1 Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat, Abijam began to reign over Judah. 2 He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom. 3 He walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him; and his heart was not perfect with Yahweh his God, as the heart of David his father. 4 Nevertheless for David’s sake, Yahweh his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him and to establish Jerusalem; 5 because David did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes, and didn’t turn away from anything that he commanded him all the days of his life, except only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite. 6 Now there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life. 7 The rest of the acts of Abijam, and all that he did, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? There was war between Abijam and Jeroboam. 8 Abijam slept with his fathers, and they buried him in David’s city; and Asa his son reigned in his place.

9 In the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa began to reign over Judah. 10 He reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom. 11 Asa did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes, as David his father did. 12 He put away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made. 13 He also removed Maacah his mother from being queen, because she had made an abominable image for an Asherah. Asa cut down her image and burned it at the brook Kidron. 14 But the high places were not taken away. Nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect with Yahweh all his days. 15 He brought into Yahweh’s house the things that his father had dedicated, and the things that he himself had dedicated: silver, gold, and utensils.

16 There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days. 17 Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not allow anyone to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah. 18 Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that was left in the treasures of Yahweh’s house, and the treasures of the king’s house, and delivered it into the hand of his servants. Then King Asa sent them to Ben Hadad, the son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, who lived at Damascus, saying, 19 "Let there be a treaty between me and you, like that between my father and your father. Behold, I have sent to you a present of silver and gold. Go, break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me."

20 Ben Hadad listened to king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel, and struck Ijon, and Dan, and Abel Beth Maacah, and all Chinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali. 21 When Baasha heard of it, he stopped building Ramah, and lived in Tirzah. 22 Then king Asa made a proclamation to all Judah. No one was exempted. They carried away the stones of Ramah, and its timber, with which Baasha had built; and king Asa used it to build Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah. 23 Now the rest of all the acts of Asa, and all his might, and all that he did, and the cities which he built, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? But in the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet. 24 Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in his father David’s city; and Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place.

25 Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah; and he reigned over Israel two years. 26 He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin with which he made Israel to sin. 27 Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha struck him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel were besieging Gibbethon. 28 Even in the third year of Asa king of Judah, Baasha killed him and reigned in his place. 29 As soon as he was king, he struck all the house of Jeroboam. He didn’t leave to Jeroboam any who breathed, until he had destroyed him, according to the saying of Yahweh, which he spoke by his servant Ahijah the Shilonite; 30 for the sins of Jeroboam which he sinned, and with which he made Israel to sin, because of his provocation with which he provoked Yahweh, the God of Israel, to anger.

31 Now the rest of the acts of Nadab, and all that he did, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 32 There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.

33 In the third year of Asa king of Judah, Baasha the son of Ahijah began to reign over all Israel in Tirzah for twenty-four years. 34 He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and walked in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin with which he made Israel to sin.

1 尼八的儿子耶罗波安王第十八年， 亚比央登基作犹大王。

2 他在耶路撒冷作王三年， 他的母亲名叫玛迦， 是押沙龙的女儿。

3 亚比央行他父亲在他以前所行的一切罪恶。他的心不完完全全归向耶和华他的 神， 像他先祖大卫的心一样。

4 然而， 耶和华他的 神却因大卫的缘故， 使他在耶路撒冷仍然有灯光， 兴起他的儿子接续他作王， 并且坚立耶路撒冷。

5 因为除了赫人乌利亚那事以外， 大卫都行耶和华看为正的事， 一生之中从来没有偏离耶和华所吩咐他的一切。

6 亚比央一生的日子中， 罗波安与耶罗波安之间常有战争。

7 亚比央其余的事迹和他所行的一切， 不是都写在犹大列王的年代志上吗？亚比央与耶罗波安之间常有战争。

8 亚比央与他的列祖同睡， 人们把他埋葬在大卫城里， 他的儿子亚撒继承他作王。

9 以色列王耶罗波安第二十年， 亚撒登基作犹大王。

10 他在耶路撒冷作王四十一年。他的祖母名叫玛迦， 是押沙龙的女儿。

11 亚撒行耶和华看为正的事， 像他祖大卫一样。

12 他从国中除去庙妓， 又除掉他列祖所做的一切偶像。

13 并且废除他祖母玛迦太后的后位， 因为她为亚舍拉做了可怕的偶像。亚撒把她那可怕的偶像砍下来， 在汲沦溪旁烧掉。

14 只是邱坛还没有废去； 不过亚撒一生都完完全全归向耶和华。

15 亚撒把他父亲所分别为圣和他自己所分别为圣的金银和器皿， 都带到耶和华的殿里。

16 亚撒与以色列王巴沙在世的日子， 双方常有战争。

17 以色列王巴沙上来攻击犹大， 修筑拉玛， 不准人进出到犹大王亚撒那里。

18 于是亚撒把耶和华殿和王宫的府库里所剩下的金银， 都交在他臣仆的手中。亚撒王差派他们到大马士革的亚兰王， 希旬的孙子、他伯利们的儿子便．哈达那里去， 说：

19 "你父与我父之间曾经立过约， 我也要与你立约。现在我把金银送给你作礼物， 请你去废除与以色列王巴沙所立的约， 好使他离开我。"

20 便．哈达听从亚撒王的话， 派遣他的众军长去攻击以色列的各城。他们攻破了以云、但、亚伯．伯．玛迦、基尼烈全境和拿弗他利全地。

21 巴沙听见了， 就停止修筑拉玛， 仍然留在得撒。

22 于是亚撒王通告犹大众人， 没有一个人例外。他们就把巴沙修筑拉玛所用的石头和木料运走； 亚撒王用那些材料来修筑便雅悯的迦巴和米斯巴。

23 亚撒其余的一切事迹， 他的英勇事迹， 他所行的一切和他所建造的众城， 不是都写在犹大列王的年代志上吗？可是他年老的时候， 脚上却患了病。

24 亚撒与他的列祖同睡， 与他的列祖一同埋葬在他祖大卫的城里， 他的儿子约沙法接续他作王。

25 犹大王亚撒第二年， 耶罗波安的儿子拿答登基作以色列王； 他作以色列王共二年。

26 拿答行耶和华看为恶的事， 跟随他父亲的路， 犯他父亲使以色列人陷在罪中的那罪。

27 以萨迦家族亚希雅的儿子巴沙密谋背叛拿答。拿答和以色列众人正在围攻非利士地的基比顿的时候， 巴沙在基比顿把拿答杀了。

28 犹大王亚撒第三年， 巴沙杀死了拿答接续他作王。

29 巴沙一作王， 就击杀了耶罗波安的全家。凡有气息的， 他都没有留下一个， 直到灭尽了， 正如耶和华借着他的仆人示罗人亚希雅所说的话一样。

30 这是因为耶罗波安所犯的罪， 和他使以色列人陷在罪中的那罪， 又因为他惹动耶和华以色列的 神的怒气。

31 拿答其余的事迹和他所行的一切， 不是都记在以色列诸王的年代志上吗？

32 亚撒与以色列王巴沙在世的日子， 双方常常有争战。

33 犹大王亚撒第三年， 亚希雅的儿子巴沙在得撒登基作以色列的王， 共二十四年。

34 他行耶和华看为恶的事， 行耶罗波安的路， 犯了耶罗波安使以色列人陷在罪中的那罪。