Delphi Septuagint

by Lancelot C L Brenton (ed)

  [21] And the king commanded all the people, saying, Keep the passover to the Lord your God, as it is written in the book of this covenant. [22] For a passover such as this had not been kept from the days of the judges who judged Israel, even all the days of the kings of Israel, and of the kings of Juda. [23] But in the eighteenth year of king Josias, was the passover kept to the Lord in Jerusalem.

  [24] Moreover Josias removed the sorcerers, and the wizards, and the theraphin, and the idols, and all the abominations that had been set up in the land of Juda and in Jerusalem, that he might keep the words of the law that were written in the book, which Chelcias the priest found in the house of the Lord. [25] There was no king like him before him, who turned to the Lord with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his strength, according to all the law of Moses; and after him there rose not one like him. [26] Nevertheless the Lord turned not from the fierceness of his great anger, wherewith he was wroth in his anger against Juda, because of the provocations, wherewith Manasses provoked him. [27] And the Lord said, I will also remove Juda from my presence, as I removed Israel, and will reject this city which I have chosen even Jerusalem, and the house of which I said, My name shall be there. [28] And the rest of the acts of Josias, and all that he did, are not these things written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Juda?

  [29] And in his days went up Pharao Nechao king of Egypt against the king of the Assyrians to the river Euphrates: and Josias went out to meet him: and Nechao slew him in Mageddo when he saw him. [30] And his servants carried him dead from Mageddo, and brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his sepulchre: and the people of the land took Joachaz the son of Josias, and anointed him, and made him king in the room of his father.

  [31] Twenty and three years old was Joachaz when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Amital, daughter of Jeremias of Lobna. [32] And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his fathers did. [33] And Pharao Nechao removed him to Rablaam in the land of Emath, so that he should not reign in Jerusalem; and imposed a tribute on the land, a hundred talents of silver, and a hundred talents of gold. [34] And Pharao Nechao made Eliakim son of Josias king of Juda king over them in the place of his father Josias, and he changed his name to Joakim, and he took Joachaz and brought him to Egypt, and he died there. [35] And Joakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharao; but he assessed the land to give the money at the command of Pharao: they gave the silver and the gold each man according to his assessment together with the people of the land to give to Pharao Nechao.

  [36] Twenty-five years old was Joakim when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Jeldaph, daughter of Phadail of Ruma. [37] And he did that which was evil in the eyes of the lord, according to all that his fathers had done.

  Chapter 24

  [1] In his days went up Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon, and Joakim became his servant three years; and then he turned and revolted from him. [2] And the lord sent against him the bands of the Chaldeans, and the bands of Syria, and the bans of Moab, and the bands of the children of Ammon, and sent them into the land of Juda to prevail against it, according to the word of the Lord, which he spoke by his servants the prophets. [3] Moreover it was the purpose of the Lord concerning Juda, to remove them from his presence, because of the sins of Manasses, according to all that he did. [4] Moreover he shed innocent blood, and filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the Lord would not pardon it. [5] And the rest of the acts of Joakim, and all that he did, behold, are not these written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Juda?

  [6] And Joakim slept with his fathers: and Joachim his son reigned in his stead. [7] And the king of Egypt came no more out of his land: for the king of Babylon took away all that belonged to the king of Egypt from the river of Egypt as far as the river Euphrates.

  [8] Eighteen years old was Joachim when he began to reign, an he reigned three months in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Nestha, daughter of Ellanastham, of Jerusalem. [9] And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father did.

  [10] At that time went up Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon to Jerusalem, and the city was besieged. [11] And Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon came against the city, and his servants besieged it. [12] And Joachim king of Juda came forth to the king of Babylon, he and his servants, and his mother, and his princes, and his eunuchs; and the king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his reign. [13] And he brought forth thence all the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king’s house, and he cut up all the golden vessels which Solomon the king of Israel had made in the temple of the Lord, according to the word of the Lord. [14] And he carried away the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and all the captains, and the mighty men, taking captive ten thousand prisoners, and every artificer and smith: and only the poor of the land were left. [15] And he carried Joachim away to Babylon, and the king’s mother, and the king’s wives, and his eunuchs: and he carried away the mighty men of the land into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon. [16] And all the men of might, even seven thousand, and one thousand artificers and smiths: all were mighty men fit for war; and the king of Babylon carried them captive to Babylon. [17] And the king of Babylon made Batthanias his son king in his stead, and called his name Sedekias.

  [18] Twenty and one years old was Sedekias when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Amital daughter of Jeremias. [19] And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that Joachim did. [20] For it was according to the Lord’s anger against Jerusalem and on Juda, until he cast them out of his presence, that Sedekias revolted against the king of Babylon.

  Chapter 25

  [1] And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, that Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon came, and all his host, against Jerusalem; and he encamped against it, and built a mound against it. [2] And the city was besieged until the eleventh year of king Sedekias on the ninth day of the month. [3] And the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land. [4] And the city was broken up, and all the men of war went forth by night, by the way of the gate between the walls, this is the gate of the king’s garden: and the Chaldeans were set against the city round about: and the king went by the way of the plain. [5] And the force of the Chaldeans pursued the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho: and all his army was dispersed from about him. [6] And they took the king, and brought him to the king of Babylon to Reblatha; and he gave judgment upon him. [7] And he slew the sons of Sedekias before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Sedekias, and bound him in fetters, and brought him to Babylon.

  [8] And in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month (this is the nineteenth year of Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon), came Nabuzardan, captain of the guard, who stood before the king of Babylon, to Jerusalem. [9] And he burnt the house of the Lord, and the king’s house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, even every house did the captain of the guard burn. [10] And the force of the Chaldeans pulled down the wall of Jerusalem round about. [11] And Nabuzardan the captain of the guard removed the rest of the people that were left in the city, and the men who had deserted to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude. [12] But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vine-dressers and husbandmen.

  [13] And the Chaldeans broke to pieces the brazen pillars that were in the house of the Lord, and the bases, and the brazen sea that was in the house of the Lord, and carried their brass to Babylon. [14] And the caldrons, and the shovels, and the bowls, and the censers, and all the brazen vessels with which they minister, he took. [15] And the captain of the guard took the fire-pans, and the gold and silver bowls. [16] Two pillars, and one sea, and the bases which Solomon made for the house of the Lord: there was no weight of the brass of all the vessels. [17] The height of one pillar was eighteen cubit
s, and the chapiter upon it was of brass: and the height of the chapiter was three cubits: the border, and the pomegranates on the chapiter round about were all of brass: and so it was with the second pillar with its border.

  [18] And the captain of the guard took Saraias the high-priest, and Sophonias the second in order, and the three doorkeepers. [19] And they took out of the city one eunuch who was commander of the men of war, and five men that saw the face of the king, that were found in the city, and the secretary of the commander-in-chief, who took account of the people of the land, and sixty men of the people of the land that were found in the city. [20] And Nabuzardan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Reblatha. [21] And the king of Babylon smote them and slew them at Reblatha in the land of Æmath. So Juda was carried away from his land.

  [22] And as for the people that were left in the land of Juda, whom Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon left, even over them he set Godolias son of Achicam son of Saphan. [23] And all the captains of the host, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had thus appointed Godolias, and they came to Godolias to Massephath, both Ismael the son of Nathanias, and Jona son of Careth, and Saraias, son of Thanamath the Netophathite, and Jezonias son of a Machathite, they and their men. [24] And Godolias swore to them and their men, and said to them, Fear not the incursion of the Chaldeans; dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you. [25] And it came to pass in the seventh month that Ismael son of Nathanias son of Helisama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and he smote Godolias, that he died, him and the Jews and the Chaldeans that were with him in Massepha. [26] And all the people, great and small rose up, they and the captains of the forces, and went into Egypt; because they were afraid of the Chaldeans.

  [27] And it came to pass in the thirty-seventh year of the carrying away of Joachim king of Juda, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, that Evialmarodec king of Babylon in the first year of his reign lifted up the head of Joachim king of Juda, and brought him out of his prison-house. [28] And he spoke kindly to him, and set his throne above the thrones of the kings that were with him in Babylon; [29] And changed his prison garments: and he ate bread continually before him all the days of his life. [30] And his portion, a continual portion, was given him out of the house of the king, a daily rate for every day all the days of his life.

  1 Chronicles

  Chapter 1

  [1] Adam, Seth, Enos, [2] and Cainan, Maleleel, Jared, [3] Enoch, Mathusala, Lamech, [4] Noe: the sons of Noe, Sem, Cham, Japheth.

  [5] The sons of Japheth, Gamer, Magog, Madaim, Jovan, Helisa, Thobel, Mosoch, and Thiras. [6] And the sons of Gamer, Aschanaz, and Riphath, and Thorgama. [7] And the sons of Jovan, Helisa, and Tharsis, the Citians, and Rhodians.

  [8] And the sons of Cham, Chus, and Mesraim, Phud and Chanaan. [9] And the sons of Chus, Saba, and Evila, and Sabatha, and Regma, and Sebethaca: and the sons of Regma, Saba, and Dadan. [10] And Chus begot Nebrod: he began to be a mighty hunter on the earth. [11] 12 [13] 14 [15] 16

  [17] The sons of Sem, Ælam, and Assur, [18] 19 [20] 21 [22] 23 [24] and Arphaxad, Sala, [25] Eber, Pheleg, Ragan, [26] Seruch, Nachor, Tharrha, [27] Abraam.

  [28] And the sons of Abraam, Isaac, and Ismael. [29] And these are their generations: the first-born of Ismael, Nabaeoth, and Kedar, Nabdeel, Massam, [30] Masma, Iduma, Masse, Chondan, Thaeman, [31] Jettur, Naphes, Kedma: these are the sons of Ismael.

  [32] And the sons of Chettura Abraam’s concubine: — and she bore him Zembram, Jexan, Madiam, Madam, Sobac, Soe: and the sons of Jexan; Daedan, and Sabai; [33] and the sons of Madiam; Gephar, and Opher, and Enoch, and Abida, and Eldada; all these were the sons of Chettura.

  [34] And Abraam begot Isaac: and the sons of Isaac were Jacob, and Esau. [35] The sons of Esau, Eliphaz, and Raguel, and Jeul, and Jeglom, and Core. [36] The sons of Eliphaz: Thaeman, and Omar, Sophar, and Gootham, and Kenez, and Thamna, and Amalec. [37] And the sons of Raguel, Naches, Zare, Some, and Moze. [38] The sons of Seir, Lotan, Sobal, Sebegon, Ana, Deson, Osar, and Disan. [39] And the sons of Lotan, Chorri, and Æman; and the sister of Lotan was Thamna. [40] The sons of Sobal; Alon, Machanath, Taebel, Sophi, and Onan: and the sons of Sebegon; Æth, and Sonan. [41] The sons of Sonan, Daeson: and the sons of Daeson; Emeron, and Asebon, and Jethram, and Charran. [42] And the sons of Hosar, Balaam, and Zucam, and Acan: the sons of Disan, Os, and Aran.

  [43] And these are their kings, Balac the son of Beor; and the name of his city was Dennaba. [44] And Balac died, and Jobab the son of Zara of Bosorrha reigned in his stead. [45] And Jobab died, and Asom of the land of the Thaemanites reigned in his stead. [46] And Asom died, and Adad the son of Barad reigned in his stead, who smote Madiam in the plain of Moab: and the name of his city was Gethaim. [47] And Adad died, and Sebla of Masecca reigned in his stead. [48] And Sebla died, and Saul of Rhoboth by the river reigned in his stead. [49] And Saul died, and Balaennor son of Achobor reigned in his stead. [50] And Balaennor died, and Adad son of Barad reigned in his stead; and the name of his city was Phogor.

  [51] The princes of Edom: prince Thamna, prince Golada, prince Jether, [52] prince Elibamas, prince Elas, prince Phinon, [53] prince Kenez, prince Thaeman, prince Babsar, prince Magediel, [54] prince Zaphoin. These are the princes of Edom.

  Chapter 2

  [1] These are the names of the sons of Israel; [2] Ruben, Symeon, Levi, Juda, Issachar, Zabulon, Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Nephthali, Gad, Aser.

  [3] The sons of Juda; Er, Aunan, Selom. These three were born to him of the daughter of Sava the Chananitish woman: and Er, the first-born of Juda, was wicked before the Lord, and he slew him. [4] And Thamar his daughter-in-law bore to him Phares, and Zara: all the sons of Juda were five.

  [5] The sons of Phares, Esrom, and Jemuel. [6] And the sons of Zara, Zambri, and Ætham, and Æmuan, and Calchal, and Darad, in all five.

  [7] And the sons of Charmi; Achar the troubler of Israel, who was disobedient in the accursed thing. [8] And the sons of Ætham; Azarias, [9] and the sons of Esrom who were born to him; Jerameel, and Aram, and Chaleb.

  [10] And Aram begot Aminadab, and Aminadab begot Naasson, chief of the house of Juda. [11] And Naasson begot Salmon, and Salmon begot Booz, [12] and Booz begot Obed, and Obed begot Jessae. [13] And Jessae begot his first-born Eliab, Aminadab was the second, Samaa the third, [14] Nathanael the fourth, Zabdai the fifth, [15] Asam the sixth, David the seventh. [16] And their sister was Saruia, and another Abigaia: and the sons of Saruia were Abisa, and Joab, and Asael, three. [17] And Abigaia bore Amessab: and the father of Amessab was Jothor the Ismaelite.

  [18] And Chaleb the son of Esrom took Gazuba to wife, and Jerioth: and these were her sons; Jasar, and Subab, and Ardon. [19] And Gazuba died; and Chaleb took to himself Ephrath, and she bore to him Or. [20] And Or begot Uri, and Uri begot Beseleel. [21] And after this Esron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Galaad, and he took her when he was sixty-five years old; and she bore him Seruch. [22] And Seruch begot Jair, and he had twenty-three cities in Galaad. [23] And he took Gedsur and Aram, the towns of Jair from them; with Canath and its towns, sixty cities. All these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of Galaad. [24] And after the death of Esron, Chaleb came to Ephratha; and the wife of Esron was Abia; and she bore him Ascho the father of Thecoe.

  [25] And the sons of Jerameel the first-born of Esron were, the first-born Ram, and Banaa, and Aram, and Asan his brother. [26] And Jerameel had another wife, and her name was Atara: she is the mother of Ozom. [27] And the sons of Ram the first-born of Jerameel were Maas, and Jamin, and Acor. [28] And the sons of Ozom were, Samai, and Jadae: and the sons of Samai; Nadab, and Abisur. [29] And the name of the wife of Abisur was Abichaia, and she bore him Achabar, and Moel. [30] And the sons of Nadab; Salad and Apphain; and Salad died without children. [31] And the sons of Apphain, Isemiel; and the sons of Isemiel, Sosan; and the sons of Sosan, Dadai. [32] And the sons of Dadai, Achisamas, Jether, Jonathan: and Jether di
ed childless. [33] And the sons of Jonathan; Phaleth, and Hozam. These were the sons of Jerameel.

  [34] And Sosan had no sons, but daughters. And Sosan had an Egyptian servant, and his name was Jochel. [35] And Sosan gave his daughter to Jochel his servant to wife; and she bore him Ethi. [36] And Ethi begot Nathan, and Nathan begot Zabed, [37] and Zabed begot Aphamel, and Aphamel begot Obed. [38] And Obed begot Jeu, and Jeu begot Azarias. [39] And Azarias begot Chelles, and Chelles begot Eleasa, [40] and Eleasa begot Sosomai, and Sosomai begot Salum, [41] and Salum begot Jechemias, and Jechemias begot Elisama, and Elisama begot Ismael.

  [42] And the sons of Chaleb the brother of Jerameel were, Marisa his first-born, he is the father of Ziph: — and the sons of Marisa the father of Chebron. [43] And the sons of Chebron; Core, and Thapphus, and Recom, and Samaa. [44] And Samaa begot Raem the father of Jeclan: and Jeclan begot Samai. [45] And his son was Maon: and Maon is the father of Baethsur. [46] And Gaepha the concubine of Chaleb bore Aram, and Mosa, and Gezue. [47] And the sons of Addai were Ragem, and Joatham, and Sogar, and Phalec, and Gaepha, and Sagae. [48] And Chaleb’s concubine Mocha bore Saber, and Tharam. [49] She bore also Sagae the father of Madmena, and Sau the father of Machabena, and the father of Gaebal: and the daughter of Chaleb was Ascha.

  [50] These were the sons of Chaleb: the sons of Or the first-born of Ephratha; Sobal the father of Cariathiarim, [51] Salomon the father of Baetha, Lammon the father of Baethalaem, and Arim the father of Bethgedor. [52] And the sons of Sobal the father of Cariathiarim were Araa, and Æsi, and Ammanith, [53] and Umasphae, cities of Jair; Æthalim, and Miphithim, and Hesamathim, and Hemasaraim; from these went forth the Sarathaeans, and the sons of Esthaam. [54] The sons of Salomon; Baethalaem, the Netophathite, Ataroth of the house of Joab, and half of the family of Malathi, Esari. [55] The families of the scribes dwelling in Jabis; Thargathiim, and Samathiim, and Sochathim, these are the Kinaeans that came of Hemath, the father of the house of Rechab.