Jezebel is slain.

I to meet

* Joram

3 uttered this oracle against him;

4 chamberlains.

II. KINGS, 10.

hast thou to do with peace? turn
thee behind me.

20 And the watchman told, say-
ing, He came even unto them, and
cometh not again: and the driving
is like the driving of Jehu the son
of Nimshi; for he driveth furiously.
21 And Joram said, Make ready.
And his chariot was made ready.
And Joram king of Israel and Aha-
ziah king of Judah went out, each
in his chariot, and they went out
1against Jehu, and met him in the
portion of Naboth the Jezreelite.

22 And it came to pass, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, Is it peace, Jehu? And he answered, What peace, so long as the whoredoms of thy mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so many?

23 And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said to Ahaziah, There is treachery, O Ahaziah.

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24 And Jehu drew a bow with his full strength, and smote Jehoram between his arms, and the arrow went out at his heart, and he sunk down in his chariot.

25 Then said Jehu to Bidkar his captain, Take up, and cast him in the portion of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite: for remember how that, when I and thou rode together after Ahab his father, the LORD "laid this burden upon him ;

26 Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, and the blood of his sons, saith the LORD; and I will requite thee in this plat, saith the LORD. Now therefore take and cast him into the plat of ground, according to the word of the LORD. 27¶But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden house. And Jehu followed after him, and said, Smite him also in the chariot. And they did so at the going up to Gur, which is by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo, and died there.

28 And his servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem, and buried him in his sepulchre with his fathers in the city of David.

Ahab's sons beheaded.

33 And he said, Throw her down. So they threw her down: and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses: and he trode her under foot.

34 And when he was come in, he did eat and drink, and said, Go, see now this cursed woman, and bury her: for she is a king's daughter.

35 And they went to bury her: but they found no more of her than the scull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands.

36 Wherefore they came again, and told him. And he said, This is the word of the LORD, which he spake by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, In the portion of Jezreel shall dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel:

37 And the carcase of Jezebel shall be as dung upon the face of the field in the portion of Jezreel; so that they shall not say, This is Jezebel.

CHAPTER 10.

1 Jehu, by his letters, causeth seventy of
Ahab's children to be beheaded. 8 He ex-
cuseth the fact by the prophecy of Elijah,
12 At the shearing house he slayeth two and
forty of Ahaziah's brethren. 15 He taketh
Jehonadab into his company. 18 By sub-
tilty he destroyeth all the worshippers of
Baal. 29 Jehu followeth Jeroboam's sins,
32 Hazael oppresseth Israel. 34 Jehoahaz
succeedeth Jehu.

Samaria. And Jehu wrote let-
AND Ahab had seventy sons in
ters, and sent to Samaria, unto the
rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and
to them that brought up Ahab's
children, saying,

2 Now as soon as this letter cometh to you, seeing your master's sons are with you, and there are with you chariots and horses, a fenced city also, and armour;

3 Look even out the best and meetest of your master's sons, and set him on his father's throne, and fight for your master's house.

4 But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand?

29 And in the eleventh year of 5 And he that was over the Joram the son of Ahab began Aha-house, and he that was over the 5 household, ziah to reign over Judah.

30 And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window. 31 And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, Had Zimri peace, who slew his master?

32 And he lifted his face to the window, and said, Who is on my side? who? And there looked out to him two or three eunuchs.

city, the elders also, and the bring-
ers up of the children, sent to Jehu,
saying, We are thy servants, and
will do all that thou shalt bid us; we
will not make any king: do thou
that which is good in thine eyes.

6 Then he wrote a letter the se-
cond time to them, saying, If ye be
mine, and if ye will hearken unto
my voice, take ye the heads of the
men your master's sons, and come
to me to Jezreel by to morrow this

any man

Ahaziah's brethren slain.

II. KINGS, 10.

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Baal's worshippers destroyed time. Now the king's sons, being 18 ¶ And Jehu gathered all the seventy persons, were with the people together, and said unto great men of the city, which them, Ahab served Baal a little; brought them up. but Jehu shall serve him much. 19 Now therefore call unto me all the prophets of Baal, all his 5 servants, and all his priests; let 5 worshipnone be wanting: for I have a great sacrifice to do to Baal; whosoever shall be wanting, he shall not live. But Jehu did it in subtilty, to the intent that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal. 20 And Jehu said, Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed it.

7 And it came to pass, when the letter came to them, that they 1 slew them, took the king's sons, and slew seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent him them to Jezreel.

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seventy persons,

2 familiar friends,

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8 And there came a messenger, and told him, saying, They have brought the heads of the king's sons. And he said, Lay ye them in two heaps at the entering in of the gate until the morning.

9 And it came to pass in the morning, that he went out, and stood, and said to all the people, Ye be righteous: behold, I conspired against my master, and slew him: but who slew all these? 10 Know now that there shall fall unto the earth nothing of the word of the LORD, which the LORD spake concerning the house of Ahab for the LORD hath done that which he spake by his servant Elijah.

11 So Jehu slew all that remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his great men, and his kinsfolks, and his priests, until he left him none remaining.

12 ¶ And he arose and departed, and came to Samaria. And as he was at the shearing house in the way, 13 Jehu met with the brethren of Ahaziah king of Judah, and said, Who are ye? And they answered, We are the brethren of Ahaziah; and we go down to salute the children of the king and the children of the queen.

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14 And he said, Take them alive. And they took them alive, and slew them at the pit of the shearing house, even two and forty men; neither left he any of them.

15 ¶ And when he was departed thence, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him and he saluted him, and said to him, Is thine heart right, as my heart is with thy heart? And Jehonadab answered, It is. If it be, give me thine hand. And he gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot.

16 And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD. So they made him ride in his chariot.

17 And when he came to Samaria, he slew all that remained unto Ahab in Samaria, till he had destroyed him, according to the saying of the LORD, which he spake to Elijah.

21 And Jehu sent through all Israel: and all the worshippers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left that came not. And they came into the house of Baal; and the house of Baal was full from one end to another.

22 And he said unto him that was over the vestry, Bring forth vestments for all the worshippers of Baal. And he brought them forth vestments.

23 And Jehu went, and Jehona

dab the son of Rechab, into the
house of Baal, and said unto the
worshippers of Baal, Search, and
look that there be here with you
none of the servants of the LORD,
but the worshippers of Baal only.

24 And when they went in to
offer sacrifices and burnt offerings,
Jehu appointed fourscore men with-
out, and said, If any of the men
whom I have brought into your
hands escape, he that letteth him go,
his life shall be for the life of him.

25 And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, Go in, and slay them; let none come forth. And they smote them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and the captains cast them out, and went to the city of the house of Baal.

26 And they brought forth the images out of the house of Baal, and burned them.

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27 And they brake down the "image of Baal, and brake down pillar the house of Baal, and made it a draught house unto this day.

28 Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel.

29¶Howbeit from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, Jehu departed not from after them, to wit, the golden calves that were in Beth-el, and that were in Dan.

30 And the LORD said unto Jehu, Because thou hast done well in exe

Athaliah's massacre.

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the God of Israel,

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II. KINGS, 11.

cuting that which is right in mine | do; A third part of you that enter
eyes, and hast done unto the house in on the sabbath shall even be
of Ahab according to all that was keepers of the watch of the king's
in mine heart, thy children of the house;
fourth generation shall sit on the
throne of Israel.

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6 And a third part shall be at the gate of Sur; and a third part 31 But Jehu took no heed to at the gate behind the guard: so walk in the law of the LORD God shall ye keep the watch of the of Israel with all his heart: for he house, that it be not broken down. 7 And two parts of all you that departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, which made Israel to sin. go forth on the sabbath, even they of you, even 32¶ In those days the LORD be-shall keep the watch of the house gan to cut Israel short: and Hazael of the LORD about the king. smote them in all the "coasts of Israel;

33 From Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, even Gilead and Bashan.

34 Now the rest of the acts of Jehu, and all that he did, and all his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

35 And Jehu slept with his fathers: and they buried him in Samaria. And Jehoahaz his son reigned in his stead.

36 And the time that Jehu
reigned over Israel in Samaria was
twenty and eight years.

CHAPTER 11.
1 Jehoash, being saved by Jehosheba his
aunt from Athaliah's massacre of the seed
royal, is hid six years in the house of God.
4 Jehoiada, giving order to the captains,
in the seventh year anointeth him king.
13 Athaliah is stain. 17 Jehoiada restor:

eth the worship of God.

AND when Athaliah the mother
Ahaziah saw that her son
was dead, she arose and destroyed
all the seed royal,

2 But Jehosheba, the daughter
of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah,
took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and
stole him from among the king's
sons which were slain; and they
hid him, even him and his nurse,
in the bedchamber from Athaliah,
so that he was not slain.

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8 And ye shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand: and he that cometh within the ranges, let him 7 ranks, be slain: and be ye with the king as he goeth out and as he cometh in.

9 And the captains over the hundreds did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest commanded: and they took every man his men that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that should go out on the sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest.

10 And to the captains over hundreds did the priest give king David's spears and shields, that were in the temple of the LORD.

11 And the guard stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, round about the king, from the right corner of the temple to the left corner of the temple, along by the altar and the temple.

12 And he brought forth the king's son, and put the crown upon him, and gave him the testimony; and they made him king, and

anointed him; and they clapped

their hands, and said, God save
the king.

13 ¶ And when Athaliah heard
the noise of the guard and of the
people, she came to the people into
the temple of the LORD.

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14 And when she looked, behold, the king stood by a pillar, as the the manner was, and the princes and 4 captains the trumpeters by the king, and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets: and Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried, Treason, Treason.

3 And he was with her hid in the house of the LORD six years. And Athaliah did reign over the land. 15 But Jehoiada the priest com4 ¶ And the seventh year Jehoi-manded the captains of the hun1 captains ada sent and fetched the rulers dreds, the officers of the host, and over hundreds, with the captains said unto them, Have her forth Carites and and the guard, and brought them without the ranges: and him that of the guard, to him into the house of the LORD, followeth her kill with the sword. and made a covenant with them, For the priest had said, Let her and took an oath of them in the not be slain in the house of the house of the LORD, and shewed LORD. them the king's son.

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16 10 And they laid hands on her; and she went by the way by the which the horses came into the

5 And he commanded them, say ing, This is the thing that ye shall

between the ranks:

10 So they made way for her;

king's house: and there was she and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house.

11 And they gave the money,
being told, into the hands of them 5
that did the work, that had the
and they laid it out to the car-paid
penters and builders, that wrought
upon the house of the LORD,

1 Jehoash reigneth well all the days of Je-oversight of the house of the LORD:
hoiada. 4 lle giveth order for the repair
of the temple. 17 Hazael is diverted from
Jerusalem by a present of the hallowed
treasures. 19 Jehoash being slain by his
servants, Amaziah succeedeth him.

Hazael oppresseth Israel.

1 Asherah

II. KINGS, 13.

made

The death of Elisha. Jehoshaphat, and Jehoram, and | footmen; for the king of Syria 2had | 2 destroyed Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Ju- destroyed them, and had made dah, had dedicated, and his own them like the dust by threshing. hallowed things, and all the gold that was found in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and in the king's house, and sent it to Hazael king of Syria: and he went away from Jerusalem.

8¶ Now the rest of the acts of Jehoahaz, and all that he did, and his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

9 And Jehoahaz slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria: and Joash his son reigned

19¶ And the rest of the acts of
Joash, and all that he did, are they
not written in the book of the chro-in his stead.
nicles of the king of Judah?

20 And his servants arose, and
made a conspiracy, and slew Joash
in the house of Millo, which goeth
down to Silla.

21 For Jozachar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, smote him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David and Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.

CHAPTER 13.

1 Jehoahaz's wicked reign. 3 Jehoahaz, op-
pressed by Hazael, is relieved by prayer

10 In the thirty and seventh year of Joash king of Judah began Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned sixteen years.

11 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD; he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel sin: but he walked therein.

12 And the rest of the acts of
Joash, and all that he did, and his
might wherewith he fought against
Amaziah king of Judah, are they
not written in the book of the chro-
nicles of the kings of Israel?

8 Joash succeedeth him. 10 His wicked
reign. 12 Jeroboam succeed eth him. 13 And Joash slept with his
14 Elisha dying prophesieth to Joash three fathers; and Jeroboam sat upon
victories over the Syrians. 20 The Moabites his throne: and Joash was buried
invading the land, Elisha's bones raise
dead man. 22 Hazael dying, Joash getteth in Samaria with the kings of Is-

three victories over Ben-hadad.

up a

rael.

IN the three and twentieth year.14. Now Elisha was fallen

king of Judah Jehoahaz the son of
Jehu began to reign over Israel in
Samaria, and reigned seventeen

years.

2 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.

3 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he delivered them into the hand of Hazael king of Syria, and into the hand of Ben-hadad the son of Hazael, all their days.

4 And Jehoahaz besought the LORD, and the LORD hearkened unto him: for he saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Syria oppressed them.

5 (And the LORD gave Israel a saviour, so that they went out from under the hand of the Syrians: and the children of Israel dwelt in their tents, as beforetime.

sick of

And
Joash the king of Israel came down
unto him, and wept over his face,
and said, O my father, my father,
the chariot of Israel, and the horse-4 chariots
men thereof.

15 And Elisha said unto him,
And he
Take bow and arrows.
took unto him bow and arrows.

16 And he said to the king of
Israel, Put thine hand upon the
bow. And he put his hand upon
it: and Elisha put his hands upon 5 laid
the king's hands.

17 And he said, Open the window eastward. And he opened it. Then Elisha said, Shoot. And he shot. And he said, The arrow of the LORD's deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance from Syria: for thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou have consumed them.

18 And he said, Take the arrows. And he took them. And he said unto the king of Israel, Smite upon the ground. And he smote thrice, and stayed.

6 Nevertheless they departed
not from the sins of the house of 19 And the man of God was
Jeroboam, who made Israel sin, wroth with him, and said, Thou
but walked therein: and there re-shouldest have smitten five or six
mained the 'grove also in Samaria.) times; then hadst thou smitten
7 Neither did he leave of the peo-Syria till thou hadst consumed it:
ple to Jehoahaz but fifty horsemen, whereas now thou shalt smite Syria
and ten chariots, and ten thousand but thrice.