3 Kingdoms 15

Old Testament · Brenton Septuagint with Greek parallel

3 Kingdoms 15

1And in the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nabat, Abiu son of Roboam reigns over Juda.Καὶ ἐν τῷ ὀκτωκαιδεκάτῳ ἔτει βασιλεύοντος Ἱεροβοὰμ υἱοῦ Ναβὰτ, βασιλεύει Ἀβιοὺ υἱὸς Ῥοβοὰμ ἐπὶ Ἰούδαν·

2And he reigned * three years over Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Maacha, daughter of Abessalom.Καὶ τρία ἔτη ἐβασίλευσεν ἐπὶ Ἱερουσαλήμ· καὶ ὄνομα τῆς μητρὸς αὐτοῦ Μααχὰ, θυγάτηρ Ἀβεσσαλώμ.

3And he walked in the sins of his father which he wrought in his presence, and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God, as was the heart of his father David.Καὶ ἐπορεύθη ἐν ταῖς ἁμαρτίαις τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ αἷς ἐποίησεν ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ, καὶ οὐκ ἦν ἡ καρδία αὐτοῦ τελεία μετὰ Κυρίου Θεοῦ αὐτοῦ, ὡς ἡ καρδία τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ.

4Howbeit for David's sake the Lord gave him a remnant, that he might establish his children after him, and might establish Jerusalem.Ὅτι διὰ Δαυὶδ ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ Κύριος κατάλειμμα, ἵνα στήσῃ τὰ τέκνα αὐτοῦ μετʼ αὐτὸν, καὶ στήσῃ τὴν Ἱερουσαλὴμ·

5-6Forasmuch as David did that which was right in the sight of the Lord: he turned not from any thing that he commanded him all the days of his life.ὡς ἐποίησε Δαυὶδ τὸ εὐθὲς ἐνώπιον Κυρίου, οὐκ ἐξέκλινεν ἀπὸ πάντων ὧν ἐνετείλατο αὐτῷ πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας τῆς ζωῆς αὐτοῦ.

7And the rest of the † history of Abiu, and all that he did, behold, are not these written in the ‡ book of the chronicles of the kings of Juda? And there was war between Abiu and Jeroboam.Καὶ τὰ λοιπὰ τῶν λόγων Ἀβιοὺ καὶ πάντα ἃ ἐποίησεν, οὐκ ἰδοὺ ταῦτα γεγραμμένα ἐπὶ βιβλίῳ λόγων τῶν ἡμερῶν τοῖς βασιλεῦσιν Ἰούδα; καὶ πόλεμος ἦν ἀναμέσον Ἀβιοὺ καὶ ἀναμέσον Ἱεροβοάμ.

8And Abiu slept with his fathers in the twenty-fourth year of Jeroboam; and he is buried with his fathers in the city of David: And Asa his son reigns in his stead.Καὶ ἐκοιμήθη Ἀβιοὺ μετὰ τῶν πατέρων αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ εἰκοστῷ καὶ τετάρτῳ ἔτει τοῦ Ἱεροβοὰμ, καὶ θάπτεται μετὰ τῶν πατέρων αὐτοῦ ἐν πόλει Δαυίδ· καὶ βασιλεύει Ἀσὰ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ ἀντʼ αὐτοῦ.

9§ In the four and twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa begins to reign over Juda.Ἐν τῷ ἐνιαυτῷ τετάρτῳ καὶ εἰκοστῷ τοῦ Ἱεροβοὰμ βασιλέως Ἰσραὴλ, βασιλεύει Ἀσὰ ἐπὶ Ἰούδαν·

10And he reigned forty-one ** years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Ana, daughter of Abessalom.Καὶ τεσσαράκοντα καὶ ἓν ἔτος ἐβασίλευσεν ἐν Ἱερουσαλήμ· καὶ ὄνομα τῆς μητρὸς αὐτοῦ Ἀνὰ, θυγάτηρ Ἀβεσσαλώμ.

11And Asa did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, as David his father.Καὶ ἐποίησεν Ἀσὰ τὸ εὐθὲς ἐνώπιον Κυρίου, ὡς Δαυὶδ ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ.

12And he removed the †† sodomites out of the land, and abolished all the practices which his fathers ‡‡ had kept up.Καὶ ἀφεῖλε τὰς τελετὰς ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς, καὶ ἐξαπέστειλε πάντα τὰ ἐπιτηδεύματα ἃ ἐποίησαν οἱ πατέρες αὐτοῦ.

13And he removed Ana his mother from being queen, forasmuch as she §§ gathered a meeting in her grove: and Asa cut down her retreats, and burnt them with fire in the brook of Kedron.Καὶ τὴν Ἀνὰ τὴν μητέρα ἑαυτοῦ μετέστησε τοῦ μὴ εἶναι ἡγουμένην, καθὼς ἐποίησε σύνοδον ἐν τῷ ἄλσει αὐτῆς· καὶ ἐξέκοψεν Ἀσὰ τὰς καταδύσεις αὐτῆς, καὶ ἐνέπρησε πυρὶ ἐν τῷ χειμάῤῥῳ τῶν Κέδρων.

14But he removed not the high places; nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect with the Lord all his days.Τὰ δὲ ὑψηλὰ οὐκ ἐξῇρε· πλὴν ἡ καρδία Ἀσὰ ἦν τελεία μετὰ Κυρίου πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας αὐτοῦ.

15And he brought in the pillars of his father, he even brought in his gold and silver pillars into the house of the Lord, and his vessels.Καὶ εἰσήνεγκε τοὺς κίονας τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ, καὶ τοὺς κίονας αὐτοῦ εἰσήνεγκεν εἰς τὸν οἶκον Κυρίου ἀργυροῦς καὶ χρυσοῦς, καὶ σκεύη.

16And there was war between Asa and Baasa king of Israel all their days.Καὶ πόλεμος ἦν ἀναμέσον Ἀσὰ καὶ ἀναμέσον Βαασὰ βασιλέως Ἰσραὴλ πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας αὐτῶν.

17And Baasa king of Israel went up against Juda, and built Rama, so that no one should go out or come in for Asa king of Juda.Καὶ ἀνέβη Βαασὰ βασιλεὺς Ἰσραὴλ ἐπὶ Ἰούδαν, καὶ ᾠκοδόμησε τὴν Ῥαμὰ, τοῦ μὴ εἶναι ἐκπορευόμενον καὶ εἰσπορευόμενον τῷ Ἀσὰ βασιλεῖ Ἰούδα.

18And Asa took all the silver and the gold that was found in the treasures of the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the king's house, and gave them into the hands of his servants; and king Asa sent them out to the son of Ader, the son of Taberema son of Azin king of Syria, who lived in Damascus, saying,Καὶ ἔλαβεν Ἀσὰ σύμπαν τὸ ἀργύριον καὶ τὸ χρυσίον τὸ εὑρεθὲν ἐν τοῖς θησαυροῖς οἴκου Κυρίου καὶ ἐν τοῖς θησαυροῖς τοῦ οἴκου τοῦ βασιλέως, καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτὰ εἰς χεῖρας παίδων αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἐξαπέστειλεν αὐτοὺς ὁ βασιλεὺς Ἀσὰ πρὸς υἱὸν Ἄδερ υἱὸν Ταβερεμὰ υἱοῦ Ἀζὶν βασιλέως Συρίας τοῦ κατοικοῦντος ἐν Δαμασκῷ, λέγων,

19Make a covenant between me and you, and between my father and your father: behold! I have sent forth to you gold and silver for gifts: come, break your league with Baasa king of Israel, *** that he may go up from me.διάθου διαθήκην ἀναμέσον ἐμοῦ καὶ ἀναμέσον σοῦ, καὶ ἀναμέσον τοῦ πατρός μου καὶ τοῦ πατρός σου· ἰδοὺ ἐξαπέσταλκά σοι δῶρα ἀργύριον καὶ χρυσίον· δεῦρο, διασκέδασον τὴν διαθήκην σου τὴν πρὸς Βαασὰ βασιλέα Ἰσραὴλ, καὶ ἀναβήσεται ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ.

20And the son of Ader listened to king Asa, and sent the chiefs of his forces to the cities of Israel; and they struck Ain, Dan, and Abel of the house of Maacha, and all Chennereth, as far as the whole land of Nephthali.Καὶ ἤκουσεν υἱὸς Ἄδερ τοῦ βασιλέως Ἀσά, καὶ ἀπέστειλε τοὺς ἄρχοντας τῶν δυνάμεων αὐτοῦ ταῖς πόλεσι τοῦ Ἰσραὴλ, καὶ ἐπάταξαν τὴν Ἀῒν, τὴν Δὰν, καὶ τὴν Ἀβὲλ οἴκου Μααχὰ, καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν Χεννερὲθ, ἕως πάσης τῆς γῆς Νεφθαλί.

21And it came to pass when Baasa heard it, that he left off building Rama, and returned to Thersa.Καὶ ἐγένετο ὡς ἤκουσε Βαασὰ, καὶ διέλιπε τοῦ οἰκοδομεῖν τὴν Ῥαμὰ, καὶ ἀνέστρεψεν εἰς Θερσά.

22And king Asa charged all Juda without exception: and they take up the stones of Rama and its timbers with which Baasa was building; and king Asa built with them upon the ††† whole hill of Benjamin, and the watch-tower.Καὶ ὁ βασιλεὺς Ἀσὰ παρήγγειλε παντὶ Ἰούδα εἰς ἐνακὶμ, καὶ αἴρουσι τοὺς λίθους τῆς Ῥαμὰ, καὶ τὰ ξύλα αὐτῆς ἃ ᾠκοδόμησε Βαασά· καὶ ᾠκοδόμησεν ἐν αὐτοῖς ὁ βασιλεὺς Ἀσὰ πᾶν βουνὸν Βενιαμὶν καὶ τὴν σκοπιάν.

23And the rest of the history of Asa, and all his ‡‡‡ mighty deeds which he wrought, and the cities which he built, behold, are not these written in the book of the chronicles §§§ of the kings of Juda? Nevertheless in the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet.Καὶ τὰ λοιπὰ τῶν λόγων Ἀσὰ, καὶ πᾶσα ἡ δυναστεία αὐτοῦ ἣν ἐποίησε, καὶ τὰς πόλεις ἃς ᾠκοδόμησεν, οὐκ ἰδοὺ ταῦτα γεγραμμένα ἐστὶν ἐπὶ βιβλίῳ λόγων τῶν ἡμερῶν τοῖς βασιλεῦσιν Ἰούδα; πλὴν ἐν τῷ καιρῷ τοῦ γήρως αὐτοῦ ἐπόνεσε τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ.

24And Asa slept with his fathers, and * was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Josaphat his son reigns in his stead.Καὶ ἐκοιμήθη Ἀσὰ μετὰ τῶν πατέρων αὐτοῦ, καὶ θάπτεται μετὰ τῶν πατέρων αὐτοῦ ἐν πόλει Δαυίδ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ· καὶ βασιλεύει Ἰωσαφὰτ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ ἀντʼ αὐτοῦ.

25And Nabat son of Jeroboam reigns over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Juda, and he reigned two years in Israel.Καὶ Ναβὰτ υἱὸς Ἱεροβοὰμ βασιλεύει ἐπὶ Ἰσραὴλ ἐν ἔτει δευτέρῳ τοῦ Ἀσὰ βασιλέως Ἰούδα, καὶ ἐβασίλευσεν ἐν Ἰσραὴλ ἔτη δύο.

26And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sins wherein he caused Israel to sin.Καὶ ἐποίησε τὸ πονηρὸν ἐνώπιον Κυρίου, καὶ ἐπορεύθη ἐν ὁδῷ τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐν ταῖς ἁμαρτίαις αὐτοῦ αἷς ἐξήμαρτε τὸν Ἰσραήλ.

27And Baasa son of Achia, who was over the house of Belaan son of Achia, conspired against him, and struck him in Gabathon of the Philistines; for Nabat and all Israel were besieging Gabathon.Καὶ περιεκάθισεν αὐτὸν Βαασὰ υἱὸς Ἀχιὰ ἐπὶ τὸν οἶκον Βελαὰν υἱοῦ Ἀχιὰ, καὶ ἐχάραξεν αὐτὸν ἐν Γαβαθὼν τῇ τῶν ἀλλοφύλων· καὶ Ναβὰτ καὶ πᾶς Ἰσραὴλ περιεκάθητο ἐπὶ Γαβαθών.

28And Baasa killed him in the third year of Asa son of Asa king of Juda; and reigned in his stead.Καὶ ἐθανάτωσεν αὐτὸν Βαασὰ ἐν ἔτει τρίτῳ τοῦ Ἀσὰ υἱοῦ Ἀσὰ βασιλέως Ἰούδα, καὶ ἐβασίλευσεν.

29And it came to pass when he reigned, that he struck the whole house of Jeroboam, and left † none that breathed of Jeroboam, until he has destroyed him utterly, according to the word of the Lord which he spoke by his servant Achia the Selonite,Καὶ ἐγένετο ὡς ἐβασίλευσε, καὶ ἐπάταξεν ὅλον τὸν οἶκον Ἱεροβοὰμ, καὶ οὐχ ὑπελείπετο πᾶσαν πνοὴν τοῦ Ἱεροβοὰμ ἕως τοῦ ἐξολοθρεῦσαι αὐτὸν, κατὰ τὸ ῥῆμα Κυρίου ὃ ἐλάλησεν ἐν χειρὶ δούλου αὐτοῦ Ἀχιὰ τοῦ Σηλωνίτου·

30‡ for the sins of Jeroboam, who led Israel into sin, even by his provocation wherewith he provoked the Lord God of Israel.περὶ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν Ἱεροβοὰμ, ὅς ἐξήμαρτε τὸν Ἰσραήλ, καὶ ἐν τῷ παροργισμῷ αὐτοῦ ᾧ παρώργισε τὸν Κύριον Θεὸν τοῦ Ἰσραήλ.

31And the rest of the history of Nabat, and all that he did, behold, are not these written in the book of the chronicles § of the kings of Israel? **Καὶ τὰ λοιπὰ τῶν λόγων Ναβὰτ καὶ πάντα ἃ ἐποίησεν, οὐκ ἰδοὺ ταῦτα γεγραμμένα ἐστὶν ἐν βιβλίῳ λόγων τῶν ἡμερῶν τοῖς βασιλεῦσιν Ἰσραήλ;

32And there was a war between Asa and Baasa king of Israel in all their days.

33And in the third year of Asa king of Juda, Baasa the son of Achia begins to reign over Israel in Thersa, twenty and four years.Καὶ ἐν τῷ ἔτει τῷ τρίτῳ τοῦ Ἀσὰ βασιλέως Ἰούδα βασιλεύει Βαασὰ υἱὸς Ἀχιὰ ἐπὶ Ἰσραὴλ ἐν Θερσᾷ εἴκοσι καὶ τέσσαρα ἔτη.

34And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nabat, and in his sins, as he caused Israel to sin.Καὶ ἐποίησε τὸ πονηρὸν ἐνώπιον Κυρίου, καὶ ἐπορεύθη ἐν ὁδῷ Ἱεροβοὰμ υἱοῦ Ναβὰτ καὶ ἐν ταῖς ἁμαρτίαις αὐτοῦ ὡς ἐξήμαρτε τὸν Ἰσραήλ.

Translator's Notes

These notes come from the printed edition of Sir Lancelot Brenton's classic English translation of the Septuagint (LXX), and record where the Greek differs from the English rendering or admits more than one reading.

• v. 2*Alex. 16 years.
• v. 7†Gr. words.
• v. 7‡Lit. the words of the days.
• v. 9§Heb. and Alex. In the twentieth year.
• v. 10**Gr. year. Hebraism.
• v. 12††Lit. sacrifices.
• v. 12‡‡Gr. did, or wrought.
• v. 13§§Gr. made.
• v. 19***Gr. and he shall.
• v. 22†††Heb. Geba and Mizpeh.
• v. 23‡‡‡Gr. might.
• v. 23§§§Gr. for.
• v. 24*Gr. is.
• v. 29†Gr. no breath.
• v. 30‡For a similar use of περὶ, see Jer 7:22.
• v. 31§Gr. for.
• v. 31**Verse 32 is not in Vat., it is here read from Alex.