AnoteAnd it fortuned, that in þe; nyenth yeare
of his reigne, vpon the tenth daye
of the tenth moneth, Nabuchodonosor
the kynge of Babilon came with all his
power agaynst Ierusalem. And they laied sege
vnto it, and buylded stronge holdes rounde
aboute it. Thus was the cite beseged vnto
the eleuenth yeare of kynge Sedechias.
noteBut on þe; nyenth daye of the fourth moneth
was the honger so stronge in the cite, that
the people of the londe had nothinge to eate.
And the cite was broken vp, ∧ all the men
of warre fled in the night by the waye of the
porte betwene the two walles, which goeth
to the kynges gard&ebar;. But the Caldees laye
aboute the cite. And he fled by the waye to
the playne felde. Neuertheles the power of
the Caldees folowed after the kynge, and toke
him in the plaine felde of Iericho: and all
the men of warre that were with him, were
scatered abrode from him. And they toke the
kynge, and led him vp to the kynge of Babilon
vnto Reblatha. noteAnd he gaue iudgm&ebar;t
vpon him. And they slewe Ezechias children
before his eyes, and put out Sedechias eies,
and bounde him with cheynes, and caryed
him vnto Babilon.
B Vpon the seuenth daye of the fyfth monet,
that is the ninetenth yeare of Nabuchodonosor
kynge of Babilon, came Nabusaradan
the chefe captayne the kynge of Babilons
seruaunt, vnto Ierusalem, and brent þe;
house of the LORDE, and the kynges house, ∧
all the houses at Ierusalem, and all the greate
houses brent he with fyre. And all the power
of the Caldees which was with the chefe
captayne, brake downe the walles rounde
aboute Ierusalem. As for the other people
that yet were lefte in the cite, and were fall&ebar;
vnto the kinge of Babilon, and the other comen
people, Nabusaradan the chefe captayne
caryed them awaye. And of the poorest
people dyd the chefe captaine leaue in þe; londe
to be wynegardeners and plowmen.
But the brasen pilers in the house of the
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LORDE, and the seates, and the brasen lauer
that was in the house of the LORDE, dyd þe;
Caldees breake downe, and caried the metall
vnto Babilon. And the pottes, shouels, fleshokes,
spones, ∧ all þe; brasen vessell that was
occupied in the seruyce, caried they awaye.
And þe; chefe captayne toke awaye þe; censors
and basens þt; were of golde and syluer, two
pilers, one lauer, and the seates þt; Salomon
had made for þe; house of the LORDE. The metall
of all these ornamentes coulde not be
weyed. noteEightene cubytes hye was one piler,
and þe; knoppe theron was of brasse also,
∧ thre cubytes hye: ∧ the rope and the pomgranates
vpon the knoppe rounde aboute,
were all of brasse. After the same maner was
the other piler also with the rope.
C And the chefe captayne toke Seraia the
prest of the first course, ∧ Sophony the prest
of the seconde course, and thre dorekepers,
and one chamberlayne out of the cite, which
was appoynted ouer þe; men of warre: and
fyue men that were euer before the kynge,
which were founde in the cite: and Sophar
the captayne, which taught the people of þe;
londe to fighte: and thre score men of þe; people
of the londe, that were founde in the cite:
these dyd Nabusaradan þe; chefe captayne
take, and broughte them to the kynge of
Babilon vnto Reblatha. And the kynge of
Babilon slewe them at Reblatha in þe; londe
of Hemath. Thus was Iuda caried awaye
out of his awne londe. noteBut ouer the remnaunt
of the people in the londe of Iuda,
whom Nabuchodonosor the kynge of Babilon
lefte behynde, he set Godolias þe; sonne
of Ahicam þe; sonne of Saphan. Now wh&abar;
all the captaynes of the soudyers, ∧ the men
herde, that the kynge of Babilon had made
Godolias gouernoure, they came to Godolias
vnto note Mispa, namely, Ismael þe; sonne
of Nathanias, ∧ Iohanna þe; sonne Carea, ∧
Seraia þe; sonne of Tanhometh the Netopharite,
∧ Iesanias þe; sonne of Maechati &wt;
their men. And Godolias sware vnto them ∧
to their men, ∧ sayde vnto them: note Feare not
ye þe; officers of the Caldees, tary in the londe,
∧ submytte youre selues vnto the kynge of
Babilon, ∧ ye shal prospere. noteD But in the seu&ebar;th
moneth came Ismael the sonne of Nathanias
the sonne of Elisama (of the kynges
kynred) and ten men with him, and slewe
Godolias, and the Iewes and Caldees that
were with him at Mispa. Then all the people
gat them vp, both small and greate, and
the captaynes of the hoost, and came in to
Egipte, for they were afrayed of þe; Caldees.
Howbeit in the seuen and thirtieth yeare
after that Ioachim the kynge of Iuda was
caried awaye on the seuen and twenty daye
of the twolueth moneth, Euilmerodach the
kynge of Babilon in the first yeare of his
reigne, lifte vp the heade of Ioachim þe; kynge
of Iuda out of preson, and spake louyngly
vnto him, and set his trone aboue þe; trones
of þe; kynges that were with him at Babilon,
and chaunged the clothes of his captiuyte.
And he ate allwaye before him as longe
as he lyued. And he appoynted him his
porcion, which was euer geu&ebar; him daylie of
the kynge, as longe as he lyued.
The ende of the fourth boke
of the kynges.
