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before the Lord as his father, and he died in his sins. In his time Shishak king of Egypt, having taken Jerusalem, took away the treasures in the temple and the palace and the golden spears and the golden shields, in place of which bronze ones were made. And after Rehoboam, Abijah his son reigned, and he did evil before the Lord, and died, having reigned for 3 years. And after Abijah, Asa his son reigned, and he did evil before the Lord, and died, having reigned for 10 years. And after Asa, Jehoshaphat his son reigned, and he did what was right before the Lord, and died, having reigned for 25 years. And after Jehoshaphat, Joram his son reigned, and he did evil before the Lord, and died of dysentery, having reigned for 8 years. And after Joram, Ahaziah his son reigned for 1 year, and he did evil, and was killed by Jehu. And after Ahaziah, Athaliah his mother reigned for 7 years, and she killed all the sons of Ahaziah except for one infant who was miraculously saved by the wife of Jehoiada the priest; who was also suddenly proclaimed king by Jehoiada the priest, being 7 years old. And Athaliah was killed in the house of the king. 16 Therefore after Athaliah, Joash son of Ahaziah, having become king at seven years of age, reigned for 40 years; he was doing what was right before the Lord, then having turned aside he was slain in his own house. He also killed Zechariah the prophet, the son of his teacher. In his time the Sibyl was known. And after Joash, Amaziah his son reigned for 29 years, and he did what was right before the Lord, but was slain in the war. And after Amaziah, Uzziah, also called Azariah, his son reigned for 52 years, and he did what was right before the Lord, and being successful he was lifted up with pride, and indeed, wishing to burn incense to God himself by his own authority and having burned incense, he was immediately struck with leprosy, and so he died. And after Uzziah, Jotham his son reigned for 10 years, and he did what was right before the Lord, and died. And after Jotham, Ahaz his son reigned for 10 years, and having done evil before the Lord, he died. And after Ahaz, Hezekiah his son reigned for 29 years, and he did what was right before the Lord, and died. In his time the Mosaic bronze serpent was still venerated by the Jews, which Hezekiah destroyed, just as he also did the books of Solomon. In whose time Romulus and Remus were reigning in Rome, and the Erythraean Sibyl was known. In his time also Sennacherib, having come up against Jerusalem, 17 losing 185 thousand in one night by means of a divine angel, returned with shame. And after Hezekiah, Manasseh his son reigned for 55 years, who also sawed the great Isaiah in two and filled Jerusalem with innocent blood and did evil before the Lord. But later, after his capture and captivity, having been corrected through repentance, he died. And after Manasseh, Amon his son reigned for 2 years, and he did evil before the Lord, and was slain in his own house. And after Amon, Josiah his son reigned for 31 years, being 8 years old, and he did what was right before the Lord, and died, having been shot by an arrow in the war. In whose time also Byzantium was founded by Byzas, king of Thrace. And after Josiah, Jehoahaz his son reigned for 3 months, and he did evil before the Lord, and being taken by Necho king of Egypt was led away to Egypt, where he also died. And after Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, also called Eliakim, his brother, reigned for 11 years, and he did evil before the Lord. And Nebuchadnezzar came and made all of Judea tributary. But when Jehoiakim refused the tribute, Nebuchadnezzar came again to Jerusalem, and having captured and killed him, ordered him to be thrown from the wall, and left him unburied for a long time. 18 And after Jehoiakim, Jeconiah his son, also called Jehoiachin, reigned by the command of Nebuchadnezzar for three months, and he did evil before the Lord. And when he was ungrateful concerning the taxes, Nebuchadnezzar came again to Jerusalem, and Zedekiah in his place

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ἐνώπιον κυρίου ὡς ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἀπέθανεν ἐν ταῖς ἁμαρτίαις αὐτοῦ. ἐφ' οὗ Σουσακεὶμ βασιλεὺς Αἰγύπτου τὴν Ἱερουσαλὴμ ἑλὼν ἀφείλετο τὰ ἐν τῷ ναῷ καὶ τοῖς βασιλείοις χρήματα καὶ τὰ χρυσᾶ δόρατα καὶ τοὺς χρυσοῦς θυρεούς, ἀνθ' ὧν ἐγένοντο χαλκοῖ. Μετὰ δὲ Ῥοβοὰμ ἐβασίλευσεν Ἀβίας ὁ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐποίησε τὸ πονηρὸν ἐνώπιον κυρίου, καὶ ἀπέθανεν βασιλεύσας ἔτη ʹ. Μετὰ δὲ Ἀβίαν ἐβασίλευσεν Ἀσὰ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐποίησε τὸ πονηρὸν ἐνώπιον κυρίου, καὶ ἀπέθανε βασιλεύσας ἔτη ιʹ. Μετὰ δὲ Ἀσὰ ἐβασίλευσεν Ἰωσαφὰτ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐποίησε τὸ εὐθὲς ἐνώπιον κυρίου, καὶ ἐτελεύτησε βασιλεύσας ἔτη κεʹ. Μετὰ δὲ Ἰωσαφὰτ ἐβασίλευσεν Ἰωρὰμ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐποίησε τὸ πονηρὸν ἐνώπιον κυρίου, καὶ ἀπέθανε δυσεντερικός, βασιλεύσας ἔτη ηʹ. Μετὰ δὲ Ἰωρὰμ ἐβασίλευσεν Ὀχοζίας υἱὸς αὐτοῦ ἔτος αʹ, καὶ ἐποίησε τὸ πονηρόν, καὶ ἀνῃρέθη ὑπὸ Ἰηοῦ. Μετὰ δὲ Ὀχοζίαν ἐβασίλευσε Γοθολία μήτηρ αὐτοῦ ἔτη ʹ, καὶ ἀπέκτεινε πάντας τοὺς υἱοὺς Ὀχοζίου παρεκτὸς νηπίου ἑνὸς διασωθέντος παραδόξως ὑπὸ γυναικὸς Ἰωδαὲ τοῦ ἱερέως· ὃς καὶ αἰφνιδίως ἀνηγορεύθη βασιλεὺς ὑπὸ Ἰωδαὲ τοῦ ἱερέως, ὑπάρχων ἐτῶν ζʹ. ἡ δὲ Γοθολία ἀπεκτάνθη ἐν οἴκῳ τοῦ βασιλέως. 16 Μετὰ οὖν Γοθολίαν ἑπταετὴς βασιλεύσας Ἰωὰς υἱὸς Ὀχοζίου ἔτη μʹ ἐποίει τὸ εὐθὲς ἐνώπιον κυρίου, εἶτα παρατραπεὶς ἐσφάγη ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ αὐτοῦ. ὃς καὶ ἀπέκτεινε Ζαχαρίαν τὸν προφήτην, τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ διδασκάλου αὐτοῦ. ἐφ' οὗ ἡ Σίβυλλα ἐγνωρίζετο. Μετὰ δὲ Ἰωὰς ἐβασίλευσεν Ἀμασίας υἱὸς αὐτοῦ ἔτη κθʹ, καὶ ἐποίησε τὸ εὐθὲς ἐνώπιον κυρίου, ἐσφάγη δὲ ἐν τῷ πολέμῳ. Μετὰ δὲ Ἀμασίαν ἐβασίλευσεν Ὀζίας, ὁ καὶ Ἀζαρίας, υἱὸςαὐτοῦ ἔτη νβʹ, καὶ ἐποίησε τὸ εὐθὲς ἐνώπιον κυρίου, καὶ εὐοδούμενος ἐπήρθη, καὶ δὴ θελήσας θυμιᾶσαι τῷ θεῷ αὐτὸς ἀφ' ἑαυτοῦ καὶ θυμιάσας εὐθὺς ἐλεπρώθη, καὶ οὕτως ἐτελεύτησεν. Μετὰ δὲ Ὀζίαν ἐβασίλευσεν Ἰωάθαν υἱὸς αὐτοῦ ἔτη ιʹ, καὶ ἐποίησε τὸ εὐθὲς ἐνώπιον κυρίου, καὶ ἐτελεύτησεν. Μετὰ δὲ Ἰωάθαν ἐβασίλευσεν Ἀχὰζ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ ἔτη ιʹ, καὶ ποιήσας τὸ πονηρὸν ἐνώπιον κυρίου ἀπέθανεν. Μετὰ δὲ Ἀχὰζ ἐβασίλευσεν Ἐζεκίας υἱὸς αὐτοῦ ἔτη κθʹ, καὶ ἐποίησε τὸ εὐθὲς ἐνώπιον κυρίου, καὶ ἐτελεύτησεν. ἐφ' οὗ ἦν ὁ Μωσαϊκὸς χαλκοῦς ὄφις ἔτι παρὰ Ἰουδαίων σεβόμενος, ὃν ἠφάνισεν Ἐζεκίας, ὥσπερ δὴ καὶ τὰς βίβλους τοῦ Σολομῶντος. ἐφ' ὧν χρόνων Ῥῶμος καὶ Ῥέμος ἐβασίλευον ἐν Ῥώμῃ, καὶ Σίβυλλαἡ Ἐρυθραία ἐγνωρίζετο. ἐφ' οὗ καὶ Σεναχηρεὶμ κατὰ Ἱερουσα 17 λὴμ ἀναβάς, διὰ θείου ἀγγέλου ἐν μιᾷ νυκτὶ ρπεʹ χιλιάδας ἀποβαλών, μετ' αἰσχύνης ὑπέστρεψεν. Μετὰ δὲ Ἐζεκίαν ἐβασίλευσε Μανασσῆς υἱὸς αὐτοῦ ἔτη νεʹ, ὁ καὶ τὸν μέγαν Ἠσαΐαν πρίσας καὶ τὴν Ἱερουσαλὴμ ἀθώων αἱμάτων πλήσας καὶ τὸ πονηρὸν ἐναντίον κυρίου ποιήσας. ὕστερον δὲ μετὰ τὴν ἅλωσιν καὶ αἰχμαλωσίαν αὐτοῦ μετανοίᾳ διορθωσάμενος ἀπέθανε. Μετὰ δὲ Μανασσῆν ἐβασίλευσεν Ἀμὼς υἱὸς αὐτοῦ ἔτη βʹ, καὶ ἐποίησε τὸ πονηρὸν ἐνώπιον κυρίου, καὶ ἐσφάγη ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ αὐτοῦ. Μετὰ δὲ Ἀμὼς ἐβασίλευσεν Ἰωσίας αὐτοῦ ὑπάρχων υἱὸς ἔτη λαʹ, ἐτῶν ὑπάρχων ηʹ, καὶ ἐποίησε τὸ εὐθὲς ἐνώπιον κυρίου, καὶ ἐτελεύτησε τοξευθεὶς ἐν τῷ πολέμῳ. ἐφ' ὧν χρόνων καὶ τὸ Βυζάντιον ὑπὸ Βύζου βασιλέως ἐκτίσθη τῆς Θρᾴκης. Μετὰ δὲ Ἰωσίαν ἐβασίλευσεν Ἰωάχαζ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ μῆνας γʹ, καὶ ἐποίησε τὸ πονηρὸν ἐνώπιον κυρίου, καὶ ληφθεὶς ὑπὸ Νεχαὼ βασιλέως Αἰγύπτου ἀπήχθη εἰς Αἴγυπτον, ἐν ᾗ καὶ ἀπέθανεν. Μετὰ δὲ Ἰωάχαζ ἐβασίλευσεν Ἰωακεὶμ ὁ καὶ Ἐλιακείμ, ὁἀδελφὸς αὐτοῦ, ἔτη ιαʹ, καὶ ἐποίησε τὸ πονηρὸν ἐνώπιον κυρίου. καὶ ἐλθὼν Ναβουχοδονόσορ τὴν πᾶσαν Ἰουδαίαν ὑπόφορον ἐποίησεν. ἀθετήσαντος δὲ φορολογίαν Ἰωακεὶμ ἦλθε πάλιν εἰς Ἱερουσαλὴμ Ναβουχοδονόσορ, καὶ τοῦτον χειρωσάμενος καὶ ἀνελὼν ἀπὸ τοῦ τείχους ῥιφῆναι προσέταξε, καὶ ἄταφον ἐπὶ πολὺν κατέλιπε χρόνον. 18 Μετὰ δὲ Ἰωακεὶμ ἐβασίλευσεν Ἰεχονίας ὁ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ, ὁ καὶ Ἰωακείμ, διὰ προστάγματος Ναβουχοδονόσορ μῆνας τρεῖς, καὶ ἐποίησε τὸ πονηρὸν ἐναντίον κυρίου. καὶ περὶ τοὺς φόρους ἀγνωμονήσαντος αὐτοῦ ἦλθεν αὖθις Ναβουχοδονόσορ εἰς Ἱερουσαλήμ, καὶ τὸν Σεδεκίαν ἀντ' αὐτοῦ