A   In the twolueth yeare of Achas the kynge of Iuda, beg&abar;ne Oseas þe; sonne of Ela to reigne ouer Israel at Samaria nyne yeare, and dyd þt; which was euell in þe; sighte of the LORDE, but not as þe; kynges of Israel þt; were before him. Agaynst him dyd Salmanasar þe; kynge of Assiria come vp. And Oseas was subiecte vnto him, ∧ gaue him trybutes. But wh&abar; þe; kynge of Assiria perceaued þt; Oseas had conspyred ∧ sent messaungers to Sua þe; kynge of Egipte, ∧ payed not trybute yearly to þe; kynge of þe; Assirians, he beseged him ∧ put him in preson. ^noteAnd the kynge of Assiria wente vp in to all the londe and to Samaria, and layed sege vnto it thre yeare. ^noteAnd in the nyenth yeare of Oseas dyd þe; kynge of Assiria wynne Samaria, ^note and caried Israel awaye in to Assiria, and set them at Halah and at Habor by the water Gosan, and in the cities of the Meedes.

B   For whan the childr&ebar; of Israel synned agaynst þe; LORDE their God (þt; broughte th&ebar; out of þe; londe of Egipte, from the h&abar;de of Pharao kynge of Egipte) and serued other goddes: and walked after the customes of

the Heyth&ebar;, whom the LORDE had dryuen out before the children of Israel, and dyd as the kynges of Israel, and prouoked þe; LORDE their God, and dyd secretly the thinges that were not righte in the sighte of þe; LORDE their God: namely in that they buylded them hye places in all cities, both in castels and stronge cities, and set vp pilers and groues, vpon all hye hilles, and amonge all grene trees, and brent incense there in all þe; hye places, euen as dyd the Heythen, whom the LORDE had cast out before them, ∧ wroughte wicked thinges, wherwith they prouoked the LORDE vnto wrath, ∧ serued the Idols, wherof the LORDE sayde vnto them: ^note Ye shal not do soch a thynge.

C   And whan the LORDE testified in Israel and Iuda by all the prophetes and Seers, sayenge: ^note O turne agayne from youre euell wayes, and kepe my commaundem&ebar;tes and ordynaunces, acordinge to all þe; lawe which I gaue vnto youre fathers, and that I sent vnto you by my seruauntes the prophetes: they wolde not herken, ^note but herdened their neckes, acordinge to the hardneck of their fathers, which beleued not on the LORDE their God. Yee they despysed his ordinaunces and his couenaunt which he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he witnessed amonge them, and walked in their awne vanities, and became vayne folowinge the Heythen, which dwelt rounde aboute them, concernynge whom the LORDE had commaunded them, that they shulde not do as they dyd. Neuertheles they forsoke all the commaundementes of the LORDE their God ^note and made them two molten calues and groues, and worshipped all the hoost of heauen, ∧ serued Baal, and ^note caused their sonnes and doughters to go thorow the fyre, and medled &wt; soythsayers and witches, and gaue them selues ouer to do that which was euell in the sighte of the LORDE, to prouoke him vnto wrath.

D   Then was the LORDE very wroth at Israel, and put them awaye fr&obar; his presence, so þt; there remayned nomo ^note but onely þe; trybe of Iuda. Nether dyd Iuda kepe the commaundem&ebar;tes of the LORDE their God, but walked after the customes of Israel, which they dyd. Therfore dyd þe; LORDE cast awaye all þe; sede of Israel, and troubled them, and delyuered them in to the handes of the spoylers, tyll he had cast them out of his presence: for Israel was deuyded from the house of Dauid. And they made th&ebar; a kynge, one Ieroboam the sonne of Nebat, which turned Israel back from þe; LORDE, ∧ caused th&ebar; to synne so sore. Thus walked the childr&ebar; of Israel in all þe; synnes of Ieroboam, which he had done, ∧ departed not fr&obar; them, vntyll þe; LORDE put Israel out of his presence, acordinge as he had spok&ebar; by all his seruauntes þe; prophetes. ^note E   So Israel was caried awaye out of their awne londe to Assiria vnto this (daye.

The kynge of Assiria caused men to come fr&obar; Babilon, from Cutha, fr&obar; Aua, from Hemath ∧ Sepharuaim, ∧ caused th&ebar; to inhabite þe; cities in Samaria in steade of the children of Israel. And they toke possession of Samaria, ∧ dwelt in þe; same cities. But wh&abar; they beg&abar;ne to dwell there, ∧ feared not þe; LORDE, the LORDE sent lyons am&obar;ge th&ebar;, which slewe them. And they caused it be sayde vnto þe; kynge of Assiria: The Heyth&ebar; whom thou hast broughte hither, ∧ caused them to inhabite the cities of Samaria, knowe not the lawe of þe; God of the londe. Therfore hath he sent lyons am&obar;ge them, ∧ beholde, they slaye th&ebar;, because they knowe not the ordinaunce of the God of the londe.

F   The kinge of Assiria c&obar;maunded ∧ saide: Bringe thither one of þe; prestes þt; were caried awaye fr&obar; thence ∧ let him go thither, ∧ dwell there, ∧ teach th&ebar; the ordina&ubar;ce of the God of þe; londe. Then came one of þe; prestes which were caried awaye from Samaria, ∧ dwelt at Bethel, ∧ taughte them how they shulde feare þe; LORDE. But euery people made th&ebar; goddes, ∧ put th&ebar; in the houses vpon þe; hye places, which the Samaritanes had made, euery people &ibar; their cities wherin they dwelt. They of Babil&obar; made Sochoth Benoth. They of Chut made Nergel. They of Hemath made Asima. They of Aua made Nibehas ∧ Tharthak. They of Sepharuaim burnt their sonnes vnto Adramelech and Anamelech þe; goddes of th&ebar; of Sepharuaim.

G   And whyle they feared þe; LORDE, they made prestes in þe; hye places of þe; lowest amonge them, ∧ put them in þe; houses of þe; hye places: thus they feared þe; LORDE, ∧ serued þe; goddes also, acordinge to þe; custome of euery nacion, from whence they were broughte. And vnto this daye do they after þe; olde fashion, so þt; they nether feare þe; LORDE, ner yet kepe their awne ordinaunces and lawes, after the lawe and commaundement that the LORDE c&obar;maunded the childr&ebar; of Iacob, ^note vnto whom he gaue þe; name of Israel, and made a couenaunt with them, and commaunded them, and sayde: ^note Feare none other goddes, and worshipe them not, and serue them not, and offer not vnto them:

but the LORDE which broughte you out of the l&obar;de of Egipte, with greate power and outstretched arme, Him feare, him worshippe, ∧ vnto him do sacrifice: and the statutes, ordinaunces, lawe ∧ c&obar;maundement which he hath caused to be wrytten vnto you, those se that ye kepe, that ye allwaye do therafter, and feare none other goddes. And forget not the couenaunt which he hath made with you, lest ye feare other goddes. But feare þe; LORDE youre God, he shall delyuer you from all youre enemies. Neuertheles they wolde not herken, but dyd after their olde custome.

Thus these Heythen feared the LORDE, and serued their Idols also, and so dyd their children and childers childr&ebar; likewyse. Eu&ebar; as their fathers haue done before them, so do they vnto this daye.

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