II. Curonicues XVI.

8 And when Asa heard «these xwords,| B.C, and the prophecy_of Oded the prophet, he took_courage, and put_away the ababominable_idols out_of all the_land_ of Judah and Benjamin, and out_of the cities which he had_taken from mount Ephraim, and renewed -the_altar_of 1 the Lorp, that was before the_porch_ of J the Lorb.
8 And he gathered «all Judah and 7 Benjamin, and the strangers with them out_of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out_of Simeon: for they fell to him out_of Israél in abundance, when the: ae that’ the Lorp his =God was wit
m.
10 So they gathered_themselves_to- gether at Jerusalem in the third xmonth, in the_fifteenth_year of the_| 54 reign_of Asa.
ul And they s offered unto ! the Lorp the same «time, of the spoil which they had_brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep.
12 And they entered into @ xcoyenant to seek J«the Lorp =God_of their fa- thers with all their heart and with all their soul;
13 That whosoever would not seek ‘the Lorp =God_of Israél should_be_ put_to death, whether small or great, whether ‘ man or woman. :
Jt And they sware unto ’the Lorp} j with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with xtrumpets, and with cornets,
14s And all Judah rejoiced at the oath : for they had_sworn with all their heart, and sought Him with their whole desire; and He was_found of them: and! the Lorp gave_them_rest round_ about.
16 And also concerning ™Maachah the_g mother_of Asa the king, he re- moved her from being queen, because she had_made an + idol in a grove: and Asa cut_down her / ridol, and stamped it, and burnt it at the brook * Kidron.
Ww But the. high_places were not taken_away out_of Israél : nevertheless thesieark 6 Asa was perfect. all his
ays. 1 18 And he brought into the_house_of} Turi x=God rthe things_that his father had_ dedicated, and that he_himself had_ dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels.
19 And there was no more war unto the_five and thirtieth year_of the_ reign_of :
=
16 IN the_six and thirtieth year_of
the_reign_of Asa 4 Baasha king_ of Israél came_up against Judah, and built ‘Ramah, to the_intent that he might_let_none go_out or come_in to}; Asa king_of Judah.
2 Then Asa brought_out silver and gold out_of the_treasures_of the_house_ of /the Lorp and of the king’s house, and sent to Ben-hadad king_of Syria, xsthat dwelt at Damascus, saying,
3 “There is a cleague between me and thee, as there was between my 5-0. father and thy father: behold, I ‘have_|J. Jehovah sent thee silver and gold; go, -break|°;° thy ¢league with Baasha king_of Is- raeél, that he may_depart from me”
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Il. Curonicies XVI. 4.
Il. CHronictes XVIII. 3.
B.C.940. | 4 And Ben-hadad hearkened unto | brought to Jehoshaphat presents; and| B.C. 914. ¥ xking Asa, and sent -the_captains_of| he had riches and honour in abund- his armies against the_cities_of Israél ; | ance. ; : and they smote -Ijon, and Dan, and| ® And his heart was_lifted_up in the_ -Abel-maim, and all the_store cities_of | ways_of ’ the Lorp: moreoyer he took_ Naphtali. . away «the high_places and *groves out_ fue Bup-| 5 And it came_to_pass, when Baasha | of Judah. ean heard it, that he left_off building of| 7 Also in the_third year_of his reign|~ Princes Geases, |*Ramah, and let his -work cease. he sent to his princes, even to Ben-hail, AND 5 8 iki. | ® Then Asa the king took ~all Judah; | and to Obadiah, and to Zechariah, and teyres 15.21,2. jand they carried_away -the_stones_of | to Nethaneél, and to Michaiah, toteach| ‘Texcu.
xRamah, and -the_timber thereof, : wherewith Baasha was_building; and _____}he built therewith -Geba and *Mizpah. _ THE 7 And at that xtime * Hanani the ¥ lseer came to Asa king_of Judah, and
*lsaid unto him, “Because thou -hast_
Hanani, |relied on the_king_of Syria, and not ‘Grciously. relied on 4 the Lorp thy =God, therefore ere or sis the_/host_of the_king_of Syria es- an ca out_of thine hand.
‘thyElobim. Were not the Ethiopians and the terferee. |Lubims a huge / host, with very many = 14.9. |chariots and horsemen? yet, because + Jehovah. |thou didst_rely on 4 the Lorp, He -de- ] livered them into thine hand. \.Proy.15.3.| 9 For the_eyes_of / the Lorp +run_to_ ‘Zh. 4.10. |and_fro throughout the whole earth, to . shew_Himself_strong in_the_behalf of them whose heart zs perfect toward Him. Herein thou -hast _ done -fool- . ishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt_have wars.”
10 Then Asa was_wroth with the seer, and put him in a xprison house; for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. And Asa oppressed some of the
ple the same time.
ACTS OF 1 And, behold, the_acts_of Asa, xfirst
cry and last, lo, they ave written in the_
book_of the kings of Judah and Israél.
1 And Asa in the_thirty and ninth year_of his reign was_diseased in his feet, until his disease was exceeding great : yet in his disease he sought not to J-the Lorp, but to the physicians.
18 And Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the one and fortieth year_of his
ign. :
14 And they buried him in his_own sepulchres, which he had_¢ made for himself in the city_of David, and laid him in the bed which was_filled with sweet s odours and divers_kinds of spices prepared by the apothecaries’ art : and they made a very great burning for
} him. AND j Jehoshaphat his son reign- es 1 ed in his Blend, and strengthened_ es imself against Israel. Kis. 15. |" 2' And he placed forces in all the iets / fenced cities_of Judah, and set garri-
EHOSHA-
Jeho-| sons in the_land_of Judah, and in the_ cities_of Ephraim, which Asa his father had_taken.
3 And Jthe Lorp was with Jehosha- phat, because he walked in the first ways_of his father David, and sought not unto xBaalim ;
4 But sought to Jthe Lord =God_of his father, and walked in His command- , and not after the_doings_of
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See Kin.9.4,5. . Jehovah
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Israél. | 45 Therefore ‘the Lorp stablished -the
in the_cities_of Judah.
8 And with them he sent xLevites, even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahél, and Shemira- moth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah, xLe- yites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, xpriests.
° And they taught in Judah, and had |9. Neh. 8. 7, the_book_of the_law_of / the Lorp with] 8. them, and went_about throughout all the _ cities_of Judah, and taught the people.
10 And the _‘fear _of 4 the Lorp fell|PEace anp upon all the_kingdoms_of the lands} PROSPER- that were round_about Judah, so that ROR ERaye ie: they made no war against Jehoshaphat. |"7 *"°Y
il Also some of the Philistines}. terror. +brought Jehoshaphat presents, and tribute silver; and the Arabians +brought him flocks, seven thousand and seven hundred rams, and seven thousand and seyen hundred he goats.
2 And Jehoshaphat +waxed great| JenosHa- exceedingly; and he built in Judah} PHaT's p castles, and cities_of store. GREATNESS.
13 And he had much business in the_|?> aces. cities_of Judah: and the_« men_of war, | «. anah- mighty _men-_of valour, were in Je-| shim. rusalem.
14 And these ave the _ numbers _ of them according_to the_house_of their fathers: Of Judah, the-_ captains _of thousands; Adnah the chief, and with him mighty_men_of yalour three hun- dred thousand.
15 And next to him was Jehohanan the captain, and with him two_hundred and fourscore thousand.
16 And next him was Amasiah the_ son_of Zichri, who willingly_offered_ himself unto / the Lorp ; and with him two_hundred thousand mighty_men_of valour.
17 And of Benjamin; Eliadaa mighty_ man_of valour, and with him armed_ men with bow and shield two_hundred thousand.
18 And next him was Jehozabad, and with him a hundred and fourscore thousand ready_prepared_for the war.
19 These xwaited on «the king, beside | 19. ». 2. those whom the king put in the fenced cities throughout all Judah.
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t NOW Jehoshaphat had riches and| Jenosa- 8 honour in abundance, and joined_| PHAT AND affinity with Ahab. es
2 And after certain years he went_ down to Ahab to Samaria. And Ahab killed sheep and oxen for him in abund- ance, and for the people that he had with him, and persuaded him to go_up with him to Ramoth-gilead.
3 And Ahab king_of Israél said unto
897. 1-3. 1 Kin. 22.2 4.
i- kingdom in his hand; and all Judah | Jehoshaphat king_of Judah, “ Wilt_ - 358 N
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B.C. 897.
THE PROPHETS OF ISRAEL GATHERED. 4,5. 1 KIN. 22. 5, 6.
5, 6. J. Jehovah. a. ish.
JEHOSHA- PHAT REQUESTS ANOTHER PROPHET. 6, 7. 1 KIN. 22. 7, 8. i. ish.
m. Micaiah, Who is like unto Jehovah.
MICATAH SENT FOR.
22. 9-12. th. or thresh- ing-floor.
b. butt, o gore. °
THE MES-
SENGER’S
ADVICE. 12,13. 1 KIN. 22. 13, 14. mo. mouth.
MICATAH'S PROPHECY, 14-17. 1 KIN. 22, 15-17. mi. Micah.
a. ish.
MICAIAH'S VISION.
18-22. 2 KIN. 22, 18-23.