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Wycliffe (Early) [1850], THE HOLY BIBLE, CONTAINING THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS, WITH THE APOCRYPHAL BOOKS, IN THE EARLIEST ENGLISH VERSIONS MADE FROM THE LATIN VULGATE BY JOHN WYCLIFFE AND HIS FOLLOWERS: Edited by THE REV. JOSIAH FORSHALL, F.R.S. etc. Late Fellow of Exeter College, and SIR FREDERIC MADDEN, K.H. F.R.S. etc. Keeper of the MSS. in the British Museum (OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, OXFORD) [word count] [B02010].
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CAP. XV.

1   The seuen and twentithe &yogh;eer of Jeroboam, kyng of Yrael, regned Azarie, the sone of Amazie, kyng of Juda; 2   of sextene &yogh;eer he was, whanne he begane to regnen, and two and fyfty &yogh;eer he regnede in Jerusalem; name of his modir, Jecelia of Jerusalem. 3   And he dyde that, that was plesaunt beforn the Lord, aftir alle thingis that Amazias, his fadir, hadde

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done; 4   neuer the latre the hee&yogh;e thingis he distruyde not; &yogh;it the puple sacrifiside, and brent encense in hei&yogh;tis. 5   The Lord forsothe smoote the kyng, and he was messel vnto the day of his deth; and he dwellede in the hous freely asyde. Joathas forsoth, the kyngis sone, gouernde the paleys, and he demyde the puple of the lond. 6   The remnaunt forsothe of the wordis of Azarie, and alle thingis that he dyde, whether not thes ben writen in the boke of the wordis of the days of kyngis of Juda? 7   And Azarie slepte with his fadirs; and they birieden hym with his moris in the cytee of Dauith; and Joathas, his sone, regnede for hym. 8   The ei&yogh;t and thrittithe &yogh;eer of Azaria, kyng of Juda, regnede Zacharie, the sone of Jeroboam, vpon Yrael in Samarie sexe monethis. 9   And he dyde that, that was euyl beforn the Lord, as his fadirs dyden; he wente not aweye fro the synnes of Jeroboam, the sone of Nabath, the maad Yrael to synnen. 10   Forsothe Sellum, the sone of Jabes, in Samarye coniurede a&yogh;enus hym; and he smoot hym opynly, and slew&yogh;, and regnede for hym. 11   The remnaunt forsothe of the wordis of Zacharie, whether not thes ben writen in the boke of the wordis of the days of the kyngis of Yrael? 12   This is the word of the Lord, that he spake to Hieu, seyinge, Thi sonys vnto the ferth generacioun schul sytten of thee vpon the trone of Ysrael; and it is done so. 13   Sellum, the sone of Jabes, regnede the nyne and thrittithe &yogh;eere of Azarie, kyng of Juda; he regnede forsothe oon monethe in Samarye. 14   And Manaheu, the sone of Gaddy, stey&yogh;ide up fro Tharsa, and came in to Samarie; and smoot Sellum, the sone of Jabes, in Samarye, and slew&yogh; hym, and regnede for hym. 15   The remnaunt forsothe of the wordis of Sellum,

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and his coniuracyoun, by the whiche he bente buschementis, whether not thes ben writen in the boke of the wordis of the days of the kyngis of Yrael? 16   Than Manaheu smoot Thersam, and alle that weren in it, and his termys fro Thersa; forsothe they wolden not openen to hym; and he slew&yogh; alle the wymmen of it with childe, and kutte hem. 17   The nyne and thrittithe &yogh;eer of Azarie, kyng of Juda, regnede Manaheu, the sone of Gaddi, vpon Yrael tenn &yogh;eer in Samarie. 18   And he dydde that, that was euyl beforn the Lord; and he wente not aweye fro the synnes of Jeroboam, the sone of Nabath, that maad Yrael to synnen. 19   Alle the days of hym came Phul, the kyng of Assiries, in Thersa. And Manaheu gaue to Phul a thousand talentis of syluer, that he were to hym in to help, and that he fasten his rewme; 20   and Manaheu comaundid syluer vpon Yrael to alle the my&yogh;ty and to the ryche, that he schulde &yogh;eue to the kyng of Assiries; fyfty ciclis of syluer, thoru&yogh; oute alle &yogh;eeris; and the king of Assiries is turned a&yogh;ein, and dwellide not in Therse. 21   The remnaunt forsothe of the wordis of Manaheu, and alle thingis that he dide, whether not these ben writen in the boke of the wordis of the days of the kyngis of Yrael? 22   And Manaheu slepte with his fadirs; and Phasaya, his sone, regnede for hym. 23   The fyftythe &yogh;eer of Azaria, kyng of Juda, regnede Phasaye, the sone of Manaheu, vpon Yrael in Samarye two &yogh;eer. 24   And he dyde that, that was euyl before the Lord; and he wente not aweye fro the synnes of Jeroboam, the sone of Nabath, that maad Yrael to synnen. 25   Forsothe Phacee, the sone of Romelie, duyk of his hoost, coniurede a&yogh;eyn hym, and smoote hym in Samarye, in the toure of the kyngis hous, bisydis Argob, and bisidis Arib, and with hym fyfty men of the sonis of Galaditis; and he slew&yogh; hym,

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and regnede for hym. 26   The remnaunt forsothe of the wordis of Phasaye, and alle thingis that he dyde, whether thes ben not writen in the boke of the wordis of the days of the kyngis of Yrael? 27   The two and fyftithe &yogh;eer of Azarie, kyng of Jude, regnede Phacee, the sone of Romelie, vpon Yrael in Samarye twenty &yogh;eer. 28   And dydde that, that was euyl beforn the Lord; and he wente not aweye fro the synnes of Jeroboam, the sone of Nabath, that maad Yrael to synnen. 29   In the days of Phacee, kyng of Yrael, came Theglath Falasar, the kyng of Assur, and toke Ayon, and Aybel, the hous of Maacha, and Janoe, and Cedes, and Asor, and Galaad, and Galilee, and al the lond of Neptalym; and translatyde hem in to Assiries. 30   Forsothe Osee, the sone of Hela, coniurede, and bende busschementis a&yogh;eyns Phacee, the sone of Romelie, and smoote hym and slew&yogh;; and for hym regned, the twentithe &yogh;eer of Jonathan, the sone of Osee. 31   The remnaunt forsothe of the wordis of Phacee, and alle thingis that he dyde, whether thes ben not writen in the boke of the wordis of the days of the kyngis of Yrael? 32   The secounde &yogh;eer of Phacee, the sone of Romelye, kyng of Yrael, regnede Joathan, the sone of Osee, kyng of Juda; 33   of fyue and twenti &yogh;eer he was, whanne he byganne to regnen, and sixtene &yogh;eer he regned in Jerusalem; name of his modir Cerusa, the dou&yogh;tir of Sadoch. 34   And he dyde that, that was plesaunt beforn the Lord; aftir alle thingis that hadde done Oseas, his fadir, he wrou&yogh;t; 35   neuerthelatre the hei&yogh;tis he dyde not aweye; &yogh;itt the puple offred, and brent encense in hei&yogh;tis; he bylde up the altherhee&yogh;ist &yogh;aat of the hous of the Lord. 36   The remnaunt forsothe of the wordis of Joathan, and alle the thingis that he dyde, whether thes ben not writen in the boke of the wordis of the days of the kyngis of Juda? 37   In

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tho days byganne the Lord to senden into Judam Rasym, the kyng of Cyrye; and Phacee, the sone of Romelie. 38   And Joathan slepte with his fadirs, and is biryed with hem in the cytee of Dauid, his fadir; and Achaz, his sone, regnede for hym.
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Wycliffe (Early) [1850], THE HOLY BIBLE, CONTAINING THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS, WITH THE APOCRYPHAL BOOKS, IN THE EARLIEST ENGLISH VERSIONS MADE FROM THE LATIN VULGATE BY JOHN WYCLIFFE AND HIS FOLLOWERS: Edited by THE REV. JOSIAH FORSHALL, F.R.S. etc. Late Fellow of Exeter College, and SIR FREDERIC MADDEN, K.H. F.R.S. etc. Keeper of the MSS. in the British Museum (OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, OXFORD) [word count] [B02010].
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