II Kings - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 391

12-4:1 THE MONARCHICAL PERIOD.--11. KINGS. 13-12 II I2 16 lid, and placed it at the sideof the Altar, at the right·hand entrance to the House of the Evan-Lxvmc, and the Priests on guard at the threshold put into it all the money brought to the Temple of the EVER-LIVING, for the builders, the stone masons, and workers in wood, and carved stones, to repair the dilapidations of the House of the EvBR—L1vmG, and for all that was brought to the Temple to repair it. But there were not made for the Temple of the EvER·1.xv1NG silver dishes for the sacrifices, tongs, forks--eany instruments of gold or instruments of silver—··from the money that was brought to the House of the EVE1;-Lxvmc, but it was paid to those `doing the work, and they repaired the House of the Evmz·L1vmG with it. The men also to whom was entrusted the money to pay for doing the work were not dishonest,. for they did it faithfully., The money from offerings, ’ and the money from hues for offences, was not brought into the Temple of the EvER—r.1vmc;; it belonged to the Priests. (sro. 850.) §¤5alyal captures Gaily 18 ann threatens Serxtsslem. E At this time I-Iazahal‘King of Aram

advanced against Gath to attack it, and captured it. Then Hazahal set his face to advance against {erusalem, lbut jhoash King of ]uda took all the consecrations that jhoshafat and jhoram, and Akhaziah his ancestors, Kings of judah, had cousecrated,and his own consecrations, and the gold found in the treasury of the Temple of the Evm1·L1v1NG, and the Royal Palace, and sent it to Hazahal, King of Aram, so he retreated from jeru- salem. Whe Mather nf jlynusly. The rest of the affairs of jhoash,

and all he did, are written in the history of the, events during the period of the kings of Judah. His ministers, however, arose and con- spired and assailed jhoash at Beth- mila in the vale of · Sila, where oza.kar—ben-Sharnath and ]hozaber~ en-Shamer, his ministers, assaulted

him, and he was killed, and they buried him with his fathers, in the City of David, and Amatziah his son reigned in his stead. (Bx:. 856.) $l;¤ukl;a5·he¤·§e!p: reigns uber Israel; In the twenty·third year of joash 13 son of Akhaziah, king of judah, ]hoakhaz—be¤·]ehu began to reign over Israel in Shomeron, for seven- teen years. But he did wrong in the 2 sight of the Evnnmxvme, and fol- lowed after the sin of erabaxmben- gN ebat, who made-Israe sin. He did not turn from it. Consequently the 3 Even-Livxuc was angry with Israel, and He delivered it to the power of Hazahal, king of Aram, and to the power of Ben—hadad sou of Hazahal, all their time. (ac, 856 to 849;) israel bribes nut the lrnmiie Inimbers. Jhoakhaz afterwards turned to the 4 Evmz~L1v1NG, and He rescued him; for the Evan-1.1vmc pitied the dis- tress of . Israel. For the kings of · Aram distressed them. Thereforethe EVER- 5 LIVING gave to Israel a relief, and they escaped from beneath the hand of Aram, and the children of Israel returned to their homes as formerly. However, they did not abandon the sins of the House of jerabam with which Israel had gone to sin. The Shrine was also left in Shomeron. No army was, ` however, left to

jhoakhaz except fifty cavalry, and ten chariots, and ten thousand infantry, for the king of Aram had destroyed them, and made them like dust to the tempest. The remainder of the adairs of

jhoakhaz, and all he did, and his courage, are recorded in the history of the events of the kings of Israel. (ac. 839.) When jhoakhaz slept with his

fathers they buried him in Shomeron, and jhoash his son reigned after him. Mess!) heigus in Israel. In the twenty·seventh year of jhoash

king of ]udah,,]hoash son of Jhoakhaz began to reign over ISI3BI'1¤`Sh0m— eron, for sixteen years; But he did wrong in the sight ofthe EVE R-LIVING. I-Ie turned not from the sin ] erabam· sgiben·Nebat, which he can Israel to sin. He followed it. (ac. 825.) As to the other adairs of jhoash,

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