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. XXIIII.

1 Iehoiakim made subiect to Nebuchad nezzár rebelleth. 3 The cause of his ruine and all Iudahs. 6 Iehoiachin rei gneth. 15 He and his people are caryed vnto Babylon. 17. Zedekiah is made King.

1 IN hisa 1.1 dayes came Nebuchad-nezzár King of Babél vp, and Iehoiakim became his ser uant thre yere: afterwarde he turned, and re∣belled against him.

2 And the Lord sent against him bandes of the Caldees, and bandes of the Aramites, and* 1.2 bandes of the Moabites, and bandes of the Ammonites, and he sent them against Iudáh to destroye it, * according to the worde of the Lord, which he spake by his seruants the Prophetes.

3 Surely by theb 1.3 commandement of the Lord came this vpon Iudáh, that he might put thē out of his sight for the sinnes of Manasséh, according to all that he did,

4 And for the innocent blood that he shed, [for he filled Ierusalē with innocēt blood] therefore the Lord wolde not pardone it.

5 Concerning the rest of the actes of Ieho∣iakim, and all that he did, are thei not writē in the boke of the Chronicles of the Kings of Iudáh?

6 So Iehoiakimc 1.4 slept with his fathers, and Iehoiachin his sonne reigned in his steade.

7 ¶ And the King of Egypt came no more out of his land: for the Kyng of Babél had taken from the riuer of Egypte, vnto the riuer“ 1.5 Peráth, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 that perteined to the King of Egypt.

8 ¶ Iehoiachin (was) eightene yere old, whē he began to reigne, and reigned in Ierusa∣lém thre moneths. His mothers name also (was) Nehushtá, the daughter of Elnathán of Ierusalém.

9 And he did euill in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father had done.

10 * In that time came the seruantes of Ne∣buchad-nezzár* 1.6 King of Babél vp agaynst Ierusalém so the citie was besieged.

11 And Nebuchad-nezzár King of Babél ca∣me against the citie, and his seruantes did besiege it.

12 Then Iehoiachin the King of Iudáhd 1.7 ca∣me out against the King of Babél, he, and his mother, and his seruants, and his prin∣ces, and his eunuches: and the King of Ba∣bél toke him in the eight yeree 1.8 of his rei∣gne.* 1.9

13 * And he caryed out thence all the threasu∣res* 1.10 of the house of the Lord, and the trea∣sures of the Kings house, and brake all the vessels of golde, which Salomón Kynge of Israél had made in the Temple of the Lord, as the Lord had said.

14 And he caryed away all Ierusalém, and all the princes, and all the stronge men of warre, (euen) ten thousand into captiui∣tie, and all the workemen, and connyng men: so none remained sauyng the poore people of the land.

15 * And he caryed a way Iehoiachin into Ba∣bél,* 1.11 and the Kings mother, and the Kings wiues, and his eunuches, and the mightye of the land caryed he away into captiuitie from Ierusalém to Babél,

16 And all the men of warre, (euen) seuen thousand, and carpenters, and lockesmi∣thes a thousand all that were strong and apt for warre, did the King of Babél bryng to Babél captiues.

17 ¶ * And the King of Babél made Matta∣niáh* 1.12 his vncle King in his steade, and chā∣ged his name to Zedekiáh.

18 Zedekiah was one and twētie yere olde, when he began to reigne, and he reygned eleuen yeres in Terusalē. His mothers name also was Hamutál the daughter of Iere∣miáh of Libnáh.

19 And he did euil in the sight of the Lord, ac∣cording to all that Iehoiakim had done.

20 Therfore certeinely the wrath of the Lord was against Ierusalém and Iudáh vntill he cast them out of hisf 1.13 sight. And Zedekiáh rebelled against the King of Babél.

Notes

• a 1.1

  In the end of the third yere of his 〈◊〉〈◊〉, and in the beginning of the fourte, Dan. 1. 1.
• * 1.2

  Chap. 20. 17. & 21. 27.
• b 1.3

  Thogh God vsed these wic∣ked tyrants to execute his iuste iudgements, yet they are not to be excused, becau se thei proceded of ambicion and malice.
• c 1.4

  Not that hewas buryed with hvs fathers, but he dyedin the way, as they led him prisoner 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Babylon: read Ie∣rem, 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 19.
• “ 1.5

  Or, Euphrates.
• * 1.6

  Dan. 1. 1.
• d 1.7

  That is, yelded him selfe vnto him by the coun∣sel of 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• e 1.8

  In the reigne of the Kynge of Ba∣bylon.
• * 1.9

  Chap. 20. 17.
• * 1.10

  Isa. 39. 6.
• * 1.11

  2. Chro. 36. 10, Esther 2, 6.
• * 1.12

  〈◊〉〈◊〉. 37. 1. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 52. 1.
• f 1.13

  Out of Ierusalém and Iudah 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Babylon.