I Kings - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 364
The History of the People of Israel
bam, anu all he did, they are recorded in the record of events in the days of the kings of Judah, for there was war between Rekhabam and jerabam all their time. At last Rekhabam slept with his
fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the City of David. His mother's name was Namah an Ameni- tess, and King Abiam his son reigned after him. (nc. 958.) Ghz iizign nf 311ium in 15 io §uhu!;. began to reign in ]udah. He reigned three years in jerusalem, and his mother's name was Makah, the daughters of Abishalom, and he went into all the sins that his father did them in jerusalem; since David did right in the sight ofthe Evan-Lrvmc, Hitite. and jerabam all the. time of his life. But the rest _of the affairs of Abiam, between Abiam and jerabam. City of David, and Asa. his brother reigned in his stead. (nc. 955.) 3nu Qzignz uber Quhaly. Thus in the eighteenth year of
King jerabam-ben-Nebat, Abiam before him, and his heart was not at peace with his Even-x.1v1Ne Gon like his ancestor David. However, be- cause of David the Evmz-uvxnc his GOD gave him a light in jerusalem by raising his sons after him and fixing and did not turn from anything he was commanded all the time of his life, except in the adair of Uriah the There was also war between Abiami
and all that he did, are written in the record of the events of the days of the kings of judah, for there was war At last Abiam slept with his
fathers, and they buried him in the In the twenty—second year of
jerabam King of Israel, Asa began to reign over judah, and he reigned forty-one years in jerusalem, and his
of the He rew text is an error of transcription.——F. F. of the Hebrew text
but for a transcrlber's error.-—F. F. mother's name was Makah, the daughter of Abishalom. Asa, how- ever, did right in the sight of the Evan-uvmc., like David his ancestor, and expelled the Sodomites from the country, and threw down the idols that his father and his mother Makah had made, whom he removed from her station, because she had made horrible idols for a shrine; but Asa pulled down the goddesses and burnt them by the brook ·Kidron. He did not, however, overturn the Columns; yet the heart of Asa was at peace with the EVER-LIVING all his days. He also brought the orna- ments of his father, and adorned the House of the Evmz—r.1v1NG with their silver and gold and furniture. There was war, however, between
Asa and Basha King of Israel all their time, and Basha king of Israel, advanced into judah and built Ramah so as not to allow an inlet or outlet to Asa king of judah. (B.c. 951.) Consequently Asa took all the
silver and gold that remained in the treasuries of the House of the EVER- LIVING, and in the treasuries of the King's palace, and put them into the hands of his ministers whom King Asa sent to Ben—Hadad, Ben- Tabimon, Ben-Kazioh, King of Aram, who resided in Damascus, to say, ‘ Let there be a treaty between you and I, as between my father and yours; for I have sent to you a present of silver and gold to go and break your alliance with Basha king of Israel, and to bring you to mine.’ Ben·Hadad therefore listened to
King Asa, and sent the generals of his forces against the cities of Israel, and captured Aion, and Dan, and Beth-Makah of the meadows, and all Kineroth, with all the country of Nafthali. And when Basha heard of it he abandoned Ramah and occupied Thirtzah. Then King Asa. pro- claimed it to all judah,—-none were exempt——and they carried away the stones and the timber from Ramah with which Basha was building, and King Asa built with them, Neba of Benjamin, and Mitzfah. (ac. 914.) As to the rest of the doings of Asa his courage, and all thathe accom-
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