2 Chronicles 25 Cross References - Rotherham

¹ Twenty–five years old, was Amaziah, when he began to reign, and, twenty–nine years, reigned he in Jerusalem,––and, the name of his mother, was Jehoaddan, of Jerusalem. ² And he did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh,––only not with a whole heart. ³ And it came to pass, when the kingdom was confirmed unto him, that he slew his servants who had smitten the king his father; ⁴ but, their sons, he put not to death,––but as it is written in the law––in the book of Moses––how that Yahweh commanded, saying–Fathers, shall not die for, sons, and Sons, shall not die, for, fathers, but Each man, for his own sin, shall die. ⁵ And Amaziah gathered Judah together, and appointed them by their ancestral houses, as rulers of thousands and as rulers of hundreds, for all Judah and Benjamin,––and he numbered them, from twenty years old and upwards, and found them three hundred thousand choice men, able to go forth to war, who could grasp spear and shield. ⁶ And he hired out of Israel, a hundred thousand heroes of valour, for a hundred talents of silver. ⁷ But, a man of God, came unto him, saying, O king! let not the host of Israel come with thee,––for Yahweh is not with Israel, [with] any of the sons of Ephraim. ⁸ But, if thou art going, do, be strong for the battle,––God will cause thee to fall before the enemy, for there is strength in God, to help or to cause to fall. ⁹ And Amaziah said unto the man of God, What then shall be done as to the hundred talents, which I have given to the company of Israel? Then said the man of God, Yahweh is able to give thee much more than this. ¹⁰ So Amaziah separated them, [appointing] unto the company which had come unto him out of Ephraim, to depart unto their own place,––wherefore their anger was greatly kindled against Judah, so they returned to their own place, in a heat of anger. ¹¹ And, Amaziah, took courage, and led forth his people, and went to the valley of salt,––and smote of the sons of Seir, ten thousand; ¹² and the sons of Judah took captive, ten thousand alive, and brought to the top of the crag,––and cast them down from the top of the crag, and, all of them, were torn asunder. ¹³ But, as for the sons of the company which Amaziah sent back from going with him to the war, they spread themselves out against the cities of Judah, from Samaria, even unto Beth–horon,––and smote of them three thousand, and took great plunder.
¹⁴ And so it was, after Amaziah came in from smiting the Edomites, that he brought in the gods of the sons of Seir, and set them up for himself, as gods,––and, before them, used he to bow himself down, and, unto them, used he to burn a perfume. ¹⁵ Then was kindled the anger of Yahweh, against Amaziah,––and he sent unto him a prophet, and said unto him, Wherefore hast thou sought the gods of the people, which delivered not their own people out of thy hand? ¹⁶ And it came to pass, as he spake unto him, that he said to him, To be, counselor to the king, have we appointed thee? forbear thou, wherefore should they smite thee? So the prophet forbare, and said––I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel.
¹⁷ Then Amaziah king of Judah took counsel, and sent unto Joash, son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu king of Israel, saying,––Come, let us look one another in the face! ¹⁸ And Joash king of Israel sent unto Amaziah king of Judah, saying, A thistle that was in Lebanon, sent unto a cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Come! give thy daughter unto my son to wife,––but there passed by a beast of the field that was in Lebanon, and trampled down the thistle. ¹⁹ Thou hast said–Lo! thou hast smitten the Edomites, and thy heart hath lifted thee up to display honour,–Now, abide in thine own house, wherefore shouldst thou engage in strife with Misfortune, and fall, thou and Judah with thee? ²⁰ But Amaziah hearkened not, because, from God, it was, to the end he might deliver them up into [their enemies’] hand,––because they had sought the gods of Edom. ²¹ So Joash king of Israel came up, and they looked one another in the face, he, and Amaziah king of Judah,––in Beth–shemesh, which belongeth unto Judah. ²² Then was Judah defeated, before Israel,––and they fled every man to his own home; ²³ and, Amaziah king of Judah, son of Joash son of Jehoahaz, was taken by Joash king of Israel, in Beth–shemesh,––and he brought him to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem, from the gate of Ephraim as far as the corner–gate, four hundred cubits; ²⁴ and, all the gold and the silver and all the utensils that were found in the house of God with Obed–edom, and the treasures of the house of the king, and hostages, he took,–and returned to Samaria. ²⁵ And Amaziah son of Joash king of Judah lived, after the death of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel,––fifteen years. ²⁶ Now, the rest of the story of Amaziah, first and last, lo! it is written in the book of the Kings of Judah and Israel. ²⁷ And, after the time that Amaziah turned away from following Yahweh, they made against him a conspiracy in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish,––but they sent after him to Lachish, and slew him there. ²⁸ And they brought him on horses,–and buried him with his fathers, in the city of Judah.

⁵ And surely, your blood, of your lives, will I require, From the hand of every living creature, will I require it,––and from the hand of man, From the hand of each one’s brother, will I require the life of man: ⁶ He that sheddeth man’s blood, by man, shall his blood be shed,––For, in the image of God, made he man.

¹⁶ but, in very deed, for this purpose, have I let thee remain, for the purpose of showing thee my might,––and that my name may be celebrated in all the earth.

²⁵ and Moses chose men of ability out of all Israel, and set them to be heads over the people,––rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

³ Thou shalt not have other gods, besides me. ⁴ Thou shalt not make to thee an image, or any form, that is in the heavens above,––or that is in the earth beneath,––or that is in the waters, beneath the earth: ⁵ thou shalt not bow thyself down to them, nor be led to serve them––For, I, Yahweh, thy God, am a jealous GOD, visiting the iniquity of fathers, upon sons, unto three [generations] and unto four, of them that hate me;

¹⁴ But, when a man shall act presumptuously against his neighbour, to slay him with guile, from mine altar, shalt thou take him to die.

³ from twenty years old and upwards, every one able to go forth to war, in Israel,––ye shall number them by their hosts, thou and Aaron;

³¹ And ye shall accept no ransom for the life of him that slayeth, if he have unlawfully caused death,––but he, must surely be put to death. ³² And ye shall accept no ransom for him that hath fled to his city of refuge, if he should return to dwell in the land before the death of the priest. ³³ So shall ye not pollute the land wherein ye are, for, blood, doth pollute the land,––and, for the land, no propitiatory–covering can be made, as touching blood, that is shed therein, save with the blood of him that shed it;

³⁰ But Sihon king of Heshbon, was not willing, to let us pass along through it,––for Yahweh thy God had suffered him to make his spirit harsh, and his heart bold, that he might give him into thy hand––(as [appeareth] this day).

⁵ Verily, thus, shall ye do unto them: Their altars, shall ye tear down, And, their pillars, shall ye break in pieces,––And, their sacred stems, shall ye hew down, And, their carved images, shall ye burn up in the fire.

²⁵ The carved images of their gods, shalt thou consume with fire,––thou shalt not covet the silver and gold upon them, to take unto thee, lest thou be ensnared thereby; for, the abomination of Yahweh thy God, it is;

¹⁴ and so thy heart be lifted up,––and thou forget Yahweh thy God, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of servants;

¹⁸ But thou shalt remember Yahweh thy God, that it was, he, who had been giving thee strength to get wealth,––that so he might establish his covenant which he sware to thy fathers (as at this day).

¹⁶ Fathers shall not be put to death for sons, nor shall, sons, be put to death for fathers,––every man, for his own sin, shall he put to death.

³¹ And Joshua passed over, and all Israel with him, from Libnah unto Lachish,––and encamped against it, and fought against it;

¹⁶ and Ain, with her pasture land, and Juttah, with her pasture land, Beth–shemesh, with her pasture land,––nine cities, out of these two tribes.

² But, ye, must not solemnise a covenant with the inhabitants of this land, Their altars, must ye tear down,––But ye have not hearkened unto my voice, what is this ye have done?

⁷ Then said Yahweh unto Gideon––By the three hundred men that lapped, will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thy hand; and let, all [the rest of] the people, go every man to his own place.

⁸ The trees, went their way, to anoint over them, a king,––and they said unto the olive tree––Reign thou over us. ⁹ But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, which, in me, gods and men do honour,––and go to wave to and fro, over the trees? ¹⁰ Then said the trees unto the fig–tree,––Come! thou reign over us. ¹¹ But the fig–tree said unto them, Should I leave my sweetness, and mine excellent increase,––and go to wave to and fro, over the trees? ¹² Then said the trees unto the vine,––Come! thou, reign over us. ¹³ But the vine said unto them, Should I leave my new wine, that rejoiceth gods and men,––and go to wave to and fro, over the trees? ¹⁴ Then said all the trees, unto the bramble,––Come, thou, to reign over us. ¹⁵ And the bramble said unto the trees, If, in truth, ye are about to anoint me to be king over you, come, take refuge in my shade,––but, if not, there shall come forth fire out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.

²⁵ If one man sin against another, God will interpose, but, if, against Yahweh, a man sin, who will intercede, for him? But they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, for Yahweh was pleased to put them to death.

¹⁰ So the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man to his home; and the slaughter became exceeding great,––and there fell of Israel––thirty thousand footmen.

⁹ Then shall ye look––if, by the way of its own boundary, it goeth up to Beth–shemesh, he, it was who caused us this great affliction,––but, if not, then shall we know that it was not, his hand, that smote us, a chance, it was, that befell us.

¹⁹ And, when he smote the men of Beth–shemesh, because they looked into the ark of Yahweh, yea smote of the people seventy men [and] fifty thousand men, the people mourned, for that Yahweh had smitten the people with a great smiting. ²⁰ Then said the men of Beth–shemesh, Who is able to stand before Yahweh, this holy God? and, unto whom, shall he go up from us?

¹² and he will appoint for himself, princes of thousands, and princes of fifties,––and to plough his fields, and to reap his harvest, and to make his weapons of war, and the instruments of his chariots;

⁶ So Jonathan said unto the young man bearing his armour––Come! and let us cross over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised, peradventure, Yahweh may work by us,––for there is no restraint with Yahweh, to save by many, or by few.

⁷ But Yahweh said unto Samuel––Do not regard his countenance, or the height of his stature, for I have rejected him,––for it is not what man looketh to but what God looketh to. For, man, looketh to the outward appearance, but, Yahweh, looketh to the heart.

¹⁴ Then said Abner unto Joab, Let the young men arise, I pray thee, and make sport before us. And Joab said––Let them arise.

²¹ And they left their images there,––and David and his men took them away.

¹³ And David made a name, when he returned from his smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt,––eighteen thousand.

¹ So then Yahweh sent Nathan the prophet unto David,––who therefore came unto him and said to him––Two men, there were in a certain city, the one, rich, and, the other, poor.

¹ So then Yahweh sent Nathan the prophet unto David,––who therefore came unto him and said to him––Two men, there were in a certain city, the one, rich, and, the other, poor. ² The, rich, man had flocks and herds exceeding many; ³ whereas the, poor, man had, nothing,––save one little lamb, which he had made his own, and sustained, and it had grown up with him and with his children, all together,––of his own morsel, used it to eat, and, out of his own cup, used it to drink, and, in his own bosom, used it to lie, and it was to him, as a daughter. ⁴ Now there came a traveller to the rich man, but he thought it a pity to take of his own flock, or his own herd, to make ready for the wayfarer who had come to him,––so he took the lamb of his poor neighbour, and made ready for the man who had come to him. ⁵ Then was kindled the anger of David against the man, fiercely,––and he said unto Nathan, By the life of Yahweh, doomed to death, is the man that hath done this; ⁶ and, the lamb, shall he pay back sevenfold,––because he did this thing, and, for that he had no pity.

³¹ the people also that were therein, brought he forth, and put them to the saw, and to threshing sledges of iron, and to axes of iron, and made them pass through the brickkiln, and thus used he to do unto all the cities of the sons of Ammon. And David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem.

⁴³ And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said––Ten parts, have we in the king, therefore, even in David, have we more right than ye. Why, then, made ye light of us, so that our word was not heard first as to bringing back our king? And, the words of the men of Judah, were fiercer than, the words of the men of Israel.

³³ And he discoursed of trees––from the cedar that is in Lebanon, even unto the hyssop, that springeth out in the wall,––and he discoursed of beasts and of birds, and of creeping things, and of fishes.

¹⁷ So then Solomon built Gezer, and Beth–horon, the nether,

¹⁵ Thus the king hearkened not unto the people,––for there had come about a turn from Yahweh, that he might establish his word, which Yahweh had spoken by Ahijah the Shilonite, unto Jeroboam, son of Nebat.

²⁴ Thus, saith Yahweh––Ye shall not go up, neither shall ye fight with your brethren the sons of Israel,––return ye every man to his own house, for, from me, hath this thing been brought about. So they hearkened unto the word of Yahweh, and turned back to depart, according to the word of Yahweh.

²⁸ Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold,––and said unto them––It is, too much for you, to go up to Jerusalem, Lo! thy gods, O Israel, that brought thee up out of the land of Egypt;

¹ And lo! a man of God, came in out of Judah, by the word of Yahweh, unto Bethel,––as Jeroboam was standing by the altar, to make a perfume.

²⁴ And he bought the hill Samaria, of Shemer, for two talents of silver,––and built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, after the name of Shemer lord of the hill––Samaria.

²⁹ Now, Ahab son of Omri, began to reign over Israel, in the thirty–eighth year of Asa king of Judah,––and Ahab son of Omri reigned over Israel, in Samaria, twenty–two years.

³⁶ And a loud cry went through the host, at the going in of the sun, saying––Every man to his own city! and every man to his own land!

¹ In the second year of Joash son of Joahaz king of Israel, began Amaziah son of Joash king of Judah to reign. ² Twenty–five years old, was he when he began to reign, and twenty–nine years, reigned he in Jerusalem,––and, his mother’s name, was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem. ³ And he did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, only, not like David his father: according to all that Joash his father did, so he did; ⁴ only, the high places, took they not away,––still were the people sacrificing and burning incense in the high places.

⁴ only, the high places, took they not away,––still were the people sacrificing and burning incense in the high places. ⁵ And it came to pass that, as soon as the kingdom was confirmed in his hand, he smote his servants who smote the king his father;

⁵ And it came to pass that, as soon as the kingdom was confirmed in his hand, he smote his servants who smote the king his father; ⁶ but, the sons of them that smote him, slew he not,––as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, which Yahweh commanded, saying––Fathers, shall not be put to death, for sons, nor shall, sons, be put to death, for fathers, but every man, for his own sin, shall be put to death.

⁶ but, the sons of them that smote him, slew he not,––as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, which Yahweh commanded, saying––Fathers, shall not be put to death, for sons, nor shall, sons, be put to death, for fathers, but every man, for his own sin, shall be put to death. ⁷ He, smote Edom, in the valley of salt, ten thousand, and seized Sela, in the war,––and called the name thereof Joktheel, [as it is] until this day.

⁷ He, smote Edom, in the valley of salt, ten thousand, and seized Sela, in the war,––and called the name thereof Joktheel, [as it is] until this day.
⁸ Then, sent Amaziah messengers unto Jehoash son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying,––Come now, let us look one another in the face.

⁸ Then, sent Amaziah messengers unto Jehoash son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying,––Come now, let us look one another in the face. ⁹ And Jehoash king of Israel sent unto Amaziah king of Judah, saying, A thistle that was in Lebanon, sent unto a cedar that was in Lebanon, saying––Give thy daughter to my son to wife,––and there passed by a beast of the field that was in Lebanon, and trampled down the thistle:

⁹ And Jehoash king of Israel sent unto Amaziah king of Judah, saying, A thistle that was in Lebanon, sent unto a cedar that was in Lebanon, saying––Give thy daughter to my son to wife,––and there passed by a beast of the field that was in Lebanon, and trampled down the thistle: ¹⁰ Thou hast, smitten, Edom, and, thy heart, would lift thee up,––Glory, and stay at home! Wherefore, then, shouldest thou contend with misfortune, and fall, thou, and Judah with thee?

¹⁰ Thou hast, smitten, Edom, and, thy heart, would lift thee up,––Glory, and stay at home! Wherefore, then, shouldest thou contend with misfortune, and fall, thou, and Judah with thee? ¹¹ But Amaziah hearkened not. So then Jehoash king of Israel came up, and they looked one another in the face, he and Amaziah king of Judah,––in Beth–shemesh, which belongeth unto Judah.

¹¹ But Amaziah hearkened not. So then Jehoash king of Israel came up, and they looked one another in the face, he and Amaziah king of Judah,––in Beth–shemesh, which belongeth unto Judah. ¹² Then was Judah defeated before Israel,––and they fled, every man to his own home;

¹² Then was Judah defeated before Israel,––and they fled, every man to his own home; ¹³ and, upon Amaziah, king of Judah, son of Jehoash son of Ahaziah, did Jehoash king of Israel, seize, in Beth–shemesh,––and entered Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem, at the gate of Ephraim, as far as the corner gate, four hundred cubits;

¹³ and, upon Amaziah, king of Judah, son of Jehoash son of Ahaziah, did Jehoash king of Israel, seize, in Beth–shemesh,––and entered Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem, at the gate of Ephraim, as far as the corner gate, four hundred cubits; ¹⁴ and took all the gold and the silver and all the vessels that were found in the house of Yahweh, and in the treasuries of the house of the king, and hostages,––and returned to Samaria.

¹⁴ and took all the gold and the silver and all the vessels that were found in the house of Yahweh, and in the treasuries of the house of the king, and hostages,––and returned to Samaria.

¹⁴ and took all the gold and the silver and all the vessels that were found in the house of Yahweh, and in the treasuries of the house of the king, and hostages,––and returned to Samaria.
¹⁵ Now, the rest of the story of Jehoash, what he did, and his might and how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, are, they, not written in the book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

¹⁵ Now, the rest of the story of Jehoash, what he did, and his might and how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, are, they, not written in the book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? ¹⁶ And Jehoash slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria, with the kings of Israel,––and, Jeroboam his son, reigned, in his stead. ¹⁷ And Amaziah son of Joash king of Judah, lived, after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel, fifteen years. ¹⁸ Now, the rest of the story of Amaziah, is, it, not written in the book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? ¹⁹ And, when they made against him a conspiracy in Jerusalem, he fled to Lachish,––but they sent after him to Lachish, and slew him, there.

¹⁹ And, when they made against him a conspiracy in Jerusalem, he fled to Lachish,––but they sent after him to Lachish, and slew him, there. ²⁰ And they bare him on horses,––and he was buried in Jerusalem, with his fathers, in the city of David.

²⁰ And they bare him on horses,––and he was buried in Jerusalem, with his fathers, in the city of David. ²¹ And all the people of Judah took Azariah, he, being sixteen yearn old,––and made, him, king instead of his father Amaziah. ²² He, built Elath, and restored it to Judah,––after the king slept with his fathers.

¹ And David consulted with the rulers of thousands and hundreds, even with every chief ruler.

³ and, the people that were therein, brought he forth, and cut with the saw and with threshing sledges of iron and with axes, thus also, used David to do unto all the cities of the son of Ammon,––and David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

¹⁵ To Obed–edom, southward,––and, to his sons, the storehouse.

¹ Now, the sons of Israel––as to the number of them, the ancestral chiefs––and rulers of thousands and hundreds, and their officers who waited upon the king as to any matter of the courses, who came in and went out month by month, for all the months of the year, in each course, were twenty–four thousand.

¹² wisdom and knowledge, are granted unto thee,––moreover, riches and wealth and honour, will I give thee, such as the kings who were before thee did not possess, neither shall they who come after thee possess the like.

⁵ and he built Beth–horon, the upper, and Beth–horon, the nether,––fortified cities, with walls, and doors and bars;

¹ And when Rehoboam had entered Jerusalem, he called together the house of Judah and Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand chosen men, warriors,––to fight against Israel, to bring back the kingdom to Rehoboam.

⁹ So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took the treasures of the house of Yahweh, and the treasures of the house of the king, the whole, he took,––and he took the bucklers of gold, which Solomon had made.

¹² And lo! with us as Head, is God himself, and his priests, and the trumpets of alarm, to sound an alarm against you,––O sons of Israel! do not fight against Yahweh God of your fathers, for ye shall not prosper.

⁸ And it came to pass that, Asa, had a force bearing shield and spear, out of Judah, three hundred thousand, and, out of Benjamin, such as bare a buckler and trode a bow, two hundred and eighty thousand,––all these, were heroes of valour.

¹¹ Then Asa cried out unto Yahweh his God, and said, O Yahweh, it is, nothing with thee, to help whether with many or with such as have no strength. Help us, O Yahweh our God, for, on thee, do we lean, and, in thy name, have we come against this multitude,––O Yahweh! our God, thou art, let not, weak man, have power against thee.

² So he went forth to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear me, O Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin,––Yahweh, is with you, so long as ye are with him, and, if ye seek him, he will be found of you, but, if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.

⁷ And, at that time, came Hanani the seer, unto Asa the king of Judah,––and said unto him, Because thou hast leaned upon the king of Syria, and hast not leaned upon Yahweh thy God, for this cause, hath the force of the king of Syria escaped out of thy hand. ⁸ Were not, the Ethiopians and the Lybians, a huge host, with chariots and horsemen exceeding many? yet, because thou didst lean upon Yahweh, he delivered them into thy hand. ⁹ For, as touching Yahweh, [seeing that], his eyes, are ever running to and fro throughout all the earth, to shew himself strong with them who are perfect toward himself, thou hast made thyself foolish over this,––for, from henceforth, there shall be with thee––wars. ¹⁰ Then was Asa angry with the seer, and put him in the house of the stocks, for he was in a rage with him, over this,––and Asa oppressed some of the people, at that time.

¹⁴ And, these, are the numbers of them, by their ancestral house,––To Judah, pertained rulers of thousands, Adnah the chief, and, with him, mighty men of valour, three hundred thousand; ¹⁵ and, under his direction, was Jehohanan the chief,––and, with him, two hundred and eighty thousand; ¹⁶ and, under his direction, Amasiah son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself unto Yahweh,––and, with him, two hundred thousand heroes of valour. ¹⁷ And, out of Benjamin, a hero of valour, Eliada,––and, with him, armed with bow and buckler, two hundred thousand; ¹⁸ and, under his direction, Jehozabad,––and, with him, a hundred and eighty thousand, equipped for war.

¹⁴ Now, when he came unto the king, the king said unto him, Micah, shall we go against Ramoth–gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And he said, Go ye up and prosper, and may they be delivered into your hand.

²⁰ Then came there forth a spirit and stood before Yahweh, and said, I, will persuade him. And Yahweh said unto him, Wherewith? ²¹ And he said, I will go forth and become a spirit of falsehood, in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said––Thou mayest persuade, moreover also, thou shalt prevail, go forth, and do, so.

²⁵ Then said the king of Israel, Take ye Micaiah, and carry him back unto Amon ruler of the city, and unto Joash son of the king;

² And there came out to meet him, Jehu son of Hanani, the seer, who said unto King Jehoshaphat, Unto the lawless, was it [right] to give help? and, on them who hate Yahweh, to bestow thy love? For this cause, therefore, is there wrath against thee, from before Yahweh;

⁶ and said, O Yahweh, God of our fathers, art not, thou, God in the heavens? and art, thou, not ruling throughout all the kingdoms of the nations? and, in thy hand, [are there not] strength and might? and is there any who, against thee, can stand?

¹⁰ Now, therefore, lo! the sons of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir, whom thou didst not suffer Israel to invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt,––but they turned away from them and destroyed them not,

³⁴ But, the rest of the story of Jehoshaphat, first and last, lo! there it is written in the story of Jehu son of Hanani, which hath been added to the book of the Kings of Israel.

³⁷ Then prophesied, Eliezer son of Dodavahu of Mareshah, against Jehoshaphat, saying,––Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, Yahweh hath broken in pieces thy works. So the ships were wrecked, and were not able to go unto Tarshish.

⁸ In his days, revolted the Edomites, from under the hand of Judah,––and set over themselves a king. ⁹ So Jehoram passed over, with his captains, and all his chariot, with him,–and it came to pass that he rose up by night, and smote the Edomites that were round about unto him, and the chariot–captains. ¹⁰ So Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah––unto this day. Then, must Libnah needs revolt at the same time, from under his hand,––because he had forsaken Yahweh, the God of his fathers.

¹⁷ and they came up against Judah, and forced their way into it, and carried off all the possessions that were found belonging to the house of the king, moreover also his sons and his wives,––so that there was left him never a son, save only Jehoahaz the youngest of his sons.

¹ And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king, in his stead, for, all the elder sons, had the band of men slain who came in with the Arabians into the camp,––so Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah reigned.

⁶ And he returned to be healed in Jezreel, because of the wounds wherewith they smote him in Ramah, when he fought with Hazael, king of Syria,––and, Azariah son of Jehoram king of Judah, went down to see Jehoram son of Ahab in Jezreel, because, sick, was he! ⁷ But, from God, came the downfall of Azariah, through his coming to Joram,––and because, through his coming, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu son of Nimshi, whom Yahweh had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab.

² And Joash did that which was right, in the eyes of Yahweh,–all the days of Jehoiada the priest.

²⁰ And, the spirit of God, clothed Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, and he took his stand above the people,––and said unto them, Thus, saith God, Wherefore are, ye, transgressing the commandments of Yahweh, so that ye cannot prosper, because ye have forsaken Yahweh, therefore hath he forsaken you. ²¹ So they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones, by the commandment of the king,––in the court of the house of Yahweh.

²⁵ And, when they had departed from him, for they left him with sore diseases, his own servants conspired against him, for the blood of the son of Jehoiada the priest, and slew him upon his bed, and he died,––and, though they buried him in the city of David, yet did they not bury him in the sepulchres of the kings.

²⁵ And, when they had departed from him, for they left him with sore diseases, his own servants conspired against him, for the blood of the son of Jehoiada the priest, and slew him upon his bed, and he died,––and, though they buried him in the city of David, yet did they not bury him in the sepulchres of the kings. ²⁶ Now, these, are they that conspired against him,––Zabad son of Shimeath the Ammonitess, and Jehozabad son of Shimrith the Moabitess.

⁷ But, a man of God, came unto him, saying, O king! let not the host of Israel come with thee,––for Yahweh is not with Israel, [with] any of the sons of Ephraim.

¹¹ And, Amaziah, took courage, and led forth his people, and went to the valley of salt,––and smote of the sons of Seir, ten thousand; ¹² and the sons of Judah took captive, ten thousand alive, and brought to the top of the crag,––and cast them down from the top of the crag, and, all of them, were torn asunder. ¹³ But, as for the sons of the company which Amaziah sent back from going with him to the war, they spread themselves out against the cities of Judah, from Samaria, even unto Beth–horon,––and smote of them three thousand, and took great plunder.
¹⁴ And so it was, after Amaziah came in from smiting the Edomites, that he brought in the gods of the sons of Seir, and set them up for himself, as gods,––and, before them, used he to bow himself down, and, unto them, used he to burn a perfume.

¹⁶ And it came to pass, as he spake unto him, that he said to him, To be, counselor to the king, have we appointed thee? forbear thou, wherefore should they smite thee? So the prophet forbare, and said––I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel.

⁴ And he did that which was right, in the eyes of Yahweh,––according to all that Amaziah his father had done.

⁹ And Uzziah built towers, in Jerusalem, over the corner–gate, and over the valley–gate, and over the angle,––and he made them strong.

¹³ and, under their direction, was the force of a host, three hundred and seven thousand five hundred, ready to make war, with the strength of a force,––for helping the king against an enemy.

¹⁶ But, when he became strong, uplifted was his heart, unto ruin, for he acted unfaithfully against Yahweh his God,––and entered into the temple of Yahweh, to burn incense upon the altar of incense.

⁵ Wherefore Yahweh his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria, who smote him, and carried away captive from him a large body of captives, and brought them into Damascus,––yea, even into the hand of the king of Israel, was he delivered, who smote him with a great smiting.
⁶ And Pekah son of Remaliah slew, in Judah, a hundred and twenty thousand in one day, all, sons of valour,–because they had forsaken Yahweh, God of their fathers.

²³ For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus who had smitten him, and said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria are helping them, unto them, will I sacrifice, that they may help me. But, they, served to seduce him and all Israel.

²⁵ But, not according to the benefit done unto him, did Hezekiah make return, for uplifted was his heart,––and so there came upon him, wrath, and upon Judah and Jerusalem.

¹¹ So Yahweh brought in upon them, the captains of the army that belonged to the king of Assyria, and they captured Manasseh with hooks,––and bound him captive with a pair of bronze fetters, and took him away to Babylon.

²¹ But he sent unto him messengers, saying––What have I to do with thee, O king of Judah? not against thee, [have I come] this day, but against the house wherewith I have war, and, God, hath given word to speed me,––cease thou from [provoking] God who is with me, lest he destroy thee.

⁶ Against him, came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon,––and bound him in fetters of bronze, to carry him to Babylon.

¹⁰ and, when the year came round, King Nebuchadnezzar sent, and carried him to Babylon, with the precious utensils of the house of Yahweh,––and made Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem.

¹⁶ So the people went forth, and brought in, and made themselves booths, every one upon his roof, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the broad place of the water–gate, and in the broad place of the gate of Ephraim.

³⁹ and above the gate of Ephraim, and upon the old gate, and upon the fish–gate, and the tower of Hananel, and the tower of Hammeah, even as far as the sheep–gate,––and they came to a stand, at the gate of the guard.

¹⁸ For, he, woundeth that he may bind up, He smiteth through, that, his own hands, may heal.

¹³ As for GOD, if he withdraw not his anger, under him, will have submitted themselves––the proud helpers.

⁷ These, by chariots, and, those, by horses, but, we, by the Name of Yahweh our God, will prevail.

¹ [David’s. A Melody.]
To Yahweh, belongeth, The earth and the fulness thereof, The world, and they who dwell therein;

¹⁰ Yahweh, hath frustrated the counsel of nations, hath brought to nothing the devices of peoples.

¹⁶ Not a king, can be saved by greatness of force, nor, hero, deliver himself by greatness of strength:

¹ [To the Chief Musician. Upon "The Lily of Testimony." A precious Psalm of David, to instruct. When he waged war with Aram–neharaim, and with Aram–zobah,––and then Joab returned and smote of Edom in the Valley of Salt, twelve thousand.]
O God, thou hast rejected us––hast scattered us, Thou hast been angry, Wilt thou restore us?

¹¹ One thing, hath God spoken, Two things, [there are] which I have heard, That, power, belongeth unto God;

³⁷ But, their heart, was not fixed with him, Nor were they trusty in his covenant:

¹³ The boar out of the forest, browseth upon it, And, the wild beast of the field, pastureth thereon.

¹¹ But my people, hearkened not, unto my voice, Even, Israel, inclined not unto me. ¹² So then I let them go on in the stubbornness of their own heart,[––] They might walk in their own counsels!

⁵ For, all the gods of the peoples, are things of nought––But, Yahweh, made, the heavens.

⁴ Their idols, are silver and gold, the works of the hands of men,–– ⁵ A mouth, have they, but they speak not, Eyes, have they, but they see not; ⁶ Ears, have they, but they hear not, A nose, have they, but they smell not: ⁷ Their hands! but they feel not, Their feet! but they walk not, No sound make they in their throat. ⁸ Like unto them, shall be they who make them, Every one who trusteth in them.

⁷ He that rebuketh a scoffer, getteth to himself contempt, and, he that reproveth a lawless man, [getteth to himself] his shame. ⁸ Do not reprove a scoffer, lest he hate thee, Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.

²² The blessing of Yahweh, itself maketh rich, and he addeth no grievance therewith.

¹⁰ Only by pride, doth one cause contention, but, with the well–advised, is wisdom.

¹⁸ Before grievous injury, pride! and, before a fall, haughtiness of spirit!

⁶ The lips of a dullard, enter into contention, and his mouth, for blows, crieth out.

³ Honour, hath the man who sitteth away from strife, but, any fool, may break through.

¹⁷ As he who layeth hold of the ears of a dog, is a passer–by, who giveth vent to his wrath over a quarrel, not his!

²⁵ The ambitious in soul, stirreth up strife, but, he that trusteth in Yahweh, shall be enriched.

²² A man given to anger, stirreth up strife, and, he that exceedeth in wrath, aboundeth in transgression.
²³ The loftiness of a man, layeth him low,––but, one of a lowly spirit, shall attain unto honour.

¹¹ I again saw under the sun, that not, to the swift, was the race, nor, to the strong, the battle, nay! nor, to the wise, food, nor yet, to the intelligent, riches, nor, even to the well–informed, comeliness,––for, time and accident, happened to them all.

⁹ Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth, and let thy heart gladden thee in the days of thine early manhood, and walk thou––in the ways of thine own heart, and in that which is seen by thine own eyes,––yet know, that, for all these things, will God bring thee into judgment.

⁹ Rage, O ye peoples,––and be overthrown, And give ear, all ye distant parts of the earth,––Gird yourselves and be overthrown, Gird yourselves, and be overthrown: ¹⁰ Determine a plan,––and it shall be frustrated,––Speak a word, and it shall not stand, For With–us–is–GOD!

¹ Alas! for the proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim, And for his fading wreath of majestic beauty,––Which is on the head of the fertile valley, of them who are overcome with wine. ² Lo! My Lord hath one who is, strong and bold, Like a storm of hail, a destroying tempest, Like a storm of mighty waters overflowing, Hath he thrust it down to the earth with force: ³ With the feet, shall be trodden down, the proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim!

¹³ Wherefore My Lord hath said,––Because this people, hath drawn near, with their mouth, And, with their lips, have honoured me, But, their heart, have they moved far from me, And so their reverence of me hath become A commandment of men, in which they have been schooled,

¹⁰ Who have said to, the seers, Ye must not, see! To the prophets, Ye must not prophesy to us reproofs! Speak to us smooth things, Prophesy delusions: ¹¹ Depart ye from the way, Turn aside from the path,––Desist, from setting before us, the, Holy One of Israel.

⁹ The fashioners of an image––all of them, are emptiness, And, the things they delight in, cannot profit,––And, their witnesses, they, neither see nor know, That they may be ashamed. ¹⁰ Who, hath fashioned a GOD, Or, an image, hath molten? It cannot profit!

¹⁹ And no one reflecteth––There is neither knowledge nor discernment––to say, Half thereof, have I burned up in the fire, Moreover also, I have baked, on the coals thereof, bread, I roasted flesh, and have been eating,––And, of the remainder thereof, an abomination, shall I make? And, to a log of wood, shall I pay adoration?

¹ Bel, hath crouched, Nebo, is cowering, Their images, are, [delivered up] to beast, and to cattle,––The things ye carried about, are become a load, A burden, to the weary! ² They have cowered, they have crouched, at once, And they cannot rescue the burden,––But, their own soul, into captivity, hath departed.

¹⁰ Declaring, from the beginning, the latter end, And, from olden time, that which had never been done,––Saying, My purpose shall stand, and, All my pleasure, will I perform;

⁵ Thus, saith Yahweh,––What did your fathers find in me, by way of perversity, that they removed far from me,––and went after vanity, and became vain?

²³ Thus, saith Yahweh, Let not, the wise man, glory, in his wisdom, Neither let, the mighty man, glory, in his might,––Let not, the rich man, glory, in his riches;

⁷ Who, would not revere thee, O King of nations? For, thee, doth it beseem; Forasmuch as, among all the wise men of the nations, And throughout all their royal estate, None, there is, like unto thee.

²⁶ Yahweh, hath made thee priest, instead of Jehoiada the priest, that ye should be deputies in the house of Yahweh, to any man who is raving and prophesying, so shalt thou put him into the stocks and into the pillory:

²⁹ In those days, shall they say no more, Fathers, did eat sour grapes,––And, children’s teeth, are blunted! ³⁰ But, every one, for his own iniquity, shall die,––Any human being who eateth the sour grapes, his own teeth, shall be blunted.

³⁸ Lo! days are coming, Declareth Yahweh, That the city, shall be built for Yahweh, From the tower of Hananeel, [As far as] the gate of the corner;

⁴ Lo! as for all persons, mine, they are, As, the person of the father, so, also the person of the son, mine, they are,––The person that sinneth, the same, shall die.

²⁰ The person that sinneth, the same, shall die,––A, son, shall not bear a part of the iniquity of, the father, Neither shall, a father, bear a part of the iniquity of the son, the righteousness of the righteous, upon himself, shall be, And, the lawlessness of a lawless man, upon himself, shall be.

³⁷ Now, I, Nebuchadnezzar, am praising and extolling and honouring the King of the Heavens, all whose works, are truth, and, his ways, right; and, them who walk in pride, he is able to abase,

²⁰ But, when uplifted was his heart and, his spirit, became obstinate so as to act arrogantly, he was put down from the throne of his kingdom, and, his dignity, took they from him; ²¹ And, from among the sons of men, was he driven, and, his heart, to a wild beast’s, became equal, and, with the wild asses, was his dwelling, and, grass––like oxen, they suffered him to eat, and, with the dew of the heavens, his body, was drenched––until that he came to know that the Most High God, hath dominion, over the kingdom of men, and, whomsoever he pleaseth, he setteth up over it. ²² And yet, thou, his son, O Belshazzar! hast not humbled thy heart, though, all this, thou knewest; ²³ but, against the Lord of the heavens, hast uplifted thyself, and, the vessels of his house, have they brought before thee, and, thou, and thy nobles, thy wives and thy concubines, have been drinking, wine, therein, and, gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood and stone, which see not nor hear nor know, hast thou praised,––whereas, God, in whose hand thy breath is and whose are all thy ways, him, hast thou not glorified.

¹³ When Ephraim, saw, his injury, and Judah his wound, then went Ephraim unto Assyria, and [Judah] sent unto a hostile king,––yet, he, cannot heal you, nor will the wound, remove from you. ¹⁴ For, I, will be as a lion unto Ephraim, and as a young lion to the house of Judah,––I, I, will tear in pieces, and depart, I will carry off, and none be able to rescue. ¹⁵ I will depart, will return unto my place! till what time they acknowledge their guilt, and seek my face,––In their trouble, will they make for me diligent search.

¹³ Ephraim! just as I provided for Tyre, was planted in a meadow,––yet, Ephraim, must needs bring forth for a murderer his children.

² Hypocritical is their heart, Now, shall they be held guilty,––He, will break down their altars, he will destroy their statutes.

⁹ Proclaim ye this, among the nations, Hallow a war, rouse the mighty ones, let them draw near, come up, all the men of war! ¹⁰ Beat your plough–shares into swords, and your pruning–hooks into spears,––as for the weak, let him say, mighty, I am. ¹¹ Give help––and come in, all ye nations on every side, and gather yourselves together,––Thither, bring down, O Yahweh, thy mighty ones! ¹² Let the nations, be roused, and come up, into the Vale of Jehoshaphat,––for, there, will I sit to judge all the nations, on every side. ¹³ Thrust ye in the vintage knife, for, grown ripe, is the vintage,––Go in, tread down, for full is the winepress, flow over do the vats, for abundant is their wickedness. ¹⁴ Multitudes, multitudes, in the vale of strict decision,––for near is the day of Yahweh, in the vale of strict decision.

¹⁰ Then sent Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, unto Jeroboam king of Israel, saying: A conspiracy hath Amos, raised against thee, in the midst of the house of Israel, The land, is not able to endure, all his words; ¹¹ For, thus, saith Amos, By the sword, shall Jeroboam, die,––and, Israel, shall, surely be exiled, from off his own soil. ¹² Then said Amaziah unto Amos, O seer, go flee thee away unto the land of Judah––and eat, there, bread, and, there, mayest thou prophesy; ¹³ But, at Bethel, not again, any more, mayest thou prophesy,––for, the holy place of the king, it is, and, the house of the kingdom, it is.

³ The insolence of thy heart, hath deceived thee, O thou that inhabitest the retreats of the crag, the height of his habitation,––that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?

⁴ Lo! as for the conceited one, crooked is his soul within him,– but, one who is righteous, by his faithfulness, shall live.

⁸ Mine is the silver and Mine the gold, Declareth Yahweh of hosts:

²³ And, when he, entered, the temple, the Chief–priests and the Elders of the people, came unto him as he was teaching, saying, By what authority, these things, art thou doing? and, who, to thee, gave, this authority?

⁴⁵ Then, cometh he unto the disciples, and saith unto them,––Ye are sleeping what time remaineth, and taking your rest: Lo! the hour hath drawn near, and, the Son of Man, is being delivered up into the hands of sinners.

¹¹ Because, everyone who exalteth himself, shall be abased; and, he that abaseth himself, shall be exalted?

³¹ Or, what king, moving on to encounter, another king, in battle, will not sit down first and take counsel, whether he is able, with ten thousand, to meet him who, with twenty thousand, is coming against him.

²⁹ And, he, said unto them––Verily, I say unto you––No one, is there, who hath left––house, or wife, or brethren, or parents, or children,––for the sake of the kingdom of God; ³⁰ who shall in anywise not receive manifold in this season, and, in the age that is coming, life age–abiding.

²⁸ To do whatsoever, thy hand and thy counsel, marked out beforehand to come to pass.

²¹ Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter; for, thy heart, is not upright before God.

²⁵ and, not being, agreed, among themselves, they began to leave,––Paul having said one thing––Well, did, the Holy Spirit, speak through Isaiah the prophet, unto your fathers, ²⁶ saying––Go thy way unto this people, and say––Ye shall, surely hear, and yet will in nowise understand. And, surely see, and yet will in nowise perceive; ²⁷ For the heart of this people, hath become dense, and, with their ears, heavily, have they heard, and, their eyes, have they closed,––lest once they should see with their eyes, and, with their ears, should hear, and, with their hearts, should understand, and return,––when I would certainly heal them.

²² And, if God––wishing to shew his anger and to make known his power––bare, in much patience, with vessels of anger already fitted for destruction,

²⁹ So that no flesh should boast before God.

⁴ Concerning, then, the eating of idol–sacrifices, we are aware––that an idol is, nothing, in the world, and that, none, is God save one.

²⁰ On the contrary––that, the things which the nations sacrifice, unto demons, and not unto God, they sacrifice; and I wish not that ye should become, sharers together with the demons!

¹¹ In whom also we were taken as an inheritance, according to the purpose of him who energiseth all things according to the counsel of his will,

¹⁹ And, my God, will fill up your every need, according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

⁹ Whose, presence, [shall be] according to an inworking of Satan, with all manner of mighty work and signs and wonders of falsehood, ¹⁰ And with all manner of deceit of unrighteousness, in them who are destroying themselves, because, the love of the truth, they did not welcome, that they might be saved; –– ¹¹ And, for this cause, God sendeth them an inworking of error, to the end they should believe in the falsehood,––

¹¹ But, thou, O man of God! from these things, flee! and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, meekness;

¹⁷ In order that, ready, may be the man, of God, unto every good work, being well–prepared.

³ For there will be a season––when, the healthful teaching, they will not endure, but, according to their own covetings, will, unto themselves, heap up teachers, because they have an itching ear,

⁸ A two–souled man, unstable in all his ways.

⁶ Howbeit he giveth, greater, favour. Wherefore it saith––God, against the haughty, arrayeth himself, Whereas, unto the lowly, he giveth favour.

⁸ Draw near unto God, and he will draw near unto you. Cleanse hands, sinners! Chasten hearts, double souls!

⁸ And a stone to strike against, and a rock to stumble over: Who stumble because, unto the word, they do not yield,––unto which also they have been appointed;

⁵ In like manner, ye younger men––submit yourselves unto elders; ––All, however, one towards another, gird on humility; because, God, against the haughty, arrayeth himself, whereas, unto the lowly, he giveth favour.

¹⁰ And, they who are dwelling upon the earth, rejoice over them, and make merry, and, gifts, will they send one to another,––because, these two prophets, tormented them that were dwelling upon the earth.