The Bible and Holy Scriptures conteyned in the Olde and Newe Testament. Translated according to the Ebrue and Greke, and conferred with the best translations in diuers languges. VVith moste profitable annotations vpon all the hard places, and other things of great importance as may appeare in the epistle to the reader

CHAP. XIIII.

1 Amaziah the King of Iudah putteth to death them that slewe hys father. 7 And after smiteth Edom. 15 Ioash dyeth, and Ieroboam his sonne succedeth him. And after him reigneth Zachariah.

1 THe seconde yere of Ioash sonne of Iehoa haz King of Israél reigned * Amaziah the sonne of Ioash King of Iudah.

2 He was fiue and twentie yere olde when he began to reigne, and reigned nine and twen∣tie yere in Ierusalém, and his mothers name (was) Iehoadan of Ierusalém.

3 And he dyda vpryghtlye in the sight of the lord, yet not like Dauid his father, (but) did ac cording to all that Ioash his father had done.

4 Notwithstanding the hie place were not ta∣ken away: (for) as yet the people did sacrifi∣ce and burnt incense in the hie places.

5 ¶ And when the kyngdome was confirmed in his hand, * he slewe his seruāts which had killed the King his father.

6 But the children of those that did slay (him,) heb slewe not, accordyng vnto that that is, written in the boke of the Lawe of Mosés, wherein the Lorde commaunded, saying, * The fathers shal not be put to death for the children, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the children put to death for the fathers: but euerie man shal be put to death for his owne sinne.

7 He slewe (also) ofc Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand, and toke“ (the citie) of Sela by warre, and called the name thereof Ioktheél vnto this day.

8 ¶ Then Amaziah sent messengers to Iehoash the sonne of Iehoahaz, sonne of Iehu Kyng of Israél, saying, Come,d let vs se one ano∣ther in the face.

9 Then Iehoash the Kynge of Israél sent to Amaziah Kynge of Iudah, saying, The thi∣stle that is in Lebanon, sent to thee cedre that is in Lebanon, saying, Giue thy daugh∣ter to my sonne to wife: and the wilde beast that was in Lebanón, went and trode down the thistle.

10 (Because) thou haste smiten Edom, thine heart hathe made thee proude:f brag of glo∣rie, and tarye at home, why doest thou pro∣uoke to (thyne) hurt, that thou shuldest fall, and Iudah with thee?

11 But Amaziah wolde not heare: therfore Ie∣hoash King of Israél went vp: ād he ād Ama∣ziah King of Iudah sawe one another in the face at Beth-shemesh which is in Iudah.

12 And Iudah was put to the worse before Is∣raél, ād they fled euery man to their tentes.

13 But Iehoash Kyng of Israél toke Amaziah King of Iudah, the sonne of Iehoash the son ne of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh, and“ came to Ierusalém, and brake downe the wall of Ierusalém from the gate of Ephraim to the coner gate, foure hundreth cubites.

14 And he toke all the golde and siluer, and all the vessels that were founde in the house of the Lorde, and in the treasures of the Kings house, and the children that were ing hosta∣ge, and returned to Samaria.

15 Concerning the rest of the actes of Iehoash which he did and his valiant dedes, and how he soght with Amaziah Kynge of Iudah, are they not writen in the boke of the Chroni∣cles of the Kings of Israél?

16 And Iehoash slepte with hys fathers, and was buryed at Samaria among the Kyngs of Israél: and Ieroboám hys sonne reigned in his steade.

17 ¶ And Amaziah the sonne of Ioash King of Iudah, liued after the death of Iehoash sonne of Iehoahaz King of Israél fiftene yere.

18 Concernyng the rest of the actes of Ama∣ziah, are they not writen in the boke of the Chronicles of the Kings of Iudah?

19 But they wroght treason against him in Ieru salém, and he fled toh Lachish, but they sent after him to Lachish, and slewe him there.

20 And they broght hym on horses, and he was buryed at Ierusalém with his fathers in the citie of Dauid.

21 Then al the people of Iudah tokei Azariah, which was sixtene yere olde, and made hym King for his father Amaziah.

22 He buyltk Elath, and restored it to Iudah, after that the King slept with his fathers.

23 ¶ In the fiftenth yere of Amaziah the sonne of Ioash Kyng of Iudah, was Ieroboam the sonne of Ioash made Kyng ouer Israél in Sa∣maria, (and reigned) one and fourtie yere.

24 And he did euill in the sight of the Lorde: (for) he departed not from all thel sinnes of Ieroboam the sonne of Nebat, which made Israél to sinne.

25 He restored the coast of Israél, from the en∣tring of Hamach, vnto the Sea of the wilder

nes, according to the word of the Lord God of Israél, which he spake” by his seruant Io∣náh the sōne of Amittái the Prophet, which was of Gath Héphet.

26 For the Lord sawe the exceding bitter affli∣ction of Israél, so that there was nonem shut vp, nor any left, nether yet any that colde helpe Israél.

27 Yet the Lord” had not decreed to put out the name of Israél from vnder the heauen, therefore he preserued them by the hand of Ieroboám the sonne of Ioásh.

28 Concerning the rest of the actes of Ieroboā and all that he did, and his valiant dedes, (&) how he foght, and how he restored Damas∣cus, andn Hamáth to Iudáh in Israél, are they not writen in the boke of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israél?

29 So Ieroboám slept with his fathers, (euen) with the King of Israél, and Zachariáh his sonne reigned in his steade.

Notes

• 2. Chap. 25. 1.
• a

  In the begin∣ning of his reig∣ne he 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to haue an outward shewe of godli∣nes, but after∣ward he became an idolater, and worshipped the idoles of the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 means.
• Chap. 12. 20.
• b

  Because theine 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 not were 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 their fathers in that act.
• Deut. 24. 16.
• Ezek 18. 20.
• c

  For the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ans, whome Da∣uid had broght to subiection, did rebelle in the ti∣me of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 sonne of 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• “

  Or, the to wre, or, tocke.
• d

  Let vs fight hād 〈◊〉〈◊〉 hand and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 it by battel, and not destroye one anothers cities.
• e

  By 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Iohoash 〈◊〉〈◊〉 him selfe to a cedre to becau∣se of hys greate kingdome ouer ten tribes, ād A∣maziah to a thist le, because he ru∣led but ouer two tribes, and the wilde beasts are Iehoashs soudi∣ers that spoiled the cities of Iu∣dah.
• f

  Brag of the vi∣ctorie, so that thou 〈◊〉〈◊〉 at home ād 〈◊〉〈◊〉 me not.
• “

  Or, broght him
• g

  That is, which the Israelites had giuen to them of Iudah for 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 tance of peace.
• h

  VVhiche citie Roboam built in Iudah for a forte resse. 1. Chro. 11. 9
• i

  VVho is also called Vzziah. 2. Chro. 26. 1.
• k

  VVhich is also called Elanon or Eloth.
• l

  Because this ido latrie was so vile and almost incre dible, that men shuld forsake the lyuing GOD to worship calues, the worke of mans hande, ther fore the Scriptu∣re doeth 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ri∣mes repeat it in the reproche of all idolaters.
• ”

  Ebr. by the hand of.
• m

  Read. 1. King. 14, 10.
• ”

  Ebr. had not spoken.
• n

  Which was al∣so called 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of Syria, or 〈◊〉〈◊〉.