Amasias king of Juda killeth those that had slain his father, 7. and striketh Edom. 8. Provoking Joas king of Israel to war, receiveth a contemptible answer: 11. provoking again is beaten in battle, and Jerusalem is ransacked. 15. Joas dieth and his son Jeroboam followeth the bad steps of the first Jeroboam; yet recovereth many places lost before. and dying his son Zacharias reigneth.Amasias king of Iuda killeth those that had slaine his father, 7. and striketh Edom. 8. Prouoking Ioas king of Israel to warre, receiueth a contemptible answer: 11. prouoking againe is beaten in battle, and Ierusalem is ransact. 15. Ioas dieth and his sonne Ieroboam foloweth the bad steppes of the first Ieroboam; yet recouereth manie places lost before. and dying his sonne Zacharias reigneth.✦
In the second year of Joas the son of Joachaz the king of Israel reigned Amasias the son of Joas the king of Juda.IN the second yeare of Ioas the sonne of Ioachaz the king of Israel reigned Amasias the sonne of Ioas the king of Iuda.✦In anno secundo Joas filii Joachaz regis Israël, regnavit Amasias filius Joas regis Juda.
2Five and twenty years old was he when he began to reign: and nine and twenty years he reigned in Jerusalem, the name of his mother was Joadan of Jerusalem.Fiue and twentie yeares old was he when he began to reigne: and nine and twentie yeares he reigned in Ierusalem, the name of his mother was Ioadan of Ierusalem.✦Viginti quinque annorum erat cum regnare cœpisset : viginti autem et novem annis regnavit in Jerusalem. Nomen matris ejus Joadan de Jerusalem.
3And he did right before our Lord, but yet not as David his father. He did according to all things, which Joas his father did:And he did right before our Lord, but yet not as Dauid his father. He did according to al thinges, which Ioas his father did:✦Et fecit rectum coram Domino, verumtamen non ut David pater ejus. Juxta omnia quæ fecit Joas pater suus, fecit :
4but this only that he took not away the excelsa: the high places (idolatrous hill-shrines): for yet the people immolated, and burnt incense in the excelses.but this onlie that he tooke not away the excelses: for yet the people immolated, and burnt incense in the excelses.✦nisi hoc tantum, quod excelsa non abstulit : adhuc enim populus immolabat, et adolebat incensum in excelsis.
5And when he obtained the kingdom, he smote his servants, which had slain the king his father:And when he obtayned the kingdom, he smote his seruantes, which had slaine the king his father:Cumque obtinuisset regnum, percussit servos suos, qui interfecerant regem patrem suum :
6but their children that killed him, he did not put to death, according to that which is written in the book of the law of Moyses, as our Lord commanded, saying: The fathers shall not die for the children, neither shall the children die for the fathers: but every one shall die in his own sin.but their children that killed him, he did not put to death, according to that which is written in the booke of the law of Moyses, as our Lord commanded, saying: The fathers shal not die for the children, neither shal the children die for the fathers: but euerie one shal die in his owne sinne.filios autem eorum qui occiderant, non occidit, juxta quod scriptum est in libro legis Moysi, sicut præcepit Dominus, dicens : Non morientur patres pro filiis, neque filii morientur pro patribus : sed unusquisque in peccato suo morietur.
7He smote Edom in the vallis: valley of Salt pits ten thousand, and took the rock in battle, and called the name thereof, Jectehel until this present day.He smote Edom in the Vail of Salt pittes ten thousand, and tooke the rocke in battel, and called the name therof, Iectehel vntil this present daye.✦Ipse percussit Edom in valle Salinarum decem millia, et apprehendit petram in prælio, vocavitque nomen ejus Jectehel usque in præsentem diem.
8Then Amasias sent messengers to Joas the son of Joachaz, the son of Jehu the king of Israel, saying: Come, let us see one another.Then Amasias sent messengers to Ioas the sonne of Ioachaz, the sonne of Iehu the king of Israel, saying: Come, let vs see one an other.✦Tunc misit Amasias nuntios ad Joas filium Joachaz filii Jehu regis Israël, dicens : Veni, et videamus nos.
9And Joas the king of Israel sent again to Amasias the king of Juda saying: A thistle of Libanus sent to a cedar tree, which is in Libanus, saying: Give thy daughter to my son to wife. And the beasts of the forest, that are in Libanus, passed and trode the thistle.And Ioas the king of Israel sent agayne to Amasias the king of Iuda saying: A thistle of Libanus sent to a cedar tree, which is in Libanus, saying: Geue thy daughter to my sonne to wife. And the beastes of the forest, that are in Libanus, passed and trode the thistle.✦Remisitque Joas rex Israël ad Amasiam regem Juda, dicens : Carduus Libani misit ad cedrum quæ est in Libano, dicens : Da filiam tuam filio meo uxorem. Transieruntque bestiæ saltus quæ sunt in Libano, et conculcaverunt carduum.
10Thou striking hast prevailed over Edom, and thy heart hath puffed thee up: be content with the glory, and sit in thy house: why provokest thou evil, that thou mayst fall and Juda with thee.Thou striking hast preuayled ouer Edom, and thy hart hath puffed thee vp: be content with the glorie, and sit in thy house: why prouokest thou euil, that thou mayst fal and Iuda with thee.Percutiens invaluisti super Edom, et sublevavit te cor tuum : contentus esto gloria, et sede in domo tua : quare provocas malum, ut cadas tu et Judas tecum ?
11And Amasias agreed not. And Joas the king of Israel went up, and they saw each other, he and Amasias the king of Juda in Bethsames a town of Juda.And Amasias agreed not. And Ioas the king of Israel went vp, and they saw eche other, he and Amasias the king of Iuda in Bethsames a towne of Iuda.Et non acquievit Amasias. Ascenditque Joas rex Israël, et viderunt se, ipse et Amasias rex Juda, in Bethsames oppido Judæ.
12And Juda was stricken before Israel, and every man fled into their tabernacles.And Iuda was strooken before Israel, and euerie man fled into their tabernacles.Percussusque est Juda coram Israël, et fugerunt unusquisque in tabernacula sua.
13But Joas the king of Israel did take Amasias the king of Juda the son of Joas, the son of Ochozias, in Bethsames, and brought him into Jerusalem: and he brake down the wall of Jerusalem, from the gate of Ephraim unto the gate of the corner, four hundred cubits.But Ioas the king of Israel did take Amasias the king of Iuda the sonne of Ioas, the sonne of Ochozias, in Bethsames, and brought him into Ierusalem: and he brake downe the wal of Ierusalem, from the gate of Ephraim vnto the gate of the corner, fowre hundred cubites.✦Amasiam vero regem Juda, filium Joas filii Ochoziæ, cepit Joas rex Israël in Bethsames, et adduxit eum in Jerusalem : et interrupit murum Jerusalem, a porta Ephraim usque ad portam anguli, quadringentis cubitis.
14And he took all the gold, and silver, and all the vessel, that were found in the house of our Lord, and in the king's treasures, and hostages, and returned into Samaria.And he tooke al the gold, and siluer, and al the vessel, that were found in the house of our Lord, and in the kinges treasures, and hostages, and returned into Samaria.Tulitque omne aurum et argentum, et universa vasa quæ inventa sunt in domo Domini et in thesauris regis, et obsides, et reversus est in Samariam.
15But the rest of the words of Joas which he did, and his strength, wherewith he fought against Amasias the king of Juda, are not these things written in the Book of the words of the days of the kings of Israel?But the rest of the wordes of Ioas which he did, and his strength, wherwith he fought against Amasias the king of Iuda, are not these thinges writen in the Booke of the wordes of the daies of the kinges of Israel?Reliqua autem verborum Joas quæ fecit, et fortitudo ejus qua pugnavit contra Amasiam regem Juda, nonne hæc scripta sunt in libro sermonum dierum regum Israël ?
16And Joas slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel: and Jeroboam his son reigned for him.And Ioas slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria with the kinges of Israel: & Ieroboam his sonne reigned for him.Dormivitque Joas cum patribus suis, et sepultus est in Samaria cum regibus Israël, et regnavit Jeroboam filius ejus pro eo.
17And Amasias the son of Joas the king of Juda lived, after that Joas the son of Joachaz the king of Israel was dead, fifteen years.And Amasias the sonne of Ioas the king of Iuda liued, after that Ioas the sonne of Ioachaz the king of Israel was dead, fifetene yeares.✦Vixit autem Amasias filius Joas rex Juda postquam mortuus est Joas filius Joachaz regis Israël, quindecim annis.
18But the rest of the words of Amasias, are not these things written in the Book of the words of the days of the kings of Juda?But the rest of the wordes of Amasias, are not these thinges writen in the Booke of the wordes of the daies of the kinges of Iuda?Reliqua autem sermonum Amasiæ, nonne hæc scripta sunt in libro sermonum dierum regum Juda ?
19And there was a conspiracy made against him in Jerusalem: but he fled into Lachis. And they sent after him into Lachis, and killed him there.And there was a conspiracie made against him in Ierusalem: but he fled into Lachis. And they sent after him into Lachis, and killed him there.✦Factaque est contra eum conjuratio in Jerusalem : at ille fugit in Lachis. Miseruntque post eum in Lachis, et interfecerunt eum ibi :
20And they carried him away upon horses, and he was buried in Jerusalem with his fathers in the City of David.And they caried him away vpon horses, and he was buried in Ierusalem with his fathers in the Citie of Dauid.et asportaverunt in equis, sepultusque est in Jerusalem cum patribus suis in civitate David.
21And all the people of Juda took Azarias sixteen years old, and made him king for his father Amasias.And al the people of Iuda tooke Azarias sixtene yeares old, and made him king for his father Amasias.Tulit autem universus populus Judæ Azariam annos natum sedecim, et constituerunt eum regem pro patre ejus Amasia.
22He built Aelath, and restored it to Juda, after that the king slept with his fathers.He built Aelath, and restored it to Iuda, after that the king slept with his fathers.Ipse ædificavit Ælath, et restituit eam Judæ, postquam dormivit rex cum patribus suis.
23In the fifteenth year of Amasias the son of Joas the king of Juda, reigned Jeroboam the son of Joas the king of Israel in Samaria, one and forty years:In the fifteenth yeare of Amasias the sonne of Ioas the king of Iuda, reigned Ieroboam the sonne of Ioas the king of Israel in Samaria, one and fourtie yeares:Anno quintodecimo Amasiæ filii Joas regis Juda, regnavit Jeroboam filius Joas regis Israël in Samaria, quadraginta et uno anno.
24and he did that which is evil before our Lord. He departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nabat, who made Israel to sin.and he did that which is euil before our Lord. He departed not from al the sinnes of Ieroboam the sonne of Nabat, who made Israel to sinne.Et fecit quod malum est coram Domino : non recessit ab omnibus peccatis Jeroboam filii Nabat, qui peccare fecit Israël.
25He restored the borders of Israel from the entrance of Emath, unto the Sea of the wilderness, according to the word of our Lord the God of Israel, which he spake by his servant Jonas the son of Amathi, the prophet, who was of Geth, which is in Opher.He restored the borders of Israel from the entrance of Emath, vnto the Sea of the wildernesse, according to the word of our Lord the God of Israel, which he spake by his seruant Ionas the sonne of Amathi, the prophete, who was of Geth, which is in Opher.✦Ipse restituit terminos Israël ab introitu Emath usque ad mare solitudinis, juxta sermonem Domini Dei Israël quem locutus est per servum suum Jonam filium Amathi prophetam, qui erat de Geth, quæ est in Opher.
26For our Lord saw the affliction of Israel exceeding bitter, and that they were consumed unto the imprisoned and extremos: lowest in rank, most abject; not unkind or stingy persons, and that there was none to help Israel.For our Lord saw the afliction of Israel exceding bitter, and that they were consumed vnto the imprisoned & meanest persons, and that there was none to helpe Israel.Vidit enim Dominus afflictionem Israël amaram nimis, et quod consumpti essent usque ad clausos carcere et extremos, et non esset qui auxiliaretur Israëli.
27Neither did our Lord determine that he would destroy the name of Israel from under heaven, but he saved them in the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joas.Neither did our Lord determine that he would destroy the name of Israel from vnder heauen, but he siued them in the hand of Ieroboam the sonne of Ioas.Nec locutus est Dominus ut deleret nomen Israël de sub cælo, sed salvavit eos in manu Jeroboam filii Joas.
28But the rest of the words of Jeroboam, and all that he did, and his strength, wherewith he fought, and how he restored Damascus, and Emath to Juda in Israel, are not these things written in the Book of the words of the days of the kings of Israel?But the rest of the wordes of Ieroboam, and al that he did, and his strength, wherwith he fought, and how he restored Damascus, and Emath to Iuda in Israel, are not these thinges writen in the Booke of the wordes of the daies of the kinges of Israel?✦Reliqua autem sermonum Jeroboam, et universa quæ fecit, et fortitudo ejus qua præliatus est, et quomodo restituit Damascum et Emath Judæ in Israël, nonne hæc scripta sunt in libro sermonum dierum regum Israël ?
29And Jeroboam slept with his fathers the kings of Israel, and Zacharias his son, reigned for him.And Ieroboam slept with his fathers the kinges of Israel, and Zacharias his sonne, reigned for him.✦Dormivitque Jeroboam cum patribus suis regibus Israël, et regnavit Zacharias filius ejus pro eo.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.