II Kings - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 394

they are related in the history of events during the days of the kings of Judah. When Azeriah slept with his fathers, they buried him with his ancestors in the City of David, and jotham his son succeeded him as king. (About ec. 773;) Eukzriab·h2¤· Qzrakaru iizigirs nhs: Israel. 8 In the thirty-eighth year of Azeriah king of ]udah, Zakeriah=benqjeraba,m II I2 began to reign over Israel, in Shome- ron, for six months. Buthe did wrong in the sight of the Evzx-Lxvmc, as his fathers did ;—he turned not from the sins of ]erabam·bexi··Nebat, who caused the sin of Israel. Shalum—ben— jabsh, however, conspired against him, and assailed him in public, and killed him, and reigned in his place. But the rest of the a&`airs of Zakeriah are recorded in the history of events during the period ofthe kings of Israel. He completed the promise of the EVER-LIVING, which He promised to Four of your descen- dants shall sit upon the throne of Israel,”-—and it was so. (ac. 772.) Shalom-bmjahsh iizignz in israel u mouth, mth is Mnrhrrzh. Shalum-ben-jabsh began to reign in

the thirtyminth year of Azeriah king of judah, and he reigned a- monthin Shomeron, when Menakham·ben-· Gadi, of Thirtzah, came to Shome- ron, and attacked Shalum ·ben— jabsh, in Shoxneron, and killed him, and reigned instead of hi·m. As to the other affairs of Shalum,

and his conspiracy that he conspired they are recorded in the history of

events in the days of the kings of Israel. (ac. 771.) Glyn Qrnialiin nf @zn¤kl1¤ut, the iiehnlniimiisi. 16 Menakham afterwards. assailed Thifzah, and all who were in it, and its suburbs, and Thirtzah, because they did not surrender, and murdered all the women with child by ripping them up. In the thirty·ninth year of Azeriah

king of judah, Menakham-ben—Gadi began to reign over Israel in Shome- ron. ·But he did evil in the sight of the EVER·LIV1NG.r He turned not from the sins of ]erabam·ben-Nebat, who caused the sin of Israel, all his time. 18 (M- 771-) W1. him ¤f 2\¤b¤r. inlrauzs israel. Pul, king of Ashur, advanced against ,19 the country, but Menakham gave to Pul a thousand talents of silver to be his ally, to secure the kingship in his hands. Menakham collected the 20 money from Israel, and from the Oiiicers of the army to give to the king of Ashur—iifty silver shekels from each person·——so the king of Ashur retreated and did not remain in the country. As to the other affairs of Menakham,

and all that he did, they are related in the history of events of the days of the kings of Israel. When Menakham slept with his fathers, Pakahiah his son reigned after him. 21 22

(ac. 76:.) ilzign at §zkabialy·hzn· Menakham. In the nftieth, year of Azariah, king 23 of judah, Pekahiah—ben—Menakham began to reign in Shomeron. But he 24 did wrong in the eyes of the EVER- LIVING. He did not turn from the sins of ]erabam- ben - Nebat, who caused the sin of Israel; and Pekakh· 25 bcn·Remaliah his general conspired against him, and assailed him at Shomeron, inthe Royal Palace, with Argob, and Ariah, and iifty other men, from the people of Gilead, and reigned in his place. The other affairs of Pekahiah,and 26 all that he did, are recorded in the his- tory of events during the period of the kings of Israel. (ac. .759.) ¥zlialiI;-lseudlzmalialy szigss tbz Wbrmte of israel. In the nity-second year of Azeriah

king of judah, Pekakh-ben·RemaIiah began to reign over Israel for twenty years. But he did evil in the sight of the Evax·L1vx1~xc. He did not tum from the sins of ]erabam·ben·Nebat, who caused the sin of Israel. 394 E