2 Kings


Chapter 1
¹kai hqethsen mwab en israhl meta to apoqanein acaab²kai epesen ocozias dia tou diktuwtou tou en tw uperww autou tw en samareia kai hrrwsthsen kai apesteilen aggelous kai eipen pros autous deute kai epizhthsate en th baal muian qeon akkarwn ei zhsomai ek ths arrwstias mou tauths kai eporeuqhsan eperwthsai di¢ autou³kai aggelos kuriou elalhsen pros hliou ton qesbithn legwn anastas deuro eis sunanthsin twn aggelwn ocoziou basilews samareias kai lalhseis pros autous ei para to mh einai qeon en israhl umeis poreuesqe epizhthsai en th baal muian qeon akkarwn⁴kai ouc outws oti tade legei kurios h klinh ef¢ hs anebhs ekei ou katabhsh ap¢ auths oti ekei qanatw apoqanh kai eporeuqh hliou kai eipen pros autous⁵kai epestrafhsan oi aggeloi pros auton kai eipen pros autous ti oti epestreyate⁶kai eipan pros auton anhr anebh eis sunanthsin hmwn kai eipen pros hmas deute epistrafhte pros ton basilea ton aposteilanta umas kai lalhsate pros auton tade legei kurios ei para to mh einai qeon en israhl su poreuh zhthsai en th baal muian qeon akkarwn ouc outws h klinh ef¢ hs anebhs ekei ou katabhsh ap¢ auths oti qanatw apoqanh⁷kai elalhsen pros autous legwn tis h krisis tou andros tou anabantos eis sunanthsin umin kai lalhsantos pros umas tous logous toutous⁸kai eipon pros auton anhr dasus kai zwnhn dermatinhn periezwsmenos thn osfun autou kai eipen hliou o qesbiths outos estin⁹kai apesteilen pros auton hgoumenon penthkontarcon kai tous penthkonta autou kai anebh kai hlqen pros auton kai idou hliou ekaqhto epi ths korufhs tou orous kai elalhsen o penthkontarcos pros auton kai eipen anqrwpe tou qeou o basileus ekalesen se katabhqi¹⁰kai apekriqh hliou kai eipen pros ton penthkontarcon kai ei anqrwpos tou qeou egw katabhsetai pur ek tou ouranou kai katafagetai se kai tous penthkonta sou kai katebh pur ek tou ouranou kai katefagen auton kai tous penthkonta autou¹¹kai proseqeto o basileus kai apesteilen pros auton allon penthkontarcon kai tous penthkonta autou kai anebh kai elalhsen o penthkontarcos pros auton kai eipen anqrwpe tou qeou tade legei o basileus tacews katabhqi¹²kai apekriqh hliou kai elalhsen pros auton kai eipen ei anqrwpos tou qeou egw eimi katabhsetai pur ek tou ouranou kai katafagetai se kai tous penthkonta sou kai katebh pur ek tou ouranou kai katefagen auton kai tous penthkonta autou¹³kai proseqeto o basileus eti aposteilai hgoumenon penthkontarcon triton kai tous penthkonta autou kai hlqen pros auton o penthkontarcos o tritos kai ekamyen epi ta gonata autou katenanti hliou kai edehqh autou kai elalhsen pros auton kai eipen anqrwpe tou qeou entimwqhtw dh h yuch mou kai h yuch twn doulwn sou toutwn twn penthkonta en ofqalmois sou¹⁴idou katebh pur ek tou ouranou kai katefagen tous duo penthkontarcous tous prwtous kai tous penthkonta autwn kai nun entimwqhtw dh h yuch twn doulwn sou en ofqalmois sou¹⁵kai elalhsen aggelos kuriou pros hliou kai eipen katabhqi met¢ autou mh fobhqhs apo proswpou autwn kai anesth hliou kai katebh met¢ autou pros ton basilea¹⁶kai elalhsen pros auton kai eipen hliou tade legei kurios ti oti apesteilas aggelous zhthsai en th baal muian qeon akkarwn ouc outws h klinh ef¢ hs anebhs ekei ou katabhsh ap¢ auths oti qanatw apoqanh¹⁷kai apeqanen kata to rhma kuriou o elalhsen hliou¹⁸kai ta loipa twn logwn ocoziou osa epoihsen ouk idou tauta gegrammena epi bibliou logwn twn hmerwn tois basileusin israhl¹⁸kai iwram uios acaab basileuei epi israhl en samareia eth deka duo en etei oktwkaidekatw iwsafat basilews iouda¹⁸kai epoihsen to ponhron enwpion kuriou plhn ouc ws oi adelfoi autou oude ws h mhthr autou¹⁸kai apesthsen tas sthlas tou baal as epoihsen o pathr autou kai sunetriyen autas plhn en tais amartiais oikou ieroboam os exhmarten ton israhl ekollhqh ouk apesth ap¢ autwn¹⁸kai equmwqh orgh kurios eis ton oikon acaab

Chapter 2
¹kai egeneto en tw anagein kurion ton hliou en susseismw ws eis ton ouranon kai eporeuqh hliou kai elisaie ek galgalwn²kai eipen hliou pros elisaie kaqou dh entauqa oti kurios apestalken me ews baiqhl kai eipen elisaie zh kurios kai zh h yuch sou ei kataleiyw se kai hlqon eis baiqhl³kai hlqon oi uioi twn profhtwn oi en baiqhl pros elisaie kai eipon pros auton ei egnws oti kurios shmeron lambanei ton kurion sou epanwqen ths kefalhs sou kai eipen kagw egnwka siwpate⁴kai eipen hliou pros elisaie kaqou dh entauqa oti kurios apestalken me eis iericw kai eipen elisaie zh kurios kai zh h yuch sou ei egkataleiyw se kai hlqon eis iericw⁵kai hggisan oi uioi twn profhtwn oi en iericw pros elisaie kai eipan pros auton ei egnws oti shmeron lambanei kurios ton kurion sou epanwqen ths kefalhs sou kai eipen kai ge egw egnwn siwpate⁶kai eipen autw hliou kaqou dh wde oti kurios apestalken me ews tou iordanou kai eipen elisaie zh kurios kai zh h yuch sou ei egkataleiyw se kai eporeuqhsan amfoteroi⁷kai penthkonta andres uioi twn profhtwn kai esthsan ex enantias makroqen kai amfoteroi esthsan epi tou iordanou⁸kai elaben hliou thn mhlwthn autou kai eilhsen kai epataxen to udwr kai dihreqh to udwr enqa kai enqa kai diebhsan amfoteroi en erhmw⁹kai egeneto en tw diabhnai autous kai hliou eipen pros elisaie aithsai ti poihsw soi prin h analhmfqhnai me apo sou kai eipen elisaie genhqhtw dh dipla en pneumati sou ep¢ eme¹⁰kai eipen hliou esklhrunas tou aithsasqai ean idhs me analambanomenon apo sou kai estai soi outws kai ean mh ou mh genhtai¹¹kai egeneto autwn poreuomenwn eporeuonto kai elaloun kai idou arma puros kai ippoi puros kai diesteilan ana meson amfoterwn kai anelhmfqh hliou en susseismw ws eis ton ouranon¹²kai elisaie ewra kai eboa pater pater arma israhl kai ippeus autou kai ouk eiden auton eti kai epelabeto twn imatiwn autou kai dierrhxen auta eis duo rhgmata¹³kai uywsen thn mhlwthn hliou h epesen epanwqen elisaie kai epestreyen elisaie kai esth epi tou ceilous tou iordanou¹⁴kai elaben thn mhlwthn hliou h epesen epanwqen autou kai epataxen to udwr kai ou diesth kai eipen pou o qeos hliou affw kai epataxen ta udata kai dierraghsan enqa kai enqa kai diebh elisaie¹⁵kai eidon auton oi uioi twn profhtwn oi en iericw ex enantias kai eipon epanapepautai to pneuma hliou epi elisaie kai hlqon eis sunanthn autou kai prosekunhsan autw epi thn ghn¹⁶kai eipon pros auton idou dh meta twn paidwn sou penthkonta andres uioi dunamews poreuqentes dh zhthsatwsan ton kurion sou mhpote hren auton pneuma kuriou kai erriyen auton en tw iordanh h ef¢ en twn orewn h ef¢ ena twn bounwn kai eipen elisaie ouk aposteleite¹⁷kai parebiasanto auton ews otou hscuneto kai eipen aposteilate kai apesteilan penthkonta andras kai ezhthsan treis hmeras kai ouc euron auton¹⁸kai anestreyan pros auton kai autos ekaqhto en iericw kai eipen elisaie ouk eipon pros umas mh poreuqhte¹⁹kai eipon oi andres ths polews pros elisaie idou h katoikhsis ths polews agaqh kaqws o kurios blepei kai ta udata ponhra kai h gh ateknoumenh²⁰kai eipen elisaie labete moi udriskhn kainhn kai qete ekei ala kai elabon pros auton²¹kai exhlqen elisaie eis thn diexodon twn udatwn kai erriyen ekei ala kai eipen tade legei kurios iamai ta udata tauta ouk estai eti ekeiqen qanatos kai ateknoumenh²²kai iaqhsan ta udata ews ths hmeras tauths kata to rhma elisaie o elalhsen²³kai anebh ekeiqen eis baiqhl kai anabainontos autou en th odw kai paidaria mikra exhlqon ek ths polews kai katepaizon autou kai eipon autw anabaine falakre anabaine²⁴kai exeneusen opisw autwn kai eiden auta kai kathrasato autois en onomati kuriou kai idou exhlqon duo arkoi ek tou drumou kai anerrhxan ex autwn tessarakonta kai duo paidas²⁵kai eporeuqh ekeiqen eis to oros to karmhlion kai ekeiqen epestreyen eis samareian

Chapter 3
¹kai iwram uios acaab ebasileusen en israhl en etei oktwkaidekatw iwsafat basilei iouda kai ebasileusen dwdeka eth²kai epoihsen to ponhron en ofqalmois kuriou plhn ouc ws o pathr autou kai ouc ws h mhthr autou kai metesthsen tas sthlas tou baal as epoihsen o pathr autou³plhn en th amartia ieroboam uiou nabat os exhmarten ton israhl ekollhqh ouk apesth ap¢ auths⁴kai mwsa basileus mwab hn nwkhd kai epestrefen tw basilei israhl en th epanastasei ekaton ciliadas arnwn kai ekaton ciliadas kriwn epi pokwn⁵kai egeneto meta to apoqanein acaab kai hqethsen basileus mwab en basilei israhl⁶kai exhlqen o basileus iwram en th hmera ekeinh ek samareias kai epeskeyato ton israhl⁷kai eporeuqh kai exapesteilen pros iwsafat basilea iouda legwn basileus mwab hqethsen en emoi ei poreush met¢ emou eis mwab eis polemon kai eipen anabhsomai omoios moi omoios soi ws o laos mou o laos sou ws oi ippoi mou oi ippoi sou⁸kai eipen poia odw anabw kai eipen odon erhmon edwm⁹kai eporeuqh o basileus israhl kai o basileus iouda kai o basileus edwm kai ekuklwsan odon epta hmerwn kai ouk hn udwr th parembolh kai tois kthnesin tois en tois posin autwn¹⁰kai eipen o basileus israhl w oti keklhken kurios tous treis basileis parercomenous dounai autous en ceiri mwab¹¹kai eipen iwsafat ouk estin wde profhths tou kuriou kai epizhthswmen ton kurion par¢ autou kai apekriqh eis twn paidwn basilews israhl kai eipen wde elisaie uios safat os epeceen udwr epi ceiras hliou¹²kai eipen iwsafat estin autw rhma kuriou kai katebh pros auton basileus israhl kai iwsafat basileus iouda kai basileus edwm¹³kai eipen elisaie pros basilea israhl ti emoi kai soi deuro pros tous profhtas tou patros sou kai eipen autw o basileus israhl mh oti keklhken kurios tous treis basileis tou paradounai autous eis ceiras mwab¹⁴kai eipen elisaie zh kurios twn dunamewn w paresthn enwpion autou oti ei mh proswpon iwsafat basilews iouda egw lambanw ei epebleya pros se kai eidon se¹⁵kai nuni de labe moi yallonta kai egeneto ws eyallen o yallwn kai egeneto ep¢ auton ceir kuriou¹⁶kai eipen tade legei kurios poihsate ton ceimarroun touton boqunous boqunous¹⁷oti tade legei kurios ouk oyesqe pneuma kai ouk oyesqe ueton kai o ceimarrous outos plhsqhsetai udatos kai piesqe umeis kai ai kthseis umwn kai ta kthnh umwn¹⁸kai koufh auth en ofqalmois kuriou kai paradwsw thn mwab en ceiri umwn¹⁹kai pataxete pasan polin ocuran kai pan xulon agaqon katabaleite kai pasas phgas udatos emfraxete kai pasan merida agaqhn acreiwsete en liqois²⁰kai egeneto to prwi anabainoushs ths qusias kai idou udata hrconto ex odou edwm kai eplhsqh h gh udatos²¹kai pasa mwab hkousan oti anebhsan oi basileis polemein autous kai anebohsan ek pantos periezwsmenou zwnhn kai epanw kai esthsan epi tou oriou²²kai wrqrisan to prwi kai o hlios aneteilen epi ta udata kai eiden mwab ex enantias ta udata purra wsei aima²³kai eipan aima touto ths romfaias emacesanto oi basileis kai epataxan anhr ton plhsion autou kai nun epi ta skula mwab²⁴kai eishlqon eis thn parembolhn israhl kai israhl anesthsan kai epataxan thn mwab kai efugon apo proswpou autwn kai eishlqon eisporeuomenoi kai tuptontes thn mwab²⁵kai tas poleis kaqeilon kai pasan merida agaqhn erriyan anhr ton liqon kai eneplhsan authn kai pasan phghn udatos enefraxan kai pan xulon agaqon katebalon ews tou katalipein tous liqous tou toicou kaqhrhmenous kai ekukleusan oi sfendonhtai kai epataxan authn²⁶kai eiden o basileus mwab oti ekrataiwsen uper auton o polemos kai elaben meq¢ eautou eptakosious andras espasmenous romfaian diakoyai pros basilea edwm kai ouk hdunhqhsan²⁷kai elaben ton uion autou ton prwtotokon os ebasileusen ant¢ autou kai anhnegken auton olokautwma epi tou teicous kai egeneto metamelos megas epi israhl kai aphran ap¢ autou kai epestreyan eis thn ghn

Chapter 4
¹kai gunh mia apo twn uiwn twn profhtwn eboa pros elisaie legousa o doulos sou o anhr mou apeqanen kai su egnws oti doulos hn foboumenos ton kurion kai o danisths hlqen labein tous duo uious mou eautw eis doulous²kai eipen elisaie ti poihsw soi anaggeilon moi ti estin soi en tw oikw h de eipen ouk estin th doulh sou ouqen en tw oikw oti all¢ h o aleiyomai elaion³kai eipen pros authn deuro aithson sauth skeuh exwqen para pantwn twn geitonwn sou skeuh kena mh oligwshs⁴kai eiseleush kai apokleiseis thn quran kata sou kai kata twn uiwn sou kai apoceeis eis ta skeuh tauta kai to plhrwqen areis⁵kai aphlqen par¢ autou kai epoihsen outws kai apekleisen thn quran kat¢ auths kai kata twn uiwn auths autoi proshggizon pros authn kai auth epeceen⁶ews eplhsqhsan ta skeuh kai eipen pros tous uious auths eggisate eti pros me skeuos kai eipon auth ouk estin eti skeuos kai esth to elaion⁷kai hlqen kai aphggeilen tw anqrwpw tou qeou kai eipen elisaie deuro kai apodou to elaion kai apoteiseis tous tokous sou kai su kai oi uioi sou zhsesqe en tw epiloipw elaiw⁸kai egeneto hmera kai diebh elisaie eis souman kai ekei gunh megalh kai ekrathsen auton fagein arton kai egeneto af¢ ikanou tou eisporeuesqai auton exeklinen tou ekei fagein⁹kai eipen h gunh pros ton andra auths idou dh egnwn oti anqrwpos tou qeou agios outos diaporeuetai ef¢ hmas dia pantos¹⁰poihswmen dh autw uperwon topon mikron kai qwmen autw ekei klinhn kai trapezan kai difron kai lucnian kai estai en tw eisporeuesqai pros hmas kai ekklinei ekei¹¹kai egeneto hmera kai eishlqen ekei kai exeklinen eis to uperwon kai ekoimhqh ekei¹²kai eipen pros giezi to paidarion autou kaleson moi thn swmanitin tauthn kai ekalesen authn kai esth enwpion autou¹³kai eipen autw eipon dh pros authn idou exesthsas hmin pasan thn ekstasin tauthn ti dei poihsai soi ei estin logos soi pros ton basilea h pros ton arconta ths dunamews h de eipen en mesw tou laou mou egw eimi oikw¹⁴kai eipen ti dei poihsai auth kai eipen giezi to paidarion autou kai mala uios ouk estin auth kai o anhr auths presbuths¹⁵kai ekalesen authn kai esth para thn quran¹⁶kai eipen elisaie pros authn eis ton kairon touton ws h wra zwsa su perieilhfuia uion h de eipen mh kurie mou mh diayeush thn doulhn sou¹⁷kai en gastri elaben h gunh kai eteken uion eis ton kairon touton ws h wra zwsa ws elalhsen pros authn elisaie¹⁸kai hdrunqh to paidarion kai egeneto hnika exhlqen to paidarion pros ton patera autou pros tous qerizontas¹⁹kai eipen pros ton patera autou thn kefalhn mou thn kefalhn mou kai eipen tw paidariw aron auton pros thn mhtera autou²⁰kai hren auton pros thn mhtera autou kai ekoimhqh epi twn gonatwn auths ews meshmbrias kai apeqanen²¹kai anhnegken auton kai ekoimisen auton epi thn klinhn tou anqrwpou tou qeou kai apekleisen kat¢ autou kai exhlqen²²kai ekalesen ton andra auths kai eipen aposteilon dh moi en twn paidariwn kai mian twn onwn kai dramoumai ews tou anqrwpou tou qeou kai epistreyw²³kai eipen ti oti su poreuh pros auton shmeron ou neomhnia oude sabbaton h de eipen eirhnh²⁴kai epesaxen thn onon kai eipen pros to paidarion auths age poreuou mh epischs moi tou epibhnai oti ean eipw soi²⁵deuro kai poreush kai eleush pros ton anqrwpon tou qeou eis to oros to karmhlion kai egeneto ws eiden elisaie ercomenhn authn kai eipen pros giezi to paidarion autou idou dh h swmanitis ekeinh²⁶nun drame eis apanthn auths kai ereis ei eirhnh soi ei eirhnh tw andri sou ei eirhnh tw paidariw h de eipen eirhnh²⁷kai hlqen pros elisaie eis to oros kai epelabeto twn podwn autou kai hggisen giezi apwsasqai authn kai eipen elisaie afes authn oti h yuch auths katwdunos auth kai kurios apekruyen ap¢ emou kai ouk anhggeilen moi²⁸h de eipen mh hthsamhn uion para tou kuriou mou ouk eipa ou planhseis met¢ emou²⁹kai eipen elisaie tw giezi zwsai thn osfun sou kai labe thn bakthrian mou en th ceiri sou kai deuro oti ean eurhs andra ouk euloghseis auton kai ean euloghsh se anhr ouk apokriqhsh autw kai epiqhseis thn bakthrian mou epi proswpon tou paidariou³⁰kai eipen h mhthr tou paidariou zh kurios kai zh h yuch sou ei egkataleiyw se kai anesth elisaie kai eporeuqh opisw auths³¹kai giezi dihlqen emprosqen auths kai epeqhken thn bakthrian epi proswpon tou paidariou kai ouk hn fwnh kai ouk hn akroasis kai epestreyen eis apanthn autou kai aphggeilen autw legwn ouk hgerqh to paidarion³²kai eishlqen elisaie eis ton oikon kai idou to paidarion teqnhkos kekoimismenon epi thn klinhn autou³³kai eishlqen elisaie eis ton oikon kai apekleisen thn quran kata twn duo eautwn kai proshuxato pros kurion³⁴kai anebh kai ekoimhqh epi to paidarion kai eqhken to stoma autou epi to stoma autou kai tous ofqalmous autou epi tous ofqalmous autou kai tas ceiras autou epi tas ceiras autou kai diekamyen ep¢ auton kai dieqermanqh h sarx tou paidariou³⁵kai epestreyen kai eporeuqh en th oikia enqen kai enqen kai anebh kai sunekamyen epi to paidarion ews eptakis kai hnoixen to paidarion tous ofqalmous autou³⁶kai exebohsen elisaie pros giezi kai eipen kaleson thn swmanitin tauthn kai ekalesen kai eishlqen pros auton kai eipen elisaie labe ton uion sou³⁷kai eishlqen h gunh kai epesen epi tous podas autou kai prosekunhsen epi thn ghn kai elaben ton uion auths kai exhlqen³⁸kai elisaie epestreyen eis galgala kai o limos en th gh kai oi uioi twn profhtwn ekaqhnto enwpion autou kai eipen elisaie tw paidariw autou episthson ton lebhta ton megan kai eye eyema tois uiois twn profhtwn³⁹kai exhlqen eis eis ton agron sullexai ariwq kai euren ampelon en tw agrw kai sunelexen ap¢ auths toluphn agrian plhres to imation autou kai enebalen eis ton lebhta tou eyematos oti ouk egnwsan⁴⁰kai enecei tois andrasin fagein kai egeneto en tw esqiein autous ek tou eyhmatos kai idou anebohsan kai eipon qanatos en tw lebhti anqrwpe tou qeou kai ouk hdunanto fagein⁴¹kai eipen labete aleuron kai embalete eis ton lebhta kai eipen elisaie pros giezi to paidarion egcei tw law kai esqietwsan kai ouk egenhqh eti ekei rhma ponhron en tw lebhti⁴²kai anhr dihlqen ek baiqsarisa kai hnegken pros ton anqrwpon tou qeou prwtogenhmatwn eikosi artous kriqinous kai palaqas kai eipen dote tw law kai esqietwsan⁴³kai eipen o leitourgos autou ti dw touto enwpion ekaton andrwn kai eipen dos tw law kai esqietwsan oti tade legei kurios fagontai kai kataleiyousin⁴⁴kai efagon kai katelipon kata to rhma kuriou

Chapter 5
¹kai naiman o arcwn ths dunamews surias hn anhr megas enwpion tou kuriou autou kai teqaumasmenos proswpw oti en autw edwken kurios swthrian suria kai o anhr hn dunatos iscui leleprwmenos²kai suria exhlqon monozwnoi kai hcmalwteusan ek ghs israhl neanida mikran kai hn enwpion ths gunaikos naiman³h de eipen th kuria auths ofelon o kurios mou enwpion tou profhtou tou qeou tou en samareia tote aposunaxei auton apo ths lepras autou⁴kai eishlqen kai aphggeilen tw kuriw eauths kai eipen outws kai outws elalhsen h neanis h ek ghs israhl⁵kai eipen basileus surias pros naiman deuro eiselqe kai exapostelw biblion pros basilea israhl kai eporeuqh kai elaben en th ceiri autou deka talanta arguriou kai exakiscilious crusous kai deka allassomenas stolas⁶kai hnegken to biblion pros ton basilea israhl legwn kai nun ws an elqh to biblion touto pros se idou apesteila pros se naiman ton doulon mou kai aposunaxeis auton apo ths lepras autou⁷kai egeneto ws anegnw basileus israhl to biblion dierrhxen ta imatia autou kai eipen mh qeos egw tou qanatwsai kai zwopoihsai oti outos apostellei pros me aposunaxai andra apo ths lepras autou oti plhn gnwte dh kai idete oti profasizetai outos me⁸kai egeneto ws hkousen elisaie oti dierrhxen o basileus israhl ta imatia eautou kai apesteilen pros ton basilea israhl legwn ina ti dierrhxas ta imatia sou elqetw dh pros me naiman kai gnwtw oti estin profhths en israhl⁹kai hlqen naiman en ippw kai armati kai esth epi quras oikou elisaie¹⁰kai apesteilen elisaie aggelon pros auton legwn poreuqeis lousai eptakis en tw iordanh kai epistreyei h sarx sou soi kai kaqarisqhsh¹¹kai equmwqh naiman kai aphlqen kai eipen idou dh elegon oti exeleusetai pros me kai sthsetai kai epikalesetai en onomati qeou autou kai epiqhsei thn ceira autou epi ton topon kai aposunaxei to lepron¹²ouci agaqos abana kai farfar potamoi damaskou uper iordanhn kai panta ta udata israhl ouci poreuqeis lousomai en autois kai kaqarisqhsomai kai exeklinen kai aphlqen en qumw¹³kai hggisan oi paides autou kai elalhsan pros auton megan logon elalhsen o profhths pros se ouci poihseis kai oti eipen pros se lousai kai kaqarisqhti¹⁴kai katebh naiman kai ebaptisato en tw iordanh eptaki kata to rhma elisaie kai epestreyen h sarx autou ws sarx paidariou mikrou kai ekaqarisqh¹⁵kai epestreyen pros elisaie autos kai pasa h parembolh autou kai hlqen kai esth kai eipen idou dh egnwka oti ouk estin qeos en pash th gh oti all¢ h en tw israhl kai nun labe thn eulogian para tou doulou sou¹⁶kai eipen elisaie zh kurios w paresthn enwpion autou ei lhmyomai kai parebiasato auton labein kai hpeiqhsen¹⁷kai eipen naiman kai ei mh doqhtw dh tw doulw sou gomos zeugous hmionwn kai su moi dwseis ek ths ghs ths purras oti ou poihsei eti o doulos sou olokautwma kai qusiasma qeois eterois all¢ h tw kuriw monw¹⁸kai ilasetai kurios tw doulw sou en tw eisporeuesqai ton kurion mou eis oikon remman proskunhsai auton kai epanapausetai epi ths ceiros mou kai proskunhsw en oikw remman en tw proskunein auton en oikw remman kai ilasetai dh kurios tw doulw sou en tw logw toutw¹⁹kai eipen elisaie pros naiman deuro eis eirhnhn kai aphlqen ap¢ autou eis debraqa ths ghs²⁰kai eipen giezi to paidarion elisaie idou efeisato o kurios mou tou naiman tou surou toutou tou mh labein ek ceiros autou a enhnocen zh kurios oti ei mh dramoumai opisw autou kai lhmyomai par¢ autou ti²¹kai ediwxe giezi opisw tou naiman kai eiden auton naiman treconta opisw autou kai epestreyen apo tou armatos eis apanthn autou²²kai eipen eirhnh o kurios mou apesteilen me legwn idou nun hlqon pros me duo paidaria ex orous efraim apo twn uiwn twn profhtwn dos dh autois talanton arguriou kai duo allassomenas stolas²³kai eipen naiman labe ditalanton arguriou kai elaben en dusi qulakois kai duo allassomenas stolas kai edwken epi duo paidaria autou kai hran emprosqen autou²⁴kai hlqon eis to skoteinon kai elaben ek twn ceirwn autwn kai pareqeto en oikw kai exapesteilen tous andras²⁵kai autos eishlqen kai pareisthkei pros ton kurion autou kai eipen pros auton elisaie poqen giezi kai eipen giezi ou peporeutai o doulos sou enqa kai enqa²⁶kai eipen pros auton elisaie ouci h kardia mou eporeuqh meta sou ote epestreyen o anhr apo tou armatos eis sunanthn soi kai nun elabes to argurion kai nun elabes ta imatia kai lhmyh en autw khpous kai elaiwnas kai ampelwnas kai probata kai boas kai paidas kai paidiskas²⁷kai h lepra naiman kollhqhsetai en soi kai en tw spermati sou eis ton aiwna kai exhlqen ek proswpou autou leleprwmenos wsei ciwn

Chapter 6
¹kai eipon oi uioi twn profhtwn pros elisaie idou dh o topos en w hmeis oikoumen enwpion sou stenos af¢ hmwn²poreuqwmen dh ews tou iordanou kai labwmen ekeiqen anhr eis dokon mian kai poihswmen eautois ekei tou oikein ekei kai eipen deute³kai eipen o eis epieikews deuro meta twn doulwn sou kai eipen egw poreusomai⁴kai eporeuqh met¢ autwn kai hlqon eis ton iordanhn kai etemnon ta xula⁵kai idou o eis kataballwn thn dokon kai to sidhrion exepesen eis to udwr kai ebohsen w kurie kai auto kecrhmenon⁶kai eipen o anqrwpos tou qeou pou epesen kai edeixen autw ton topon kai apeknisen xulon kai erriyen ekei kai epepolasen to sidhrion⁷kai eipen uywson sautw kai exeteinen thn ceira autou kai elaben auto⁸kai basileus surias hn polemwn en israhl kai ebouleusato pros tous paidas autou legwn eis ton topon tonde tina elmwni parembalw⁹kai apesteilen elisaie pros ton basilea israhl legwn fulaxai mh parelqein en tw topw toutw oti ekei suria kekruptai¹⁰kai apesteilen o basileus israhl eis ton topon on eipen autw elisaie kai efulaxato ekeiqen ou mian oude duo¹¹kai exekinhqh h yuch basilews surias peri tou logou toutou kai ekalesen tous paidas autou kai eipen pros autous ouk anaggeleite moi tis prodidwsin me basilei israhl¹²kai eipen eis twn paidwn autou ouci kurie mou basileu oti elisaie o profhths o en israhl anaggellei tw basilei israhl pantas tous logous ous ean lalhshs en tw tamieiw tou koitwnos sou¹³kai eipen deute idete pou outos kai aposteilas lhmyomai auton kai anhggeilan autw legontes idou en dwqai+m¹⁴kai apesteilen ekei ippon kai arma kai dunamin bareian kai hlqon nuktos kai periekuklwsan thn polin¹⁵kai wrqrisen o leitourgos elisaie anasthnai kai exhlqen kai idou dunamis kuklousa thn polin kai ippos kai arma kai eipen to paidarion pros auton w kurie pws poihswmen¹⁶kai eipen elisaie mh fobou oti pleious oi meq¢ hmwn uper tous met¢ autwn¹⁷kai proseuxato elisaie kai eipen kurie dianoixon tous ofqalmous tou paidariou kai idetw kai dihnoixen kurios tous ofqalmous autou kai eiden kai idou to oros plhres ippwn kai arma puros perikuklw elisaie¹⁸kai katebhsan pros auton kai proshuxato elisaie pros kurion kai eipen pataxon dh touto to eqnos aorasia kai epataxen autous aorasia kata to rhma elisaie¹⁹kai eipen pros autous elisaie ouc auth h polis kai auth h odos deute opisw mou kai apaxw umas pros ton andra on zhteite kai aphgagen autous eis samareian²⁰kai egeneto ws eishlqon eis samareian kai eipen elisaie anoixon dh kurie tous ofqalmous autwn kai idetwsan kai dihnoixen kurios tous ofqalmous autwn kai eidon kai idou hsan en mesw samareias²¹kai eipen o basileus israhl ws eiden autous ei pataxas pataxw pater²²kai eipen ou pataxeis ei mh ous hcmalwteusas en romfaia sou kai toxw sou su tupteis paraqes artous kai udwr enwpion autwn kai fagetwsan kai pietwsan kai apelqetwsan pros ton kurion autwn²³kai pareqhken autois paraqesin megalhn kai efagon kai epion kai apesteilen autous kai aphlqon pros ton kurion autwn kai ou proseqento eti monozwnoi surias tou elqein eis ghn israhl²⁴kai egeneto meta tauta kai hqroisen uios ader basileus surias pasan thn parembolhn autou kai anebh kai periekaqisen samareian²⁵kai egeneto limos megas en samareia kai idou periekaqhnto ep¢ authn ews ou egenhqh kefalh onou penthkonta siklwn arguriou kai tetarton tou kabou koprou peristerwn pente siklwn arguriou²⁶kai hn o basileus israhl diaporeuomenos epi tou teicous kai gunh ebohsen pros auton legousa swson kurie basileu²⁷kai eipen auth mh se swsai kurios poqen swsw se mh apo ths alwnos h apo ths lhnou²⁸kai eipen auth o basileus ti estin soi kai eipen h gunh auth eipen pros me dos ton uion sou kai fagomeqa auton shmeron kai ton uion mou kai fagomeqa auton aurion²⁹kai hyhsamen ton uion mou kai efagomen auton kai eipon pros authn th hmera th deutera dos ton uion sou kai fagwmen auton kai ekruyen ton uion auths³⁰kai egeneto ws hkousen o basileus israhl tous logous ths gunaikos dierrhxen ta imatia autou kai autos dieporeueto epi tou teicous kai eiden o laos ton sakkon epi ths sarkos autou eswqen³¹kai eipen tade poihsai moi o qeos kai tade prosqeih ei sthsetai h kefalh elisaie ep¢ autw shmeron³²kai elisaie ekaqhto en tw oikw autou kai oi presbuteroi ekaqhnto met¢ autou kai apesteilen andra pro proswpou autou prin elqein ton aggelon pros auton kai autos eipen pros tous presbuterous ei oidate oti apesteilen o uios tou foneutou outos afelein thn kefalhn mou idete ws an elqh o aggelos apokleisate thn quran kai paraqliyate auton en th qura ouci fwnh twn podwn tou kuriou autou katopisqen autou³³eti autou lalountos met¢ autwn kai idou aggelos katebh pros auton kai eipen idou auth h kakia para kuriou ti upomeinw tw kuriw eti

Chapter 7
¹kai eipen elisaie akouson logon kuriou tade legei kurios ws h wra auth aurion metron semidalews siklou kai dimetron kriqwn siklou en tais pulais samareias²kai apekriqh o tristaths ef¢ on o basileus epanepaueto epi thn ceira autou tw elisaie kai eipen idou poihsei kurios katarraktas en ouranw mh estai to rhma touto kai elisaie eipen idou su oyh tois ofqalmois sou kai ekeiqen ou fagh³kai tessares andres hsan leproi para thn quran ths polews kai eipen anhr pros ton plhsion autou ti hmeis kaqhmeqa wde ews apoqanwmen⁴ean eipwmen eiselqwmen eis thn polin kai o limos en th polei kai apoqanoumeqa ekei kai ean kaqiswmen wde kai apoqanoumeqa kai nun deute kai empeswmen eis thn parembolhn surias ean zwogonhswsin hmas kai zhsomeqa kai ean qanatwswsin hmas kai apoqanoumeqa⁵kai anesthsan en tw skotei eiselqein eis thn parembolhn surias kai hlqon eis meros ths parembolhs surias kai idou ouk estin anhr ekei⁶kai kurios akousthn epoihsen thn parembolhn surias fwnhn armatos kai fwnhn ippou kai fwnhn dunamews megalhs kai eipen anhr pros ton adelfon autou nun emisqwsato ef¢ hmas basileus israhl tous basileas twn cettaiwn kai tous basileas aiguptou tou elqein ef¢ hmas⁷kai anesthsan kai apedrasan en tw skotei kai egkatelipan tas skhnas autwn kai tous ippous autwn kai tous onous autwn en th parembolh ws estin kai efugon pros thn yuchn eautwn⁸kai eishlqon oi leproi outoi ews merous ths parembolhs kai eishlqon eis skhnhn mian kai efagon kai epion kai hran ekeiqen argurion kai crusion kai imatismon kai eporeuqhsan kai epestreyan kai eishlqon eis skhnhn allhn kai elabon ekeiqen kai eporeuqhsan kai katekruyan⁹kai eipen anhr pros ton plhsion autou ouc outws hmeis poioumen h hmera auth hmera euaggelias estin kai hmeis siwpwmen kai menomen ews fwtos tou prwi kai eurhsomen anomian kai nun deuro kai eiselqwmen kai anaggeilwmen eis ton oikon tou basilews¹⁰kai eishlqon kai ebohsan pros thn pulhn ths polews kai anhggeilan autois legontes eishlqomen eis thn parembolhn surias kai idou ouk estin ekei anhr kai fwnh anqrwpou oti ei mh ippos dedemenos kai onos kai ai skhnai autwn ws eisin¹¹kai ebohsan oi qurwroi kai anhggeilan eis ton oikon tou basilews esw¹²kai anesth o basileus nuktos kai eipen pros tous paidas autou anaggelw dh umin a epoihsen hmin suria egnwsan oti peinwmen hmeis kai exhlqan ek ths parembolhs kai ekrubhsan en tw agrw legontes oti exeleusontai ek ths polews kai sullhmyomeqa autous zwntas kai eis thn polin eiseleusomeqa¹³kai apekriqh eis twn paidwn autou kai eipen labetwsan dh pente twn ippwn twn upoleleimmenwn oi kateleifqhsan wde idou eisin pros pan to plhqos israhl to ekleipon kai aposteloumen ekei kai oyomeqa¹⁴kai elabon duo epibatas ippwn kai apesteilen o basileus israhl opisw tou basilews surias legwn deute kai idete¹⁵kai eporeuqhsan opisw autwn ews tou iordanou kai idou pasa h odos plhrhs imatiwn kai skeuwn wn erriyen suria en tw qambeisqai autous kai epestreyan oi aggeloi kai anhggeilan tw basilei¹⁶kai exhlqen o laos kai dihrpasen thn parembolhn surias kai egeneto metron semidalews siklou kai dimetron kriqwn siklou kata to rhma kuriou¹⁷kai o basileus katesthsen ton tristathn ef¢ on o basileus epanepaueto epi th ceiri autou epi ths pulhs kai sunepathsen auton o laos en th pulh kai apeqanen kaqa elalhsen o anqrwpos tou qeou os elalhsen en tw katabhnai ton aggelon pros auton¹⁸kai egeneto kaqa elalhsen elisaie pros ton basilea legwn dimetron kriqhs siklou kai metron semidalews siklou kai estai ws h wra auth aurion en th pulh samareias¹⁹kai apekriqh o tristaths tw elisaie kai eipen idou kurios poiei katarraktas en tw ouranw mh estai to rhma touto kai eipen elisaie idou oyh tois ofqalmois sou kai ekeiqen ou fagh²⁰kai egeneto outws kai sunepathsen auton o laos en th pulh kai apeqanen

Chapter 8
¹kai elisaie elalhsen pros thn gunaika hs ezwpurhsen ton uion legwn anasthqi kai deuro su kai o oikos sou kai paroikei ou ean paroikhshs oti keklhken kurios limon epi thn ghn kai ge hlqen epi thn ghn epta eth²kai anesth h gunh kai epoihsen kata to rhma elisaie kai eporeuqh auth kai o oikos auths kai parwkei en gh allofulwn epta eth³kai egeneto meta to telos twn epta etwn kai epestreyen h gunh ek ghs allofulwn eis thn polin kai hlqen bohsai pros ton basilea peri tou oikou eauths kai peri twn agrwn eauths⁴kai o basileus elalei pros giezi to paidarion elisaie tou anqrwpou tou qeou legwn dihghsai dh moi panta ta megala a epoihsen elisaie⁵kai egeneto autou exhgoumenou tw basilei ws ezwpurhsen uion teqnhkota kai idou h gunh hs ezwpurhsen ton uion auths elisaie bowsa pros ton basilea peri tou oikou eauths kai peri twn agrwn eauths kai eipen giezi kurie basileu auth h gunh kai outos o uios auths on ezwpurhsen elisaie⁶kai ephrwthsen o basileus thn gunaika kai dihghsato autw kai edwken auth o basileus eunoucon ena legwn epistreyon panta ta auths kai panta ta genhmata tou agrou auths apo ths hmeras hs katelipen thn ghn ews tou nun⁷kai hlqen elisaie eis damaskon kai uios ader basileus surias hrrwstei kai anhggeilan autw legontes hkei o anqrwpos tou qeou ews wde⁸kai eipen o basileus pros azahl labe en th ceiri sou manaa kai deuro eis apanthn tw anqrwpw tou qeou kai epizhthson ton kurion par¢ autou legwn ei zhsomai ek ths arrwstias mou tauths⁹kai eporeuqh azahl eis apanthn autou kai elaben manaa en th ceiri autou kai panta ta agaqa damaskou arsin tessarakonta kamhlwn kai hlqen kai esth enwpion autou kai eipen pros elisaie o uios sou uios ader basileus surias apesteilen me pros se legwn ei zhsomai ek ths arrwstias mou tauths¹⁰kai eipen elisaie deuro eipon autw zwh zhsh kai edeixen moi kurios oti qanatw apoqanh¹¹kai paresth tw proswpw autou kai eqhken ews aiscunhs kai eklausen o anqrwpos tou qeou¹²kai eipen azahl ti oti o kurios mou klaiei kai eipen oti oida osa poihseis tois uiois israhl kaka ta ocurwmata autwn exaposteleis en puri kai tous eklektous autwn en romfaia apokteneis kai ta nhpia autwn enseiseis kai tas en gastri ecousas autwn anarrhxeis¹³kai eipen azahl tis estin o doulos sou o kuwn o teqnhkws oti poihsei to rhma touto kai eipen elisaie edeixen moi kurios se basileuonta epi surian¹⁴kai aphlqen apo elisaie kai eishlqen pros ton kurion autou kai eipen autw ti eipen soi elisaie kai eipen eipen moi zwh zhsh¹⁵kai egeneto th epaurion kai elaben to macma kai ebayen en tw udati kai periebalen epi to proswpon autou kai apeqanen kai ebasileusen azahl ant¢ autou¹⁶en etei pemptw tw iwram uiw acaab basilei israhl ebasileusen iwram uios iwsafat basileus iouda¹⁷uios triakonta kai duo etwn hn en tw basileuein auton kai oktw eth ebasileusen en ierousalhm¹⁸kai eporeuqh en odw basilewn israhl kaqws epoihsen oikos acaab oti qugathr acaab hn autw eis gunaika kai epoihsen to ponhron enwpion kuriou¹⁹kai ouk hqelhsen kurios diafqeirai ton ioudan dia dauid ton doulon autou kaqws eipen dounai autw lucnon kai tois uiois autou pasas tas hmeras²⁰en tais hmerais autou hqethsen edwm upokatwqen ceiros iouda kai ebasileusan ef¢ eautous basilea²¹kai anebh iwram eis siwr kai panta ta armata met¢ autou kai egeneto autou anastantos kai epataxen ton edwm ton kuklwsanta ep¢ auton kai tous arcontas twn armatwn kai efugen o laos eis ta skhnwmata autwn²²kai hqethsen edwm upokatwqen ceiros iouda ews ths hmeras tauths tote hqethsen lobena en tw kairw ekeinw²³kai ta loipa twn logwn iwram kai panta osa epoihsen ouk idou tauta gegraptai epi bibliw logwn twn hmerwn tois basileusin iouda²⁴kai ekoimhqh iwram meta twn paterwn autou kai etafh meta twn paterwn autou en polei dauid tou patros autou kai ebasileusen ocozias uios autou ant¢ autou²⁵en etei dwdekatw tw iwram uiw acaab basilei israhl ebasileusen ocozias uios iwram²⁶uios eikosi kai duo etwn ocozias en tw basileuein auton kai eniauton ena ebasileusen en ierousalhm kai onoma ths mhtros autou goqolia qugathr ambri basilews israhl²⁷kai eporeuqh en odw oikou acaab kai epoihsen to ponhron enwpion kuriou kaqws o oikos acaab²⁸kai eporeuqh meta iwram uiou acaab eis polemon meta azahl basilews allofulwn en remmwq galaad kai epataxan oi suroi ton iwram²⁹kai epestreyen o basileus iwram tou iatreuqhnai en iezrael apo twn plhgwn wn epataxan auton en remmwq en tw polemein auton meta azahl basilews surias kai ocozias uios iwram katebh tou idein ton iwram uion acaab en iezrael oti hrrwstei autos

Chapter 9
¹kai elisaie o profhths ekalesen ena twn uiwn twn profhtwn kai eipen autw zwsai thn osfun sou kai labe ton fakon tou elaiou toutou en th ceiri sou kai deuro eis remmwq galaad²kai eiseleush ekei kai oyh ekei iou uion iwsafat uiou namessi kai eiseleush kai anasthseis auton ek mesou twn adelfwn autou kai eisaxeis auton eis to tamieion en tw tamieiw³kai lhmyh ton fakon tou elaiou kai epiceeis epi thn kefalhn autou kai eipon tade legei kurios kecrika se eis basilea epi israhl kai anoixeis thn quran kai feuxh kai ou meneis⁴kai eporeuqh to paidarion o profhths eis remmwq galaad⁵kai eishlqen kai idou oi arcontes ths dunamews ekaqhnto kai eipen logos moi pros se o arcwn kai eipen iou pros tina ek pantwn hmwn kai eipen pros se o arcwn⁶kai anesth kai eishlqen eis ton oikon kai epeceen to elaion epi thn kefalhn autou kai eipen autw tade legei kurios o qeos israhl kecrika se eis basilea epi laon kuriou epi ton israhl⁷kai exoleqreuseis ton oikon acaab tou kuriou sou ek proswpou mou kai ekdikhseis ta aimata twn doulwn mou twn profhtwn kai ta aimata pantwn twn doulwn kuriou ek ceiros iezabel⁸kai ek ceiros olou tou oikou acaab kai exoleqreuseis tw oikw acaab ourounta pros toicon kai sunecomenon kai egkataleleimmenon en israhl⁹kai dwsw ton oikon acaab ws ton oikon ieroboam uiou nabat kai ws ton oikon baasa uiou acia¹⁰kai thn iezabel katafagontai oi kunes en th meridi iezrael kai ouk estin o qaptwn kai hnoixen thn quran kai efugen¹¹kai iou exhlqen pros tous paidas tou kuriou autou kai eipon autw ei eirhnh ti oti eishlqen o epilhmptos outos pros se kai eipen autois umeis oidate ton andra kai thn adolescian autou¹²kai eipon adikon apaggeilon dh hmin kai eipen iou pros autous outws kai outws elalhsen pros me legwn tade legei kurios kecrika se eis basilea epi israhl¹³kai akousantes espeusan kai elabon ekastos to imation autou kai eqhkan upokatw autou epi garem twn anabaqmwn kai esalpisan en keratinh kai eipon ebasileusen iou¹⁴kai sunestrafh iou uios iwsafat uiou namessi pros iwram kai iwram autos efulassen en remmwq galaad autos kai pas israhl apo proswpou azahl basilews surias¹⁵kai apestreyen iwram o basileus iatreuqhnai en iezrael apo twn plhgwn wn epaisan auton oi suroi en tw polemein auton meta azahl basilews surias kai eipen iou ei estin h yuch umwn met¢ emou mh exelqetw ek ths polews diapefeugws tou poreuqhnai kai apaggeilai en iezrael¹⁶kai ippeusen kai eporeuqh iou kai katebh eis iezrael oti iwram basileus israhl eqerapeueto en iezrael apo twn toxeumatwn wn katetoxeusan auton oi aramin en th rammaq en tw polemw meta azahl basilews surias oti autos dunatos kai anhr dunamews kai ocozias basileus iouda katebh idein ton iwram¹⁷kai o skopos anebh epi ton purgon en iezrael kai eiden ton koniorton iou en tw paraginesqai auton kai eipen koniorton egw blepw kai eipen iwram labe epibathn kai aposteilon emprosqen autwn kai eipatw ei eirhnh¹⁸kai eporeuqh epibaths ippou eis apanthn autwn kai eipen tade legei o basileus ei eirhnh kai eipen iou ti soi kai eirhnh epistrefe eis ta opisw mou kai aphggeilen o skopos legwn hlqen o aggelos ews autwn kai ouk anestreyen¹⁹kai apesteilen epibathn ippou deuteron kai hlqen pros auton kai eipen tade legei o basileus ei eirhnh kai eipen iou ti soi kai eirhnh epistrefou eis ta opisw mou²⁰kai aphggeilen o skopos legwn hlqen ews autwn kai ouk anestreyen kai o agwn hgen ton iou uion namessiou oti en parallagh egeneto²¹kai eipen iwram zeuxon kai ezeuxen arma kai exhlqen iwram basileus israhl kai ocozias basileus iouda anhr en tw armati autou kai exhlqon eis apanthn iou kai euron auton en th meridi nabouqai tou iezrahlitou²²kai egeneto ws eiden iwram ton iou kai eipen ei eirhnh iou kai eipen iou ti eirhnh eti ai porneiai iezabel ths mhtros sou kai ta farmaka auths ta polla²³kai epestreyen iwram tas ceiras autou tou fugein kai eipen pros ocozian dolos ocozia²⁴kai eplhsen iou thn ceira autou en tw toxw kai epataxen ton iwram ana meson twn bracionwn autou kai exhlqen to belos dia ths kardias autou kai ekamyen epi ta gonata autou²⁵kai eipen iou pros badekar ton tristathn autou riyon auton en th meridi agrou nabouqai tou iezrahlitou oti mnhmoneuw egw kai su epibebhkotes epi zeugh opisw acaab tou patros autou kai kurios elaben ep¢ auton to lhmma touto legwn²⁶ei mh meta twn aimatwn nabouqai kai ta aimata twn uiwn autou eidon ecqes fhsin kurios kai antapodwsw autw en th meridi tauth fhsin kurios kai nun aras dh riyon auton en th meridi kata to rhma kuriou²⁷kai ocozias basileus iouda eiden kai efugen odon baiqaggan kai ediwxen opisw autou iou kai eipen kai ge auton kai epataxen auton en tw armati en tw anabainein gai h estin ieblaam kai efugen eis mageddwn kai apeqanen ekei²⁸kai epebibasan auton oi paides autou epi to arma kai hgagon auton eis ierousalhm kai eqayan auton en tw tafw autou en polei dauid²⁹kai en etei endekatw iwram basilews israhl ebasileusen ocozias epi ioudan³⁰kai hlqen iou eis iezrael kai iezabel hkousen kai estimisato tous ofqalmous auths kai hgaqunen thn kefalhn auths kai diekuyen dia ths quridos³¹kai iou eiseporeueto en th polei kai eipen ei eirhnh zambri o foneuths tou kuriou autou³²kai ephren to proswpon autou eis thn qurida kai eiden authn kai eipen tis ei su katabhqi met¢ emou kai katekuyan pros auton duo eunoucoi³³kai eipen kulisate authn kai ekulisan authn kai errantisqh tou aimatos auths pros ton toicon kai pros tous ippous kai sunepathsan authn³⁴kai eishlqen iou kai efagen kai epien kai eipen episkeyasqe dh thn kathramenhn tauthn kai qayate authn oti qugathr basilews estin³⁵kai eporeuqhsan qayai authn kai ouc euron en auth allo ti h to kranion kai oi podes kai ta icnh twn ceirwn³⁶kai epestreyan kai anhggeilan autw kai eipen logos kuriou on elalhsen en ceiri doulou autou hliou tou qesbitou legwn en th meridi iezrael katafagontai oi kunes tas sarkas iezabel³⁷kai estai to qnhsimaion iezabel ws kopria epi proswpou tou agrou en th meridi iezrael wste mh eipein autous iezabel

Chapter 10
¹kai tw acaab ebdomhkonta uioi en samareia kai egrayen iou biblion kai apesteilen en samareia pros tous arcontas samareias kai pros tous presbuterous kai pros tous tiqhnous uiwn acaab legwn²kai nun ws ean elqh to biblion touto pros umas meq¢ umwn oi uioi tou kuriou umwn kai meq¢ umwn to arma kai oi ippoi kai poleis ocurai kai ta opla³kai oyesqe ton agaqon kai ton euqh en tois uiois tou kuriou umwn kai katasthsete auton epi ton qronon tou patros autou kai polemeite uper tou oikou tou kuriou umwn⁴kai efobhqhsan sfodra kai eipon idou oi duo basileis ouk esthsan kata proswpon autou kai pws sthsomeqa hmeis⁵kai apesteilan oi epi tou oikou kai oi epi ths polews kai oi presbuteroi kai oi tiqhnoi pros iou legontes paides sou hmeis kai osa ean eiphs pros hmas poihsomen ou basileusomen andra to agaqon en ofqalmois sou poihsomen⁶kai egrayen pros autous biblion deuteron legwn ei emoi umeis kai ths fwnhs mou umeis eisakouete labete thn kefalhn andrwn twn uiwn tou kuriou umwn kai enegkate pros me ws h wra aurion eis iezrael kai oi uioi tou basilews hsan ebdomhkonta andres outoi adroi ths polews exetrefon autous⁷kai egeneto ws hlqen to biblion pros autous kai elabon tous uious tou basilews kai esfaxan autous ebdomhkonta andras kai eqhkan tas kefalas autwn en kartallois kai apesteilan autas pros auton eis iezrael⁸kai hlqen o aggelos kai aphggeilen legwn hnegkan tas kefalas twn uiwn tou basilews kai eipen qete autas bounous duo para thn quran ths pulhs eis prwi⁹kai egeneto prwi kai exhlqen kai esth en tw pulwni ths polews kai eipen pros panta ton laon dikaioi umeis idou egw eimi sunestrafhn epi ton kurion mou kai apekteina auton kai tis epataxen pantas toutous¹⁰idete affw oti ou peseitai apo tou rhmatos kuriou eis thn ghn ou elalhsen kurios epi ton oikon acaab kai kurios epoihsen osa elalhsen en ceiri doulou autou hliou¹¹kai epataxen iou pantas tous kataleifqentas en tw oikw acaab en iezrael kai pantas tous adrous autou kai tous gnwstous autou kai tous iereis autou wste mh katalipein autou kataleimma¹²kai anesth kai eporeuqh eis samareian autos en baiqakad twn poimenwn en th odw¹³kai iou euren tous adelfous ocoziou basilews iouda kai eipen tines umeis kai eipon oi adelfoi ocoziou hmeis kai katebhmen eis eirhnhn twn uiwn tou basilews kai twn uiwn ths dunasteuoushs¹⁴kai eipen sullabete autous zwntas kai sunelabon autous zwntas kai esfaxan autous eis baiqakad tessarakonta kai duo andras ou katelipen andra ex autwn¹⁵kai eporeuqh ekeiqen kai euren ton iwnadab uion rhcab en th odw eis apanthn autou kai euloghsen auton kai eipen pros auton iou ei estin kardia sou meta kardias mou euqeia kaqws h kardia mou meta ths kardias sou kai eipen iwnadab estin kai eipen iou kai ei estin dos thn ceira sou kai edwken thn ceira autou kai anebibasen auton pros auton epi to arma¹⁶kai eipen pros auton deuro met¢ emou kai ide en tw zhlwsai me tw kuriw sabawq kai epekaqisen auton en tw armati autou¹⁷kai eishlqen eis samareian kai epataxen pantas tous kataleifqentas tou acaab en samareia ews tou afanisai auton kata to rhma kuriou o elalhsen pros hliou¹⁸kai sunhqroisen iou panta ton laon kai eipen pros autous acaab edouleusen tw baal oliga kai ge iou douleusei autw polla¹⁹kai nun pantes oi profhtai tou baal pantas tous doulous autou kai tous iereis autou kalesate pros me anhr mh episkephtw oti qusia megalh moi tw baal pas os ean episkeph ou zhsetai kai iou epoihsen en pternismw ina apolesh tous doulous tou baal²⁰kai eipen iou agiasate iereian tw baal kai ekhruxan²¹kai apesteilen iou en panti israhl legwn kai nun pantes oi douloi tou baal kai pantes oi iereis autou kai pantes oi profhtai autou mhdeis apoleipesqw oti qusian megalhn poiw os an apoleifqh ou zhsetai kai hlqon pantes oi douloi tou baal kai pantes oi iereis autou kai pantes oi profhtai autou ou kateleifqh anhr os ou paregeneto kai eishlqon eis ton oikon tou baal kai eplhsqh o oikos tou baal stoma eis stoma²²kai eipen iou tw epi tou oikou mesqaal exagage endumata pasi tois doulois tou baal kai exhnegken autois o stolisths²³kai eishlqen iou kai iwnadab uios rhcab eis oikon tou baal kai eipen tois doulois tou baal ereunhsate kai idete ei estin meq¢ umwn twn doulwn kuriou oti all¢ h oi douloi tou baal monwtatoi²⁴kai eishlqen tou poihsai ta qumata kai ta olokautwmata kai iou etaxen eautw exw ogdohkonta andras kai eipen anhr os ean diaswqh apo twn andrwn wn egw anagw epi ceiras umwn h yuch autou anti ths yuchs autou²⁵kai egeneto ws sunetelesen poiwn thn olokautwsin kai eipen iou tois paratrecousin kai tois tristatais eiselqontes pataxate autous anhr mh exelqatw ex autwn kai epataxan autous en stomati romfaias kai erriyan oi paratrecontes kai oi tristatai kai eporeuqhsan ews polews oikou tou baal²⁶kai exhnegkan thn sthlhn tou baal kai eneprhsan authn²⁷kai katespasan tas sthlas tou baal kai kaqeilon ton oikon tou baal kai etaxan auton eis lutrwnas ews ths hmeras tauths²⁸kai hfanisen iou ton baal ex israhl²⁹plhn amartiwn ieroboam uiou nabat os exhmarten ton israhl ouk apesth iou apo opisqen autwn ai damaleis ai crusai en baiqhl kai en dan³⁰kai eipen kurios pros iou anq¢ wn osa hgaqunas poihsai to euqes en ofqalmois mou kai panta osa en th kardia mou epoihsas tw oikw acaab uioi tetartoi kaqhsontai soi epi qronou israhl³¹kai iou ouk efulaxen poreuesqai en nomw kuriou qeou israhl en olh kardia autou ouk apesth epanwqen amartiwn ieroboam uiou nabat os exhmarten ton israhl³²en tais hmerais ekeinais hrxato kurios sugkoptein en tw israhl kai epataxen autous azahl en panti oriw israhl³³apo tou iordanou kat¢ anatolas hliou pasan thn ghn galaad tou gaddi kai tou roubhn kai tou manassh apo arohr h estin epi tou ceilous ceimarrou arnwn kai thn galaad kai thn basan³⁴kai ta loipa twn logwn iou kai panta osa epoihsen kai pasa h dunasteia autou kai tas sunayeis as sunhyen ouci tauta gegrammena epi bibliw logwn twn hmerwn tois basileusin israhl³⁵kai ekoimhqh iou meta twn paterwn autou kai eqayan auton en samareia kai ebasileusen iwacas uios autou ant¢ autou³⁶kai ai hmerai as ebasileusen iou epi israhl eikosi oktw eth en samareia

Chapter 11
¹kai goqolia h mhthr ocoziou eiden oti apeqanon oi uioi auths kai apwlesen pan to sperma ths basileias²kai elaben iwsabee qugathr tou basilews iwram adelfh ocoziou ton iwas uion adelfou auths kai ekleyen auton ek mesou twn uiwn tou basilews twn qanatoumenwn auton kai thn trofon autou en tw tamieiw twn klinwn kai ekruyen auton apo proswpou goqolias kai ouk eqanatwqh³kai hn met¢ auths en oikw kuriou krubomenos ex eth kai goqolia basileuousa epi ths ghs⁴kai en tw etei tw ebdomw apesteilen iwdae o iereus kai elaben tous ekatontarcous ton corri kai ton rasim kai aphgagen autous pros auton eis oikon kuriou kai dieqeto autois diaqhkhn kuriou kai wrkisen autous enwpion kuriou kai edeixen autois iwdae ton uion tou basilews⁵kai eneteilato autois legwn outos o logos on poihsete to triton ex umwn eiselqetw to sabbaton kai fulaxete fulakhn oikou tou basilews en tw pulwni⁶kai to triton en th pulh twn odwn kai to triton ths pulhs opisw twn paratrecontwn kai fulaxete thn fulakhn tou oikou⁷kai duo ceires en umin pas o ekporeuomenos to sabbaton kai fulaxousin thn fulakhn oikou kuriou pros ton basilea⁸kai kuklwsate epi ton basilea kuklw anhr kai to skeuos autou en ceiri autou kai o eisporeuomenos eis ta sadhrwq apoqaneitai kai egeneto meta tou basilews en tw ekporeuesqai auton kai en tw eisporeuesqai auton⁹kai epoihsan oi ekatontarcoi panta osa eneteilato iwdae o sunetos kai elaben anhr tous andras autou tous eisporeuomenous to sabbaton meta twn ekporeuomenwn to sabbaton kai eishlqen pros iwdae ton ierea¹⁰kai edwken o iereus tois ekatontarcais tous seiromastas kai tous trissous tou basilews dauid tous en oikw kuriou¹¹kai esthsan oi paratrecontes anhr kai to skeuos autou en th ceiri autou apo ths wmias tou oikou ths dexias ews ths wmias tou oikou ths euwnumou tou qusiasthriou kai tou oikou epi ton basilea kuklw¹²kai exapesteilen ton uion tou basilews kai edwken ep¢ auton to nezer kai to marturion kai ebasileusen auton kai ecrisen auton kai ekrothsan th ceiri kai eipan zhtw o basileus¹³kai hkousen goqolia thn fwnhn twn trecontwn tou laou kai eishlqen pros ton laon eis oikon kuriou¹⁴kai eiden kai idou o basileus eisthkei epi tou stulou kata to krima kai oi wdoi kai ai salpigges pros ton basilea kai pas o laos ths ghs cairwn kai salpizwn en salpigxin kai dierrhxen goqolia ta imatia eauths kai ebohsen sundesmos sundesmos¹⁵kai eneteilato iwdae o iereus tois ekatontarcais tois episkopois ths dunamews kai eipen pros autous exagagete authn eswqen twn sadhrwq kai o eisporeuomenos opisw auths qanatw qanatwqhsetai romfaia oti eipen o iereus kai mh apoqanh en oikw kuriou¹⁶kai epeqhkan auth ceiras kai eishlqen odon eisodou twn ippwn oikou tou basilews kai apeqanen ekei¹⁷kai dieqeto iwdae diaqhkhn ana meson kuriou kai ana meson tou basilews kai ana meson tou laou tou einai eis laon tw kuriw kai ana meson tou basilews kai ana meson tou laou¹⁸kai eishlqen pas o laos ths ghs eis oikon tou baal kai katespasan auton kai ta qusiasthria autou kai tas eikonas autou sunetriyan agaqws kai ton matqan ton ierea tou baal apekteinan kata proswpon twn qusiasthriwn kai eqhken o iereus episkopous eis ton oikon kuriou¹⁹kai elaben tous ekatontarcous kai ton corri kai ton rasim kai panta ton laon ths ghs kai kathgagon ton basilea ex oikou kuriou kai eishlqen odon pulhs twn paratrecontwn oikou tou basilews kai ekaqisan auton epi tou qronou twn basilewn²⁰kai ecarh pas o laos ths ghs kai h polis hsucasen kai thn goqolian eqanatwsan en romfaia en oikw tou basilews

Chapter 12
¹uios etwn epta iwas en tw basileuein auton²en etei ebdomw tw iou ebasileusen iwas kai tessarakonta eth ebasileusen en ierousalhm kai onoma ths mhtros autou abia ek ths bhrsabee³kai epoihsen iwas to euqes enwpion kuriou pasas tas hmeras as efwtisen auton iwdae o iereus⁴plhn twn uyhlwn ou metestaqhsan kai ekei eti o laos equsiazen kai equmiwn en tois uyhlois⁵kai eipen iwas pros tous iereis pan to argurion twn agiwn to eisodiazomenon en tw oikw kuriou argurion suntimhsews anhr argurion labwn suntimhsews pan argurion o ean anabh epi kardian andros enegkein en oikw kuriou⁶labetwsan eautois oi iereis anhr apo ths prasews autwn kai autoi krathsousin to bedek tou oikou eis panta ou ean eureqh ekei bedek⁷kai egenhqh en tw eikostw kai tritw etei tw basilei iwas ouk ekrataiwsan oi iereis to bedek tou oikou⁸kai ekalesen iwas o basileus iwdae ton ierea kai tous iereis kai eipen pros autous ti oti ouk ekrataioute to bedek tou oikou kai nun mh labhte argurion apo twn prasewn umwn oti eis to bedek tou oikou dwsete auto⁹kai sunefwnhsan oi iereis tou mh labein argurion para tou laou kai tou mh eniscusai to bedek tou oikou¹⁰kai elaben iwdae o iereus kibwton mian kai etrhsen trwglhn epi ths sanidos auths kai edwken authn para iamibin en tw oikw andros oikou kuriou kai edwkan oi iereis oi fulassontes ton staqmon pan to argurion to eureqen en oikw kuriou¹¹kai egeneto ws eidon oti polu to argurion en th kibwtw kai anebh o grammateus tou basilews kai o iereus o megas kai esfigxan kai hriqmhsan to argurion to eureqen en oikw kuriou¹²kai edwkan to argurion to etoimasqen epi ceiras poiountwn ta erga twn episkopwn oikou kuriou kai exedosan tois tektosin twn xulwn kai tois oikodomois tois poiousin en oikw kuriou¹³kai tois teicistais kai tois latomois twn liqwn tou kthsasqai xula kai liqous latomhtous tou katascein to bedek oikou kuriou eis panta osa exwdiasqh epi ton oikon tou krataiwsai¹⁴plhn ou poihqhsetai oikw kuriou qurai argurai hloi fialai kai salpigges pan skeuos crusoun kai skeuos arguroun ek tou arguriou tou eisenecqentos en oikw kuriou¹⁵oti tois poiousin ta erga dwsousin auto kai ekrataiwsan en autw ton oikon kuriou¹⁶kai ouk exelogizonto tous andras ois edidoun to argurion epi ceiras autwn dounai tois poiousin ta erga oti en pistei autwn poiousin¹⁷argurion peri amartias kai argurion peri plhmmeleias o ti eishnecqh en oikw kuriou tois iereusin egeneto¹⁸tote anebh azahl basileus surias kai epolemhsen epi geq kai prokatelabeto authn kai etaxen azahl to proswpon autou anabhnai epi ierousalhm¹⁹kai elaben iwas basileus iouda panta ta agia osa hgiasen iwsafat kai iwram kai ocozias oi pateres autou kai basileis iouda kai ta agia autou kai pan to crusion to eureqen en qhsaurois oikou kuriou kai oikou tou basilews kai apesteilen tw azahl basilei surias kai anebh apo ierousalhm²⁰kai ta loipa twn logwn iwas kai panta osa epoihsen ouk idou tauta gegrammena epi bibliw logwn twn hmerwn tois basileusin iouda²¹kai anesthsan oi douloi autou kai edhsan panta sundesmon kai epataxan ton iwas en oikw mallw tw en gaalla²²kai iezicar uios iemouaq kai iezebouq o uios autou swmhr oi douloi autou epataxan auton kai apeqanen kai eqayan auton meta twn paterwn autou en polei dauid kai ebasileusen amessias uios autou ant¢ autou

Chapter 13
¹en etei eikostw kai tritw etei tw iwas uiw ocoziou basilei iouda ebasileusen iwacas uios iou en samareia eptakaideka eth²kai epoihsen to ponhron en ofqalmois kuriou kai eporeuqh opisw amartiwn ieroboam uiou nabat os exhmarten ton israhl ouk apesth ap¢ autwn³kai wrgisqh qumw kurios en tw israhl kai edwken autous en ceiri azahl basilews surias kai en ceiri uiou ader uiou azahl pasas tas hmeras⁴kai edehqh iwacas tou proswpou kuriou kai ephkousen autou kurios oti eiden thn qliyin israhl oti eqliyen autous basileus surias⁵kai edwken kurios swthrian tw israhl kai exhlqen upokatwqen ceiros surias kai ekaqisan oi uioi israhl en tois skhnwmasin autwn kaqws ecqes kai triths⁶plhn ouk apesthsan apo amartiwn oikou ieroboam os exhmarten ton israhl en autais eporeuqhsan kai ge to alsos estaqh en samareia⁷oti ouc upeleifqh tw iwacas laos all¢ h penthkonta ippeis kai deka armata kai deka ciliades pezwn oti apwlesen autous basileus surias kai eqento autous ws coun eis katapathsin⁸kai ta loipa twn logwn iwacas kai panta osa epoihsen kai ai dunasteiai autou ouci tauta gegrammena epi bibliw logwn twn hmerwn tois basileusin israhl⁹kai ekoimhqh iwacas meta twn paterwn autou kai eqayan auton meta twn paterwn autou en samareia kai ebasileusen iwas uios autou ant¢ autou¹⁰en etei triakostw kai ebdomw etei tw iwas basilei iouda ebasileusen iwas uios iwacas epi israhl en samareia ekkaideka eth¹¹kai epoihsen to ponhron en ofqalmois kuriou ouk apesth apo pashs amartias ieroboam uiou nabat os exhmarten ton israhl en autais eporeuqh¹²kai ta loipa twn logwn iwas kai panta osa epoihsen kai ai dunasteiai autou as epoihsen meta amessiou basilews iouda ouci tauta gegrammena epi bibliw logwn twn hmerwn tois basileusin israhl¹³kai ekoimhqh iwas meta twn paterwn autou kai ieroboam ekaqisen epi tou qronou autou en samareia meta twn uiwn israhl¹⁴kai elisaie hrrwsthsen thn arrwstian autou di¢ hn apeqanen kai katebh pros auton iwas basileus israhl kai eklausen epi proswpou autou kai eipen pater pater arma israhl kai ippeus autou¹⁵kai eipen autw elisaie labe toxon kai belh kai elaben pros auton toxon kai belh¹⁶kai eipen tw basilei epibibason thn ceira sou epi to toxon kai epebibasen iwas thn ceira autou epi to toxon kai epeqhken elisaie tas ceiras autou epi tas ceiras tou basilews¹⁷kai eipen anoixon thn qurida kat¢ anatolas kai hnoixen kai eipen elisaie toxeuson kai etoxeusen kai eipen belos swthrias tw kuriw kai belos swthrias en suria kai pataxeis thn surian en afek ews sunteleias¹⁸kai eipen autw elisaie labe toxa kai elaben kai eipen tw basilei israhl pataxon eis thn ghn kai epataxen o basileus tris kai esth¹⁹kai eluphqh ep¢ autw o anqrwpos tou qeou kai eipen ei epataxas pentakis h exakis tote an epataxas thn surian ews sunteleias kai nun tris pataxeis thn surian²⁰kai apeqanen elisaie kai eqayan auton kai monozwnoi mwab hlqon en th gh elqontos tou eniautou²¹kai egeneto autwn qaptontwn ton andra kai idou eidon ton monozwnon kai erriyan ton andra en tw tafw elisaie kai eporeuqh kai hyato twn ostewn elisaie kai ezhsen kai anesth epi tous podas autou²²kai azahl exeqliyen ton israhl pasas tas hmeras iwacas²³kai hlehsen kurios autous kai oiktirhsen autous kai epebleyen pros autous dia thn diaqhkhn autou thn meta abraam kai isaak kai iakwb kai ouk hqelhsen kurios diafqeirai autous kai ouk aperriyen autous apo tou proswpou autou²⁴kai apeqanen azahl basileus surias kai ebasileusen uios ader uios autou ant¢ autou²⁵kai epestreyen iwas uios iwacas kai elaben tas poleis ek ceiros uiou ader uiou azahl as elaben ek ceiros iwacas tou patros autou en tw polemw tris epataxen auton iwas kai epestreyen tas poleis israhl

Chapter 14
¹en etei deuterw tw iwas uiw iwacas basilei israhl kai ebasileusen amessias uios iwas basileus iouda²uios eikosi kai pente etwn hn en tw basileuein auton kai eikosi kai ennea eth ebasileusen en ierousalhm kai onoma ths mhtros autou iwadin ex ierousalhm³kai epoihsen to euqes en ofqalmois kuriou plhn ouc ws dauid o pathr autou kata panta osa epoihsen iwas o pathr autou epoihsen⁴plhn ta uyhla ouk exhren eti o laos equsiazen kai equmiwn en tois uyhlois⁵kai egeneto ote katiscusen h basileia en ceiri autou kai epataxen tous doulous autou tous pataxantas ton patera autou⁶kai tous uious twn pataxantwn ouk eqanatwsen kaqws gegraptai en bibliw nomwn mwush ws eneteilato kurios legwn ouk apoqanountai pateres uper uiwn kai uioi ouk apoqanountai uper paterwn oti all¢ h ekastos en tais amartiais autou apoqaneitai⁷autos epataxen ton edwm en gaimele deka ciliadas kai sunelabe thn petran en tw polemw kai ekalesen to onoma auths kaqohl ews ths hmeras tauths⁸tote apesteilen amessias aggelous pros iwas uion iwacas uiou iou basilews israhl legwn deuro ofqwmen proswpois⁹kai apesteilen iwas basileus israhl pros amessian basilea iouda legwn o akan o en tw libanw apesteilen pros thn kedron thn en tw libanw legwn dos thn qugatera sou tw uiw mou eis gunaika kai dihlqon ta qhria tou agrou ta en tw libanw kai sunepathsan ton akana¹⁰tuptwn epataxas thn idoumaian kai ephren se h kardia sou endoxasqhti kaqhmenos en tw oikw sou kai ina ti erizeis en kakia sou kai pesh su kai ioudas meta sou¹¹kai ouk hkousen amessias kai anebh o basileus israhl kai wfqhsan proswpois autos kai amessias basileus iouda en baiqsamus th tou iouda¹²kai eptaisen ioudas apo proswpou israhl kai efugen anhr eis to skhnwma autou¹³kai ton amessian uion iwas uiou ocoziou basilea iouda sunelaben iwas uios iwacas basileus israhl en baiqsamus kai hlqen eis ierousalhm kai kaqeilen en tw teicei ierousalhm en th pulh efraim ews pulhs ths gwnias tetrakosious phceis¹⁴kai elaben to crusion kai to argurion kai panta ta skeuh ta eureqenta en oikw kuriou kai en qhsaurois oikou tou basilews kai tous uious twn summixewn kai apestreyen eis samareian¹⁵kai ta loipa twn logwn iwas osa epoihsen en dunasteia autou a epolemhsen meta amessiou basilews iouda ouci tauta gegrammena epi bibliw logwn twn hmerwn tois basileusin israhl¹⁶kai ekoimhqh iwas meta twn paterwn autou kai etafh en samareia meta twn basilewn israhl kai ebasileusen ieroboam uios autou ant¢ autou¹⁷kai ezhsen amessias uios iwas basileus iouda meta to apoqanein iwas uion iwacas basilea israhl pentekaideka eth¹⁸kai ta loipa twn logwn amessiou kai panta a epoihsen ouci tauta gegrammena epi bibliw logwn twn hmerwn tois basileusin iouda¹⁹kai sunestrafhsan ep¢ auton sustremma en ierousalhm kai efugen eis lacis kai apesteilan opisw autou eis lacis kai eqanatwsan auton ekei²⁰kai hran auton ef¢ ippwn kai etafh en ierousalhm meta twn paterwn autou en polei dauid²¹kai elaben pas o laos iouda ton azarian kai autos uios ekkaideka etwn kai ebasileusan auton anti tou patros autou amessiou²²autos wkodomhsen thn ailwq kai epestreyen authn tw iouda meta to koimhqhnai ton basilea meta twn paterwn autou²³en etei pentekaidekatw tou amessiou uiou iwas basilews iouda ebasileusen ieroboam uios iwas epi israhl en samareia tessarakonta kai en etos²⁴kai epoihsen to ponhron enwpion kuriou ouk apesth apo paswn amartiwn ieroboam uiou nabat os exhmarten ton israhl²⁵autos apesthsen to orion israhl apo eisodou aimaq ews ths qalasshs ths araba kata to rhma kuriou qeou israhl o elalhsen en ceiri doulou autou iwna uiou amaqi tou profhtou tou ek geqcober²⁶oti eiden kurios thn tapeinwsin israhl pikran sfodra kai oligostous sunecomenous kai espanismenous kai egkataleleimmenous kai ouk hn o bohqwn tw israhl²⁷kai ouk elalhsen kurios exaleiyai to sperma israhl upokatwqen tou ouranou kai eswsen autous dia ceiros ieroboam uiou iwas²⁸kai ta loipa twn logwn ieroboam kai panta osa epoihsen kai ai dunasteiai autou osa epolemhsen kai osa epestreyen thn damaskon kai thn aimaq tw iouda en israhl ouci tauta gegrammena epi bibliw logwn twn hmerwn tois basileusin israhl²⁹kai ekoimhqh ieroboam meta twn paterwn autou meta basilewn israhl kai ebasileusen azarias uios amessiou anti tou patros autou

Chapter 15
¹en etei eikostw kai ebdomw tw ieroboam basilei israhl ebasileusen azarias uios amessiou basilews iouda²uios ekkaideka etwn hn en tw basileuein auton kai penthkonta kai duo eth ebasileusen en ierousalhm kai onoma th mhtri autou calia ex ierousalhm³kai epoihsen to euqes en ofqalmois kuriou kata panta osa epoihsen amessias o pathr autou⁴plhn twn uyhlwn ouk exhren eti o laos equsiazen kai equmiwn en tois uyhlois⁵kai hyato kurios tou basilews kai hn leleprwmenos ews hmeras qanatou autou kai ebasileusen en oikw affouswq kai iwaqam uios tou basilews epi tw oikw krinwn ton laon ths ghs⁶kai ta loipa twn logwn azariou kai panta osa epoihsen ouk idou tauta gegrammena epi bibliou logwn twn hmerwn tois basileusin iouda⁷kai ekoimhqh azarias meta twn paterwn autou kai eqayan auton meta twn paterwn autou en polei dauid kai ebasileusen iwaqam uios autou ant¢ autou⁸en etei triakostw kai ogdow tw azaria basilei iouda ebasileusen zacarias uios ieroboam epi israhl en samareia examhnon⁹kai epoihsen to ponhron en ofqalmois kuriou kaqa epoihsan oi pateres autou ouk apesth apo amartiwn ieroboam uiou nabat os exhmarten ton israhl¹⁰kai sunestrafhsan ep¢ auton selloum uios iabis kai keblaam kai epataxan auton kai eqanatwsan auton kai selloum ebasileusen ant¢ autou¹¹kai ta loipa twn logwn zacariou idou estin gegrammena epi bibliw logwn twn hmerwn tois basileusin israhl¹²o logos kuriou on elalhsen pros iou legwn uioi tetartoi kaqhsontai soi epi qronou israhl kai egeneto outws¹³kai selloum uios iabis ebasileusen kai en etei triakostw kai enatw azaria basilei iouda ebasileusen selloum mhna hmerwn en samareia¹⁴kai anebh manahm uios gaddi ek qarsila kai hlqen eis samareian kai epataxen ton selloum uion iabis en samareia kai eqanatwsen auton¹⁵kai ta loipa twn logwn selloum kai h sustrofh autou hn sunestrafh idou eisin gegrammena epi bibliw logwn twn hmerwn tois basileusin israhl¹⁶tote epataxen manahm thn qersa kai panta ta en auth kai ta oria auths apo qersa oti ouk hnoixan autw kai epataxen authn kai tas en gastri ecousas anerrhxen¹⁷en etei triakostw kai enatw azaria basilei iouda kai ebasileusen manahm uios gaddi epi israhl deka eth en samareia¹⁸kai epoihsen to ponhron en ofqalmois kuriou ouk apesth apo paswn amartiwn ieroboam uiou nabat os exhmarten ton israhl¹⁹en tais hmerais autou anebh foul basileus assuriwn epi thn ghn kai manahm edwken tw foul cilia talanta arguriou einai thn ceira autou met¢ autou²⁰kai exhnegken manahm to argurion epi ton israhl epi pan dunaton iscui dounai tw basilei twn assuriwn penthkonta siklous tw andri tw eni kai apestreyen basileus assuriwn kai ouk esth ekei en th gh²¹kai ta loipa twn logwn manahm kai panta osa epoihsen ouk idou tauta gegrammena epi bibliw logwn twn hmerwn tois basileusin israhl²²kai ekoimhqh manahm meta twn paterwn autou kai ebasileusen fakei+as uios autou ant¢ autou²³en etei penthkostw tou azariou basilews iouda ebasileusen fakei+as uios manahm epi israhl en samareia duo eth²⁴kai epoihsen to ponhron en ofqalmois kuriou ouk apesth apo amartiwn ieroboam uiou nabat os exhmarten ton israhl²⁵kai sunestrafh ep¢ auton fakee uios romeliou o tristaths autou kai epataxen auton en samareia enantion oikou tou basilews meta tou argob kai meta tou aria kai met¢ autou penthkonta andres apo twn tetrakosiwn kai eqanatwsen auton kai ebasileusen ant¢ autou²⁶kai ta loipa twn logwn fakei+ou kai panta osa epoihsen idou eisin gegrammena epi bibliw logwn twn hmerwn tois basileusin israhl²⁷en etei penthkostw kai deuterw tou azariou basilews iouda ebasileusen fakee uios romeliou epi israhl en samareia eikosi eth²⁸kai epoihsen to ponhron en ofqalmois kuriou ouk apesth apo paswn amartiwn ieroboam uiou nabat os exhmarten ton israhl²⁹en tais hmerais fakee basilews israhl hlqen qaglaqfellasar basileus assuriwn kai elaben thn ain kai thn abelbaiqamaaca kai thn ianwc kai thn kenez kai thn aswr kai thn galaad kai thn galilaian pasan ghn nefqali kai apwkisen autous eis assurious³⁰kai sunestreyen sustremma wshe uios hla epi fakee uion romeliou kai epataxen auton kai eqanatwsen auton kai ebasileusen ant¢ autou en etei eikostw iwaqam uiou azariou³¹kai ta loipa twn logwn fakee kai panta osa epoihsen idou estin gegrammena epi bibliw logwn twn hmerwn tois basileusin israhl³²en etei deuterw fakee uiou romeliou basilews israhl ebasileusen iwaqam uios azariou basilews iouda³³uios eikosi kai pente etwn hn en tw basileuein auton kai ekkaideka eth ebasileusen en ierousalhm kai onoma ths mhtros autou ierousa qugathr sadwk³⁴kai epoihsen to euqes en ofqalmois kuriou kata panta osa epoihsen ozias o pathr autou³⁵plhn ta uyhla ouk exhren eti o laos equsiazen kai equmia en tois uyhlois autos wkodomhsen thn pulhn oikou kuriou thn epanw³⁶kai ta loipa twn logwn iwaqam kai panta osa epoihsen ouci tauta gegrammena epi bibliw logwn twn hmerwn tois basileusin iouda³⁷en tais hmerais ekeinais hrxato kurios exapostellein en iouda ton raasswn basilea surias kai ton fakee uion romeliou³⁸kai ekoimhqh iwaqam meta twn paterwn autou kai etafh meta twn paterwn autou en polei dauid tou patros autou kai ebasileusen acaz uios autou ant¢ autou

Chapter 16
¹en etei eptakaidekatw fakee uiou romeliou ebasileusen acaz uios iwaqam basilews iouda²uios eikosi etwn hn acaz en tw basileuein auton kai ekkaideka eth ebasileusen en ierousalhm kai ouk epoihsen to euqes en ofqalmois kuriou qeou autou pistws ws dauid o pathr autou³kai eporeuqh en odw ieroboam uiou nabat basilews israhl kai ge ton uion autou dihgen en puri kata ta bdelugmata twn eqnwn wn exhren kurios apo proswpou twn uiwn israhl⁴kai equsiazen kai equmia en tois uyhlois kai epi twn bounwn kai upokatw pantos xulou alswdous⁵tote anebh raasswn basileus surias kai fakee uios romeliou basileus israhl eis ierousalhm eis polemon kai epoliorkoun epi acaz kai ouk edunanto polemein⁶en tw kairw ekeinw epestreyen raasswn basileus surias thn ailaq th suria kai exebalen tous ioudaious ex ailaq kai idoumaioi hlqon eis ailaq kai katwkhsan ekei ews ths hmeras tauths⁷kai apesteilen acaz aggelous pros qaglaqfellasar basilea assuriwn legwn doulos sou kai uios sou egw anabhqi kai swson me ek ceiros basilews surias kai ek ceiros basilews israhl twn epanistamenwn ep¢ eme⁸kai elaben acaz to argurion kai to crusion to eureqen en qhsaurois oikou kuriou kai oikou tou basilews kai apesteilen tw basilei dwra⁹kai hkousen autou basileus assuriwn kai anebh basileus assuriwn eis damaskon kai sunelaben authn kai apwkisen authn kai ton raasswn eqanatwsen¹⁰kai eporeuqh basileus acaz eis apanthn tw qaglaqfellasar basilei assuriwn eis damaskon kai eiden to qusiasthrion en damaskw kai apesteilen o basileus acaz pros ourian ton ierea to omoiwma tou qusiasthriou kai ton ruqmon autou eis pasan poihsin autou¹¹kai wkodomhsen ourias o iereus to qusiasthrion kata panta osa apesteilen o basileus acaz ek damaskou¹²kai eiden o basileus to qusiasthrion kai anebh ep¢ auto¹³kai equmiasen thn olokautwsin autou kai thn qusian autou kai thn spondhn autou kai proseceen to aima twn eirhnikwn twn autou epi to qusiasthrion¹⁴kai to qusiasthrion to calkoun to apenanti kuriou kai proshgagen apo proswpou tou oikou kuriou apo tou ana meson tou qusiasthriou kai apo tou ana meson tou oikou kuriou kai edwken auto epi mhron tou qusiasthriou kata borran¹⁵kai eneteilato o basileus acaz tw ouria tw ierei legwn epi to qusiasthrion to mega prosfere thn olokautwsin thn prwinhn kai thn qusian thn esperinhn kai thn olokautwsin tou basilews kai thn qusian autou kai thn olokautwsin pantos tou laou kai thn qusian autwn kai thn spondhn autwn kai pan aima olokautwsews kai pan aima qusias ep¢ auto prosceeis kai to qusiasthrion to calkoun estai moi eis to prwi¹⁶kai epoihsen ourias o iereus kata panta osa eneteilato autw o basileus acaz¹⁷kai sunekoyen o basileus acaz ta sugkleismata twn mecwnwq kai methren ap¢ autwn ton louthra kai thn qalassan kaqeilen apo twn bown twn calkwn twn upokatw auths kai edwken authn epi basin liqinhn¹⁸kai ton qemelion ths kaqedras wkodomhsen en oikw kuriou kai thn eisodon tou basilews thn exw epestreyen en oikw kuriou apo proswpou basilews assuriwn¹⁹kai ta loipa twn logwn acaz osa epoihsen ouci tauta gegrammena epi bibliw logwn twn hmerwn tois basileusin iouda²⁰kai ekoimhqh acaz meta twn paterwn autou kai etafh en polei dauid kai ebasileusen ezekias uios autou ant¢ autou

Chapter 17
¹en etei dwdekatw tw acaz basilei iouda ebasileusen wshe uios hla en samareia epi israhl ennea eth²kai epoihsen to ponhron en ofqalmois kuriou plhn ouc ws oi basileis israhl oi hsan emprosqen autou³ep¢ auton anebh salamanasar basileus assuriwn kai egenhqh autw wshe doulos kai epestreyen autw manaa⁴kai euren basileus assuriwn en tw wshe adikian oti apesteilen aggelous pros shgwr basilea aiguptou kai ouk hnegken manaa tw basilei assuriwn en tw eniautw ekeinw kai epoliorkhsen auton o basileus assuriwn kai edhsen auton en oikw fulakhs⁵kai anebh o basileus assuriwn en pash th gh kai anebh eis samareian kai epoliorkhsen ep¢ authn tria eth⁶en etei enatw wshe sunelaben basileus assuriwn thn samareian kai apwkisen ton israhl eis assurious kai katwkisen autous en alae kai en abwr potamois gwzan kai orh mhdwn⁷kai egeneto oti hmarton oi uioi israhl tw kuriw qew autwn tw anagagonti autous ek ghs aiguptou upokatwqen ceiros faraw basilews aiguptou kai efobhqhsan qeous eterous⁸kai eporeuqhsan tois dikaiwmasin twn eqnwn wn exhren kurios apo proswpou uiwn israhl kai oi basileis israhl osoi epoihsan⁹kai osoi hmfiesanto oi uioi israhl logous ouc outws kata kuriou qeou autwn kai wkodomhsan eautois uyhla en pasais tais polesin autwn apo purgou fulassontwn ews polews ocuras¹⁰kai esthlwsan eautois sthlas kai alsh epi panti bounw uyhlw kai upokatw pantos xulou alswdous¹¹kai equmiasan ekei en pasin uyhlois kaqws ta eqnh a apwkisen kurios ek proswpou autwn kai epoihsan koinwnous kai ecaraxan tou parorgisai ton kurion¹²kai elatreusan tois eidwlois ois eipen kurios autois ou poihsete to rhma touto kuriw¹³kai diemarturato kurios en tw israhl kai en tw iouda en ceiri pantwn twn profhtwn autou pantos orwntos legwn apostrafhte apo twn odwn umwn twn ponhrwn kai fulaxate tas entolas mou kai ta dikaiwmata mou kai panta ton nomon on eneteilamhn tois patrasin umwn osa apesteila autois en ceiri twn doulwn mou twn profhtwn¹⁴kai ouk hkousan kai esklhrunan ton nwton autwn uper ton nwton twn paterwn autwn¹⁵kai ta marturia autou osa diemarturato autois ouk efulaxan kai eporeuqhsan opisw twn mataiwn kai emataiwqhsan kai opisw twn eqnwn twn perikuklw autwn wn eneteilato autois tou mh poihsai kata tauta¹⁶egkatelipon tas entolas kuriou qeou autwn kai epoihsan eautois cwneuma duo damaleis kai epoihsan alsh kai prosekunhsan pash th dunamei tou ouranou kai elatreusan tw baal¹⁷kai dihgon tous uious autwn kai tas qugateras autwn en puri kai emanteuonto manteias kai oiwnizonto kai epraqhsan tou poihsai to ponhron en ofqalmois kuriou parorgisai auton¹⁸kai equmwqh kurios sfodra en tw israhl kai apesthsen autous apo tou proswpou autou kai ouc upeleifqh plhn fulh iouda monwtath¹⁹kai ge ioudas ouk efulaxen tas entolas kuriou tou qeou autwn kai eporeuqhsan en tois dikaiwmasin israhl ois epoihsan²⁰kai apewsanto ton kurion en panti spermati israhl kai esaleusen autous kai edwken autous en ceiri diarpazontwn autous ews ou aperriyen autous apo proswpou autou²¹oti plhn israhl epanwqen oikou dauid kai ebasileusan ton ieroboam uion nabat kai exewsen ieroboam ton israhl exopisqen kuriou kai exhmarten autous amartian megalhn²²kai eporeuqhsan oi uioi israhl en pash amartia ieroboam h epoihsen ouk apesthsan ap¢ auths²³ews ou metesthsen kurios ton israhl apo proswpou autou kaqws elalhsen kurios en ceiri pantwn twn doulwn autou twn profhtwn kai apwkisqh israhl epanwqen ths ghs autou eis assurious ews ths hmeras tauths²⁴kai hgagen basileus assuriwn ek babulwnos ton ek counqa kai apo aia kai apo aimaq kai sepfarouain kai katwkisqhsan en polesin samareias anti twn uiwn israhl kai eklhronomhsan thn samareian kai katwkhsan en tais polesin auths²⁵kai egeneto en arch ths kaqedras autwn ouk efobhqhsan ton kurion kai apesteilen kurios en autois tous leontas kai hsan apoktennontes en autois²⁶kai eipon tw basilei assuriwn legontes ta eqnh a apwkisas kai antekaqisas en polesin samareias ouk egnwsan to krima tou qeou ths ghs kai apesteilen eis autous tous leontas kai idou eisin qanatountes autous kaqoti ouk oidasin to krima tou qeou ths ghs²⁷kai eneteilato o basileus assuriwn legwn apagete ekeiqen kai poreuesqwsan kai katoikeitwsan ekei kai fwtiousin autous to krima tou qeou ths ghs²⁸kai hgagon ena twn ierewn wn apwkisan apo samareias kai ekaqisen en baiqhl kai hn fwtizwn autous pws fobhqwsin ton kurion²⁹kai hsan poiountes eqnh eqnh qeous autwn kai eqhkan en oikw twn uyhlwn wn epoihsan oi samaritai eqnh en tais polesin autwn en ais katwkoun en autais³⁰kai oi andres babulwnos epoihsan thn sokcwqbainiq kai oi andres couq epoihsan thn nhrigel kai oi andres aimaq epoihsan thn asimaq³¹kai oi euaioi epoihsan thn eblazer kai thn qarqak kai oi sepfarouain katekaion tous uious autwn en puri tw adramelec kai anhmelec qeois sepfarouain³²kai hsan foboumenoi ton kurion kai katwkisan ta bdelugmata autwn en tois oikois twn uyhlwn a epoihsan en samareia eqnos eqnos en polei en h katwkoun en auth kai hsan foboumenoi ton kurion kai epoihsan eautois iereis twn uyhlwn kai epoihsan eautois en oikw twn uyhlwn³³ton kurion efobounto kai tois qeois autwn elatreuon kata to krima twn eqnwn oqen apwkisen autous ekeiqen³⁴ews ths hmeras tauths autoi epoioun kata to krima autwn autoi fobountai kai autoi poiousin kata ta dikaiwmata autwn kai kata thn krisin autwn kai kata ton nomon kai kata thn entolhn hn eneteilato kurios tois uiois iakwb ou eqhken to onoma autou israhl³⁵kai dieqeto kurios met¢ autwn diaqhkhn kai eneteilato autois legwn ou fobhqhsesqe qeous eterous kai ou proskunhsete autois kai ou latreusete autois kai ou qusiasete autois³⁶oti all¢ h tw kuriw os anhgagen umas ek ghs aiguptou en iscui megalh kai en bracioni uyhlw auton fobhqhsesqe kai autw proskunhsete kai autw qusete³⁷kai ta dikaiwmata kai ta krimata kai ton nomon kai tas entolas as egrayen umin fulassesqe poiein pasas tas hmeras kai ou fobhqhsesqe qeous eterous³⁸kai thn diaqhkhn hn dieqeto meq¢ umwn ouk epilhsesqe kai ou fobhqhsesqe qeous eterous³⁹oti all¢ h ton kurion qeon umwn fobhqhsesqe kai autos exeleitai umas ek pantwn twn ecqrwn umwn⁴⁰kai ouk akousesqe epi tw krimati autwn o autoi poiousin⁴¹kai hsan ta eqnh tauta foboumenoi ton kurion kai tois gluptois autwn hsan douleuontes kai ge oi uioi kai oi uioi twn uiwn autwn kaqa epoihsan oi pateres autwn poiousin ews ths hmeras tauths

Chapter 18
¹kai egeneto en etei tritw tw wshe uiw hla basilei israhl ebasileusen ezekias uios acaz basilews iouda²uios eikosi kai pente etwn hn en tw basileuein auton kai eikosi kai ennea eth ebasileusen en ierousalhm kai onoma th mhtri autou abou qugathr zacariou³kai epoihsen to euqes en ofqalmois kuriou kata panta osa epoihsen dauid o pathr autou⁴autos exhren ta uyhla kai sunetriyen pasas tas sthlas kai exwleqreusen ta alsh kai ton ofin ton calkoun on epoihsen mwushs oti ews twn hmerwn ekeinwn hsan oi uioi israhl qumiwntes autw kai ekalesen auton neesqan⁵en kuriw qew israhl hlpisen kai met¢ auton ouk egenhqh omoios autw en basileusin iouda kai en tois genomenois emprosqen autou⁶kai ekollhqh tw kuriw ouk apesth opisqen autou kai efulaxen tas entolas autou osas eneteilato mwush⁷kai hn kurios met¢ autou en pasin ois epoiei sunhken kai hqethsen en tw basilei assuriwn kai ouk edouleusen autw⁸autos epataxen tous allofulous ews gazhs kai ews oriou auths apo purgou fulassontwn kai ews polews ocuras⁹kai egeneto en tw etei tw tetartw basilei ezekia autos eniautos o ebdomos tw wshe uiw hla basilei israhl anebh salamanassar basileus assuriwn epi samareian kai epoliorkei ep¢ authn¹⁰kai katelabeto authn apo telous triwn etwn en etei ektw tw ezekia autos eniautos enatos tw wshe basilei israhl kai sunelhmfqh samareia¹¹kai apwkisen basileus assuriwn thn samareian eis assurious kai eqhken autous en alae kai en abwr potamw gwzan kai orh mhdwn¹²anq¢ wn oti ouk hkousan ths fwnhs kuriou qeou autwn kai parebhsan thn diaqhkhn autou panta osa eneteilato mwushs o doulos kuriou kai ouk hkousan kai ouk epoihsan¹³kai tw tessareskaidekatw etei basilei ezekiou anebh sennachrim basileus assuriwn epi tas poleis iouda tas ocuras kai sunelaben autas¹⁴kai apesteilen ezekias basileus iouda aggelous pros basilea assuriwn eis lacis legwn hmarthka apostrafhti ap¢ emou o ean epiqhs ep¢ eme bastasw kai epeqhken o basileus assuriwn epi ezekian basilea iouda triakosia talanta arguriou kai triakonta talanta crusiou¹⁵kai edwken ezekias pan to argurion to eureqen en oikw kuriou kai en qhsaurois oikou tou basilews¹⁶en tw kairw ekeinw sunekoyen ezekias tas quras naou kuriou kai ta esthrigmena a ecruswsen ezekias basileus iouda kai edwken auta basilei assuriwn¹⁷kai apesteilen basileus assuriwn ton qarqan kai ton rafis kai ton rayakhn ek lacis pros ton basilea ezekian en dunamei bareia epi ierousalhm kai anebhsan kai hlqon eis ierousalhm kai esthsan en tw udragwgw ths kolumbhqras ths anw h estin en th odw tou agrou tou gnafews¹⁸kai ebohsan pros ezekian kai exhlqon pros auton eliakim uios celkiou o oikonomos kai somnas o grammateus kai iwas uios asaf o anamimnhskwn¹⁹kai eipen pros autous rayakhs eipate dh pros ezekian tade legei o basileus o megas basileus assuriwn tis h pepoiqhsis auth hn pepoiqas²⁰eipas plhn logoi ceilewn boulh kai dunamis eis polemon nun oun tini pepoiqws hqethsas en emoi²¹nun idou pepoiqas sautw epi thn rabdon thn kalaminhn thn teqlasmenhn tauthn ep¢ aigupton os an sthricqh anhr ep¢ authn kai eiseleusetai eis thn ceira autou kai trhsei authn outws faraw basileus aiguptou pasin tois pepoiqosin ep¢ auton²²kai oti eipas pros me epi kurion qeon pepoiqamen ouci autos outos ou apesthsen ezekias ta uyhla autou kai ta qusiasthria autou kai eipen tw iouda kai th ierousalhm enwpion tou qusiasthriou toutou proskunhsete en ierousalhm²³kai nun micqhte dh tw kuriw mou basilei assuriwn kai dwsw soi discilious ippous ei dunhsh dounai seautw epibatas ep¢ autous²⁴kai pws apostreyeis to proswpon toparcou enos twn doulwn tou kuriou mou twn elacistwn kai hlpisas sautw ep¢ aigupton eis armata kai ippeis²⁵kai nun mh aneu kuriou anebhmen epi ton topon touton tou diafqeirai auton kurios eipen pros me anabhqi epi thn ghn tauthn kai diafqeiron authn²⁶kai eipen eliakim uios celkiou kai somnas kai iwas pros rayakhn lalhson dh pros tous paidas sou suristi oti akouomen hmeis kai ou lalhseis meq¢ hmwn ioudai+sti kai ina ti laleis en tois wsin tou laou tou epi tou teicous²⁷kai eipen pros autous rayakhs mh epi ton kurion sou kai pros se apesteilen me o kurios mou lalhsai tous logous toutous ouci epi tous andras tous kaqhmenous epi tou teicous tou fagein thn kopron autwn kai piein to ouron autwn meq¢ umwn ama²⁸kai esth rayakhs kai ebohsen fwnh megalh ioudai+sti kai elalhsen kai eipen akousate tous logous tou megalou basilews assuriwn²⁹tade legei o basileus mh epairetw umas ezekias logois oti ou mh dunhtai umas exelesqai ek ceiros mou³⁰kai mh epelpizetw umas ezekias pros kurion legwn exairoumenos exeleitai hmas kurios ou mh paradoqh h polis auth en ceiri basilews assuriwn³¹mh akouete ezekiou oti tade legei o basileus assuriwn poihsate met¢ emou eulogian kai exelqate pros me kai pietai anhr thn ampelon autou kai anhr thn sukhn autou fagetai kai pietai udwr tou lakkou autou³²ews elqw kai labw umas eis ghn ws gh umwn gh sitou kai oinou kai artou kai ampelwnwn gh elaias elaiou kai melitos kai zhsete kai ou mh apoqanhte kai mh akouete ezekiou oti apata umas legwn kurios rusetai hmas³³mh ruomenoi errusanto oi qeoi twn eqnwn ekastos thn eautou cwran ek ceiros basilews assuriwn³⁴pou estin o qeos aimaq kai arfad pou estin o qeos sepfarouain kai oti exeilanto samareian ek ceiros mou³⁵tis en pasin tois qeois twn gaiwn oi exeilanto tas gas autwn ek ceiros mou oti exeleitai kurios thn ierousalhm ek ceiros mou³⁶kai ekwfeusan kai ouk apekriqhsan autw logon oti entolh tou basilews legwn ouk apokriqhsesqe autw³⁷kai eishlqen eliakim uios celkiou o oikonomos kai somnas o grammateus kai iwas uios asaf o anamimnhskwn pros ezekian dierrhcotes ta imatia kai anhggeilan autw tous logous rayakou

Chapter 19
¹kai egeneto ws hkousen o basileus ezekias kai dierrhxen ta imatia eautou kai periebaleto sakkon kai eishlqen eis oikon kuriou²kai apesteilen eliakim ton oikonomon kai somnan ton grammatea kai tous presbuterous twn ierewn peribeblhmenous sakkous pros hsaian ton profhthn uion amws³kai eipon pros auton tade legei ezekias hmera qliyews kai elegmou kai parorgismou h hmera auth oti hlqon uioi ews wdinwn kai iscus ouk estin th tiktoush⁴ei pws eisakousetai kurios o qeos sou pantas tous logous rayakou on apesteilen auton basileus assuriwn o kurios autou oneidizein qeon zwnta kai blasfhmein en logois ois hkousen kurios o qeos sou kai lhmyh proseuchn peri tou leimmatos tou euriskomenou⁵kai hlqon oi paides tou basilews ezekiou pros hsaian⁶kai eipen autois hsaias tade ereite pros ton kurion umwn tade legei kurios mh fobhqhs apo twn logwn wn hkousas wn eblasfhmhsan ta paidaria basilews assuriwn⁷idou egw didwmi en autw pneuma kai akousetai aggelian kai apostrafhsetai eis thn ghn autou kai katabalw auton en romfaia en th gh autou⁸kai epestreyen rayakhs kai euren ton basilea assuriwn polemounta epi lomna oti hkousen oti aphren apo lacis⁹kai hkousen peri qaraka basilews aiqiopwn legwn idou exhlqen polemein meta sou kai epestreyen kai apesteilen aggelous pros ezekian legwn¹⁰mh epairetw se o qeos sou ef¢ w su pepoiqas ep¢ autw legwn ou mh paradoqh ierousalhm eis ceiras basilews assuriwn¹¹idou su hkousas panta osa epoihsan basileis assuriwn pasais tais gais tou anaqematisai autas kai su rusqhsh¹²mh exeilanto autous oi qeoi twn eqnwn ous diefqeiran oi pateres mou thn te gwzan kai thn carran kai rafes kai uious edem tous en qaesqen¹³pou estin o basileus aimaq kai o basileus arfad kai pou estin sepfarouain ana kai aua¹⁴kai elaben ezekias ta biblia ek ceiros twn aggelwn kai anegnw auta kai anebh eis oikon kuriou kai aneptuxen auta ezekias enantion kuriou¹⁵kai eipen kurie o qeos israhl o kaqhmenos epi twn ceroubin su ei o qeos monos en pasais tais basileiais ths ghs su epoihsas ton ouranon kai thn ghn¹⁶klinon kurie to ous sou kai akouson anoixon kurie tous ofqalmous sou kai ide kai akouson tous logous sennachrim ous apesteilen oneidizein qeon zwnta¹⁷oti alhqeia kurie hrhmwsan basileis assuriwn ta eqnh¹⁸kai edwkan tous qeous autwn eis to pur oti ou qeoi eisin all¢ h erga ceirwn anqrwpwn xula kai liqoi kai apwlesan autous¹⁹kai nun kurie o qeos hmwn swson hmas ek ceiros autou kai gnwsontai pasai ai basileiai ths ghs oti su kurios o qeos monos²⁰kai apesteilen hsaias uios amws pros ezekian legwn tade legei kurios o qeos twn dunamewn o qeos israhl a proshuxw pros me peri sennachrim basilews assuriwn hkousa²¹outos o logos on elalhsen kurios ep¢ auton exoudenhsen se kai emukthrisen se parqenos qugathr siwn epi soi kefalhn auths ekinhsen qugathr ierousalhm²²tina wneidisas kai eblasfhmhsas kai epi tina uywsas fwnhn kai hras eis uyos tous ofqalmous sou eis ton agion tou israhl²³en ceiri aggelwn sou wneidisas kurion kai eipas en tw plhqei twn armatwn mou egw anabhsomai eis uyos orewn mhrous tou libanou kai ekoya to megeqos ths kedrou autou ta eklekta kuparisswn autou kai hlqon eis melon telous autou drumou karmhlou autou²⁴egw eyuxa kai epion udata allotria kai exhrhmwsa tw icnei tou podos mou pantas potamous periochs²⁵eplasa authn nun hgagon authn kai egenhqh eis eparseis apoikesiwn macimwn poleis ocuras²⁶kai oi enoikountes en autais hsqenhsan th ceiri epthxan kai kathscunqhsan egenonto cortos agrou h clwra botanh cloh dwmatwn kai pathma apenanti esthkotos²⁷kai thn kaqedran sou kai thn exodon sou kai thn eisodon sou egnwn kai ton qumon sou ep¢ eme²⁸dia to orgisqhnai se ep¢ eme kai to strhnos sou anebh en tois wsin mou kai qhsw ta agkistra mou en tois mukthrsin sou kai calinon en tois ceilesin sou kai apostreyw se en th odw h hlqes en auth²⁹kai touto soi to shmeion fagh touton ton eniauton automata kai tw etei tw deuterw ta anatellonta kai eti tritw spora kai amhtos kai futeia ampelwnwn kai fagesqe ton karpon autwn³⁰kai prosqhsei to diaseswsmenon oikou iouda to upoleifqen rizan katw kai poihsei karpon anw³¹oti ex ierousalhm exeleusetai kataleimma kai anaswzomenos ex orous siwn o zhlos kuriou twn dunamewn poihsei touto³²ouc outws tade legei kurios pros basilea assuriwn ouk eiseleusetai eis thn polin tauthn kai ou toxeusei ekei belos kai ou profqasei authn qureos kai ou mh ekceh pros authn proscwma³³th odw h hlqen en auth apostrafhsetai kai eis thn polin tauthn ouk eiseleusetai legei kurios³⁴kai uperaspiw uper ths polews tauths di¢ eme kai dia dauid ton doulon mou³⁵kai egeneto ews nuktos kai exhlqen aggelos kuriou kai epataxen en th parembolh twn assuriwn ekaton ogdohkonta pente ciliadas kai wrqrisan to prwi kai idou pantes swmata nekra³⁶kai aphren kai eporeuqh kai apestreyen sennachrim basileus assuriwn kai wkhsen en nineuh³⁷kai egeneto autou proskunountos en oikw neserac qeou autou kai adramelec kai sarasar oi uioi autou epataxan auton en macaira kai autoi eswqhsan eis ghn ararat kai ebasileusen asordan o uios autou ant¢ autou

Chapter 20
¹en tais hmerais ekeinais hrrwsthsen ezekias eis qanaton kai eishlqen pros auton hsaias uios amws o profhths kai eipen pros auton tade legei kurios enteilai tw oikw sou oti apoqnhskeis su kai ou zhsh²kai apestreyen ezekias to proswpon autou pros ton toicon kai huxato pros kurion legwn³w dh kurie mnhsqhti dh osa periepathsa enwpion sou en alhqeia kai en kardia plhrei kai to agaqon en ofqalmois sou epoihsa kai eklausen ezekias klauqmw megalw⁴kai hn hsaias en th aulh th mesh kai rhma kuriou egeneto pros auton legwn⁵epistreyon kai ereis pros ezekian ton hgoumenon tou laou mou tade legei kurios o qeos dauid tou patros sou hkousa ths proseuchs sou eidon ta dakrua sou idou egw iasomai se th hmera th trith anabhsh eis oikon kuriou⁶kai prosqhsw epi tas hmeras sou pente kai deka eth kai ek ceiros basilews assuriwn swsw se kai thn polin tauthn kai uperaspiw uper ths polews tauths di¢ eme kai dia dauid ton doulon mou⁷kai eipen labetwsan palaqhn sukwn kai epiqetwsan epi to elkos kai ugiasei⁸kai eipen ezekias pros hsaian ti to shmeion oti iasetai me kurios kai anabhsomai eis oikon kuriou th hmera th trith⁹kai eipen hsaias touto to shmeion para kuriou oti poihsei kurios ton logon on elalhsen poreusetai h skia deka baqmous ean epistrefh deka baqmous¹⁰kai eipen ezekias koufon thn skian klinai deka baqmous ouci all¢ epistrafhtw h skia deka baqmous eis ta opisw¹¹kai ebohsen hsaias o profhths pros kurion kai epestreyen h skia en tois anabaqmois eis ta opisw deka baqmous¹²en tw kairw ekeinw apesteilen marwdacbaladan uios baladan basileus babulwnos biblia kai manaa pros ezekian oti hkousen oti hrrwsthsen ezekias¹³kai ecarh ep¢ autois ezekias kai edeixen autois olon ton oikon tou necwqa to argurion kai to crusion ta arwmata kai to elaion to agaqon kai ton oikon twn skeuwn kai osa hureqh en tois qhsaurois autou ouk hn logos on ouk edeixen autois ezekias en tw oikw autou kai en pash th exousia autou¹⁴kai eishlqen hsaias o profhths pros ton basilea ezekian kai eipen pros auton ti elalhsan oi andres outoi kai poqen hkasin pros se kai eipen ezekias ek ghs porrwqen hkasin pros me ek babulwnos¹⁵kai eipen ti eidon en tw oikw sou kai eipen panta osa en tw oikw mou eidon ouk hn en tw oikw mou o ouk edeixa autois alla kai ta en tois qhsaurois mou¹⁶kai eipen hsaias pros ezekian akouson logon kuriou¹⁷idou hmerai ercontai kai lhmfqhsetai panta ta en tw oikw sou kai osa eqhsaurisan oi pateres sou ews ths hmeras tauths eis babulwna kai ouc upoleifqhsetai rhma o eipen kurios¹⁸kai oi uioi sou oi exeleusontai ek sou ous gennhseis lhmyetai kai esontai eunoucoi en tw oikw tou basilews babulwnos¹⁹kai eipen ezekias pros hsaian agaqos o logos kuriou on elalhsen estw eirhnh en tais hmerais mou²⁰kai ta loipa twn logwn ezekiou kai pasa h dunasteia autou kai osa epoihsen thn krhnhn kai ton udragwgon kai eishnegken to udwr eis thn polin ouci tauta gegrammena epi bibliw logwn twn hmerwn tois basileusin iouda²¹kai ekoimhqh ezekias meta twn paterwn autou kai etafh en polei dauid kai ebasileusen manasshs uios autou ant¢ autou

Chapter 21
¹uios dwdeka etwn manasshs en tw basileuein auton kai penthkonta kai pente eth ebasileusen en ierousalhm kai onoma th mhtri autou oyiba²kai epoihsen to ponhron en ofqalmois kuriou kata ta bdelugmata twn eqnwn wn exhren kurios apo proswpou twn uiwn israhl³kai epestreyen kai wkodomhsen ta uyhla a katespasen ezekias o pathr autou kai anesthsen qusiasthrion th baal kai epoihsen alsh kaqws epoihsen acaab basileus israhl kai prosekunhsen pash th dunamei tou ouranou kai edouleusen autois⁴kai wkodomhsen qusiasthrion en oikw kuriou ws eipen en ierousalhm qhsw to onoma mou⁵kai wkodomhsen qusiasthrion pash th dunamei tou ouranou en tais dusin aulais oikou kuriou⁶kai dihgen tous uious autou en puri kai eklhdonizeto kai oiwnizeto kai epoihsen qelhthn kai gnwstas eplhqunen tou poiein to ponhron en ofqalmois kuriou parorgisai auton⁷kai eqhken to glupton tou alsous en tw oikw w eipen kurios pros dauid kai pros salwmwn ton uion autou en tw oikw toutw kai en ierousalhm h exelexamhn ek paswn fulwn israhl kai qhsw to onoma mou ekei eis ton aiwna⁸kai ou prosqhsw tou saleusai ton poda israhl apo ths ghs hs edwka tois patrasin autwn oitines fulaxousin panta osa eneteilamhn kata pasan thn entolhn hn eneteilato autois o doulos mou mwushs⁹kai ouk hkousan kai eplanhsen autous manasshs tou poihsai to ponhron en ofqalmois kuriou uper ta eqnh a hfanisen kurios ek proswpou uiwn israhl¹⁰kai elalhsen kurios en ceiri doulwn autou twn profhtwn legwn¹¹anq¢ wn osa epoihsen manasshs o basileus iouda ta bdelugmata tauta ta ponhra apo pantwn wn epoihsen o amorraios o emprosqen kai exhmarten kai ge iouda en tois eidwlois autwn¹²ouc outws tade legei kurios o qeos israhl idou egw ferw kaka epi ierousalhm kai epi iouda wste pantos akouontos hchsei amfotera ta wta autou¹³kai ektenw epi ierousalhm to metron samareias kai to staqmion oikou acaab kai apaleiyw thn ierousalhm kaqws apaleifetai o alabastros apaleifomenos kai katastrefetai epi proswpon autou¹⁴kai apwsomai to upoleimma ths klhronomias mou kai paradwsw autous eis ceiras ecqrwn autwn kai esontai eis diarpaghn kai eis pronomhn pasin tois ecqrois autwn¹⁵anq¢ wn osa epoihsan to ponhron en ofqalmois mou kai hsan parorgizontes me apo ths hmeras hs exhgagon tous pateras autwn ex aiguptou kai ews ths hmeras tauths¹⁶kai ge aima aqwon execeen manasshs polu sfodra ews ou eplhsen thn ierousalhm stoma eis stoma plhn twn amartiwn autou wn exhmarten ton ioudan tou poihsai to ponhron en ofqalmois kuriou¹⁷kai ta loipa twn logwn manassh kai panta osa epoihsen kai h amartia autou hn hmarten ouci tauta gegrammena epi bibliw logwn twn hmerwn tois basileusin iouda¹⁸kai ekoimhqh manasshs meta twn paterwn autou kai etafh en tw khpw tou oikou autou en khpw oza kai ebasileusen amwn uios autou ant¢ autou¹⁹uios eikosi kai duo etwn amwn en tw basileuein auton kai duo eth ebasileusen en ierousalhm kai onoma th mhtri autou mesollam qugathr arous ex ieteba²⁰kai epoihsen to ponhron en ofqalmois kuriou kaqws epoihsen manasshs o pathr autou²¹kai eporeuqh en pash odw h eporeuqh o pathr autou kai elatreusen tois eidwlois ois elatreusen o pathr autou kai prosekunhsen autois²²kai egkatelipen ton kurion qeon twn paterwn autou kai ouk eporeuqh en odw kuriou²³kai sunestrafhsan oi paides amwn pros auton kai eqanatwsan ton basilea en tw oikw autou²⁴kai epataxen pas o laos ths ghs pantas tous sustrafentas epi ton basilea amwn kai ebasileusen o laos ths ghs ton iwsian uion autou ant¢ autou²⁵kai ta loipa twn logwn amwn osa epoihsen ouk idou tauta gegrammena epi bibliw logwn twn hmerwn tois basileusin iouda²⁶kai eqayan auton en tw tafw autou en tw khpw oza kai ebasileusen iwsias uios autou ant¢ autou

Chapter 22
¹uios oktw etwn iwsias en tw basileuein auton kai triakonta kai en etos ebasileusen en ierousalhm kai onoma th mhtri autou iedida qugathr edei+a ek basourwq²kai epoihsen to euqes en ofqalmois kuriou kai eporeuqh en pash odw dauid tou patros autou ouk apesth dexia h aristera³kai egenhqh en tw oktwkaidekatw etei tw basilei iwsia en tw mhni tw ogdow apesteilen o basileus ton saffan uion eseliou uiou mesollam ton grammatea oikou kuriou legwn⁴anabhqi pros celkian ton ierea ton megan kai sfragison to argurion to eisenecqen en oikw kuriou o sunhgagon oi fulassontes ton staqmon para tou laou⁵kai dotwsan auto epi ceira poiountwn ta erga twn kaqestamenwn en oikw kuriou kai edwken auto tois poiousin ta erga tois en oikw kuriou tou katiscusai to bedek tou oikou⁶tois tektosin kai tois oikodomois kai tois teicistais kai tou kthsasqai xula kai liqous latomhtous tou krataiwsai to bedek tou oikou⁷plhn ouk exelogizonto autous to argurion to didomenon autois oti en pistei autoi poiousin⁸kai eipen celkias o iereus o megas pros saffan ton grammatea biblion tou nomou euron en oikw kuriou kai edwken celkias to biblion pros saffan kai anegnw auto⁹kai eishnegken pros ton basilea iwsian kai epestreyen tw basilei rhma kai eipen ecwneusan oi douloi sou to argurion to eureqen en tw oikw kuriou kai edwkan auto epi ceira poiountwn ta erga twn kaqestamenwn en oikw kuriou¹⁰kai eipen saffan o grammateus pros ton basilea legwn biblion edwken moi celkias o iereus kai anegnw auto saffan enwpion tou basilews¹¹kai egeneto ws hkousen o basileus tous logous tou bibliou tou nomou kai dierrhxen ta imatia eautou¹²kai eneteilato o basileus tw celkia tw ierei kai tw acikam uiw saffan kai tw acobwr uiw micaiou kai tw saffan tw grammatei kai tw asaia doulw tou basilews legwn¹³deute ekzhthsate ton kurion peri emou kai peri pantos tou laou kai peri pantos tou iouda peri twn logwn tou bibliou tou eureqentos toutou oti megalh h orgh kuriou h ekkekaumenh en hmin uper ou ouk hkousan oi pateres hmwn twn logwn tou bibliou toutou tou poiein kata panta ta gegrammena kaq¢ hmwn¹⁴kai eporeuqh celkias o iereus kai acikam kai acobwr kai saffan kai asaias pros oldan thn profhtin gunaika sellhm uiou qekoue uiou araas tou imatiofulakos kai auth katwkei en ierousalhm en th masena kai elalhsan pros authn¹⁵kai eipen autois tade legei kurios o qeos israhl eipate tw andri tw aposteilanti umas pros me¹⁶tade legei kurios idou egw epagw kaka epi ton topon touton kai epi tous enoikountas auton pantas tous logous tou bibliou ous anegnw basileus iouda¹⁷anq¢ wn egkatelipon me kai equmiwn qeois eterois opws parorgiswsin me en tois ergois twn ceirwn autwn kai ekkauqhsetai o qumos mou en tw topw toutw kai ou sbesqhsetai¹⁸kai pros basilea iouda ton aposteilanta umas epizhthsai ton kurion tade ereite pros auton tade legei kurios o qeos israhl oi logoi ous hkousas¹⁹anq¢ wn oti hpalunqh h kardia sou kai enetraphs apo proswpou kuriou ws hkousas osa elalhsa epi ton topon touton kai epi tous enoikountas auton tou einai eis afanismon kai eis kataran kai dierrhxas ta imatia sou kai eklausas enwpion emou kai ge egw hkousa legei kurios²⁰ouc outws idou egw prostiqhmi se pros tous pateras sou kai sunacqhsh eis ton tafon sou en eirhnh kai ouk ofqhsetai en tois ofqalmois sou en pasin tois kakois ois egw eimi epagw epi ton topon touton kai epestreyan tw basilei to rhma

Chapter 23
¹kai apesteilen o basileus kai sunhgagen pros eauton pantas tous presbuterous iouda kai ierousalhm²kai anebh o basileus eis oikon kuriou kai pas anhr iouda kai pantes oi katoikountes en ierousalhm met¢ autou kai oi iereis kai oi profhtai kai pas o laos apo mikrou kai ews megalou kai anegnw en wsin autwn pantas tous logous tou bibliou ths diaqhkhs tou eureqentos en oikw kuriou³kai esth o basileus pros ton stulon kai dieqeto diaqhkhn enwpion kuriou tou poreuesqai opisw kuriou kai tou fulassein tas entolas autou kai ta marturia autou kai ta dikaiwmata autou en pash kardia kai en pash yuch tou anasthsai tous logous ths diaqhkhs tauths ta gegrammena epi to biblion touto kai esth pas o laos en th diaqhkh⁴kai eneteilato o basileus tw celkia tw ierei tw megalw kai tois iereusin ths deuterwsews kai tois fulassousin ton staqmon tou exagagein ek tou naou kuriou panta ta skeuh ta pepoihmena tw baal kai tw alsei kai pash th dunamei tou ouranou kai katekausen auta exw ierousalhm en sadhmwq kedrwn kai elaben ton coun autwn eis baiqhl⁵kai katepausen tous cwmarim ous edwkan basileis iouda kai equmiwn en tois uyhlois kai en tais polesin iouda kai tois perikuklw ierousalhm kai tous qumiwntas tw baal kai tw hliw kai th selhnh kai tois mazourwq kai pash th dunamei tou ouranou⁶kai exhnegken to alsos ex oikou kuriou exwqen ierousalhm eis ton ceimarroun kedrwn kai katekausen auton en tw ceimarrw kedrwn kai eleptunen eis coun kai erriyen ton coun autou eis ton tafon twn uiwn tou laou⁷kai kaqeilen ton oikon twn kadhsim twn en tw oikw kuriou ou ai gunaikes ufainon ekei cettiin tw alsei⁸kai anhgagen pantas tous iereis ek polewn iouda kai emianen ta uyhla ou equmiasan ekei oi iereis apo gabaa kai ews bhrsabee kai kaqeilen ton oikon twn pulwn ton para thn quran ths pulhs ihsou arcontos ths polews twn ex aristerwn andros en th pulh ths polews⁹plhn ouk anebhsan oi iereis twn uyhlwn pros to qusiasthrion kuriou en ierousalhm oti ei mh efagon azuma en mesw twn adelfwn autwn¹⁰kai emianen ton tafeq ton en faraggi uiou ennom tou diagein andra ton uion autou kai andra thn qugatera autou tw moloc en puri¹¹kai katepausen tous ippous ous edwkan basileis iouda tw hliw en th eisodw oikou kuriou eis to gazofulakion naqan basilews tou eunoucou en farourim kai to arma tou hliou katekausen puri¹²kai ta qusiasthria ta epi tou dwmatos tou uperwou acaz a epoihsan basileis iouda kai ta qusiasthria a epoihsen manasshs en tais dusin aulais oikou kuriou kai kaqeilen o basileus kai katespasen ekeiqen kai erriyen ton coun autwn eis ton ceimarroun kedrwn¹³kai ton oikon ton epi proswpon ierousalhm ton ek dexiwn tou orous tou mosoaq on wkodomhsen salwmwn basileus israhl th astarth prosocqismati sidwniwn kai tw camws prosocqismati mwab kai tw molcol bdelugmati uiwn ammwn emianen o basileus¹⁴kai sunetriyen tas sthlas kai exwleqreusen ta alsh kai eplhsen tous topous autwn ostewn anqrwpwn¹⁵kai ge to qusiasthrion to en baiqhl to uyhlon o epoihsen ieroboam uios nabat os exhmarten ton israhl kai ge to qusiasthrion ekeino kai to uyhlon katespasen kai sunetriyen tous liqous autou kai eleptunen eis coun kai katekausen to alsos¹⁶kai exeneusen iwsias kai eiden tous tafous tous ontas ekei en th polei kai apesteilen kai elaben ta osta ek twn tafwn kai katekausen epi to qusiasthrion kai emianen auto kata to rhma kuriou o elalhsen o anqrwpos tou qeou en tw estanai ieroboam en th eorth epi to qusiasthrion kai epistreyas hren tous ofqalmous autou epi ton tafon tou anqrwpou tou qeou tou lalhsantos tous logous toutous¹⁷kai eipen ti to skopelon ekeino o egw orw kai eipon autw oi andres ths polews o anqrwpos tou qeou estin o exelhluqws ex iouda kai epikalesamenos tous logous toutous ous epekalesato epi to qusiasthrion baiqhl¹⁸kai eipen afete auto anhr mh kinhsatw ta osta autou kai errusqhsan ta osta autou meta twn ostwn tou profhtou tou hkontos ek samareias¹⁹kai ge eis pantas tous oikous twn uyhlwn tous en tais polesin samareias ous epoihsan basileis israhl parorgizein kurion apesthsen iwsias kai epoihsen en autois panta ta erga a epoihsen en baiqhl²⁰kai equsiasen pantas tous iereis twn uyhlwn tous ontas ekei epi twn qusiasthriwn kai katekausen ta osta twn anqrwpwn ep¢ auta kai epestrafh eis ierousalhm²¹kai eneteilato o basileus panti tw law legwn poihsate to pasca tw kuriw qew hmwn kaqws gegraptai epi bibliou ths diaqhkhs tauths²²oti ouk egenhqh to pasca touto af¢ hmerwn twn kritwn oi ekrinon ton israhl kai pasas tas hmeras basilewn israhl kai basilewn iouda²³oti all¢ h tw oktwkaidekatw etei tou basilews iwsia egenhqh to pasca tw kuriw en ierousalhm²⁴kai ge tous qelhtas kai tous gnwristas kai ta qerafin kai ta eidwla kai panta ta prosocqismata ta gegonota en gh iouda kai en ierousalhm exhren o basileus iwsias ina sthsh tous logous tou nomou tous gegrammenous epi tou bibliou ou euren celkias o iereus en oikw kuriou²⁵omoios autw ouk egenhqh emprosqen autou basileus os epestreyen pros kurion en olh kardia autou kai en olh yuch autou kai en olh iscui autou kata panta ton nomon mwush kai met¢ auton ouk anesth omoios autw²⁶plhn ouk apestrafh kurios apo qumou orghs autou tou megalou ou equmwqh orgh autou en tw iouda epi tous parorgismous ous parwrgisen auton manasshs²⁷kai eipen kurios kai ge ton ioudan aposthsw apo tou proswpou mou kaqws apesthsa ton israhl kai apwsomai thn polin tauthn hn exelexamhn thn ierousalhm kai ton oikon ou eipon estai to onoma mou ekei²⁸kai ta loipa twn logwn iwsiou kai panta osa epoihsen ouci tauta gegrammena epi bibliw logwn twn hmerwn tois basileusin iouda²⁹en de tais hmerais autou anebh faraw necaw basileus aiguptou epi basilea assuriwn epi potamon eufrathn kai eporeuqh iwsias eis apanthn autou kai eqanatwsen auton necaw en mageddw en tw idein auton³⁰kai epebibasan auton oi paides autou nekron ek mageddw kai hgagon auton eis ierousalhm kai eqayan auton en tw tafw autou en polei dauid kai elaben o laos ths ghs ton iwacas uion iwsiou kai ecrisan auton kai ebasileusan auton anti tou patros autou³¹uios eikosi kai triwn etwn hn iwacas en tw basileuein auton kai trimhnon ebasileusen en ierousalhm kai onoma th mhtri autou amital qugathr ieremiou ek lemna³²kai epoihsen to ponhron en ofqalmois kuriou kata panta osa epoihsan oi pateres autou³³kai metesthsen auton faraw necaw en deblaqa en gh emaq tou mh basileuein en ierousalhm kai edwken zhmian epi thn ghn ekaton talanta arguriou kai ekaton talanta crusiou³⁴kai ebasileusen faraw necaw ep¢ autous ton eliakim uion iwsiou basilews iouda anti iwsiou tou patros autou kai epestreyen to onoma autou iwakim kai ton iwacas elaben kai eishnegken eis aigupton kai apeqanen ekei³⁵kai to argurion kai to crusion edwken iwakim tw faraw plhn etimografhsen thn ghn tou dounai to argurion epi stomatos faraw anhr kata thn suntimhsin autou edwkan to argurion kai to crusion meta tou laou ths ghs dounai tw faraw necaw³⁶uios eikosi kai pente etwn iwakim en tw basileuein auton kai endeka eth ebasileusen en ierousalhm kai onoma th mhtri autou ieldaf qugathr fedei+a ek rouma³⁷kai epoihsen to ponhron en ofqalmois kuriou kata panta osa epoihsan oi pateres autou

Chapter 24
¹en tais hmerais autou anebh naboucodonosor basileus babulwnos kai egenhqh autw iwakim doulos tria eth kai epestreyen kai hqethsen en autw²kai apesteilen autw tous monozwnous twn caldaiwn kai tous monozwnous surias kai tous monozwnous mwab kai tous monozwnous uiwn ammwn kai exapesteilen autous en th gh iouda tou katiscusai kata ton logon kuriou on elalhsen en ceiri twn doulwn autou twn profhtwn³plhn epi ton qumon kuriou hn en tw iouda aposthsai auton apo proswpou autou en amartiais manassh kata panta osa epoihsen⁴kai ge aima aqwon execeen kai eplhsen thn ierousalhm aimatos aqwou kai ouk hqelhsen kurios ilasqhnai⁵kai ta loipa twn logwn iwakim kai panta osa epoihsen ouk idou tauta gegrammena epi bibliw logwn twn hmerwn tois basileusin iouda⁶kai ekoimhqh iwakim meta twn paterwn autou kai ebasileusen iwakim uios autou ant¢ autou⁷kai ou proseqeto eti basileus aiguptou exelqein ek ths ghs autou oti elaben basileus babulwnos apo tou ceimarrou aiguptou ews tou potamou eufratou panta osa hn tou basilews aiguptou⁸uios oktwkaideka etwn iwakim en tw basileuein auton kai trimhnon ebasileusen en ierousalhm kai onoma th mhtri autou nesqa qugathr ellanaqan ex ierousalhm⁹kai epoihsen to ponhron en ofqalmois kuriou kata panta osa epoihsen o pathr autou¹⁰en tw kairw ekeinw anebh naboucodonosor basileus babulwnos eis ierousalhm kai hlqen h polis en perioch¹¹kai eishlqen naboucodonosor basileus babulwnos eis thn polin kai oi paides autou epoliorkoun ep¢ authn¹²kai exhlqen iwakim basileus iouda epi basilea babulwnos autos kai oi paides autou kai h mhthr autou kai oi arcontes autou kai oi eunoucoi autou kai elaben auton basileus babulwnos en etei ogdow ths basileias autou¹³kai exhnegken ekeiqen pantas tous qhsaurous oikou kuriou kai tous qhsaurous oikou tou basilews kai sunekoyen panta ta skeuh ta crusa a epoihsen salwmwn basileus israhl en tw naw kuriou kata to rhma kuriou¹⁴kai apwkisen thn ierousalhm kai pantas tous arcontas kai tous dunatous iscui aicmalwsias deka ciliadas aicmalwtisas kai pan tektona kai ton sugkleionta kai ouc upeleifqh plhn oi ptwcoi ths ghs¹⁵kai apwkisen ton iwakim eis babulwna kai thn mhtera tou basilews kai tas gunaikas tou basilews kai tous eunoucous autou kai tous iscurous ths ghs aphgagen apoikesian ex ierousalhm eis babulwna¹⁶kai pantas tous andras ths dunamews eptakiscilious kai ton tektona kai ton sugkleionta cilious pantes dunatoi poiountes polemon kai hgagen autous basileus babulwnos metoikesian eis babulwna¹⁷kai ebasileusen basileus babulwnos ton maqqanian uion autou ant¢ autou kai epeqhken to onoma autou sedekia¹⁸uios eikosi kai enos eniautou sedekias en tw basileuein auton kai endeka eth ebasileusen en ierousalhm kai onoma th mhtri autou amital qugathr ieremiou¹⁹kai epoihsen to ponhron enwpion kuriou kata panta osa epoihsen iwakim²⁰oti epi ton qumon kuriou hn epi ierousalhm kai en tw iouda ews aperriyen autous apo proswpou autou kai hqethsen sedekias en tw basilei babulwnos

Chapter 25
¹kai egenhqh en tw etei tw enatw ths basileias autou en tw mhni tw dekatw hlqen naboucodonosor basileus babulwnos kai pasa h dunamis autou epi ierousalhm kai parenebalen ep¢ authn kai wkodomhsen ep¢ authn periteicos kuklw²kai hlqen h polis en perioch ews tou endekatou etous tou basilews sedekiou³enath tou mhnos kai eniscusen o limos en th polei kai ouk hsan artoi tw law ths ghs⁴kai erragh h polis kai pantes oi andres tou polemou exhlqon nuktos odon pulhs ths ana meson twn teicewn auth h estin tou khpou tou basilews kai oi caldaioi epi thn polin kuklw kai eporeuqh odon thn araba⁵kai ediwxen h dunamis twn caldaiwn opisw tou basilews kai katelabon auton en arabwq iericw kai pasa h dunamis autou diesparh epanwqen autou⁶kai sunelabon ton basilea kai hgagon auton pros ton basilea babulwnos eis deblaqa kai elalhsen met¢ autou krisin⁷kai tous uious sedekiou esfaxen kat¢ ofqalmous autou kai tous ofqalmous sedekiou exetuflwsen kai edhsen auton en pedais kai hgagen auton eis babulwna⁸kai en tw mhni tw pemptw ebdomh tou mhnos autos eniautos enneakaidekatos tw naboucodonosor basilei babulwnos hlqen nabouzardan o arcimageiros estws enwpion basilews babulwnos eis ierousalhm⁹kai eneprhsen ton oikon kuriou kai ton oikon tou basilews kai pantas tous oikous ierousalhm kai pan oikon eneprhsen¹⁰o arcimageiros¹¹kai to perisson tou laou to kataleifqen en th polei kai tous empeptwkotas oi enepeson pros basilea babulwnos kai to loipon tou sthrigmatos methren nabouzardan o arcimageiros¹²kai apo twn ptwcwn ths ghs upelipen o arcimageiros eis ampelourgous kai eis gabin¹³kai tous stulous tous calkous tous en oikw kuriou kai tas mecwnwq kai thn qalassan thn calkhn thn en oikw kuriou sunetriyan oi caldaioi kai hran ton calkon autwn eis babulwna¹⁴kai tous lebhtas kai ta iamin kai tas fialas kai tas quiskas kai panta ta skeuh ta calka en ois leitourgousin en autois elaben¹⁵kai ta pureia kai tas fialas tas crusas kai tas arguras elaben o arcimageiros¹⁶stulous duo h qalassa h mia kai ta mecwnwq a epoihsen salwmwn tw oikw kuriou ouk hn staqmos tou calkou pantwn twn skeuwn¹⁷oktwkaideka phcewn uyos tou stulou tou enos kai to cwqar ep¢ autou to calkoun kai to uyos tou cwqar triwn phcewn sabaca kai roai epi tou cwqar kuklw ta panta calka kai kata ta auta tw stulw tw deuterw epi tw sabaca¹⁸kai elaben o arcimageiros ton saraian ierea ton prwton kai ton sofonian uion ths deuterwsews kai tous treis tous fulassontas ton staqmon¹⁹kai ek ths polews elaben eunoucon ena os hn epistaths epi twn andrwn twn polemistwn kai pente andras twn orwntwn to proswpon tou basilews tous eureqentas en th polei kai ton grammatea tou arcontos ths dunamews ton ektassonta ton laon ths ghs kai exhkonta andras tou laou ths ghs tous eureqentas en th polei²⁰kai elaben autous nabouzardan o arcimageiros kai aphgagen autous pros ton basilea babulwnos eis deblaqa²¹kai epaisen autous basileus babulwnos kai eqanatwsen autous en deblaqa en gh aimaq kai apwkisqh ioudas epanwqen ths ghs autou²²kai o laos o kataleifqeis en gh iouda ous katelipen naboucodonosor basileus babulwnos kai katesthsen ep¢ autwn ton godolian uion acikam uiou safan²³kai hkousan pantes oi arcontes ths dunamews autoi kai oi andres autwn oti katesthsen basileus babulwnos ton godolian kai hlqon pros godolian eis masshfaq kai ismahl uios naqaniou kai iwanan uios karhe kai saraias uios qanemaq o netwfaqiths kai iezonias uios tou macaqi autoi kai oi andres autwn²⁴kai wmosen godolias autois kai tois andrasin autwn kai eipen autois mh fobeisqe parodon twn caldaiwn kaqisate en th gh kai douleusate tw basilei babulwnos kai kalws estai umin²⁵kai egenhqh en tw ebdomw mhni hlqen ismahl uios naqaniou uiou elisama ek tou spermatos twn basilewn kai deka andres met¢ autou kai epataxen ton godolian kai apeqanen kai tous ioudaious kai tous caldaious oi hsan met¢ autou eis masshfaq²⁶kai anesth pas o laos apo mikrou kai ews megalou kai oi arcontes twn dunamewn kai eishlqon eis aigupton oti efobhqhsan apo proswpou twn caldaiwn²⁷kai egenhqh en tw triakostw kai ebdomw etei ths apoikesias tou iwakim basilews iouda en tw dwdekatw mhni ebdomh kai eikadi tou mhnos uywsen euilmarwdac basileus babulwnos en tw eniautw ths basileias autou thn kefalhn iwakim basilews iouda kai exhgagen auton ex oikou fulakhs autou²⁸kai elalhsen met¢ autou agaqa kai edwken ton qronon autou epanwqen twn qronwn twn basilewn twn met¢ autou en babulwni²⁹kai hlloiwsen ta imatia ths fulakhs autou kai hsqien arton dia pantos enwpion autou pasas tas hmeras ths zwhs autou³⁰kai h estiatoria autou estiatoria dia pantos edoqh autw ex oikou tou basilews logon hmeras en th hmera autou pasas tas hmeras ths zwhs autou