4543"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* of \w Naphtali|strong="H5321"\w*.\f + \fr 16.4 \ft his: Heb. which were his\f*  
\v 5 And it came to pass, when \w Baasha|strong="H1201"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \add it\add*, that he left \w off|strong="H2308"\w* \w building|strong="H1129"\w* of \w Ramah|strong="H7414"\w*, and let his \w work|strong="H4399"\w* \w cease|strong="H7673"\w*.  
\v 6 Then \w Asa|strong="H0609"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* all \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*; and they carried \w away|strong="H5375"\w* the \w stones|strong="H0068"\w* of \w Ramah|strong="H7414"\w*, and the \w timber|strong="H6086"\w* thereof, wherewith \w Baasha|strong="H1201"\w* was \w building|strong="H1129"\w*; and he \w built|strong="H1129"\w* therewith \w Geba|strong="H1387"\w* and \w Mizpah|strong="H4709"\w*.   
\p
\v 7 ¶ And at that \w time|strong="H6256"\w* \w Hanani|strong="H2607"\w* the \w seer|strong="H7200"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* to \w Asa|strong="H0609"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto him, Because thou hast \w relied|strong="H8172"\w* on the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Syria|strong="H0758"\w*, and not \w relied|strong="H8172"\w* on the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* thy \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, therefore is the \w host|strong="H2428"\w* of the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Syria|strong="H0758"\w* \w escaped|strong="H4422"\w* out of thine \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*.  
\v 8 Were not the \w Ethiopians|strong="H3569"\w* and the \w Lubims|strong="H3864"\w* a \w huge|strong="H7230"\w* \w host|strong="H2428"\w*, with \w very|strong="H3966"\w* \w many|strong="H7235"\w* \w chariots|strong="H7393"\w* and \w horsemen|strong="H6571"\w*? yet, because thou didst \w rely|strong="H8172"\w* on the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, he \w delivered|strong="H5414"\w* them into thine \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*.\f + \fr 16.8 \ft a huge: Heb. in abundance\f*  
\v 9 For the \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* run to and \w fro|strong="H7751"\w* throughout the whole \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*, to shew himself \w strong|strong="H2388"\w* in the behalf of \add them\add* whose \w heart|strong="H3824"\w* \add is\add* \w perfect|strong="H8003"\w* toward him. Herein thou hast done \w foolishly|strong="H5528"\w*: therefore from \w henceforth|strong="H6258"\w* thou shalt \w have|strong="H3426"\w* \w wars|strong="H4421"\w*.\f + \fr 16.9 \ft to shew…: or, strongly to hold with them, etc\f*  
\v 10 Then \w Asa|strong="H0609"\w* was \w wroth|strong="H3707"\w* with the \w seer|strong="H7200"\w*, and \w put|strong="H5414"\w* him in a \w prison|strong="H4115"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*; for \add he was\add* in a \w rage|strong="H2197"\w* with him because of this \add thing\add*. And \w Asa|strong="H0609"\w* \w oppressed|strong="H7533"\w* \add some\add* of the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* the same \w time|strong="H6256"\w*.\f + \fr 16.10 \ft oppressed: Heb. crushed\f*   
\p
\v 11 ¶ And, behold, the \w acts|strong="H1697"\w* of \w Asa|strong="H0609"\w*, \w first|strong="H7223"\w* and \w last|strong="H0314"\w*, lo, they \add are\add* \w written|strong="H3789"\w* in the \w book|strong="H5612"\w* of the \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* and \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.  
\v 12 And \w Asa|strong="H0609"\w* in the \w thirty|strong="H7970"\w* and \w ninth|strong="H8672"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* of his \w reign|strong="H4438"\w* was \w diseased|strong="H2456"\w* in his \w feet|strong="H7272"\w*, until his \w disease|strong="H2483"\w* \add was\add* \w exceeding|strong="H4605"\w* \add great:\add* yet in his \w disease|strong="H2483"\w* he \w sought|strong="H1875"\w* not to the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, but to the \w physicians|strong="H7495"\w*.   
\p
\v 13 ¶ And \w Asa|strong="H0609"\w* \w slept|strong="H7901"\w* with his \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w*, and \w died|strong="H4191"\w* in the \w one|strong="H0259"\w* and \w fortieth|strong="H0705"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* of his \w reign|strong="H4427"\w*.  
\v 14 And they \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* him in his own \w sepulchres|strong="H6913"\w*, which he had \w made|strong="H3738"\w* for himself in the \w city|strong="H5892"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, and \w laid|strong="H7901"\w* him in the \w bed|strong="H4904"\w* which was \w filled|strong="H4390"\w* with sweet \w odours|strong="H1314"\w* and divers \w kinds|strong="H2177"\w* \add of spices\add* \w prepared|strong="H7543"\w* by the \w apothecaries’|strong="H4842"\w* \w art|strong="H4639"\w*: and they \w made|strong="H8313"\w* a \w very|strong="H3966"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w burning|strong="H8316"\w* for him.\f + \fr 16.14 \ft had made: Heb. had digged\f*   
\c 17  
\p
\v 1 And \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w* his \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w reigned|strong="H4427"\w* in his stead, and \w strengthened|strong="H2388"\w* himself against \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.  
\v 2 And he \w placed|strong="H5414"\w* \w forces|strong="H2428"\w* in all the \w fenced|strong="H1219"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, and \w set|strong="H5414"\w* \w garrisons|strong="H5333"\w* in the \w land|strong="H0776"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, and in the \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* of \w Ephraim|strong="H0669"\w*, which \w Asa|strong="H0609"\w* his \w father|strong="H0001"\w* had \w taken|strong="H3920"\w*.  
\v 3 And the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* was with \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w*, because he \w walked|strong="H1980"\w* in the \w first|strong="H7223"\w* \w ways|strong="H1870"\w* of his \w father|strong="H0001"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, and \w sought|strong="H1875"\w* not unto \w Baalim|strong="H1168"\w*;\f + \fr 17.3 \ft of…: or, of his father, and of David\f*  
\v 4 But \w sought|strong="H1875"\w* to the \add  \+nd Lord\+nd*\add* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of his \w father|strong="H0001"\w*, and \w walked|strong="H1980"\w* in his \w commandments|strong="H4687"\w*, and not after the \w doings|strong="H4639"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.  
\v 5 Therefore the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w stablished|strong="H3559"\w* the \w kingdom|strong="H4467"\w* in his \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*; and all \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w brought|strong="H5414"\w* to \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w* \w presents|strong="H4503"\w*; and he had \w riches|strong="H6239"\w* and \w honour|strong="H3519"\w* in \w abundance|strong="H7230"\w*.\f + \fr 17.5 \ft brought: Heb. gave\f*  
\v 6 And his \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* was lifted \w up|strong="H1361"\w* in the \w ways|strong="H1870"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*: moreover he took \w away|strong="H5493"\w* the high \w places|strong="H1116"\w* and \w groves|strong="H0842"\w* out of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.\f + \fr 17.6 \ft was…: that is, was encouraged\f*   
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\v 7 ¶ Also in the \w third|strong="H7969"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* of his \w reign|strong="H4427"\w* he \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* to his \w princes|strong="H8269"\w*, \add even\add* to \w Ben-hail|strong="H1134"\w*, and to \w Obadiah|strong="H5662"\w*, and to \w Zechariah|strong="H2148"\w*, and to \w Nethaneel|strong="H5417"\w*, and to \w Michaiah|strong="H4322"\w*, to \w teach|strong="H3925"\w* in the \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.  
\v 8 And with them \add he sent\add* \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w*, \add even\add* \w Shemaiah|strong="H8098"\w*, and \w Nethaniah|strong="H5418"\w*, and \w Zebadiah|strong="H2069"\w*, and \w Asahel|strong="H6214"\w*, and \w Shemiramoth|strong="H8070"\w*, and \w Jehonathan|strong="H3083"\w*, and \w Adonijah|strong="H0138"\w*, and \w Tobijah|strong="H2900"\w*, and \w Tob-adonijah|strong="H2899"\w*, \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w*; and with them \w Elishama|strong="H0476"\w* and \w Jehoram|strong="H3088"\w*, \w priests|strong="H3548"\w*.  
\v 9 And they \w taught|strong="H3925"\w* in \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, and \add had\add* the \w book|strong="H5612"\w* of the \w law|strong="H8451"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* with them, and went \w about|strong="H5437"\w* throughout all the \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, and \w taught|strong="H3925"\w* the \w people|strong="H5971"\w*.   
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\v 10 ¶ And the \w fear|strong="H6343"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* fell upon all the \w kingdoms|strong="H4467"\w* of the \w lands|strong="H0776"\w* that \add were\add* round \w about|strong="H5439"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, so that they made no \w war|strong="H3898"\w* against \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w*.\f + \fr 17.10 \ft fell: Heb. was\f*  
\v 11 Also \add some\add* of the \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w* \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w* \w presents|strong="H4503"\w*, and \w tribute|strong="H4853"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*; and the \w Arabians|strong="H6163"\w* \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* him \w flocks|strong="H6629"\w*, \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* and \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w rams|strong="H0352"\w*, and \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* and \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* he \w goats|strong="H8495"\w*.   
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\v 12 ¶ And \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w* \w waxed|strong="H1980"\w* \w great|strong="H1432"\w* \w exceedingly|strong="H4605"\w*; and he \w built|strong="H1129"\w* in \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w castles|strong="H1003"\w*, and \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* of \w store|strong="H4543"\w*.\f + \fr 17.12 \ft castles: or, palaces\f*  
\v 13 And he had \w much|strong="H7227"\w* \w business|strong="H4399"\w* in the \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*: and the \w men|strong="H0582"\w* of \w war|strong="H4421"\w*, mighty \w men|strong="H1368"\w* of \w valour|strong="H2428"\w*, \add were\add* in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.  
\v 14 And these \add are\add* the \w numbers|strong="H6486"\w* of them according to the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of their \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w*: Of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, the \w captains|strong="H8269"\w* of \w thousands|strong="H0505"\w*; \w Adnah|strong="H5734"\w* the \w chief|strong="H8269"\w*, and with him mighty \w men|strong="H1368"\w* of \w valour|strong="H2428"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w*.  
\v 15 And \w next|strong="H3027"\w* to him \add was\add* \w Jehohanan|strong="H3076"\w* the \w captain|strong="H8269"\w*, and with him two \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* and \w fourscore|strong="H8084"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w*.\f + \fr 17.15 \ft next…: Heb. at his hand\f*  
\v 16 And \w next|strong="H3027"\w* him \add was\add* \w Amasiah|strong="H6007"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Zichri|strong="H2147"\w*, who willingly \w offered|strong="H5068"\w* himself unto the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*; and with him two \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* mighty \w men|strong="H1368"\w* of \w valour|strong="H2428"\w*.  
\v 17 And of \w Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w*; \w Eliada|strong="H0450"\w* a mighty \w man|strong="H1368"\w* of \w valour|strong="H2428"\w*, and with him armed \w men|strong="H5401"\w* with \w bow|strong="H7198"\w* and \w shield|strong="H4043"\w* two \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w*.  
\v 18 And \w next|strong="H3027"\w* him \add was\add* \w Jehozabad|strong="H3075"\w*, and with him an \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* and \w fourscore|strong="H8084"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* ready \w prepared|strong="H2502"\w* for the \w war|strong="H6635"\w*.  
\v 19 These \w waited|strong="H8334"\w* on the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, beside \add those\add* whom the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w put|strong="H5414"\w* in the \w fenced|strong="H4013"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* throughout all \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.   
\c 18  
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\v 1 Now \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w* had \w riches|strong="H6239"\w* and \w honour|strong="H3519"\w* in \w abundance|strong="H7230"\w*, and joined \w affinity|strong="H2859"\w* with \w Ahab|strong="H0256"\w*.  
\v 2 And \w after|strong="H7093"\w* \add certain\add* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* he went \w down|strong="H3381"\w* to \w Ahab|strong="H0256"\w* to \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*. And \w Ahab|strong="H0256"\w* \w killed|strong="H2076"\w* \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w* and \w oxen|strong="H1241"\w* for him in \w abundance|strong="H7230"\w*, and for the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* that \add he had\add* with him, and \w persuaded|strong="H5496"\w* him to go \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \add with him\add* to \w Ramoth-gilead|strong="H7433"\w*.\f + \fr 18.2 \ft after…: Heb. at the end of years\f*  
\v 3 And \w Ahab|strong="H0256"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, Wilt thou \w go|strong="H3212"\w* with me to \w Ramoth-gilead|strong="H7433"\w*? And he \w answered|strong="H0559"\w* him, I \add am\add* as thou \add art\add*, and my \w people|strong="H5971"\w* as thy \w people|strong="H5971"\w*; and \add we will be\add* with thee in the \w war|strong="H4421"\w*.   
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\v 4 ¶ And \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w Enquire|strong="H1875"\w*, I pray thee, at the \w word|strong="H1697"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* to \w day|strong="H3117"\w*.  
\v 5 Therefore the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* gathered \w together|strong="H6908"\w* of \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w four|strong="H0702"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w*, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto them, Shall we \w go|strong="H3212"\w* to \w Ramoth-gilead|strong="H7433"\w* to \w battle|strong="H4421"\w*, or shall I \w forbear|strong="H2308"\w*? And they \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, Go \w up|strong="H5927"\w*; for \w God|strong="H0430"\w* will \w deliver|strong="H5414"\w* \add it\add* into the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*.  
\v 6 But \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, \add Is there\add* not here a \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* besides, that we might \w enquire|strong="H1875"\w* of him?\f + \fr 18.6 \ft besides: Heb. yet, or, more\f*  
\v 7 And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w*, \add There is\add* yet \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w*, by whom we may \w enquire|strong="H1875"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*: but I \w hate|strong="H8130"\w* him; for he never \w prophesied|strong="H5012"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* unto me, but \w always|strong="H3117"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w*: the same \add is\add* \w Micaiah|strong="H4321"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Imla|strong="H3229"\w*. And \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, Let not the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w* so.  
\v 8 And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* for \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \add of his\add* \w officers|strong="H5631"\w*, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, Fetch \w quickly|strong="H4116"\w* \w Micaiah|strong="H4319"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Imla|strong="H3229"\w*.\f + \fr 18.8 \ft officers: or, eunuchs\f*\f + \fr 18.8 \ft Fetch…: Heb. Hasten\f*  
\v 9 And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* and \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w sat|strong="H3427"\w* \w either|strong="H0376"\w* of them on his \w throne|strong="H3678"\w*, \w clothed|strong="H3847"\w* in \add their\add* \w robes|strong="H0899"\w*, and they \w sat|strong="H3427"\w* in a void \w place|strong="H1637"\w* at the entering \w in|strong="H6607"\w* of the \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* of \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*; and all the \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w prophesied|strong="H5012"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* them.\f + \fr 18.9 \ft void…: or, floor\f*  
\v 10 And \w Zedekiah|strong="H6667"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Chenaanah|strong="H3668"\w* had \w made|strong="H6213"\w* him \w horns|strong="H7161"\w* of \w iron|strong="H1270"\w*, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, Thus \w saith|strong="H0559"\w* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, With these thou shalt \w push|strong="H5055"\w* \w Syria|strong="H0758"\w* until they be \w consumed|strong="H3615"\w*.\f + \fr 18.10 \ft they…: Heb. thou consume them\f*  
\v 11 And all the \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w prophesied|strong="H5012"\w* so, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, Go \w up|strong="H5927"\w* to \w Ramoth-gilead|strong="H7433"\w*, and \w prosper|strong="H6743"\w*: for the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* shall \w deliver|strong="H5414"\w* \add it\add* into the \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* of the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*.  
\v 12 And the \w messenger|strong="H4397"\w* that \w went|strong="H1980"\w* to \w call|strong="H7121"\w* \w Micaiah|strong="H4321"\w* \w spake|strong="H1696"\w* to him, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, Behold, the \w words|strong="H1697"\w* of the \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \add declare\add* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* to the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* with \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w assent|strong="H6310"\w*; let thy \w word|strong="H1697"\w* therefore, I pray thee, be like \w one|strong="H0259"\w* of theirs, and \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* thou \w good|strong="H2896"\w*.\f + \fr 18.12 \ft with…: Heb. with one mouth\f*  
\v 13 And \w Micaiah|strong="H4321"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, \add As\add* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w liveth|strong="H2416"\w*, even what my \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w saith|strong="H0559"\w*, that will I \w speak|strong="H1696"\w*.  
\v 14 And when he was \w come|strong="H0935"\w* to the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto him, \w Micaiah|strong="H4318"\w*, shall we \w go|strong="H3212"\w* to \w Ramoth-gilead|strong="H7433"\w* to \w battle|strong="H4421"\w*, or shall I \w forbear|strong="H2308"\w*? And he \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, Go ye \w up|strong="H5927"\w*, and \w prosper|strong="H6743"\w*, and they shall be \w delivered|strong="H5414"\w* into your \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*.  
\v 15 And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* to him, How many \w times|strong="H6471"\w* shall I \w adjure|strong="H7650"\w* thee that thou \w say|strong="H1696"\w* nothing but the \w truth|strong="H0571"\w* to me in the \w name|strong="H8034"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*?  
\v 16 Then he \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, I did \w see|strong="H7200"\w* all \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w scattered|strong="H6327"\w* upon the \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w*, as \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w* that have no \w shepherd|strong="H7462"\w*: and the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, These have no \w master|strong="H0113"\w*; let them \w return|strong="H7725"\w* \add therefore\add* every \w man|strong="H0376"\w* to his \w house|strong="H1004"\w* in \w peace|strong="H7965"\w*.  
\v 17 And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* to \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w*, Did I not \w tell|strong="H0559"\w* thee \add that\add* he would not \w prophesy|strong="H5012"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* unto me, but \w evil|strong="H7451"\w*?\f + \fr 18.17 \ft but evil: or, but for evil\f*  
\v 18 Again he \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, Therefore \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* the \w word|strong="H1697"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*; I \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w sitting|strong="H3427"\w* upon his \w throne|strong="H3678"\w*, and all the \w host|strong="H6635"\w* of \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w* \w standing|strong="H5975"\w* on his right \w hand|strong="H3225"\w* and \add on\add* his \w left|strong="H8040"\w*.  
\v 19 And the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, Who shall \w entice|strong="H6601"\w* \w Ahab|strong="H0256"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, that he may go \w up|strong="H5927"\w* and \w fall|strong="H5307"\w* at \w Ramoth-gilead|strong="H7433"\w*? And one \w spake|strong="H0559"\w* \w saying|strong="H0559"\w* after this \w manner|strong="H3602"\w*, and another \w saying|strong="H0559"\w* after that \w manner|strong="H3602"\w*.  
\v 20 Then there came \w out|strong="H3318"\w* a \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w*, and \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, I will \w entice|strong="H6601"\w* him. And the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto him, Wherewith?  
\v 21 And he \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, I will go \w out|strong="H3318"\w*, and be a \w lying|strong="H8267"\w* \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* in the \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* of all his \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w*. And \add the \+nd Lord\+nd*\add* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, Thou shalt \w entice|strong="H6601"\w* \add him\add*, and thou shalt also \w prevail|strong="H3201"\w*: go \w out|strong="H3318"\w*, and \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \add even\add* so.  
\v 22 Now therefore, behold, the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* hath \w put|strong="H5414"\w* a \w lying|strong="H8267"\w* \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* in the \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* of these thy \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w*, and the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* hath \w spoken|strong="H1696"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* against thee.  
\v 23 Then \w Zedekiah|strong="H6667"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Chenaanah|strong="H3668"\w* came \w near|strong="H5066"\w*, and \w smote|strong="H5221"\w* \w Micaiah|strong="H4321"\w* upon the \w cheek|strong="H3895"\w*, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, \w Which|strong="H0335"\w* \w way|strong="H1870"\w* \w went|strong="H5674"\w* the \w Spirit|strong="H7307"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* from me to \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* unto thee?  
\v 24 And \w Micaiah|strong="H4321"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, Behold, thou shalt \w see|strong="H7200"\w* on that \w day|strong="H3117"\w* when thou shalt \w go|strong="H0935"\w* into an \w inner|strong="H2315"\w* \w chamber|strong="H2315"\w* to \w hide|strong="H2244"\w* thyself.\f + \fr 18.24 \ft into…: or, from chamber to chamber: Heb. a chamber in a chamber\f*  
\v 25 Then the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, \w Take|strong="H3947"\w* ye \w Micaiah|strong="H4321"\w*, and carry him \w back|strong="H7725"\w* to \w Amon|strong="H0526"\w* the \w governor|strong="H8269"\w* of the \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, and to \w Joash|strong="H3101"\w* the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w*;  
\v 26 And \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, Thus \w saith|strong="H0559"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, \w Put|strong="H7760"\w* this \add fellow\add* in the \w prison|strong="H1004"\w*, and \w feed|strong="H0398"\w* him with \w bread|strong="H3899"\w* of \w affliction|strong="H3906"\w* and with \w water|strong="H4325"\w* of \w affliction|strong="H3906"\w*, until I \w return|strong="H7725"\w* in \w peace|strong="H7965"\w*.  
\v 27 And \w Micaiah|strong="H4321"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, If thou \w certainly|strong="H7725"\w* \w return|strong="H7725"\w* in \w peace|strong="H7965"\w*, \add then\add* hath not the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w spoken|strong="H1696"\w* by me. And he \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, \w Hearken|strong="H8085"\w*, all ye \w people|strong="H5971"\w*.   
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\v 28 So the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* and \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* went \w up|strong="H5927"\w* to \w Ramoth-gilead|strong="H7433"\w*.  
\v 29 And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w*, I will \w disguise|strong="H2664"\w* myself, and will \w go|strong="H0935"\w* to the \w battle|strong="H4421"\w*; but \w put|strong="H3847"\w* thou on thy \w robes|strong="H0899"\w*. So the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w disguised|strong="H2664"\w* himself; and they \w went|strong="H0935"\w* to the \w battle|strong="H4421"\w*.  
\v 30 Now the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Syria|strong="H0758"\w* had \w commanded|strong="H6680"\w* the \w captains|strong="H8269"\w* of the \w chariots|strong="H7393"\w* that \add were\add* with him, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, \w Fight|strong="H3898"\w* ye not with \w small|strong="H6996"\w* or \w great|strong="H1419"\w*, save only with the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.  
\v 31 And it came to pass, when the \w captains|strong="H8269"\w* of the \w chariots|strong="H7393"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w*, that they \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, It \add is\add* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. Therefore they compassed \w about|strong="H5437"\w* him to \w fight|strong="H3898"\w*: but \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w* cried \w out|strong="H2199"\w*, and the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w helped|strong="H5826"\w* him; and \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w moved|strong="H5496"\w* them \add to depart\add* from him.  
\v 32 For it came to pass, that, when the \w captains|strong="H8269"\w* of the \w chariots|strong="H7393"\w* \w perceived|strong="H7200"\w* that it was not the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, they turned back \w again|strong="H7725"\w* from \w pursuing|strong="H0310"\w* him.\f + \fr 18.32 \ft from…: Heb. from after him\f*  
\v 33 And a \add certain\add* man \w drew|strong="H4900"\w* a \w bow|strong="H7198"\w* at a \w venture|strong="H8537"\w*, and \w smote|strong="H5221"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* between the \w joints|strong="H1694"\w* of the \w harness|strong="H8302"\w*: therefore he \w said|strong="H0559"\w* to his \w chariot|strong="H7395"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w*, \w Turn|strong="H2015"\w* thine \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*, that thou mayest carry me \w out|strong="H3318"\w* of the \w host|strong="H4264"\w*; for I am \w wounded|strong="H2470"\w*.\f + \fr 18.33 \ft at a venture: Heb. in his simplicity\f*\f + \fr 18.33 \ft between…: Heb. between the joints and between the breastplate\f*\f + \fr 18.33 \ft wounded: Heb. made sick\f*  
\v 34 And the \w battle|strong="H4421"\w* \w increased|strong="H5927"\w* that \w day|strong="H3117"\w*: howbeit the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* stayed \add himself\add* \w up|strong="H5975"\w* in \add his\add* \w chariot|strong="H4818"\w* \w against|strong="H5227"\w* the \w Syrians|strong="H0758"\w* until the \w even|strong="H6153"\w*: and about the \w time|strong="H6256"\w* of the \w sun|strong="H8121"\w* going \w down|strong="H0935"\w* he \w died|strong="H4191"\w*.   
\c 19  
\p
\v 1 And \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w returned|strong="H7725"\w* to his \w house|strong="H1004"\w* in \w peace|strong="H7965"\w* to \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.  
\v 2 And \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Hanani|strong="H2607"\w* the \w seer|strong="H2374"\w* went \w out|strong="H3318"\w* to \w meet|strong="H6440"\w* him, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w* to \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w*, Shouldest thou \w help|strong="H5826"\w* the \w ungodly|strong="H7563"\w*, and \w love|strong="H0157"\w* them that \w hate|strong="H8130"\w* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*? \w therefore|strong="H2063"\w* \add is\add* \w wrath|strong="H7110"\w* upon thee from \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.  
\v 3 \w Nevertheless|strong="H0061"\w* there are \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w things|strong="H1697"\w* \w found|strong="H4672"\w* in thee, in that thou hast taken \w away|strong="H1197"\w* the \w groves|strong="H0842"\w* out of the \w land|strong="H0776"\w*, and hast \w prepared|strong="H3559"\w* thine \w heart|strong="H3824"\w* to \w seek|strong="H1875"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*.  
\v 4 And \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w* \w dwelt|strong="H3427"\w* at \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*: and he went \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w again|strong="H7725"\w* through the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* from \w Beer-sheba|strong="H0884"\w* to \w mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Ephraim|strong="H0669"\w*, and brought them \w back|strong="H7725"\w* unto the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of their \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w*.\f + \fr 19.4 \ft he went…: Heb. he returned and went out\f*   
\p
\v 5 ¶ And he \w set|strong="H5975"\w* \w judges|strong="H8199"\w* in the \w land|strong="H0776"\w* throughout all the \w fenced|strong="H1219"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w city|strong="H5892"\w* by \w city|strong="H5892"\w*,  
\v 6 And \w said|strong="H0559"\w* to the \w judges|strong="H8199"\w*, Take \w heed|strong="H7200"\w* what ye \w do|strong="H6213"\w*: for ye \w judge|strong="H8199"\w* not for \w man|strong="H0120"\w*, but for the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, who \add is\add* with you in the \w judgment|strong="H1697"\w*.\f + \fr 19.6 \ft in…: Heb. in the matter of judgment\f*  
\v 7 Wherefore now let the \w fear|strong="H6343"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* be upon you; take \w heed|strong="H8104"\w* and \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \add it:\add* for \add there is\add* no \w iniquity|strong="H5766"\w* with the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* our \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, nor \w respect|strong="H4856"\w* of \w persons|strong="H6440"\w*, nor \w taking|strong="H4727"\w* of \w gifts|strong="H7810"\w*.   
\p
\v 8 ¶ Moreover in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* did \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w* \w set|strong="H5975"\w* of the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w*, and \add of\add* the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w*, and of the \w chief|strong="H7218"\w* of the \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, for the \w judgment|strong="H4941"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, and for \w controversies|strong="H7379"\w*, when they \w returned|strong="H7725"\w* to \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.  
\v 9 And he \w charged|strong="H6680"\w* them, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, Thus shall ye \w do|strong="H6213"\w* in the \w fear|strong="H3374"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w faithfully|strong="H0530"\w*, and with a \w perfect|strong="H8003"\w* \w heart|strong="H3824"\w*.  
\v 10 And what \w cause|strong="H7379"\w* soever shall \w come|strong="H0935"\w* to you of your \w brethren|strong="H0251"\w* that \w dwell|strong="H3427"\w* in their \w cities|strong="H5892"\w*, between \w blood|strong="H1818"\w* and \w blood|strong="H1818"\w*, between \w law|strong="H8451"\w* and \w commandment|strong="H4687"\w*, \w statutes|strong="H2706"\w* and \w judgments|strong="H4941"\w*, ye shall even \w warn|strong="H2094"\w* them that they \w trespass|strong="H0816"\w* not against the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, and \add so\add* \w wrath|strong="H7110"\w* come upon you, and upon your \w brethren|strong="H0251"\w*: \w this|strong="H3541"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w*, and ye shall not \w trespass|strong="H0816"\w*.  
\v 11 And, behold, \w Amariah|strong="H0568"\w* the \w chief|strong="H7218"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w* \add is\add* over you in all \w matters|strong="H1697"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*; and \w Zebadiah|strong="H2069"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Ishmael|strong="H3458"\w*, the \w ruler|strong="H5057"\w* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, for all the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w matters|strong="H1697"\w*: also the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w* \add shall be\add* \w officers|strong="H7860"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* you. \w Deal|strong="H6213"\w* \w courageously|strong="H2388"\w*, and the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* shall be with the \w good|strong="H2896"\w*.\f + \fr 19.11 \ft Deal…: Heb. Take courage and do\f*   
\c 20  
\p
\v 1 It came to pass after \w this|strong="H0310"\w* also, \add that\add* the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w*, and the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Ammon|strong="H5983"\w*, and with them \add other\add* beside the \w Ammonites|strong="H5984"\w*, \w came|strong="H0935"\w* against \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w* to \w battle|strong="H4421"\w*.  
\v 2 Then there \w came|strong="H0935"\w* some that \w told|strong="H5046"\w* \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, There \w cometh|strong="H0935"\w* a \w great|strong="H7227"\w* \w multitude|strong="H1995"\w* against thee from \w beyond|strong="H5676"\w* the \w sea|strong="H3220"\w* on this side \w Syria|strong="H0758"\w*; and, behold, they \add be\add* in \w Hazazon-tamar|strong="H2688"\w*, which \add is\add* \w En-gedi|strong="H5872"\w*.  
\v 3 And \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w* \w feared|strong="H3372"\w*, and \w set|strong="H5414"\w* \w himself|strong="H6440"\w* to \w seek|strong="H1875"\w* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, and \w proclaimed|strong="H7121"\w* a \w fast|strong="H6685"\w* \w throughout|strong="H5921"\w* all \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.\f + \fr 20.3 \ft himself: Heb. his face\f*  
\v 4 And \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* gathered themselves \w together|strong="H6908"\w*, to \w ask|strong="H1245"\w* \add help\add* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*: even out of all the \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* they \w came|strong="H0935"\w* to \w seek|strong="H1245"\w* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
\p
\v 5 ¶ And \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w* \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* in the \w congregation|strong="H6951"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* and \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, in the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \w new|strong="H2319"\w* \w court|strong="H2691"\w*,  
\v 6 And \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, O \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of our \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w*, \add art\add* not thou \w God|strong="H0430"\w* in \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w*? and \w rulest|strong="H4910"\w* \add not\add* thou over all the \w kingdoms|strong="H4467"\w* of the \w heathen|strong="H1471"\w*? and in thine \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \add is there not\add* \w power|strong="H3581"\w* and \w might|strong="H1369"\w*, so that none is able to \w withstand|strong="H3320"\w* thee?  
\v 7 \add Art\add* not thou our \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, \add who\add* didst drive \w out|strong="H3423"\w* the \w inhabitants|strong="H3427"\w* of this \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* thy \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, and \w gavest|strong="H5414"\w* it to the \w seed|strong="H2233"\w* of \w Abraham|strong="H0085"\w* thy \w friend|strong="H0157"\w* for \w ever|strong="H5769"\w*?\f + \fr 20.7 \ft who: Heb. thou\f*  
\v 8 And they \w dwelt|strong="H3427"\w* therein, and have \w built|strong="H1129"\w* thee a \w sanctuary|strong="H4720"\w* therein for thy \w name|strong="H8034"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*,  
\v 9 If, \add when\add* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w cometh|strong="H0935"\w* upon us, \add as\add* the \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*, \w judgment|strong="H8196"\w*, or \w pestilence|strong="H1698"\w*, or \w famine|strong="H7458"\w*, we \w stand|strong="H5975"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* this \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, and in thy \w presence|strong="H6440"\w*, (for thy \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \add is\add* in this \w house|strong="H1004"\w*,) and \w cry|strong="H2199"\w* unto thee in our \w affliction|strong="H6869"\w*, then thou wilt \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* and \w help|strong="H3467"\w*.  
\v 10 And now, behold, the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Ammon|strong="H5983"\w* and \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w* and \w mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Seir|strong="H8165"\w*, whom thou wouldest not \w let|strong="H5414"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w invade|strong="H0935"\w*, when they came \w out|strong="H0935"\w* of the \w land|strong="H0776"\w* of \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*, but they \w turned|strong="H5493"\w* from them, and \w destroyed|strong="H8045"\w* them not;  
\v 11 Behold, \add I say, how\add* they \w reward|strong="H1580"\w* us, to \w come|strong="H0935"\w* to cast us \w out|strong="H1644"\w* of thy \w possession|strong="H3425"\w*, which thou hast given us to \w inherit|strong="H3423"\w*.  
\v 12 O our \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, wilt thou not \w judge|strong="H8199"\w* them? for we have no \w might|strong="H3581"\w* \w against|strong="H6440"\w* this \w great|strong="H7227"\w* \w company|strong="H1995"\w* that \w cometh|strong="H0935"\w* against us; neither \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w we|strong="H0587"\w* what to \w do|strong="H6213"\w*: but our \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \add are\add* upon thee.  
\v 13 And all \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w with|strong="H1571"\w* their little \w ones|strong="H2945"\w*, their \w wives|strong="H0802"\w*, and their \w children|strong="H1121"\w*.   
\p
\v 14 ¶ Then upon \w Jahaziel|strong="H3166"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Zechariah|strong="H2148"\w*, the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Benaiah|strong="H1141"\w*, the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Jeiel|strong="H3273"\w*, the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Mattaniah|strong="H4983"\w*, a \w Levite|strong="H3881"\w* of the \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Asaph|strong="H0623"\w*, came the \w Spirit|strong="H7307"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* in the \w midst|strong="H8432"\w* of the \w congregation|strong="H6951"\w*;  
\v 15 And he \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, \w Hearken|strong="H7181"\w* ye, all \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, and ye \w inhabitants|strong="H3427"\w* of \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, and thou \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w*, Thus \w saith|strong="H0559"\w* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* unto you, Be not \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w* nor \w dismayed|strong="H2865"\w* by \w reason|strong="H6440"\w* of this \w great|strong="H7227"\w* \w multitude|strong="H1995"\w*; for the \w battle|strong="H4421"\w* \add is\add* not yours, but \w God’s|strong="H0430"\w*.  
\v 16 To \w morrow|strong="H4279"\w* go ye \w down|strong="H3381"\w* against them: behold, they come \w up|strong="H5927"\w* by the \w cliff|strong="H4608"\w* of \w Ziz|strong="H6732"\w*; and ye shall \w find|strong="H4672"\w* them at the \w end|strong="H5490"\w* of the \w brook|strong="H5158"\w*, \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \w wilderness|strong="H4057"\w* of \w Jeruel|strong="H3385"\w*.\f + \fr 20.16 \ft cliff: Heb. ascent\f*\f + \fr 20.16 \ft brook: or, valley\f*  
\v 17 Ye shall not \add need\add* to \w fight|strong="H3898"\w* in \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \add battle:\add* \w set|strong="H3320"\w* yourselves, \w stand|strong="H5975"\w* ye \add still\add*, and \w see|strong="H7200"\w* the \w salvation|strong="H3444"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* with you, O \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* and \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*: \w fear|strong="H3372"\w* not, nor be \w dismayed|strong="H2865"\w*; to \w morrow|strong="H4279"\w* go \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w against|strong="H6440"\w* them: for the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \add will be\add* with you.  
\v 18 And \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w* \w bowed|strong="H6915"\w* his head with \add his\add* \w face|strong="H0639"\w* to the \w ground|strong="H0776"\w*: and all \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* and the \w inhabitants|strong="H3427"\w* of \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w fell|strong="H5307"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w worshipping|strong="H7812"\w* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.  
\v 19 And the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w*, of the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of the \w Kohathites|strong="H6956"\w*, and of the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of the \w Korhites|strong="H7145"\w*, stood \w up|strong="H6965"\w* to \w praise|strong="H1984"\w* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* with a \w loud|strong="H1419"\w* \w voice|strong="H6963"\w* on \w high|strong="H4605"\w*.   
\p
\v 20 ¶ And they rose \w early|strong="H7925"\w* in the \w morning|strong="H1242"\w*, and went \w forth|strong="H3318"\w* into the \w wilderness|strong="H4057"\w* of \w Tekoa|strong="H8620"\w*: and as they went \w forth|strong="H3318"\w*, \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w* \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* and \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, \w Hear|strong="H8085"\w* me, O \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, and ye \w inhabitants|strong="H3427"\w* of \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*; \w Believe|strong="H0539"\w* in the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* your \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, so shall ye be \w established|strong="H0539"\w*; \w believe|strong="H0539"\w* his \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w*, so shall ye \w prosper|strong="H6743"\w*.  
\v 21 And when he had \w consulted|strong="H3289"\w* with the \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, he \w appointed|strong="H5975"\w* \w singers|strong="H7891"\w* unto the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, and that should \w praise|strong="H1984"\w* the \w beauty|strong="H1927"\w* of \w holiness|strong="H6944"\w*, as they went \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \w army|strong="H2502"\w*, and to \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, \w Praise|strong="H3034"\w* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*; for his \w mercy|strong="H2617"\w* \add endureth\add* for \w ever|strong="H5769"\w*.\f + \fr 20.21 \ft that…: Heb. praisers\f*   
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\v 22 ¶ And \w when|strong="H6256"\w* they \w began|strong="H2490"\w* to \w sing|strong="H7440"\w* and to \w praise|strong="H8416"\w*, the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w set|strong="H5414"\w* \w ambushments|strong="H0693"\w* against the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Ammon|strong="H5983"\w*, \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w*, and \w mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Seir|strong="H8165"\w*, which were \w come|strong="H0935"\w* against \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*; and they were \w smitten|strong="H5062"\w*.\f + \fr 20.22 \ft And when…: Heb. And in the time that they, etc\f*\f + \fr 20.22 \ft to sing…: Heb. in singing and praise\f*\f + \fr 20.22 \ft they were…: or, they smote one another\f*  
\v 23 For the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Ammon|strong="H5983"\w* and \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w* stood \w up|strong="H5975"\w* against the \w inhabitants|strong="H3427"\w* of \w mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Seir|strong="H8165"\w*, utterly to \w slay|strong="H2763"\w* and \w destroy|strong="H8045"\w* \add them:\add* and when they had made an \w end|strong="H3615"\w* of the \w inhabitants|strong="H3427"\w* of \w Seir|strong="H8165"\w*, every \w one|strong="H0376"\w* \w helped|strong="H5826"\w* to \w destroy|strong="H4889"\w* \w another|strong="H7453"\w*.\f + \fr 20.23 \ft to destroy: Heb. for the destruction\f*  
\v 24 And when \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* toward the watch \w tower|strong="H4707"\w* in the \w wilderness|strong="H4057"\w*, they \w looked|strong="H6437"\w* unto the \w multitude|strong="H1995"\w*, and, behold, they \add were\add* dead \w bodies|strong="H6297"\w* \w fallen|strong="H5307"\w* to the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*, and none \w escaped|strong="H6413"\w*.\f + \fr 20.24 \ft none…: Heb. there was not an escaping\f*  
\v 25 And when \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w* and his \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* to take \w away|strong="H0962"\w* the \w spoil|strong="H7998"\w* of them, they \w found|strong="H4672"\w* among them in \w abundance|strong="H7230"\w* both \w riches|strong="H7399"\w* with the dead \w bodies|strong="H6297"\w*, and \w precious|strong="H2532"\w* \w jewels|strong="H3627"\w*, which they stripped \w off|strong="H5337"\w* for themselves, more \w than|strong="H0369"\w* they could carry \w away|strong="H4853"\w*: and they were \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* in \w gathering|strong="H0962"\w* of the \w spoil|strong="H7998"\w*, it was so \w much|strong="H7227"\w*.   
\p
\v 26 ¶ And on the \w fourth|strong="H7243"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* they \w assembled|strong="H6950"\w* themselves in the \w valley|strong="H6010"\w* of \w Berachah|strong="H1294"\w*; for there they \w blessed|strong="H1288"\w* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*: therefore the \w name|strong="H8034"\w* of the same \w place|strong="H4725"\w* was \w called|strong="H7121"\w*, The \w valley|strong="H6010"\w* of \w Berachah|strong="H1294"\w*, unto this \w day|strong="H3117"\w*.\f + \fr 20.26 \ft Berachah: that is, blessing\f*  
\v 27 Then they \w returned|strong="H7725"\w*, every \w man|strong="H0376"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* and \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, and \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w* in the \w forefront|strong="H7218"\w* of them, to go \w again|strong="H7725"\w* to \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* with \w joy|strong="H8057"\w*; for the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* had made them to \w rejoice|strong="H8055"\w* over their \w enemies|strong="H0341"\w*.\f + \fr 20.27 \ft forefront: Heb. head\f*  
\v 28 And they \w came|strong="H0935"\w* to \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* with \w psalteries|strong="H5035"\w* and \w harps|strong="H3658"\w* and \w trumpets|strong="H2689"\w* unto the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.  
\v 29 And the \w fear|strong="H6343"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w* was on all the \w kingdoms|strong="H4467"\w* of \add those\add* \w countries|strong="H0776"\w*, when they had \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* that the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w fought|strong="H3898"\w* against the \w enemies|strong="H0341"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.  
\v 30 So the \w realm|strong="H4438"\w* of \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w* was \w quiet|strong="H8252"\w*: for his \w God|strong="H0430"\w* gave him \w rest|strong="H5117"\w* round \w about|strong="H5439"\w*.   
\p
\v 31 ¶ And \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w* \w reigned|strong="H4427"\w* over \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*: \add he was\add* \w thirty|strong="H7970"\w* and \w five|strong="H2568"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w* when he began to \w reign|strong="H4427"\w*, and he \w reigned|strong="H4427"\w* \w twenty|strong="H6242"\w* and \w five|strong="H2568"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. And his \w mother’s|strong="H0517"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \add was\add* \w Azubah|strong="H5806"\w* the \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* of \w Shilhi|strong="H7977"\w*.  
\v 32 And he \w walked|strong="H3212"\w* in the \w way|strong="H1870"\w* of \w Asa|strong="H0609"\w* his \w father|strong="H0001"\w*, and \w departed|strong="H5493"\w* not from it, \w doing|strong="H6213"\w* \add that which was\add* \w right|strong="H3477"\w* in the \w sight|strong="H5869"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.  
\v 33 Howbeit the high \w places|strong="H1116"\w* were not taken \w away|strong="H5493"\w*: for as yet the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* had not \w prepared|strong="H3559"\w* their \w hearts|strong="H3824"\w* unto the \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of their \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w*.  
\v 34 Now the \w rest|strong="H3499"\w* of the \w acts|strong="H1697"\w* of \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w*, \w first|strong="H7223"\w* and \w last|strong="H0314"\w*, behold, they \add are\add* \w written|strong="H3789"\w* in the \w book|strong="H1697"\w* of \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Hanani|strong="H2607"\w*, who \add is\add* \w mentioned|strong="H5927"\w* in the \w book|strong="H5612"\w* of the \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.\f + \fr 20.34 \ft book of Jehu: Heb. words, etc\f*\f + \fr 20.34 \ft is mentioned: Heb. was made to ascend\f*   
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\v 35 ¶ And \w after|strong="H0310"\w* this did \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w join|strong="H2266"\w* himself with \w Ahaziah|strong="H0274"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, who \w did|strong="H6213"\w* very \w wickedly|strong="H7561"\w*:  
\v 36 And he \w joined|strong="H2266"\w* himself with him to \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w ships|strong="H0591"\w* to \w go|strong="H3212"\w* to \w Tarshish|strong="H8659"\w*: and they \w made|strong="H6213"\w* the \w ships|strong="H0591"\w* in \w Ezion-geber|strong="H6100"\w*.  
\v 37 Then \w Eliezer|strong="H0461"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Dodavah|strong="H1735"\w* of \w Mareshah|strong="H4762"\w* \w prophesied|strong="H5012"\w* against \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, Because thou hast \w joined|strong="H2266"\w* thyself with \w Ahaziah|strong="H0274"\w*, the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* hath \w broken|strong="H6555"\w* thy \w works|strong="H4639"\w*. And the \w ships|strong="H0591"\w* were \w broken|strong="H7665"\w*, that they were not \w able|strong="H6113"\w* to \w go|strong="H3212"\w* to \w Tarshish|strong="H8659"\w*.   
\c 21  
\p
\v 1 Now \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w* \w slept|strong="H7901"\w* with his \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w*, and was \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* with his \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w* in the \w city|strong="H5892"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w*. And \w Jehoram|strong="H3088"\w* his \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w reigned|strong="H4427"\w* in his stead.  
\v 2 And he had \w brethren|strong="H0251"\w* the \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w*, \w Azariah|strong="H5838"\w*, and \w Jehiel|strong="H3171"\w*, and \w Zechariah|strong="H2148"\w*, and \w Azariah|strong="H5838"\w*, and \w Michael|strong="H4317"\w*, and \w Shephatiah|strong="H8203"\w*: all these \add were\add* the \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.  
\v 3 And their \w father|strong="H0001"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* them \w great|strong="H7227"\w* \w gifts|strong="H4979"\w* of \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*, and of \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*, and of precious \w things|strong="H4030"\w*, with \w fenced|strong="H4694"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* in \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*: but the \w kingdom|strong="H4467"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* he to \w Jehoram|strong="H3088"\w*; because he \add was\add* the \w firstborn|strong="H1060"\w*.  
\v 4 Now when \w Jehoram|strong="H3088"\w* was risen \w up|strong="H6965"\w* to the \w kingdom|strong="H4467"\w* of his \w father|strong="H0001"\w*, he \w strengthened|strong="H2388"\w* himself, and \w slew|strong="H2026"\w* all his \w brethren|strong="H0251"\w* with the \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*, and \add divers\add* also of the \w princes|strong="H8269"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.   
\p
\v 5 ¶ \w Jehoram|strong="H3088"\w* \add was\add* \w thirty|strong="H7970"\w* and \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w* when he began to \w reign|strong="H4427"\w*, and he \w reigned|strong="H4427"\w* \w eight|strong="H8083"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.  
\v 6 And he \w walked|strong="H3212"\w* in the \w way|strong="H1870"\w* of the \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, like as \w did|strong="H6213"\w* the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w Ahab|strong="H0256"\w*: for he had the \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* of \w Ahab|strong="H0256"\w* to \w wife|strong="H0802"\w*: and he \w wrought|strong="H6213"\w* \add that which was\add* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* in the \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.  
\v 7 Howbeit the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w would|strong="H0014"\w* not \w destroy|strong="H7843"\w* the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, because of the \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w* that he had \w made|strong="H3772"\w* with \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, and as he \w promised|strong="H0559"\w* to \w give|strong="H5414"\w* a \w light|strong="H5216"\w* to him and to his \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* for \w ever|strong="H3117"\w*.\f + \fr 21.7 \ft light: Heb. lamp, or, candle\f*   
\p
\v 8 ¶ In his \w days|strong="H3117"\w* the \w Edomites|strong="H0123"\w* \w revolted|strong="H6586"\w* from under the \w dominion|strong="H3027"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, and \w made|strong="H4427"\w* themselves a \w king|strong="H4428"\w*.\f + \fr 21.8 \ft dominion: Heb. hand\f*  
\v 9 Then \w Jehoram|strong="H3088"\w* went \w forth|strong="H5674"\w* with his \w princes|strong="H8269"\w*, and all his \w chariots|strong="H7393"\w* with him: and he rose \w up|strong="H6965"\w* by \w night|strong="H3915"\w*, and \w smote|strong="H5221"\w* the \w Edomites|strong="H0123"\w* which compassed him \w in|strong="H5437"\w*, and the \w captains|strong="H8269"\w* of the \w chariots|strong="H7393"\w*.  
\v 10 So the \w Edomites|strong="H0123"\w* \w revolted|strong="H6586"\w* from under the \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* unto this \w day|strong="H3117"\w*. The same \w time|strong="H6256"\w* \add also\add* did \w Libnah|strong="H3841"\w* \w revolt|strong="H6586"\w* from under his \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*; because he had \w forsaken|strong="H5800"\w* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of his \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w*.  
\v 11 Moreover he \w made|strong="H6213"\w* high \w places|strong="H1116"\w* in the \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, and caused the \w inhabitants|strong="H3427"\w* of \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* to commit \w fornication|strong="H2181"\w*, and \w compelled|strong="H5080"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \add thereto\add*.   
\p
\v 12 ¶ And there \w came|strong="H0935"\w* a \w writing|strong="H4385"\w* to him from \w Elijah|strong="H0452"\w* the \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, Thus \w saith|strong="H0559"\w* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w* thy \w father|strong="H0001"\w*, Because thou hast not \w walked|strong="H1980"\w* in the \w ways|strong="H1870"\w* of \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w* thy \w father|strong="H0001"\w*, nor in the \w ways|strong="H1870"\w* of \w Asa|strong="H0609"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*,  
\v 13 But hast \w walked|strong="H3212"\w* in the \w way|strong="H1870"\w* of the \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, and hast made \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* and the \w inhabitants|strong="H3427"\w* of \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* to go a \w whoring|strong="H2181"\w*, like to the \w whoredoms|strong="H2181"\w* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w Ahab|strong="H0256"\w*, and also hast \w slain|strong="H2026"\w* thy \w brethren|strong="H0251"\w* of thy \w father’s|strong="H0001"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, \add which were\add* \w better|strong="H2896"\w* than thyself:  
\v 14 Behold, with a \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w plague|strong="H4046"\w* will the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w smite|strong="H5062"\w* thy \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, and thy \w children|strong="H1121"\w*, and thy \w wives|strong="H0802"\w*, and all thy \w goods|strong="H7399"\w*:\f + \fr 21.14 \ft a great…: Heb. a great stroke\f*  
\v 15 And thou \add shalt have\add* \w great|strong="H7227"\w* \w sickness|strong="H2483"\w* by \w disease|strong="H4245"\w* of thy \w bowels|strong="H4578"\w*, until thy \w bowels|strong="H4578"\w* fall \w out|strong="H3318"\w* by reason of the \w sickness|strong="H2483"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* by \w day|strong="H3117"\w*.   
\p
\v 16 ¶ Moreover the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* stirred \w up|strong="H5782"\w* against \w Jehoram|strong="H3088"\w* the \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* of the \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w*, and of the \w Arabians|strong="H6163"\w*, that \add were\add* \w near|strong="H5921"\w* the \w Ethiopians|strong="H3569"\w*:  
\v 17 And they came \w up|strong="H5927"\w* into \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, and \w brake|strong="H1234"\w* into it, and carried \w away|strong="H7617"\w* all the \w substance|strong="H7399"\w* that was \w found|strong="H4672"\w* in the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, and his \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* also, and his \w wives|strong="H0802"\w*; so that there was never a \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w left|strong="H7604"\w* him, save \w Jehoahaz|strong="H3059"\w*, the \w youngest|strong="H6996"\w* of his \w sons|strong="H1121"\w*.\f + \fr 21.17 \ft carried…: Heb. carried captive\f*\f + \fr 21.17 \ft Jehoahaz: also called, Ahaziah, or, Azariah\f*   
\p
\v 18 ¶ And \w after|strong="H0310"\w* all this the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w smote|strong="H5062"\w* him in his \w bowels|strong="H4578"\w* with an \w incurable|strong="H0369"\w* \w disease|strong="H2483"\w*.  
\v 19 And it came to pass, that in process of \w time|strong="H3117"\w*, \w after|strong="H3318"\w* the \w end|strong="H7093"\w* of \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w years|strong="H3117"\w*, his \w bowels|strong="H4578"\w* fell \w out|strong="H3318"\w* by \w reason|strong="H5973"\w* of his \w sickness|strong="H2483"\w*: so he \w died|strong="H4191"\w* of \w sore|strong="H7451"\w* \w diseases|strong="H8463"\w*. And his \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* no \w burning|strong="H8316"\w* for him, like the \w burning|strong="H8316"\w* of his \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w*.  
\v 20 \w Thirty|strong="H7970"\w* and \w two|strong="H8147"\w* years \w old|strong="H1121"\w* was he when he began to \w reign|strong="H4427"\w*, and he \w reigned|strong="H4427"\w* in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w eight|strong="H8083"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*, and \w departed|strong="H3212"\w* without being \w desired|strong="H2532"\w*. Howbeit they \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* him in the \w city|strong="H5892"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, but not in the \w sepulchres|strong="H6913"\w* of the \w kings|strong="H4428"\w*.\f + \fr 21.20 \ft without…: Heb. without desire\f*   
\c 22  
\p
\v 1 And the \w inhabitants|strong="H3427"\w* of \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w made|strong="H4427"\w* \w Ahaziah|strong="H0274"\w* his \w youngest|strong="H6996"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w king|strong="H4427"\w* in his stead: for the band of \w men|strong="H1416"\w* that \w came|strong="H0935"\w* with the \w Arabians|strong="H6163"\w* to the \w camp|strong="H4264"\w* had \w slain|strong="H2026"\w* all the \w eldest|strong="H7223"\w*. So \w Ahaziah|strong="H0274"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Jehoram|strong="H3088"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w reigned|strong="H4427"\w*.  
\v 2 \w Forty|strong="H0705"\w* and \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w* \add was\add* \w Ahaziah|strong="H0274"\w* when he began to \w reign|strong="H4427"\w*, and he \w reigned|strong="H4427"\w* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. His \w mother’s|strong="H0517"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* also \add was\add* \w Athaliah|strong="H6271"\w* the \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* of \w Omri|strong="H6018"\w*.  
\v 3 He also \w walked|strong="H1980"\w* in the \w ways|strong="H1870"\w* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w Ahab|strong="H0256"\w*: for his \w mother|strong="H0517"\w* was his \w counsellor|strong="H3289"\w* to do \w wickedly|strong="H7561"\w*.  
\v 4 Wherefore he \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* in the \w sight|strong="H5869"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* like the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w Ahab|strong="H0256"\w*: for they were his \w counsellors|strong="H3289"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* the \w death|strong="H4194"\w* of his \w father|strong="H0001"\w* to his \w destruction|strong="H4889"\w*.   
\p
\v 5 ¶ He \w walked|strong="H1980"\w* also after their \w counsel|strong="H6098"\w*, and \w went|strong="H3212"\w* with \w Jehoram|strong="H3088"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Ahab|strong="H0256"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* to \w war|strong="H4421"\w* against \w Hazael|strong="H2371"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Syria|strong="H0758"\w* at \w Ramoth-gilead|strong="H7433"\w*: and the \w Syrians|strong="H7421"\w* \w smote|strong="H5221"\w* \w Joram|strong="H3141"\w*.  
\v 6 And he \w returned|strong="H7725"\w* to be \w healed|strong="H7495"\w* in \w Jezreel|strong="H3157"\w* because of the \w wounds|strong="H4347"\w* which were \w given|strong="H5221"\w* him at \w Ramah|strong="H7414"\w*, when he \w fought|strong="H3898"\w* with \w Hazael|strong="H2371"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Syria|strong="H0758"\w*. And \w Azariah|strong="H5838"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Jehoram|strong="H3088"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* went \w down|strong="H3381"\w* to \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w Jehoram|strong="H3088"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Ahab|strong="H0256"\w* at \w Jezreel|strong="H3157"\w*, because he was \w sick|strong="H2470"\w*.\f + \fr 22.6 \ft which…: Heb. wherewith they wounded him\f*\f + \fr 22.6 \ft Azariah: also called, Ahaziah, or, Jehoahaz\f*  
\v 7 And the \w destruction|strong="H8395"\w* of \w Ahaziah|strong="H0274"\w* was of \w God|strong="H0430"\w* by \w coming|strong="H0935"\w* to \w Joram|strong="H3141"\w*: for when he was \w come|strong="H0935"\w*, he went \w out|strong="H3318"\w* with \w Jehoram|strong="H3088"\w* against \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Nimshi|strong="H5250"\w*, whom the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* had \w anointed|strong="H4886"\w* to cut \w off|strong="H3772"\w* the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w Ahab|strong="H0256"\w*.\f + \fr 22.7 \ft destruction: Heb. treading down\f*  
\v 8 And it came to pass, that, when \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w* was executing \w judgment|strong="H8199"\w* upon the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w Ahab|strong="H0256"\w*, and \w found|strong="H4672"\w* the \w princes|strong="H8269"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, and the \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* of the \w brethren|strong="H0251"\w* of \w Ahaziah|strong="H0274"\w*, that \w ministered|strong="H8334"\w* to \w Ahaziah|strong="H0274"\w*, he \w slew|strong="H2026"\w* them.  
\v 9 And he \w sought|strong="H1245"\w* \w Ahaziah|strong="H0274"\w*: and they \w caught|strong="H3920"\w* him, (for he was \w hid|strong="H2244"\w* in \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*,) and \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* him to \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w*: and when they had \w slain|strong="H4191"\w* him, they \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* him: Because, \w said|strong="H0559"\w* they, he \add is\add* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w*, who \w sought|strong="H1875"\w* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* with all his \w heart|strong="H3824"\w*. So the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w Ahaziah|strong="H0274"\w* had no \w power|strong="H3581"\w* to \w keep|strong="H6113"\w* still the \w kingdom|strong="H4467"\w*.   
\p
\v 10 ¶ But when \w Athaliah|strong="H6271"\w* the \w mother|strong="H0517"\w* of \w Ahaziah|strong="H0274"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* that her \w son|strong="H1121"\w* was \w dead|strong="H4191"\w*, she \w arose|strong="H6965"\w* and \w destroyed|strong="H1696"\w* all the \w seed|strong="H2233"\w* \w royal|strong="H4467"\w* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.  
\v 11 But \w Jehoshabeath|strong="H3090"\w*, the \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* of the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w Joash|strong="H3101"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Ahaziah|strong="H0274"\w*, and \w stole|strong="H1589"\w* him from \w among|strong="H8432"\w* the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* that were \w slain|strong="H4191"\w*, and \w put|strong="H5414"\w* him and his \w nurse|strong="H3243"\w* in a \w bedchamber|strong="H2315"\w*. So \w Jehoshabeath|strong="H3090"\w*, the \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* of \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w Jehoram|strong="H3088"\w*, the \w wife|strong="H0802"\w* of \w Jehoiada|strong="H3077"\w* the \w priest|strong="H3548"\w*, (for she was the \w sister|strong="H0269"\w* of \w Ahaziah|strong="H0274"\w*,) \w hid|strong="H5641"\w* him \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w Athaliah|strong="H6271"\w*, so that she \w slew|strong="H4191"\w* him not.\f + \fr 22.11 \ft Jehoshabeath: also called, Jehosheba\f*  
\v 12 And he was with them \w hid|strong="H2244"\w* in the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w six|strong="H8337"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*: and \w Athaliah|strong="H6271"\w* \w reigned|strong="H4427"\w* over the \w land|strong="H0776"\w*.   
\c 23  
\p
\v 1 And in the \w seventh|strong="H7637"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w Jehoiada|strong="H3077"\w* \w strengthened|strong="H2388"\w* himself, and \w took|strong="H3947"\w* the \w captains|strong="H8269"\w* of \w hundreds|strong="H3967"\w*, \w Azariah|strong="H5838"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Jeroham|strong="H3395"\w*, and \w Ishmael|strong="H3458"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Jehohanan|strong="H3076"\w*, and \w Azariah|strong="H5838"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Obed|strong="H5744"\w*, and \w Maaseiah|strong="H4641"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Adaiah|strong="H5718"\w*, and \w Elishaphat|strong="H0478"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Zichri|strong="H2147"\w*, into \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w* with him.  
\v 2 And they went \w about|strong="H5437"\w* in \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, and \w gathered|strong="H6908"\w* the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w* out of all the \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, and the \w chief|strong="H7218"\w* of the \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, and they \w came|strong="H0935"\w* to \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.  
\v 3 And all the \w congregation|strong="H6951"\w* \w made|strong="H3772"\w* a \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w* with the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* in the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w*. And he \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto them, Behold, the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* shall \w reign|strong="H4427"\w*, as the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* hath \w said|strong="H1696"\w* of the \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w*.  
\v 4 This \add is\add* the \w thing|strong="H1697"\w* that ye shall \w do|strong="H6213"\w*; A third \w part|strong="H7992"\w* of you \w entering|strong="H0935"\w* on the \w sabbath|strong="H7676"\w*, of the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* and of the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w*, \add shall be\add* \w porters|strong="H7778"\w* of the \w doors|strong="H5592"\w*;\f + \fr 23.4 \ft doors: Heb. thresholds\f*  
\v 5 And a third \w part|strong="H7992"\w* \add shall be\add* at the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*; and a third \w part|strong="H7992"\w* at the \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* of the \w foundation|strong="H3247"\w*: and all the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \add shall be\add* in the \w courts|strong="H2691"\w* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.  
\v 6 But let none \w come|strong="H0935"\w* into the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, save the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w*, and they that \w minister|strong="H8334"\w* of the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w*; they shall go \w in|strong="H0935"\w*, for they \add are\add* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w*: but all the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* shall \w keep|strong="H8104"\w* the \w watch|strong="H4931"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.  
\v 7 And the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w* shall \w compass|strong="H5362"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* round \w about|strong="H5439"\w*, every \w man|strong="H0376"\w* with his \w weapons|strong="H3627"\w* in his \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*; and whosoever \add else\add* \w cometh|strong="H0935"\w* into the \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, he shall be put to \w death|strong="H4191"\w*: but be ye with the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* when he cometh \w in|strong="H0935"\w*, and when he goeth \w out|strong="H3318"\w*.  
\v 8 So the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w* and all \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* according to all things that \w Jehoiada|strong="H3077"\w* the \w priest|strong="H3548"\w* had \w commanded|strong="H6680"\w*, and \w took|strong="H3947"\w* every \w man|strong="H0376"\w* his \w men|strong="H0582"\w* that were to come \w in|strong="H0935"\w* on the \w sabbath|strong="H7676"\w*, with them that were to \w go|strong="H3318"\w* \add out\add* on the \w sabbath|strong="H7676"\w*: for \w Jehoiada|strong="H3077"\w* the \w priest|strong="H3548"\w* \w dismissed|strong="H6358"\w* not the \w courses|strong="H4256"\w*.  
\v 9 Moreover \w Jehoiada|strong="H3077"\w* the \w priest|strong="H3548"\w* \w delivered|strong="H5414"\w* to the \w captains|strong="H8269"\w* of \w hundreds|strong="H3967"\w* \w spears|strong="H2595"\w*, and \w bucklers|strong="H4043"\w*, and \w shields|strong="H7982"\w*, that \add had been\add* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w David’s|strong="H1732"\w*, which \add were\add* in the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w*.  
\v 10 And he \w set|strong="H5975"\w* all the \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, every \w man|strong="H0376"\w* having his \w weapon|strong="H7973"\w* in his \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*, from the \w right|strong="H3233"\w* \w side|strong="H3802"\w* of the \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* to the \w left|strong="H8042"\w* \w side|strong="H3802"\w* of the \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*, along by the \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* and the \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*, by the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* round \w about|strong="H5439"\w*.\f + \fr 23.10 \ft side: Heb. shoulder\f*\f + \fr 23.10 \ft temple: Heb. house\f*  
\v 11 Then they brought \w out|strong="H3318"\w* the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w*, and \w put|strong="H5414"\w* upon him the \w crown|strong="H5145"\w*, and \add gave him\add* the \w testimony|strong="H5715"\w*, and made him \w king|strong="H4427"\w*. And \w Jehoiada|strong="H3077"\w* and his \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w anointed|strong="H4886"\w* him, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, God \w save|strong="H2421"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*.\f + \fr 23.11 \ft God…: Heb. Let the king live\f*   
\p
\v 12 ¶ Now when \w Athaliah|strong="H6271"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* the \w noise|strong="H6963"\w* of the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w running|strong="H7323"\w* and \w praising|strong="H1984"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, she \w came|strong="H0935"\w* to the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* into the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*:  
\v 13 And she \w looked|strong="H7200"\w*, and, behold, the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* at his \w pillar|strong="H5982"\w* at the entering \w in|strong="H3996"\w*, and the \w princes|strong="H8269"\w* and the \w trumpets|strong="H2689"\w* by the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*: and all the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* of the \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w rejoiced|strong="H8056"\w*, and \w sounded|strong="H8628"\w* with \w trumpets|strong="H2689"\w*, also the \w singers|strong="H7891"\w* with \w instruments|strong="H3627"\w* of \w musick|strong="H7892"\w*, and such as \w taught|strong="H3045"\w* to sing \w praise|strong="H1984"\w*. Then \w Athaliah|strong="H6271"\w* \w rent|strong="H7167"\w* her \w clothes|strong="H0899"\w*, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, \w Treason|strong="H7195"\w*, \w Treason|strong="H7195"\w*.\f + \fr 23.13 \ft Treason: Heb. Conspiracy\f*  
\v 14 Then \w Jehoiada|strong="H3077"\w* the \w priest|strong="H3548"\w* brought \w out|strong="H3318"\w* the \w captains|strong="H8269"\w* of \w hundreds|strong="H3967"\w* that were set \w over|strong="H6485"\w* the \w host|strong="H2428"\w*, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto them, Have her \w forth|strong="H3318"\w* of the \w ranges|strong="H1004"\w*: and whoso \w followeth|strong="H0935"\w* her, let him be \w slain|strong="H4191"\w* with the \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*. For the \w priest|strong="H3548"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, \w Slay|strong="H4191"\w* her not in the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.  
\v 15 So they \w laid|strong="H7760"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* on her; and when she was \w come|strong="H0935"\w* to the \w entering|strong="H3996"\w* of the \w horse|strong="H5483"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* by the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, they \w slew|strong="H4191"\w* her there.   
\p
\v 16 ¶ And \w Jehoiada|strong="H3077"\w* \w made|strong="H3772"\w* a \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w* between him, and between all the \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, and between the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, that they should be the \nd \+w LORD’s|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*.  
\v 17 Then all the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w went|strong="H0935"\w* to the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w Baal|strong="H1168"\w*, and brake it \w down|strong="H5422"\w*, and \w brake|strong="H7665"\w* his \w altars|strong="H4196"\w* and his \w images|strong="H6754"\w* in \w pieces|strong="H7665"\w*, and \w slew|strong="H2026"\w* \w Mattan|strong="H4977"\w* the \w priest|strong="H3548"\w* of \w Baal|strong="H1168"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \w altars|strong="H4196"\w*.  
\v 18 Also \w Jehoiada|strong="H3077"\w* \w appointed|strong="H7760"\w* the \w offices|strong="H6486"\w* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* by the \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* of the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w*, whom \w David|strong="H1732"\w* had \w distributed|strong="H2505"\w* in the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, to \w offer|strong="H5927"\w* the burnt \w offerings|strong="H5930"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, as \add it is\add* \w written|strong="H3789"\w* in the \w law|strong="H8451"\w* of \w Moses|strong="H4872"\w*, with \w rejoicing|strong="H8057"\w* and with \w singing|strong="H7892"\w*, \add as it was ordained\add* \w by|strong="H3027"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*.\f + \fr 23.18 \ft as it was…: Heb. by the hands of David\f*  
\v 19 And he \w set|strong="H5975"\w* the \w porters|strong="H7778"\w* at the \w gates|strong="H8179"\w* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, that none \add which was\add* \w unclean|strong="H2931"\w* in any \w thing|strong="H1697"\w* should enter \w in|strong="H0935"\w*.  
\v 20 And he \w took|strong="H3947"\w* the \w captains|strong="H8269"\w* of \w hundreds|strong="H3967"\w*, and the \w nobles|strong="H0117"\w*, and the \w governors|strong="H4910"\w* of the \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, and all the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* of the \w land|strong="H0776"\w*, and brought \w down|strong="H3381"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* from the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*: and they \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w through|strong="H8432"\w* the \w high|strong="H5945"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* into the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, and \w set|strong="H3427"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* upon the \w throne|strong="H3678"\w* of the \w kingdom|strong="H4467"\w*.  
\v 21 And all the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* of the \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w rejoiced|strong="H8055"\w*: and the \w city|strong="H5892"\w* was \w quiet|strong="H8252"\w*, after that they had \w slain|strong="H4191"\w* \w Athaliah|strong="H6271"\w* with the \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*.   
\c 24  
\p
\v 1 \w Joash|strong="H3101"\w* \add was\add* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w* when he began to \w reign|strong="H4427"\w*, and he \w reigned|strong="H4427"\w* \w forty|strong="H0705"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. His \w mother’s|strong="H0517"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* also \add was\add* \w Zibiah|strong="H6645"\w* of \w Beer-sheba|strong="H0884"\w*.  
\v 2 And \w Joash|strong="H3101"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \add that which was\add* \w right|strong="H3477"\w* in the \w sight|strong="H5869"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* all the \w days|strong="H3117"\w* of \w Jehoiada|strong="H3077"\w* the \w priest|strong="H3548"\w*.  
\v 3 And \w Jehoiada|strong="H3077"\w* \w took|strong="H5375"\w* for him \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w wives|strong="H0802"\w*; and he \w begat|strong="H3205"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* and \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w*.   
\p
\v 4 ¶ And it came to pass \w after|strong="H0310"\w* this, \add that\add* \w Joash|strong="H3101"\w* was \w minded|strong="H3820"\w* to \w repair|strong="H2318"\w* the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.\f + \fr 24.4 \ft to repair: Heb. to renew\f*  
\v 5 And he gathered \w together|strong="H6908"\w* the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* and the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w*, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w* to them, Go \w out|strong="H3318"\w* unto the \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, and \w gather|strong="H6908"\w* of all \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w money|strong="H3701"\w* to \w repair|strong="H2388"\w* the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of your \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w from|strong="H1767"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* to \w year|strong="H8141"\w*, and see that ye \w hasten|strong="H4116"\w* the \w matter|strong="H1697"\w*. Howbeit the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w* \w hastened|strong="H4116"\w* \add it\add* not.  
\v 6 And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* for \w Jehoiada|strong="H3077"\w* the \w chief|strong="H7218"\w*, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto him, Why hast thou not \w required|strong="H1875"\w* of the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w* to bring \w in|strong="H0935"\w* out of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* and out of \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* the \w collection|strong="H4864"\w*, \add according to the commandment\add* of \w Moses|strong="H4872"\w* the \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, and of the \w congregation|strong="H6951"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, for the \w tabernacle|strong="H0168"\w* of \w witness|strong="H5715"\w*?  
\v 7 For the \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Athaliah|strong="H6271"\w*, that \w wicked|strong="H4849"\w* woman, had broken \w up|strong="H6555"\w* the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w*; and also all the dedicated \w things|strong="H6944"\w* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* did they \w bestow|strong="H6213"\w* upon \w Baalim|strong="H1168"\w*.  
\v 8 And at the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w commandment|strong="H0559"\w* they \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H0259"\w* \w chest|strong="H0727"\w*, and \w set|strong="H5414"\w* it \w without|strong="H2351"\w* at the \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.  
\v 9 And they \w made|strong="H5414"\w* a \w proclamation|strong="H6963"\w* through \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* and \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, to bring \w in|strong="H0935"\w* to the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* the \w collection|strong="H4864"\w* \add that\add* \w Moses|strong="H4872"\w* the \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \add laid\add* upon \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* in the \w wilderness|strong="H4057"\w*.\f + \fr 24.9 \ft a proclamation: Heb. a voice\f*  
\v 10 And all the \w princes|strong="H8269"\w* and all the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w rejoiced|strong="H8055"\w*, and brought \w in|strong="H0935"\w*, and \w cast|strong="H7993"\w* into the \w chest|strong="H0727"\w*, until they had made an \w end|strong="H3615"\w*.  
\v 11 Now it came to pass, that at what \w time|strong="H6256"\w* the \w chest|strong="H0727"\w* was \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* unto the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w office|strong="H6486"\w* by the \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* of the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w*, and when they \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* that \add there was\add* \w much|strong="H7227"\w* \w money|strong="H3701"\w*, the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w scribe|strong="H5608"\w* and the \w high|strong="H7218"\w* \w priest’s|strong="H3548"\w* \w officer|strong="H6496"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* and \w emptied|strong="H6168"\w* the \w chest|strong="H0727"\w*, and \w took|strong="H5375"\w* it, and \w carried|strong="H7725"\w* it to his \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w again|strong="H7725"\w*. Thus they \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* by \w day|strong="H3117"\w*, and \w gathered|strong="H0622"\w* \w money|strong="H3701"\w* in \w abundance|strong="H7230"\w*.  
\v 12 And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* and \w Jehoiada|strong="H3077"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* it to such as \w did|strong="H6213"\w* the \w work|strong="H4399"\w* of the \w service|strong="H5656"\w* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, and \w hired|strong="H7936"\w* \w masons|strong="H2672"\w* and \w carpenters|strong="H2796"\w* to \w repair|strong="H2318"\w* the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, and also such as \w wrought|strong="H2796"\w* \w iron|strong="H1270"\w* and \w brass|strong="H5178"\w* to \w mend|strong="H2388"\w* the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.  
\v 13 So the \w workmen|strong="H4399"\w* \w wrought|strong="H6213"\w*, and the \w work|strong="H4399"\w* \w was|strong="H5927"\w* \w perfected|strong="H0724"\w* by \w them|strong="H3027"\w*, and they \w set|strong="H5975"\w* the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w* in his \w state|strong="H4971"\w*, and \w strengthened|strong="H0553"\w* it.\f + \fr 24.13 \ft the work…: Heb. the healing went up upon the work\f*  
\v 14 And when they had \w finished|strong="H3615"\w* \add it\add*, they \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* the \w rest|strong="H7605"\w* of the \w money|strong="H3701"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* and \w Jehoiada|strong="H3077"\w*, whereof were \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w vessels|strong="H3627"\w* for the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \add even\add* \w vessels|strong="H3627"\w* to \w minister|strong="H8335"\w*, and to \w offer|strong="H5927"\w* \add withal\add*, and \w spoons|strong="H3709"\w*, and \w vessels|strong="H3627"\w* of \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* and \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*. And they \w offered|strong="H5927"\w* burnt \w offerings|strong="H5930"\w* in the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w continually|strong="H8548"\w* all the \w days|strong="H3117"\w* of \w Jehoiada|strong="H3077"\w*.\f + \fr 24.14 \ft to offer…: or, pestils\f*   
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\v 15 ¶ But \w Jehoiada|strong="H3077"\w* waxed \w old|strong="H2204"\w*, and was \w full|strong="H7646"\w* of \w days|strong="H3117"\w* when he \w died|strong="H4191"\w*; an \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* and \w thirty|strong="H7970"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w* \add was he\add* when he \w died|strong="H4194"\w*.  
\v 16 And they \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* him in the \w city|strong="H5892"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w* among the \w kings|strong="H4428"\w*, because he had \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* in \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, both toward \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, and toward his \w house|strong="H1004"\w*.  
\v 17 Now \w after|strong="H0310"\w* the \w death|strong="H4194"\w* of \w Jehoiada|strong="H3077"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* the \w princes|strong="H8269"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, and made \w obeisance|strong="H7812"\w* to the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*. Then the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w hearkened|strong="H8085"\w* unto them.  
\v 18 And they \w left|strong="H5800"\w* the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of their \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w*, and \w served|strong="H5647"\w* \w groves|strong="H0842"\w* and \w idols|strong="H6091"\w*: and \w wrath|strong="H7110"\w* came upon \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* and \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* for this their \w trespass|strong="H0819"\w*.  
\v 19 Yet he \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w* to them, to bring them \w again|strong="H7725"\w* unto the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*; and they \w testified|strong="H5749"\w* against them: but they would not give \w ear|strong="H0238"\w*.  
\v 20 And the \w Spirit|strong="H7307"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w came|strong="H3847"\w* upon \w Zechariah|strong="H2148"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Jehoiada|strong="H3077"\w* the \w priest|strong="H3548"\w*, which \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* above the \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto them, Thus \w saith|strong="H0559"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, Why \w transgress|strong="H5674"\w* ye the \w commandments|strong="H4687"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, that ye cannot \w prosper|strong="H6743"\w*? because ye have \w forsaken|strong="H5800"\w* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, he hath also \w forsaken|strong="H5800"\w* you.\f + \fr 24.20 \ft came…: Heb. clothed\f*  
\v 21 And they \w conspired|strong="H7194"\w* against him, and \w stoned|strong="H7275"\w* him with \w stones|strong="H0068"\w* at the \w commandment|strong="H4687"\w* of the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* in the \w court|strong="H2691"\w* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.  
\v 22 Thus \w Joash|strong="H3101"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w remembered|strong="H2142"\w* not the \w kindness|strong="H2617"\w* which \w Jehoiada|strong="H3077"\w* his \w father|strong="H0001"\w* had \w done|strong="H6213"\w* to him, but \w slew|strong="H2026"\w* his \w son|strong="H1121"\w*. And when he \w died|strong="H4194"\w*, he \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, The \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w look|strong="H7200"\w* upon \add it\add*, and \w require|strong="H1875"\w* \add it\add*.   
\p
\v 23 ¶ And it came to pass at the \w end|strong="H8622"\w* of the \w year|strong="H8141"\w*, \add that\add* the \w host|strong="H2428"\w* of \w Syria|strong="H0758"\w* came \w up|strong="H5927"\w* against him: and they \w came|strong="H0935"\w* to \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* and \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, and \w destroyed|strong="H7843"\w* all the \w princes|strong="H8269"\w* of the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* from among the \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, and \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* all the \w spoil|strong="H7998"\w* of them unto the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Damascus|strong="H1834"\w*.\f + \fr 24.23 \ft at the…: Heb. in the revolution of the year\f*\f + \fr 24.23 \ft Damascus: Heb. Darmesek\f*  
\v 24 For the \w army|strong="H2428"\w* of the \w Syrians|strong="H0758"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* with a \w small|strong="H4705"\w* company of \w men|strong="H0582"\w*, and the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w delivered|strong="H5414"\w* a \w very|strong="H3966"\w* \w great|strong="H7230"\w* \w host|strong="H2428"\w* into their \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*, because they had \w forsaken|strong="H5800"\w* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of their \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w*. So they \w executed|strong="H6213"\w* \w judgment|strong="H8201"\w* against \w Joash|strong="H3101"\w*.  
\v 25 And when they were \w departed|strong="H3212"\w* from him, (for they \w left|strong="H5800"\w* him in \w great|strong="H7227"\w* \w diseases|strong="H4251"\w*,) his own \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w conspired|strong="H7194"\w* against him for the \w blood|strong="H1818"\w* of the \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Jehoiada|strong="H3077"\w* the \w priest|strong="H3548"\w*, and \w slew|strong="H2026"\w* him on his \w bed|strong="H4296"\w*, and he \w died|strong="H4191"\w*: and they \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* him in the \w city|strong="H5892"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, but they \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* him not in the \w sepulchres|strong="H6913"\w* of the \w kings|strong="H4428"\w*.  
\v 26 And these are they that \w conspired|strong="H7194"\w* against him; \w Zabad|strong="H2066"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Shimeath|strong="H8100"\w* an \w Ammonitess|strong="H5985"\w*, and \w Jehozabad|strong="H3075"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Shimrith|strong="H8116"\w* a \w Moabitess|strong="H4125"\w*.\f + \fr 24.26 \ft Zabad: or, Jozacher\f*\f + \fr 24.26 \ft Shimrith: or, Shomer\f*   
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\v 27 ¶ Now \add concerning\add* his \w sons|strong="H1121"\w*, and the \w greatness|strong="H7235"\w* of the \w burdens|strong="H4853"\w* \add laid\add* upon him, and the \w repairing|strong="H3247"\w* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, behold, they \add are\add* \w written|strong="H3789"\w* in the \w story|strong="H4097"\w* of the \w book|strong="H5612"\w* of the \w kings|strong="H4428"\w*. And \w Amaziah|strong="H0558"\w* his \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w reigned|strong="H4427"\w* in his stead.\f + \fr 24.27 \ft repairing: Heb. founding\f*\f + \fr 24.27 \ft story: or, commentary\f*   
\c 25  
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\v 1 \w Amaziah|strong="H0558"\w* \add was\add* \w twenty|strong="H6242"\w* and \w five|strong="H2568"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w* \add when\add* he began to \w reign|strong="H4427"\w*, and he \w reigned|strong="H4427"\w* \w twenty|strong="H6242"\w* and \w nine|strong="H8672"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. And his \w mother’s|strong="H0517"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \add was\add* \w Jehoaddan|strong="H3086"\w* of \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.  
\v 2 And he \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \add that which was\add* \w right|strong="H3477"\w* in the \w sight|strong="H5869"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, but not with a \w perfect|strong="H8003"\w* \w heart|strong="H3824"\w*.   
\p
\v 3 ¶ Now it came to pass, when the \w kingdom|strong="H4467"\w* was \w established|strong="H2388"\w* to him, that he \w slew|strong="H2026"\w* his \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* that had \w killed|strong="H5221"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* his \w father|strong="H0001"\w*.\f + \fr 25.3 \ft established…: Heb. confirmed upon him\f*  
\v 4 But he \w slew|strong="H4191"\w* not their \w children|strong="H1121"\w*, but \add did\add* as \add it is\add* \w written|strong="H3789"\w* in the \w law|strong="H8451"\w* in the \w book|strong="H5612"\w* of \w Moses|strong="H4872"\w*, where the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w commanded|strong="H6680"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, The \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w* shall not \w die|strong="H4191"\w* for the \w children|strong="H1121"\w*, neither shall the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w* for the \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w*, but every \w man|strong="H0376"\w* shall \w die|strong="H4191"\w* for his own \w sin|strong="H2399"\w*.   
\p
\v 5 ¶ Moreover \w Amaziah|strong="H0558"\w* \w gathered|strong="H6908"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w together|strong="H6908"\w*, and \w made|strong="H5975"\w* them \w captains|strong="H8269"\w* over \w thousands|strong="H0505"\w*, and \w captains|strong="H8269"\w* over \w hundreds|strong="H3967"\w*, according to the \w houses|strong="H1004"\w* of \add their\add* \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w*, throughout all \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* and \w Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w*: and he \w numbered|strong="H6485"\w* them from \w twenty|strong="H6242"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w* and \w above|strong="H4605"\w*, and \w found|strong="H4672"\w* them \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* \w choice|strong="H0977"\w* \add men, able\add* to go \w forth|strong="H3318"\w* to \w war|strong="H6635"\w*, that could \w handle|strong="H0270"\w* \w spear|strong="H7420"\w* and \w shield|strong="H6793"\w*.  
\v 6 He \w hired|strong="H7936"\w* also an \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* \w mighty|strong="H1368"\w* men of \w valour|strong="H2428"\w* out of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* for an \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w talents|strong="H3603"\w* of \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*.  
\v 7 But there \w came|strong="H0935"\w* a \w man|strong="H0376"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w* to him, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, O \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, let not the \w army|strong="H6635"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w go|strong="H0935"\w* with thee; for the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \add is\add* not with \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \add to wit, with\add* all the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Ephraim|strong="H0669"\w*.  
\v 8 But if thou wilt \w go|strong="H0935"\w*, \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \add it\add*, be \w strong|strong="H2388"\w* for the \w battle|strong="H4421"\w*: \w God|strong="H0430"\w* shall make thee \w fall|strong="H3782"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \w enemy|strong="H0341"\w*: for \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w hath|strong="H3426"\w* \w power|strong="H3581"\w* to \w help|strong="H5826"\w*, and to cast \w down|strong="H3782"\w*.  
\v 9 And \w Amaziah|strong="H0558"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* to the \w man|strong="H0376"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, But what shall we \w do|strong="H6213"\w* for the \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w talents|strong="H3603"\w* which I have \w given|strong="H5414"\w* to the \w army|strong="H1416"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*? And the \w man|strong="H0376"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*, The \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3426"\w* able to \w give|strong="H5414"\w* thee much \w more|strong="H7235"\w* than this.\f + \fr 25.9 \ft army: Heb. band\f*  
\v 10 Then \w Amaziah|strong="H0558"\w* \w separated|strong="H0914"\w* them, \add to wit\add*, the \w army|strong="H1416"\w* that was \w come|strong="H0935"\w* to him out of \w Ephraim|strong="H0669"\w*, to \w go|strong="H3212"\w* \w home|strong="H4725"\w* \w again|strong="H3212"\w*: wherefore their \w anger|strong="H0639"\w* was \w greatly|strong="H3966"\w* \w kindled|strong="H2734"\w* against \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, and they \w returned|strong="H7725"\w* \w home|strong="H4725"\w* in \w great|strong="H2750"\w* \w anger|strong="H0639"\w*.\f + \fr 25.10 \ft home again: Heb. to their place\f*\f + \fr 25.10 \ft in great…: Heb. in heat of anger\f*   
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\v 11 ¶ And \w Amaziah|strong="H0558"\w* \w strengthened|strong="H2388"\w* himself, and led \w forth|strong="H5090"\w* his \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, and \w went|strong="H3212"\w* to the \w valley|strong="H1516"\w* of \w salt|strong="H4417"\w*, and \w smote|strong="H5221"\w* of the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Seir|strong="H8165"\w* \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w*.  
\v 12 And \add other\add* \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* \add left\add* \w alive|strong="H2416"\w* did the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* carry away \w captive|strong="H7617"\w*, and \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* them unto the \w top|strong="H7218"\w* of the \w rock|strong="H5553"\w*, and cast them \w down|strong="H7993"\w* from the \w top|strong="H7218"\w* of the \w rock|strong="H5553"\w*, that they all were broken in \w pieces|strong="H1234"\w*.   
\p
\v 13 ¶ But the \w soldiers|strong="H1121"\w* of the \w army|strong="H1416"\w* which \w Amaziah|strong="H0558"\w* sent \w back|strong="H7725"\w*, that they should not \w go|strong="H3212"\w* with him to \w battle|strong="H4421"\w*, \w fell|strong="H6584"\w* upon the \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, from \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w* even unto \w Beth-horon|strong="H1032"\w*, and \w smote|strong="H5221"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* of them, and \w took|strong="H0962"\w* \w much|strong="H7227"\w* \w spoil|strong="H0961"\w*.\f + \fr 25.13 \ft the soldiers…: Heb. the sons of the band\f*   
\p
\v 14 ¶ Now it came to pass, \w after|strong="H0310"\w* that \w Amaziah|strong="H0558"\w* was \w come|strong="H0935"\w* from the \w slaughter|strong="H5221"\w* of the \w Edomites|strong="H0130"\w*, that he \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* the \w gods|strong="H0430"\w* of the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Seir|strong="H8165"\w*, and set them \w up|strong="H5975"\w* \add to be\add* his \w gods|strong="H0430"\w*, and bowed \w down|strong="H7812"\w* himself \w before|strong="H6440"\w* them, and burned \w incense|strong="H6999"\w* unto them.  
\v 15 Wherefore the \w anger|strong="H0639"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* was \w kindled|strong="H2734"\w* against \w Amaziah|strong="H0558"\w*, and he \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* unto him a \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w*, which \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto him, Why hast thou \w sought|strong="H1875"\w* after the \w gods|strong="H0430"\w* of the \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, which could not \w deliver|strong="H5337"\w* their own \w people|strong="H5971"\w* out of thine \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*?  
\v 16 And it came to pass, as he \w talked|strong="H1696"\w* with him, that \add the king\add* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto him, Art thou \w made|strong="H5414"\w* of the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w counsel|strong="H3289"\w*? \w forbear|strong="H2308"\w*; why shouldest thou be \w smitten|strong="H5221"\w*? Then the \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w forbare|strong="H2308"\w*, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, I \w know|strong="H3045"\w* that \w God|strong="H0430"\w* hath \w determined|strong="H3289"\w* to \w destroy|strong="H7843"\w* thee, because thou hast \w done|strong="H6213"\w* this, and hast not \w hearkened|strong="H8085"\w* unto my \w counsel|strong="H6098"\w*.\f + \fr 25.16 \ft determined: Heb. counselled\f*   
\p
\v 17 ¶ Then \w Amaziah|strong="H0558"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* took \w advice|strong="H3289"\w*, and \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* to \w Joash|strong="H3101"\w*, the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Jehoahaz|strong="H3059"\w*, the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w*, \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, \w Come|strong="H3212"\w*, let us see one \w another|strong="H7200"\w* in the \w face|strong="H6440"\w*.  
\v 18 And \w Joash|strong="H3101"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* to \w Amaziah|strong="H0558"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, The \w thistle|strong="H2336"\w* that \add was\add* in \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* to the \w cedar|strong="H0730"\w* that \add was\add* in \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, \w Give|strong="H5414"\w* thy \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* to my \w son|strong="H1121"\w* to \w wife|strong="H0802"\w*: and there passed \w by|strong="H5674"\w* a \w wild|strong="H7704"\w* \w beast|strong="H2416"\w* that \add was\add* in \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w*, and trode \w down|strong="H7429"\w* the \w thistle|strong="H2336"\w*.\f + \fr 25.18 \ft thistle: or, furze bush, or, thorn\f*\f + \fr 25.18 \ft a wild…: Heb. a beast of the field\f*  
\v 19 Thou \w sayest|strong="H0559"\w*, Lo, thou hast \w smitten|strong="H5221"\w* the \w Edomites|strong="H0123"\w*; and thine \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* lifteth thee \w up|strong="H5375"\w* to \w boast|strong="H3513"\w*: \w abide|strong="H3427"\w* now at \w home|strong="H1004"\w*; why shouldest thou \w meddle|strong="H1624"\w* to \add thine\add* \w hurt|strong="H7451"\w*, that thou shouldest \w fall|strong="H5307"\w*, \add even\add* thou, and \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* with thee?  
\v 20 But \w Amaziah|strong="H0558"\w* would not \w hear|strong="H8085"\w*; for it \add came\add* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, that he might \w deliver|strong="H5414"\w* them into the \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \add of their enemies\add*, because they \w sought|strong="H1875"\w* after the \w gods|strong="H0430"\w* of \w Edom|strong="H0123"\w*.  
\v 21 So \w Joash|strong="H3101"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* went \w up|strong="H5927"\w*; and they saw one \w another|strong="H7200"\w* in the \w face|strong="H6440"\w*, \add both\add* he and \w Amaziah|strong="H0558"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, at \w Beth-shemesh|strong="H1053"\w*, which \add belongeth\add* to \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.  
\v 22 And \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* was put to the \w worse|strong="H5062"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, and they \w fled|strong="H5127"\w* every \w man|strong="H0376"\w* to his \w tent|strong="H0168"\w*.\f + \fr 25.22 \ft put…: Heb. smitten\f*  
\v 23 And \w Joash|strong="H3101"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w took|strong="H8610"\w* \w Amaziah|strong="H0558"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Joash|strong="H3101"\w*, the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Jehoahaz|strong="H3059"\w*, at \w Beth-shemesh|strong="H1053"\w*, and \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* him to \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, and brake \w down|strong="H6555"\w* the \w wall|strong="H2346"\w* of \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* from the \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* of \w Ephraim|strong="H0669"\w* to the \w corner|strong="H6437"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w*, \w four|strong="H0702"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w*.\f + \fr 25.23 \ft the corner…: Heb. the gate of it that looketh\f*  
\v 24 And \add he took\add* all the \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* and the \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*, and all the \w vessels|strong="H3627"\w* that were \w found|strong="H4672"\w* in the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w* with \w Obed-edom|strong="H5654"\w*, and the \w treasures|strong="H0214"\w* of the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, the \w hostages|strong="H1121"\w* also, and \w returned|strong="H7725"\w* to \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*.   
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\v 25 ¶ And \w Amaziah|strong="H0558"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Joash|strong="H3101"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w lived|strong="H2421"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* the \w death|strong="H4194"\w* of \w Joash|strong="H3101"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Jehoahaz|strong="H3059"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w fifteen|strong="H2568"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*.  
\v 26 Now the \w rest|strong="H3499"\w* of the \w acts|strong="H1697"\w* of \w Amaziah|strong="H0558"\w*, \w first|strong="H7223"\w* and \w last|strong="H0314"\w*, behold, \add are\add* they not \w written|strong="H3789"\w* in the \w book|strong="H5612"\w* of the \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* and \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*?   
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\v 27 ¶ Now after the \w time|strong="H6256"\w* that \w Amaziah|strong="H0558"\w* did turn \w away|strong="H5493"\w* from \w following|strong="H0310"\w* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* they \w made|strong="H7194"\w* a \w conspiracy|strong="H7195"\w* against him in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*; and he \w fled|strong="H5127"\w* to \w Lachish|strong="H3923"\w*: but they \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* to \w Lachish|strong="H3923"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* him, and \w slew|strong="H4191"\w* him there.\f + \fr 25.27 \ft from…: Heb. from after\f*\f + \fr 25.27 \ft made…: Heb. conspired a conspiracy\f*  
\v 28 And they \w brought|strong="H5375"\w* him upon \w horses|strong="H5483"\w*, and \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* him with his \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w* in the \w city|strong="H5892"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.\f + \fr 25.28 \ft Judah: that is, the city of David\f*   
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\v 1 Then all the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w Uzziah|strong="H5818"\w*, who \add was\add* \w sixteen|strong="H8337"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w*, and made him \w king|strong="H4427"\w* in the room of his \w father|strong="H0001"\w* \w Amaziah|strong="H0558"\w*.\f + \fr 26.1 \ft Uzziah: or, Azariah\f*  
\v 2 He \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w Eloth|strong="H0359"\w*, and \w restored|strong="H7725"\w* it to \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w after|strong="H0310"\w* that the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w slept|strong="H7901"\w* with his \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w*.  
\v 3 \w Sixteen|strong="H8337"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w* \add was\add* \w Uzziah|strong="H5818"\w* when he began to \w reign|strong="H4427"\w*, and he \w reigned|strong="H4427"\w* \w fifty|strong="H2572"\w* and \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. His \w mother’s|strong="H0517"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* also \add was\add* \w Jecoliah|strong="H3203"\w* of \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.  
\v 4 And he \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \add that which was\add* \w right|strong="H3477"\w* in the \w sight|strong="H5869"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, according to all that his \w father|strong="H0001"\w* \w Amaziah|strong="H0558"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w*.  
\v 5 And he \w sought|strong="H1875"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* in the \w days|strong="H3117"\w* of \w Zechariah|strong="H2148"\w*, who had \w understanding|strong="H0995"\w* in the \w visions|strong="H7200"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w*: and as long \w as|strong="H3117"\w* he \w sought|strong="H1875"\w* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w God|strong="H0430"\w* made him to \w prosper|strong="H6743"\w*.\f + \fr 26.5 \ft in the visions…: Heb. in the seeing of God\f*  
\v 6 And he went \w forth|strong="H3318"\w* and \w warred|strong="H3898"\w* against the \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w*, and brake \w down|strong="H6555"\w* the \w wall|strong="H2346"\w* of \w Gath|strong="H1661"\w*, and the \w wall|strong="H2346"\w* of \w Jabneh|strong="H2996"\w*, and the \w wall|strong="H2346"\w* of \w Ashdod|strong="H0795"\w*, and \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* about \w Ashdod|strong="H0795"\w*, and among the \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w*.\f + \fr 26.6 \ft about…: or, in the country of Ashdod\f*  
\v 7 And \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w helped|strong="H5826"\w* him against the \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w*, and against the \w Arabians|strong="H6163"\w* that \w dwelt|strong="H3427"\w* in \w Gur-baal|strong="H1485"\w*, and the \w Mehunims|strong="H4586"\w*.  
\v 8 And the \w Ammonites|strong="H5984"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w gifts|strong="H4503"\w* to \w Uzziah|strong="H5818"\w*: and his \w name|strong="H8034"\w* spread \w abroad|strong="H3212"\w* \add even\add* to the \w entering|strong="H0935"\w* in of \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*; for he \w strengthened|strong="H2388"\w* \add himself\add* \w exceedingly|strong="H4605"\w*.\f + \fr 26.8 \ft spread…: Heb. went\f*  
\v 9 Moreover \w Uzziah|strong="H5818"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w towers|strong="H4026"\w* in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* at the \w corner|strong="H6438"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w*, and at the \w valley|strong="H1516"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w*, and at the \w turning|strong="H4740"\w* \add of the wall\add*, and \w fortified|strong="H2388"\w* them.\f + \fr 26.9 \ft fortified: or, repaired\f*  
\v 10 Also he \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w towers|strong="H4026"\w* in the \w desert|strong="H4057"\w*, and \w digged|strong="H2672"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w wells|strong="H0953"\w*: for he had \w much|strong="H7227"\w* \w cattle|strong="H4735"\w*, both in the low \w country|strong="H8219"\w*, and in the \w plains|strong="H4334"\w*: \w husbandmen|strong="H0406"\w* \add also\add*, and vine \w dressers|strong="H3755"\w* in the \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w*, and in \w Carmel|strong="H3760"\w*: for he \w loved|strong="H0157"\w* \w husbandry|strong="H0127"\w*.\f + \fr 26.10 \ft digged…: or, cut out many cisterns\f*\f + \fr 26.10 \ft Carmel: or, fruitful fields\f*\f + \fr 26.10 \ft husbandry: Heb. ground\f*  
\v 11 Moreover \w Uzziah|strong="H5818"\w* had an \w host|strong="H2428"\w* of \w fighting|strong="H4421"\w* \w men|strong="H6213"\w*, that went \w out|strong="H3318"\w* to \w war|strong="H6635"\w* by \w bands|strong="H1416"\w*, according to the \w number|strong="H4557"\w* of their \w account|strong="H6486"\w* by the \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* of \w Jeiel|strong="H3273"\w* the \w scribe|strong="H5608"\w* and \w Maaseiah|strong="H4641"\w* the \w ruler|strong="H7860"\w*, under the \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* of \w Hananiah|strong="H2608"\w*, \add one\add* of the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w captains|strong="H8269"\w*.  
\v 12 The whole \w number|strong="H4557"\w* of the \w chief|strong="H7218"\w* of the \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w* of the mighty \w men|strong="H1368"\w* of \w valour|strong="H2428"\w* \add were\add* two \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* and \w six|strong="H8337"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w*.  
\v 13 And under their \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \add was\add* an \w army|strong="H2428"\w*, \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* and \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* and \w five|strong="H2568"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w*, that \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w war|strong="H4421"\w* with \w mighty|strong="H2428"\w* \w power|strong="H3581"\w*, to \w help|strong="H5826"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* against the \w enemy|strong="H0341"\w*.\f + \fr 26.13 \ft an army: Heb. the power of an army\f*  
\v 14 And \w Uzziah|strong="H5818"\w* \w prepared|strong="H3559"\w* for them throughout all the \w host|strong="H6635"\w* \w shields|strong="H4043"\w*, and \w spears|strong="H7420"\w*, and \w helmets|strong="H3553"\w*, and \w habergeons|strong="H8302"\w*, and \w bows|strong="H7198"\w*, and \w slings|strong="H7050"\w* \add to cast\add* \w stones|strong="H0068"\w*.\f + \fr 26.14 \ft slings…: Heb. stones of slings\f*  
\v 15 And he \w made|strong="H6213"\w* in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w engines|strong="H2810"\w*, \w invented|strong="H4284"\w* by cunning \w men|strong="H2803"\w*, to be on the \w towers|strong="H4026"\w* and upon the \w bulwarks|strong="H6438"\w*, to \w shoot|strong="H3384"\w* \w arrows|strong="H2671"\w* and \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w stones|strong="H0068"\w* withal. And his \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w spread|strong="H3318"\w* far \w abroad|strong="H7350"\w*; for he was \w marvellously|strong="H6381"\w* \w helped|strong="H5826"\w*, \w till|strong="H3588"\w* he was \w strong|strong="H2388"\w*.\f + \fr 26.15 \ft spread: Heb. went forth\f*   
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\v 16 ¶ But when he was \w strong|strong="H2393"\w*, his \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* was lifted \w up|strong="H1361"\w* to \add his\add* \w destruction|strong="H7843"\w*: for he \w transgressed|strong="H4603"\w* against the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* his \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, and \w went|strong="H0935"\w* into the \w temple|strong="H1964"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* to burn \w incense|strong="H6999"\w* upon the \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* of \w incense|strong="H7004"\w*.  
\v 17 And \w Azariah|strong="H5838"\w* the \w priest|strong="H3548"\w* went \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* him, and with him \w fourscore|strong="H8084"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \add that were\add* \w valiant|strong="H2428"\w* \w men|strong="H1121"\w*:  
\v 18 And they \w withstood|strong="H5975"\w* \w Uzziah|strong="H5818"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto him, \add It appertaineth\add* not unto thee, \w Uzziah|strong="H5818"\w*, to burn \w incense|strong="H6999"\w* unto the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, but to the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* the \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Aaron|strong="H0175"\w*, that are \w consecrated|strong="H6942"\w* to burn \w incense|strong="H6999"\w*: go \w out|strong="H3318"\w* of the \w sanctuary|strong="H4720"\w*; for thou hast \w trespassed|strong="H4603"\w*; neither \add shall it be\add* for thine \w honour|strong="H3519"\w* from the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*.  
\v 19 Then \w Uzziah|strong="H5818"\w* was \w wroth|strong="H2196"\w*, and \add had\add* a \w censer|strong="H4730"\w* in his \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* to burn \w incense|strong="H6999"\w*: and while he was \w wroth|strong="H2196"\w* with the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w*, the \w leprosy|strong="H6883"\w* even rose \w up|strong="H2224"\w* in his \w forehead|strong="H4696"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* in the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, from beside the \w incense|strong="H7004"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w*.  
\v 20 And \w Azariah|strong="H5838"\w* the \w chief|strong="H7218"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w*, and all the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w*, \w looked|strong="H6437"\w* upon him, and, behold, he \add was\add* \w leprous|strong="H6879"\w* in his \w forehead|strong="H4696"\w*, and they thrust him \w out|strong="H0926"\w* from thence; yea, himself \w hasted|strong="H1765"\w* also to go \w out|strong="H3318"\w*, because the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* had \w smitten|strong="H5060"\w* him.  
\v 21 And \w Uzziah|strong="H5818"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* was a \w leper|strong="H6879"\w* unto the \w day|strong="H3117"\w* of his \w death|strong="H4194"\w*, and dwelt \w in|strong="H3427"\w* a \w several|strong="H2669"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, \add being\add* a \w leper|strong="H6879"\w*; for he was cut \w off|strong="H1504"\w* from the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*: and \w Jotham|strong="H3147"\w* his \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \add was\add* over the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, \w judging|strong="H8199"\w* the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* of the \w land|strong="H0776"\w*.\f + \fr 26.21 \ft several: Heb. free\f*   
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\v 22 ¶ Now the \w rest|strong="H3499"\w* of the \w acts|strong="H1697"\w* of \w Uzziah|strong="H5818"\w*, \w first|strong="H7223"\w* and \w last|strong="H0314"\w*, did \w Isaiah|strong="H3470"\w* the \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w*, the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Amoz|strong="H0531"\w*, \w write|strong="H3789"\w*.  
\v 23 So \w Uzziah|strong="H5818"\w* \w slept|strong="H7901"\w* with his \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w*, and they \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* him with his \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w* in the \w field|strong="H7704"\w* of the \w burial|strong="H6900"\w* which \add belonged\add* to the \w kings|strong="H4428"\w*; for they \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, He \add is\add* a \w leper|strong="H6879"\w*: and \w Jotham|strong="H3147"\w* his \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w reigned|strong="H4427"\w* in his stead.   
\c 27  
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\v 1 \w Jotham|strong="H3147"\w* \add was\add* \w twenty|strong="H6242"\w* and \w five|strong="H2568"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w* when he began to \w reign|strong="H4427"\w*, and he \w reigned|strong="H4427"\w* \w sixteen|strong="H8337"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. His \w mother’s|strong="H0517"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* also \add was\add* \w Jerushah|strong="H3388"\w*, the \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* of \w Zadok|strong="H6659"\w*.  
\v 2 And he \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \add that which was\add* \w right|strong="H3477"\w* in the \w sight|strong="H5869"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, according to all that his \w father|strong="H0001"\w* \w Uzziah|strong="H5818"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w*: howbeit he \w entered|strong="H0935"\w* not into the \w temple|strong="H1964"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*. And the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* did yet \w corruptly|strong="H7843"\w*.  
\v 3 He \w built|strong="H1129"\w* the \w high|strong="H5945"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, and on the \w wall|strong="H2346"\w* of \w Ophel|strong="H6077"\w* he \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w much|strong="H7230"\w*.\f + \fr 27.3 \ft Ophel: or, the tower\f*  
\v 4 Moreover he \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* in the \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, and in the \w forests|strong="H2793"\w* he \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w castles|strong="H1003"\w* and \w towers|strong="H4026"\w*.   
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\v 5 ¶ He \w fought|strong="H3898"\w* also with the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of the \w Ammonites|strong="H5984"\w*, and \w prevailed|strong="H2388"\w* against them. And the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Ammon|strong="H5983"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* him the same \w year|strong="H8141"\w* an \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w talents|strong="H3603"\w* of \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*, and \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* \w measures|strong="H3734"\w* of \w wheat|strong="H2406"\w*, and \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* of \w barley|strong="H8184"\w*. So much did the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Ammon|strong="H5983"\w* \w pay|strong="H7725"\w* \w unto|strong="H2063"\w* him, both the \w second|strong="H8145"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w*, and the \w third|strong="H7992"\w*.\f + \fr 27.5 \ft So…: Heb. This\f*  
\v 6 So \w Jotham|strong="H3147"\w* became \w mighty|strong="H2388"\w*, because he \w prepared|strong="H3559"\w* his \w ways|strong="H1870"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* his \w God|strong="H0430"\w*.\f + \fr 27.6 \ft prepared: or, established\f*   
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\v 7 ¶ Now the \w rest|strong="H3499"\w* of the \w acts|strong="H1697"\w* of \w Jotham|strong="H3147"\w*, and all his \w wars|strong="H4421"\w*, and his \w ways|strong="H1870"\w*, lo, they \add are\add* \w written|strong="H3789"\w* in the \w book|strong="H5612"\w* of the \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* and \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.  
\v 8 He was \w five|strong="H2568"\w* and \w twenty|strong="H6242"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w* when he began to \w reign|strong="H4427"\w*, and \w reigned|strong="H4427"\w* \w sixteen|strong="H8337"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.   
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\v 9 ¶ And \w Jotham|strong="H3147"\w* \w slept|strong="H7901"\w* with his \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w*, and they \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* him in the \w city|strong="H5892"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w*: and \w Ahaz|strong="H0271"\w* his \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w reigned|strong="H4427"\w* in his stead.   
\c 28  
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\v 1 \w Ahaz|strong="H0271"\w* \add was\add* \w twenty|strong="H6242"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w* when he began to \w reign|strong="H4427"\w*, and he \w reigned|strong="H4427"\w* \w sixteen|strong="H8337"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*: but he \w did|strong="H6213"\w* not \add that which was\add* \w right|strong="H3477"\w* in the \w sight|strong="H5869"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, like \w David|strong="H1732"\w* his \w father|strong="H0001"\w*:  
\v 2 For he walked \w in|strong="H3212"\w* the \w ways|strong="H1870"\w* of the \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, and \w made|strong="H6213"\w* also molten \w images|strong="H4541"\w* for \w Baalim|strong="H1168"\w*.  
\v 3 Moreover he burnt \w incense|strong="H6999"\w* in the \w valley|strong="H1516"\w* of the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Hinnom|strong="H2011"\w*, and \w burnt|strong="H1197"\w* his \w children|strong="H1121"\w* in the \w fire|strong="H0784"\w*, after the \w abominations|strong="H8441"\w* of the \w heathen|strong="H1471"\w* whom the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* had cast \w out|strong="H3423"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.\f + \fr 28.3 \ft burnt…: or, offered sacrifice\f*  
\v 4 He \w sacrificed|strong="H2076"\w* also and burnt \w incense|strong="H6999"\w* in the high \w places|strong="H1116"\w*, and on the \w hills|strong="H1389"\w*, and under every \w green|strong="H7488"\w* \w tree|strong="H6086"\w*.  
\v 5 Wherefore the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* his \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w delivered|strong="H5414"\w* him into the \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* of the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Syria|strong="H0758"\w*; and they \w smote|strong="H5221"\w* him, and carried \w away|strong="H7617"\w* a great \w multitude|strong="H1419"\w* of them \w captives|strong="H7633"\w*, and \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* \add them\add* to \w Damascus|strong="H1834"\w*. And he was also \w delivered|strong="H5414"\w* into the \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* of the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, who \w smote|strong="H5221"\w* him with a \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w slaughter|strong="H4347"\w*.\f + \fr 28.5 \ft Damascus: Heb. Darmesek\f*   
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\v 6 ¶ For \w Pekah|strong="H6492"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Remaliah|strong="H7425"\w* \w slew|strong="H2026"\w* in \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* an \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* and \w twenty|strong="H6242"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* in \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*, \add which were\add* all \w valiant|strong="H2428"\w* \w men|strong="H1121"\w*; because they had \w forsaken|strong="H5800"\w* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of their \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w*.\f + \fr 28.6 \ft valiant…: Heb. sons of valour\f*  
\v 7 And \w Zichri|strong="H2147"\w*, a mighty \w man|strong="H1368"\w* of \w Ephraim|strong="H0669"\w*, \w slew|strong="H2026"\w* \w Maaseiah|strong="H4641"\w* the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w*, and \w Azrikam|strong="H5840"\w* the \w governor|strong="H5057"\w* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, and \w Elkanah|strong="H0511"\w* \add that was\add* \w next|strong="H4932"\w* to the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*.\f + \fr 28.7 \ft next…: Heb. the second to the king\f*  
\v 8 And the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* carried away \w captive|strong="H7617"\w* of their \w brethren|strong="H0251"\w* two \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w*, \w women|strong="H0802"\w*, \w sons|strong="H1121"\w*, and \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w*, and took also \w away|strong="H0962"\w* \w much|strong="H7227"\w* \w spoil|strong="H7998"\w* from them, and \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* the \w spoil|strong="H7998"\w* to \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*.  
\v 9 But a \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* was there, whose \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \add was\add* \w Oded|strong="H5752"\w*: and he went \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \w host|strong="H6635"\w* that \w came|strong="H0935"\w* to \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto them, Behold, because the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of your \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w* was \w wroth|strong="H2534"\w* with \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, he hath \w delivered|strong="H5414"\w* them into your \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*, and ye have \w slain|strong="H2026"\w* them in a \w rage|strong="H2197"\w* \add that\add* reacheth \w up|strong="H5060"\w* unto \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w*.  
\v 10 And now ye \w purpose|strong="H0559"\w* to keep \w under|strong="H3533"\w* the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* and \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* for \w bondmen|strong="H5650"\w* and \w bondwomen|strong="H8198"\w* unto you: \add but are there\add* not with you, \w even|strong="H7535"\w* with you, \w sins|strong="H0819"\w* against the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* your \w God|strong="H0430"\w*?  
\v 11 Now \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* me therefore, and \w deliver|strong="H7725"\w* the \w captives|strong="H7633"\w* again, which ye have taken \w captive|strong="H7617"\w* of your \w brethren|strong="H0251"\w*: for the \w fierce|strong="H2740"\w* \w wrath|strong="H0639"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \add is\add* upon you.  
\v 12 Then \w certain|strong="H0582"\w* of the \w heads|strong="H7218"\w* of the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Ephraim|strong="H0669"\w*, \w Azariah|strong="H5838"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Johanan|strong="H3076"\w*, \w Berechiah|strong="H1296"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Meshillemoth|strong="H4919"\w*, and \w Jehizkiah|strong="H3169"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Shallum|strong="H7967"\w*, and \w Amasa|strong="H6021"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Hadlai|strong="H2311"\w*, stood \w up|strong="H6965"\w* against them that \w came|strong="H0935"\w* from the \w war|strong="H6635"\w*,  
\v 13 And \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto them, Ye shall not bring \w in|strong="H0935"\w* the \w captives|strong="H7633"\w* hither: for whereas we have \w offended|strong="H0819"\w* against the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \add already\add*, ye \w intend|strong="H0559"\w* to \w add|strong="H3254"\w* \add more\add* to our \w sins|strong="H2403"\w* and to our \w trespass|strong="H0819"\w*: for our \w trespass|strong="H0819"\w* is \w great|strong="H7227"\w*, and \add there is\add* \w fierce|strong="H2740"\w* \w wrath|strong="H0639"\w* against \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.  
\v 14 So the armed \w men|strong="H2502"\w* \w left|strong="H5800"\w* the \w captives|strong="H7633"\w* and the \w spoil|strong="H0961"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \w princes|strong="H8269"\w* and all the \w congregation|strong="H6951"\w*.  
\v 15 And the \w men|strong="H0582"\w* which were \w expressed|strong="H5344"\w* by \w name|strong="H8034"\w* rose \w up|strong="H6965"\w*, and \w took|strong="H2388"\w* the \w captives|strong="H7633"\w*, and with the \w spoil|strong="H7998"\w* \w clothed|strong="H3847"\w* all that were \w naked|strong="H4636"\w* among them, and \w arrayed|strong="H3847"\w* them, and \w shod|strong="H5274"\w* them, and gave them to \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* and to \w drink|strong="H8248"\w*, and \w anointed|strong="H5480"\w* them, and \w carried|strong="H5095"\w* all the \w feeble|strong="H3782"\w* of them upon \w asses|strong="H2543"\w*, and \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* them to \w Jericho|strong="H3405"\w*, the \w city|strong="H5892"\w* of palm \w trees|strong="H8558"\w*, \w to|strong="H0681"\w* their \w brethren|strong="H0251"\w*: then they \w returned|strong="H7725"\w* to \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*.   
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\v 16 ¶ At that \w time|strong="H6256"\w* did \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w Ahaz|strong="H0271"\w* \w send|strong="H7971"\w* unto the \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w* to \w help|strong="H5826"\w* him.  
\v 17 For again the \w Edomites|strong="H0130"\w* had \w come|strong="H0935"\w* and \w smitten|strong="H5221"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, and carried \w away|strong="H7617"\w* \w captives|strong="H7628"\w*.\f + \fr 28.17 \ft captives: Heb. a captivity\f*  
\v 18 The \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w* also had \w invaded|strong="H6584"\w* the \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* of the low \w country|strong="H8219"\w*, and of the \w south|strong="H5045"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, and had \w taken|strong="H3920"\w* \w Beth-shemesh|strong="H1053"\w*, and \w Ajalon|strong="H0357"\w*, and \w Gederoth|strong="H1450"\w*, and \w Shocho|strong="H7755"\w* with the \w villages|strong="H1323"\w* thereof, and \w Timnah|strong="H8553"\w* with the \w villages|strong="H1323"\w* thereof, \w Gimzo|strong="H1579"\w* also and the \w villages|strong="H1323"\w* thereof: and they \w dwelt|strong="H3427"\w* there.  
\v 19 For the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w brought|strong="H3665"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w low|strong="H3665"\w* because of \w Ahaz|strong="H0271"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*; for he \w made|strong="H6544"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w naked|strong="H6544"\w*, and \w transgressed|strong="H4603"\w* \w sore|strong="H4604"\w* against the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.  
\v 20 And \w Tilgath-pilneser|strong="H8407"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* unto him, and \w distressed|strong="H6696"\w* him, but \w strengthened|strong="H2388"\w* him not.  
\v 21 For \w Ahaz|strong="H0271"\w* took away a \w portion|strong="H2505"\w* \add out\add* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, and \add out\add* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, and of the \w princes|strong="H8269"\w*, and \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \add it\add* unto the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w*: but he \w helped|strong="H5833"\w* him not.   
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\v 22 ¶ And in the \w time|strong="H6256"\w* of his \w distress|strong="H6887"\w* did he \w trespass|strong="H4603"\w* yet \w more|strong="H3254"\w* against the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*: this \add is that\add* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w Ahaz|strong="H0271"\w*.  
\v 23 For he \w sacrificed|strong="H2076"\w* unto the \w gods|strong="H0430"\w* of \w Damascus|strong="H1834"\w*, which \w smote|strong="H5221"\w* him: and he \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, Because the \w gods|strong="H0430"\w* of the \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Syria|strong="H0758"\w* \w help|strong="H5826"\w* them, \add therefore\add* will I \w sacrifice|strong="H2076"\w* to them, that they may \w help|strong="H5826"\w* me. But they were the \w ruin|strong="H3782"\w* of him, and of all \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.\f + \fr 28.23 \ft Damascus: Heb. Darmesek\f*  
\v 24 And \w Ahaz|strong="H0271"\w* gathered \w together|strong="H0622"\w* the \w vessels|strong="H3627"\w* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, and cut in \w pieces|strong="H7112"\w* the \w vessels|strong="H3627"\w* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, and shut \w up|strong="H5462"\w* the \w doors|strong="H1817"\w* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, and he \w made|strong="H6213"\w* him \w altars|strong="H4196"\w* in every \w corner|strong="H6438"\w* of \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.  
\v 25 And in every several \w city|strong="H5892"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* he \w made|strong="H6213"\w* high \w places|strong="H1116"\w* to burn \w incense|strong="H6999"\w* unto \w other|strong="H0312"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w*, and provoked to \w anger|strong="H3707"\w* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of his \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w*.\f + \fr 28.25 \ft to burn: or, to offer\f*   
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\v 26 ¶ Now the \w rest|strong="H3499"\w* of his \w acts|strong="H1697"\w* and of all his \w ways|strong="H1870"\w*, \w first|strong="H7223"\w* and \w last|strong="H0314"\w*, behold, they \add are\add* \w written|strong="H3789"\w* in the \w book|strong="H5612"\w* of the \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* and \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.  
\v 27 And \w Ahaz|strong="H0271"\w* \w slept|strong="H7901"\w* with his \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w*, and they \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* him in the \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, \add even\add* in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*: but they \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* him not into the \w sepulchres|strong="H6913"\w* of the \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*: and \w Hezekiah|strong="H3169"\w* his \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w reigned|strong="H4427"\w* in his stead.   
\c 29  
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\v 1 \w Hezekiah|strong="H3169"\w* began to \w reign|strong="H4427"\w* \add when he was\add* \w five|strong="H2568"\w* and \w twenty|strong="H6242"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w*, and he \w reigned|strong="H4427"\w* \w nine|strong="H8672"\w* and \w twenty|strong="H6242"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. And his \w mother’s|strong="H0517"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \add was\add* \w Abijah|strong="H0029"\w*, the \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* of \w Zechariah|strong="H2148"\w*.  
\v 2 And he \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \add that which was\add* \w right|strong="H3477"\w* in the \w sight|strong="H5869"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, according to all that \w David|strong="H1732"\w* his \w father|strong="H0001"\w* had \w done|strong="H6213"\w*.   
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\v 3 ¶ He in the \w first|strong="H7223"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* of his \w reign|strong="H4427"\w*, in the \w first|strong="H7223"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w*, \w opened|strong="H6605"\w* the \w doors|strong="H1817"\w* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, and \w repaired|strong="H2388"\w* them.  
\v 4 And he brought \w in|strong="H0935"\w* the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* and the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w*, and gathered them \w together|strong="H0622"\w* into the \w east|strong="H4217"\w* \w street|strong="H7339"\w*,  
\v 5 And \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto them, \w Hear|strong="H8085"\w* me, ye \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w*, \w sanctify|strong="H6942"\w* now yourselves, and \w sanctify|strong="H6942"\w* the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of your \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w*, and carry \w forth|strong="H3318"\w* the \w filthiness|strong="H5079"\w* out of the \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \add place\add*.  
\v 6 For our \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w* have \w trespassed|strong="H4603"\w*, and \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \add that which was\add* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* in the \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* our \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, and have \w forsaken|strong="H5800"\w* him, and have turned \w away|strong="H5437"\w* their \w faces|strong="H6440"\w* from the \w habitation|strong="H4908"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, and \w turned|strong="H5414"\w* \add their\add* \w backs|strong="H6203"\w*.\f + \fr 29.6 \ft turned their…: Heb. given the neck\f*  
\v 7 Also they have shut \w up|strong="H5462"\w* the \w doors|strong="H1817"\w* of the \w porch|strong="H0197"\w*, and put \w out|strong="H3518"\w* the \w lamps|strong="H5216"\w*, and have not \w burned|strong="H6999"\w* \w incense|strong="H7004"\w* nor \w offered|strong="H5927"\w* burnt \w offerings|strong="H5930"\w* in the \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \add place\add* unto the \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.  
\v 8 Wherefore the \w wrath|strong="H7110"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* was upon \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* and \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, and he hath \w delivered|strong="H5414"\w* them to \w trouble|strong="H2189"\w*, to \w astonishment|strong="H8047"\w*, and to \w hissing|strong="H8322"\w*, as ye \w see|strong="H7200"\w* with your \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*.\f + \fr 29.8 \ft trouble: Heb. commotion\f*  
\v 9 For, lo, our \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w* have \w fallen|strong="H5307"\w* by the \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*, and our \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* and our \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w* and our \w wives|strong="H0802"\w* \add are\add* in \w captivity|strong="H7628"\w* for this.  
\v 10 Now \add it is\add* in mine \w heart|strong="H3824"\w* to \w make|strong="H3772"\w* a \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w* with the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, that his \w fierce|strong="H2740"\w* \w wrath|strong="H0639"\w* may turn \w away|strong="H7725"\w* from us.  
\v 11 My \w sons|strong="H1121"\w*, be not now \w negligent|strong="H7952"\w*: for the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* hath \w chosen|strong="H0977"\w* you to \w stand|strong="H5975"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* him, to \w serve|strong="H8334"\w* him, and that ye should \w minister|strong="H8334"\w* unto him, and burn \w incense|strong="H6999"\w*.\f + \fr 29.11 \ft be not…: or, be not now deceived\f*\f + \fr 29.11 \ft burn…: or, offer sacrifice\f*   
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\v 12 ¶ Then the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w* \w arose|strong="H6965"\w*, \w Mahath|strong="H4287"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Amasai|strong="H6022"\w*, and \w Joel|strong="H3100"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Azariah|strong="H5838"\w*, of the \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* of the \w Kohathites|strong="H6956"\w*: and of the \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Merari|strong="H4847"\w*, \w Kish|strong="H7027"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Abdi|strong="H5660"\w*, and \w Azariah|strong="H5838"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Jehalelel|strong="H3094"\w*: and of the \w Gershonites|strong="H1649"\w*; \w Joah|strong="H3098"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Zimmah|strong="H2155"\w*, and \w Eden|strong="H5731"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Joah|strong="H3098"\w*:  
\v 13 And of the \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Elizaphan|strong="H0469"\w*; \w Shimri|strong="H8113"\w*, and \w Jeiel|strong="H3273"\w*: and of the \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Asaph|strong="H0623"\w*; \w Zechariah|strong="H2148"\w*, and \w Mattaniah|strong="H4983"\w*:  
\v 14 And of the \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Heman|strong="H1968"\w*; \w Jehiel|strong="H3171"\w*, and \w Shimei|strong="H8096"\w*: and of the \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Jeduthun|strong="H3038"\w*; \w Shemaiah|strong="H8098"\w*, and \w Uzziel|strong="H5816"\w*.  
\v 15 And they \w gathered|strong="H0622"\w* their \w brethren|strong="H0251"\w*, and \w sanctified|strong="H6942"\w* themselves, and \w came|strong="H0935"\w*, according to the \w commandment|strong="H4687"\w* of the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, by the \w words|strong="H1697"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, to \w cleanse|strong="H2891"\w* the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.\f + \fr 29.15 \ft by the words…: or, in the business of the \+nd LORD\+nd*\f*  
\v 16 And the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w went|strong="H0935"\w* into the inner \w part|strong="H6441"\w* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, to \w cleanse|strong="H2891"\w* \add it\add*, and brought \w out|strong="H3318"\w* all the \w uncleanness|strong="H2932"\w* that they \w found|strong="H4672"\w* in the \w temple|strong="H1964"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* into the \w court|strong="H2691"\w* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*. And the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w* \w took|strong="H6901"\w* \add it\add*, to carry \add it\add* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w abroad|strong="H2351"\w* into the \w brook|strong="H5158"\w* \w Kidron|strong="H6939"\w*.  
\v 17 Now they \w began|strong="H2490"\w* on the \w first|strong="H0259"\w* \add day\add* of the \w first|strong="H7223"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w* to \w sanctify|strong="H6942"\w*, and on the \w eighth|strong="H8083"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* of the \w month|strong="H2320"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* they to the \w porch|strong="H0197"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*: so they \w sanctified|strong="H6942"\w* the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* in \w eight|strong="H8083"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w*; and in the \w sixteenth|strong="H8337"\w* day of the \w first|strong="H7223"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w* they made an \w end|strong="H3615"\w*.  
\v 18 Then they \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w in|strong="H6441"\w* to \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, We have \w cleansed|strong="H2891"\w* all the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, and the \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* of burnt \w offering|strong="H5930"\w*, with all the \w vessels|strong="H3627"\w* thereof, and the \w shewbread|strong="H4635"\w* \w table|strong="H7979"\w*, with all the \w vessels|strong="H3627"\w* thereof.  
\v 19 Moreover all the \w vessels|strong="H3627"\w*, which \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w Ahaz|strong="H0271"\w* in his \w reign|strong="H4438"\w* did cast \w away|strong="H2186"\w* in his \w transgression|strong="H4604"\w*, have we \w prepared|strong="H3559"\w* and \w sanctified|strong="H6942"\w*, and, behold, they \add are\add* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
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\v 20 ¶ Then \w Hezekiah|strong="H3169"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* rose \w early|strong="H7925"\w*, and \w gathered|strong="H0622"\w* the \w rulers|strong="H8269"\w* of the \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, and went \w up|strong="H5927"\w* to the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.  
\v 21 And they \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w bullocks|strong="H6499"\w*, and \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w rams|strong="H0352"\w*, and \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w lambs|strong="H3532"\w*, and \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w he|strong="H6842"\w* \w goats|strong="H5795"\w*, for a sin \w offering|strong="H2403"\w* for the \w kingdom|strong="H4467"\w*, and for the \w sanctuary|strong="H4720"\w*, and for \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. And he \w commanded|strong="H0559"\w* the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* the \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Aaron|strong="H0175"\w* to \w offer|strong="H5927"\w* \add them\add* on the \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.  
\v 22 So they \w killed|strong="H7819"\w* the \w bullocks|strong="H1241"\w*, and the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w received|strong="H6901"\w* the \w blood|strong="H1818"\w*, and \w sprinkled|strong="H2236"\w* \add it\add* on the \w altar|strong="H4196"\w*: likewise, when they had \w killed|strong="H7819"\w* the \w rams|strong="H0352"\w*, they \w sprinkled|strong="H2236"\w* the \w blood|strong="H1818"\w* upon the \w altar|strong="H4196"\w*: they \w killed|strong="H7819"\w* also the \w lambs|strong="H3532"\w*, and they \w sprinkled|strong="H2236"\w* the \w blood|strong="H1818"\w* upon the \w altar|strong="H4196"\w*.  
\v 23 And they brought \w forth|strong="H5066"\w* the he \w goats|strong="H8163"\w* \add for\add* the sin \w offering|strong="H2403"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* and the \w congregation|strong="H6951"\w*; and they \w laid|strong="H5564"\w* their \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* upon them:\f + \fr 29.23 \ft forth: Heb. near\f*  
\v 24 And the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w killed|strong="H7819"\w* them, and they made \w reconciliation|strong="H2398"\w* with their \w blood|strong="H1818"\w* upon the \w altar|strong="H4196"\w*, to make an \w atonement|strong="H3722"\w* for all \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*: for the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w commanded|strong="H0559"\w* \add that\add* the burnt \w offering|strong="H5930"\w* and the sin \w offering|strong="H2403"\w* \add should be made\add* for all \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.  
\v 25 And he \w set|strong="H5975"\w* the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w* in the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* with \w cymbals|strong="H4700"\w*, with \w psalteries|strong="H5035"\w*, and with \w harps|strong="H3658"\w*, according to the \w commandment|strong="H4687"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, and of \w Gad|strong="H1410"\w* the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w seer|strong="H2374"\w*, and \w Nathan|strong="H5416"\w* the \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w*: for \add so was\add* the \w commandment|strong="H4687"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w by|strong="H3027"\w* his \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w*.\f + \fr 29.25 \ft commandment of the \+nd LORD\+nd*: Heb. commandment by the hand of the \+nd LORD\+nd*\f*\f + \fr 29.25 \ft by: Heb. by the hand of\f*  
\v 26 And the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w* \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* with the \w instruments|strong="H3627"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, and the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* with the \w trumpets|strong="H2689"\w*.  
\v 27 And \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w commanded|strong="H0559"\w* to \w offer|strong="H5927"\w* the burnt \w offering|strong="H5930"\w* upon the \w altar|strong="H4196"\w*. And \w when|strong="H6256"\w* the burnt \w offering|strong="H5930"\w* \w began|strong="H2490"\w*, the \w song|strong="H7892"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w began|strong="H2490"\w* \add also\add* with the \w trumpets|strong="H2689"\w*, and with the \w instruments|strong="H3627"\w* \add ordained\add* \w by|strong="H3027"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.\f + \fr 29.27 \ft when: Heb. in the time\f*\f + \fr 29.27 \ft the instruments: Heb. hands of instruments\f*  
\v 28 And all the \w congregation|strong="H6951"\w* \w worshipped|strong="H7812"\w*, and the \w singers|strong="H7892"\w* \w sang|strong="H7891"\w*, and the \w trumpeters|strong="H2689"\w* \w sounded|strong="H2690"\w*: \add and\add* all \add this continued\add* until the burnt \w offering|strong="H5930"\w* was \w finished|strong="H3615"\w*.\f + \fr 29.28 \ft singers: Heb. song\f*  
\v 29 And when they had made an \w end|strong="H3615"\w* of \w offering|strong="H5927"\w*, the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* and all that were \w present|strong="H4672"\w* with him \w bowed|strong="H3766"\w* themselves, and \w worshipped|strong="H7812"\w*.\f + \fr 29.29 \ft present: Heb. found\f*  
\v 30 Moreover \w Hezekiah|strong="H3169"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* and the \w princes|strong="H8269"\w* \w commanded|strong="H0559"\w* the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w* to sing \w praise|strong="H1984"\w* unto the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* with the \w words|strong="H1697"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, and of \w Asaph|strong="H0623"\w* the \w seer|strong="H2374"\w*. And they sang \w praises|strong="H1984"\w* with \w gladness|strong="H8057"\w*, and they bowed their \w heads|strong="H6915"\w* and \w worshipped|strong="H7812"\w*.  
\v 31 Then \w Hezekiah|strong="H3169"\w* \w answered|strong="H6030"\w* and \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, Now ye have \w consecrated|strong="H4390"\w* yourselves unto the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, come \w near|strong="H5066"\w* and \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="H2077"\w* and thank \w offerings|strong="H8426"\w* into the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*. And the \w congregation|strong="H6951"\w* brought \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="H2077"\w* and thank \w offerings|strong="H8426"\w*; and as many as were of a \w free|strong="H5081"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* burnt \w offerings|strong="H5930"\w*.\f + \fr 29.31 \ft consecrated…: or, filled your hand\f*  
\v 32 And the \w number|strong="H4557"\w* of the burnt \w offerings|strong="H5930"\w*, which the \w congregation|strong="H6951"\w* \w brought|strong="H0935"\w*, was threescore and \w ten|strong="H7657"\w* \w bullocks|strong="H1241"\w*, an \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w rams|strong="H0352"\w*, \add and\add* two \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w lambs|strong="H3532"\w*: all these \add were\add* for a burnt \w offering|strong="H5930"\w* to the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.  
\v 33 And the consecrated \w things|strong="H6944"\w* \add were\add* \w six|strong="H8337"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w oxen|strong="H1241"\w* and \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w*.  
\v 34 But the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* were too \w few|strong="H4592"\w*, so that they \w could|strong="H3201"\w* not \w flay|strong="H6584"\w* all the burnt \w offerings|strong="H5930"\w*: wherefore their \w brethren|strong="H0251"\w* the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w* did \w help|strong="H2388"\w* them, till the \w work|strong="H4399"\w* was \w ended|strong="H3615"\w*, and until the \add other\add* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* had \w sanctified|strong="H6942"\w* themselves: for the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w* \add were\add* more \w upright|strong="H3477"\w* in \w heart|strong="H3824"\w* to \w sanctify|strong="H6942"\w* themselves than the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w*.\f + \fr 29.34 \ft did help…: Heb. strengthened them\f*  
\v 35 And also the burnt \w offerings|strong="H5930"\w* \add were\add* in \w abundance|strong="H7230"\w*, with the \w fat|strong="H2459"\w* of the peace \w offerings|strong="H8002"\w*, and the drink \w offerings|strong="H5262"\w* for \add every\add* burnt \w offering|strong="H5930"\w*. So the \w service|strong="H5656"\w* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* was set in \w order|strong="H3559"\w*.  
\v 36 And \w Hezekiah|strong="H3169"\w* \w rejoiced|strong="H8055"\w*, and all the \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, that \w God|strong="H0430"\w* had \w prepared|strong="H3559"\w* the \w people|strong="H5971"\w*: for the \w thing|strong="H1697"\w* was \add done\add* \w suddenly|strong="H6597"\w*.   
\c 30  
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\v 1 And \w Hezekiah|strong="H3169"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* to all \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* and \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, and \w wrote|strong="H3789"\w* \w letters|strong="H0107"\w* also to \w Ephraim|strong="H0669"\w* and \w Manasseh|strong="H4519"\w*, that they should \w come|strong="H0935"\w* to the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* at \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, to \w keep|strong="H6213"\w* the \w passover|strong="H6453"\w* unto the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.  
\v 2 For the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* had taken \w counsel|strong="H3289"\w*, and his \w princes|strong="H8269"\w*, and all the \w congregation|strong="H6951"\w* in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, to \w keep|strong="H6213"\w* the \w passover|strong="H6453"\w* in the \w second|strong="H8145"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w*.  
\v 3 For they \w could|strong="H3201"\w* not \w keep|strong="H6213"\w* it at that \w time|strong="H6256"\w*, because the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* had not \w sanctified|strong="H6942"\w* themselves \w sufficiently|strong="H4078"\w*, neither had the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* gathered themselves \w together|strong="H0622"\w* to \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.  
\v 4 And the \w thing|strong="H1697"\w* \w pleased|strong="H3474"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* and all the \w congregation|strong="H6951"\w*.\f + \fr 30.4 \ft pleased…: Heb. was right in the eyes of the king\f*  
\v 5 So they \w established|strong="H5975"\w* a \w decree|strong="H1697"\w* to make \w proclamation|strong="H5674"\w* throughout all \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, from \w Beer-sheba|strong="H0884"\w* even to \w Dan|strong="H1835"\w*, that they should \w come|strong="H0935"\w* to \w keep|strong="H6213"\w* the \w passover|strong="H6453"\w* unto the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* at \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*: for they had not \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \add it\add* of a \w long|strong="H7230"\w* \add time in such sort\add* as it was \w written|strong="H3789"\w*.  
\v 6 So the \w posts|strong="H7323"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* with the \w letters|strong="H0107"\w* \w from|strong="H3027"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* and his \w princes|strong="H8269"\w* throughout all \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* and \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, and according to the \w commandment|strong="H4687"\w* of the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, Ye \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, turn \w again|strong="H7725"\w* unto the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of \w Abraham|strong="H0085"\w*, \w Isaac|strong="H3327"\w*, and \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, and he will \w return|strong="H7725"\w* to the \w remnant|strong="H7604"\w* of you, that are \w escaped|strong="H6413"\w* out of the \w hand|strong="H3709"\w* of the \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w*.\f + \fr 30.6 \ft from: Heb. from the hand\f*  
\v 7 And be not ye like your \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w*, and like your \w brethren|strong="H0251"\w*, which \w trespassed|strong="H4603"\w* against the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of their \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w*, \add who\add* therefore gave them \w up|strong="H5414"\w* to \w desolation|strong="H8047"\w*, as ye \w see|strong="H7200"\w*.  
\v 8 Now be ye not \w stiffnecked|strong="H7185"\w*, as your \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w* \add were, but\add* \w yield|strong="H5414"\w* \w yourselves|strong="H3027"\w* unto the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, and \w enter|strong="H0935"\w* into his \w sanctuary|strong="H4720"\w*, which he hath \w sanctified|strong="H6942"\w* for \w ever|strong="H5769"\w*: and \w serve|strong="H5647"\w* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* your \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, that the \w fierceness|strong="H2740"\w* of his \w wrath|strong="H0639"\w* may turn \w away|strong="H7725"\w* from you.\f + \fr 30.8 \ft be ye…: Heb. harden not your necks\f*\f + \fr 30.8 \ft yield…: Heb. give the hand\f*  
\v 9 For if ye turn \w again|strong="H7725"\w* unto the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, your \w brethren|strong="H0251"\w* and your \w children|strong="H1121"\w* \add shall find\add* \w compassion|strong="H7356"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* them that lead them \w captive|strong="H7617"\w*, so that they shall come \w again|strong="H7725"\w* into this \w land|strong="H0776"\w*: for the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* your \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \add is\add* \w gracious|strong="H2587"\w* and \w merciful|strong="H7349"\w*, and will not turn \w away|strong="H5493"\w* \add his\add* \w face|strong="H6440"\w* from you, if ye \w return|strong="H7725"\w* unto him.  
\v 10 So the \w posts|strong="H7323"\w* \w passed|strong="H5674"\w* from \w city|strong="H5892"\w* to \w city|strong="H5892"\w* through the \w country|strong="H0776"\w* of \w Ephraim|strong="H0669"\w* and \w Manasseh|strong="H4519"\w* even unto \w Zebulun|strong="H2074"\w*: but they laughed them to \w scorn|strong="H7832"\w*, and \w mocked|strong="H3932"\w* them.  
\v 11 Nevertheless \w divers|strong="H0582"\w* of \w Asher|strong="H0836"\w* and \w Manasseh|strong="H4519"\w* and of \w Zebulun|strong="H2074"\w* \w humbled|strong="H3665"\w* themselves, and \w came|strong="H0935"\w* to \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.  
\v 12 Also in \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* the \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w* was to \w give|strong="H5414"\w* them \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* to \w do|strong="H6213"\w* the \w commandment|strong="H4687"\w* of the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* and of the \w princes|strong="H8269"\w*, by the \w word|strong="H1697"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
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\v 13 ¶ And there \w assembled|strong="H0622"\w* at \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w much|strong="H7227"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* to \w keep|strong="H6213"\w* the \w feast|strong="H2282"\w* of unleavened \w bread|strong="H4682"\w* in the \w second|strong="H8145"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w*, a \w very|strong="H3966"\w* \w great|strong="H7230"\w* \w congregation|strong="H6951"\w*.  
\v 14 And they \w arose|strong="H6965"\w* and took \w away|strong="H5493"\w* the \w altars|strong="H4196"\w* that \add were\add* in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, and all the altars for \w incense|strong="H6999"\w* took they \w away|strong="H5493"\w*, and \w cast|strong="H7993"\w* \add them\add* into the \w brook|strong="H5158"\w* \w Kidron|strong="H6939"\w*.  
\v 15 Then they \w killed|strong="H7819"\w* the \w passover|strong="H6453"\w* on the \w fourteenth|strong="H0702"\w* \add day\add* of the \w second|strong="H8145"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w*: and the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* and the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w* were \w ashamed|strong="H3637"\w*, and \w sanctified|strong="H6942"\w* themselves, and brought \w in|strong="H0935"\w* the burnt \w offerings|strong="H5930"\w* into the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.  
\v 16 And they \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* in their \w place|strong="H5977"\w* after their \w manner|strong="H4941"\w*, according to the \w law|strong="H8451"\w* of \w Moses|strong="H4872"\w* the \w man|strong="H0376"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w*: the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w sprinkled|strong="H2236"\w* the \w blood|strong="H1818"\w*, \add which they received\add* of the \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* of the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w*.\f + \fr 30.16 \ft their place: Heb. their standing\f*  
\v 17 For \add there were\add* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* in the \w congregation|strong="H6951"\w* that were not \w sanctified|strong="H6942"\w*: therefore the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w* had the charge of the \w killing|strong="H7821"\w* of the \w passovers|strong="H6453"\w* for every one \add that was\add* not \w clean|strong="H2889"\w*, to \w sanctify|strong="H6942"\w* \add them\add* unto the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.  
\v 18 For a \w multitude|strong="H4768"\w* of the \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, \add even\add* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* of \w Ephraim|strong="H0669"\w*, and \w Manasseh|strong="H4519"\w*, \w Issachar|strong="H3485"\w*, and \w Zebulun|strong="H2074"\w*, had \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w cleansed|strong="H2891"\w* themselves, yet did they \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* the \w passover|strong="H6453"\w* otherwise than it was \w written|strong="H3789"\w*. But \w Hezekiah|strong="H3169"\w* \w prayed|strong="H6419"\w* for them, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, The \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w pardon|strong="H3722"\w* every one  
\v 19 \add That\add* \w prepareth|strong="H3559"\w* his \w heart|strong="H3824"\w* to \w seek|strong="H1875"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of his \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w*, though \add he be\add* not \add cleansed\add* according to the \w purification|strong="H2893"\w* of the \w sanctuary|strong="H6944"\w*.  
\v 20 And the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w hearkened|strong="H8085"\w* to \w Hezekiah|strong="H3169"\w*, and \w healed|strong="H7495"\w* the \w people|strong="H5971"\w*.   
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\v 21 And the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* that were \w present|strong="H4672"\w* at \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w kept|strong="H6213"\w* the \w feast|strong="H2282"\w* of unleavened \w bread|strong="H4682"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* with \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w gladness|strong="H8057"\w*: and the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w* and the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w praised|strong="H1984"\w* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* by \w day|strong="H3117"\w*, \add singing\add* with \w loud|strong="H5797"\w* \w instruments|strong="H3627"\w* unto the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.\f + \fr 30.21 \ft present: Heb. found\f*\f + \fr 30.21 \ft loud…: Heb. instruments of strength\f*  
\v 22 And \w Hezekiah|strong="H3169"\w* \w spake|strong="H1696"\w* \w comfortably|strong="H3820"\w* unto all the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w* that \w taught|strong="H7919"\w* the \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w knowledge|strong="H7922"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*: and they did \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* throughout the \w feast|strong="H4150"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w*, \w offering|strong="H2076"\w* \w peace|strong="H8002"\w* \w offerings|strong="H2077"\w*, and making \w confession|strong="H3034"\w* to the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of their \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w*.\f + \fr 30.22 \ft comfortably…: Heb. to the heart of all\f*  
\v 23 And the whole \w assembly|strong="H6951"\w* took \w counsel|strong="H3289"\w* to \w keep|strong="H6213"\w* \w other|strong="H0312"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w*: and they \w kept|strong="H6213"\w* \add other\add* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* with \w gladness|strong="H8057"\w*.  
\v 24 For \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* did \w give|strong="H7311"\w* to the \w congregation|strong="H6951"\w* a \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* \w bullocks|strong="H6499"\w* and \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w*; and the \w princes|strong="H8269"\w* \w gave|strong="H7311"\w* to the \w congregation|strong="H6951"\w* a \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* \w bullocks|strong="H6499"\w* and \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w*: and a great \w number|strong="H7230"\w* of \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w sanctified|strong="H6942"\w* themselves.\f + \fr 30.24 \ft did give: Heb. lifted up, or, offered\f*\f + \fr 30.24 \ft gave: Heb. lifted up, or, offered\f*  
\v 25 And all the \w congregation|strong="H6951"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, with the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* and the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w*, and all the \w congregation|strong="H6951"\w* that came \w out|strong="H0935"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, and the \w strangers|strong="H1616"\w* that came \w out|strong="H0935"\w* of the \w land|strong="H0776"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, and that \w dwelt|strong="H3427"\w* in \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w rejoiced|strong="H8055"\w*.  
\v 26 So there was \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w joy|strong="H8057"\w* in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*: for since the \w time|strong="H3117"\w* of \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \add there was\add* not the like in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.   
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\v 27 ¶ Then the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w* \w arose|strong="H6965"\w* and \w blessed|strong="H1288"\w* the \w people|strong="H5971"\w*: and their \w voice|strong="H6963"\w* was \w heard|strong="H8085"\w*, and their \w prayer|strong="H8605"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \add up\add* to his \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* dwelling \w place|strong="H4583"\w*, \add even\add* unto \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w*.\f + \fr 30.27 \ft his holy…: Heb. the habitation of his holiness\f*   
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\v 1 Now when all this was \w finished|strong="H3615"\w*, all \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* that were \w present|strong="H4672"\w* went \w out|strong="H3318"\w* to the \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, and \w brake|strong="H7665"\w* the \w images|strong="H4676"\w* in \w pieces|strong="H7665"\w*, and cut \w down|strong="H1438"\w* the \w groves|strong="H0842"\w*, and threw \w down|strong="H5422"\w* the high \w places|strong="H1116"\w* and the \w altars|strong="H4196"\w* out of all \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* and \w Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w*, in \w Ephraim|strong="H0669"\w* also and \w Manasseh|strong="H4519"\w*, until they had utterly \w destroyed|strong="H3615"\w* them all. Then all the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w returned|strong="H7725"\w*, every \w man|strong="H0376"\w* to his \w possession|strong="H0272"\w*, into their own \w cities|strong="H5892"\w*.\f + \fr 31.1 \ft present: Heb. found\f*\f + \fr 31.1 \ft images: Heb. statues\f*\f + \fr 31.1 \ft until…: Heb. until to make an end\f*   
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\v 2 ¶ And \w Hezekiah|strong="H3169"\w* \w appointed|strong="H5975"\w* the \w courses|strong="H4256"\w* of the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* and the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w* after their \w courses|strong="H4256"\w*, every \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w according|strong="H6310"\w* to his \w service|strong="H5656"\w*, the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* and \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w* for burnt \w offerings|strong="H5930"\w* and for peace \w offerings|strong="H8002"\w*, to \w minister|strong="H8334"\w*, and to give \w thanks|strong="H3034"\w*, and to \w praise|strong="H1984"\w* in the \w gates|strong="H8179"\w* of the \w tents|strong="H4264"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.  
\v 3 \add He appointed\add* also the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w portion|strong="H4521"\w* of his \w substance|strong="H7399"\w* for the burnt \w offerings|strong="H5930"\w*, \add to wit\add*, for the \w morning|strong="H1242"\w* and \w evening|strong="H6153"\w* burnt \w offerings|strong="H5930"\w*, and the burnt \w offerings|strong="H5930"\w* for the \w sabbaths|strong="H7676"\w*, and for the new \w moons|strong="H2320"\w*, and for the set \w feasts|strong="H4150"\w*, as \add it is\add* \w written|strong="H3789"\w* in the \w law|strong="H8451"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.  
\v 4 Moreover he \w commanded|strong="H0559"\w* the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* that \w dwelt|strong="H3427"\w* in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* to \w give|strong="H5414"\w* the \w portion|strong="H4521"\w* of the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* and the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w*, that they might be \w encouraged|strong="H2388"\w* in the \w law|strong="H8451"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
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\v 5 ¶ And as soon as the \w commandment|strong="H1697"\w* came \w abroad|strong="H6555"\w*, the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* in \w abundance|strong="H7235"\w* the \w firstfruits|strong="H7225"\w* of \w corn|strong="H1715"\w*, \w wine|strong="H8492"\w*, and \w oil|strong="H3323"\w*, and \w honey|strong="H1706"\w*, and of all the \w increase|strong="H8393"\w* of the \w field|strong="H7704"\w*; and the \w tithe|strong="H4643"\w* of all \add things\add* \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* they in \w abundantly|strong="H7230"\w*.\f + \fr 31.5 \ft came…: Heb. brake forth\f*\f + \fr 31.5 \ft honey: or, dates\f*  
\v 6 And \add concerning\add* the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* and \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, that \w dwelt|strong="H3427"\w* in the \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, they also brought \w in|strong="H0935"\w* the \w tithe|strong="H4643"\w* of \w oxen|strong="H1241"\w* and \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w*, and the \w tithe|strong="H4643"\w* of holy \w things|strong="H6944"\w* which were \w consecrated|strong="H6942"\w* unto the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* their \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, and \w laid|strong="H5414"\w* \add them\add* by \w heaps|strong="H6194"\w*.\f + \fr 31.6 \ft by heaps: Heb. heaps, heaps\f*  
\v 7 In the \w third|strong="H7992"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w* they \w began|strong="H2490"\w* to lay the \w foundation|strong="H3245"\w* of the \w heaps|strong="H6194"\w*, and \w finished|strong="H3615"\w* \add them\add* in the \w seventh|strong="H7637"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w*.  
\v 8 And when \w Hezekiah|strong="H3169"\w* and the \w princes|strong="H8269"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* and \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* the \w heaps|strong="H6194"\w*, they \w blessed|strong="H1288"\w* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, and his \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.  
\v 9 Then \w Hezekiah|strong="H3169"\w* \w questioned|strong="H1875"\w* with the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* and the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w* concerning the \w heaps|strong="H6194"\w*.  
\v 10 And \w Azariah|strong="H5838"\w* the \w chief|strong="H7218"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w Zadok|strong="H6659"\w* \w answered|strong="H0559"\w* him, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, Since \add the people\add* \w began|strong="H2490"\w* to \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* the \w offerings|strong="H8641"\w* into the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, we have had \w enough|strong="H7646"\w* to \w eat|strong="H0398"\w*, and have \w left|strong="H3498"\w* \w plenty|strong="H7230"\w*: for the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* hath \w blessed|strong="H1288"\w* his \w people|strong="H5971"\w*; and that which is \w left|strong="H3498"\w* \add is\add* this great \w store|strong="H1995"\w*.   
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\v 11 ¶ Then \w Hezekiah|strong="H3169"\w* \w commanded|strong="H0559"\w* to \w prepare|strong="H3559"\w* \w chambers|strong="H3957"\w* in the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*; and they \w prepared|strong="H3559"\w* \add them\add*,\f + \fr 31.11 \ft chambers: or, storehouses\f*  
\v 12 And brought \w in|strong="H0935"\w* the \w offerings|strong="H8641"\w* and the \w tithes|strong="H4643"\w* and the \w dedicated|strong="H6944"\w* \add things\add* \w faithfully|strong="H0530"\w*: over which \w Cononiah|strong="H3562"\w* the \w Levite|strong="H3881"\w* \add was\add* \w ruler|strong="H5057"\w*, and \w Shimei|strong="H8096"\w* his \w brother|strong="H0251"\w* \add was\add* the \w next|strong="H4932"\w*.  
\v 13 And \w Jehiel|strong="H3171"\w*, and \w Azaziah|strong="H5812"\w*, and \w Nahath|strong="H5184"\w*, and \w Asahel|strong="H6214"\w*, and \w Jerimoth|strong="H3406"\w*, and \w Jozabad|strong="H3107"\w*, and \w Eliel|strong="H0447"\w*, and \w Ismachiah|strong="H3253"\w*, and \w Mahath|strong="H4287"\w*, and \w Benaiah|strong="H1141"\w*, \add were\add* \w overseers|strong="H6496"\w* under the \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* of \w Cononiah|strong="H3562"\w* and \w Shimei|strong="H8096"\w* his \w brother|strong="H0251"\w*, at the \w commandment|strong="H4662"\w* of \w Hezekiah|strong="H3169"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, and \w Azariah|strong="H5838"\w* the \w ruler|strong="H5057"\w* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w*.\f + \fr 31.13 \ft under…: Heb. at the hand\f*  
\v 14 And \w Kore|strong="H6981"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Imnah|strong="H3232"\w* the \w Levite|strong="H3881"\w*, the \w porter|strong="H7778"\w* toward the \w east|strong="H4217"\w*, \add was\add* over the freewill \w offerings|strong="H5071"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, to \w distribute|strong="H5414"\w* the \w oblations|strong="H8641"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, and the \w most|strong="H6944"\w* holy \w things|strong="H6944"\w*.  
\v 15 And next him \add were\add* \w Eden|strong="H5731"\w*, and \w Miniamin|strong="H4509"\w*, and \w Jeshua|strong="H3442"\w*, and \w Shemaiah|strong="H8098"\w*, \w Amariah|strong="H0568"\w*, and \w Shecaniah|strong="H7935"\w*, in the \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* of the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w*, in \add their\add* set \w office|strong="H0530"\w*, to \w give|strong="H5414"\w* to their \w brethren|strong="H0251"\w* \w by|strong="H3027"\w* \w courses|strong="H4256"\w*, as well to the \w great|strong="H1419"\w* as to the \w small|strong="H6996"\w*:\f + \fr 31.15 \ft next…: Heb. at his hand\f*\f + \fr 31.15 \ft set…: or, trust\f*  
\v 16 Beside their \w genealogy|strong="H3187"\w* of \w males|strong="H2145"\w*, from \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w* and \w upward|strong="H4605"\w*, \add even\add* unto every one that \w entereth|strong="H0935"\w* into the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, his \w daily|strong="H3117"\w* \w portion|strong="H1697"\w* for their \w service|strong="H5656"\w* in their \w charges|strong="H4931"\w* according to their \w courses|strong="H4256"\w*;  
\v 17 Both to the \w genealogy|strong="H3187"\w* of the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* by the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of their \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w*, and the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w* from \w twenty|strong="H6242"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w* and \w upward|strong="H4605"\w*, in their \w charges|strong="H4931"\w* by their \w courses|strong="H4256"\w*;  
\v 18 And to the \w genealogy|strong="H3187"\w* of all their little \w ones|strong="H2945"\w*, their \w wives|strong="H0802"\w*, and their \w sons|strong="H1121"\w*, and their \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w*, through all the \w congregation|strong="H6951"\w*: for in their set \w office|strong="H0530"\w* they \w sanctified|strong="H6942"\w* themselves in \w holiness|strong="H6944"\w*:\f + \fr 31.18 \ft set…: or, trust\f*  
\v 19 Also of the \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Aaron|strong="H0175"\w* the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w*, \add which were\add* in the \w fields|strong="H7704"\w* of the \w suburbs|strong="H4054"\w* of their \w cities|strong="H5892"\w*, in every several \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, the \w men|strong="H0582"\w* that were \w expressed|strong="H5344"\w* by \w name|strong="H8034"\w*, to \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w portions|strong="H4490"\w* to all the \w males|strong="H2145"\w* among the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w*, and to all that were reckoned by \w genealogies|strong="H3187"\w* among the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w*.   
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\v 20 ¶ And thus \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H3169"\w* throughout all \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, and \w wrought|strong="H6213"\w* \add that which was\add* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* and \w right|strong="H3477"\w* and \w truth|strong="H0571"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* his \w God|strong="H0430"\w*.  
\v 21 And in every \w work|strong="H4639"\w* that he \w began|strong="H2490"\w* in the \w service|strong="H5656"\w* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, and in the \w law|strong="H8451"\w*, and in the \w commandments|strong="H4687"\w*, to \w seek|strong="H1875"\w* his \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, he \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \add it\add* with all his \w heart|strong="H3824"\w*, and \w prospered|strong="H6743"\w*.   
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\v 1 \w After|strong="H0310"\w* these \w things|strong="H1697"\w*, and the \w establishment|strong="H0571"\w* thereof, \w Sennacherib|strong="H5576"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w*, and \w entered|strong="H0935"\w* into \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, and \w encamped|strong="H2583"\w* against the \w fenced|strong="H1219"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w*, and \w thought|strong="H0559"\w* to \w win|strong="H1234"\w* them for himself.\f + \fr 32.1 \ft to win…: Heb. to break them up\f*  
\v 2 And when \w Hezekiah|strong="H3169"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* that \w Sennacherib|strong="H5576"\w* was \w come|strong="H0935"\w*, and that he was \w purposed|strong="H6440"\w* to \w fight|strong="H4421"\w* against \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*,\f + \fr 32.2 \ft he was…: Heb. his face was to war\f*  
\v 3 He took \w counsel|strong="H3289"\w* with his \w princes|strong="H8269"\w* and his mighty \w men|strong="H1368"\w* to \w stop|strong="H5640"\w* the \w waters|strong="H4325"\w* of the \w fountains|strong="H5869"\w* which \add were\add* \w without|strong="H2351"\w* the \w city|strong="H5892"\w*: and they did \w help|strong="H5826"\w* him.  
\v 4 So there was \w gathered|strong="H6908"\w* \w much|strong="H7227"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w together|strong="H6908"\w*, who \w stopped|strong="H5640"\w* all the \w fountains|strong="H4599"\w*, and the \w brook|strong="H5158"\w* that \w ran|strong="H7857"\w* through the \w midst|strong="H8432"\w* of the \w land|strong="H0776"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, Why should the \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w*, and \w find|strong="H4672"\w* \w much|strong="H7227"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*?\f + \fr 32.4 \ft ran: Heb. overflowed\f*  
\v 5 Also he \w strengthened|strong="H2388"\w* himself, and built \w up|strong="H1129"\w* all the \w wall|strong="H2346"\w* that was \w broken|strong="H6555"\w*, and raised \add it\add* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* to the \w towers|strong="H4026"\w*, and \w another|strong="H0312"\w* \w wall|strong="H2346"\w* \w without|strong="H2351"\w*, and \w repaired|strong="H2388"\w* \w Millo|strong="H4407"\w* \add in\add* the \w city|strong="H5892"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, and \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w darts|strong="H7973"\w* and \w shields|strong="H4043"\w* in \w abundance|strong="H7230"\w*.\f + \fr 32.5 \ft darts: or, swords, or, weapons\f*  
\v 6 And he \w set|strong="H5414"\w* \w captains|strong="H8269"\w* of \w war|strong="H4421"\w* over the \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, and gathered them \w together|strong="H6908"\w* to him in the \w street|strong="H7339"\w* of the \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* of the \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, and \w spake|strong="H1696"\w* \w comfortably|strong="H3824"\w* to them, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*,\f + \fr 32.6 \ft spake…: Heb. he spoke to their heart\f*  
\v 7 Be \w strong|strong="H2388"\w* and \w courageous|strong="H0553"\w*, be not \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w* nor \w dismayed|strong="H2865"\w* \w for|strong="H6440"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w*, nor for all the \w multitude|strong="H1995"\w* that \add is\add* with him: for \add there be\add* \w more|strong="H7227"\w* with us than with him:  
\v 8 With him \add is\add* an \w arm|strong="H2220"\w* of \w flesh|strong="H1320"\w*; but with us \add is\add* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* our \w God|strong="H0430"\w* to \w help|strong="H5826"\w* us, and to \w fight|strong="H3898"\w* our \w battles|strong="H4421"\w*. And the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w rested|strong="H5564"\w* themselves upon the \w words|strong="H1697"\w* of \w Hezekiah|strong="H3169"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.\f + \fr 32.8 \ft rested…: Heb. leaned\f*   
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\v 9 ¶ \w After|strong="H0310"\w* this did \w Sennacherib|strong="H5576"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w* \w send|strong="H7971"\w* his \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* to \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, (but he \add himself laid siege\add* against \w Lachish|strong="H3923"\w*, and all his \w power|strong="H4475"\w* with him,) unto \w Hezekiah|strong="H3169"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, and unto all \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* that \add were\add* at \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*,\f + \fr 32.9 \ft power: Heb. dominion\f*  
\v 10 Thus \w saith|strong="H0559"\w* \w Sennacherib|strong="H5576"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w*, Whereon do ye \w trust|strong="H0982"\w*, that ye \w abide|strong="H3427"\w* in the \w siege|strong="H4692"\w* in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*?\f + \fr 32.10 \ft siege: or, strong hold\f*  
\v 11 Doth not \w Hezekiah|strong="H3169"\w* \w persuade|strong="H5496"\w* you to \w give|strong="H5414"\w* over yourselves to \w die|strong="H4191"\w* by \w famine|strong="H7458"\w* and by \w thirst|strong="H6772"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, The \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* our \w God|strong="H0430"\w* shall \w deliver|strong="H5337"\w* us out of the \w hand|strong="H3709"\w* of the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w*?  
\v 12 Hath not the same \w Hezekiah|strong="H3169"\w* taken \w away|strong="H5493"\w* his high \w places|strong="H1116"\w* and his \w altars|strong="H4196"\w*, and \w commanded|strong="H0559"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* and \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, Ye shall \w worship|strong="H7812"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w*, and burn \w incense|strong="H6999"\w* upon it?  
\v 13 \w Know|strong="H3045"\w* ye not what I and my \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w* have \w done|strong="H6213"\w* unto all the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* of \add other\add* \w lands|strong="H0776"\w*? were the \w gods|strong="H0430"\w* of the \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* of those \w lands|strong="H0776"\w* any \w ways|strong="H3201"\w* \w able|strong="H3201"\w* to \w deliver|strong="H5337"\w* their \w lands|strong="H0776"\w* out of mine \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*?  
\v 14 Who \add was there\add* among all the \w gods|strong="H0430"\w* of those \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* that my \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w* utterly \w destroyed|strong="H2763"\w*, that \w could|strong="H3201"\w* \w deliver|strong="H5337"\w* his \w people|strong="H5971"\w* out of mine \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*, that your \w God|strong="H0430"\w* should be \w able|strong="H3201"\w* to \w deliver|strong="H5337"\w* you out of mine \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*?  
\v 15 Now therefore let \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w deceive|strong="H5377"\w* you, nor \w persuade|strong="H5496"\w* you on this manner, neither yet \w believe|strong="H0539"\w* him: for no \w god|strong="H0433"\w* of any \w nation|strong="H1471"\w* or \w kingdom|strong="H4467"\w* was \w able|strong="H3201"\w* to \w deliver|strong="H5337"\w* his \w people|strong="H5971"\w* out of mine \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*, and out of the \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* of my \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w*: how much less shall your \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w deliver|strong="H5337"\w* you out of mine \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*?  
\v 16 And his \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w spake|strong="H1696"\w* yet \add more\add* against the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, and against his \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H3169"\w*.  
\v 17 He \w wrote|strong="H3789"\w* also \w letters|strong="H5612"\w* to \w rail|strong="H2778"\w* on the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, and to \w speak|strong="H0559"\w* against him, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, As the \w gods|strong="H0430"\w* of the \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* of \add other\add* \w lands|strong="H0776"\w* have not \w delivered|strong="H5337"\w* their \w people|strong="H5971"\w* out of mine \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*, so shall not the \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of \w Hezekiah|strong="H3169"\w* \w deliver|strong="H5337"\w* his \w people|strong="H5971"\w* out of mine \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*.  
\v 18 Then they \w cried|strong="H7121"\w* with a \w loud|strong="H1419"\w* \w voice|strong="H6963"\w* in the \w Jews’ speech|strong="H3066"\w* unto the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* of \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* that \add were\add* on the \w wall|strong="H2346"\w*, to \w affright|strong="H3372"\w* them, and to \w trouble|strong="H0926"\w* them; that they might \w take|strong="H3920"\w* the \w city|strong="H5892"\w*.  
\v 19 And they \w spake|strong="H1696"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* the \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, as against the \w gods|strong="H0430"\w* of the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* of the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*, \add which were\add* the \w work|strong="H4639"\w* of the \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* of \w man|strong="H0120"\w*.  
\v 20 And for this \add cause\add* \w Hezekiah|strong="H3169"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, and the \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w Isaiah|strong="H3470"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Amoz|strong="H0531"\w*, \w prayed|strong="H6419"\w* and \w cried|strong="H2199"\w* to \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w*.   
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\v 21 ¶ And the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* an \w angel|strong="H4397"\w*, which cut \w off|strong="H3582"\w* all the mighty \w men|strong="H1368"\w* of \w valour|strong="H2428"\w*, and the \w leaders|strong="H5057"\w* and \w captains|strong="H8269"\w* in the \w camp|strong="H4264"\w* of the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w*. So he \w returned|strong="H7725"\w* with \w shame|strong="H1322"\w* of \w face|strong="H6440"\w* to his own \w land|strong="H0776"\w*. And when he was \w come|strong="H0935"\w* into the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of his \w god|strong="H0430"\w*, they that came \w forth|strong="H3329"\w* of his own \w bowels|strong="H4578"\w* \w slew|strong="H5307"\w* him there with the \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*.\f + \fr 32.21 \ft slew…: Heb. made him fall\f*  
\v 22 Thus the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w saved|strong="H3467"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H3169"\w* and the \w inhabitants|strong="H3427"\w* of \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* from the \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* of \w Sennacherib|strong="H5576"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w*, and from the \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* of all \add other\add*, and \w guided|strong="H5095"\w* them on every \w side|strong="H5439"\w*.  
\v 23 And \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* \w gifts|strong="H4503"\w* unto the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* to \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, and \w presents|strong="H4030"\w* to \w Hezekiah|strong="H3169"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*: so that he was \w magnified|strong="H5375"\w* in the \w sight|strong="H5869"\w* of all \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* from \w thenceforth|strong="H0310"\w*.\f + \fr 32.23 \ft presents: Heb. precious things\f*   
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\v 24 ¶ In those \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H3169"\w* was \w sick|strong="H2470"\w* to the \w death|strong="H4191"\w*, and \w prayed|strong="H6419"\w* unto the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*: and he \w spake|strong="H0559"\w* unto him, and he \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* him a \w sign|strong="H4159"\w*.\f + \fr 32.24 \ft gave…: or, wrought a miracle for him\f*  
\v 25 But \w Hezekiah|strong="H3169"\w* rendered not \w again|strong="H7725"\w* according to the \w benefit|strong="H1576"\w* \add done\add* unto him; for his \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* was lifted \w up|strong="H1361"\w*: therefore there was \w wrath|strong="H7110"\w* upon him, and upon \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* and \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.  
\v 26 Notwithstanding \w Hezekiah|strong="H3169"\w* \w humbled|strong="H3665"\w* himself for the \w pride|strong="H1363"\w* of his \w heart|strong="H3820"\w*, \add both\add* he and the \w inhabitants|strong="H3427"\w* of \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, so that the \w wrath|strong="H7110"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* not upon them in the \w days|strong="H3117"\w* of \w Hezekiah|strong="H3169"\w*.\f + \fr 32.26 \ft pride: Heb. lifting up\f*   
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\v 27 ¶ And \w Hezekiah|strong="H3169"\w* had \w exceeding|strong="H3966"\w* \w much|strong="H7235"\w* \w riches|strong="H6239"\w* and \w honour|strong="H3519"\w*: and he \w made|strong="H6213"\w* himself \w treasuries|strong="H0214"\w* for \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*, and for \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*, and for \w precious|strong="H3368"\w* \w stones|strong="H0068"\w*, and for \w spices|strong="H1314"\w*, and for \w shields|strong="H4043"\w*, and for all manner of \w pleasant|strong="H2532"\w* \w jewels|strong="H3627"\w*;\f + \fr 32.27 \ft pleasant…: Heb. instruments of desire\f*  
\v 28 \w Storehouses|strong="H4543"\w* also for the \w increase|strong="H8393"\w* of \w corn|strong="H1715"\w*, and \w wine|strong="H8492"\w*, and \w oil|strong="H3323"\w*; and \w stalls|strong="H0723"\w* for all manner of \w beasts|strong="H0929"\w*, and \w cotes|strong="H0220"\w* for \w flocks|strong="H5739"\w*.  
\v 29 Moreover he \w provided|strong="H6213"\w* him \w cities|strong="H5892"\w*, and \w possessions|strong="H4735"\w* of \w flocks|strong="H6629"\w* and \w herds|strong="H1241"\w* in \w abundance|strong="H7230"\w*: for \w God|strong="H0430"\w* had \w given|strong="H5414"\w* him \w substance|strong="H7399"\w* \w very|strong="H3966"\w* \w much|strong="H7227"\w*.  
\v 30 This same \w Hezekiah|strong="H3169"\w* also \w stopped|strong="H5640"\w* the \w upper|strong="H5945"\w* \w watercourse|strong="H4161"\w* of \w Gihon|strong="H1521"\w*, and brought it \w straight|strong="H3474"\w* \w down|strong="H4295"\w* to the west \w side|strong="H4628"\w* of the \w city|strong="H5892"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w*. And \w Hezekiah|strong="H3169"\w* \w prospered|strong="H6743"\w* in all his \w works|strong="H4639"\w*.   
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\v 31 ¶ \w Howbeit|strong="H3651"\w* in \add the business of\add* the \w ambassadors|strong="H3887"\w* of the \w princes|strong="H8269"\w* of \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*, who \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* unto him to \w enquire|strong="H1875"\w* of the \w wonder|strong="H4159"\w* that was \add done\add* in the \w land|strong="H0776"\w*, \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w left|strong="H5800"\w* him, to \w try|strong="H5254"\w* him, that he might \w know|strong="H3045"\w* all \add that was\add* in his \w heart|strong="H3824"\w*.\f + \fr 32.31 \ft ambassadors: Heb. interpreters\f*   
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\v 32 ¶ Now the \w rest|strong="H3499"\w* of the \w acts|strong="H1697"\w* of \w Hezekiah|strong="H3169"\w*, and his \w goodness|strong="H2617"\w*, behold, they \add are\add* \w written|strong="H3789"\w* in the \w vision|strong="H2377"\w* of \w Isaiah|strong="H3470"\w* the \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w*, the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Amoz|strong="H0531"\w*, \add and\add* in the \w book|strong="H5612"\w* of the \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* and \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.\f + \fr 32.32 \ft goodness: Heb. kindnesses\f*  
\v 33 And \w Hezekiah|strong="H3169"\w* \w slept|strong="H7901"\w* with his \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w*, and they \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* him in the \w chiefest|strong="H4608"\w* of the \w sepulchres|strong="H6913"\w* of the \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w*: and all \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* and the \w inhabitants|strong="H3427"\w* of \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* did \w him|strong="H6213"\w* \w honour|strong="H3519"\w* at his \w death|strong="H4194"\w*. And \w Manasseh|strong="H4519"\w* his \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w reigned|strong="H4427"\w* in his stead.\f + \fr 32.33 \ft chiefest: or, highest\f*   
\c 33  
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\v 1 \w Manasseh|strong="H4519"\w* \add was\add* \w twelve|strong="H8147"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w* when he began to \w reign|strong="H4427"\w*, and he \w reigned|strong="H4427"\w* \w fifty|strong="H2572"\w* and \w five|strong="H2568"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*:  
\v 2 But \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \add that which was\add* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* in the \w sight|strong="H5869"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, like unto the \w abominations|strong="H8441"\w* of the \w heathen|strong="H1471"\w*, whom the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* had cast \w out|strong="H3423"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.   
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\v 3 ¶ For he \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w again|strong="H7725"\w* the high \w places|strong="H1116"\w* which \w Hezekiah|strong="H3169"\w* his \w father|strong="H0001"\w* had broken \w down|strong="H5422"\w*, and he reared \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w altars|strong="H4196"\w* for \w Baalim|strong="H1168"\w*, and \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w groves|strong="H0842"\w*, and \w worshipped|strong="H7812"\w* all the \w host|strong="H6635"\w* of \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w*, and \w served|strong="H5647"\w* them.\f + \fr 33.3 \ft he built…: Heb. he returned and built\f*  
\v 4 Also he \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w altars|strong="H4196"\w* in the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, whereof the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* had \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, In \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* shall my \w name|strong="H8034"\w* be for \w ever|strong="H5769"\w*.  
\v 5 And he \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w altars|strong="H4196"\w* for all the \w host|strong="H6635"\w* of \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w* in the \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w courts|strong="H2691"\w* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.  
\v 6 And he \w caused|strong="H5674"\w* his \w children|strong="H1121"\w* to pass \w through|strong="H5674"\w* the \w fire|strong="H0784"\w* in the \w valley|strong="H1516"\w* of the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Hinnom|strong="H2011"\w*: also he observed \w times|strong="H6049"\w*, and used \w enchantments|strong="H5172"\w*, and used \w witchcraft|strong="H3784"\w*, and \w dealt|strong="H6213"\w* with a familiar \w spirit|strong="H0178"\w*, and with \w wizards|strong="H3049"\w*: he \w wrought|strong="H6213"\w* \w much|strong="H7235"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* in the \w sight|strong="H5869"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, to provoke him to \w anger|strong="H3707"\w*.  
\v 7 And he \w set|strong="H7760"\w* a carved \w image|strong="H6459"\w*, the \w idol|strong="H5566"\w* which he had \w made|strong="H6213"\w*, in the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, of which \w God|strong="H0430"\w* had \w said|strong="H0559"\w* to \w David|strong="H1732"\w* and to \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* his \w son|strong="H1121"\w*, In this \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, and in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, which I have \w chosen|strong="H0977"\w* before all the \w tribes|strong="H7626"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, will I \w put|strong="H7760"\w* my \w name|strong="H8034"\w* for \w ever|strong="H5865"\w*:  
\v 8 Neither will I any \w more|strong="H3254"\w* \w remove|strong="H5493"\w* the \w foot|strong="H7272"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* from \w out|strong="H5921"\w* of the \w land|strong="H0127"\w* which I have \w appointed|strong="H5975"\w* for your \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w*; so \w that|strong="H0518"\w* they will take \w heed|strong="H8104"\w* to \w do|strong="H6213"\w* all that I have \w commanded|strong="H6680"\w* them, according to the whole \w law|strong="H8451"\w* and the \w statutes|strong="H2706"\w* and the \w ordinances|strong="H4941"\w* by the \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* of \w Moses|strong="H4872"\w*.  
\v 9 So \w Manasseh|strong="H4519"\w* \w made|strong="H8582"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* and the \w inhabitants|strong="H3427"\w* of \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* to \w err|strong="H8582"\w*, \add and\add* to \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w worse|strong="H7451"\w* than the \w heathen|strong="H1471"\w*, whom the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* had \w destroyed|strong="H8045"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.  
\v 10 And the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w spake|strong="H1696"\w* to \w Manasseh|strong="H4519"\w*, and to his \w people|strong="H5971"\w*: but they would not \w hearken|strong="H7181"\w*.   
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\v 11 ¶ Wherefore the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* upon them the captains \w of|strong="H8269"\w* the host \w of|strong="H6635"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w*, which \w took|strong="H3920"\w* \w Manasseh|strong="H4519"\w* among the \w thorns|strong="H2336"\w*, and bound \w him|strong="H0631"\w* with \w fetters|strong="H5178"\w*, and \w carried|strong="H3212"\w* him to \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*.\f + \fr 33.11 \ft of the king: Heb. which were the king’s\f*\f + \fr 33.11 \ft fetters: or, chains\f*  
\v 12 And when he was in \w affliction|strong="H6887"\w*, he \w besought|strong="H2470"\w* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* his \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, and \w humbled|strong="H3665"\w* himself \w greatly|strong="H3966"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of his \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w*,  
\v 13 And \w prayed|strong="H6419"\w* unto him: and he was \w intreated|strong="H6279"\w* of him, and \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* his \w supplication|strong="H8467"\w*, and brought him \w again|strong="H7725"\w* to \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* into his \w kingdom|strong="H4438"\w*. Then \w Manasseh|strong="H4519"\w* \w knew|strong="H3045"\w* that the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* he \add was\add* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*.  
\v 14 Now after \w this|strong="H0310"\w* he \w built|strong="H1129"\w* a \w wall|strong="H2346"\w* \w without|strong="H2435"\w* the \w city|strong="H5892"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, on the west \w side|strong="H4628"\w* of \w Gihon|strong="H1521"\w*, in the \w valley|strong="H5158"\w*, even to the entering \w in|strong="H0935"\w* at the \w fish|strong="H1709"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w*, and \w compassed|strong="H5437"\w* about \w Ophel|strong="H6077"\w*, and raised it \w up|strong="H1361"\w* a very great \w height|strong="H3966"\w*, and \w put|strong="H7760"\w* \w captains|strong="H8269"\w* of \w war|strong="H2428"\w* in all the \w fenced|strong="H1219"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.\f + \fr 33.14 \ft Ophel: or, the tower\f*  
\v 15 And he took \w away|strong="H5493"\w* the \w strange|strong="H5236"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w*, and the \w idol|strong="H5566"\w* out of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, and all the \w altars|strong="H4196"\w* that he had \w built|strong="H1129"\w* in the \w mount|strong="H2022"\w* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, and in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, and \w cast|strong="H7993"\w* \add them\add* \w out|strong="H2351"\w* of the \w city|strong="H5892"\w*.  
\v 16 And he \w repaired|strong="H1129"\w* the \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, and \w sacrificed|strong="H2076"\w* thereon \w peace|strong="H8002"\w* \w offerings|strong="H2077"\w* and thank \w offerings|strong="H8426"\w*, and \w commanded|strong="H0559"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* to \w serve|strong="H5647"\w* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.  
\v 17 \w Nevertheless|strong="H0061"\w* the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* did \w sacrifice|strong="H2076"\w* still in the high \w places|strong="H1116"\w*, \add yet\add* unto the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* their \w God|strong="H0430"\w* only.   
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\v 18 ¶ Now the \w rest|strong="H3499"\w* of the \w acts|strong="H1697"\w* of \w Manasseh|strong="H4519"\w*, and his \w prayer|strong="H8605"\w* unto his \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, and the \w words|strong="H1697"\w* of the \w seers|strong="H2374"\w* that \w spake|strong="H1696"\w* to him in the \w name|strong="H8034"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, behold, they \add are written\add* in the \w book|strong="H1697"\w* of the \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.  
\v 19 His \w prayer|strong="H8605"\w* also, and \add how God\add* was \w intreated|strong="H6279"\w* of him, and all his \w sin|strong="H2403"\w*, and his \w trespass|strong="H4604"\w*, and the \w places|strong="H4725"\w* wherein he \w built|strong="H1129"\w* high \w places|strong="H1116"\w*, and set \w up|strong="H5975"\w* \w groves|strong="H0842"\w* and graven \w images|strong="H6456"\w*, \w before|strong="H6440"\w* he was \w humbled|strong="H3665"\w*: behold, they \add are\add* \w written|strong="H3789"\w* among the \w sayings|strong="H1697"\w* of the \w seers|strong="H2374"\w*.\f + \fr 33.19 \ft the seers: or, Hosai\f*   
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\v 20 ¶ So \w Manasseh|strong="H4519"\w* \w slept|strong="H7901"\w* with his \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w*, and they \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* him in his own \w house|strong="H1004"\w*: and \w Amon|strong="H0526"\w* his \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w reigned|strong="H4427"\w* in his stead.   
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\v 21 ¶ \w Amon|strong="H0526"\w* \add was\add* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* and \w twenty|strong="H6242"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w* when he began to \w reign|strong="H4427"\w*, and \w reigned|strong="H4427"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.  
\v 22 But he \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \add that which was\add* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* in the \w sight|strong="H5869"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, as \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w Manasseh|strong="H4519"\w* his \w father|strong="H0001"\w*: for \w Amon|strong="H0526"\w* \w sacrificed|strong="H2076"\w* unto all the carved \w images|strong="H6456"\w* which \w Manasseh|strong="H4519"\w* his \w father|strong="H0001"\w* had \w made|strong="H6213"\w*, and \w served|strong="H5647"\w* them;  
\v 23 And \w humbled|strong="H3665"\w* not himself \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, as \w Manasseh|strong="H4519"\w* his \w father|strong="H0001"\w* had \w humbled|strong="H3665"\w* himself; but \w Amon|strong="H0526"\w* \w trespassed|strong="H0819"\w* more and \w more|strong="H7235"\w*.\f + \fr 33.23 \ft trespassed more and more: Heb. multiplied trespass\f*  
\v 24 And his \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w conspired|strong="H7194"\w* against him, and \w slew|strong="H4191"\w* him in his own \w house|strong="H1004"\w*.   
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\v 25 ¶ But the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* of the \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w slew|strong="H5221"\w* all them that had \w conspired|strong="H7194"\w* against \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w Amon|strong="H0526"\w*; and the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* of the \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w made|strong="H4427"\w* \w Josiah|strong="H2977"\w* his \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w king|strong="H4427"\w* in his stead.   
\c 34  
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\v 1 \w Josiah|strong="H2977"\w* \add was\add* \w eight|strong="H8083"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w* when he began to \w reign|strong="H4427"\w*, and he \w reigned|strong="H4427"\w* in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* and \w thirty|strong="H7970"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*.  
\v 2 And he \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \add that which was\add* \w right|strong="H3477"\w* in the \w sight|strong="H5869"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, and \w walked|strong="H3212"\w* in the \w ways|strong="H1870"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w* his \w father|strong="H0001"\w*, and \w declined|strong="H5493"\w* \add neither\add* to the right \w hand|strong="H3225"\w*, nor to the \w left|strong="H8040"\w*.   
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\v 3 ¶ For in the \w eighth|strong="H8083"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* of his \w reign|strong="H4427"\w*, while he was yet \w young|strong="H5288"\w*, he \w began|strong="H2490"\w* to \w seek|strong="H1875"\w* after the \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w* his \w father|strong="H0001"\w*: and in the \w twelfth|strong="H8147"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* he \w began|strong="H2490"\w* to \w purge|strong="H2891"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* and \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* from the high \w places|strong="H1116"\w*, and the \w groves|strong="H0842"\w*, and the carved \w images|strong="H6456"\w*, and the molten \w images|strong="H4541"\w*.  
\v 4 And they brake \w down|strong="H5422"\w* the \w altars|strong="H4196"\w* of \w Baalim|strong="H1168"\w* in his \w presence|strong="H6440"\w*; and the \w images|strong="H2553"\w*, that \add were\add* on high above \w them|strong="H4605"\w*, he cut \w down|strong="H1438"\w*; and the \w groves|strong="H0842"\w*, and the carved \w images|strong="H6456"\w*, and the molten \w images|strong="H4541"\w*, he brake in \w pieces|strong="H7665"\w*, and made \w dust|strong="H1854"\w* \add of them\add*, and \w strowed|strong="H2236"\w* \add it\add* \w upon|strong="H6440"\w* the \w graves|strong="H6913"\w* of them that had \w sacrificed|strong="H2076"\w* unto them.\f + \fr 34.4 \ft the images: or, the sun images\f*\f + \fr 34.4 \ft graves: Heb. face of the graves\f*  
\v 5 And he \w burnt|strong="H8313"\w* the \w bones|strong="H6106"\w* of the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* upon their \w altars|strong="H4196"\w*, and \w cleansed|strong="H2891"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* and \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.  
\v 6 And \add so did he\add* in the \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* of \w Manasseh|strong="H4519"\w*, and \w Ephraim|strong="H0669"\w*, and \w Simeon|strong="H8095"\w*, even unto \w Naphtali|strong="H5321"\w*, with their \w mattocks|strong="H2719"\w* round \w about|strong="H5439"\w*.\f + \fr 34.6 \ft mattocks: or, mauls\f*  
\v 7 And when he had broken \w down|strong="H5422"\w* the \w altars|strong="H4196"\w* and the \w groves|strong="H0842"\w*, and had \w beaten|strong="H3807"\w* the graven \w images|strong="H6456"\w* into \w powder|strong="H1854"\w*, and cut \w down|strong="H1438"\w* all the \w idols|strong="H2553"\w* throughout all the \w land|strong="H0776"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, he \w returned|strong="H7725"\w* to \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.\f + \fr 34.7 \ft into…: Heb. to make powder\f*   
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\v 8 ¶ Now in the \w eighteenth|strong="H8083"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* of his \w reign|strong="H4427"\w*, when he had \w purged|strong="H2891"\w* the \w land|strong="H0776"\w*, and the \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, he \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w Shaphan|strong="H8227"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Azaliah|strong="H0683"\w*, and \w Maaseiah|strong="H4641"\w* the \w governor|strong="H8269"\w* of the \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, and \w Joah|strong="H3098"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Joahaz|strong="H3099"\w* the \w recorder|strong="H2142"\w*, to \w repair|strong="H2388"\w* the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* his \w God|strong="H0430"\w*.  
\v 9 And when they \w came|strong="H0935"\w* to \w Hilkiah|strong="H2518"\w* the \w high|strong="H1419"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w*, they \w delivered|strong="H5414"\w* the \w money|strong="H3701"\w* that was \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* into the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, which the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w* that \w kept|strong="H8104"\w* the \w doors|strong="H5592"\w* had \w gathered|strong="H0622"\w* of the \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* of \w Manasseh|strong="H4519"\w* and \w Ephraim|strong="H0669"\w*, and of all the \w remnant|strong="H7611"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, and of all \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* and \w Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w*; and they \w returned|strong="H7725"\w* to \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.  
\v 10 And they \w put|strong="H5414"\w* \add it\add* in the \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* of the \w workmen|strong="H6213"\w* that had the \w oversight|strong="H6485"\w* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, and they \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* it to the \w workmen|strong="H6213"\w* that \w wrought|strong="H6213"\w* in the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, to \w repair|strong="H0918"\w* and \w amend|strong="H2388"\w* the \w house|strong="H1004"\w*:  
\v 11 Even to the \w artificers|strong="H2796"\w* and \w builders|strong="H1129"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* they \add it\add*, to \w buy|strong="H7069"\w* \w hewn|strong="H4274"\w* \w stone|strong="H0068"\w*, and \w timber|strong="H6086"\w* for \w couplings|strong="H4226"\w*, and to \w floor|strong="H7136"\w* the \w houses|strong="H1004"\w* which the \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* had \w destroyed|strong="H7843"\w*.\f + \fr 34.11 \ft to floor: or, to rafter\f*  
\v 12 And the \w men|strong="H0582"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* the \w work|strong="H4399"\w* \w faithfully|strong="H0530"\w*: and the \w overseers|strong="H5329"\w* of them \add were\add* \w Jahath|strong="H3189"\w* and \w Obadiah|strong="H5662"\w*, the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w*, of the \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Merari|strong="H4847"\w*; and \w Zechariah|strong="H2148"\w* and \w Meshullam|strong="H4918"\w*, of the sons of the \w Kohathites|strong="H6956"\w*, to set \add it\add* \w forward|strong="H6485"\w*; and \add other of\add* the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w*, all that could \w skill|strong="H0995"\w* of \w instruments|strong="H3627"\w* of \w musick|strong="H7892"\w*.  
\v 13 Also \add they were\add* over the bearers of \w burdens|strong="H5449"\w*, and \add were\add* \w overseers|strong="H5329"\w* of all that \w wrought|strong="H6213"\w* the \w work|strong="H4399"\w* in any manner of \w service|strong="H5656"\w*: and of the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w* \add there were\add* \w scribes|strong="H5608"\w*, and \w officers|strong="H7860"\w*, and \w porters|strong="H7778"\w*.   
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\v 14 ¶ And when they brought \w out|strong="H3318"\w* the \w money|strong="H3701"\w* that was brought \w into|strong="H0935"\w* the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w Hilkiah|strong="H2518"\w* the \w priest|strong="H3548"\w* \w found|strong="H4672"\w* a \w book|strong="H5612"\w* of the \w law|strong="H8451"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \add given\add* \w by|strong="H3027"\w* \w Moses|strong="H4872"\w*.\f + \fr 34.14 \ft by: Heb. by the hand of\f*  
\v 15 And \w Hilkiah|strong="H2518"\w* \w answered|strong="H6030"\w* and \w said|strong="H0559"\w* to \w Shaphan|strong="H8227"\w* the \w scribe|strong="H5608"\w*, I have \w found|strong="H4672"\w* the \w book|strong="H5612"\w* of the \w law|strong="H8451"\w* in the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*. And \w Hilkiah|strong="H2518"\w* \w delivered|strong="H5414"\w* the \w book|strong="H5612"\w* to \w Shaphan|strong="H8227"\w*.  
\v 16 And \w Shaphan|strong="H8227"\w* \w carried|strong="H0935"\w* the \w book|strong="H5612"\w* to the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, and \w brought|strong="H7725"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* again, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, All that was \w committed|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H3027"\w* thy \w servants|strong="H5650"\w*, they \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \add it\add*.\f + \fr 34.16 \ft to thy…: Heb. to the hand of, etc\f*  
\v 17 And they have gathered \w together|strong="H5413"\w* the \w money|strong="H3701"\w* that was \w found|strong="H4672"\w* in the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, and have \w delivered|strong="H5414"\w* it into the \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* of the \w overseers|strong="H6485"\w*, and to the \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* of the \w workmen|strong="H6213"\w*.\f + \fr 34.17 \ft gathered together: Heb. poured out, or, melted\f*  
\v 18 Then \w Shaphan|strong="H8227"\w* the \w scribe|strong="H5608"\w* \w told|strong="H5046"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, \w Hilkiah|strong="H2518"\w* the \w priest|strong="H3548"\w* hath \w given|strong="H5414"\w* me a \w book|strong="H5612"\w*. And \w Shaphan|strong="H8227"\w* \w read|strong="H7121"\w* it \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*.\f + \fr 34.18 \ft it: Heb. in it\f*  
\v 19 And it came to pass, when the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* had \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* the \w words|strong="H1697"\w* of the \w law|strong="H8451"\w*, that he \w rent|strong="H7167"\w* his \w clothes|strong="H0899"\w*.  
\v 20 And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w commanded|strong="H6680"\w* \w Hilkiah|strong="H2518"\w*, and \w Ahikam|strong="H0296"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Shaphan|strong="H8227"\w*, and \w Abdon|strong="H5658"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Micah|strong="H4318"\w*, and \w Shaphan|strong="H8227"\w* the \w scribe|strong="H5608"\w*, and \w Asaiah|strong="H6222"\w* a \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* of the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*,\f + \fr 34.20 \ft Abdon: or, Achbor\f*  
\v 21 \w Go|strong="H3212"\w*, \w enquire|strong="H1875"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* for me, and for them that are \w left|strong="H7604"\w* in \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* and in \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, concerning the \w words|strong="H1697"\w* of the \w book|strong="H5612"\w* that is \w found|strong="H4672"\w*: for \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \add is\add* the \w wrath|strong="H2534"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* that is poured \w out|strong="H5413"\w* upon us, because our \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w* have not \w kept|strong="H8104"\w* the \w word|strong="H1697"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, to \w do|strong="H6213"\w* after all that is \w written|strong="H3789"\w* in this \w book|strong="H5612"\w*.  
\v 22 And \w Hilkiah|strong="H2518"\w*, and \add they\add* that the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \add had appointed\add*, \w went|strong="H3212"\w* to \w Huldah|strong="H2468"\w* the \w prophetess|strong="H5031"\w*, the \w wife|strong="H0802"\w* of \w Shallum|strong="H7967"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Tikvath|strong="H8616"\w*, the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Hasrah|strong="H2641"\w*, \w keeper|strong="H8104"\w* of the \w wardrobe|strong="H0899"\w*; (now she \w dwelt|strong="H3427"\w* in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* in the \w college|strong="H4932"\w*:) and they \w spake|strong="H1696"\w* to her to that \add effect\add*.\f + \fr 34.22 \ft Hasrah: also called, Harhas\f*\f + \fr 34.22 \ft wardrobe: Heb. garments\f*\f + \fr 34.22 \ft in the college: or, in the school, or, in the second part\f*   
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\v 23 ¶ And she \w answered|strong="H0559"\w* them, Thus \w saith|strong="H0559"\w* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w Tell|strong="H0559"\w* ye the \w man|strong="H0376"\w* that \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* you to me,  
\v 24 Thus \w saith|strong="H0559"\w* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, Behold, I will \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* upon this \w place|strong="H4725"\w*, and upon the \w inhabitants|strong="H3427"\w* thereof, \add even\add* all the \w curses|strong="H0423"\w* that are \w written|strong="H3789"\w* in the \w book|strong="H5612"\w* which they have \w read|strong="H7121"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*:  
\v 25 Because they have \w forsaken|strong="H5800"\w* me, and have burned \w incense|strong="H6999"\w* unto \w other|strong="H0312"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w*, that they might provoke me to \w anger|strong="H3707"\w* with all the \w works|strong="H4639"\w* of their \w hands|strong="H3027"\w*; therefore my \w wrath|strong="H2534"\w* shall be poured \w out|strong="H5413"\w* upon this \w place|strong="H4725"\w*, and shall not be \w quenched|strong="H3518"\w*.  
\v 26 And as \w for|strong="H0413"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, who \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* you to \w enquire|strong="H1875"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, so shall ye \w say|strong="H0559"\w* unto him, Thus \w saith|strong="H0559"\w* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \add concerning\add* the \w words|strong="H1697"\w* which thou hast \w heard|strong="H8085"\w*;  
\v 27 Because thine \w heart|strong="H3824"\w* was \w tender|strong="H7401"\w*, and thou didst \w humble|strong="H3665"\w* thyself \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, when thou \w heardest|strong="H8085"\w* his \w words|strong="H1697"\w* against this \w place|strong="H4725"\w*, and against the \w inhabitants|strong="H3427"\w* thereof, and \w humbledst|strong="H3665"\w* thyself \w before|strong="H6440"\w* me, and didst \w rend|strong="H7167"\w* thy \w clothes|strong="H0899"\w*, and \w weep|strong="H1058"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* me; I have even \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \add thee\add* also, \w saith|strong="H5002"\w* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.  
\v 28 Behold, I will \w gather|strong="H0622"\w* thee to thy \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w*, and thou shalt be \w gathered|strong="H0622"\w* to thy \w grave|strong="H6913"\w* in \w peace|strong="H7965"\w*, neither shall thine \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* all the \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* that I will \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* upon this \w place|strong="H4725"\w*, and upon the \w inhabitants|strong="H3427"\w* of the same. So they \w brought|strong="H7725"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w again|strong="H7725"\w*.   
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\v 29 ¶ Then the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* and gathered \w together|strong="H0622"\w* all the \w elders|strong="H2205"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* and \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.  
\v 30 And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* went \w up|strong="H5927"\w* into the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, and all the \w men|strong="H0376"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, and the \w inhabitants|strong="H3427"\w* of \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, and the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w*, and the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w*, and all the \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, \w great|strong="H1419"\w* and \w small|strong="H6996"\w*: and he \w read|strong="H7121"\w* in their \w ears|strong="H0241"\w* all the \w words|strong="H1697"\w* of the \w book|strong="H5612"\w* of the \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w* that was \w found|strong="H4672"\w* in the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.\f + \fr 34.30 \ft great…: Heb. from great even to small\f*  
\v 31 And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* in his \w place|strong="H5977"\w*, and \w made|strong="H3772"\w* a \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, to \w walk|strong="H3212"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, and to \w keep|strong="H8104"\w* his \w commandments|strong="H4687"\w*, and his \w testimonies|strong="H5715"\w*, and his \w statutes|strong="H2706"\w*, with all his \w heart|strong="H3824"\w*, and with all his \w soul|strong="H5315"\w*, to \w perform|strong="H6213"\w* the \w words|strong="H1697"\w* of the \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w* which are \w written|strong="H3789"\w* in this \w book|strong="H5612"\w*.  
\v 32 And he caused all that were \w present|strong="H4672"\w* in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* and \w Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w* to \w stand|strong="H5975"\w* \add to it\add*. And the \w inhabitants|strong="H3427"\w* of \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* according to the \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, the \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of their \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w*.\f + \fr 34.32 \ft present: Heb. found\f*  
\v 33 And \w Josiah|strong="H2977"\w* took \w away|strong="H5493"\w* all the \w abominations|strong="H8441"\w* out of all the \w countries|strong="H0776"\w* that \add pertained\add* to the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, and made all that were \w present|strong="H4672"\w* in \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* to \w serve|strong="H5647"\w*, \add even\add* to \w serve|strong="H5647"\w* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* their \w God|strong="H0430"\w*. \add And\add* all his \w days|strong="H3117"\w* they \w departed|strong="H5493"\w* not from \w following|strong="H0310"\w* the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, the \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of their \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w*.\f + \fr 34.33 \ft present: Heb. found\f*\f + \fr 34.33 \ft from…: Heb. from after\f*   
\c 35  
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\v 1 Moreover \w Josiah|strong="H2977"\w* \w kept|strong="H6213"\w* a \w passover|strong="H6453"\w* unto the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*: and they \w killed|strong="H7819"\w* the \w passover|strong="H6453"\w* on the \w fourteenth|strong="H0702"\w* \add day\add* of the \w first|strong="H7223"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w*.  
\v 2 And he \w set|strong="H5975"\w* the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* in their \w charges|strong="H4931"\w*, and \w encouraged|strong="H2388"\w* them to the \w service|strong="H5656"\w* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*,  
\v 3 And \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w* that \w taught|strong="H0995"\w* all \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, which were \w holy|strong="H6918"\w* unto the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w Put|strong="H5414"\w* the \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w ark|strong="H0727"\w* in the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* which \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* did \w build|strong="H1129"\w*; \add it shall\add* not \add be\add* a \w burden|strong="H4853"\w* upon \add your\add* \w shoulders|strong="H3802"\w*: \w serve|strong="H5647"\w* now the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* your \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, and his \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*,  
\v 4 And \w prepare|strong="H3559"\w* \add yourselves\add* by the \w houses|strong="H1004"\w* of your \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w*, after your \w courses|strong="H4256"\w*, according to the \w writing|strong="H3791"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, and according to the \w writing|strong="H4385"\w* of \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* his \w son|strong="H1121"\w*.  
\v 5 And stand \w in|strong="H5975"\w* the \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \add place\add* according to the \w divisions|strong="H6391"\w* of the \w families|strong="H1004"\w* of the \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w* of your \w brethren|strong="H0251"\w* the \w people|strong="H1121"\w*, and \add after\add* the \w division|strong="H2515"\w* of the \w families|strong="H0001"\w* of the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w*.\f + \fr 35.5 \ft the families of the fathers: Heb. the house of the fathers\f*\f + \fr 35.5 \ft the people: Heb. the sons of the people\f*  
\v 6 So \w kill|strong="H7819"\w* the \w passover|strong="H6453"\w*, and \w sanctify|strong="H6942"\w* yourselves, and \w prepare|strong="H3559"\w* your \w brethren|strong="H0251"\w*, that \add they\add* may \w do|strong="H6213"\w* according to the \w word|strong="H1697"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* by the \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* of \w Moses|strong="H4872"\w*.  
\v 7 And \w Josiah|strong="H2977"\w* \w gave|strong="H7311"\w* to the \w people|strong="H1121"\w*, of the \w flock|strong="H6629"\w*, \w lambs|strong="H3532"\w* and \w kids|strong="H1121"\w*, all for the passover \w offerings|strong="H6453"\w*, for all that were \w present|strong="H4672"\w*, to the \w number|strong="H4557"\w* of \w thirty|strong="H7970"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w*, and \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* \w bullocks|strong="H1241"\w*: these \add were\add* of the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w substance|strong="H7399"\w*.\f + \fr 35.7 \ft gave: Heb. offered\f*  
\v 8 And his \w princes|strong="H8269"\w* \w gave|strong="H7311"\w* \w willingly|strong="H5071"\w* unto the \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, to the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w*, and to the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w*: \w Hilkiah|strong="H2518"\w* and \w Zechariah|strong="H2148"\w* and \w Jehiel|strong="H3171"\w*, \w rulers|strong="H5057"\w* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* unto the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* for the passover \w offerings|strong="H6453"\w* two \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* and \w six|strong="H8337"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \add small cattle\add*, and \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w oxen|strong="H1241"\w*.\f + \fr 35.8 \ft gave willingly: Heb. offered, etc\f*  
\v 9 \w Conaniah|strong="H3562"\w* also, and \w Shemaiah|strong="H8098"\w* and \w Nethaneel|strong="H5417"\w*, his \w brethren|strong="H0251"\w*, and \w Hashabiah|strong="H2811"\w* and \w Jeiel|strong="H3273"\w* and \w Jozabad|strong="H3107"\w*, \w chief|strong="H8269"\w* of the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w*, \w gave|strong="H7311"\w* unto the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w* for passover \w offerings|strong="H6453"\w* \w five|strong="H2568"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* \add small cattle\add*, and \w five|strong="H2568"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w oxen|strong="H1241"\w*.\f + \fr 35.9 \ft gave: Heb. offered\f*  
\v 10 So the \w service|strong="H5656"\w* was \w prepared|strong="H3559"\w*, and the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* in their \w place|strong="H5977"\w*, and the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w* in their \w courses|strong="H4256"\w*, according to the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w commandment|strong="H4687"\w*.  
\v 11 And they \w killed|strong="H7819"\w* the \w passover|strong="H6453"\w*, and the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w sprinkled|strong="H2236"\w* \add the blood\add* from their \w hands|strong="H3027"\w*, and the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w* \w flayed|strong="H6584"\w* \add them\add*.  
\v 12 And they \w removed|strong="H5493"\w* the burnt \w offerings|strong="H5930"\w*, that they might \w give|strong="H5414"\w* according to the \w divisions|strong="H4653"\w* of the \w families|strong="H0001"\w* of the \w people|strong="H1121"\w*, to \w offer|strong="H7126"\w* unto the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, as \add it is\add* \w written|strong="H3789"\w* in the \w book|strong="H5612"\w* of \w Moses|strong="H4872"\w*. And so \add did they\add* with the \w oxen|strong="H1241"\w*.  
\v 13 And they \w roasted|strong="H1310"\w* the \w passover|strong="H6453"\w* with \w fire|strong="H0784"\w* according to the \w ordinance|strong="H4941"\w*: but the \add other\add* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \add offerings\add* \w sod|strong="H1310"\w* they in \w pots|strong="H5518"\w*, and in \w caldrons|strong="H1731"\w*, and in \w pans|strong="H6745"\w*, and divided \add them\add* \w speedily|strong="H7323"\w* among all the \w people|strong="H1121"\w*.\f + \fr 35.13 \ft divided…: Heb. made them run\f*  
\v 14 And \w afterward|strong="H0310"\w* they made \w ready|strong="H3559"\w* for themselves, and for the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w*: because the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* the \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Aaron|strong="H0175"\w* \add were busied\add* in \w offering|strong="H5927"\w* of burnt \w offerings|strong="H5930"\w* and the \w fat|strong="H2459"\w* until \w night|strong="H3915"\w*; therefore the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w* \w prepared|strong="H3559"\w* for themselves, and for the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* the \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Aaron|strong="H0175"\w*.  
\v 15 And the \w singers|strong="H7891"\w* the \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Asaph|strong="H0623"\w* \add were\add* in their \w place|strong="H4612"\w*, according to the \w commandment|strong="H4687"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, and \w Asaph|strong="H0623"\w*, and \w Heman|strong="H1968"\w*, and \w Jeduthun|strong="H3038"\w* the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w seer|strong="H2374"\w*; and the \w porters|strong="H7778"\w* \add waited\add* at every \w gate|strong="H8179"\w*; they might not \w depart|strong="H5493"\w* from their \w service|strong="H5656"\w*; for their \w brethren|strong="H0251"\w* the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w* \w prepared|strong="H3559"\w* for them.\f + \fr 35.15 \ft place: Heb. station\f*  
\v 16 So all the \w service|strong="H5656"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* was \w prepared|strong="H3559"\w* the same \w day|strong="H3117"\w*, to \w keep|strong="H6213"\w* the \w passover|strong="H6453"\w*, and to \w offer|strong="H5927"\w* burnt \w offerings|strong="H5930"\w* upon the \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, according to the \w commandment|strong="H4687"\w* of \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w Josiah|strong="H2977"\w*.  
\v 17 And the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* that were \w present|strong="H4672"\w* \w kept|strong="H6213"\w* the \w passover|strong="H6453"\w* at that \w time|strong="H6256"\w*, and the \w feast|strong="H2282"\w* of unleavened \w bread|strong="H4682"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w*.\f + \fr 35.17 \ft present: Heb. found\f*  
\v 18 And there was no \w passover|strong="H6453"\w* \w like|strong="H3644"\w* to that \w kept|strong="H6213"\w* in \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* from the \w days|strong="H3117"\w* of \w Samuel|strong="H8050"\w* the \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w*; neither \w did|strong="H6213"\w* all the \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w keep|strong="H6213"\w* such a \w passover|strong="H6453"\w* as \w Josiah|strong="H2977"\w* \w kept|strong="H6213"\w*, and the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w*, and the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w*, and all \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* and \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* that were \w present|strong="H4672"\w*, and the \w inhabitants|strong="H3427"\w* of \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.\f + \fr 35.18 \ft present: Heb. found\f*  
\v 19 In the \w eighteenth|strong="H8083"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* of the \w reign|strong="H4438"\w* of \w Josiah|strong="H2977"\w* was this \w passover|strong="H6453"\w* \w kept|strong="H6213"\w*.   
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\v 20 ¶ \w After|strong="H0310"\w* all this, when \w Josiah|strong="H2977"\w* had \w prepared|strong="H3559"\w* the \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*, \w Necho|strong="H5224"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* came \w up|strong="H5927"\w* to \w fight|strong="H3898"\w* against \w Carchemish|strong="H3751"\w* by \w Euphrates|strong="H6578"\w*: and \w Josiah|strong="H2977"\w* went \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w against|strong="H7125"\w* him.\f + \fr 35.20 \ft temple: Heb. house\f*  
\v 21 But he \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w ambassadors|strong="H4397"\w* to him, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, What have I to do with thee, thou \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*? \add I come\add* not against thee this \w day|strong="H3117"\w*, but against the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* wherewith I have \w war|strong="H4421"\w*: for \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w commanded|strong="H0559"\w* me to make \w haste|strong="H0926"\w*: \w forbear|strong="H2308"\w* thee from \add meddling with\add* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, who \add is\add* with me, that he \w destroy|strong="H7843"\w* thee not.\f + \fr 35.21 \ft the house…: Heb. the house of my war\f*  
\v 22 Nevertheless \w Josiah|strong="H2977"\w* would not \w turn|strong="H5437"\w* his \w face|strong="H6440"\w* from him, but \w disguised|strong="H2664"\w* himself, that he might \w fight|strong="H3898"\w* with him, and \w hearkened|strong="H8085"\w* not unto the \w words|strong="H1697"\w* of \w Necho|strong="H5224"\w* from the \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, and \w came|strong="H0935"\w* to \w fight|strong="H3898"\w* in the \w valley|strong="H1237"\w* of \w Megiddo|strong="H4023"\w*.  
\v 23 And the \w archers|strong="H3384"\w* \w shot|strong="H3384"\w* at \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w Josiah|strong="H2977"\w*; and the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* to his \w servants|strong="H5650"\w*, Have me \w away|strong="H5674"\w*; for I am \w sore|strong="H3966"\w* \w wounded|strong="H2470"\w*.\f + \fr 35.23 \ft wounded: Heb. made sick\f*  
\v 24 His \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* therefore \w took|strong="H5674"\w* him out of that \w chariot|strong="H4818"\w*, and \w put|strong="H7392"\w* him in the \w second|strong="H4932"\w* \w chariot|strong="H7393"\w* that he had; and they \w brought|strong="H3212"\w* him to \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, and he \w died|strong="H4191"\w*, and was \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* in \add one of\add* the \w sepulchres|strong="H6913"\w* of his \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w*. And all \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* and \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w mourned|strong="H0056"\w* for \w Josiah|strong="H2977"\w*.\f + \fr 35.24 \ft in one…: or, among the sepulchres\f*   
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\v 25 ¶ And \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w lamented|strong="H6969"\w* for \w Josiah|strong="H2977"\w*: and all the singing \w men|strong="H7891"\w* and the singing \w women|strong="H7891"\w* \w spake|strong="H0559"\w* of \w Josiah|strong="H2977"\w* in their \w lamentations|strong="H7015"\w* to this \w day|strong="H3117"\w*, and \w made|strong="H5414"\w* them an \w ordinance|strong="H2706"\w* in \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*: and, behold, they \add are\add* \w written|strong="H3789"\w* in the \w lamentations|strong="H7015"\w*.  
\v 26 Now the \w rest|strong="H3499"\w* of the \w acts|strong="H1697"\w* of \w Josiah|strong="H2977"\w*, and his \w goodness|strong="H2617"\w*, according to \add that which was\add* \w written|strong="H3789"\w* in the \w law|strong="H8451"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*,\f + \fr 35.26 \ft goodness: Heb. kindnesses\f*  
\v 27 And his \w deeds|strong="H1697"\w*, \w first|strong="H7223"\w* and \w last|strong="H0314"\w*, behold, they \add are\add* \w written|strong="H3789"\w* in the \w book|strong="H5612"\w* of the \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* and \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.   
\c 36  
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\v 1 Then the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* of the \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w Jehoahaz|strong="H3059"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Josiah|strong="H2977"\w*, and made him \w king|strong="H4427"\w* in his \w father’s|strong="H0001"\w* stead in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.  
\v 2 \w Jehoahaz|strong="H3099"\w* \add was\add* \w twenty|strong="H6242"\w* and \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w* when he began to \w reign|strong="H4427"\w*, and he \w reigned|strong="H4427"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w months|strong="H2320"\w* in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.  
\v 3 And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* put him \w down|strong="H5493"\w* at \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, and \w condemned|strong="H6064"\w* the \w land|strong="H0776"\w* in an \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w talents|strong="H3603"\w* of \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* and a \w talent|strong="H3603"\w* of \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*.\f + \fr 36.3 \ft put…: Heb. removed him\f*  
\v 4 And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* made \w Eliakim|strong="H0471"\w* his \w brother|strong="H0251"\w* \w king|strong="H4427"\w* over \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* and \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, and \w turned|strong="H5437"\w* his \w name|strong="H8034"\w* to \w Jehoiakim|strong="H3079"\w*. And \w Necho|strong="H5224"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w Jehoahaz|strong="H3099"\w* his \w brother|strong="H0251"\w*, and \w carried|strong="H0935"\w* him to \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*.   
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\v 5 ¶ \w Jehoiakim|strong="H3079"\w* \add was\add* \w twenty|strong="H6242"\w* and \w five|strong="H2568"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w* when he began to \w reign|strong="H4427"\w*, and he \w reigned|strong="H4427"\w* \w eleven|strong="H0259"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*: and he \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \add that which was\add* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* in the \w sight|strong="H5869"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* his \w God|strong="H0430"\w*.  
\v 6 Against him came \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*, and \w bound|strong="H0631"\w* him in \w fetters|strong="H5178"\w*, to \w carry|strong="H3212"\w* him to \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*.\f + \fr 36.6 \ft fetters: or, chains\f*  
\v 7 \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019"\w* also \w carried|strong="H0935"\w* of the \w vessels|strong="H3627"\w* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* to \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*, and \w put|strong="H5414"\w* them in his \w temple|strong="H1964"\w* at \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*.  
\v 8 Now the \w rest|strong="H3499"\w* of the \w acts|strong="H1697"\w* of \w Jehoiakim|strong="H3079"\w*, and his \w abominations|strong="H8441"\w* which he \w did|strong="H6213"\w*, and that which was \w found|strong="H4672"\w* in him, behold, they \add are\add* \w written|strong="H3789"\w* in the \w book|strong="H5612"\w* of the \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* and \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*: and \w Jehoiachin|strong="H3078"\w* his \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w reigned|strong="H4427"\w* in his stead.\f + \fr 36.8 \ft Jehoiachin: also called, Jeconiah, or, Coniah\f*   
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\v 9 ¶ \w Jehoiachin|strong="H3078"\w* \add was\add* \w eight|strong="H8083"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w* when he began to \w reign|strong="H4427"\w*, and he \w reigned|strong="H4427"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w months|strong="H2320"\w* and \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*: and he \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \add that which was\add* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* in the \w sight|strong="H5869"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.  
\v 10 And when the \w year|strong="H8141"\w* was \w expired|strong="H8666"\w*, \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w*, and \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* him to \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*, with the \w goodly|strong="H2532"\w* \w vessels|strong="H3627"\w* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, and made \w Zedekiah|strong="H6667"\w* his \w brother|strong="H0251"\w* \w king|strong="H4427"\w* over \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* and \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.\f + \fr 36.10 \ft when…: Heb. at the return of the year\f*\f + \fr 36.10 \ft goodly…: Heb. vessels of desire\f*\f + \fr 36.10 \ft Zedekiah…: or, Mattaniah, his father’s brother\f*   
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\v 11 ¶ \w Zedekiah|strong="H6667"\w* \add was\add* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* and \w twenty|strong="H6242"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w* when he began to \w reign|strong="H4427"\w*, and \w reigned|strong="H4427"\w* \w eleven|strong="H0259"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.  
\v 12 And he \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \add that which was\add* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* in the \w sight|strong="H5869"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* his \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, \add and\add* \w humbled|strong="H3665"\w* not himself \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* the \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \add speaking\add* from the \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.  
\v 13 And he also \w rebelled|strong="H4775"\w* against \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019"\w*, who had made him \w swear|strong="H7650"\w* by \w God|strong="H0430"\w*: but he \w stiffened|strong="H7185"\w* his \w neck|strong="H6203"\w*, and \w hardened|strong="H0553"\w* his \w heart|strong="H3824"\w* from \w turning|strong="H7725"\w* unto the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.   
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\v 14 ¶ Moreover all the \w chief|strong="H8269"\w* of the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w*, and the \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, \w transgressed|strong="H4603"\w* \w very|strong="H4604"\w* \w much|strong="H7235"\w* after all the \w abominations|strong="H8441"\w* of the \w heathen|strong="H1471"\w*; and \w polluted|strong="H2930"\w* the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* which he had \w hallowed|strong="H6942"\w* in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.  
\v 15 And the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of their \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* to them \w by|strong="H3027"\w* his \w messengers|strong="H4397"\w*, rising up \w betimes|strong="H7925"\w*, and \w sending|strong="H7971"\w*; because he had \w compassion|strong="H2550"\w* on his \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, and on his dwelling \w place|strong="H4583"\w*:\f + \fr 36.15 \ft by: Heb. by the hand of\f*\f + \fr 36.15 \ft betimes: that is, continually and carefully\f*  
\v 16 But they \w mocked|strong="H3931"\w* the \w messengers|strong="H4397"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, and \w despised|strong="H0959"\w* his \w words|strong="H1697"\w*, and \w misused|strong="H8591"\w* his \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w*, until the \w wrath|strong="H2534"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w arose|strong="H5927"\w* against his \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, till \add there was\add* no \w remedy|strong="H4832"\w*.\f + \fr 36.16 \ft remedy: Heb. healing\f*  
\v 17 Therefore he \w brought|strong="H5927"\w* upon them the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of the \w Chaldees|strong="H3778"\w*, who \w slew|strong="H2026"\w* their young \w men|strong="H0970"\w* with the \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* in the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of their \w sanctuary|strong="H4720"\w*, and had no \w compassion|strong="H2550"\w* upon young \w man|strong="H0970"\w* or \w maiden|strong="H1330"\w*, old \w man|strong="H2205"\w*, or him that stooped for \w age|strong="H3486"\w*: he \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \add them\add* all into his \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*.  
\v 18 And all the \w vessels|strong="H3627"\w* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, \w great|strong="H1419"\w* and \w small|strong="H6996"\w*, and the \w treasures|strong="H0214"\w* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, and the \w treasures|strong="H0214"\w* of the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, and of his \w princes|strong="H8269"\w*; all \add these\add* he \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* to \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*.  
\v 19 And they \w burnt|strong="H8313"\w* the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, and brake \w down|strong="H5422"\w* the \w wall|strong="H2346"\w* of \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, and \w burnt|strong="H8313"\w* all the \w palaces|strong="H0759"\w* thereof with \w fire|strong="H0784"\w*, and \w destroyed|strong="H7843"\w* all the \w goodly|strong="H4261"\w* \w vessels|strong="H3627"\w* thereof.  
\v 20 And them that had \w escaped|strong="H7611"\w* from the \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* carried he \w away|strong="H1540"\w* to \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*; where they were \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* to him and his \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* until the \w reign|strong="H4427"\w* of the \w kingdom|strong="H4438"\w* of \w Persia|strong="H6539"\w*:\f + \fr 36.20 \ft them…: Heb. the remainder from the sword\f*  
\v 21 To \w fulfil|strong="H4390"\w* the \w word|strong="H1697"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* by the \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* of \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w*, until the \w land|strong="H0776"\w* had \w enjoyed|strong="H7521"\w* her \w sabbaths|strong="H7676"\w*: \add for\add* as long \w as|strong="H3117"\w* she lay \w desolate|strong="H8074"\w* she kept \w sabbath|strong="H7673"\w*, to \w fulfil|strong="H4390"\w* threescore and \w ten|strong="H7657"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*.   
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\v 22 ¶ Now in the \w first|strong="H0259"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* of \w Cyrus|strong="H3566"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Persia|strong="H6539"\w*, that the \w word|strong="H1697"\w* of the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \add spoken\add* by the \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* of \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* might be \w accomplished|strong="H3615"\w*, the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* stirred \w up|strong="H5782"\w* the \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* of \w Cyrus|strong="H3566"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Persia|strong="H6539"\w*, that he made a \w proclamation|strong="H5674"\w* throughout all his \w kingdom|strong="H4438"\w*, and \add put it\add* also in \w writing|strong="H4385"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*,  
\v 23 Thus \w saith|strong="H0559"\w* \w Cyrus|strong="H3566"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Persia|strong="H6539"\w*, All the \w kingdoms|strong="H4467"\w* of the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w* hath the \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w* \w given|strong="H5414"\w* me; and he hath \w charged|strong="H6485"\w* me to \w build|strong="H1129"\w* him an \w house|strong="H1004"\w* in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, which \add is\add* in \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. Who \add is there\add* among you of all his \w people|strong="H5971"\w*? The \nd \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* his \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \add be\add* with him, and let him go \w up|strong="H5927"\w*.   