He is smitten with CHAP. XXVII, XXVIII. leprosy and dieth. the fathers of the mighty men of val-ziah, first and last, did Isaiah the proOur were two thousand and six hua-phet, the son of Ainoz, write. dred. 23 So Uzziah slept with his fathers, 13 And under their hand was an ar- and they buried him with his fathers my, three hundred thousand, and sev-in the field of the burial which belong en thousand and five hundred, that led to the kings; for they said, He is a nade war with mighty power, to help leper: and Jotham his son reigned in the king against the enemy. his stead. 14 And Uzziah prepared for them CHAP. XXVII. throughout all the host shields, and old when be began to reign, and he spears, and helmets, and babergeons, and bows, and slings, to cast stõues. 15 And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong. 16 T But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the LORD his God, and went into the temple of the LORD to burn incense upon the altar of incensc. reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Jerushah, the daughter of Zadok. 2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Uzziah did: how eit he entered not into the temple of the LORD. And the people did yet corruptly. 3 He built the bigh gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built much 4 Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers. 17 And Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him fourscore 5 T He fought also with the king of priests of the LORD, that were valiant the Ammonites, and prevailed against medy them. And the children of Aminon 18 And they withstood Uzziah the gave him the same year a hundred tal king, and said unto him, It appertain-ents of silver, and ten thousand mea eth not unto thee, Uzziah, to burn in- |sures of wheat, and ten thousand of cense unto the LORD, but to the priests barley. So much did the children of the sons of Aaron,that are consecrated | Animon pay unto him, both the second to burn incense; go out of the sanctua-year, and the third. ry; for thou hast trespassed; neither 6 So Jotham became mighty, because shall it be for thine honour from the he prepared his ways before the LORD LORD God. his God. 19 Then Uzziah was wroth, and had| 7 ↑ Now the rest of the acts of Joa censor in his hand to burn incense:tham, and all his wars, and his ways, and while he was wroth with the lo, they are written in the book of the priests, the leprosy even rose up in his Kings of Israel and Judab.. forehead before the priests in the house 8 He was five and twenty years old of the Loan, from beside the incense- when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. altar. 20 And Azariah the chief priest, and 9 1 And Jotham slept with his faall the priests, looked upon him, and, thers, and they buried him in the city behold, he was leprous in his forehead, of David: and Ahaz his son reigned in and they thrust him out from thence; his stead. yea, himself hasted also to go out, because the LORD had smitten him. CHAP. XXVIII. 21 And Uzziah the king was a leper. A HAZ was twenty years old when unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house, being a leper; for he was cut off from the house of the Lond; and Jotham his son was over the king's house, judging the people of the land. he began to reign, and be reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: but he did not that which was right in the sight of the LORD, like David his father: 2 For he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made also molten images for Baalim. 22 ¶ Now the rest of the acts ·ƒUz-[ 8 Moreover he burnt incense in the Ahaz's 11. CHRONICLES. wicked reign. valley of the son of Hinnom, and 13 And said unto them, Ye shall not burnt his children in the fire, after the bring in the captives hither: for abominations of the heathen, whom whereas we have offended against the the LORD had cast out before the chil- LORD already, ye intend to add more dren of Israel. to our sins and to our trespass: for our trespass is great, and there is fierce wrath against Israel. 4 He sacrificed also and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree, 14 So the armed men left the captives 5 Wherefore the LORD his God de-and the spoil before the princes and livered him into the hand of the king all the congregation. of Syria; and they smote him, and 15 And the men which were expresscarried away a great multitude of themed by name rose up, and took the capcaptives, and brought them to Damas- tives, and with the spoil clothed all Cus. And he was also delivered into that were naked among them, and arthe hand of the king of Israel, who rayed them, and shod them, and gave smote bim with a great slaughter. them to eat and to drink, and anointed 6 For Pekali the son of Remaliah them, and carried all the feeble of slew in Judah a hundred and twenty them upon asses, and brought them to thousand in one day, which were all Jericho, the city of palm-trees, to their valiant men; because they had forsak-brethren: then they returned to Samaen the LORD G、 of their fathers. 7 And Zichri, a mighty man of Eph raim, slew Maaseiali the king's son, and Azrikam the governor of the house, and Elkanalı that was next to the king. ria. 16 T At that time did king Abaz send unto the kings of Assyria to help him. 17 For again the Edomites had come and smitten Judab, aud carried away captives. ST And the children of Israel carried away captive of their brethren two 18 The Philistines also had infaged nundred thousaud, women, sons, and the cities of the low country, and of daughters, and took also away much the south of Judab, and had taken poil from them, and brought the spoil Beth-shemesh, and Ájalon, and GedeO Samaria. roth, and Shocho with the villages 9 But a prophet of the LORD was thereof, and Timnah with the villages there, whose name was Oded; and he thereof, Gimzo also and the villages went out before the host that came to thereof; and they dwelt there. Samaria, and said unto them, Behold, 19 For the Lono brought Judah low, because the Lond God of your fathers because of Abaz king of Heracl; for be was wroth with Judah, he hath deliv-made Judah naked, and transgressed ered them into your hand, and ye have sore against the LORD. slain them in a rage that reacheth up 20 And Tilgath-pilneser king of Asunto heaven. syria came unto him, and distressed 10 And now ye purpose to keep under him, but strengthened him not. the children of Judah and Jerusalem 21 For Ahaz took away a portion out for bond-men and bond women unto of the house of the Lone, and out of you; but are there not with you, even the house of the king, and of the prinwith you, sins against the LonD your ces, and gave it unto the king of As; God? 11 Now hear me therefore, and deliv-| er the captives again, which ye have taken captive of your brethren; for the fierce wrath of the LORD is upon you. syria: but he helped him not. 22 ¶ And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the Lond: this is that king Abaz. 23 For be sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus, which smote him; and he 12 Then certain of the heads of the said, Because the gods of the kings of children of Ephraim, Azariah the son Syria help them, therefore will1 sacriof Johanan, Berechiah the son of Me-fice to them, that they may help me shillemoth, and Jehizkiah the son of but they were the ruin of him and of Shallum, and Amaza the son of Hadlai, all Israel. stood up against them that came from the war, 24 And Alaz gathered together the [vessels of the house of God, and cut in Hezekiah's CHAP. XXIX good reign. preces the vesse is of the house of God,ters and our wives are un captivity for and shut up the doors of the house of the LORD, and he made him altars in every corner of Jerusalem. 25 And in every several city of Judah he made high places to burn incense unto other gods, and provoked to anger the LORD God of his fathers. 26 ¶ Now the rest of his acts, and of | all his ways, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the Kings of Judah and Israel. 27 And Abaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, even| in Jerusalem: but they brought him not into the sepulchres of the kings of Israel: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead. CHAP. XXIX. this. 10 Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the Lord God of Israel, that his fierce wrath may turn away from us. 11 My sons, be not now negligent: for the LORD hath chosen you to stand before him, to serve him, and that ye should minister unto him, and burn incense. 12 T Then the Levites arose, Mabath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites: and of the sons of Merari, Kish the sou of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jebalelel: and of the Gershonites; Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah: 13 And of the sons of Elizaphan; HEZEKIAH began to reign when Shimri, and Jeiel; and of the sons of he was live and twenty years old, Asaph; Zechariah, and Mattanial and he reigned nine and twenty years 14 And of the sons of Heman; Jebiel, in Jerusalém. And his mother's name and Shinei; and of the sous of Jedu· was Abijah, the daughter of Zecha-thun; Shemaiab, and Uzzieł. riah. 2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lono, according to ull that David his father had done. 3 He in the first year of his reign, a the first month,opened the doors of the house of the LORD, and repaired them. 15 And they gathered their brethren, and sanctified themselves, and came, according to the commandment of the king, by the words of the LORD, to cleanse the house of the LORD. 16 And the priest went into the inner part of the house of the Lond, to cleanse it, and brought out all the un4 And he brought in the priests and cleaness that they found in the temthe Levites, and gathered them to-ple of the Load into the court of the gether into the east street, house of the LORD. And the Levite 8 5. And said unto them, Hear me, yeļtook it, to carry it out abroad into the Levites; Sanctify now yourselves, and brook Kidron. sanctify the house of the LORD God of your fathers, and carry forth the filthiness out of the holy place 17 Now they began on the first day of the first month to sanctify, and on the eighth day of the mouth came they 6 Fer our fathers have trespassed, and to the porch of the LORD: so they done that which was evil in the eyes sanctified the house of the LORD in of the Loud our God, and have forsa. eight days: and in the sixteenth day ken him, and liave turned away their of the first month they made an faces from the habitation of the LORD, end. and turned their backs. 18 Then they went in to Hezekiah 7 Also they have shut up the doors the king, and said, We have cleansed fof the porch, and put out the lamps, all the house of the LORD, and the aland have not burned incense nor offer-tar of burnt-offering, with all the resed burnt offerings in the holy place, sels thereof, and the show-bread table, unto the God of Israel. with the vessels thereof. 8 Wherefore the wrath of the Loun 19 Moreover all the vessels, which was upon Judah and Jerusalem, and king Ahaz in his reign did cast away he hath delivered them to trouble, to in his transgression, have we prepareč astonishment, and to hissing, as ye see and sanctified, and, behold they are with your eyes. 9 For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword,and our sons and our daugh before the altar of the Lond, 20 T Then Hezekiah the king rosE carly and gathered the rulers of the Hezekiah offereth IL CHRONICLES. solemn sacrifices. city, and went up to the house of the 31 Then Hezekiah answered and said LORD. Now ye have consecrated yourselves 21 And they brought seven bullocks, unto the LORD, come near and bring nd seven rams, and seven lambs, and sacrifices and thank-offerings into the even he-goats, for a sin-offering for house of the LoRD. And the congrene kingdom, and for the sanctuary, gation brought in sacrifices and thanknd for Judah. And he commanded offerings; and as many as were of a the priests the sons of Aaron to offer free heart, burut-offerings. 32 And the number of the burnt-offer them on the altar of the LORD. 22 So they killed the bullocks, and ings, which the congregation brought the priests received the blood, and was threescore and ten bullocks, a sprinkled it on the altar: likewise, hundred rams, and two hundred when they had killed the rams, they lambs: all these were for a burnt-ofsprinkled the blood upon the altar: fering to the LORD. they killed also the lambs, and they 33 And the consecrated things were sprinkled the biood upon the altar. six hundred oxen and three thousand 23 And they brought forth the he-sheep. goats for the sin-ollering before the king and the congregation; and they laid their hands upon them: 34 But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burntofferings: wherefore their brethren 24 And the priests killed them, and the Levites did help them, till th they made reconciliation with their work was ended, and until the other blood upon the altar, to make an atoue-priests had sanctified themselves: for ment for all Israel: for the king commanded that the burnt-offering and the sin-offering should be made for all Israel. 25 And he set the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, with psaltries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad, the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet: for so was the commandment of the LORD by his prophets. the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests. 35 And also the burnt-offerings were in abundance, with the fat of the peace offerings, and the drink-ollerings for every burnt offering. So the service of the house of the LORD was set in order. 36 And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, that God had prepared the people: for the thing was done sud 26 And the Levites stood with the in-deuly. struments of David, and the priests with the trumpets. 27 And Hezekiah commanded to of fer the burnt offering upon the altar. And when the burnt-offering began, the song of the Lono began also with the trumpets, and with the instruments ordained by David king of Israel. 28 And all the congregation worshipped, and the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded; and all this continued until the burnt-offering was finished. 29 And when they had made an end of offering, the king and all that were present with him bowed themselves, and worshipped. 30 Moreover, Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise unto the Lord with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshipped. CHAP. XXX. AND Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manassel, that they should come to the house of the Load at Jerusalem, to keep the passover unto the Lord God of Israel. 2 For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the congregation in Jerusalem, to keep the pass over in the second mouth. 3 For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not sanctified themselves sufficiently, neither had the people gathered themselves together to Jerusalem. 4 And the thing pleased the king and all the congregation. 5 So they established a decree to make proclamation throughout all Israel from Beer-sheba even to Dan, that they should come to keep the passover unto the Lord God of Israel at Jerusalem He proclaimeth CHAP. XXX. aonemn passover. for they had not done it of a long time | Moses the man of God: the priests in such sort as it was written. sprinkled the blood, which they receiv 6 So the posts went with the letters cd of the hand of the Levites. from the king and his princes through- 17 For there were many in the conout all Israel and Judah,and according gregation that were not sanctified: to the commandment of the king, say-therefore the Levites had the charge of ing, Ye children of Israel, turn again the killing of the passover for ever unto the Lono God of Abraham, Isaac, one that was not clean, to sanculy and Israel, and he will return to the them unto the LORD. remnant of you that are escaped out of the hand of the kings of Assyria. 18 For a multitude of the people, even many of Ephraim,and Manassel, 7 And be not ye like your fathers, and Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleanslike your brethren, which trespassed ed themselves, yet did they eat the against the Load God of their fathers, passover otherwise than it was writ who therefore gave them up to desola-ten. But Hezekiah prayed for them, tion, as ye sce. saying, The good LORD pardon every 8 Now be ye not stiff-necked, as your one fathers were, but yield yourselves unto the LORD,and enter into his sanctuary, which he hath sanctified for ever: and serve the LORD your God, that the fierceness of his wrath may turn away from you. 19 That prepareth his heart to seek God, the Lord God of his fathers, though he be not cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary, 20 And the Lond hearkened to Hezekiah, and healed the people. 9 For if ye turn again unto the Lono, 21 And the children of Israel that your brethren and your childrer hall were present at Jerusalem, kept the find compassion before them that lead feast of unfeavened bread seven days them captive, so that they shali come with great gladness: and the Levites again into this land: for the Lond and the priests praised the Lono day your God is gracious and me' ciful,and by day, singing with loud instruments will not turn away his face from you, Junto the LORD. if ye return unto him. 22 And Hezekiah spake comfortably 10 So the posts passed from city to junto all the Levites that taught the city through the country of Ephraim good knowledge of the LORD: and and Manassel even unto Zebulun: but they did eat throughout the feast seven they laughed them to scorn, and mock-days, offering peace-offerings, an! making confession to the LORD God of ed them. 11 Nevertheless divers of Asher and their fathers. Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled 23 And the whole assembly took themselves, and came to Jerusalem. counsel to keep other seven days; and 12 Also in Judah the hand of God was they kept other seven days with glad to give them one heart to do the com-ness. mandinent of the king and of the prin- 24 For Hezekiah king of Judah did ces, by the word of the LORD. give to the congregation a thousand 13 And there assembled at Jerusalem bullocks and seven thousand sheep; much people to keep the feast of un-and the princes gave to the congregaleavened bread in the second month, a|tion a thousand bullocks and ten thoury great congregation. saud sheep and a great number of 4 And they arose and took away the priests sanctified themselves. itars that were in Jerusalem, and all 25 And all the congregation of Judah, die altars for incense took they away, with the priests and the Levites, and and cast them into the brook Kidrou. all the congregation that came out of 15 Then they killed the passover on Israel, and the strangers that came out the fourteenthdayofthe second month: of the land of Israel, and that dwelt in and the priests and the Levites were Judah, rejoiced, ashamed, and sanctified themselves, 26 So there was great joy in Jerusa and brought in the burnt-offerings into lem: for since the time of Solomon the house of the Lond. the son of David king of Israel there was not the like m Jerusalem. 27 T Then the priests the Levites 16 And they stood in their place after their enner, according to the law of |