历代志下 25-26
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
犹大王亚玛谢
25 亚玛谢二十五岁登基,在耶路撒冷执政二十九年。他母亲叫约耶但,是耶路撒冷人。 2 他做耶和华视为正的事,只是没有全心去做。 3 他巩固了王位后,立即处死了杀他父王的臣仆, 4 但没有处死他们的孩子,遵行了耶和华在摩西律法书中的吩咐:“不可因孩子犯罪而处死父亲,也不可因父亲犯罪而处死孩子。各人要自负罪责。”
与西珥人交战
5 亚玛谢召集犹大人,按着犹大和便雅悯宗族设立千夫长和百夫长,并数点二十岁以上、能使用盾牌矛枪且有作战能力的精兵,共有三十万人。 6 他又用三点四吨银子从以色列雇来十万精兵。 7 一位上帝的仆人来对他说:“王啊,不要让以色列的军队与你同去,因为耶和华不与以色列人——以法莲的子孙同在。 8 你若一定要去,即使你奋勇争战,上帝也必使你败在敌人面前,因为上帝有能力帮助,也有能力倾覆。” 9 亚玛谢问上帝的仆人:“我付给以色列军队的三点四吨银子怎么办?”上帝的仆人回答说:“耶和华能赐给你更多的银子。” 10 于是,亚玛谢解散从以法莲雇来的军队,让他们回家去。他们非常恼怒犹大人,怒气冲冲地回家去了。
11 亚玛谢鼓起勇气,率领本国军队去盐谷,杀了一万西珥人, 12 又把生擒的一万人推下山崖摔得粉身碎骨。 13 可是,那些被亚玛谢遣返、未能出征的以色列军队侵入从撒玛利亚到伯·和仑一带的犹大各城,杀了三千人,抢了大批财物。
14 亚玛谢杀败以东人[a]后,带回了他们的神像,立为自己的神明,向它们祭拜烧香。 15 因此,耶和华向亚玛谢发怒,祂派一个先知去见他,说:“这些神明既然不能从你手中救自己的人民,你为什么还要祭拜它们呢?” 16 先知的话还没有说完,王就打断他,说:“住口!谁立你做王的谋士了?你要自取灭亡吗?”先知停了一下,又说:“我知道上帝已定意要毁灭你,因为你做了这事,不听我的忠告。”
与以色列交战
17 犹大王亚玛谢与群臣商议后,就派人对耶户的孙子、约哈斯的儿子、以色列王约阿施说:“来,我们战场上见。” 18 以色列王约阿施派人回复犹大王亚玛谢说:“黎巴嫩的蒺藜派使者去对黎巴嫩的香柏树说,‘将你的女儿嫁给我儿子吧。’后来黎巴嫩的一只野兽经过,把那蒺藜践踏在脚下。 19 你打败了以东人就趾高气扬。你还是待在家里吧,何必惹祸上身,使你和犹大一同灭亡呢?”
20 但亚玛谢不理会他的劝告。原来这事出于上帝,要把他们交在约阿施手中,因为他们求告以东的神明。 21 于是,以色列王约阿施起兵攻打犹大王亚玛谢,两王会战于犹大的伯·示麦。 22 犹大人被以色列人打败,兵将都各自逃回家去了。 23 以色列王约阿施在伯·示麦擒获约哈斯的孙子、约阿施的儿子、犹大王亚玛谢,把他带到耶路撒冷,又拆毁从以法莲门到角门约一百八十米长的耶路撒冷城墙, 24 抢走俄别·以东在上帝殿中看守的所有金银和器皿以及王宫里的财宝,并带着人质返回撒玛利亚。
25 约哈斯的儿子以色列王约阿施死后,约阿施的儿子犹大王亚玛谢又活了十五年。 26 亚玛谢其他的事自始至终都记在犹大与以色列的列王史上。 27 亚玛谢背弃耶和华后,耶路撒冷有人谋反,他就逃到拉吉,但叛党派人追到那里杀了他。 28 有人用马将他的尸体驮回耶路撒冷,葬在犹大城他的祖坟里。
犹大王乌西雅
26 全体犹大人立十六岁的乌西雅为王,继承他父亲亚玛谢的王位。 2 亚玛谢与祖先同眠后,乌西雅为犹大收复了以禄城,并重新修建。 3 乌西雅十六岁登基,在耶路撒冷执政五十二年。他母亲叫耶可利雅,是耶路撒冷人。 4 他效法他父亲亚玛谢,做耶和华视为正的事。 5 撒迦利亚在世之日,乌西雅寻求上帝,撒迦利亚教导他敬畏上帝。当他寻求上帝时,上帝就使他亨通。
6 他出兵攻打非利士人,把迦特、雅比尼和亚实突的城墙夷平后,在亚实突境内及非利士人的其他地区兴建城邑。 7 上帝帮助他攻打非利士人和住在姑珥·巴力的阿拉伯人及米乌尼人。 8 亚扪人向他进贡,乌西雅的名声传到埃及,因他极其强大。
9 乌西雅在耶路撒冷的角门、谷门和城墙拐角的地方建造城楼,并加固城楼, 10 又在旷野建造瞭望塔,挖了许多水井,因为他在高原和平原有很多牲畜。他雇人在山区和沃野为他耕种和照料葡萄园,因为他喜爱农耕。
11 乌西雅有支可以随时列队出战的军兵,归书记耶利和官长玛西雅召集,由王的将军哈拿尼雅统领。 12 率领战士的族长有两千六百名, 13 他们手下有三十万七千五百精兵,随时帮助王攻打敌人。 14 乌西雅为全军备有盾牌、矛枪、头盔、铠甲、弓箭和投石器用的石头, 15 又让巧匠在耶路撒冷设计和制造兵器,安放在城楼和角楼上,用来发射弓箭和石头。乌西雅威名远扬,因为他得到非常的帮助,极其强盛。
16 乌西雅强盛后,便心高气傲,以致走向灭亡。他干犯他的上帝耶和华,擅自进入耶和华的殿在香坛上烧香。 17 祭司亚撒利雅率领八十位耶和华勇敢的祭司跟着进殿, 18 阻止乌西雅王,说:“乌西雅啊,给耶和华烧香不是你可以做的事,乃是承受圣职做祭司的亚伦子孙的事。离开圣所吧!你已干犯耶和华上帝,必不能从祂那里得荣耀。” 19 手拿香炉要烧香的乌西雅大怒,正当他在耶和华殿里的香坛旁向众祭司发怒的时候,他额头上突然患了麻风病。 20 亚撒利雅大祭司和众祭司见状,就催促他出殿,他急忙出去了,因为耶和华降灾给他。 21 乌西雅王到死一直有麻风病。他被隔离在别的宫中,不得进耶和华的殿。他儿子约坦管理王室,治理国家。
22 乌西雅其他的事迹,自始至终都是亚摩斯的儿子以赛亚先知记载的。 23 乌西雅与祖先同眠后,葬在他祖坟附近、王室的坟场,因为他有麻风病。他儿子约坦继位。
Footnotes
- 25:14 以东人又称西珥人。
历代志下 25-26
Chinese New Version (Simplified)
亚玛谢作犹大王(A)
25 亚玛谢登基的时候是二十五岁,他在耶路撒冷作王二十九年。他的母亲名叫约耶但,是耶路撒冷人。 2 亚玛谢行耶和华看为正的事,只是心不专一。 3 他巩固了王位以后,就把击杀他父王的臣仆杀了。 4 他却没有处死他们的儿子,因为照着摩西律法书上所记,耶和华曾吩咐:“不可因儿子的罪处死父亲,也不可因父亲的罪处死儿子;各人要因自己的罪被处死。”
出兵攻打以东(B)
5 亚玛谢召集了犹大人,按着他们的家族为全犹大和便雅悯人,设立千夫长和百夫长,又数点他们的数目,从二十岁起,能出去打仗,能拿枪持盾的精兵,共有三十万。 6 又用了三千四百公斤银子,从以色列中雇了十万英勇的战士。 7 有一位神人来见亚玛谢,说:“王啊,请不要领以色列的军队和你同去,因为耶和华不和以色列人,不和任何以法莲的子孙同在。 8 即使你一定要去,奋勇争战, 神也会使你在敌人面前覆灭,因为 神有能力帮助人,也有能力使人覆灭。” 9 亚玛谢问神人:“我给以色列雇佣兵的那三千四百公斤银子怎么办呢?”神人回答:“耶和华能把比这更多赐给你。” 10 于是亚玛谢把那从以法莲来的雇佣兵解散了,遣送他们回家;因此他们非常恼怒犹大人,就气冲冲地回家去了。
11 亚玛谢鼓起勇气,率领他的人民到盐谷去,击杀了一万西珥人。 12 犹大人又生擒了一万人,带到一处崖顶,从崖顶把他们拋下去,使他们都摔得肢离破碎。 13 但亚玛谢打发回去、不许和他一同作战的雇佣兵,竟侵入犹大各城,从撒玛利亚直到伯.和仑,击杀了三千人,又掠去了很多财物。
亚玛谢拜偶像受责备(C)
14 亚玛谢击败了以东人回来的时候,把西珥人的神像也带回来,立为自己的神,在它们面前叩拜,又向它们烧香。 15 因此,耶和华向亚玛谢发怒,于是差派一位先知去见他,对他说:“这民族的神不能拯救自己的人民脱离你的手,你为甚么还寻求它们呢?” 16 先知向王讲话的时候,王对他说:“我们立了你作王的谋士吗?住口吧!你要挨打吗?”先知就住口,可是又说:“我知道 神已定意消灭你,因为你作了这事,又不听从我的劝戒。”
17 犹大王亚玛谢和群臣商议以后,就派人去见耶户的孙子、约哈斯的儿子、以色列王约阿施,说:“来吧,我们在战场上相见吧!” 18 以色列王约阿施派人去见犹大王亚玛谢,说:“黎巴嫩的蒺藜派人去见黎巴嫩的香柏树,说:‘把你的女儿给我的儿子作妻子吧!’后来有一只黎巴嫩的野兽从那里经过,把蒺藜践踏了。 19 你心里说你击败了以东人,你就心里骄傲,以这事夸口。现在你留在家里吧,为甚么要惹祸,使犹大和你一同覆亡呢?”
亚玛谢战败逃走(D)
20 亚玛谢却不听从;这原是出于 神,好把他们交在约阿施手里,因为他们寻求以东的神。 21 于是以色列王约阿施上来,在犹大的伯.示麦,和犹大王亚玛谢相会于战场上。 22 犹大人在以色列人面前被击败,各自逃回家去了。 23 以色列王约阿施在伯.示麦捉住了约哈斯的孙子、约阿施的儿子、犹大王亚玛谢,把他带到耶路撒冷,又拆毁耶路撒冷的城墙,从以法莲门直到角门,共两百公尺。 24 又把俄别.以东负责看守神殿里的一切金银和一切器皿,以及王宫里的宝物都掠去,又掳走人质,然后回撒玛利亚去了。
亚玛谢在拉吉被弒(E)
25 以色列王约哈斯的儿子约阿施死后,犹大王约阿施的儿子亚玛谢还活了十五年。 26 亚玛谢其余的事迹,一生的始末,不是都记在犹大和以色列诸王记上吗? 27 自从亚玛谢离弃耶和华以后,在耶路撒冷有人要谋害他;他就逃到拉吉去。谋害他的人派人追到拉吉,在那里把他杀死。 28 然后用马把他的尸体运回来,埋葬在大卫城(按照《马索拉文本》的大部分抄本,“大卫”作“犹大”;现参照其他抄本和各古译本翻译;参王下14:20)里,和他的列祖一起。
乌西雅作犹大王(F)
26 全犹大的人民立乌西雅(“乌西雅”又名“亚撒利雅”;参王下14:21)接续他的父亲亚玛谢作王,那时他才十六岁。 2 亚玛谢王和列祖同睡以后,乌西雅重建以禄,并且收归犹大所有。 3 乌西雅登基的时候,是十六岁;他在耶路撒冷作王共五十二年。他的母亲名叫耶可利雅,是耶路撒冷人。 4 乌西雅行耶和华看为正的事,像他的父亲亚玛谢一切所行的。 5 撒迦利亚在世的日子,教导乌西雅敬畏 神,所以乌西雅常常寻求 神;乌西雅寻求 神的时候, 神就使他亨通。
国势日强
6 他出去攻打非利士人,拆毁了迦特的城墙、雅比尼的城墙和亚实突的城墙;又在亚实突境内非利士人中,建造了几座城。 7 神帮助他攻打非利士人和住在姑珥.巴力的阿拉伯人,以及米乌尼人。 8 亚扪人给乌西雅进贡,他的名声传到埃及的边境,因为他极其强盛。 9 乌西雅在耶路撒冷的角门、谷门和城墙转角的地方,建筑了城楼,这些城楼非常坚固。 10 他又在旷野建造了一些瞭望楼,挖了许多贮水池,因为他在高原和平原上有很多牲畜;又因为他喜爱种植,所以在山地上和果园里,雇有农夫和修剪葡萄树的工人。 11 乌西雅又有善于作战的军队,照著书记耶利和官长玛西雅数点的数目,由王的一个将军哈拿尼雅指挥,编队上阵。 12 这些英勇战士中的各家族首领,总数共二千六百人。 13 在他们指挥下的军队,共有三十万七千五百人,都是大有能力,善于作战的,能帮助王攻打仇敌。 14 乌西雅给全队军兵配备了盾牌、矛枪、头盔、铠甲、弓箭和用机弦甩的石头。 15 他又在耶路撒冷制造巧匠发明的器械,安放在城楼和城角上,用来发射利箭和大石。乌西雅的名声传到远方,因为他得了非常的帮助,使他十分强盛。
乌西雅越职受罚
16 乌西雅强盛起来,就心高气傲,以致自寻毁灭,竟冒犯耶和华他的 神;他进了耶和华的殿,要在香坛上烧香。 17 跟随乌西雅进去的,有亚撒利雅祭司,还有耶和华的祭司八十个,都是英勇的人。 18 他们阻止乌西雅王,对他说:“乌西雅啊,给耶和华烧香不是你应作的事,而是亚伦的子孙作祭司的事,他们是分别为圣作烧香的事;请离开圣所吧,因为你作了不应该作的事了,你必不能从耶和华 神那里得着尊荣。”
乌西雅逝世
19 于是乌西雅十分忿怒,手里拿着香炉正要烧香,他向众祭司发怒的时候,就在耶和华的殿里香坛旁边众祭司的面前,他的额上忽然长出了大痲风。 20 大祭司亚撒利雅和众祭司看着他,忽然见他的额上长了大痲风,就急忙催他出殿;他自己也急忙出去,因为耶和华击打了他。 21 乌西雅王长大痲风直到死的时候;他既然长了大痲风,就住在一间隔离的房子里,不能进耶和华的殿。他的儿子约坦执掌朝政,治理国民。 22 乌西雅其余的事迹,一生的始末,亚摩斯的儿子以赛亚先知都记下来了。 23 乌西雅和他的列祖同睡;由于有人说:“他是个长大痲风的人”,所以把他埋葬在王陵的田间,和他的列祖一起。他的儿子约坦接续他作王。
历代志下 25-26
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
亞瑪謝作猶大王(A)
25 亞瑪謝登基的時候是二十五歲,他在耶路撒冷作王二十九年。他的母親名叫約耶但,是耶路撒冷人。 2 亞瑪謝行耶和華看為正的事,只是心不專一。 3 他鞏固了王位以後,就把擊殺他父王的臣僕殺了。 4 他卻沒有處死他們的兒子,因為照著摩西律法書上所記,耶和華曾吩咐:“不可因兒子的罪處死父親,也不可因父親的罪處死兒子;各人要因自己的罪被處死。”
出兵攻打以東(B)
5 亞瑪謝召集了猶大人,按著他們的家族為全猶大和便雅憫人,設立千夫長和百夫長,又數點他們的數目,從二十歲起,能出去打仗,能拿槍持盾的精兵,共有三十萬。 6 又用了三千四百公斤銀子,從以色列中雇了十萬英勇的戰士。 7 有一位神人來見亞瑪謝,說:“王啊,請不要領以色列的軍隊和你同去,因為耶和華不和以色列人,不和任何以法蓮的子孫同在。 8 即使你一定要去,奮勇爭戰, 神也會使你在敵人面前覆滅,因為 神有能力幫助人,也有能力使人覆滅。” 9 亞瑪謝問神人:“我給以色列雇傭兵的那三千四百公斤銀子怎麼辦呢?”神人回答:“耶和華能把比這更多賜給你。” 10 於是亞瑪謝把那從以法蓮來的雇傭兵解散了,遣送他們回家;因此他們非常惱怒猶大人,就氣沖沖地回家去了。
11 亞瑪謝鼓起勇氣,率領他的人民到鹽谷去,擊殺了一萬西珥人。 12 猶大人又生擒了一萬人,帶到一處崖頂,從崖頂把他們拋下去,使他們都摔得肢離破碎。 13 但亞瑪謝打發回去、不許和他一同作戰的雇傭兵,竟侵入猶大各城,從撒瑪利亞直到伯.和崙,擊殺了三千人,又掠去了很多財物。
亞瑪謝拜偶像受責備(C)
14 亞瑪謝擊敗了以東人回來的時候,把西珥人的神像也帶回來,立為自己的神,在它們面前叩拜,又向它們燒香。 15 因此,耶和華向亞瑪謝發怒,於是差派一位先知去見他,對他說:“這民族的神不能拯救自己的人民脫離你的手,你為甚麼還尋求它們呢?” 16 先知向王講話的時候,王對他說:“我們立了你作王的謀士嗎?住口吧!你要挨打嗎?”先知就住口,可是又說:“我知道 神已定意消滅你,因為你作了這事,又不聽從我的勸戒。”
17 猶大王亞瑪謝和群臣商議以後,就派人去見耶戶的孫子、約哈斯的兒子、以色列王約阿施,說:“來吧,我們在戰場上相見吧!” 18 以色列王約阿施派人去見猶大王亞瑪謝,說:“黎巴嫩的蒺藜派人去見黎巴嫩的香柏樹,說:‘把你的女兒給我的兒子作妻子吧!’後來有一隻黎巴嫩的野獸從那裡經過,把蒺藜踐踏了。 19 你心裡說你擊敗了以東人,你就心裡驕傲,以這事誇口。現在你留在家裡吧,為甚麼要惹禍,使猶大和你一同覆亡呢?”
亞瑪謝戰敗逃走(D)
20 亞瑪謝卻不聽從;這原是出於 神,好把他們交在約阿施手裡,因為他們尋求以東的神。 21 於是以色列王約阿施上來,在猶大的伯.示麥,和猶大王亞瑪謝相會於戰場上。 22 猶大人在以色列人面前被擊敗,各自逃回家去了。 23 以色列王約阿施在伯.示麥捉住了約哈斯的孫子、約阿施的兒子、猶大王亞瑪謝,把他帶到耶路撒冷,又拆毀耶路撒冷的城牆,從以法蓮門直到角門,共兩百公尺。 24 又把俄別.以東負責看守神殿裡的一切金銀和一切器皿,以及王宮裡的寶物都掠去,又擄走人質,然後回撒瑪利亞去了。
亞瑪謝在拉吉被弒(E)
25 以色列王約哈斯的兒子約阿施死後,猶大王約阿施的兒子亞瑪謝還活了十五年。 26 亞瑪謝其餘的事蹟,一生的始末,不是都記在猶大和以色列諸王記上嗎? 27 自從亞瑪謝離棄耶和華以後,在耶路撒冷有人要謀害他;他就逃到拉吉去。謀害他的人派人追到拉吉,在那裡把他殺死。 28 然後用馬把他的屍體運回來,埋葬在大衛城(按照《馬索拉文本》的大部分抄本,“大衛”作“猶大”;現參照其他抄本和各古譯本翻譯;參王下14:20)裡,和他的列祖一起。
烏西雅作猶大王(F)
26 全猶大的人民立烏西雅(“烏西雅”又名“亞撒利雅”;參王下14:21)接續他的父親亞瑪謝作王,那時他才十六歲。 2 亞瑪謝王和列祖同睡以後,烏西雅重建以祿,並且收歸猶大所有。 3 烏西雅登基的時候,是十六歲;他在耶路撒冷作王共五十二年。他的母親名叫耶可利雅,是耶路撒冷人。 4 烏西雅行耶和華看為正的事,像他的父親亞瑪謝一切所行的。 5 撒迦利亞在世的日子,教導烏西雅敬畏 神,所以烏西雅常常尋求 神;烏西雅尋求 神的時候, 神就使他亨通。
國勢日強
6 他出去攻打非利士人,拆毀了迦特的城牆、雅比尼的城牆和亞實突的城牆;又在亞實突境內非利士人中,建造了幾座城。 7 神幫助他攻打非利士人和住在姑珥.巴力的阿拉伯人,以及米烏尼人。 8 亞捫人給烏西雅進貢,他的名聲傳到埃及的邊境,因為他極其強盛。 9 烏西雅在耶路撒冷的角門、谷門和城牆轉角的地方,建築了城樓,這些城樓非常堅固。 10 他又在曠野建造了一些瞭望樓,挖了許多貯水池,因為他在高原和平原上有很多牲畜;又因為他喜愛種植,所以在山地上和果園裡,雇有農夫和修剪葡萄樹的工人。 11 烏西雅又有善於作戰的軍隊,照著書記耶利和官長瑪西雅數點的數目,由王的一個將軍哈拿尼雅指揮,編隊上陣。 12 這些英勇戰士中的各家族首領,總數共二千六百人。 13 在他們指揮下的軍隊,共有三十萬七千五百人,都是大有能力,善於作戰的,能幫助王攻打仇敵。 14 烏西雅給全隊軍兵配備了盾牌、矛槍、頭盔、鎧甲、弓箭和用機弦甩的石頭。 15 他又在耶路撒冷製造巧匠發明的器械,安放在城樓和城角上,用來發射利箭和大石。烏西雅的名聲傳到遠方,因為他得了非常的幫助,使他十分強盛。
烏西雅越職受罰
16 烏西雅強盛起來,就心高氣傲,以致自尋毀滅,竟冒犯耶和華他的 神;他進了耶和華的殿,要在香壇上燒香。 17 跟隨烏西雅進去的,有亞撒利雅祭司,還有耶和華的祭司八十個,都是英勇的人。 18 他們阻止烏西雅王,對他說:“烏西雅啊,給耶和華燒香不是你應作的事,而是亞倫的子孫作祭司的事,他們是分別為聖作燒香的事;請離開聖所吧,因為你作了不應該作的事了,你必不能從耶和華 神那裡得著尊榮。”
烏西雅逝世
19 於是烏西雅十分忿怒,手裡拿著香爐正要燒香,他向眾祭司發怒的時候,就在耶和華的殿裡香壇旁邊眾祭司的面前,他的額上忽然長出了大痲風。 20 大祭司亞撒利雅和眾祭司看著他,忽然見他的額上長了大痲風,就急忙催他出殿;他自己也急忙出去,因為耶和華擊打了他。 21 烏西雅王長大痲風直到死的時候;他既然長了大痲風,就住在一間隔離的房子裡,不能進耶和華的殿。他的兒子約坦執掌朝政,治理國民。 22 烏西雅其餘的事蹟,一生的始末,亞摩斯的兒子以賽亞先知都記下來了。 23 烏西雅和他的列祖同睡;由於有人說:“他是個長大痲風的人”,所以把他埋葬在王陵的田間,和他的列祖一起。他的兒子約坦接續他作王。
2 Chronicles 25-26
King James Version
25 Amaziah was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.
2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, but not with a perfect heart.
3 Now it came to pass, when the kingdom was established to him, that he slew his servants that had killed the king his father.
4 But he slew not their children, but did as it is written in the law in the book of Moses, where the Lord commanded, saying, The fathers shall not die for the children, neither shall the children die for the fathers, but every man shall die for his own sin.
5 Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and made them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, according to the houses of their fathers, throughout all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and above, and found them three hundred thousand choice men, able to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield.
6 He hired also an hundred thousand mighty men of valour out of Israel for an hundred talents of silver.
7 But there came a man of God to him, saying, O king, let not the army of Israel go with thee; for the Lord is not with Israel, to wit, with all the children of Ephraim.
8 But if thou wilt go, do it; be strong for the battle: God shall make thee fall before the enemy: for God hath power to help, and to cast down.
9 And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel? And the man of God answered, The Lord is able to give thee much more than this.
10 Then Amaziah separated them, to wit, the army that was come to him out of Ephraim, to go home again: wherefore their anger was greatly kindled against Judah, and they returned home in great anger.
11 And Amaziah strengthened himself, and led forth his people, and went to the valley of salt, and smote of the children of Seir ten thousand.
12 And other ten thousand left alive did the children of Judah carry away captive, and brought them unto the top of the rock, and cast them down from the top of the rock, that they all were broken in pieces.
13 But the soldiers of the army which Amaziah sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell upon the cities of Judah, from Samaria even unto Bethhoron, and smote three thousand of them, and took much spoil.
14 Now it came to pass, after that Amaziah was come from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the children of Seir, and set them up to be his gods, and bowed down himself before them, and burned incense unto them.
15 Wherefore the anger of the Lord was kindled against Amaziah, and he sent unto him a prophet, which said unto him, Why hast thou sought after the gods of the people, which could not deliver their own people out of thine hand?
16 And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said unto him, Art thou made of the king's counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel.
17 Then Amaziah king of Judah took advice, and sent to Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us see one another in the face.
18 And Joash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle.
19 Thou sayest, Lo, thou hast smitten the Edomites; and thine heart lifteth thee up to boast: abide now at home; why shouldest thou meddle to thine hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee?
20 But Amaziah would not hear; for it came of God, that he might deliver them into the hand of their enemies, because they sought after the gods of Edom.
21 So Joash the king of Israel went up; and they saw one another in the face, both he and Amaziah king of Judah, at Bethshemesh, which belongeth to Judah.
22 And Judah was put to the worse before Israel, and they fled every man to his tent.
23 And Joash the king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, at Bethshemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits.
24 And he took all the gold and the silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God with Obededom, and the treasures of the king's house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria.
25 And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years.
26 Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah, first and last, behold, are they not written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel?
27 Now after the time that Amaziah did turn away from following the Lord they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem; and he fled to Lachish: but they sent to Lachish after him, and slew him there.
28 And they brought him upon horses, and buried him with his fathers in the city of Judah.
26 Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah.
2 He built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.
3 Sixteen years old was Uzziah when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Jecoliah of Jerusalem.
4 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father Amaziah did.
5 And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God: and as long as he sought the Lord, God made him to prosper.
6 And he went forth and warred against the Philistines, and brake down the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod, and built cities about Ashdod, and among the Philistines.
7 And God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians that dwelt in Gurbaal, and the Mehunims.
8 And the Ammonites gave gifts to Uzziah: and his name spread abroad even to the entering in of Egypt; for he strengthened himself exceedingly.
9 Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning of the wall, and fortified them.
10 Also he built towers in the desert, and digged many wells: for he had much cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen also, and vine dressers in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he loved husbandry.
11 Moreover Uzziah had an host of fighting men, that went out to war by bands, according to the number of their account by the hand of Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the ruler, under the hand of Hananiah, one of the king's captains.
12 The whole number of the chief of the fathers of the mighty men of valour were two thousand and six hundred.
13 And under their hand was an army, three hundred thousand and seven thousand and five hundred, that made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy.
14 And Uzziah prepared for them throughout all the host shields, and spears, and helmets, and habergeons, and bows, and slings to cast stones.
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 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 incense.
17 And Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him fourscore priests of the Lord, that were valiant men:
18 And they withstood Uzziah the king, and said unto him, It appertaineth not unto thee, Uzziah, to burn incense unto the Lord, but to the priests the sons of Aaron, that are consecrated to burn incense: go out of the sanctuary; for thou hast trespassed; neither shall it be for thine honour from the Lord God.
19 Then Uzziah was wroth, and had a censer in his hand to burn incense: and while he was wroth with the priests, the leprosy even rose up in his forehead before the priests in the house of the Lord, from beside the incense altar.
20 And Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked upon him, and, behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out from thence; yea, himself hasted also to go out, because the Lord had smitten him.
21 And Uzziah the king was a leper 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 Lord: and Jotham his son was over the king's house, judging the people of the land.
22 Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first and last, did Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, write.
23 So Uzziah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the field of the burial which belonged to the kings; for they said, He is a leper: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead.
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