Idolatry deftroyed.

22 And Hezekiah fpake comfortably unto all the Levites that taught the good knowledge of the LORD: and they did eat throughout the feaft feven days, offering peace-offerings, and making confellion to the LORD God of their fathers.

23 And the whole affembly took counfel to keep other feven days: and they kept other feven days with gladness.

24 For Hezekiah king of Judah† did give to the congregation a thoufand bullocks, and feven thousand fheep; and the princes gave to the congregation a thousand bullocks, and ten thoufana fheep and a great number of priests fanctified themselves.

25 And all the congregation of Judah, with the pricfts and the Levites, and all the congregation that came out of Ifrael, and the ftrangers that came out of the land of Ifrael, and that dwelt in Judah, rejoyced.

26 So there was great joy in Jerufalem: for fince the time of Solomon the fon of David king of Ifrael, there was not the like in Jerufalem.

37 Then the priests the Levites arofe, and blefled the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to this holy dwelling place, even unto heaven.

CHAP. XXXI.

I The people is forward in destroying idolatry, 2 Here biab ordereth the courses of the priests and Levites, and provideth for their work and maintenance. 5 The peoples forwardness in of ferings and tithes. 11 Hezekiah appointeth of ficers to dispose of the tithes. 20 The fincerity of Hezekiah

No

Ow when all this was finished, all Ifrael that were pretent, went out to the cities 2 Kings of Judah, and brake the images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places, and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraini alfo and Manalleh, funtil they had utterly deftroyed them all. Then all the children of Ifrael returned every man to his poffeflion into their own cities.

+ Heb. Aarves. + Feb.

until to make an cad.

2 And Hezekiah appointed the courfes of the priefs and the Levites after their courfes, every man according to his fervice,the priests and Levites for burnt-offerings, and for peace-offerings, to minifter, and to give thanks, and to praife in the gates of the tents of the LORD.

3 He appointed alio the kings portion of his fubftance, for the burnt-offerings, to wit, for the morning and evening burnt-offerings, and the burnt-offerings for the fabbaths, and for the new moons, and and for the fet feafts, as it is Numb. written in the * law of the LORD.

28.

+ Heb. Brake ferth.

cates.

* Lev.

27.30.

I cut.

14.28.

Heb.

I caps kiste.

4 Moreover, he commanded the people that dwelt in Jerufalem, to give the portion of the priefis, and the Levites, that they might be encouraged in the law of the LORD.

5 And aloon as the commandment† canie abroad, the children of Ifrael brought in abundance the firft-fruits of corn, wine, and oil, and honey,& of all the increase of the field,and the tithe of all things brought they in abundantly. 6 And concerning the children of Ifrael and Judah, that in the cities of Judah,

Provifion for the priests.

To And Azariah the chief prieft of the house of Zadok,answered him,and laid,Since the people began to bring the offerings into the house of the LORD, we have had enough to eat, and have left plenty for the LORD hath bleffed his peo ple; and that which is left, is this great ftore.

tore

Then Hezekiah commanded to prepare Or, chambers in the house of the LORD; and they prepared them

12 And brought in the offerings and the tithes, and the dedicate things faithfully: over which Cononiah the Levite was ruler, and Shimei his brother was the next.

houfes

13 And Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Afahel, and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Imachiah, and Mahath, and Benajali, mere overfeerst under the hand of Cononiah and + Bebe Shimei his brother, at the commandment of He- at the zekiah the king, and Azariah the ruler of the houfe of God.

14 And Kore the fon of Imnah, the Levite, the porter toward the eaft, was over the freewill-offerings of God, to diftribute the oblations of the LORD, and the moft holy things.

had.

hind

15 And next him were Eden, and Miniamin, Heb. and Jefhua, and Shemajah, Amariah, and Sheca-at hie niah, in the cities of the pricfts, in their fet 11 07, office, to give to their brethren by couries, as trust. well to the great as to the finall.

16 Befide their genealogy of males, from three years old and upward, even unto every one that entreth into the houfe of the LORD, his daily portion for their fervice in their charges according to their courfes:

17. Both to the genealogy of the priests by the houfe of their fathers, and the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, in their charges by their courfes:

18 And to the genealogy of all their little ones, their wives, and their fons,and their daughters, through all the congregation: for in their ll let office they fanctified themfelves in holiness.

19 Alto of the fons of Aaron the priests which were in the fields of the fuburbs of their cities, in every feveral city, the men that were expreffed by name, to give portions to all the males among the priefts, and to all that were reckoned by genealogies, among the Levites.

20 And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and wrought that which was good, and right, and truth before the LORD his God.

21 And in every work that he began in the fervice of the houfe of God, and in the law, and in the commandments to feek his God, he did it with all his heart, and profpered.

CHAP. XXXII Sennacherib invading Fudah, Hezekiah fortifieth bimfelf, and encouragetb bis people. 9 Against the blasphemies of Sennacherib by melage and Letters, Hezekiab and Ifaiab pray. 21 An angel destroyeth the bost of the Affyrians, to the glory of Hezekiab. 24 Hezekiah praying in his sickness, God giveth him a fign of recovery. 25 He wax ing froud, is bumbled by God. 27 His wealth and works. 31 His errour in the emballage of Ba bylon. 32 He dying, Manaffeb fucceederb him. and the

2 Kings 18.13,&c. 11.36.1,&c.

of holy things, which were confecrated unto the LORD their God, and laid them † by heaps. 7 In the third moneth they began to lay the foundation of the heaps, and finished them in the feventh moneth,

8 And when Hezekiah and the princes came and faw the heaps,they bleffed the LORD, and his people Ifrael.

9 Then Hezekiah questioned with the priefs and the Levites concerning the heaps.

and entred into Judah, and encamped against the this truth. fenced cities, and thought † to win them for So Gr. himlelf.

Chip. 2 And when Hezekiah faw that Sennacherib 1:20. + Heb. was come, and that he was purpofed to fight to bresk against Jerufalem;

them up.

his face

3. He took counfel with his princes, and his t Heb. mighty men, to ftop the waters of the fountains, was to which were without the city: and they did help war. him. 4 So

The Affyrians deftroyed.

t Heb.

over

flowed.

4 So there was gathered much people together, who ftopt all the fountains, and the brook that ran through the midft of the land, faying Why should the kings of Allyria come, and finde much water?

5 Alfo he ftrengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken, and railed it up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired Millo in the city of David, and made darts and fhields in abundance.

6 And he fet captains of war over the people, apons and gathered them together to him in the fireet of the gate of the city,and tipake comfortably to them, faying,

t Heb. Spake to

their heart.

*Ter. 17.5.

Hebr.

leaned.

7 Be ftrong and couragious, be not afraid,nor difmayed for the king of Affyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him: for there be mo with us, then with him.

8 With him is an * arm of flesh, but with us is the LORD our God,to help us, and to fight our battels. And the people † refted themfelves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah. 2 Kings 9After this did Sennacherib king of Affyria fendh s fervants to Jerufalem(but he bimfelf laid fiege against Lachifh, and all his † power with him) unto Hezekiah king of Judah, and unto all Judah, that were at Jerufalem, faying.

18.17.

↑ Heb. dominion.

to Thus faith Sennacherib king of Affyria, On Whereon do ye truft, that ye abide in the fiege in Jerufalem?

The strong bold.

IT Doth not Hezekiah perfwade you to give over your felves to die by famine and by thirft, faying, The LORD our God fhall deliver us out of the hand of the king of Allyria?

12 Hath not the fame Hezekiah taken away his high places, and his altars, and commanded Judah and Jerufalem, laying, Ye fhall worship before one altar, and burn incenfe upon it?

13 Know ye not what I and my fathers have done unto all the people of other lands? were the gods of the nations of thofe lands any ways able to deliver their lands out of mine hand?"

14 Who was there among all the gods of thofe nations, that my fathers utterly deftroyed, that could deliver his people out of mine hand, that your God fhould be able to deliver you out of mine hand?

15 Now therefore let not Hezekiah deceive you, nor perlivade you on this manner, neither yet believe him: for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people out of mine hand, and out of the hand of my fathers: how much lets fhall your God deliver you out of mine hand?

16 And his fervants fpake yet more against the LORD God,and against his fervant Hezekiah.

17 He wrote alfo letters to rail on the LORD God of Ifrael, and to speak against him, faying,

As the gods of the nations of other lands have not delivered their people out of mine hand, fo fhall not the God of Hezekiah deliver his people out of mine hand."

18 Then they cried with a loud voice in the Jews fpeech unto the people of Jerufalem that were on the wall, to affright them, and to trouble them, that they might take the city.

19 And they fpake against the God of Jerufa lem, as agaiuft the gods of the people of the earth which were the work of the hands of man. 20 And for this caufe Hezekiah the king, and the prophet Ifaiah the fun of Amozs prayed and cried to heaven.

* 1 Kings 21 And the LORD fent an angel which cut 19 35,&c. off all the mighty men of valour,and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Allyria: fo he returned with fhame of face to his own Jand. And when he was come into the houfe of

Hezekiah's death.

his god, they that came forth of his own bowels flew him there with the fword.

t Heb.

zz Thus the LORD faved Hezekiah, and the made him inhabitants of Jerufalem from the hand of Sen- fall. nacherib the king of Allyria, and from the hand of all other, and guided them on every fide.

23 And many brought giftsunto the LORD to Jerufalem, and + prefents to Hezekiah king of Heb. Judah fo that he was magnified in the fight of things. all nations, from thenceforth.

Precious

24 In thofe days Hezekiah was fick to the 2 Kings death, and prayed unto the LORD: and he spake 20:1, Itai 38.. unto him, and he gave him a fign.

25 But Hezekiah rendred not again, accord- wrought a ing to the benefit done unto him for his heart miracle was lifted up; therefore there was wrath upon for him. him, and upon Judah and Jerufalem.

up.

26Notwithstanding, Hezekiah humbled himfelf for the pride of his heart (both he & the inhabi + Heb. tants of Jerufalem) fo that the wrath of the LORD the lifting came not upon them in the days of Hezekiah, 27 And Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honour: and he made himlelf treasuries for filver, and for gold, and for precious ftones, and for fpices, and for fhields, and for all manner of † pleafant jewels;

t Her 18 Store-houfes alfo for the increase of corn, infruand wine, and oil; and falls for all manner of beafts, and cotes for flocks.

29 Moreover, he provided him cities, and poffeffions of flocks, and herds in abundance: for God had given him fubftance very much." 30 This fame Hezekiah alfo ftopped the upper water-courfe of Gihon, and brought it ftraight down to the weft-tide of the city of David. And Hezekiah profpered in all his works.

32 Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah,and his + goodnefs, behold, they are written in the Heb. vifion of Ifaiah the prophet, the fon of Amoz, kindnes and in the book of the kings of Judah & Ifraef.

33And Hezekiah flept with his fathers and they buried him in the chiefeft of the fepulchres of Or, the fons of David: and all Judah and the inha-highest bitants of Jerufalem did him honour at his death:and Manaffeh his fon reigned in his flead. CHAP. XXXIII Manaffeb biswicked reign.3 He fetteth up idolatry, and would not be admonijbed. 11 He is carried into Babylon, 12 Upon his prayer to God he is res leafed,and putteth down idolatry. 18 His acts. 20 He dying Amon fucceedeth him. 21 Amon reigning wickedlysis flain by bis fervants. 25The murderers being flain, Fofiab fucceed th bisn

Mbegan to reign, and he reigned fifty and 21.1, de Anaffeh was twelve years old when he 2 Kings

five years in Jerufalem:

2 But did that which was evil in the fight of the LORD, like unto the abominations of the Deut heathen, whom the LORD had caft out before 18.9. the children of Ifrael.

3 For the built again the high places + Heb. which Hezekiah his father had broken down, he re and he reared up altars for Baalim, and made ned groves, and worshipped all the hoft of heaven, 2 Kinge and ferved them. 18.. 8.4.

4 Alfo he built altars in the houfe of the LORD, whereof the LORD had faid,* In Jerufalem fhall my name be for ever.

Manaffehs captivity.

Pfal. 132. 14.

2 Sam.

7.10.

4 Heb. which

Fofiabs good reign.

24 And his fervants confpired against him, and flew him in his own house.

25 But the people of the land flew all them that had confpired against king Amon, and the people of the land made Jofiah his ton king in his teads CHAP. XXXIV.

fofiab bis good reign. 3 He deftroyeth idolatry. 8He taketh order for the repair of the temple. 14 Hilkiab baving found a book of the law, 70fab fendeth to Huldab to enquire of the Lord, 23 Huldab propbefieth the deftruction of Ieru Salem, but refpite thereof in Iofiabs time. 29 Fo fiab caufing it to be read, in a solemn affembly renewerb the covenant with God.

tants of Ierufalem to erre, and to do worfe then the heathen, whom the LORD had deftroyed before the children of Ifrael.

to And the LORD ipake to Manaffeh, and to his people but they would not hearken.

Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the hoft of the king of were the Allyria, which took Manafeh among the thorns, and bound him with a fetters, and carried him to Babylon.

the tower.

* 2 Kin.

12 And when he was in affliction, he be fought the LORD his God, and humbled himfelt greatJy before the God of his fathers;

13 And prayed unto him, and he was intreated of him, and heard his fupplication, and brought him again to Ierufalem into his kingdom. Then Manach knew that the LORD he was God.

14 Now after this he built a wall without the city of David, on the weft fide of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entring in at the fish-gate, and compaffed about Ophel, and railed it up a very great height, and put captains of war in all the fenced cities of Iudah.

15 And he took away the ftrange gods,and the idol out of the houfe of the LORD and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the hou e of the LORD, and in Ierufalem, and caft them out of the city.

16 And he repaired the altar of the LORD,and facrificed thereon peace-offerings, and thankofferings, and commanded Iudah to ferve the LORD God of Ifrael.

17 Nevertheless, the people did facrifice ftill in the high places, yet unto the LORD their God onely.

18 Now the reft of the acts of Manaffeh, and his prayer unto his God, and the words of the feers that ipake to him, in the Name of the LORD God of Ifrael, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Ifrael.

19 His prayer allo, and how God was intreated of him, and all his fin, and his trefpals, and the places wherein he built high places, and fet up groves and graven images, before he was humbled, behold they are written anong the fayings of u the feers.

20 So Manaffeh flept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own houfe, and Amon his fon reigned in his ftead.

21 Amon was two and twenty years old 21.19.& when he began to reign, and reigned two years in Ierufalem.

& Heb.

22 But he did that which was evil in the fight of the LORD, as did Manaffeh his father for Amon facrificed unto all the carved images which Manafleh his father had made, and ferved them:

23 And humbled not himself before the the tip LORD as Manatleh his father had humbled him Telf: but Amont trespalled more and more.

reign, and he reigned in Jerufalem one and 22.1, &c. thirty years.

2 And he did that, which was right in the fight of the LORD, and walked in the wayes of David his father, and declined neither to the right hand nor to the left.

3For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to feek after the God of David his father: and in the twelfth year he began to purge Iudah and Ierufalem Kin from the high places, and the groves, and the 13-2. carved inlages, and the molten images.

4 And they brake down the altars of Baalim Levi in his prefence; and the images that were on 26.30. high above them, he cut down, and the groves, | Gry+ and the carved images, and the molten images images. he brake in pieces, and made duft of them, and ftrowed it upon the graves of them that had + Heb. facrificed unto them.

5 And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and cleanted Judah and Ierufalem. 6 And so did be in the cities of Manaffeh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, even unto Naphtali, with their mattocks, round about.

face o:

graves

11 07. mauls.

7 And when he had broken down the altars and the groves, and had beaten the graven im+lHeb. ages into powder, and cut down all the idols throughout all the land of Ifrael, he returned powder to Ierufalem.

8 Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land, and the houfe, he dent Shaphan the fon of Azaliah, and Maafejah the governour of the city, and loah the fon of Ioahaz, the recorder, to repair the houfe of the LORD his God.

9 And when they came to Hilkiah the high prieft, they delivered the money that was brought into the houfe of God, which the Le vites that kept the doors, had gathered of the hand of Manaffeh and Ephraim, and of all the remnant of Ifrael, and of all Iudah and Benjamin, and they returned to Ierufalem.

10 And they put it in the hand of the workmen, that had the overfight of the houfe of the LORD, and they gave it to the workmen that wrought in the houfe of the LORD, to repair and mend the house:

to make

11 Even to the artificers and builders gave they it,to buy hewen ftone, and timber for coup 07, lings, and to floor the houfes which the kings to rafter of Iudah had deftroyed.

12 And the men did the work faithfully: and the overfeers of them were Iahath, and Obadiah, the Levites, of the fons of Merari; and Zechariah, and Mefhullam, of the fons of the Ko hathites, to let it forward; and other of the Levites, all that could skill of inftruments of mu fick.

13 Alfo they were over the bearers of bur dens,and were overfeers of all that wrought the work in any manner of lervice: and of the Le

cuidans prophecy.

* 2 Kin.

23.L.

15 And Hilkiah antwered and faid to Shaphan the fcribe, I have found the book of the law in the houfe of the LORD. And Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan:

16 And Shaphan carried the book to theking, and brought the king word back again, faying, All that was committed † to thy fervants, they do it.

17 And they have gathered together the money that was found in the houfe of the LORD, and have delivered it into the hand of the overfeers, and to the hand of the workmen.

18 Then Shaphan the fcribe told the king, faying, Hilkiah the priest hath given nie a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.

19 And it came to pafs when the king had heard the words of the law, that he rent his clothes.

Ahikam the fon of Shaphan,and Abdon the fon hit and the king commanded Hilkiah, and of Micah, and Shaphan the fcribe, and Afajah a fervant of the kings, faying,

21 Go, enquire of the LORD for me, and for them that are left in Ifrael, and in ludah, concerning the words of the book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is poured out upon us, becaufe our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD, to do after all that is written in this book.

22 And Hilkiah, and they that the king bad appointed, went to Huldah the prophetels, the wife of Shallum the ton of Tikvath, the fon of Hafrah, keeper of the wardrobe (now the dwelt in Ierufalem in the colledge) and they fpake to her to that effect.

23 And the answered them, Thus faith the LORD God of Ifrael, Tell ye the man that fent

you to me,

24 Thus faith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evilupon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the curfes that are written in the book which they have read before the king of Judah:

25 Because they have forfaken me, and have burnt incenle unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath fhall be poured out upon this place, and fhall not be quenched,

26 And as for the king of Iudah, who fent you to enquire of the LORD; fo fhall ye fay to him, Thus faith the LORD God of Ifrael concerning the words which thou hast heard,"

+ Hebr.

31 And the king food in his place, and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments, and his teftimonies, and his ftatutes, with all his heart, and with all hisfoul, to perform the words of the covenant whith are written in this book.. 32 And he cauted all that were + prefent in Ierufalem and Benjamin to ftand to it. And the teand inhabitants of Ierufalem did according to the Deut. covenant of God, the God of their fathers. ns 25.8. -33 And Iofiah took away all the abominatio e out of all the countreys that pertained to th children of Ifrael, and made all that were prefent in Ifrael to ferve, even to ferve the LORD their God. And all his dayes they departed not from following the LORD, the God of their Heb. fathers. CHAP. XXXV.

170fiab keepeth a most folemn pallover. 20 He provoking Pharaoh-necho, is flain at Megiddo. 25 Lamentations for Iofiah.

from af

er.

Mover, Jolah kept a pallover unto the 23. 21, 22 LORD in Ierufalem: and they killed the 23, 2122. patfoever on the fourteenth day of the firft moneth.

2 And he fet the priests in their charges, and encourged them to the fervice of the houfe of the LORD:

3 And laid unto the Levites that taught all Ifrael which were holy unto the LORD, put the holy ark in the houfe which Solomon the fon of David king of Ifrael did build; it fhall not be a burden upon your fhoulders ferve now the LORD your God, and his people Ifrael.

Exod.

12.6.

9.10.

Chr. Chro.

4 And prepare your selves by the houfes of your fathers, after your couries, according to the writing of David king of Ifrael, and ac- 23, and cording to the writing of Solomon his fon. 24 and 5 And ftand in the holy place according to the 25, 21 divifions of the families of the fathers of your Chap. brethren † the people, and after the divifion of 8.14. the familes of the Levites.

"

26.

Heb.

6 So kill the paffover, and fanctify your the houfe felves, and prepare your brethren, that they may of the fi do according to the word of the LORD, by the thers. hand of Mofes..

Or, for your bre

thren.

the fons

7 And Jofiah gave to the people of the fuck, lambs and kids, all for the pallover-offerings, Heb. for all that were prefent, to the number of thir ty thousand, and three thoufand bullocks: thefe people. were of the kings fubftance.

of the

Heb.

offered.

27 Because thine heart was tender, and thou didit humble thy felf before God when thou heardeft his words against this place, and againft the inhabitants thereof, and humbledft thy felf before me, and didit rend thy clothes, and weep before me; I have even heard thee alko, faith the LORD.

28 Behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace, neither fhall thine eyes fee all the evil that I will bring upon this place, and upon the inhabitants of the fame. So they brought the king word a gain.

29 1 Then the king fent, and gathered together all the elders of Iudah and Ierufalem,ax 30 And the king went up into the houfe of the LORD, and all the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Ierufalem, and the priefts, and the Legreat to vites, and all the people great and finall: and he read in their ears all the words of the book

+ Heb. from

Imall.

9 Conaniah alfo, and Shemajah, and Nethaneel, his brethren, and Hafhabiah, and Iehiel, and Iozabad, chief of the Levites, † gave unto Heb. the Levites for paffover-offerings, five thousand offered. Small cattel, and five hundred oxen.

-10 So the fervice was prepared,and the priests flood in their place, and the Levites in their courfes, according to the kings commandment.

II And they killed the pallover, and the priefts 1prinkled the blood from their hand, and see the Levites Aayed thein... chap. 29.

12 And they removed the burnt-offerings, 3+ that they might give according to the divifions of the families of the people, to offer unto the LORD, as it is written in the book of Moles, and fo did they with the oxen.

13 And they rofted the paffover with fire,2ccording to the ordinance but the other holy V 3 offerings

Exod.

12.8,9