1 Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah. 2 Three years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom. 3 And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father. 4 Nevertheless for David’s sake did the LORD his God give 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 the eyes of the LORD, and turned not aside from any thing that he commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite. 6 And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life. 7 Now the rest of the acts of Abijam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam. 8 And Abijam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead.
9 ¶ And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned Asa over Judah. 10 And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom. 11 And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, as did David his father. 12 And he took away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made. 13 And also Maachah his mother, even her he removed from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove; and Asa destroyed her idol, and burnt it by the brook Kidron. 14 But the high places were not removed: nevertheless Asa’s heart was perfect with the LORD all his days. 15 And he brought in the things which his father had dedicated, and the things which himself had dedicated, into the house of the LORD, silver, and gold, and vessels.
16 ¶ And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days. 17 And Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not suffer any to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah. 18 Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king’s house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants: and king Asa sent them to Ben-hadad, the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying, 19 There is a league between me and thee, and between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent unto thee a present of silver and gold; come and break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me. 20 So Ben-hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of the hosts which he had against the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel-beth-maachah, and all Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali. 21 And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof , that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah. 22 Then king Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none was exempted: and they took away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and king Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah. 23 The rest of all the acts of Asa, and all his might, and all that he did, and the cities which he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? Nevertheless in the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet. 24 And Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead.
25 ¶ And Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned over Israel two years. 26 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin.
27 ¶ And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha smote him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel laid siege to Gibbethon. 28 Even in the third year of Asa king of Judah did Baasha slay him, and reigned in his stead. 29 And it came to pass, when he reigned, that he smote all the house of Jeroboam; he left not to Jeroboam any that breathed, until he had destroyed him, according unto the saying of the LORD, which he spake by his servant Ahijah the Shilonite: 30 Because of the sins of Jeroboam which he sinned, and which he made Israel sin, by his provocation wherewith he provoked the LORD God of Israel to anger.
31 ¶ Now the rest of the acts of Nadab, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 32 And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days. 33 In the third year of Asa king of Judah began Baasha the son of Ahijah to reign over all Israel in Tirzah, twenty and four years. 34 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin.
Abījāms valda pār Jūdu
(2L 13:1–23)1 Ķēniņa Jārobāma, Nebāta dēla, astoņpadsmitajā valdīšanas gadā Jūdā sāka valdīt Abījāms. 2 Viņš valdīja Jeruzālemē trīs gadus, un viņa mātes vārds bija Maaha, Abīšāloma meita. 3 Viņš palika pie sava tēva grēkiem, ko tas bija darījis pirms viņa, un viņa sirds neguva mieru pie Kunga, viņa Dieva, kā viņa tēva Dāvida sirds. 4 Tomēr Dāvida dēļ Kungs, viņa Dievs, tam deva gaismekli Jeruzālemē, ieceldams viņa dēlu valdīt pēc viņa un nostiprinādams Jeruzālemi, 5 jo Dāvids bija darījis to, kas pareizs Kunga acīs, un ne reizi mūžā nebija novērsies no tā, kas viņam bija pavēlēts, – vienīgi tajā lietā ar hetieti Ūriju. 6 Karš starp Rehabeāmu un Jārobāmu ilga visu mūžu.
7 Un citi Abījāma darbi un viss, ko viņš darīja, – vai tad par to nav rakstīts Jūdas ķēniņu Laiku grāmatā? Un starp Abījāmu un Jārobāmu bija karš. 8 Abījāms apgūlās pie tēviem, un viņu apbedīja Dāvida pilsētā. Viņa dēls Āsa sāka valdīt pēc viņa.
Āsa valda pār Jūdu
(2L 14:1–15:19)9 Jūdas ķēniņš Āsa sāka valdīt Israēla ķēniņa Jārobāma divdesmitajā gadā 10 un valdīja Jeruzālemē četrdesmit vienu gadu. Viņa mātes vārds bija Maaha, Abīšāloma meita. 11 Āsa darīja, kas pareizs Kunga acīs, tāpat kā viņa tēvs Dāvids. 12 Viņš izdzina no zemes tempļa prostitūtas un aizvāca visus elkus, ko bija taisījuši viņa tēvi. 13 Savai mātei Maahai viņš atņēma ķēniņienes godu, jo viņa bija taisījusi Ašēras šausmekli. Āsa sacirta šausmekli un sadedzināja to Kidronas ielejā. 14 Bet augstieņu altārus viņš neiznīcināja. Tomēr Āsas sirdī visu mūžu bija miers ar Kungu. 15 Viņš lika ienest Kunga namā sava tēva un savas svētlietas – sudrabu, zeltu un traukus.
Savienība ar Arāmas ķēniņu pret Israēlu
(2L 16:1–14)16 Starp Āsu un Israēla ķēniņu Baešu visu mūžu bija karš. 17 Israēla ķēniņš Baeša nāca pret Jūdu. Viņš sāka celt Rāmu, lai neviens nevarētu ne iznākt, ne ieiet pie ķēniņa Āsas Jūdas zemē. 18 Tad Āsa ņēma visu sudrabu un zeltu, kas bija atlicis Kunga nama dārgumu krātuvēs un ķēniņa nama mantnīcās, un deva to saviem kalpiem. Ķēniņš Āsa tos sūtīja pie Ben-Hadada, Tabrimmona dēla, Hezjona dēla dēla, Arāmas ķēniņa, kurš dzīvoja Damaskā, sacīdams: 19 “Starp mani un tevi, starp manu tēvu un tavu tēvu, ir derība, redzi, es sūtu tev dāvanu, sudrabu un zeltu, ej un lauz savu derību ar Israēla ķēniņu Baešu, lai viņš atkāpjas no manis!” 20 Ben-Hadads uzklausīja ķēniņu Āsu un sūtīja savus karaspēka pavēlniekus pret Israēla pilsētām un sakāva Ijonu, Dānu, Ābel-Bēt-Maahu, visu Kineretu un visu Naftālī zemi. 21 Kad Baeša to uzzināja, viņš pārtrauca celt Rāmu un apmetās Tircā. 22 Tad ķēniņš Āsa iesauca visus, kas vien bija Jūdā, neatlaida nevienu, un lika atvest akmeņus un baļķus no Rāmas, ko cēla Baeša, no tiem ķēniņš Āsa uzcēla Gebu Benjāmina zemē un Micpu. 23 Un visi citi Āsas darbi, visa viņa varenība un viss, ko viņš darīja, un pilsētas, kuras viņš uzcēla, – vai tad par to nav rakstīts Jūdas ķēniņa Laiku grāmatā? Bet vecumā viņam sasirga kājas. 24 Un Āsa apgūlās pie tēviem, un viņu apbedīja pie tēviem Dāvida pilsētā. Pēc viņa valdīja viņa dēls Jehošāfāts.
Nādābs valda pār Israēlu
25 Jūdas ķēniņa Āsas otrajā gadā pār Israēlu sāka valdīt Nādābs, Jārobāma dēls, viņš valdīja pār Israēlu divus gadus. 26 Viņš darīja to, kas ļauns Kunga acīs, un staigāja sava tēva ceļos un darīja grēkus, ar kuriem tas bija licis grēkot Israēlam. 27 Ahijas dēls Baeša no Jisašhara nama sazvērējās pret viņu un nokāva to pie filistiešu pilsētas Gibtonas, kad Nādābs un viss Israēls bija aplenkuši Gibtonu. 28 Baeša viņu nonāvēja Jūdas ķēniņa Āsas valdīšanas trešajā gadā un sāka valdīt viņa vietā. 29 Kļuvis par ķēniņu, viņš izkāva visu Jārobāma namu, netaupīja nevienu, kam dvaša, līdz Jārobāma nams bija iznīcināts – kā Kunga vārds bija sludināts caur viņa kalpu Ahiju no Šīlo. 30 Tas notika Jārobāma grēku dēļ, ko viņš bija darījis un ar kuriem bija licis grēkot Israēlam un sadusmojis Kungu, Israēla Dievu.
31 Un citi Nādāba darbi un viss, ko viņš darīja, – vai tad par to nav rakstīts Israēla ķēniņu Laiku grāmatā?
Baeša valda pār Israēlu – otrā dinastija
32 Bet starp Āsu un Baešu bija karš visu mūžu. 33 Baeša, Ahijas dēls, sāka valdīt pār visu Israēlu Jūdas ķēniņa Āsas trešajā gadā un valdīja Tircā divdesmit četrus gadus. 34 Viņš darīja to, kas ļauns Kunga acīs, un staigāja Jārobāma ceļos un darīja grēkus, ar kuriem tas bija licis grēkot Israēlam.
