LORDE delyuereth him.
Chap. XIII. Of Abia & Ieroboam & their warres.
Chap. XIIII. XV. Of kynge Asa.
Chap. XVI. Baesa c&obar;meth vp against Asa, which
agreeth with him, therfore is he rebuked.
Chap. XVII. Of the reigne of Iosaphat.
Chap. XVIII. Iosaphat maketh frendshippe with
Achab, and helpeth him to fight.
Chap. XIX. Iehu rebuketh Iosaphat for helpynge
the vngodly. Iosaphat amendeth, and lyueth
well.
Chap. XX. The Moabites & Ammonites with
the Syrians and Edomites go forth agaynst
Iosaphat, which prayeth vnto God, and he helpeth
him.
Chap. XXI. Iosaphat dyeth. Ioram his sonne is
made kynge, slayeth his brethren, and forsaketh
the LORDE. Edom falleth awaye from
Iuda. God punysheth Ioram.
Chap. XXII. Ochosias is made kinge, and taketh
parte with Achabs sonne.
Chap. XXIII. Ioiada maketh Ioas kynge, & commaundeth
to slaye Athalia.
Chap. XXIIII. Whyle Ioiada lyueth, kynge Ioas
doth well, but after his death he forsaketh the
LORDE: And because Zacharias reproueth
him, he c&obar;maundeth to stone him to death. His
awne seruauntes kyll him vpon his bed.
Chap. XXV. Of kynge Amasias, which smyteth
the Edomites. He worshippeth their Idols,
therfore the prophet reproueth him. He wyll
nedes fight with the kynge of Israel, which ouercommeth
him and taketh him.
Chap. XXVI. Of kynge Osias otherwyse called
Vsia or Azarias: of his buyldinges, & how he
became leper for his presumpcion.
Chap. XXVII. Of Iothams reigne, of his buyldinges,
and of his warres.
Chap. XXVIII. Of the wicked kynge Achas.
Chap. XXIX. XXX. XXXI. Of the verteous kynge
Ezechias, and of his noble actes.
Chap. XXXII. Sennacherib layeth sege to Ierusalem,
Ezechias comforteth the people. Sennacherib
threateneth, but the LORDE delyuereth
Iuda. Ezechias is sicke and recouereth.
Chap. XXXIII. Of the reigne of Manasses, and of
his amendment from his wickednes. Of kynge
Ammon his sonne.
Chap. XXXIIII. XXXV. Of the reigne and most
vertuous actes of kynge Iosias, and of his
death.
Chap. XXXVI. Thre monethes reigneth Ioachas,
after whom reigneth Eliachim otherwyse called
Ioachim, whom Nabuchodonosor carieth
vnto Babilon, and in his steade reigneth Ioachim
his sonne, which also is led awaye captayne
vnto Babilon. Sedechias is made kynge,
and at the last caried awaye presoner with all
the people, and Ierusalem destroyed.
The first Chapter.
A noteAnd Salomon the sonne
of Dauid was stablyshed
in his kyngdome,
and the LORDE his
God was with him, ∧
made him exceadinge
greate. And Salomon
spake vnto all Israel,
to the captaynes ouer thousandes and ouer
hundreds, to the Iudges, and to all þe; prynces
in Israel, and to the chefest fathers, so
that they wente (Salomon and the whole
congregacion with him) vnto the hye place
which was at Gibea: note for there was þe; Tabernacle
of þe; witnesse of God, note which Moses
the seruaunt of the LORDE had made
in þe; wyldernesse. noteFor Dauid had brought
vp the Arke of God from Kiriath Iarim,
whan he had prepared for it: for he had pitched
a tent for it at Ierusalem. As for þe; brasen
altare note which Bezaleel the sonne of Vri
the sonne of Hur had made, it was there before
the habitacion of the LORDE: and Salomon
and the congregacion soughte God.
And Salomon offred a thousande burntofferynges
vp&obar; the brasen altare that stode before
the Tabernacle of witnesse.
B In the same nighte appeared God vnto
Salomon, and sayde vnto him: Axe, what
shal I geue the? And Salomon sayde vnto
God: Thou hast done greate mercy vnto
my father Dauid, and hast made me kynge
in his steade. Now LORDE God, let þi; worde
that thou hast promysed vnto my father
-- --
Dauid, be verified, note for thou hast made me
kynge ouer a people, which is as many in n&obar;bre
as the dust vpon the earth. Graunte me
wy&esset;dome therfore and knowlege, þt; I maye
go out and in before this people: for who is
able to iudge this greate people of thine?
Then sayde God vnto Salomon: For so
moch as thou art so mynded, and hast not desyred
riches ner good, ner hono&highr;, ner the soules
of thine enemies, ner longe life, but hast
requyred wy&esset;dome and knowlege, to iudge
my people, ouer whom I haue made the kynge,
wy&esset;dome therfore and knowlege be geuen
the. Morouer, riches ∧ good and honoure
wyll I geue the, so that soch one as thou
hath not bene before the am&obar;ge the kynges,
nether shal be after the.
C noteSo came Salomon from the hye place
(which was at Gibeon) vnto Ierusal&ebar; from
þe; Tabernacle of witnesse, and reigned ouer
Israel. And Salomon gathered him charettes
and horsmen, so that he had a thousande
and foure hundreth charettes, ∧ twolue thousande
horsmen: and those appoynted he to
be in the charet cities, and with the kynge at
Ierusalem. And the kynge broughte it so to
passe, that there was as moch syluer ∧ golde
at Ierusal&ebar; as stones: and as many Ceders,
as the Molberyes trees, that are in the valleys.
And there were horses broughte vnto
Salomon out of Egipte, ∧ the kynges marchauntes
fetched them from Kena for moneye.
And they came vp, and broughte out of
Egipte a charet for sixe h&ubar;dreth syluer p&ebar;s,
and an horse for an hundreth and fiftye.
Thus broughte they also vnto all the kynges
of the Hethites, and to the kynges of þe;
Syrians.
The II. Chapter.
A And Salomon thoughte to buylde an
house vnto the name of the LORDE, ∧
an house for his kyngdome: and tolde
out thre score and ten thousande men to beare
burthens, and foure score thousande that
hewed tymber vp&obar; the mount, and thre thousande
and sixe hundreth officers ouer them.
noteAnd Salomon sent vnto Hiram the kynge
of Tyre, sayenge: As note thou dyddest with
my father, ∧ sendedst him Ceder trees, to builde
an house for to dwell in (euen so do thou
&wt; me also.) Beholde, I wyl buylde an house
vnto the name of the LORDE my God,
to sanctifie it, for to burne good incense before
him, and allwaye to prepare þe; shewbred,
and burntofferynges in the mornynge and
in the euenynge, on the Sabbathes ∧ Newmones,
and solempne feastes of þe; LORDE
oure God euermore for Israel.
B And the house that I wyl buylde, shal be
greate: for oure God is greater then all goddes.
But who is able to buylde him an house?
For heauen ∧ the heauens of all heauens
maye not c&obar;prehende him. Who am I then,
that I shulde buylde him an house? But
onely for this intent to burne incense before
him?
S&ebar;de me now therfore a wyse m&abar; to worke
with golde, syluer, brasse, yron, scarlet, purple,
yalow sylke and soch one as can graue
carued worke with the wyse men that are
with me in Iewry and Ierusalem, whom
my father Dauid ordeyned. And sende me
tymber of Ceder, pyne tre and costly wodd
from Libanus: for I knowe that þi; seruauntes
can hewe tymber vpon Libanus. And beholde,
my seruauntes shalbe with þi; seruauntes,
to prepare me moch tymber: for the house
that I wyl buylde, shalbe greate ∧ maruelous
goodly.
C And beholde, I wyl geue vnto the carpenters
thy seruauntes which hewe the tymber,
tw&ebar;tye thousande quarters, of beaten wheate,
and twentye thousande quarters of barlye,
and twentye thousande Batthes of wyne,
and twentye thousande Batthes of oyle.
Then sayde Hiram the kynge of Tyre by
wrytinge, and sent it vnto Salomon: Because
the LORDE loueth his people, therfore
hath he made þe; to be kynge ouer them. And
Hiram sayde morouer: Praysed be þe; LORDE
God of Israel, which made heauen earth,
that he hath geu&ebar; kynge Dauid a wyse and
prudent sonne, and soch one as hath vnderstondinge
to buylde an house vnto the LORDE,
∧ an house for his realme. Therfore sende
I now a wyse man that hath vnderstondynge,
note euen Hiram Abi (which is the sonne
of a woman of the doughters of Dan,
D and
his father was of Tyre) which can worke in
golde, syluer, brasse, yron, stone, tymber, scarlet,
yalowe sylke, lynnen, purple and to carue
all maner of thinges, and to make what c&obar;nynge
thinge so euer is geuen him, with thy
wyse men, and with the wyse men of my lorde
kynge Dauid þi; father. And now let my
lorde sende the wheate, barlye, oyle and wyne
vnto his serua&ubar;tes, acordinge as he hath
sayde, and so wyll we hewe þe; tymber vpon
Libanus, as moch as thou nedest, and wyll
brynge it by flotes in the See vnto Iapho,
from whence thou mayest brynge it vp to
Ierusalem.
And Salomon nombred all the straungers
in the londe of Israel, acordinge to the
-- --
nombre whan Dauid his father nombred
them: and there were founde an hundreth ∧
fiftye thousande, thre thousande and sixe h&ubar;dreth.
And of the same he made thre score
and ten thousande beares of burthens, and
foure score thousande hewers vp&obar; þe; mount,
and thre thousande and sixe hundreth ouerseers,
which helde þe; people at their worke.
The III. Chapter.
A And Salomon beganne to buylde the
house of the LORDE at Ierusalem
vpon the mount Moria, note that was
shewed vnto Dauid his father, which Dauid
had prepared for the rowme, vpon the
corne floore of Arnan the Iebusite. In the
seconde daye of the seconde moneth in the
fourth yeare of his reigne beg&abar;ne he to buylde.
And so layed Salomon the foundacion
to buylde the house of God: first the length
thre score cubytes, the bredth twentye cubites:
and the Porche before the wydenes of
the house, was twentye cubites longe, but
the height was an hundreth and twentye,
and he ouerlayed it on the ynsyde with pure
golde.
But the greate house syled he with Pyne
tre, and ouerlayed it with the best golde,
and made palme trees and throwne worke
theron, and ouerlayed the house with precious
stones to beutifye it.
B As for the golde,
it was golde of Paruaim. And the balkes
and postes aboue, and the walles, and the dores
of it ouerlayed he with golde, and caused
Cherubins to be carued on the walles.
He made also the house of the Most holy,
whose length was twentye cubites acordinge
to the wydenesse of the house: and the
bredth of it was twentye cubites likewyse,
and he ouerlayed it with the best golde by
sixe hundreth talentes. And for nales he gaue
fiftye Sicles of golde in weight, and ouerlayed
the chambers with golde. He made also
in the house of the most holy, two Cherubins
of carued worke, and ouerlayed them
with golde: and the length on the wynges
of the Cherubins, so that one wynge had fyue
cubytes, and touched the wall of the house:
and the other wynge had fyue cubytes also,
and touched the wynge of the other Cherub.
C Euen so had one wynge of the other Cherub
fyue cubites likewyse, and touched the
wall of the house: and his other wynge had
fyue cubites also, and touched the wynge of
the other Cherub: so that these wynges of
the Cherubins were spred out twentye cubites
wyde. And they stode vp&obar; their fete, and
their face was turned to the house warde.
He made a vayle also of yalow sylke, scarlet,
purple and lynworke, and made Cherubins
theron. And before the house he made
two pilers fyue and thirtie cubites longe,
and the knoppes aboue theron, fyue cubytes.
And he made throwne worke for the quere,
and put it aboue vpon the pilers: and made
an hundreth pomgranates, and put them
on the wrythren worke. And he set vp the pilers
before the temple, the one on the righte
honde, and the other on the lefte: and that
on the righte honde called he Iachin, and it
on the lefte honde called he Boos.
The IIII. Chapter.
A He made a brasen altare also, twentye
cubytes longe, and twentye cubytes
brode, and ten cubites hye. noteAnd
he made a molten lauer ten cubites wyde fr&obar;
the one syde to the other rounde aboute, and
fyue cubytes hye. And a metelyne of thirtie
cubites mighte comprehende it aboute. And
ymages of Bullockes were vnder it. And
aboute the lauer (which was ten cubites wyde)
there were two rowes of knoppes, þt; were
molten withall.
It stode so vpon the bullockes, that thre
were turned towarde the north, thre towarde
the west, thre towarde the south, and thre
towarde the east, and the lauer aboue vpon
them, and all their hynder partes were on
the ynsyde. The thicknesse of it was an handbredth,
and the edge of it was like the edge
of a cuppe, and as a floured rose. And it conteyned
thre thousande Batthes.
And he made ten kettels, wherof he set fyue
on the righte hande and fyue on the lefte,
to wa&esset;she in them soch thinges as belonged
to the burntofferynge, that they mighte
thrust them therin: but þe; lauer (made he) for
for the prestes to wash in.
B Ten golden candelstickes made he also
as they ought to be, and set them in the temple:
fyue on the righte hande, and fyue on the
lefte. And made ten tables, and set them in
the temple: fyue on the righte hande, and fyue
on the lefte. And made an hundreth basens
of golde. He made a courte likewyse for
the prestes, and a greate courte, and dores in
the courte, and ouerlayed þe; dores with brasse.
And the lauer set he on the righte syde
towarde the south east. And Hiram made
cauldrous, shouels and basens.
So Hiram fynished the worke which he
made for kynge Salomon in the house of
-- --
God: namely the two pilers with the roundels
and knoppes aboue vpon both the pilers,
and both the wrythen ropes to couer
both the roundels of þe; knoppes aboue vp&obar;
the pilers, and the foure hundreth pomgranates
on both the wryth&ebar; ropes, two rowes
of pomgranates on euery rope, to couer the
roundels of the knoppes that were aboue
vpon the pilers.
C He made the stoles also and þe; kettels vpon
the stoles, and a lauer, and twolue bullockes
there vnder. And pottes, shouels, fleshokes,
and all their vessels made Hiram Abif
of pure metall for kynge Salomon vnto the
house of the LORDE. In the coaste of Iordane
dyd the kynge cause them to be molten
in thicke earth betwene Suchoth and Zaredatha.
And Salomon made all these vessels
which were so many, that the weight of þe;
metall was not to be soughte out. And Salomen
made all the ornamentes for the house
of God: namely, the golden altare, the tables
and the shewbreds theron, the candelstickes
with their lampes of pure golde, to
burne before the Quere acordinge to the maner:
and the floures and the lampes and the
snoffers were of golde, all these were of pure
golde.
And the knyues, basens, spones and pottes,
were of pure golde. And the intraunce
and his dores within vnto the Most holy,
and the dores of the house of the temple were
of golde. Thus was all þe; worke fynished,
which Salomon made in the house of the
LORDE.
The V. Chapter.
A noteAnd Salomon broughte in all þt; his
father Dauid had sanctified, namely,
syluer and golde, and all maner of ornamentes,
and layed them in the treasures
of the house of God. noteTh&ebar; gathered Salomon
all the Elders in Israel together, all þe;
heades of the trybes, prynces of the fathers
am&obar;ge the childr&ebar; of Israel vnto Ierusal&ebar;,
to brynge vp the Arke of the couenaunt of
the LORDE out of the cite of Dauid, that
is Sion. And there resorted vnto the kynge
all the men in Israel at the feast, that is in
the seuenth moneth, and all þe; Elders in Israel
came.
And þe; Leuites toke the Arke, ∧ broughte
it vp with the Tabernacle of witnesse,
and all the holy vessels that were in the Tabernacle:
and þe; prestes and Leuites broughte
them vp. As for kynge Salomon and all
the c&obar;gregacion of Israel that was gathered
vnto him before the Arke, they offred shepe
and oxen, so many, that no man coulde
nombre ner reken them.
B Thus the prestes broughte the Arke of þe;
couenaunt of the LORDE vnto hir place in
to the quere of the house, euen in to þe; Most
holy vnder the wynges of the Cherubins, so
that the Cherubins spred out their wynges
ouer the place of the Arke: and the Cherubins
couered the Arke and the staues therof
from aboue. And the staues were so longe, þt;
the knoppes of them were sene from the Arke
before the quere, but on the outsyde were
they not sene. And it was there vnto this
daye. And there was nothinge in the Arke,
saue the two tables, which Moses put therin
at Horeb, whan the LORDE made a couenaunt
with the childr&ebar; of Israel, what tyme
as they were departed out of Egipte.
And whan the prestes wente out of the
Sanctuary (for all þe; prestes that were founde,
sanctified them selues, because the courses
were not kepte) the Leuites with all those
that were vnder Asaph, Heman, Iedithun
and their children and brethren,
C beynge clothed
in lynnen, songe with Cymbales, psalteries
and harpes, and stode towarde the east
parte of the altare, and an hundreth ∧ twentye
prestes with them, which blewe &wt; trompettes.
And it was, as yf one dyd trompet
and synge, as though a voyce had bene herde
of praysinge and geuynge thankes vnto
the LORDE.
And whan the voyce arose from þe; trompettes,
cymbales and other instrumentes of
musick, and from praysinge the LORDE (because
he is gracious, and because his mercy
endureth for euer) the house of the LORDE
was fylled on the ynsyde with a cloude, so þt;
the prestes coulde not stonde to mynister for
the cloude: for the glory of the LORDE fylled
the house of God.
The VI. Chapter.
A noteThen sayde Salomon: The LORDE
sayde, that he wolde dwell in a darck
cloude: I haue buylded an house to
be an habitacion vnto the: ∧ a seate, þt; thou
mayest dwell there for euer. And the kynge
turned his face, and blessed all the congregacion
of Israel: for the whole c&obar;gregacion of
Israel stode, ∧ he sayde: Praysed be the LORDE
God of Israel, which promysed by his
mouth vnto my father Dauid, and with his
hande hath fulfylled it, wh&abar; he sayde: note S&ebar;ce
the tyme that I broughte my people out
of the londe of Egipte, I haue chosen no cite
in all þe; trybes of Israel, to buylde an house
-- --
for my name to be there, nether haue I chosen
eny man to be prynce ouer my people
of Israel. noteBut Ierusalem haue I chosen,
for my name to be there: ∧ Dauid haue I electe,
to be prynce ouer my people of Israel.
B And whan my father Dauid was mynded
to buylde an house vnto the name of the
LORDE God of Israel, the LORDE sayde
vnto Dauid my father: Where as thou wast
mynded to buylde an house vnto my name,
thou hast done well: howbeit thou shalt not
buylde the house, but thy sonne which shall
come out of thy loynes, shal buylde the house
vnto my name.
Thus hath þe; LORDE now perfourmed
his worde, that he spake: for I am come vp
in my father Dauids steade, and syt vpon the
seate of Israel, euen as the LORDE sayde, ∧
haue buylded an house vnto the name of þe;
LORDE God of Israel, ∧ in it haue I put þe;
Arke, wherin is the couenaunt of þe; LORDE,
which he made with the childr&ebar; of Israel.
C And he stode before the altare of the LORDE
in the presence of the whole congregacion
of Israel, and spred out his handes: for
Salomon had made a brasen pulpit, and set
it in the myddes of the courte, fyue cubites
longe, and fyue cubites brode, and thre cubites
hye: vpon the same stode he, and fell downe
vpon his knees in the presence of the whole
c&obar;gregacion of Israel, and helde out his
handes towarde heau&ebar; and sayde: note O LORDE
God of Israel, there is no god like the,
nether in heauen ner vpon earth, thou that
kepest couenaunt and mercy for thy seruauntes,
that walke before the with all their hert.
Thou hast kepte promes &wt; my father Dauid
thy seruaunt: With thy mouth thou saydest
it, and with thy hande hast thou fulfylled
it, as it is come to passe this daye. Now
LORDE God of Israel, make good vnto my
father Dauid þi; seruaunt, that which thou
hast promysed him, ∧ sayde: Thou shalt not
want a man before me, to syt vpon the seate
of Israel: yf thy children kepe their waye, so
þt; they walke in my lawe, like as thou hast
walked before me: Now LORDE God of Israel,
let þi; worde be verified, which thou hast
promysed vnto Dauid thy seruaunt.
D For thinkest thou that God in very dede
dwelleth amonge men vpon earth? noteBeholde,
the heauen and þe; heauens of all heauens
maye not c&obar;teyne the: how shulde then
this house do it, which I haue buylded? But
turne the vnto the prayer of thy seruaunt,
and to his supplicaci&obar; (O LORDE my God)
that thou mayest heare the thankesgeuynge
and prayer, which thy seruaunt maketh before
the, so that thine eyes be open ouer this
house daye and night, euen ouer this place
(wherin thou saydest thou woldest set thy
name) that thou mayest heare the prayer,
which thy seruaunt shall make in this place.
Heare now therfore the intercession of thy
seruaunt and of thy people of Israel, what
so euer they shall desyre in this place: heare
thou it from the place of thy habitacion, eu&ebar;
from heauen: and whan thou hearest it, be
mercifull.
noteWhan eny m&abar; synneth agaynst his neghboure,
and an ooth be put vpon him which
he ought to sweare, and the ooth commeth
before thine altare in this house, then heare
thou from heauen, and se þt; thy seruaunt haue
righte, so that thou rewarde the vngodly,
and rec&obar;pence him his waye vpon his awne
heade, and to iustifye the righteous, and to
geue him acordinge to his righteousnes.
E Whan thy people of Israel is smytt&ebar; before
their enemies (whyle they haue synned
agaynst the) and yf they turne vnto the, and
knowlege thy name, and make their prayer
and intercession before the in this house, then
heare thou them from heauen, and be mercifull
vnto the synne of thy people of Israel, ∧
brynge them agayne into the londe, þt; thou
hast geuen them and their fathers.
noteWhan the heauen is shut vp, so that it
rayne not (for so moch as they haue synned
agaynst the) and yf they make their prayer
in this place, and knowlege thy name, and
turne from their synnes (whan thou hast
brought them lowe) heare thou them then
in heauen, and be mercifull vnto the synne of
thy seruauntes, and of thy people of Israel,
that thou mayest teach them the good waye
wherin they shulde walke, and let it rayne
vpon thy londe which thou hast geuen thy
people to possesse.
Whan a derth, or pestilence, or drouth, or
blastinge, or greshopper or catirpiller, is in
the londe: Or whan their enemye layeth sege
to their portes in the l&obar;de, or whan eny other
plage or disease happeneth, who so euer th&ebar;
maketh his prayer or peticion amonge eny
maner of men, or amonge all thy people of
Israel, yf eny man fele his plage and disease,
F and spredeth out his handes vnto this house,
heare thou then from heauen, euen from þe;
note seate of thy habitacion, and be mercifull:
and geue euery man acordinge to all his
wayes, in so moch as thou knowest his hert
(for thou onely knowest the hert of the children
of men) that they maye feare the, and allwaye
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walke in thy wayes, as longe as they
lyue in the londe, which thou hast geuen vnto
oure fathers.
And whan eny straunger which is not of
thy people of Israel, commeth out of a farre
countre because of thy greate name, and
mightie hande, and out stretched arme, and
commeth to make his prayer in this house,
heare thou him then from heau&ebar;, euen from
the seate of thy habitacion: and do all for þe;
which that straunger calleth vp&obar; the, that
all the nacions vpon earth maye knowe thy
name, and feare the, as thy people of Israel
do: and that they maye knowe, how þt; this
house which I haue buylded, is named after
thy name.
Whan thy people go forth to þe; battayll
agaynst their enemies, the waye that thou
shalt sende them, and shall praye vnto the
note towarde the waye of this cite which thou
hast chosen, and towarde the house that I
haue buylded vnto thy name, heare thou th&ebar;
their prayer and peticion from heauen, and
helpe them to their righte.
G Whan they synne agaynst the ( note for there
is no man that synneth not) and thou be
wroth at them, and geue them ouer before
their enemyes, so that they cary them awaye
captyue in to a countre farre or nye, and yf
they turne within their hertes in the londe
where they are presoners, and so conuerte,
and make their intercession vnto the in the
londe of their captiuyte, and saye: We haue
synned, and done amysse, and haue bene vngodly:
and so turne them selues vnto þe; with
all their hert and with all their soule in the
londe of their captiuyte, wherin they are presoners:
and make their prayer towarde the
waye of their owne londe, which thou gauest
vnto their fathers, and towarde the cite
which thou hast chosen, and towarde the
house that I haue buylded vnto thy name:
then heare thou their prayer and supplicacion
from heauen, euen from the seate of thy
dwellynge, and helpe them to their righte,
and be mercifull vnto thy people that haue
synned agaynst the. My God, let thine eyes
now be op&ebar;, and let thine eares geue hede vnto
prayer in this place. noteAryse now O LORDE
God vnto thy restinge place, thou and
the Arke of thy strength. Let thy prestes O
LORDE God be clothed with health, and
let thy sayentes reioyse ouer this good. LORDE
God, turne not awaye the face of thine
anoynted: thinke vpon the mercies of thy seruaunt
Dauid.
The VII. Chapter.
A And wh&abar; Salom&obar; had ended his praier,
there fell a fyre from heauen, and c&obar;sumed
the burntofferynge and the other
offeringes. And the glory of the LORDE
fylled the house, so that þe; prestes coulde not
go in to the house of the LORDE, while þe; glory
of the LORDE filled þe; LORDES house. And
all the children of Israel sawe the fyre fall
downe, and the glory of the LORDE ouer the
house: and they fell on their knees &wt; their
faces to the grounde vpon the pauement,
and worshipped, and gaue thankes vnto
the LORDE, because he is gracious, and because
his mercy endureth for euer. As for
the kynge and all the people, they offred before
the LORDE.
For kynge Salomon offred two and tw&ebar;tye
thousande bullockes, and an hundreth
thousande and twentye thousande shepe, ∧
so both the kynge and all the people dedicated
the house of God.
B But the prestes stode in their watches, ∧
the Leuites with the musicall instrumentes
of the LORDE, which kynge Dauid had caused
to make for to geue thankes vnto the LORDE,
(because his mercy endureth for euer) &wt;
psalmes of Dauid thorow their hande. And
the prestes blewe trompettes ouer agaynst
them, and all Israel stode.
And Salomon halowed the myddelmost
courte, which was before the house of the
LORDE, for there prepared he the burntofferynges
and the fat of the slayne offeringes:
for the brasen altare that Salomon made,
might not conteyne all the burntofferinges,
meatofferynges, and the fat.
noteAnd at the same tyme helde Salomon
a feast seuen daies longe, and all Israel with
him a very greate congregacion, from Hemath
vnto the ryuer of Egipte, and on the
eight daye helde he a conuocacion. For the
dedicacion of the altare helde they seuen daies,
and the feast seuen dayes also.
But on the thre and twentyeth daye of
the seuenth moneth he let the people go vnto
their tentes ioyfull and with mery hertes
because of all the good, that the LORDE had
done vnto Dauid, vnto Salom&obar;, and to his
people of Israel.
C Thus fynished Salom&obar; the house of þe;
LORDE, and the kinges house, and all þt; came
in his hert to make in the house of the LORDE,
and in his awne house, prosperously. And
the LORDE appeared vnto Salomon in the
nighte season, and sayde vnto him: I haue
herde thy prayer note and chosen this place vnto
my selfe for an house of sacrifyce.
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Beholde, whan I shut the heau&ebar; so þt; it raine
not, or commaunde the greshopper to c&obar;sume
the londe, or cause a pestilence to come
amonge my people, to humble my people,
which is named after my name: and yf they
praye, and seke my face, and turne from their
euell wayes, th&ebar; wyl I heare them from heauen,
and wyll forgeue their sinne, and heale
their londe. So shal myne eyes now be open,
and myne eares shal be attente vnto prayer
in this place. Thus haue I now chosen this
house, and sanctifyed it, that my name maye
be there for euer: and myne eyes and my hert
shal allwaye be there.
D And yf thou walke before me, as thy father
Dauid walked, so that thou do all that
I commaunde the, and kepe myne ordina&ubar;ces
and lawes, then wyll I stablishe the seate
of thy kyngdome, acordynge as I promysed
thy father Dauid, and sayde: Thou shalt
not wante a man to be lorde ouer Israel.
But yf ye turne backe, and forsake myne
ordynaunces and commaundem&ebar;tes which
I haue layed before you, and so go youre
waye, and serue other goddes, and worshippe
them, th&ebar; wyll I rote note you out of my londe
that I haue geuen you: and this house
which I haue sanctifyed vnto my name, wil
I cast awaye out of my presence, and geue it
ouer to be a byworde and fabell am&obar;ge all nacions.
And euery one that goeth by, shall be
astonnyed at this hye house, and shall hysse
at it, and saye: note Wherfore hath the LORDE
dealte thus with this londe and with this
house? Then shall it be sayde: Euen because
they haue forsaken the LORDE God of their
fathers (which brought them out of the londe
of Egipte) ∧ haue cleued vnto other goddes,
∧ worshipped them, and serued th&ebar;: therfore
hath he brought all this euell vpon th&ebar;.
The VIII. Chapter.
A And after twentye yeares (wherin Salomon
buylded the house of the LORDE
and his awue house) he buylded
the cyties also which Hiram gaue vnto Salomon,
and caused the children of Israel to
dwell therin. And Salomon wente vnto Hemath
Zoba, and made it stronge, and buylded
Thadmor in the wyldernes, and all the
cornecyties which he buylded in Hemath.
He buylded the vpper and lower Bethoron
likewyse, so that they were stronge cities &wt;
walles, portes and barres. And Baelath,
and all the cornecites which Salomon had,
and all the cities of the charettes and of the
horse men, and all that Salomon had lust
to buylde, both at Ierusalem and vpon Libanus,
and in all the londe of his domynion.
B All the remnaunt of the people of the Hethites,
Amorites, Pheresites, Heuites and
Iebusites, which were not of the children of
Israel, and their children which they had
lefte behynde them in the londe, (whom the
children of Israel had not vtterly destroied)
those dyd Salomon make trybutaries vnto
this daye. As for the children of Israel, Salomon
made no bondmen of them vnto his
worke, but they were men of warre, and chefe
captaynes, and ouer his charettes ∧ horsmen.
And the chefe of kynge Salomons officers
were two hundreth and fyftie, which
ruled the people.
And Salomon caused Pharaos doughter
to be fetched vp out of the cite of Dauid,
in to the house that he had bnylded for her:
for he sayde: My wyfe shall not dwell in the
house of Dauid the kynge of Israel, for it is
sanctifyed, in as moch as þe; Arke of the LORDE
is come in to it.
C Then offred Salomon burntofferynges
vnto the LORDE vpon the LORDES altare,
which he had buylded before the porche,
euery one vpon his daye to offre after the c&obar;maundement
of Moses, on the Sabbathes,
Newmones ∧ at the appoynted seasons of
the yeare, euen thre tymes, namely in þe; feast
of vnleuended bred, in the feast of wekes, ∧
in the feast of Tabernacles.
And he set the prestes in ordre to their ministracion
note acordynge as Dauid his father
had appoynted, and the Leuites in their offyces,
to geue thankes and to mynister in the
presence of the prestes, euery one vpon his
daye. And the dorekepers in their courses, euery
one at his dore, for so had Dauid the m&abar;
of God commaunded.
D And they departed not from the kynges
commaundement ouer the prestes and Leuites
in euery matter and in the treasures.
Thus was all Salomons busynesse made
ready, from the daye that the foundacion of
the LORDES house was layed, tyll it was fynished,
so that the house of the LORDE was
all prepared.
noteThen wente Salomon vnto Ezeon Geber,
and vnto Eloth by the See syde in the
londe of Edomea. And Hiram sent him shippes
by his seruauntes which had knowlege
of the See, and they wente with Salom&obar;s
seruauntes vnto Ophir, and fetched from
thence foure hundreth and fyftye talentes
of golde, and broughte it vnto kynge Salomon.
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The IX. Chapter.
A noteAnd whan the quene of rich Arabia
herde the fame of Salomon, she came
with a very greate tryne to Ierusalem
(with Camels that bare spyces and golde,
and precious stones) to proue Salomon
with darke sentences. And whan she came
vnto Salomon, she spake vnto him all that
she had deuysed in hir mynde. And the kynge
tolde her all hir matters, ∧ Salomon had
nothinge in secrete, but he tolde it her.
And whan the Quene of riche Arabia
sawe the wy&esset;dome of Salomon, and þe; house
that he had buylded, the meates of his table,
the dwellinges of his seruauntes, þe; offices
of his mynisters and their garmentes, ∧
his butlers and their apparell, and his parler
where he wente vp in to the house of the
LORDE, she coulde no longer refrayne. And
she sayde vnto the kynge: It is true that I
haue herde in my londe of thy behaueoure
and of thy wy&esset;dome:
B howbeit I wolde not
beleue their wordes, tyll I came my selfe, ∧
sawe it with myne eyes: and beholde, the halfe
of thy greate wy&esset;dome hath not bene tolde
me: there is more in þe; then the fame that
I haue herde. Happye are thy men, and happie
are these thy seruauntes, þt; allwaye stonde
before the, and heare thy wy&esset;dome. Praysed
be the LORDE thy God, which had soch
pleasure vnto the, that he hath set the vpon
his seate to be kynge vnto the LORDE thy
God. Because thy God loueth Israel, to set
them vp for euer, therfore hath he ordeyned
þe; to be kynge ouer them, that thou shuldest
mayntayne iustice and equyte.
And she gaue þe; kynge an hundreth and
twentye talentes of golde, ∧ very moch spyce
∧ precious stones. There were no mo soch
spyces as these that the Quene of riche Arabia
gaue vnto kynge Salom&obar;. And Hirams
seruauntes and the seruauntes of Salomon,
which broughte golde from Ophir, broughte
costly tymber also ∧ precious stones.
C And of the same costly tymber dyd Salomon
cause to make stares in the house of the
LORDE, and the kynges house, and harpes
and psalteries for the Musicians. There was
no soch tymber sene before in the londe of Iuda.
But kynge Salomon gaue the Quene of
riche Arabia all that she desyred and axed, ∧
moch more then she had broughte vnto the
kynge. And she returned, and departed into
hir londe with hir seruauntes.
The golde that was broughte vnto Salomon
in one yeare, was sixe hundreth and sixe
and thre score talentes, besydes that þe; chapmen
and marchauntes broughte. And all the
kynges of the Arabians, and the lordes in þe;
londe broughte golde and syluer vnto Salomon.
Of the which kynge Salomon made
two hundreth speares of beaten golde, so þt;
sixe hundreth peces of beaten golde came vp&obar;
one speare: ∧ thre hundreth shildes of beaten
golde, so that thre hundreth peces of beaten
golde came to one shylde: and the kynge
put th&ebar; in the house of the wod of Libanus.
D And the kynge made a greate seate of
Yuery, and ouerlaied it with pure golde: and
the seate had sixe steppes, and a fotestole of
golde festened vnto the seate, and it had two
leanynge postes vpon both the sydes of the
seate, and two lyons stode beside the leanynge
postes, and there stode twolue Lions vp&obar;
the syxe steppes on both the sides. In all realmes
hath not soch one bene made.
And all kynge Salomons drynkynge vessels
were of golde, and all the vessels of the
house of the wod of Libanus, were of pure
golde: for syluer was rekened nothinge in
Salomons tyme. For the kynges shippes
wente vpon the See with the seruauntes of
Hir&abar;, ∧ came once in thre yeare, and brought
golde, syluer, Yuery, Apes and Pecockes.
Thus was kynge Salomon greater then
all the kynges vpon earth, in riches and wisdome.
And all the kynges of þe; earth desired
(to se) Salomons face, and to heare his wysdome,
which God had geuen him in his hert.
And they brought him yearly euery m&abar; his
present: Iewels of siluer and golde, raym&ebar;t,
harnesse, spyces, horses and Mules.
E noteAnd Salomon had foure thousande charethorses,
and twolue thousande horsmen,
and put them in the charetcities, and with
the kynge at Ierusalem. And he was lorde
ouer all the kynges from the water vnto the
londe of the Philistynes, and to the coaste of
Egipte. And the kynge brought it so to passe,
that there was as moch syluer at Ierusalem
as stones: and as many Ceders, as there
were Molbery trees in the valleys. And there
were horses broughte vnto him out of Egipte,
and out of all countres.
What more there is to saye of Salomon,
both of his first and of his last, beholde, it is
writt&ebar; in the Cronicles of the prophet Nathan,
and in the prophecies of Ahia of Silo,
∧ in þe; actes of Ieddi the Seer against Ierobo&abar;
þe; sonne of Nebat. And Salom&obar; reigned
at Ierusal&ebar; ouer all Israel fortie yeares.
And Salomon fell on slepe &wt; his fathers, ∧
was buried in the cyte of Dauid his father.
And Robo&abar; his sonne was k&ibar;ge &ibar; his steade.
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The X. Chapter.
A noteRoboam wente vnto Sichem: for all
Israel was come vnto Sichem: to
make him kinge. And whan Ierobo&abar;
the sonne of Nebat herde that, which was
in Egipte ( note whither he was fled for kynge
Salomon) he came agayne out of Egipte.
And they sent for him and called him. And
Ieroboam came with all Israel, and spake
to Roboam, and sayde: Thy father made o&highr;
yocke greuous: make thou lighter now þe; harde
bondage of thy father, and þe; heuy yocke
that he layed vpon vs, and we wyll submytte
oure selues vnto the. He sayde vnto them:
Come to me agayne ouer thre dayes. And þe;
people wente their waye.
B And Roboam the kynge axed co&ubar;cell at
the Elders, which had stonde before Salomon
his father whyle he lyued, and he sayde:
What is youre councell, that I maye geue
this people an answere? They spake vnto
him, and sayde: Yf thou be louynge vnto
this people, and deale gently with them,
and geue them good wordes, then shal they
allwaye be obedient vnto the. Neuerthelesse
he forsoke the councell of the Elders that
they had geuen him, and toke councell at þe;
yonge men which were growne vp &wt; him,
and stode before him. And he sayde vnto th&ebar;:
What is youre councell, that we maye answere
this people, which haue spoken vnto
me, and saide: Make oure yock lighter, þt; thy
father layed vpon vs? The yongemen þt; were
growne vp with him, spake vnto him, and
sayde: Thus shalt thou saye vnto the people,
that haue talked with the ∧ spoken:
C Thy
father made oure yock to heuy, make thou o&highr;
yock lighter, Thus shalt thou saye vnto
them: My litle finger shalbe thicker then my
fathers loynes. Yf my father hath layed an
heuy yock vpon you, I wyl make youre yock
the more. My father chastened you &wt; scourges,
but I wyl beate you with scorpions.
Now whan Ieroboam and all the people
came to Roboam on the thirde daye (acordynge
as þe; kinge sayde: Come to me againe
on the thirde daie) the kynge gaue th&ebar; an
harde answere. And Robo&abar; the kynge forsoke
þe; councell of the Elders, ∧ spake vnto th&ebar;
after þe; yonge mens councell, ∧ sayde: Yf my
father haue made yo&highr; yock to heuy, I wil make
it yet heuyer. My father chastened you &wt;
scourges, but I wyl beate you &wt; scorpi&obar;s.
Thus the kynge folowed not þe; peoples minde:
for so was it determyned of God, þt; þe; LORDE
might stablishe his worde, note which he spake
by Ahia of Silo, vnto Ierobo&abar; þe; sonne of
Nebat.
D But whan all Israel sawe that the
kynge wolde not consente vnto them, þe; people
answered the kynge, and sayde: What
porcion haue we then in Dauid, or inherita&ubar;ce
in the sonne of Isai? Let euery man of Israel
get him to his tent. Loke thou now to
thy house Dauid. And all Israel wente vnto
their tentes, so that Roboam reigned but ouer
the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities
of Iuda. And Roboam sent forth Adoram
the rentgatherer, but the children of Israel
stoned him to death. And kynge Robo&abar;
strengthed himselfe vpon his charet, to flye
vnto Ierusalem. Thus fell Israel awaie fr&obar;
the house of Dauid vnto this daye.
The XI. Chapter.
A And whan Roboam came to Ierusalem,
he gathered together the house
of Iuda and BenIamin (euen an h&ubar;dreth
and foure score thousande chosen men
of armes) to fyghte agaynst Israel, that
they mighte brynge the kyngdome agayne
vnto Roboam. But þe; worde of the LORDE
came to Semaia the man of God, and sayde:
Speake to Roboam the sonne of Salomon
kynge of Iuda, and to all Israel þt; are
in Iuda and BenIamin, and saye: Thus sayeth
the LORDE: Ye shal not go vp, ner fyght
agaynst youre brethren: let euery man go home
agayne, for this is my dede. They herkened
vnto the wordes of þe; LORDE, and w&ebar;te
not forth agaynst Ierobo&abar;. As for Robo&abar;,
he dwelt at Ierusalem, and buylded vp the
stronge cities in Iuda, namely Bethle&ebar;, Etan,
Tekoa, Bethzur, Socho, Adull&abar;, Gath,
Maresa, Siph, Adoraim, Laches, Aseka, Zarega,
Aialon, and Hebron (which were the
fensed cities in Iuda and BenIamin) ∧ he
made them stronge, and set prynces therin, ∧
prouyded them of vytayles, oyle and wyne,
and in all cities prepared he shildes and speares,
and made them very stronge. And Iuda
and BenIamin were vnder him.
B The Prestes and Leuites also came vnto
him out of Israel and from all the borders
therof, And lefte their suburbes ∧ possession,
and came to Iuda vnto Ierusalem: for Ieroboam
and his sonnes expelled them, that
they shulde not execute the offyce of þe; presthode
vnto þe; LORDE. But for himselfe he fo&ubar;ded
prestes to þe; hye places, ∧ to feldedeuels
∧ calues, which he caused to make. And after
them came there men out of all the trybes of
Israel, which gaue ouer their hertes to seke
þe; LORDE God of Israel, ∧ came to Ierusal&ebar;
for to offre vnto the LORDE God of their fathers.
And so strengthed they þe; kingdome of
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Iuda, and m&abar;tayned Roboam the sonne of
Salomon thre yeare longe: for they walked
in þe; waye of Dauid ∧ Salomon thre yeares.
C And Roboam toke Mahelath þe; doughter
of Ieremoth þe; sonne of Dauid to wife,
∧ Abihail the doughter of Eliab þe; sonne of
Isai, which bare him these sonnes: Ieus, Semaria
∧ Saham. After her toke he Maecha
the doughter of Absalom, which bare him
Abia, Athai Sisa and Selomith. But Roboam
loued Maecha the doughter of Absalom
better then all his wyues ∧ concubynes:
for he had eightene wyues and thre score c&obar;cubynes,
and begat eight ∧ twentye sonnes,
and thre score doughters. And Roboam set
Abia the sonne of Maecha to be heade and
prynce amonge his brethren: for he thoughte
to make him kynge: for he was wyse, ∧ more
mightie then all his sonnes in all the countrees
of Iuda ∧ Ben Iamin, and in all the
stronge cities. And he gaue them plenteousnes
of fode, and desyred many wyues.
The XII. Chapter.
A Bvt wh&abar; the kyngdome of Roboam
was confirmed and stablyshed, he forsoke
the lawe of the LORDE ∧ all Israel
with him. And in the fyfth yeare of Roboam
w&ebar;te Sisack the kynge of Egipte vp
agaynst Ierusalem (for they had transgressed
agaynst the LORDE) with a thousande
and two hundreth charettes, and with thre
score thousande horsmen, and the people were
innumerable that came with him out of
Egipte, Libya, Suchim ∧ out of Ethiopia,
and he wanne the str&obar;ge cities that were in
Iuda, and came to Ierusalem.
Then came Semaia þe; prophet vnto Roboam
and to þe; rulers of Iuda (which were
gathered together at Ierusalem for Sisack)
∧ sayde vnto them: Thus sayeth þe; LORDE:
Ye haue lefte me, therfore haue I lefte you
also in Sisacks hande. Th&ebar; the rulers in Israel
with the kynge submytted them selues,
and sayde: The LORDE is righteous.
B But wh&abar; the LORDE sawe þt; they h&ubar;bled
them selues, þe; worde of the LORDE came to
Semaia, ∧ sayde: They haue humbled them
selues, therfore wyl I not destroye them, but
I wyl geue them a litle delyueraunce, that
my indignacion fall not vpon Ierusalem by
Sisack: for they shalbe subdued vnto him, þt;
they maye knowe what it is to serue me, ∧
to serue the kyngdomes of the worlde.
Thus w&ebar;te Sisack the kynge of Egipte
vp to Ierusalem, ∧ toke the treasures in the
house of the LORDE, ∧ the treasures in the
kynges house, and caried all awaye, and toke
the shyldes of golde note that Salomon caused
to make: in steade wherof kynge Robo&abar; made
shyldes of stele, and commytted th&ebar; vnto
the chefe fotemen, which kepte the dore of
the kynges house. And as oft as the kynge
wente in to the house of the LORDE, þe; fote
men came ∧ bare them, ∧ brought them againe
in to þe; fote mens ch&abar;ber. And for so moch
as he submytted himselfe, þe; wrath of þe; LORDE
turned fr&obar; him, so that all was not destroied:
for there was yet some good in Iuda.
C Thus was Roboam the kinge stablished
in Ierusalem, and reigned. One and fortye
yeare olde was Roboam wh&abar; he was made
kynge, and reigned seuentene yeare at Ierusalem
in the cite, note which the LORDE had chosen
out of all the trybes of Israel, to set his
name there. His mothers name was Naema
an Ammonitisse: and he did euell, and prepared
not his hert to seke the LORDE.
These actes of Roboam, both fyrst and
last, are wrytten in the actes of Semaia the
prophet, ∧ of Iddo the Seer, and are noted,
∧ so are the warres that Roboam and Ieroboam
had together as longe as they lyued.
And Roboam fell on slepe with his fathers
and was buryed in the cite of Dauid, ∧ Abia
his sonne was kynge in his steade.
The XIII. Chapter.
A In the eightenth yeare of kynge Ieroboam,
was Abia kynge in Iuda, ∧
reigned thre yeare at Ierusalem. His
mothers name was Michaia the doughter
of Vriel of Gibea. And there was warre betwene
Abia and Ieroboam. And Abia prepared
himselfe to the battayll with foure h&ubar;dreth
thousande stronge chosen men of warre.
But Ieroboam made himselfe ready to
fight agaynst him &wt; eight hundreth thousande
chosen men of strength.
And Abia gatt him vp vpon the hyll Zemaraim,
which lyeth vpon mount Ephraim
and sayde: Herken vnto me thou Ieroboam
and all Israel: Knowe ye not that the LORDE
God of Israel hath geuen Dauid þe; kyngdome
of Israel for euer, vnto him and his sonnes
with a Salt couenaunt? But Ierobo&abar;
the sonne of Nebat, the seruaunt of Salomon
Dauids sonne, gat him vp ∧ fell awaye
from his lorde. And there resorted vnto him
vagaboundes and children of Belial, and
haue strengthed them selues against Robo&abar;
the sonne of Salom&obar;: for Roboam was but
yonge and of a fearfull hert, and coulde not
resiste them.
B Now thinke ye to set youre selues against
the kyngdome of the LORDE amonge
-- --
the sonnes of Dauid, for so moch as there is
so greate a multitude of you, and haue þe; golden
calues note þt; Ieroboam made for goddes.
noteHaue ye not expelled the prestes of the
LORDE the children of Aaron and the Leuites?
and haue made you prestes of youre awne,
euen as the people of the londes? Who so
euer commeth to fyll his hande with a yonge
bullocke and seuen rammes, shal be preste
vnto them that are not goddes.
But with vs is þe; LORDE oure God, wh&obar;
we forsake not: and the prestes that minister
vnto the LORDE, the children of Aaron and
the Leuites in their busines, and euery mornynge
and euery euenynge kyndle they the
burntofferynges vnto the LORDE, and the
swete incense, and prepare the shewbred vp&obar;
the pure table, and the golden candilsticke
with his lampes, to be kyndled euery euenynge:
for we wayte vp&obar; the LORDE oure God.
C As for you, ye haue forsaken him. Beholde,
God is the captayne of oure hoost, and
with vs are his prestes, and the note blowynge
trompettes, to trompe agaynst you. Ye children
of Israel, fight not agaynst the LORDE
God of yo&highr; fathers: for ye shal not prospere.
Neuertheles Ieroboam made a preuy
watch on euery syde, to come vpon them behynde,
so that they were before Iuda, and þe;
preuy watch behynde. Now wh&abar; Iuda turned
them, beholde, there was battayll before
th&ebar; ∧ behynde. Then cryed they vnto þe; LORDE,
∧ the prestes tromped with the trompettes,
∧ wh&abar; euery man in Iuda gaue a shoute,
God plaged Ieroboam and Israel before
Abia and Iuda. And the children of Israel
fled before Iuda, and God gaue them in to
their handes, so that Abia ∧ his people dyd
a greate slaughter vpon them, and there fell
wounded of Israel fyue hundreth thousande
chosen men.
