vites fhall be Officers before you. Deal couragioufly, and the LORD fhall be with the Good.

CHA P. XX.

i Jehoshaphat in his Fear proclaimeth a Faft: 5 His Prayer. 14 The Prophecy of Jahaziel. 20 20 Jehoshaphat exhorteth the People, and fetteth Singers to praise the LORD. 22 The great Overthrow of the Enemies. 26 The People having bleffed GoD at Beracha, return in Triumph. 31 Jehoshaphat's Reign: 35 His Convoy of Ships which he made with Ahaziah, according to the Prophecy of Eliezer, unhappily perished.

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T came to pafs after this alfo, that the Children of them other befide the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to Battle.

2 Then there came fome that told Jehoshaphat, faying, There comes a great multitude against thee from beyond the Sea on this fide Syria, and behold, they be in Hazazon-tamar which is En-gedi.

3 And Jehoshaphat feared, and fet himself to SEEK the LORD, and proclaimed a Faft throughout all Judah.

4 And Judah gathered themselves together, to ASK HELP of the LORD: even out of all the Cities of Judah they came to feek the LORD.

5 And Jehofhaphat food in the Congregation of Judah, in the Houfe of the LORD.

6 And faid, O LORD GOD of our Fathers, art not thou GOD in HEAVEN? and RULEST not thou over all the KINGDOMS of the Heathen? and in thine Hand is there not POWER and Might, fo that NONE is able to WITHSTAND thee.

7 Art not thou our GoD, who didft drive out the Inhabitants of this Land before thy People Ifrael, and gavest it to the Seed of Abraham thy Friend for ever?

8 And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a Sanctuary therein for thy Name, faying,

9 If when Evil cometh upon us, as the Sword, Judgment, or Pestilence, or Famine, we ftand before this Houfe, and in thy Prefence (for thy Name is in this House) and cry unto thee in our Affliction, then thou wilt hear and help.

10 And now, behold, the Children of Ammon, and Moab, and Mount Seir, whom thou wouldeft not let Ifrael invade, when they came out of the Land of Egypt, but they turned from them, and deftroyed them not.

I Behold, I fay, how they reward us to come to caft us out of thy Poffeffion, which thou haft given us to inherit.

17 Ye fhall not need to fight in this Battle; fet yourselves, ftand ye ftill, and fee the SALVATION of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerufalem: FEAR not, nor be difmayed; To-morrow go out a gainst them, for the LORD will be with you.

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18 And Jehoshaphat bowed his Head, with his Face to the Ground: and all Judah, and the Inhabitants of Jerufalem fell before the LORD, worshipping the LORD.

19 And the Levites of the Children of the Cohathites, of the Children of the Korhites, stood up to praise the LORD GOD of Ifrael with a loud Voice on high.

20 And they rofe early in the Morning, and went forth into the Wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood, and faid, Hear me, O Judah, and ye Inhabitants of Jerufalem, BELIEVE in the LORD your God, fo fhall you be ESTABLISHED; BELIEVE his PROPHETS, fo fhall ye PROSPER.

21 And when he had confulted with the People, he appointed Singers unto the LORD, and that should praise the BEAUTY of HOLINESS, as they went out before the Army, and to fay, PRAISE the LORD, for his MERCY ENDURETH for ever.

8 Pfal. cxxxvi. 1 O give Thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his Mercy endureth for ever.

22 And when they began to SING and to PRAISE, the LORD fet Ambushments against the Children of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, which were come against Judah, and they were fmitten.

23 For the Children of Ammon and Moab ftood up against the Inhabitants of Mount Seir, utterly to SLAY and DESTROY them and when they had made an End of the Inhabitants of Seir, every one helped to DESTROY another.

24 And when Judah came toward the Watch-tower in the Wilderness, they looked unto the Multitude, and behold, they were dead Bodies FALLEN to the Earth, and none escaped.

Pfal. xxxvii. 15 Their SwORD fhall enter into their own HEART, and their Bows fhall be BROKEN.

Pfal. lxvi. 1 Make a joyful Noise unto God, all ye Lands.

2 Sing forth the HONOUR of his NAME: make his PRAISE GLORIOUS.

3 Say unto GoD, HOW TERRIBLE art thou in thy Works! through the GREATNESS of thy POWER fhall thine Enemies fubmit themselves unto thee.

s Come and fee the Works of GOD: he is TERRIBLE in his Doing

toward the Children of Men.

7 He RULETH by his PowEx for ever, his Eyes behold the Nations: let not the REBELLIOUS exalt them

felves.

25 And when Jehoshaphat and his People came to take away the Spoil of them, they found among them in abundance both Riches with the dead Bodies, and precious Jewels (which they ftript off for themfelves) more than they could

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could carry away and they were three Days in gathering of the Spoil, it was fo much.

26 And on the fourth Day they affembled themfelves in the Valley of Berachah; for there they blefled the LORD: therefore the Name of the fame Place was called, The Valley of Berachah unto this Day.

27 Then they returned every Man of Judah and Jerufa→ lem, and Jehoshaphat in the Forefront of them, to go again to Jerufalem with Joy: for the LORD had made them to rejoice over their Enemies.

28 And they came to Jerufalem with Pfalteries, and Harps, and Trumpets, unto the Houfe of the LORD.

29 And the FEAR of GOD was on all the KINGDOMS of thofe Countries, when they had heard that the LORD fought against the Enemies of Ifrael.

30 So the Realm of Jehoshaphat was quict; for his GOD gave him REST round about.

35 And after this did Jehofhaphat King of Judah join himself with Ahaziah King of Ifracl, who did very wick-. edly.

36 And he joined himself with him to make Ships to go to Tarfhifh and they made the Ships in Ezion-gaber.

37 Then Eliezer prophefied against Jehoshaphat, faying, Because thou haft JOINED thyfelf with Ahaziah, the LORD hath BROKEN thy Works. And the SHIPS were BROKEN, that they were not able to go to Tarshish.

I KINGS XXII.

51 Ahaziah the Son of Ahab began to reign over Ifrael in Samaria the feventeenth Year of Jehoshaphat King of Judah, and reigned two Years over Ifrael.

52 And he did Evil in the fight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his Father, and in the way of his Mother, and in the way of Jeroboam, who made Ifrael to fin.

53 For he ferved Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked to Anger the LORD GOD of Ifrael, according to all that his Father had done.

II. KINGS,

II. KINGS, CHAP. I.

1 Moab rebelleth. 2 Ahaziah fending to Baalzebub, hath his Judgment by Elijah. 5 Elijah twice bringeth Fire from Heaven upon them whom Ahaziah fent to apprehend him: 13 He pitieth the third Captain, and encouraged by an Angel, telleth the King of his Death: Jehoram fucceedeth A

baziah.

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HEN Moab rebelled against Ifrael, after the
Death of Ahab.

2 And Ahaziah fell down through a Lattefs in his up per Chamber that was in Samaria, and was fick and he fent Meffengers, and faid unto them, Go, enquire of Baalzebub the God of Ekron, whether I fhall recover of this Difeafe.

3 But the Angel of the LORD faid to Elijah the Tifhbite, Arife, go up to meet the Meflengers of the King of Samaria, and fay unto them, Is it not because there is not a God in Ifrael, that ye go to enquire of Baalzebub the God of Ekron?

4 Now therefore thus faith the LORD, Thou shalt not come down from that Bed on which thou art gone up, but halt furely die. And Elijah departed.

5 And when the Meflengers turned back unto him, he faid unto them, Why are ye now turned back?

6 And they faid unto him, There came a Man up to meet us, and faid unto us, Go turn again unto the King that fent you, and fay unto him, Thus faith the LORD, Is it not because there is not a God in Ifrael, that thou fendest to enquire of Baalzebub the God of Ekron? therefore thou fhalt not come down from that Bed on which thou art gone up, but fhalt furely die.

7 And he said unto them, What manner of Man was he which came up to meet you, and told you thefe Words?

8 And they answered him, He was an hairy Man, and girt with a Girdle of Leather about his Loyns. And he faid, It is Elijah the Tifhbite.

9 Then the King fent unto him a Captain of fifty, with his fifty and he went up to him (and behold, he fat on the top of the Hill) and he fpake unto him, Thou Man of GOD, the King hath faid, Come down.

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