The Bible, King James version, Book 12: 2 Kings

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12:009:022 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?

12:009:023 And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said to Ahaziah,
There is treachery, O Ahaziah.

12:009:024 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.

12:009:025 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;

12:009:026 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.

12:009:027 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.

12:009:028 And his servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem, and
buried him in his sepulchre with his fathers in the city of
David.

12:009:029 And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began
Ahaziah to reign over Judah.

12:009:030 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.

12:009:031 And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, Had Zimri peace,
who slew his master?

12:009:032 And he lifted up his face to the window, and said, Who is on
my side? who? And there looked out to him two or three
eunuchs.

12:009:033 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.

12:009:034 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.

12:009:035 And they went to bury her: but they found no more of her than
the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands.

12:009:036 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:

12:009:037 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.

12:010:001 And Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters,
and sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jezreel, to the
elders, and to them that brought up Ahab's children, saying,

12:010:002 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;

12:010:003 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.

12:010:004 But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, two kings
stood not before him: how then shall we stand?

12:010:005 And he that was over the house, and he that was over the city,
the elders also, and the bringers 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.

12:010:006 Then he wrote a letter the second 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 time. Now the king's sons, being seventy
persons, were with the great men of the city, which brought
them up.

12:010:007 And it came to pass, when the letter came to them, that they
took the king's sons, and slew seventy persons, and put their
heads in baskets, and sent him them to Jezreel.

12:010:008 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.

12:010:009 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?

12:010:010 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.

12:010:011 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.

12:010:012 And he arose and departed, and came to Samaria. And as he was
at the shearing house in the way,

12:010:013 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.

12:010:014 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.

12:010:015 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.

12:010:016 And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD. So
they made him ride in his chariot.

12:010:017 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.

12:010:018 And Jehu gathered all the people together, and said unto them,
Ahab served Baal a little; but Jehu shall serve him much.

12:010:019 Now therefore call unto me all the prophets of Baal, all his
servants, and all his priests; let none 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.

12:010:020 And Jehu said, Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal. And they
proclaimed it.

12:010:021 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.

12:010:022 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.

12:010:023 And Jehu went, and Jehonadab 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.

12:010:024 And when they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings,
Jehu appointed fourscore men without, 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.

12:010:025 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.

12:010:026 And they brought forth the images out of the house of Baal,
and burned them.

12:010:027 And they brake down the image of Baal, and brake down the
house of Baal, and made it a draught house unto this day.

12:010:028 Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel.

12:010:029 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 Bethel, and that were in Dan.

12:010:030 And the LORD said unto Jehu, Because thou hast done well in
executing that which is right in mine eyes, and hast done unto
the house of Ahab according to all that was in mine heart, thy
children of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of
Israel.

12:010:031 But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of the LORD God of
Israel with all his heart: for he departed not from the sins
of Jeroboam, which made Israel to sin.

12:010:032 In those days the LORD began to cut Israel short: and Hazael
smote them in all the coasts of Israel;

12:010:033 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.

12:010:034 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?

12:010:035 And Jehu slept with his fathers: and they buried him in
Samaria. And Jehoahaz his son reigned in his stead.

12:010:036 And the time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was
twenty and eight years.

12:011:001 And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was
dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal.

12:011:002 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.

12:011:003 And he was with her hid in the house of the LORD six years.
And Athaliah did reign over the land.

12:011:004 And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over
hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought them to
him into the house of the LORD, and made a covenant with them,
and took an oath of them in the house of the LORD, and shewed
them the king's son.

12:011:005 And he commanded them, saying, This is the thing that ye shall
do; A third part of you that enter in on the sabbath shall
even be keepers of the watch of the king's house;

12:011:006 And a third part shall be at the gate of Sur; and a third part
at the gate behind the guard: so shall ye keep the watch of
the house, that it be not broken down.

12:011:007 And two parts of all you that go forth on the sabbath, even
they shall keep the watch of the house of the LORD about the
king.

12:011:008 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 be slain: and be ye with the king as he goeth out and as
he cometh in.

12:011:009 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.

12:011:010 And to the captains over hundreds did the priest give king
David's spears and shields, that were in the temple of the
LORD.

12:011:011 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.

12:011:012 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.

12:011:013 And when Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the
people, she came to the people into the temple of the LORD.

12:011:014 And when she looked, behold, the king stood by a pillar, as
the manner was, and the princes and 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.

12:011:015 But Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of the
hundreds, the officers of the host, and said unto them, Have
her forth without the ranges: and him that followeth her kill
with the sword. For the priest had said, Let her not be slain
in the house of the LORD.

12:011:016 And they laid hands on her; and she went by the way by the
which the horses came into the king's house: and there was she
slain.

12:011:017 And Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD and the king and
the people, that they should be the LORD's people; between the
king also and the people.

12:011:018 And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal,
and brake it down; his altars and his images brake they in
pieces thoroughly, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before
the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house
of the LORD.

12:011:019 And he took the rulers over hundreds, and the captains, and
the guard, and all the people of the land; and they brought
down the king from the house of the LORD, and came by the way
of the gate of the guard to the king's house. And he sat on
the throne of the kings.

12:011:020 And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was in
quiet: and they slew Athaliah with the sword beside the king's
house.

12:011:021 Seven years old was Jehoash when he began to reign.

12:012:001 In the seventh year of Jehu Jehoash began to reign; and forty
years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was
Zibiah of Beersheba.

12:012:002 And Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD
all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him.

12:012:003 But the high places were not taken away: the people still
sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.

12:012:004 And Jehoash said to the priests, All the money of the
dedicated things that is brought into the house of the LORD,
even the money of every one that passeth the account, the
money that every man is set at, and all the money that cometh
into any man's heart to bring into the house of the LORD,

12:012:005 Let the priests take it to them, every man of his
acquaintance: and let them repair the breaches of the house,
wheresoever any breach shall be found.

12:012:006 But it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king
Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the
house.

12:012:007 Then king Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest, and the
other priests, and said unto them, Why repair ye not the
breaches of the house? now therefore receive no more money of
your acquaintance, but deliver it for the breaches of the
house.

12:012:008 And the priests consented to receive no more money of the
people, neither to repair the breaches of the house.

12:012:009 But Jehoiada the priest took a chest, and bored a hole in the
lid of it, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as
one cometh into the house of the LORD: and the priests that
kept the door put therein all the money that was brought into
the house of the LORD.

12:012:010 And it was so, when they saw that there was much money in the
chest, that the king's scribe and the high priest came up, and
they put up in bags, and told the money that was found in the
house of the LORD.

12:012:011 And they gave the money, being told, into the hands of them
that did the work, that had the oversight of the house of the
LORD: and they laid it out to the carpenters and builders,
that wrought upon the house of the LORD,

12:012:012 And to masons, and hewers of stone, and to buy timber and
hewed stone to repair the breaches of the house of the LORD,
and for all that was laid out for the house to repair it.

12:012:013 Howbeit there were not made for the house of the LORD bowls of
silver, snuffers, basons, trumpets, any vessels of gold, or
vessels of silver, of the money that was brought into the
house of the LORD:

12:012:014 But they gave that to the workmen, and repaired therewith the
house of the LORD.

12:012:015 Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they
delivered the money to be bestowed on workmen: for they dealt
faithfully.

12:012:016 The trespass money and sin money was not brought into the
house of the LORD: it was the priests'.

12:012:017 Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath,
and took it: and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.

12:012:018 And Jehoash king of Judah took all the hallowed things that
Jehoshaphat, and Jehoram, and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of
Judah, had dedicated, and his own 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.

12:012:019 And the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, are
they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of
Judah?

12:012:020 And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash
in the house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla.

12:012:021 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.

12:013:001 In the three and twentieth year of Joash the son of Ahaziah
king of Judah Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over
Israel in Samaria, and reigned seventeen years.

12:013:002 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.

12:013:003 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 Benhadad the son of Hazael, all their days.

12:013:004 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.

12:013:005 (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.

12:013:006 Nevertheless they departed not from the sins of the house of
Jeroboam, who made Israel sin, but walked therein: and there
remained the grove also in Samaria.)

12:013:007 Neither did he leave of the people to Jehoahaz but fifty
horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen; for the
king of Syria had destroyed them, and had made them like the
dust by threshing.

12:013:008 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?

12:013:009 And Jehoahaz slept with his fathers; and they buried him in
Samaria: and Joash his son reigned in his stead.

12:013:010 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.

12:013:011 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.

12:013:012 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 chronicles of the
kings of Israel?

12:013:013 And Joash slept with his fathers; and Jeroboam sat upon his
throne: and Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of
Israel.

12:013:014 Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died.
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 horsemen thereof.

12:013:015 And Elisha said unto him, Take bow and arrows. And he took
unto him bow and arrows.

12:013:016 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 the king's hands.

12:013:017 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.

12:013:018 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.

12:013:019 And the man of God was wroth with him, and said, Thou
shouldest have smitten five or six times; then hadst thou
smitten Syria till thou hadst consumed it: whereas now thou
shalt smite Syria but thrice.

12:013:020 And Elisha died, and they buried him. And the bands of the
Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year.

12:013:021 And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold,
they spied a band of men; and they cast the man into the
sepulchre of Elisha: and when the man was let down, and
touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his
feet.

12:013:022 But Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of
Jehoahaz.

12:013:023 And the LORD was gracious unto them, and had compassion on
them, and had respect unto them, because of his covenant with
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither
cast he them from his presence as yet.

12:013:024 So Hazael king of Syria died; and Benhadad his son reigned in
his stead.

12:013:025 And Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again out of the hand of
Benhadad the son of Hazael the cities, which he had taken out
of the hand of Jehoahaz his father by war. Three times did
Joash beat him, and recovered the cities of Israel.

12:014:001 In the second year of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel
reigned Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah.

12:014:002 He was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and
reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother's
name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.

12:014:003 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, yet
not like David his father: he did according to all things as
Joash his father did.

12:014:004 Howbeit the high places were not taken away: as yet the people
did sacrifice and burnt incense on the high places.

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