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Chapter 1
¹kai o basileus dauid presbuteros probebhkws hmerais kai perieballon auton imatiois kai ouk eqermaineto²kai eipon oi paides autou zhthsatwsan tw kuriw hmwn tw basilei parqenon neanida kai parasthsetai tw basilei kai estai auton qalpousa kai koimhqhsetai met¢ autou kai qermanqhsetai o kurios hmwn o basileus³kai ezhthsan neanida kalhn ek pantos oriou israhl kai euron thn abisak thn swmanitin kai hnegkan authn pros ton basilea⁴kai h neanis kalh ews sfodra kai hn qalpousa ton basilea kai eleitourgei autw kai o basileus ouk egnw authn⁵kai adwnias uios aggiq ephreto legwn egw basileusw kai epoihsen eautw armata kai ippeis kai penthkonta andras paratrecein emprosqen autou⁶kai ouk apekwlusen auton o pathr autou oudepote legwn dia ti su epoihsas kai ge autos wraios th oyei sfodra kai auton eteken opisw abessalwm⁷kai egenonto oi logoi autou meta iwab tou uiou sarouias kai meta abiaqar tou ierews kai ebohqoun opisw adwniou⁸kai sadwk o iereus kai banaias uios iwdae kai naqan o profhths kai semei+ kai rhi kai oi dunatoi tou dauid ouk hsan opisw adwniou⁹kai equsiasen adwnias probata kai moscous kai arnas meta liqou tou zweleq os hn ecomena ths phghs rwghl kai ekalesen pantas tous adelfous autou kai pantas tous adrous iouda paidas tou basilews¹⁰kai ton naqan ton profhthn kai banaian kai tous dunatous kai ton salwmwn adelfon autou ouk ekalesen¹¹kai eipen naqan pros bhrsabee mhtera salwmwn legwn ouk hkousas oti ebasileusen adwnias uios aggiq kai o kurios hmwn dauid ouk egnw¹²kai nun deuro sumbouleusw soi dh sumboulian kai exelou thn yuchn sou kai thn yuchn tou uiou sou salwmwn¹³deuro eiselqe pros ton basilea dauid kai ereis pros auton legousa ouci su kurie mou basileu wmosas th doulh sou legwn oti salwmwn o uios sou basileusei met¢ eme kai autos kaqieitai epi tou qronou mou kai ti oti ebasileusen adwnias¹⁴kai idou eti laloushs sou ekei meta tou basilews kai egw eiseleusomai opisw sou kai plhrwsw tous logous sou¹⁵kai eishlqen bhrsabee pros ton basilea eis to tamieion kai o basileus presbuths sfodra kai abisak h swmanitis hn leitourgousa tw basilei¹⁶kai ekuyen bhrsabee kai prosekunhsen tw basilei kai eipen o basileus ti estin soi¹⁷h de eipen kurie mou basileu su wmosas en kuriw tw qew sou th doulh sou legwn oti salwmwn o uios sou basileusei met¢ eme kai autos kaqhsetai epi tou qronou mou¹⁸kai nun idou adwnias ebasileusen kai su kurie mou basileu ouk egnws¹⁹kai equsiasen moscous kai arnas kai probata eis plhqos kai ekalesen pantas tous uious tou basilews kai abiaqar ton ierea kai iwab ton arconta ths dunamews kai ton salwmwn ton doulon sou ouk ekalesen²⁰kai su kurie mou basileu oi ofqalmoi pantos israhl pros se apaggeilai autois tis kaqhsetai epi tou qronou tou kuriou mou tou basilews met¢ auton²¹kai estai ws an koimhqh o kurios mou o basileus meta twn paterwn autou kai esomai egw kai o uios mou salwmwn amartwloi²²kai idou eti auths laloushs meta tou basilews kai naqan o profhths hlqen²³kai anhggelh tw basilei idou naqan o profhths kai eishlqen kata proswpon tou basilews kai prosekunhsen tw basilei kata proswpon autou epi thn ghn²⁴kai eipen naqan kurie mou basileu su eipas adwnias basileusei opisw mou kai autos kaqhsetai epi tou qronou mou²⁵oti katebh shmeron kai equsiasen moscous kai arnas kai probata eis plhqos kai ekalesen pantas tous uious tou basilews kai tous arcontas ths dunamews kai abiaqar ton ierea kai idou eisin esqiontes kai pinontes enwpion autou kai eipan zhtw o basileus adwnias²⁶kai eme auton ton doulon sou kai sadwk ton ierea kai banaian uion iwdae kai salwmwn ton doulon sou ouk ekalesen²⁷ei dia tou kuriou mou tou basilews gegonen to rhma touto kai ouk egnwrisas tw doulw sou tis kaqhsetai epi ton qronon tou kuriou mou tou basilews met¢ auton²⁸kai apekriqh dauid kai eipen kalesate moi thn bhrsabee kai eishlqen enwpion tou basilews kai esth enwpion autou²⁹kai wmosen o basileus kai eipen zh kurios os elutrwsato thn yuchn mou ek pashs qliyews³⁰oti kaqws wmosa soi en kuriw tw qew israhl legwn oti salwmwn o uios sou basileusei met¢ eme kai autos kaqhsetai epi tou qronou mou ant¢ emou oti outws poihsw th hmera tauth³¹kai ekuyen bhrsabee epi proswpon epi thn ghn kai prosekunhsen tw basilei kai eipen zhtw o kurios mou o basileus dauid eis ton aiwna³²kai eipen o basileus dauid kalesate moi sadwk ton ierea kai naqan ton profhthn kai banaian uion iwdae kai eishlqon enwpion tou basilews³³kai eipen o basileus autois labete tous doulous tou kuriou umwn meq¢ umwn kai epibibasate ton uion mou salwmwn epi thn hmionon thn emhn kai katagagete auton eis ton giwn³⁴kai crisatw auton ekei sadwk o iereus kai naqan o profhths eis basilea epi israhl kai salpisate keratinh kai ereite zhtw o basileus salwmwn³⁵kai kaqhsetai epi tou qronou mou kai autos basileusei ant¢ emou kai egw eneteilamhn tou einai eis hgoumenon epi israhl kai iouda³⁶kai apekriqh banaias uios iwdae tw basilei kai eipen genoito outws pistwsai kurios o qeos tou kuriou mou tou basilews³⁷kaqws hn kurios meta tou kuriou mou tou basilews outws eih meta salwmwn kai megalunai ton qronon autou uper ton qronon tou kuriou mou tou basilews dauid³⁸kai katebh sadwk o iereus kai naqan o profhths kai banaias uios iwdae kai o cereqqi kai o feleqqi kai epekaqisan ton salwmwn epi thn hmionon tou basilews dauid kai aphgagon auton eis ton giwn³⁹kai elaben sadwk o iereus to keras tou elaiou ek ths skhnhs kai ecrisen ton salwmwn kai esalpisen th keratinh kai eipen pas o laos zhtw o basileus salwmwn⁴⁰kai anebh pas o laos opisw autou kai ecoreuon en corois kai eufrainomenoi eufrosunhn megalhn kai erragh h gh en th fwnh autwn⁴¹kai hkousen adwnias kai pantes oi klhtoi autou kai autoi sunetelesan fagein kai hkousen iwab thn fwnhn ths keratinhs kai eipen tis h fwnh ths polews hcoushs⁴²eti autou lalountos kai idou iwnaqan uios abiaqar tou ierews hlqen kai eipen adwnias eiselqe oti anhr dunamews ei su kai agaqa euaggelisai⁴³kai apekriqh iwnaqan kai eipen kai mala o kurios hmwn o basileus dauid ebasileusen ton salwmwn⁴⁴kai apesteilen o basileus met¢ autou ton sadwk ton ierea kai naqan ton profhthn kai banaian uion iwdae kai ton cereqqi kai ton feleqqi kai epekaqisan auton epi thn hmionon tou basilews⁴⁵kai ecrisan auton sadwk o iereus kai naqan o profhths eis basilea en tw giwn kai anebhsan ekeiqen eufrainomenoi kai hchsen h polis auth h fwnh hn hkousate⁴⁶kai ekaqisen salwmwn epi qronon ths basileias⁴⁷kai eishlqon oi douloi tou basilews euloghsai ton kurion hmwn ton basilea dauid legontes agaqunai o qeos to onoma salwmwn tou uiou sou uper to onoma sou kai megalunai ton qronon autou uper ton qronon sou kai prosekunhsen o basileus epi thn koithn autou⁴⁸kai ge outws eipen o basileus euloghtos kurios o qeos israhl os edwken shmeron ek tou spermatos mou kaqhmenon epi tou qronou mou kai oi ofqalmoi mou blepousin⁴⁹kai exesthsan kai exanesthsan pantes oi klhtoi tou adwniou kai aphlqon anhr eis thn odon autou⁵⁰kai adwnias efobhqh apo proswpou salwmwn kai anesth kai aphlqen kai epelabeto twn keratwn tou qusiasthriou⁵¹kai anhggelh tw salwmwn legontes idou adwnias efobhqh ton basilea salwmwn kai katecei twn keratwn tou qusiasthriou legwn omosatw moi shmeron o basileus salwmwn ei ou qanatwsei ton doulon autou en romfaia⁵²kai eipen salwmwn ean genhtai eis uion dunamews ei peseitai twn tricwn autou epi thn ghn kai ean kakia eureqh en autw qanatwqhsetai⁵³kai apesteilen o basileus salwmwn kai kathnegken auton apanwqen tou qusiasthriou kai eishlqen kai prosekunhsen tw basilei salwmwn kai eipen autw salwmwn deuro eis ton oikon sou

Chapter 2
¹kai hggisan ai hmerai dauid apoqanein auton kai eneteilato tw salwmwn uiw autou legwn²egw eimi poreuomai en odw pashs ths ghs kai iscuseis kai esh eis andra³kai fulaxeis thn fulakhn kuriou tou qeou sou tou poreuesqai en tais odois autou fulassein tas entolas autou kai ta dikaiwmata kai ta krimata ta gegrammena en nomw mwusews ina sunihs a poihseis kata panta osa an enteilwmai soi⁴ina sthsh kurios ton logon autou on elalhsen legwn ean fulaxwsin oi uioi sou thn odon autwn poreuesqai enwpion emou en alhqeia en olh kardia autwn kai en olh yuch autwn legwn ouk exoleqreuqhsetai soi anhr epanwqen qronou israhl⁵kai ge su egnws osa epoihsen moi iwab uios sarouias osa epoihsen tois dusin arcousin twn dunamewn israhl tw abennhr uiw nhr kai tw amessai+ uiw ieqer kai apekteinen autous kai etaxen ta aimata polemou en eirhnh kai edwken aima aqwon en th zwnh autou th en th osfui autou kai en tw upodhmati autou tw en tw podi autou⁶kai poihseis kata thn sofian sou kai ou kataxeis thn polian autou en eirhnh eis adou⁷kai tois uiois berzelli tou galaaditou poihseis eleos kai esontai en tois esqiousin thn trapezan sou oti outws hggisan moi en tw me apodidraskein apo proswpou abessalwm tou adelfou sou⁸kai idou meta sou semei+ uios ghra uios tou iemeni ek baourim kai autos kathrasato me kataran odunhran th hmera h eporeuomhn eis parembolas kai autos katebh eis apanthn mou eis ton iordanhn kai wmosa autw en kuriw legwn ei qanatwsw se en romfaia⁹kai ou mh aqwwshs auton oti anhr sofos ei su kai gnwsh a poihseis autw kai kataxeis thn polian autou en aimati eis adou¹⁰kai ekoimhqh dauid meta twn paterwn autou kai etafh en polei dauid¹¹kai ai hmerai as ebasileusen dauid epi ton israhl tessarakonta eth en cebrwn ebasileusen eth epta kai en ierousalhm triakonta tria eth¹²kai salwmwn ekaqisen epi tou qronou dauid tou patros autou uios etwn dwdeka kai htoimasqh h basileia autou sfodra¹³kai eishlqen adwnias uios aggiq pros bhrsabee mhtera salwmwn kai prosekunhsen auth h de eipen eirhnh h eisodos sou kai eipen eirhnh¹⁴logos moi pros se kai eipen autw lalhson¹⁵kai eipen auth su oidas oti emoi hn h basileia kai ep¢ eme eqeto pas israhl to proswpon autou eis basilea kai estrafh h basileia kai egenhqh tw adelfw mou oti para kuriou egeneto autw¹⁶kai nun aithsin mian egw aitoumai para sou mh apostreyhs to proswpon sou kai eipen autw bhrsabee lalei¹⁷kai eipen auth eipon dh pros salwmwn ton basilea oti ouk apostreyei to proswpon autou apo sou kai dwsei moi thn abisak thn swmanitin eis gunaika¹⁸kai eipen bhrsabee kalws egw lalhsw peri sou tw basilei¹⁹kai eishlqen bhrsabee pros ton basilea salwmwn lalhsai autw peri adwniou kai exanesth o basileus eis apanthn auth kai katefilhsen authn kai ekaqisen epi tou qronou autou kai eteqh qronos th mhtri tou basilews kai ekaqisen ek dexiwn autou²⁰kai eipen autw aithsin mian mikran egw aitoumai para sou mh apostreyhs to proswpon sou kai eipen auth o basileus aithsai mhter emh oti ouk apostreyw se²¹kai eipen doqhtw de abisak h swmanitis tw adwnia tw adelfw sou eis gunaika²²kai apekriqh salwmwn o basileus kai eipen th mhtri autou kai ina ti su hthsai thn abisak tw adwnia kai aithsai autw thn basileian oti outos adelfos mou o megas uper eme kai autw abiaqar o iereus kai autw iwab o uios sarouias o arcistrathgos etairos²³kai wmosen o basileus salwmwn kata tou kuriou legwn tade poihsai moi o qeos kai tade prosqeih oti kata ths yuchs autou elalhsen adwnias ton logon touton²⁴kai nun zh kurios os htoimasen me kai eqeto me epi ton qronon dauid tou patros mou kai autos epoihsen moi oikon kaqws elalhsen kurios oti shmeron qanatwqhsetai adwnias²⁵kai exapesteilen salwmwn o basileus en ceiri banaiou uiou iwdae kai aneilen auton kai apeqanen adwnias en th hmera ekeinh²⁶kai tw abiaqar tw ierei eipen o basileus apotrece su eis anaqwq eis agron sou oti anhr qanatou ei su en th hmera tauth kai ou qanatwsw se oti hras thn kibwton ths diaqhkhs kuriou enwpion tou patros mou kai oti ekakouchqhs en apasin ois ekakouchqh o pathr mou²⁷kai exebalen salwmwn ton abiaqar tou mh einai ierea tou kuriou plhrwqhnai to rhma kuriou o elalhsen epi ton oikon hli en shlwm²⁸kai h akoh hlqen ews iwab tou uiou sarouias oti iwab hn keklikws opisw adwniou kai opisw salwmwn ouk eklinen kai efugen iwab eis to skhnwma tou kuriou kai katescen twn keratwn tou qusiasthriou²⁹kai aphggelh tw salwmwn legontes oti efugen iwab eis thn skhnhn tou kuriou kai idou katecei twn keratwn tou qusiasthriou kai apesteilen salwmwn pros iwab legwn ti gegonen soi oti pefeugas eis to qusiasthrion kai eipen iwab oti efobhqhn apo proswpou sou kai efugon pros kurion kai apesteilen salwmwn o basileus ton banaiou uion iwdae legwn poreuou kai anele auton kai qayon auton³⁰kai hlqen banaiou uios iwdae pros iwab eis thn skhnhn tou kuriou kai eipen autw tade legei o basileus exelqe kai eipen iwab ouk ekporeuomai oti wde apoqanoumai kai apestreyen banaias uios iwdae kai eipen tw basilei legwn tade lelalhken iwab kai tade apokekritai moi³¹kai eipen autw o basileus poreuou kai poihson autw kaqws eirhken kai anele auton kai qayeis auton kai exareis shmeron to aima o dwrean execeen iwab ap¢ emou kai apo tou oikou tou patros mou³²kai apestreyen kurios to aima ths adikias autou eis kefalhn autou ws aphnthsen tois dusin anqrwpois tois dikaiois kai agaqois uper auton kai apekteinen autous en romfaia kai o pathr mou dauid ouk egnw to aima autwn ton abennhr uion nhr arcistrathgon israhl kai ton amessa uion ieqer arcistrathgon iouda³³kai epestrafh ta aimata autwn eis kefalhn autou kai eis kefalhn tou spermatos autou eis ton aiwna kai tw dauid kai tw spermati autou kai tw oikw autou kai tw qronw autou genoito eirhnh ews aiwnos para kuriou³⁴kai aphnthsen banaiou uios iwdae tw iwab kai eqanatwsen auton kai eqayen auton en tw oikw autou en th erhmw³⁵kai edwken o basileus ton banaiou uion iwdae ant¢ autou epi thn strathgian kai h basileia katwrqouto en ierousalhm kai ton sadwk ton ierea edwken o basileus eis ierea prwton anti abiaqar³⁵kai edwken kurios fronhsin tw salwmwn kai sofian pollhn sfodra kai platos kardias ws h ammos h para thn qalassan³⁵kai eplhqunqh h fronhsis salwmwn sfodra uper thn fronhsin pantwn arcaiwn uiwn kai uper pantas fronimous aiguptou³⁵kai elaben thn qugatera faraw kai eishgagen authn eis thn polin dauid ews suntelesai auton ton oikon autou kai ton oikon kuriou en prwtois kai to teicos ierousalhm kukloqen en epta etesin epoihsen kai sunetelesen³⁵kai hn tw salwmwn ebdomhkonta ciliades airontes arsin kai ogdohkonta ciliades latomwn en tw orei³⁵kai epoihsen salwmwn thn qalassan kai ta uposthrigmata kai tous louthras tous megalous kai tous stulous kai thn krhnhn ths aulhs kai thn qalassan thn calkhn³⁵kai wkodomhsen thn akran kai tas epalxeis auths kai diekoyen thn polin dauid outws qugathr faraw anebainen ek ths polews dauid eis ton oikon auths on wkodomhsen auth tote wkodomhsen thn akran³⁵kai salwmwn aneferen treis en tw eniautw olokautwseis kai eirhnikas epi to qusiasthrion o wkodomhsen tw kuriw kai equmia enwpion kuriou kai sunetelesen ton oikon³⁵kai outoi oi arcontes oi kaqestamenoi epi ta erga tou salwmwn treis ciliades kai exakosioi epistatai tou laou twn poiountwn ta erga³⁵kai wkodomhsen thn assour kai thn magdw kai thn gazer kai thn baiqwrwn thn epanw kai ta baalaq³⁵plhn meta to oikodomhsai auton ton oikon tou kuriou kai to teicos ierousalhm kuklw meta tauta wkodomhsen tas poleis tautas³⁵kai en tw eti dauid zhn eneteilato tw salwmwn legwn idou meta sou semei+ uios ghra uios spermatos tou iemini ek cebrwn³⁵outos kathrasato me kataran odunhran en h hmera eporeuomhn eis parembolas³⁵kai autos katebainen eis apanthn moi epi ton iordanhn kai wmosa autw kata tou kuriou legwn ei qanatwqhsetai en romfaia³⁵kai nun mh aqwwshs auton oti anhr fronimos su kai gnwsh a poihseis autw kai kataxeis thn polian autou en aimati eis adou³⁶kai ekalesen o basileus ton semei+ kai eipen autw oikodomhson seautw oikon en ierousalhm kai kaqou ekei kai ouk exeleush ekeiqen oudamou³⁷kai estai en th hmera ths exodou sou kai diabhsh ton ceimarroun kedrwn ginwskwn gnwsh oti qanatw apoqanh to aima sou estai epi thn kefalhn sou kai wrkisen auton o basileus en th hmera ekeinh³⁸kai eipen semei+ pros ton basilea agaqon to rhma o elalhsas kurie mou basileu outw poihsei o doulos sou kai ekaqisen semei+ en ierousalhm tria eth³⁹kai egenhqh meta tria eth kai apedrasan duo douloi tou semei+ pros agcous uion maaca basilea geq kai aphggelh tw semei+ legontes idou oi douloi sou en geq⁴⁰kai anesth semei+ kai epesaxe thn onon autou kai eporeuqh eis geq pros agcous tou ekzhthsai tous doulous autou kai eporeuqh semei+ kai hgagen tous doulous autou ek geq⁴¹kai aphggelh tw salwmwn legontes oti eporeuqh semei+ ex ierousalhm eis geq kai apestreyen tous doulous autou⁴²kai apesteilen o basileus kai ekalesen ton semei+ kai eipen pros auton ouci wrkisa se kata tou kuriou kai epemarturamhn soi legwn en h an hmera exelqhs ex ierousalhm kai poreuqhs eis dexia h eis aristera ginwskwn gnwsh oti qanatw apoqanh⁴³kai ti oti ouk efulaxas ton orkon kuriou kai thn entolhn hn eneteilamhn kata sou⁴⁴kai eipen o basileus pros semei+ su oidas pasan thn kakian sou hn egnw h kardia sou a epoihsas tw dauid tw patri mou kai antapedwken kurios thn kakian sou eis kefalhn sou⁴⁵kai o basileus salwmwn huloghmenos kai o qronos dauid estai etoimos enwpion kuriou eis ton aiwna⁴⁶kai eneteilato o basileus salwmwn tw banaia uiw iwdae kai exhlqen kai aneilen auton kai apeqanen⁴⁶kai hn o basileus salwmwn fronimos sfodra kai sofos kai iouda kai israhl polloi sfodra ws h ammos h epi ths qalasshs eis plhqos esqiontes kai pinontes kai cairontes⁴⁶kai salwmwn hn arcwn en pasais tais basileiais kai hsan prosferontes dwra kai edouleuon tw salwmwn pasas tas hmeras ths zwhs autou⁴⁶kai salwmwn hrxato dianoigein ta dunasteumata tou libanou⁴⁶kai autos wkodomhsen thn qermai en th erhmw⁴⁶kai touto to ariston tw salwmwn triakonta koroi semidalews kai exhkonta koroi aleurou kekopanismenou deka moscoi eklektoi kai eikosi boes nomades kai ekaton probata ektos elafwn kai dorkadwn kai orniqwn eklektwn nomadwn⁴⁶oti hn arcwn en panti peran tou potamou apo rafi ews gazhs en pasin tois basileusin peran tou potamou⁴⁶kai hn autw eirhnh ek pantwn twn merwn autou kukloqen kai katwkei iouda kai israhl pepoiqotes ekastos upo thn ampelon autou kai upo thn sukhn autou esqiontes kai pinontes apo dan kai ews bhrsabee pasas tas hmeras salwmwn⁴⁶kai outoi oi arcontes tou salwmwn azarion uios sadwk tou ierews kai orniou uios naqan arcwn twn efesthkotwn kai edram epi ton oikon autou kai souba grammateus kai basa uios aciqalam anamimnhskwn kai abi uios iwab arcistrathgos kai acire uios edrai+ epi tas arseis kai banaia uios iwdae epi ths aularcias kai epi tou plinqeiou kai zacour uios naqan o sumboulos⁴⁶kai hsan tw salwmwn tessarakonta ciliades tokades ippoi eis armata kai dwdeka ciliades ippewn⁴⁶kai hn arcwn en pasin tois basileusin apo tou potamou kai ews ghs allofulwn kai ews oriwn aiguptou⁴⁶salwmwn uios dauid ebasileusen epi israhl kai iouda en ierousalhm

Chapter 3
²plhn o laos hsan qumiwntes epi tois uyhlois oti ouk wkodomhqh oikos tw onomati kuriou ews nun³kai hgaphsen salwmwn ton kurion poreuesqai en tois prostagmasin dauid tou patros autou plhn en tois uyhlois equen kai equmia⁴kai anesth kai eporeuqh eis gabawn qusai ekei oti auth uyhlotath kai megalh cilian olokautwsin anhnegken salwmwn epi to qusiasthrion en gabawn⁵kai wfqh kurios tw salwmwn en upnw thn nukta kai eipen kurios pros salwmwn aithsai ti aithma sautw⁶kai eipen salwmwn su epoihsas meta tou doulou sou dauid tou patros mou eleos mega kaqws dihlqen enwpion sou en alhqeia kai en dikaiosunh kai en euquthti kardias meta sou kai efulaxas autw to eleos to mega touto dounai ton uion autou epi tou qronou autou ws h hmera auth⁷kai nun kurie o qeos mou su edwkas ton doulon sou anti dauid tou patros mou kai egw eimi paidarion mikron kai ouk oida thn exodon mou kai thn eisodon mou⁸o de doulos sou en mesw tou laou sou on exelexw laon polun os ouk ariqmhqhsetai⁹kai dwseis tw doulw sou kardian akouein kai diakrinein ton laon sou en dikaiosunh tou suniein ana meson agaqou kai kakou oti tis dunhsetai krinein ton laon sou ton barun touton¹⁰kai hresen enwpion kuriou oti hthsato salwmwn to rhma touto¹¹kai eipen kurios pros auton anq¢ wn hthsw par¢ emou to rhma touto kai ouk hthsw sautw hmeras pollas kai ouk hthsw plouton oude hthsw yucas ecqrwn sou all¢ hthsw sautw sunesin tou eisakouein krima¹²idou pepoihka kata to rhma sou idou dedwka soi kardian fronimhn kai sofhn ws su ou gegonen emprosqen sou kai meta se ouk anasthsetai omoios soi¹³kai a ouk hthsw dedwka soi kai plouton kai doxan ws ou gegonen anhr omoios soi en basileusin¹⁴kai ean poreuqhs en th odw mou fulassein tas entolas mou kai ta prostagmata mou ws eporeuqh dauid o pathr sou kai plhqunw tas hmeras sou¹⁵kai exupnisqh salwmwn kai idou enupnion kai anesth kai paraginetai eis ierousalhm kai esth kata proswpon tou qusiasthriou tou kata proswpon kibwtou diaqhkhs kuriou en siwn kai anhgagen olokautwseis kai epoihsen eirhnikas kai epoihsen poton megan eautw kai pasin tois paisin autou¹⁶tote wfqhsan duo gunaikes pornai tw basilei kai esthsan enwpion autou¹⁷kai eipen h gunh h mia en emoi kurie egw kai h gunh auth oikoumen en oikw eni kai etekomen en tw oikw¹⁸kai egenhqh en th hmera th trith tekoushs mou kai eteken kai h gunh auth kai hmeis kata to auto kai ouk estin ouqeis meq¢ hmwn parex amfoterwn hmwn en tw oikw¹⁹kai apeqanen o uios ths gunaikos tauths thn nukta ws epekoimhqh ep¢ auton²⁰kai anesth meshs ths nuktos kai elaben ton uion mou ek twn agkalwn mou kai ekoimisen auton en tw kolpw auths kai ton uion auths ton teqnhkota ekoimisen en tw kolpw mou²¹kai anesthn to prwi qhlasai ton uion mou kai ekeinos hn teqnhkws kai idou katenohsa auton prwi kai idou ouk hn o uios mou on etekon²²kai eipen h gunh h etera ouci alla o uios mou o zwn o de uios sou o teqnhkws kai elalhsan enwpion tou basilews²³kai eipen o basileus autais su legeis outos o uios mou o zwn kai o uios tauths o teqnhkws kai su legeis ouci alla o uios mou o zwn kai o uios sou o teqnhkws²⁴kai eipen o basileus labete moi macairan kai proshnegkan thn macairan enwpion tou basilews²⁵kai eipen o basileus dielete to paidion to qhlazon to zwn eis duo kai dote to hmisu autou tauth kai to hmisu autou tauth²⁶kai apekriqh h gunh hs hn o uios o zwn kai eipen pros ton basilea oti etaracqh h mhtra auths epi tw uiw auths kai eipen en emoi kurie dote auth to paidion kai qanatw mh qanatwshte auton kai auth eipen mhte emoi mhte auth estw dielete²⁷kai apekriqh o basileus kai eipen dote to paidion th eipoush dote auth auto kai qanatw mh qanatwshte auton auth h mhthr autou²⁸kai hkousan pas israhl to krima touto o ekrinen o basileus kai efobhqhsan apo proswpou tou basilews oti eidon oti fronhsis qeou en autw tou poiein dikaiwma

Chapter 4
¹kai hn o basileus salwmwn basileuwn epi israhl²kai outoi oi arcontes oi hsan autou azariou uios sadwk³kai eliaref kai acia uios saba grammateis kai iwsafat uios acilid upomimnhskwn⁴kai sadouc kai abiaqar iereis⁵kai ornia uios naqan epi twn kaqestamenwn kai zabouq uios naqan etairos tou basilews⁶kai acihl oikonomos kai eliab uios saf epi ths patrias kai adwniram uios efra epi twn forwn⁷kai tw salwmwn dwdeka kaqestamenoi epi panta israhl corhgein tw basilei kai tw oikw autou mhna en tw eniautw egineto epi ton ena corhgein⁸kai tauta ta onomata autwn benwr en orei efraim eis⁹uios rhcab en macemas kai bhqalamin kai baiqsamus kai ailwn ews baiqanan eis¹⁰uios eswq bhrbhqnema lousamhnca kai rhsfara¹¹cinanadab kai anafaqi anhr tablhq qugathr salwmwn hn autw eis gunaika eis¹²bakca uios acilid qaanac kai mekedw kai pas o oikos san o para sesaqan upokatw tou esrae kai ek baisafoud ebelmawla ews maeber loukam eis¹³uios gaber en remaq galaad toutw scoinisma eregaba h en th basan exhkonta poleis megalai teichreis kai mocloi calkoi eis¹⁴acinadab uios acel maanain eis¹⁵acimaas en nefqali kai outos elaben thn basemmaq qugatera salwmwn eis gunaika eis¹⁶baana uios cousi en th maalaq eis¹⁷samaa uios hla en tw beniamin¹⁸gaber uios adai en th gh gad gh shwn basilews tou esebwn kai wg basilews tou basan kai nasif eis en gh iouda¹⁹iwsafat uios fouasoud en issacar

Chapter 5
¹kai ecorhgoun oi kaqestamenoi outws tw basilei salwmwn kai panta ta diaggelmata epi thn trapezan tou basilews ekastos mhna autou ou parallassousin logon kai tas kriqas kai to acuron tois ippois kai tois armasin hron eis ton topon ou an h o basileus ekastos kata thn suntaxin autou²kai tauta ta deonta tw salwmwn en hmera mia triakonta koroi semidalews kai exhkonta koroi aleurou kekopanismenou³kai deka moscoi eklektoi kai eikosi boes nomades kai ekaton probata ektos elafwn kai dorkadwn kai orniqwn eklektwn siteuta⁴oti hn arcwn peran tou potamou kai hn autw eirhnh ek pantwn twn merwn kukloqen⁹kai edwken kurios fronhsin tw salwmwn kai sofian pollhn sfodra kai cuma kardias ws h ammos h para thn qalassan¹⁰kai eplhqunqh salwmwn sfodra uper thn fronhsin pantwn arcaiwn anqrwpwn kai uper pantas fronimous aiguptou¹¹kai esofisato uper pantas tous anqrwpous kai esofisato uper gaiqan ton ezrai+thn kai ton aiman kai ton calkal kai darda uious mal¹²kai elalhsen salwmwn triscilias parabolas kai hsan wdai autou pentakisciliai¹³kai elalhsen peri twn xulwn apo ths kedrou ths en tw libanw kai ews ths usswpou ths ekporeuomenhs dia tou toicou kai elalhsen peri twn kthnwn kai peri twn peteinwn kai peri twn erpetwn kai peri twn icquwn¹⁴kai pareginonto pantes oi laoi akousai ths sofias salwmwn kai elambanen dwra para pantwn twn basilewn ths ghs osoi hkouon ths sofias autou¹⁴kai elaben salwmwn thn qugatera faraw eautw eis gunaika kai eishgagen authn eis thn polin dauid ews suntelesai auton ton oikon kuriou kai ton oikon eautou kai to teicos ierousalhm¹⁴tote anebh faraw basileus aiguptou kai prokatelabeto thn gazer kai enepurisen authn kai ton cananithn ton katoikounta en mergab kai edwken autas faraw apostolas qugatri autou gunaiki salwmwn kai salwmwn wkodomhsen thn gazer¹⁵kai apesteilen ciram basileus turou tous paidas autou crisai ton salwmwn anti dauid tou patros autou oti agapwn hn ciram ton dauid pasas tas hmeras¹⁶kai apesteilen salwmwn pros ciram legwn¹⁷su oidas dauid ton patera mou oti ouk edunato oikodomhsai oikon tw onomati kuriou qeou mou apo proswpou twn polemwn twn kuklwsantwn auton ews tou dounai kurion autous upo ta icnh twn podwn autou¹⁸kai nun anepause kurios o qeos mou emoi kukloqen ouk estin epiboulos kai ouk estin apanthma ponhron¹⁹kai idou egw legw oikodomhsai oikon tw onomati kuriou qeou mou kaqws elalhsen kurios o qeos pros dauid ton patera mou legwn o uios sou on dwsw anti sou epi ton qronon sou outos oikodomhsei ton oikon tw onomati mou²⁰kai nun enteilai kai koyatwsan moi xula ek tou libanou kai idou oi douloi mou meta twn doulwn sou kai ton misqon douleias sou dwsw soi kata panta osa ean eiphs oti su oidas oti ouk estin hmin eidws xula koptein kaqws oi sidwnioi²¹kai egenhqh kaqws hkousen ciram twn logwn salwmwn ecarh sfodra kai eipen euloghtos o qeos shmeron os edwken tw dauid uion fronimon epi ton laon ton polun touton²²kai apesteilen pros salwmwn legwn akhkoa peri pantwn wn apestalkas pros me egw poihsw pan qelhma sou xula kedrina kai peukina²³oi douloi mou kataxousin auta ek tou libanou eis thn qalassan egw qhsomai auta scedias ews tou topou ou ean aposteilhs pros me kai ektinaxw auta ekei kai su areis kai poihseis to qelhma mou tou dounai artous tw oikw mou²⁴kai hn ciram didous tw salwmwn kedrous kai pan qelhma autou²⁵kai salwmwn edwken tw ciram eikosi ciliadas korous purou kai macir tw oikw autou kai eikosi ciliadas beq elaiou kekommenou kata touto edidou salwmwn tw ciram kat¢ eniauton²⁶kai kurios edwken sofian tw salwmwn kaqws elalhsen autw kai hn eirhnh ana meson ciram kai ana meson salwmwn kai dieqento diaqhkhn ana meson eautwn²⁷kai anhnegken o basileus foron ek pantos israhl kai hn o foros triakonta ciliades andrwn²⁸kai apesteilen autous eis ton libanon deka ciliades en tw mhni allassomenoi mhna hsan en tw libanw kai duo mhnas en oikw autwn kai adwniram epi tou forou²⁹kai hn tw salwmwn ebdomhkonta ciliades airontes arsin kai ogdohkonta ciliades latomwn en tw orei³⁰cwris arcontwn twn kaqestamenwn epi twn ergwn twn salwmwn treis ciliades kai exakosioi epistatai oi poiountes ta erga³²kai htoimasan tous liqous kai ta xula tria eth

Chapter 6
¹kai egenhqh en tw tessarakostw kai tetrakosiostw etei ths exodou uiwn israhl ex aiguptou tw etei tw tetartw en mhni tw deuterw basileuontos tou basilews salwmwn epi israhl¹kai eneteilato o basileus kai airousin liqous megalous timious eis ton qemelion tou oikou kai liqous apelekhtous¹kai epelekhsan oi uioi salwmwn kai oi uioi ciram kai ebalan autous¹en tw etei tw tetartw eqemeliwsen ton oikon kuriou en mhni nisw tw deuterw mhni¹en endekatw eniautw en mhni baal outos o mhn o ogdoos sunetelesqh o oikos eis panta logon autou kai eis pasan diataxin autou²kai o oikos on wkodomhsen o basileus salwmwn tw kuriw tessarakonta phcewn mhkos autou kai eikosi en phcei platos autou kai pente kai eikosi en phcei to uyos autou³kai to ailam kata proswpon tou naou eikosi en phcei mhkos autou eis to platos tou oikou kai deka en phcei to platos autou kata proswpon tou oikou kai wkodomhsen ton oikon kai sunetelesen auton⁴kai epoihsen tw oikw quridas parakuptomenas kruptas⁵kai edwken epi ton toicon tou oikou melaqra kukloqen tw naw kai tw dabir kai epoihsen pleuras kukloqen⁶h pleura h upokatw pente phcewn to platos auths kai to meson ex kai h trith epta en phcei to platos auths oti diasthma edwken tw oikw kukloqen exwqen tou oikou opws mh epilambanwntai twn toicwn tou oikou⁷kai o oikos en tw oikodomeisqai auton liqois akrotomois argois wkodomhqh kai sfura kai pelekus kai pan skeuos sidhroun ouk hkousqh en tw oikw en tw oikodomeisqai auton⁸kai o pulwn ths pleuras ths upokatwqen upo thn wmian tou oikou thn dexian kai elikth anabasis eis to meson kai ek ths meshs epi ta triwrofa⁹kai wkodomhsen ton oikon kai sunetelesen auton kai ekoilostaqmhsen ton oikon kedrois¹⁰kai wkodomhsen tous endesmous di¢ olou tou oikou pente en phcei to uyos autou kai sunescen ton endesmon en xulois kedrinois¹⁵kai wkodomhsen tous toicous tou oikou dia xulwn kedrinwn apo tou edafous tou oikou kai ews twn dokwn kai ews twn toicwn ekoilostaqmhsen sunecomena xulois eswqen kai periescen to esw tou oikou en pleurais peukinais¹⁶kai wkodomhsen tous eikosi phceis ap¢ akrou tou oikou to pleuron to en apo tou edafous ews twn dokwn kai epoihsen ek tou dabir eis to agion twn agiwn¹⁷kai tessarakonta phcwn hn o naos kata proswpon¹⁹tou dabir en mesw tou oikou eswqen dounai ekei thn kibwton diaqhkhs kuriou²⁰eikosi phceis mhkos kai eikosi phceis platos kai eikosi phceis to uyos autou kai periescen auton crusiw sugkekleismenw kai epoihsen qusiasthrion²¹kata proswpon tou dabir kai periescen auto crusiw²²kai olon ton oikon periescen crusiw ews sunteleias pantos tou oikou²³kai epoihsen en tw dabir duo ceroubin deka phcewn megeqos estaqmwmenon²⁴kai pente phcewn pterugion tou ceroub tou enos kai pente phcewn pterugion autou to deuteron en phcei deka apo merous pterugiou autou eis meros pterugiou autou²⁵outws tw ceroub tw deuterw en metrw eni sunteleia mia amfoterois²⁶kai to uyos tou ceroub tou enos deka en phcei kai outws to ceroub to deuteron²⁷kai amfotera ta ceroubin en mesw tou oikou tou eswtatou kai diepetasen tas pterugas autwn kai hpteto pterux mia tou toicou kai pterux hpteto tou toicou tou deuterou kai ai pteruges autwn ai en mesw tou oikou hptonto pterux pterugos²⁸kai periescen ta ceroubin crusiw²⁹kai pantas tous toicous tou oikou kuklw egkolapta egrayen grafidi ceroubin kai foinikes tw eswterw kai tw exwterw³⁰kai to edafos tou oikou periescen crusiw tou eswtatou kai tou exwtatou³¹kai tw qurwmati tou dabir epoihsen quras xulwn arkeuqinwn kai flias pentaplas³²kai duo quras xulwn peukinwn kai egkolapta ep¢ autwn egkekolammena ceroubin kai foinikas kai petala diapepetasmena kai periescen crusiw kai katebainen epi ta ceroubin kai epi tous foinikas to crusion³³kai outws epoihsen tw pulwni tou naou fliai xulwn arkeuqinwn stoai tetraplws³⁴kai en amfoterais tais qurais xula peukina duo ptucai h qura h mia kai strofeis autwn kai duo ptucai h qura h deutera strefomena³⁵egkekolammena ceroubin kai foinikes kai diapepetasmena petala kai periecomena crusiw katagomenw epi thn ektupwsin³⁶kai wkodomhsen thn aulhn thn eswtathn treis sticous apelekhtwn kai sticos kateirgasmenhs kedrou kukloqen³⁶kai wkodomhse katapetasma ths aulhs tou ailam tou oikou tou kata proswpon tou naou

Chapter 7
¹kai apesteilen o basileus salwmwn kai elaben ton ciram ek turou²uion gunaikos chras kai outos apo ths fulhs nefqali kai o pathr autou anhr turios tektwn calkou kai peplhrwmenos ths tecnhs kai sunesews kai epignwsews tou poiein pan ergon en calkw kai eishcqh pros ton basilea salwmwn kai epoihsen panta ta erga³kai ecwneusen tous duo stulous tw ailam tou oikou oktwkaideka phceis uyos tou stulou kai perimetron tessares kai deka phceis ekuklou auton kai to pacos tou stulou tessarwn daktulwn ta koilwmata kai outws o stulos o deuteros⁴kai duo epiqemata epoihsen dounai epi tas kefalas twn stulwn cwneuta calka pente phceis to uyos tou epiqematos tou enos kai pente phceis to uyos tou epiqematos tou deuterou⁵kai epoihsen duo diktua perikaluyai to epiqema twn stulwn kai diktuon tw epiqemati tw eni kai diktuon tw epiqemati tw deuterw⁶kai ergon kremaston duo sticoi rown calkwn dediktuwmenoi ergon kremaston sticos epi sticon kai outws epoihsen tw epiqemati tw deuterw⁷kai esthsen tous stulous tou ailam tou naou kai esthsen ton stulon ton ena kai epekalesen to onoma autou iacoum kai esthsen ton stulon ton deuteron kai epekalesen to onoma autou baaz⁸kai epi twn kefalwn twn stulwn ergon krinou kata to ailam tessarwn phcwn⁹kai melaqron ep¢ amfoterwn twn stulwn kai epanwqen twn pleurwn epiqema to melaqron tw pacei¹⁰kai epoihsen thn qalassan deka en phcei apo tou ceilous auths ews tou ceilous auths stroggulon kuklw to auto pente en phcei to uyos auths kai sunhgmenoi treis kai triakonta en phcei ekukloun authn¹¹kai uposthrigmata upokatwqen tou ceilous auths kukloqen ekukloun authn deka en phcei kukloqen anistan thn qalassan¹²kai to ceilos auths ws ergon ceilous pothriou blastos krinou kai to pacos autou palaisths¹³kai dwdeka boes upokatw ths qalasshs oi treis epiblepontes borran kai oi treis epiblepontes qalassan kai oi treis epiblepontes noton kai oi treis epiblepontes anatolhn kai panta ta opisqia eis ton oikon kai h qalassa ep¢ autwn epanwqen¹⁴kai epoihsen deka mecwnwq calkas pente phceis mhkos ths mecwnwq ths mias kai tessares phceis platos auths kai ex en phcei uyos auths¹⁵kai touto to ergon twn mecwnwq sugkleiston autois kai sugkleiston ana meson twn execomenwn¹⁶kai epi ta sugkleismata autwn ana meson twn execomenwn leontes kai boes kai ceroubin kai epi twn execomenwn outws kai epanwqen kai upokatwqen twn leontwn kai twn bown cwrai ergon katabasews¹⁷kai tessares trocoi calkoi th mecwnwq th mia kai ta proseconta calka kai tessara merh autwn wmiai upokatw twn louthrwn¹⁸kai ceires en tois trocois en th mecwnwq kai to uyos tou trocou tou enos phceos kai hmisous¹⁹kai to ergon twn trocwn ergon trocwn armatos ai ceires autwn kai oi nwtoi autwn kai h pragmateia autwn ta panta cwneuta²⁰ai tessares wmiai epi twn tessarwn gwniwn ths mecwnwq ths mias ek ths mecwnwq oi wmoi auths²¹kai epi ths kefalhs ths mecwnwq hmisu tou phceos megeqos stroggulon kuklw epi ths kefalhs ths mecwnwq kai arch ceirwn auths kai ta sugkleismata auths kai hnoigeto epi tas arcas twn ceirwn auths²²kai ta sugkleismata auths ceroubin kai leontes kai foinikes estwta ecomenon ekaston kata proswpon autou esw kai ta kukloqen²³kat¢ authn epoihsen pasas tas deka mecwnwq taxin mian kai metron en pasais²⁴kai epoihsen deka cutrokaulous calkous tessarakonta coeis cwrounta ton cutrokaulon ton ena metrhsei o cutrokaulos o eis epi ths mecwnwq ths mias tais deka mecwnwq²⁵kai eqeto tas deka mecwnwq pente apo ths wmias tou oikou ek dexiwn kai pente apo ths wmias tou oikou ex aristerwn kai h qalassa apo ths wmias tou oikou ek dexiwn kat¢ anatolas apo tou klitous tou notou²⁶kai epoihsen ciram tous lebhtas kai tas qermastreis kai tas fialas kai sunetelesen ciram poiwn panta ta erga a epoihsen tw basilei salwmwn en oikw kuriou²⁷stulous duo kai ta strepta twn stulwn epi twn kefalwn twn stulwn duo kai ta diktua duo tou kaluptein amfotera ta strepta twn glufwn ta onta epi twn stulwn²⁸tas roas tetrakosias amfoterois tois diktuois duo sticoi rown tw diktuw tw eni perikaluptein amfotera ta strepta ep¢ amfoterois tois stulois²⁹kai tas mecwnwq deka kai tous cutrokaulous deka epi twn mecwnwq³⁰kai thn qalassan mian kai tous boas dwdeka upokatw ths qalasshs³¹kai tous lebhtas kai tas qermastreis kai tas fialas kai panta ta skeuh a epoihsen ciram tw basilei salwmwn tw oikw kuriou kai oi stuloi tessarakonta kai oktw tou oikou tou basilews kai tou oikou kuriou panta ta erga tou basilews a epoihsen ciram calka ardhn³²ouk hn staqmos tou calkou ou epoihsen panta ta erga tauta ek plhqous sfodra ouk hn terma tw staqmw tou calkou³³en tw perioikw tou iordanou ecwneusen auta o basileus en tw pacei ths ghs ana meson sokcwq kai ana meson sira³⁴kai edwken o basileus salwmwn ta skeuh a epoihsen en oikw kuriou to qusiasthrion to crusoun kai thn trapezan ef¢ hs oi artoi ths prosforas crushn³⁵kai tas lucnias pente ek dexiwn kai pente ex aristerwn kata proswpon tou dabir crusas sugkleiomenas kai ta lampadia kai tous lucnous kai tas eparustridas crusas³⁶kai ta proqura kai oi hloi kai ai fialai kai ta trublia kai ai quiskai crusai sugkleista kai ta qurwmata twn qurwn tou oikou tou eswtatou agiou twn agiwn kai tas quras tou oikou tou naou crusas³⁷kai aneplhrwqh pan to ergon o epoihsen salwmwn oikou kuriou kai eishnegken salwmwn ta agia dauid tou patros autou kai panta ta agia salwmwn to argurion kai to crusion kai ta skeuh edwken eis tous qhsaurous oikou kuriou³⁸kai ton oikon autou wkodomhsen salwmwn triskaideka etesin³⁹kai wkodomhsen ton oikon drumw tou libanou ekaton phceis mhkos autou kai penthkonta phceis platos autou kai triakonta phcwn uyos autou kai triwn sticwn stulwn kedrinwn kai wmiai kedrinai tois stulois⁴⁰kai efatnwsen ton oikon anwqen epi twn pleurwn twn stulwn kai ariqmos twn stulwn tessarakonta kai pente deka kai pente o sticos⁴¹kai melaqra tria kai cwra epi cwran trissws⁴²kai panta ta qurwmata kai ai cwrai tetragwnoi memelaqrwmenai kai apo tou qurwmatos epi quran trissws⁴³kai to ailam twn stulwn penthkonta phcwn mhkos kai triakonta en platei ezugwmena ailam epi proswpon autwn kai stuloi kai pacos epi proswpon auths tois ailammin⁴⁴kai to ailam twn qronwn ou krinei ekei ailam tou krithriou⁴⁵kai oikos autw en w kaqhsetai ekei aulh mia exelissomenh toutois kata to ergon touto kai oikon th qugatri faraw hn elaben salwmwn kata to ailam touto⁴⁶panta tauta ek liqwn timiwn kekolammena ek diasthmatos eswqen kai ek tou qemeliou ews twn geiswn kai exwqen eis thn aulhn thn megalhn⁴⁷thn teqemeliwmenhn en timiois liqois megalois liqois dekaphcesin kai tois oktaphcesin⁴⁸kai epanwqen timiois kata to metron apelekhtwn kai kedrois⁴⁹ths aulhs ths megalhs kuklw treis sticoi apelekhtwn kai sticos kekolammenhs kedrou⁵⁰kai sunetelesen salwmwn olon ton oikon autou

Chapter 8
¹kai egeneto en tw suntelesai salwmwn tou oikodomhsai ton oikon kuriou kai ton oikon eautou meta eikosi eth tote exekklhsiasen o basileus salwmwn pantas tous presbuterous israhl en siwn tou anenegkein thn kibwton diaqhkhs kuriou ek polews dauid auth estin siwn²en mhni aqanin³kai hran oi iereis thn kibwton⁴kai to skhnwma tou marturiou kai panta ta skeuh ta agia ta en tw skhnwmati tou marturiou⁵kai o basileus kai pas israhl emprosqen ths kibwtou quontes probata kai boas anariqmhta⁶kai eisferousin oi iereis thn kibwton eis ton topon auths eis to dabir tou oikou eis ta agia twn agiwn upo tas pterugas twn ceroubin⁷oti ta ceroubin diapepetasmena tais pteruxin epi ton topon ths kibwtou kai periekalupton ta ceroubin epi thn kibwton kai epi ta agia auths epanwqen⁸kai upereicon ta hgiasmena kai enebleponto ai kefalai twn hgiasmenwn ek twn agiwn eis proswpon tou dabir kai ouk wptanonto exw⁹ouk hn en th kibwtw plhn duo plakes liqinai plakes ths diaqhkhs as eqhken ekei mwushs en cwrhb a dieqeto kurios meta twn uiwn israhl en tw ekporeuesqai autous ek ghs aiguptou¹⁰kai egeneto ws exhlqon oi iereis ek tou agiou kai h nefelh eplhsen ton oikon¹¹kai ouk hdunanto oi iereis sthnai leitourgein apo proswpou ths nefelhs oti eplhsen doxa kuriou ton oikon¹⁴kai apestreyen o basileus to proswpon autou kai euloghsen o basileus panta israhl kai pasa ekklhsia israhl eisthkei¹⁵kai eipen euloghtos kurios o qeos israhl shmeron os elalhsen en tw stomati autou peri dauid tou patros mou kai en tais cersin autou eplhrwsen legwn¹⁶af¢ hs hmeras exhgagon ton laon mou ton israhl ex aiguptou ouk exelexamhn en polei en eni skhptrw israhl tou oikodomhsai oikon tou einai to onoma mou ekei kai exelexamhn en ierousalhm einai to onoma mou ekei kai exelexamhn ton dauid tou einai epi ton laon mou ton israhl¹⁷kai egeneto epi ths kardias dauid tou patros mou oikodomhsai oikon tw onomati kuriou qeou israhl¹⁸kai eipen kurios pros dauid ton patera mou anq¢ wn hlqen epi thn kardian sou tou oikodomhsai oikon tw onomati mou kalws epoihsas oti egenhqh epi thn kardian sou¹⁹plhn su ouk oikodomhseis ton oikon all¢ h o uios sou o exelqwn ek twn pleurwn sou outos oikodomhsei ton oikon tw onomati mou²⁰kai anesthsen kurios to rhma autou o elalhsen kai anesthn anti dauid tou patros mou kai ekaqisa epi tou qronou israhl kaqws elalhsen kurios kai wkodomhsa ton oikon tw onomati kuriou qeou israhl²¹kai eqemhn ekei topon th kibwtw en h estin ekei diaqhkh kuriou hn dieqeto kurios meta twn paterwn hmwn en tw exagagein auton autous ek ghs aiguptou²²kai esth salwmwn kata proswpon tou qusiasthriou kuriou enwpion pashs ekklhsias israhl kai diepetasen tas ceiras autou eis ton ouranon²³kai eipen kurie o qeos israhl ouk estin ws su qeos en tw ouranw anw kai epi ths ghs katw fulasswn diaqhkhn kai eleos tw doulw sou tw poreuomenw enwpion sou en olh th kardia autou²⁴a efulaxas tw doulw sou dauid tw patri mou kai elalhsas en tw stomati sou kai en cersin sou eplhrwsas ws h hmera auth²⁵kai nun kurie o qeos israhl fulaxon tw doulw sou tw dauid tw patri mou a elalhsas autw legwn ouk exarqhsetai sou anhr ek proswpou mou kaqhmenos epi qronou israhl plhn ean fulaxwntai ta tekna sou tas odous autwn tou poreuesqai enwpion emou kaqws eporeuqhs enwpion emou²⁶kai nun kurie o qeos israhl pistwqhtw dh to rhma sou tw dauid tw patri mou²⁷oti ei alhqws katoikhsei o qeos meta anqrwpwn epi ths ghs ei o ouranos kai o ouranos tou ouranou ouk arkesousin soi plhn kai o oikos outos on wkodomhsa tw onomati sou²⁸kai epibleyh epi thn dehsin mou kurie o qeos israhl akouein ths teryews hs o doulos sou proseucetai enwpion sou pros se shmeron²⁹tou einai ofqalmous sou hnewgmenous eis ton oikon touton hmeras kai nuktos eis ton topon on eipas estai to onoma mou ekei tou eisakouein ths proseuchs hs proseucetai o doulos sou eis ton topon touton hmeras kai nuktos³⁰kai eisakoush ths dehsews tou doulou sou kai tou laou sou israhl a an proseuxwntai eis ton topon touton kai su eisakoush en tw topw ths katoikhsews sou en ouranw kai poihseis kai ilews esh³¹osa an amarth ekastos tw plhsion autou kai ean labh ep¢ auton aran tou arasqai auton kai elqh kai exagoreush kata proswpon tou qusiasthriou sou en tw oikw toutw³²kai su eisakousei ek tou ouranou kai poihseis kai krineis ton laon sou israhl anomhqhnai anomon dounai thn odon autou eis kefalhn autou kai tou dikaiwsai dikaion dounai autw kata thn dikaiosunhn autou³³en tw ptaisai ton laon sou israhl enwpion ecqrwn oti amarthsontai soi kai epistreyousin kai exomologhsontai tw onomati sou kai proseuxontai kai dehqhsontai en tw oikw toutw³⁴kai su eisakoush ek tou ouranou kai ilews esh tais amartiais tou laou sou israhl kai apostreyeis autous eis thn ghn hn edwkas tois patrasin autwn³⁵en tw susceqhnai ton ouranon kai mh genesqai ueton oti amarthsontai soi kai proseuxontai eis ton topon touton kai exomologhsontai tw onomati sou kai apo twn amartiwn autwn apostreyousin otan tapeinwshs autous³⁶kai eisakoush ek tou ouranou kai ilews esh tais amartiais tou doulou sou kai tou laou sou israhl oti dhlwseis autois thn odon thn agaqhn poreuesqai en auth kai dwseis ueton epi thn ghn hn edwkas tw law sou en klhronomia³⁷limos ean genhtai qanatos ean genhtai oti estai empurismos broucos erusibh ean genhtai kai ean qliyh auton ecqros autou en mia twn polewn autou pan sunanthma pan ponon³⁸pasan proseuchn pasan dehsin ean genhtai panti anqrwpw ws an gnwsin ekastos afhn kardias autou kai diapetash tas ceiras autou eis ton oikon touton³⁹kai su eisakoush ek tou ouranou ex etoimou katoikhthriou sou kai ilews esh kai poihseis kai dwseis andri kata tas odous autou kaqws an gnws thn kardian autou oti su monwtatos oidas thn kardian pantwn uiwn anqrwpwn⁴⁰opws fobwntai se pasas tas hmeras as autoi zwsin epi ths ghs hs edwkas tois patrasin hmwn⁴¹kai tw allotriw os ouk estin apo laou sou outos⁴²kai hxousin kai proseuxontai eis ton topon touton⁴³kai su eisakoush ek tou ouranou ex etoimou katoikhthriou sou kai poihseis kata panta osa an epikaleshtai se o allotrios opws gnwsin pantes oi laoi to onoma sou kai fobwntai se kaqws o laos sou israhl kai gnwsin oti to onoma sou epikeklhtai epi ton oikon touton on wkodomhsa⁴⁴oti exeleusetai o laos sou eis polemon epi tous ecqrous autou en odw h epistreyeis autous kai proseuxontai en onomati kuriou odon ths polews hs exelexw en auth kai tou oikou ou wkodomhsa tw onomati sou⁴⁵kai eisakousei ek tou ouranou ths dehsews autwn kai ths proseuchs autwn kai poihseis to dikaiwma autois⁴⁶oti amarthsontai soi oti ouk estin anqrwpos os ouc amarthsetai kai epaxeis ep¢ autous kai paradwseis autous enwpion ecqrwn kai aicmalwtiousin autous oi aicmalwtizontes eis ghn makran kai eggus⁴⁷kai epistreyousin kardias autwn en th gh ou methcqhsan ekei kai epistreywsin kai dehqwsin sou en gh metoikias autwn legontes hmartomen hnomhsamen hdikhsamen⁴⁸kai epistreywsin pros se en olh kardia autwn kai en olh yuch autwn en th gh ecqrwn autwn ou methgages autous kai proseuxontai pros se odon ghs autwn hs edwkas tois patrasin autwn ths polews hs exelexw kai tou oikou ou wkodomhka tw onomati sou⁴⁹kai eisakoush ek tou ouranou ex etoimou katoikhthriou sou⁵⁰kai ilews esh tais adikiais autwn ais hmarton soi kai kata panta ta aqethmata autwn a hqethsan soi kai dwseis autous eis oiktirmous enwpion aicmalwteuontwn autous kai oiktirhsousin autous⁵¹oti laos sou kai klhronomia sou ous exhgages ek ghs aiguptou ek mesou cwneuthriou sidhrou⁵²kai estwsan oi ofqalmoi sou kai ta wta sou hnewgmena eis thn dehsin tou doulou sou kai eis thn dehsin tou laou sou israhl eisakouein autwn en pasin ois an epikaleswntai se⁵³oti su diesteilas autous sautw eis klhronomian ek pantwn twn lawn ths ghs kaqws elalhsas en ceiri doulou sou mwush en tw exagagein se tous pateras hmwn ek ghs aiguptou kurie kurie⁵³tote elalhsen salwmwn uper tou oikou ws sunetelesen tou oikodomhsai auton hlion egnwrisen en ouranw kurios eipen tou katoikein en gnofw oikodomhson oikon mou oikon ekpreph sautw tou katoikein epi kainothtos ouk idou auth gegraptai en bibliw ths wdhs⁵⁴kai egeneto ws sunetelesen salwmwn proseucomenos pros kurion olhn thn proseuchn kai thn dehsin tauthn kai anesth apo proswpou tou qusiasthriou kuriou oklakws epi ta gonata autou kai ai ceires autou diapepetasmenai eis ton ouranon⁵⁵kai esth kai euloghsen pasan ekklhsian israhl fwnh megalh legwn⁵⁶euloghtos kurios shmeron os edwken katapausin tw law autou israhl kata panta osa elalhsen ou diefwnhsen logos eis en pasin tois logois autou tois agaqois ois elalhsen en ceiri mwush doulou autou⁵⁷genoito kurios o qeos hmwn meq¢ hmwn kaqws hn meta twn paterwn hmwn mh egkatalipoito hmas mhde apostreyoito hmas⁵⁸epiklinai kardias hmwn pros auton tou poreuesqai en pasais odois autou kai fulassein pasas tas entolas autou kai prostagmata autou a eneteilato tois patrasin hmwn⁵⁹kai estwsan oi logoi outoi ous dedehmai enwpion kuriou qeou hmwn eggizontes pros kurion qeon hmwn hmeras kai nuktos tou poiein to dikaiwma tou doulou sou kai to dikaiwma laou sou israhl rhma hmeras en hmera autou⁶⁰opws gnwsin pantes oi laoi ths ghs oti kurios o qeos autos qeos kai ouk estin eti⁶¹kai estwsan ai kardiai hmwn teleiai pros kurion qeon hmwn kai osiws poreuesqai en tois prostagmasin autou kai fulassein entolas autou ws h hmera auth⁶²kai o basileus kai pantes oi uioi israhl equsan qusian enwpion kuriou⁶³kai equsen o basileus salwmwn tas qusias twn eirhnikwn as equsen tw kuriw bown duo kai eikosi ciliadas kai probatwn ekaton eikosi ciliadas kai enekainisen ton oikon kuriou o basileus kai pantes oi uioi israhl⁶⁴th hmera ekeinh hgiasen o basileus to meson ths aulhs to kata proswpon tou oikou kuriou oti epoihsen ekei thn olokautwsin kai tas qusias kai ta steata twn eirhnikwn oti to qusiasthrion to calkoun to enwpion kuriou mikron tou mh dunasqai thn olokautwsin kai tas qusias twn eirhnikwn upenegkein⁶⁵kai epoihsen salwmwn thn eorthn en th hmera ekeinh kai pas israhl met¢ autou ekklhsia megalh apo ths eisodou hmaq ews potamou aiguptou enwpion kuriou qeou hmwn en tw oikw w wkodomhsen esqiwn kai pinwn kai eufrainomenos enwpion kuriou qeou hmwn epta hmeras⁶⁶kai en th hmera th ogdoh exapesteilen ton laon kai euloghsen auton kai aphlqon ekastos eis ta skhnwmata autou cairontes kai agaqh kardia epi tois agaqois ois epoihsen kurios tw dauid doulw autou kai tw israhl law autou

Chapter 9
¹kai egenhqh ws sunetelesen salwmwn oikodomein ton oikon kuriou kai ton oikon tou basilews kai pasan thn pragmateian salwmwn osa hqelhsen poihsai²kai wfqh kurios tw salwmwn deuteron kaqws wfqh en gabawn³kai eipen pros auton kurios hkousa ths fwnhs ths proseuchs sou kai ths dehsews sou hs edehqhs enwpion emou pepoihka soi kata pasan thn proseuchn sou hgiaka ton oikon touton on wkodomhsas tou qesqai to onoma mou ekei eis ton aiwna kai esontai oi ofqalmoi mou ekei kai h kardia mou pasas tas hmeras⁴kai su ean poreuqhs enwpion emou kaqws eporeuqh dauid o pathr sou en osiothti kardias kai en euquthti kai tou poiein kata panta a eneteilamhn autw kai ta prostagmata mou kai tas entolas mou fulaxhs⁵kai anasthsw ton qronon ths basileias sou epi israhl eis ton aiwna kaqws elalhsa tw dauid patri sou legwn ouk exarqhsetai soi anhr hgoumenos en israhl⁶ean de apostrafentes apostrafhte umeis kai ta tekna umwn ap¢ emou kai mh fulaxhte tas entolas mou kai ta prostagmata mou a edwken mwushs enwpion umwn kai poreuqhte kai douleushte qeois eterois kai proskunhshte autois⁷kai exarw ton israhl apo ths ghs hs edwka autois kai ton oikon touton on hgiasa tw onomati mou aporriyw ek proswpou mou kai estai israhl eis afanismon kai eis lalhma eis pantas tous laous⁸kai o oikos outos o uyhlos pas o diaporeuomenos di¢ autou eksthsetai kai suriei kai erousin eneka tinos epoihsen kurios outws th gh tauth kai tw oikw toutw⁹kai erousin anq¢ wn egkatelipon kurion qeon autwn os exhgagen tous pateras autwn ex aiguptou ex oikou douleias kai antelabonto qewn allotriwn kai prosekunhsan autois kai edouleusan autois dia touto ephgagen kurios ep¢ autous thn kakian tauthn⁹tote anhgagen salwmwn thn qugatera faraw ek polews dauid eis oikon autou on wkodomhsen eautw en tais hmerais ekeinais¹⁰eikosi eth en ois wkodomhsen salwmwn tous duo oikous ton oikon kuriou kai ton oikon tou basilews¹¹ciram basileus turou antelabeto tou salwmwn en xulois kedrinois kai en xulois peukinois kai en crusiw kai en panti qelhmati autou tote edwken o basileus tw ciram eikosi poleis en th gh th galilaia¹²kai exhlqen ciram ek turou kai eporeuqh eis thn galilaian tou idein tas poleis as edwken autw salwmwn kai ouk hresan autw¹³kai eipen ti ai poleis autai as edwkas moi adelfe kai ekalesen autas orion ews ths hmeras tauths¹⁴kai hnegken ciram tw salwmwn ekaton kai eikosi talanta crusiou²⁶kai naun uper ou epoihsen o basileus salwmwn en gasiwngaber thn ousan ecomenhn ailaq epi tou ceilous ths escaths qalasshs en gh edwm²⁷kai apesteilen ciram en th nhi twn paidwn autou andras nautikous elaunein eidotas qalassan meta twn paidwn salwmwn²⁸kai hlqon eis swfhra kai elabon ekeiqen crusiou ekaton kai eikosi talanta kai hnegkan tw basilei salwmwn

Chapter 10
¹kai basilissa saba hkousen to onoma salwmwn kai to onoma kuriou kai hlqen peirasai auton en ainigmasin²kai hlqen eis ierousalhm en dunamei bareia sfodra kai kamhloi airousai hdusmata kai cruson polun sfodra kai liqon timion kai eishlqen pros salwmwn kai elalhsen autw panta osa hn en th kardia auths³kai aphggeilen auth salwmwn pantas tous logous auths ouk hn logos parewramenos para tou basilews on ouk aphggeilen auth⁴kai eiden basilissa saba pasan fronhsin salwmwn kai ton oikon on wkodomhsen⁵kai ta brwmata salwmwn kai thn kaqedran paidwn autou kai thn stasin leitourgwn autou kai ton imatismon autou kai tous oinocoous autou kai thn olokautwsin autou hn aneferen en oikw kuriou kai ex eauths egeneto⁶kai eipen pros ton basilea salwmwn alhqinos o logos on hkousa en th gh mou peri tou logou sou kai peri ths fronhsews sou⁷kai ouk episteusa tois lalousin moi ews otou paregenomhn kai ewrakasin oi ofqalmoi mou kai idou ouk estin to hmisu kaqws aphggeilan moi prosteqeikas agaqa pros auta epi pasan thn akohn hn hkousa en th gh mou⁸makariai ai gunaikes sou makarioi oi paides sou outoi oi paresthkotes enwpion sou di¢ olou oi akouontes pasan thn fronhsin sou⁹genoito kurios o qeos sou euloghmenos os hqelhsen en soi dounai se epi qronou israhl dia to agapan kurion ton israhl sthsai eis ton aiwna kai eqeto se basilea ep¢ autous tou poiein krima en dikaiosunh kai en krimasin autwn¹⁰kai edwken tw salwmwn ekaton eikosi talanta crusiou kai hdusmata polla sfodra kai liqon timion ouk elhluqei kata ta hdusmata ekeina eti eis plhqos a edwken basilissa saba tw basilei salwmwn¹¹kai h naus ciram h airousa to crusion ek soufir hnegken xula apelekhta polla sfodra kai liqon timion¹²kai epoihsen o basileus ta xula ta apelekhta uposthrigmata tou oikou kuriou kai tou oikou tou basilews kai nablas kai kinuras tois wdois ouk elhluqei toiauta xula apelekhta epi ths ghs oude wfqhsan pou ews ths hmeras tauths¹³kai o basileus salwmwn edwken th basilissh saba panta osa hqelhsen osa hthsato ektos pantwn wn dedwkei auth dia ceiros tou basilews salwmwn kai apestrafh kai hlqen eis thn ghn auths auth kai pantes oi paides auths¹⁴kai hn o staqmos tou crusiou tou elhluqotos tw salwmwn en eniautw eni exakosia kai exhkonta ex talanta crusiou¹⁵cwris twn forwn twn upotetagmenwn kai twn emporwn kai pantwn twn basilewn tou peran kai twn satrapwn ths ghs¹⁶kai epoihsen salwmwn triakosia dorata crusa elata triakosioi crusoi ephsan epi to doru to en¹⁷kai triakosia opla crusa elata treis mnai crusiou enhsan eis to oplon to en kai edwken auta eis oikon drumou tou libanou¹⁸kai epoihsen o basileus qronon elefantinon megan kai periecruswsen auton crusiw dokimw¹⁹ex anabaqmoi tw qronw kai protomai moscwn tw qronw ek twn opisw autou kai ceires enqen kai enqen epi tou topou ths kaqedras kai duo leontes esthkotes para tas ceiras²⁰kai dwdeka leontes estwtes epi twn ex anabaqmwn enqen kai enqen ou gegonen outws pash basileia²¹kai panta ta skeuh tou potou salwmwn crusa kai louthres crusoi panta ta skeuh oikou drumou tou libanou crusiw sugkekleismena ouk hn argurion oti ouk hn logizomenon en tais hmerais salwmwn²²oti naus qarsis tw basilei en th qalassh meta twn nhwn ciram mia dia triwn etwn hrceto tw basilei naus ek qarsis crusiou kai arguriou kai liqwn toreutwn kai pelekhtwn²²auth hn h pragmateia ths pronomhs hs anhnegken o basileus salwmwn oikodomhsai ton oikon kuriou kai ton oikon tou basilews kai to teicos ierousalhm kai thn akran tou perifraxai ton fragmon ths polews dauid kai thn assour kai thn magdan kai thn gazer kai thn baiqwrwn thn anwterw kai thn ieqermaq kai pasas tas poleis twn armatwn kai pasas tas poleis twn ippewn kai thn pragmateian salwmwn hn epragmateusato oikodomhsai en ierousalhm kai en pash th gh tou mh katarxai autou²²panta ton laon ton upoleleimmenon apo tou cettaiou kai tou amorraiou kai tou ferezaiou kai tou cananaiou kai tou euaiou kai tou iebousaiou kai tou gergesaiou twn mh ek twn uiwn israhl ontwn ta tekna autwn ta upoleleimmena met¢ autous en th gh ous ouk edunanto oi uioi israhl exoleqreusai autous kai anhgagen autous salwmwn eis foron ews ths hmeras tauths²²kai ek twn uiwn israhl ouk edwke salwmwn eis pragma oti autoi hsan andres oi polemistai kai paides autou kai arcontes twn armatwn autou kai ippeis autou²³kai emegalunqh salwmwn uper pantas tous basileis ths ghs ploutw kai fronhsei²⁴kai pantes basileis ths ghs ezhtoun to proswpon salwmwn tou akousai ths fronhsews autou hs edwken kurios en th kardia autou²⁵kai autoi eferon ekastos ta dwra autou skeuh crusa kai imatismon stakthn kai hdusmata kai ippous kai hmionous to kat¢ eniauton eniauton²⁶kai hsan tw salwmwn tessares ciliades qhleiai ippoi eis armata kai dwdeka ciliades ippewn kai eqeto autas en tais polesi twn armatwn kai meta tou basilews en ierousalhm²⁶kai hn hgoumenos pantwn twn basilewn apo tou potamou kai ews ghs allofulwn kai ews oriwn aiguptou²⁷kai edwken o basileus to crusion kai to argurion en ierousalhm ws liqous kai tas kedrous edwken ws sukaminous tas en th pedinh eis plhqos²⁸kai h exodos twn ippwn salwmwn ex aiguptou kai ek qekoue emporoi tou basilews elambanon ek qekoue en allagmati²⁹kai anebainen h exodos ex aiguptou arma anti ekaton arguriou kai ippos anti penthkonta arguriou kai outw pasin tois basileusin cettiin kai basileusin surias kata qalassan exeporeuonto

Chapter 11
¹kai o basileus salwmwn hn filogunaios kai hsan autw arcousai eptakosiai kai pallakai triakosiai kai elaben gunaikas allotrias kai thn qugatera faraw mwabitidas ammanitidas suras kai idoumaias cettaias kai amorraias²ek twn eqnwn wn apeipen kurios tois uiois israhl ouk eiseleusesqe eis autous kai autoi ouk eiseleusontai eis umas mh ekklinwsin tas kardias umwn opisw eidwlwn autwn eis autous ekollhqh salwmwn tou agaphsai⁴kai egenhqh en kairw ghrous salwmwn kai ouk hn h kardia autou teleia meta kuriou qeou autou kaqws h kardia dauid tou patros autou kai exeklinan ai gunaikes ai allotriai thn kardian autou opisw qewn autwn⁵tote wkodomhsen salwmwn uyhlon tw camws eidwlw mwab kai tw basilei autwn eidwlw uiwn ammwn⁶kai th astarth bdelugmati sidwniwn⁷kai outws epoihsen pasais tais gunaixin autou tais allotriais equmiwn kai equon tois eidwlois autwn⁸kai epoihsen salwmwn to ponhron enwpion kuriou ouk eporeuqh opisw kuriou ws dauid o pathr autou⁹kai wrgisqh kurios epi salwmwn oti exeklinen kardian autou apo kuriou qeou israhl tou ofqentos autw dis¹⁰kai enteilamenou autw uper tou logou toutou to parapan mh poreuqhnai opisw qewn eterwn kai fulaxasqai poihsai a eneteilato autw kurios o qeos¹¹kai eipen kurios pros salwmwn anq¢ wn egeneto tauta meta sou kai ouk efulaxas tas entolas mou kai ta prostagmata mou a eneteilamhn soi diarrhsswn diarrhxw thn basileian sou ek ceiros sou kai dwsw authn tw doulw sou¹²plhn en tais hmerais sou ou poihsw auta dia dauid ton patera sou ek ceiros uiou sou lhmyomai authn¹³plhn olhn thn basileian ou mh labw skhptron en dwsw tw uiw sou dia dauid ton doulon mou kai dia ierousalhm thn polin hn exelexamhn¹⁴kai hgeiren kurios satan tw salwmwn ton ader ton idoumaion kai ton esrwm uion eliadae ton en raemmaq adrazar basilea souba kurion autou kai sunhqroisqhsan ep¢ auton andres kai hn arcwn sustremmatos kai prokatelabeto thn damasek kai hsan satan tw israhl pasas tas hmeras salwmwn kai ader o idoumaios ek tou spermatos ths basileias en idoumaia¹⁵kai egeneto en tw exoleqreusai dauid ton edwm en tw poreuqhnai iwab arconta ths stratias qaptein tous traumatias ekoyan pan arsenikon en th idoumaia¹⁶oti ex mhnas enekaqhto ekei iwab kai pas israhl en th idoumaia ews otou exwleqreusen pan arsenikon ek ths idoumaias¹⁷kai apedra ader autos kai pantes andres idoumaioi twn paidwn tou patros autou met¢ autou kai eishlqon eis aigupton kai ader paidarion mikron¹⁸kai anistantai andres ek ths polews madiam kai ercontai eis faran kai lambanousin andras met¢ autwn kai ercontai pros faraw basilea aiguptou kai eishlqen ader pros faraw kai edwken autw oikon kai artous dietaxen autw¹⁹kai euren ader carin enantion faraw sfodra kai edwken autw gunaika adelfhn ths gunaikos autou adelfhn qekeminas thn meizw²⁰kai eteken autw h adelfh qekeminas tw ader ton ganhbaq uion auths kai exeqreyen auton qekemina en mesw uiwn faraw kai hn ganhbaq en mesw uiwn faraw²¹kai ader hkousen en aiguptw oti kekoimhtai dauid meta twn paterwn autou kai oti teqnhken iwab o arcwn ths stratias kai eipen ader pros faraw exaposteilon me kai apostreyw eis thn ghn mou²²kai eipen faraw tw ader tini su elattonh met¢ emou kai idou su zhteis apelqein eis thn ghn sou kai eipen autw ader oti exapostellwn exaposteleis me kai anestreyen ader eis thn ghn autou²⁵auth h kakia hn epoihsen ader kai ebaruqumhsen en israhl kai ebasileusen en gh edwm²⁶kai ieroboam uios nabat o efraqi ek ths sarira uios gunaikos chras doulos salwmwn²⁷kai touto to pragma ws ephrato ceiras epi basilea salwmwn wkodomhsen thn akran sunekleisen ton fragmon ths polews dauid tou patros autou²⁸kai o anqrwpos ieroboam iscuros dunamei kai eiden salwmwn to paidarion oti anhr ergwn estin kai katesthsen auton epi tas arseis oikou iwshf²⁹kai egenhqh en tw kairw ekeinw kai ieroboam exhlqen ex ierousalhm kai euren auton acias o shlwniths o profhths en th odw kai apesthsen auton ek ths odou kai o acias peribeblhmenos imatiw kainw kai amfoteroi en tw pediw³⁰kai epelabeto acia tou imatiou autou tou kainou tou ep¢ autw kai dierrhxen auto dwdeka rhgmata³¹kai eipen tw ieroboam labe seautw deka rhgmata oti tade legei kurios o qeos israhl idou egw rhssw thn basileian ek ceiros salwmwn kai dwsw soi deka skhptra³²kai duo skhptra esontai autw dia ton doulon mou dauid kai dia ierousalhm thn polin hn exelexamhn en auth ek paswn fulwn israhl³³anq¢ wn katelipen me kai epoihsen th astarth bdelugmati sidwniwn kai tw camws kai tois eidwlois mwab kai tw basilei autwn prosocqismati uiwn ammwn kai ouk eporeuqh en tais odois mou tou poihsai to euqes enwpion emou ws dauid o pathr autou³⁴kai ou mh labw olhn thn basileian ek ceiros autou dioti antitassomenos antitaxomai autw pasas tas hmeras ths zwhs autou dia dauid ton doulon mou on exelexamhn auton³⁵kai lhmyomai thn basileian ek ceiros tou uiou autou kai dwsw soi ta deka skhptra³⁶tw de uiw autou dwsw ta duo skhptra opws h qesis tw doulw mou dauid pasas tas hmeras enwpion emou en ierousalhm th polei hn exelexamhn emautw tou qesqai onoma mou ekei³⁷kai se lhmyomai kai basileuseis en ois epiqumei h yuch sou kai su esh basileus epi ton israhl³⁸kai estai ean fulaxhs panta osa an enteilwmai soi kai poreuqhs en tais odois mou kai poihshs to euqes enwpion emou tou fulaxasqai tas entolas mou kai ta prostagmata mou kaqws epoihsen dauid o doulos mou kai esomai meta sou kai oikodomhsw soi oikon piston kaqws wkodomhsa tw dauid⁴⁰kai ezhthsen salwmwn qanatwsai ton ieroboam kai anesth kai apedra eis aigupton pros sousakim basilea aiguptou kai hn en aiguptw ews ou apeqanen salwmwn⁴¹kai ta loipa twn rhmatwn salwmwn kai panta osa epoihsen kai pasan thn fronhsin autou ouk idou tauta gegraptai en bibliw rhmatwn salwmwn⁴²kai ai hmerai as ebasileusen salwmwn en ierousalhm tessarakonta eth⁴³kai ekoimhqh salwmwn meta twn paterwn autou kai eqayan auton en polei dauid tou patros autou kai egenhqh ws hkousen ieroboam uios nabat kai autou eti ontos en aiguptw ws efugen ek proswpou salwmwn kai ekaqhto en aiguptw kateuqunei kai ercetai eis thn polin autou eis thn ghn sarira thn en orei efraim kai o basileus salwmwn ekoimhqh meta twn paterwn autou kai ebasileusen roboam uios autou ant¢ autou

Chapter 12
¹kai poreuetai basileus roboam eis sikima oti eis sikima hrconto pas israhl basileusai auton³kai elalhsen o laos pros ton basilea roboam legontes⁴o pathr sou ebarunen ton kloion hmwn kai su nun koufison apo ths douleias tou patros sou ths sklhras kai apo tou kloiou autou tou bareos ou edwken ef¢ hmas kai douleusomen soi⁵kai eipen pros autous apelqete ews hmerwn triwn kai anastreyate pros me kai aphlqon⁶kai parhggeilen o basileus tois presbuterois oi hsan parestwtes enwpion salwmwn tou patros autou eti zwntos autou legwn pws umeis bouleuesqe kai apokriqw tw law toutw logon⁷kai elalhsan pros auton legontes ei en th hmera tauth esh doulos tw law toutw kai douleushs autois kai lalhshs autois logous agaqous kai esontai soi douloi pasas tas hmeras⁸kai egkatelipen thn boulhn twn presbuterwn a sunebouleusanto autw kai sunebouleusato meta twn paidariwn twn ektrafentwn met¢ autou twn paresthkotwn pro proswpou autou⁹kai eipen autois ti umeis sumbouleuete kai ti apokriqw tw law toutw tois lalhsasin pros me legontwn koufison apo tou kloiou ou edwken o pathr sou ef¢ hmas¹⁰kai elalhsan pros auton ta paidaria ta ektrafenta met¢ autou oi paresthkotes pro proswpou autou legontes tade lalhseis tw law toutw tois lalhsasi pros se legontes o pathr sou ebarunen ton kloion hmwn kai su nun koufison af¢ hmwn tade lalhseis pros autous h mikroths mou pacutera ths osfuos tou patros mou¹¹kai nun o pathr mou epesasseto umas kloiw barei kagw prosqhsw epi ton kloion umwn o pathr mou epaideusen umas en mastigxin egw de paideusw umas en skorpiois¹²kai paregenonto pas israhl pros ton basilea roboam en th hmera th trith kaqoti elalhsen autois o basileus legwn anastrafhte pros me th hmera th trith¹³kai apekriqh o basileus pros ton laon sklhra kai egkatelipen roboam thn boulhn twn presbuterwn a sunebouleusanto autw¹⁴kai elalhsen pros autous kata thn boulhn twn paidariwn legwn o pathr mou ebarunen ton kloion umwn kagw prosqhsw epi ton kloion umwn o pathr mou epaideusen umas en mastigxin kagw paideusw umas en skorpiois¹⁵kai ouk hkousen o basileus tou laou oti hn metastrofh para kuriou opws sthsh to rhma autou o elalhsen en ceiri acia tou shlwnitou peri ieroboam uiou nabat¹⁶kai eidon pas israhl oti ouk hkousen o basileus autwn kai apekriqh o laos tw basilei legwn tis hmin meris en dauid kai ouk estin hmin klhronomia en uiw iessai apotrece israhl eis ta skhnwmata sou nun boske ton oikon sou dauid kai aphlqen israhl eis ta skhnwmata autou¹⁸kai apesteilen o basileus ton adwniram ton epi tou forou kai eliqobolhsan auton pas israhl en liqois kai apeqanen kai o basileus roboam efqasen anabhnai tou fugein eis ierousalhm¹⁹kai hqethsen israhl eis ton oikon dauid ews ths hmeras tauths²⁰kai egeneto ws hkousen pas israhl oti anekamyen ieroboam ex aiguptou kai apesteilan kai ekalesan auton eis thn sunagwghn kai ebasileusan auton epi israhl kai ouk hn opisw oikou dauid parex skhptrou iouda kai beniamin monoi²¹kai roboam eishlqen eis ierousalhm kai exekklhsiasen thn sunagwghn iouda kai skhptron beniamin ekaton kai eikosi ciliades neaniwn poiountwn polemon tou polemein pros oikon israhl epistreyai thn basileian roboam uiw salwmwn²²kai egeneto logos kuriou pros samaian anqrwpon tou qeou legwn²³eipon tw roboam uiw salwmwn basilei iouda kai pros panta oikon iouda kai beniamin kai tw kataloipw tou laou legwn²⁴tade legei kurios ouk anabhsesqe oude polemhsete meta twn adelfwn umwn uiwn israhl anastrefetw ekastos eis ton oikon eautou oti par¢ emou gegonen to rhma touto kai hkousan tou logou kuriou kai katepausan tou poreuqhnai kata to rhma kuriou²⁴kai o basileus salwmwn koimatai meta twn paterwn autou kai qaptetai meta twn paterwn autou en polei dauid kai ebasileusen roboam uios autou ant¢ autou en ierousalhm uios wn ekkaideka etwn en tw basileuein auton kai dwdeka eth ebasileusen en ierousalhm kai onoma ths mhtros autou naanan qugathr anan uiou naas basilews uiwn ammwn kai epoihsen to ponhron enwpion kuriou kai ouk eporeuqh en odw dauid tou patros autou²⁴kai hn anqrwpos ex orous efraim doulos tw salwmwn kai onoma autw ieroboam kai onoma ths mhtros autou sarira gunh pornh kai edwken auton salwmwn eis arconta skutalhs epi tas arseis oikou iwshf kai wkodomhsen tw salwmwn thn sarira thn en orei efraim kai hsan autw armata triakosia ippwn outos wkodomhsen thn akran en tais arsesin oikou efraim outos sunekleisen thn polin dauid kai hn epairomenos epi thn basileian²⁴kai ezhtei salwmwn qanatwsai auton kai efobhqh kai apedra autos pros sousakim basilea aiguptou kai hn met¢ autou ews apeqanen salwmwn²⁴kai hkousen ieroboam en aiguptw oti teqnhken salwmwn kai elalhsen eis ta wta sousakim basilews aiguptou legwn exaposteilon me kai apeleusomai egw eis thn ghn mou kai eipen autw sousakim aithsai ti aithma kai dwsw soi²⁴kai sousakim edwken tw ieroboam thn anw adelfhn qekeminas thn presbuteran ths gunaikos autou autw eis gunaika auth hn megalh en mesw twn qugaterwn tou basilews kai eteken tw ieroboam ton abia uion autou²⁴kai eipen ieroboam pros sousakim ontws exaposteilon me kai apeleusomai kai exhlqen ieroboam ex aiguptou kai hlqen eis ghn sarira thn en orei efraim kai sunagetai ekei pan skhptron efraim kai wkodomhsen ieroboam ekei caraka²⁴kai hrrwsthse to paidarion autou arrwstian krataian sfodra kai eporeuqh ieroboam eperwthsai uper tou paidariou kai eipe pros anw thn gunaika autou anasthqi kai poreuou eperwthson ton qeon uper tou paidariou ei zhsetai ek ths arrwstias autou²⁴kai anqrwpos hn en shlw kai onoma autw acia kai outos hn uios exhkonta etwn kai rhma kuriou met¢ autou kai eipen ieroboam pros thn gunaika autou anasthqi kai labe eis thn ceira sou tw anqrwpw tou qeou artous kai kolluria tois teknois autou kai stafulhn kai stamnon melitos²⁴kai anesth h gunh kai elaben eis thn ceira auths artous kai duo kolluria kai stafulhn kai stamnon melitos tw acia kai o anqrwpos presbuteros kai oi ofqalmoi autou hmbluwpoun tou blepein²⁴kai anesth ek sarira kai poreuetai kai egeneto eiselqoushs auths eis thn polin pros acia ton shlwnithn kai eipen acia tw paidariw autou exelqe dh eis apanthn anw th gunaiki ieroboam kai ereis auth eiselqe kai mh sths oti tade legei kurios sklhra egw epapostelw epi se²⁴kai eishlqen anw pros ton anqrwpon tou qeou kai eipen auth acia ina ti moi enhnocas artous kai stafulhn kai kolluria kai stamnon melitos tade legei kurios idou su apeleush ap¢ emou kai estai eiselqoushs sou thn pulhn eis sarira kai ta korasia sou exeleusontai soi eis sunanthsin kai erousin soi to paidarion teqnhken²⁴oti tade legei kurios idou egw exoleqreusw tou ieroboam ourounta pros toicon kai esontai oi teqnhkotes tou ieroboam en th polei katafagontai oi kunes kai ton teqnhkota en tw agrw katafagetai ta peteina tou ouranou kai to paidarion koyontai ouai kurie oti eureqh en autw rhma kalon peri tou kuriou²⁴kai aphlqen h gunh ws hkousen kai egeneto ws eishlqen eis thn sarira kai to paidarion apeqanen kai exhlqen h kraugh eis apanthn²⁴kai eporeuqh ieroboam eis sikima thn en orei efraim kai sunhqroisen ekei tas fulas tou israhl kai anebh ekei roboam uios salwmwn kai logos kuriou egeneto pros samaian ton elami legwn labe seautw imation kainon to ouk eiselhluqos eis udwr kai rhxon auto dwdeka rhgmata kai dwseis tw ieroboam kai ereis autw tade legei kurios labe seautw deka rhgmata tou peribalesqai se kai elaben ieroboam kai eipen samaias tade legei kurios epi tas deka fulas tou israhl²⁴kai eipen o laos pros roboam uion salwmwn o pathr sou ebarunen ton kloion autou ef¢ hmas kai ebarunen ta brwmata ths trapezhs autou kai nun ei koufieis su ef¢ hmas kai douleusomen soi kai eipen roboam pros ton laon eti triwn hmerwn kai apokriqhsomai umin rhma²⁴kai eipen roboam eisagagete moi tous presbuterous kai sumbouleusomai met¢ autwn ti apokriqw tw law rhma en th hmera th trith kai elalhsen roboam eis ta wta autwn kaqws apesteilen o laos pros auton kai eipon oi presbuteroi tou laou outws elalhsen pros se o laos²⁴kai dieskedasen roboam thn boulhn autwn kai ouk hresen enwpion autou kai apesteilen kai eishgagen tous suntrofous autou kai elalhsen autois ta auta kai tauta apesteilen pros me legwn o laos kai eipan oi suntrofoi autou outws lalhseis pros ton laon legwn h mikroths mou pacutera uper thn osfun tou patros mou o pathr mou emastigou umas mastigxin egw de katarxw umwn en skorpiois²⁴kai hresen to rhma enwpion roboam kai apekriqh tw law kaqws sunebouleusan autw oi suntrofoi autou ta paidaria²⁴kai eipen pas o laos ws anhr eis ekastos tw plhsion autou kai anekraxan apantes legontes ou meris hmin en dauid oude klhronomia en uiw iessai eis ta skhnwmata sou israhl oti outos o anqrwpos ouk eis arconta oude eis hgoumenon²⁴kai diesparh pas o laos ek sikimwn kai aphlqen ekastos eis to skhnwma autou kai katekrathsen roboam kai aphlqen kai anebh epi to arma autou kai eishlqen eis ierousalhm kai poreuontai opisw autou pan skhptron iouda kai pan skhptron beniamin²⁴kai egeneto enistamenou tou eniautou kai sunhqroisen roboam panta andra iouda kai beniamin kai anebh tou polemein pros ieroboam eis sikima²⁴kai egeneto rhma kuriou pros samaian anqrwpon tou qeou legwn eipon tw roboam basilei iouda kai pros panta oikon iouda kai beniamin kai pros to kataleimma tou laou legwn tade legei kurios ouk anabhsesqe oude polemhsete pros tous adelfous umwn uious israhl anastrefete ekastos eis ton oikon autou oti par¢ emou gegonen to rhma touto²⁴kai hkousan tou logou kuriou kai anescon tou poreuqhnai kata to rhma kuriou²⁵kai wkodomhsen ieroboam thn sikima thn en orei efraim kai katwkei en auth kai exhlqen ekeiqen kai wkodomhsen thn fanouhl²⁶kai eipen ieroboam en th kardia autou idou nun epistreyei h basileia eis oikon dauid²⁷ean anabh o laos outos anaferein qusias en oikw kuriou eis ierousalhm kai epistrafhsetai kardia tou laou pros kurion kai kurion autwn pros roboam basilea iouda kai apoktenousin me²⁸kai ebouleusato o basileus kai eporeuqh kai epoihsen duo damaleis crusas kai eipen pros ton laon ikanousqw umin anabainein eis ierousalhm idou qeoi sou israhl oi anagagontes se ek ghs aiguptou²⁹kai eqeto thn mian en baiqhl kai thn mian edwken en dan³⁰kai egeneto o logos outos eis amartian kai eporeueto o laos pro proswpou ths mias ews dan³¹kai epoihsen oikous ef¢ uyhlwn kai epoihsen iereis meros ti ek tou laou oi ouk hsan ek twn uiwn leui³²kai epoihsen ieroboam eorthn en tw mhni tw ogdow en th pentekaidekath hmera tou mhnos kata thn eorthn thn en gh iouda kai anebh epi to qusiasthrion o epoihsen en baiqhl tou quein tais damalesin ais epoihsen kai paresthsen en baiqhl tous iereis twn uyhlwn wn epoihsen³³kai anebh epi to qusiasthrion o epoihsen th pentekaidekath hmera en tw mhni tw ogdow en th eorth h eplasato apo kardias autou kai epoihsen eorthn tois uiois israhl kai anebh epi to qusiasthrion tou epiqusai

Chapter 13
¹kai idou anqrwpos tou qeou ex iouda paregeneto en logw kuriou eis baiqhl kai ieroboam eisthkei epi to qusiasthrion tou epiqusai²kai epekalesen pros to qusiasthrion en logw kuriou kai eipen qusiasthrion qusiasthrion tade legei kurios idou uios tiktetai tw oikw dauid iwsias onoma autw kai qusei epi se tous iereis twn uyhlwn tous epiquontas epi se kai osta anqrwpwn kausei epi se³kai edwken en th hmera ekeinh teras legwn touto to rhma o elalhsen kurios legwn idou to qusiasthrion rhgnutai kai ekcuqhsetai h pioths h ep¢ autw⁴kai egeneto ws hkousen o basileus ieroboam twn logwn tou anqrwpou tou qeou tou epikalesamenou epi to qusiasthrion to en baiqhl kai exeteinen o basileus thn ceira autou apo tou qusiasthriou legwn sullabete auton kai idou exhranqh h ceir autou hn exeteinen ep¢ auton kai ouk hdunhqh epistreyai authn pros eauton⁵kai to qusiasthrion erragh kai execuqh h pioths apo tou qusiasthriou kata to teras o edwken o anqrwpos tou qeou en logw kuriou⁶kai eipen o basileus ieroboam tw anqrwpw tou qeou dehqhti tou proswpou kuriou tou qeou sou kai epistreyatw h ceir mou pros me kai edehqh o anqrwpos tou qeou tou proswpou kuriou kai epestreyen thn ceira tou basilews pros auton kai egeneto kaqws to proteron⁷kai elalhsen o basileus pros ton anqrwpon tou qeou eiselqe met¢ emou eis oikon kai aristhson kai dwsw soi doma⁸kai eipen o anqrwpos tou qeou pros ton basilea ean moi dws to hmisu tou oikou sou ouk eiseleusomai meta sou oude mh fagw arton oude mh piw udwr en tw topw toutw⁹oti outws eneteilato moi en logw kurios legwn mh faghs arton kai mh pihs udwr kai mh epistreyhs en th odw h eporeuqhs en auth¹⁰kai aphlqen en odw allh kai ouk anestreyen en th odw h hlqen en auth eis baiqhl¹¹kai profhths eis presbuths katwkei en baiqhl kai ercontai oi uioi autou kai dihghsanto autw apanta ta erga a epoihsen o anqrwpos tou qeou en th hmera ekeinh en baiqhl kai tous logous ous elalhsen tw basilei kai epestreyan to proswpon tou patros autwn¹²kai elalhsen pros autous o pathr autwn legwn poia odw peporeutai kai deiknuousin autw oi uioi autou thn odon en h anhlqen o anqrwpos tou qeou o elqwn ex iouda¹³kai eipen tois uiois autou episaxate moi ton onon kai epesaxan autw ton onon kai epebh ep¢ auton¹⁴kai eporeuqh katopisqen tou anqrwpou tou qeou kai euren auton kaqhmenon upo drun kai eipen autw ei su ei o anqrwpos tou qeou o elhluqws ex iouda kai eipen autw egw¹⁵kai eipen autw deuro met¢ emou kai fage arton¹⁶kai eipen ou mh dunwmai tou epistreyai meta sou oude mh fagomai arton oude piomai udwr en tw topw toutw¹⁷oti outws entetaltai moi en logw kurios legwn mh faghs arton ekei kai mh pihs udwr ekei kai mh epistreyhs en th odw h eporeuqhs en auth¹⁸kai eipen pros auton kagw profhths eimi kaqws su kai aggelos lelalhken pros me en rhmati kuriou legwn epistreyon auton pros seauton eis ton oikon sou kai fagetw arton kai pietw udwr kai eyeusato autw¹⁹kai epestreyen auton kai efagen arton kai epien udwr en tw oikw autou²⁰kai egeneto autwn kaqhmenwn epi ths trapezhs kai egeneto logos kuriou pros ton profhthn ton epistreyanta auton²¹kai eipen pros ton anqrwpon tou qeou ton hkonta ex iouda legwn tade legei kurios anq¢ wn parepikranas to rhma kuriou kai ouk efulaxas thn entolhn hn eneteilato soi kurios o qeos sou²²kai epestreyas kai efages arton kai epies udwr en tw topw toutw w elalhsen pros se legwn mh faghs arton kai mh pihs udwr ou mh eiselqh to swma sou eis ton tafon twn paterwn sou²³kai egeneto meta to fagein arton kai piein udwr kai epesaxen autw ton onon kai epestreyen²⁴kai aphlqen kai euren auton lewn en th odw kai eqanatwsen auton kai hn to swma autou errimmenon en th odw kai o onos eisthkei par¢ auto kai o lewn eisthkei para to swma²⁵kai idou andres paraporeuomenoi kai eidon to qnhsimaion errimmenon en th odw kai o lewn eisthkei ecomena tou qnhsimaiou kai eishlqon kai elalhsan en th polei ou o profhths o presbuths katwkei en auth²⁶kai hkousen o epistreyas auton ek ths odou kai eipen o anqrwpos tou qeou outos estin os parepikrane to rhma kuriou²⁸kai eporeuqh kai euren to swma autou errimmenon en th odw kai o onos kai o lewn eisthkeisan para to swma kai ouk efagen o lewn to swma tou anqrwpou tou qeou kai ou sunetriyen ton onon²⁹kai hren o profhths to swma tou anqrwpou tou qeou kai epeqhken auto epi ton onon kai epestreyen auton eis thn polin o profhths tou qayai auton³⁰en tw tafw eautou kai ekoyanto auton ouai adelfe³¹kai egeneto meta to koyasqai auton kai eipen tois uiois autou legwn ean apoqanw qayate me en tw tafw toutw ou o anqrwpos tou qeou teqaptai en autw para ta osta autou qete me ina swqwsi ta osta mou meta twn ostwn autou³²oti ginomenon estai to rhma o elalhsen en logw kuriou epi tou qusiasthriou tou en baiqhl kai epi tous oikous tous uyhlous tous en samareia³³kai meta to rhma touto ouk epestreyen ieroboam apo ths kakias autou kai epestreyen kai epoihsen ek merous tou laou iereis uyhlwn o boulomenos eplhrou thn ceira autou kai egineto iereus eis ta uyhla³⁴kai egeneto to rhma touto eis amartian tw oikw ieroboam kai eis oleqron kai eis afanismon apo proswpou ths ghs

Chapter 14
²¹kai roboam uios salwmwn ebasileusen epi iouda uios tessarakonta kai enos eniautwn roboam en tw basileuein auton kai deka epta eth ebasileusen en ierousalhm th polei hn exelexato kurios qesqai to onoma autou ekei ek paswn fulwn tou israhl kai to onoma ths mhtros autou naama h ammanitis²²kai epoihsen roboam to ponhron enwpion kuriou kai parezhlwsen auton en pasin ois epoihsan oi pateres autou kai en tais amartiais autwn ais hmarton²³kai wkodomhsan eautois uyhla kai sthlas kai alsh epi panta bounon uyhlon kai upokatw pantos xulou suskiou²⁴kai sundesmos egenhqh en th gh kai epoihsan apo pantwn twn bdelugmatwn twn eqnwn wn exhren kurios apo proswpou uiwn israhl²⁵kai egeneto en tw eniautw tw pemptw basileuontos roboam anebh sousakim basileus aiguptou epi ierousalhm²⁶kai elaben pantas tous qhsaurous oikou kuriou kai tous qhsaurous oikou tou basilews kai ta dorata ta crusa a elaben dauid ek ceiros twn paidwn adraazar basilews souba kai eishnegken auta eis ierousalhm ta panta elaben opla ta crusa²⁷kai epoihsen roboam o basileus opla calka ant¢ autwn kai epeqento ep¢ auton oi hgoumenoi twn paratrecontwn oi fulassontes ton pulwna oikou tou basilews²⁸kai egeneto ote eiseporeueto o basileus eis oikon kuriou kai hron auta oi paratrecontes kai aphreidonto auta eis to qee twn paratrecontwn²⁹kai ta loipa twn logwn roboam kai panta a epoihsen ouk idou tauta gegrammena en bibliw logwn twn hmerwn tois basileusin iouda³⁰kai polemos hn ana meson roboam kai ana meson ieroboam pasas tas hmeras³¹kai ekoimhqh roboam meta twn paterwn autou kai qaptetai meta twn paterwn autou en polei dauid kai ebasileusen abiou uios autou ant¢ autou

Chapter 15
¹kai en tw oktwkaidekatw etei basileuontos ieroboam uiou nabat basileuei abiou uios roboam epi iouda²kai ex eth ebasileusen kai onoma ths mhtros autou maaca qugathr abessalwm³kai eporeuqh en tais amartiais tou patros autou ais epoihsen enwpion autou kai ouk hn h kardia autou teleia meta kuriou qeou autou ws h kardia dauid tou patros autou⁴oti dia dauid edwken autw kurios kataleimma ina sthsh tekna autou met¢ auton kai sthsh thn ierousalhm⁵ws epoihsen dauid to euqes enwpion kuriou ouk exeklinen apo pantwn wn eneteilato autw pasas tas hmeras ths zwhs autou⁷kai ta loipa twn logwn abiou kai panta a epoihsen ouk idou tauta gegrammena epi bibliw logwn twn hmerwn tois basileusin iouda kai polemos hn ana meson abiou kai ana meson ieroboam⁸kai ekoimhqh abiou meta twn paterwn autou en tw eikostw kai tetartw etei tou ieroboam kai qaptetai meta twn paterwn autou en polei dauid kai basileuei asa uios autou ant¢ autou⁹en tw eniautw tw tetartw kai eikostw tou ieroboam basilews israhl basileuei asa epi ioudan¹⁰kai tessarakonta kai en etos ebasileusen en ierousalhm kai onoma ths mhtros autou ana qugathr abessalwm¹¹kai epoihsen asa to euqes enwpion kuriou ws dauid o pathr autou¹²kai afeilen tas teletas apo ths ghs kai exapesteilen panta ta epithdeumata a epoihsan oi pateres autou¹³kai thn ana thn mhtera autou metesthsen tou mh einai hgoumenhn kaqws epoihsen sunodon en tw alsei auths kai exekoyen asa tas kataduseis auths kai eneprhsen puri en tw ceimarrw kedrwn¹⁴ta de uyhla ouk exhren plhn h kardia asa hn teleia meta kuriou pasas tas hmeras autou¹⁵kai eishnegken tous kionas tou patros autou kai tous kionas autou eishnegken eis ton oikon kuriou argurous kai crusous kai skeuh¹⁶kai polemos hn ana meson asa kai ana meson baasa basilews israhl pasas tas hmeras¹⁷kai anebh baasa basileus israhl epi ioudan kai wkodomhsen thn rama tou mh einai ekporeuomenon kai eisporeuomenon tw asa basilei iouda¹⁸kai elaben asa to argurion kai to crusion to eureqen en tois qhsaurois tou oikou tou basilews kai edwken auta eis ceiras paidwn autou kai exapesteilen autous o basileus asa pros uion ader uion taberemman uiou azin basilews surias tou katoikountos en damaskw legwn¹⁹diaqou diaqhkhn ana meson emou kai ana meson sou kai ana meson tou patros mou kai tou patros sou idou exapestalka soi dwra argurion kai crusion deuro diaskedason thn diaqhkhn sou thn pros baasa basilea israhl kai anabhsetai ap¢ emou²⁰kai hkousen uios ader tou basilews asa kai apesteilen tous arcontas twn dunamewn twn autou tais polesin tou israhl kai epataxen thn ain kai thn dan kai thn abelmaa kai pasan thn cezraq ews pashs ths ghs nefqali²¹kai egeneto ws hkousen baasa kai dielipen tou oikodomein thn rama kai anestreyen eis qersa²²kai o basileus asa parhggeilen panti iouda eis ainakim kai airousin tous liqous ths rama kai ta xula auths a wkodomhsen baasa kai wkodomhsen en autois o basileus asa pan bounon beniamin kai thn skopian²³kai ta loipa twn logwn asa kai pasa h dunasteia autou hn epoihsen ouk idou tauta gegrammena estin epi bibliw logwn twn hmerwn tois basileusin iouda plhn en tw kairw tou ghrws autou eponesen tous podas autou²⁴kai ekoimhqh asa kai qaptetai meta twn paterwn autou en polei dauid kai basileuei iwsafat uios autou ant¢ autou²⁵kai nadab uios ieroboam basileuei epi israhl en etei deuterw tou asa basilews iouda kai ebasileusen epi israhl eth duo²⁶kai epoihsen to ponhron enwpion kuriou kai eporeuqh en odw tou patros autou kai en tais amartiais autou ais exhmarten ton israhl²⁷kai periekaqisen auton baasa uios acia epi ton oikon belaan kai epataxen auton en gabaqwn th twn allofulwn kai nadab kai pas israhl periekaqhto epi gabaqwn²⁸kai eqanatwsen auton baasa en etei tritw tou asa uiou abiou basilews iouda kai ebasileusen²⁹kai egeneto ws ebasileusen kai epataxen ton oikon ieroboam kai ouc upelipeto pasan pnohn tou ieroboam ews tou exoleqreusai auton kata to rhma kuriou o elalhsen en ceiri doulou autou acia tou shlwnitou³⁰peri twn amartiwn ieroboam ws exhmarten ton israhl kai en tw parorgismw autou w parwrgisen ton kurion qeon tou israhl³¹kai ta loipa twn logwn nadab kai panta a epoihsen ouk idou tauta gegrammena estin en bibliw logwn twn hmerwn tois basileusin israhl³³kai en tw etei tw tritw tou asa basilews iouda basileuei baasa uios acia epi israhl en qersa eikosi kai tessara eth³⁴kai epoihsen to ponhron enwpion kuriou kai eporeuqh en odw ieroboam uiou nabat kai en tais amartiais autou ws exhmarten ton israhl

Chapter 16
¹kai egeneto logos kuriou en ceiri iou uiou anani pros baasa²anq¢ wn uywsa se apo ths ghs kai edwka se hgoumenon epi ton laon mou israhl kai eporeuqhs en th odw ieroboam kai exhmartes ton laon mou ton israhl tou parorgisai me en tois mataiois autwn³idou egw exegeirw opisw baasa kai opisqen tou oikou autou kai dwsw ton oikon sou ws ton oikon ieroboam uiou nabat⁴ton teqnhkota tou baasa en th polei katafagontai auton oi kunes kai ton teqnhkota autou en tw pediw katafagontai auton ta peteina tou ouranou⁵kai ta loipa twn logwn baasa kai panta a epoihsen kai ai dunasteiai autou ouk idou tauta gegrammena en bibliw logwn twn hmerwn twn basilewn israhl⁶kai ekoimhqh baasa meta twn paterwn autou kai qaptetai en qersa kai basileuei hla uios autou ant¢ autou en tw eikostw etei basilews asa⁷kai en ceiri iou uiou anani elalhsen kurios epi baasa kai epi ton oikon autou pasan thn kakian hn epoihsen enwpion kuriou tou parorgisai auton en tois ergois twn ceirwn autou tou einai kata ton oikon ieroboam kai uper tou pataxai auton⁸kai hla uios baasa ebasileusen epi israhl duo eth en qersa⁹kai sunestreyen ep¢ auton zambri o arcwn ths hmisous ths ippou kai autos hn en qersa pinwn mequwn en tw oikw wsa tou oikonomou en qersa¹⁰kai eishlqen zambri kai epataxen auton kai eqanatwsen auton kai ebasileusen ant¢ autou¹¹kai egenhqh en tw basileusai auton en tw kaqisai auton epi tou qronou autou kai epataxen olon ton oikon baasa¹²kata to rhma o elalhsen kurios epi ton oikon baasa pros iou ton profhthn¹³peri paswn twn amartiwn baasa kai hla tou uiou autou ws exhmarten ton israhl tou parorgisai kurion ton qeon israhl en tois mataiois autwn¹⁴kai ta loipa twn logwn hla kai panta a epoihsen ouk idou tauta gegrammena en bibliw logwn twn hmerwn twn basilewn israhl¹⁵kai zambri ebasileusen epta hmeras en qersa kai h parembolh israhl epi gabaqwn thn twn allofulwn¹⁶kai hkousen o laos en th parembolh legontwn sunestrafh zambri kai epaisen ton basilea kai ebasileusan en israhl ton ambri ton hgoumenon ths stratias epi israhl en th hmera ekeinh en th parembolh¹⁷kai anebh ambri kai pas israhl met¢ autou ek gabaqwn kai periekaqisan epi qersa¹⁸kai egenhqh ws eiden zambri oti prokateilhmptai autou h polis kai eisporeuetai eis antron tou oikou tou basilews kai enepurisen ep¢ auton ton oikon tou basilews en puri kai apeqanen¹⁹uper twn amartiwn autou wn epoihsen tou poihsai to ponhron enwpion kuriou poreuqhnai en odw ieroboam uiou nabat kai en tais amartiais autou ws exhmarten ton israhl²⁰kai ta loipa twn logwn zambri kai tas sunayeis autou as sunhyen ouk idou tauta gegrammena en bibliw logwn twn hmerwn twn basilewn israhl²¹tote merizetai o laos israhl hmisu tou laou ginetai opisw qamni uiou gwnaq tou basileusai auton kai to hmisu tou laou ginetai opisw ambri²²o laos o wn opisw ambri uperekrathsen ton laon ton opisw qamni uiou gwnaq kai apeqanen qamni kai iwram o adelfos autou en tw kairw ekeinw kai ebasileusen ambri meta qamni²³en tw etei tw triakostw kai prwtw tou basilews asa basileuei ambri epi israhl dwdeka eth en qersa basileuei ex eth²⁴kai ekthsato ambri to oros to semerwn para semhr tou kuriou tou orous duo talantwn arguriou kai wkodomhsen to oros kai epekalesen to onoma tou orous ou wkodomesen epi tw onomati semhr tou kuriou tou orous saemhrwn²⁵kai epoihsen ambri to ponhron enwpion kuriou kai eponhreusato uper pantas tous genomenous emprosqen autou²⁶kai eporeuqh en pash odw ieroboam uiou nabat kai en tais amartiais autou ais exhmarten ton israhl tou parorgisai ton kurion qeon israhl en tois mataiois autwn²⁷kai ta loipa twn logwn ambri kai panta a epoihsen kai h dunasteia autou ouk idou tauta gegrammena en bibliw logwn twn hmerwn twn basilewn israhl²⁸kai ekoimhqh ambri meta twn paterwn autou kai qaptetai en samareia kai basileuei acaab uios autou ant¢ autou²⁸kai en tw eniautw tw endekatw tou ambri basileuei iwsafat uios asa etwn triakonta kai pente en th basileia autou kai eikosi pente eth ebasileusen en ierousalhm kai onoma ths mhtros autou gazouba qugathr selei+²⁸kai eporeuqh en th odw asa tou patros autou kai ouk exeklinen ap¢ auths tou poiein to euqes enwpion kuriou plhn twn uyhlwn ouk exhran equon en tois uyhlois kai equmiwn²⁸kai a suneqeto iwsafat kai pasa h dunasteia hn epoihsen kai ous epolemhsen ouk idou tauta gegrammena en bibliw logwn twn hmerwn twn basilewn iouda²⁸kai ta loipa twn sumplokwn as epeqento en tais hmerais asa tou patros autou exhren apo ths ghs²⁸kai basileus ouk hn en suria nasib²⁸kai o basileus iwsafat epoihsen naun eis qarsis poreuesqai eis swfir epi to crusion kai ouk eporeuqh oti sunetribh h naus en gasiwngaber²⁸tote eipen o basileus israhl pros iwsafat exapostelw tous paidas sou kai ta paidaria mou en th nhi kai ouk ebouleto iwsafat²⁸kai ekoimhqh iwsafat meta twn paterwn autou kai qaptetai meta twn paterwn autou en polei dauid kai ebasileusen iwram uios autou ant¢ autou²⁹en etei deuterw tw iwsafat basileuei acaab uios ambri ebasileusen epi israhl en samareia eikosi kai duo eth³⁰kai epoihsen acaab to ponhron enwpion kuriou eponhreusato uper pantas tous emprosqen autou³¹kai ouk hn autw ikanon tou poreuesqai en tais amartiais ieroboam uiou nabat kai elaben gunaika thn iezabel qugatera ieqebaal basilews sidwniwn kai eporeuqh kai edouleusen tw baal kai prosekunhsen autw³²kai esthsen qusiasthrion tw baal en oikw twn prosocqismatwn autou on wkodomhsen en samareia³³kai epoihsen acaab alsos kai proseqhken acaab tou poihsai parorgismata tou parorgisai thn yuchn autou tou exoleqreuqhnai ekakopoihsen uper pantas tous basileis israhl tous genomenous emprosqen autou³⁴en tais hmerais autou wkodomhsen acihl o baiqhliths thn iericw en tw abirwn tw prwtotokw autou eqemeliwsen authn kai tw segoub tw newterw autou epesthsen quras auths kata to rhma kuriou o elalhsen en ceiri ihsou uiou nauh

Chapter 17
¹kai eipen hliou o profhths o qesbiths ek qesbwn ths galaad pros acaab zh kurios o qeos twn dunamewn o qeos israhl w paresthn enwpion autou ei estai ta eth tauta drosos kai uetos oti ei mh dia stomatos logou mou²kai egeneto rhma kuriou pros hliou³poreuou enteuqen kata anatolas kai krubhqi en tw ceimarrw corraq tou epi proswpou tou iordanou⁴kai estai ek tou ceimarrou piesai udwr kai tois koraxin enteloumai diatrefein se ekei⁵kai epoihsen hliou kata to rhma kuriou kai ekaqisen en tw ceimarrw corraq epi proswpou tou iordanou⁶kai oi korakes eferon autw artous to prwi kai krea to deilhs kai ek tou ceimarrou epinen udwr⁷kai egeneto meta hmeras kai exhranqh o ceimarrous oti ouk egeneto uetos epi ths ghs⁸kai egeneto rhma kuriou pros hliou⁹anasthqi kai poreuou eis sarepta ths sidwnias idou entetalmai ekei gunaiki chra tou diatrefein se¹⁰kai anesth kai eporeuqh eis sarepta eis ton pulwna ths polews kai idou ekei gunh chra sunelegen xula kai ebohsen opisw auths hliou kai eipen auth labe dh moi oligon udwr eis aggos kai piomai¹¹kai eporeuqh labein kai ebohsen opisw auths hliou kai eipen lhmyh dh moi ywmon artou en th ceiri sou¹²kai eipen h gunh zh kurios o qeos sou ei estin moi egkrufias all¢ h oson drax aleurou en th udria kai oligon elaion en tw kayakh kai idou egw sullegw duo xularia kai eiseleusomai kai poihsw auto emauth kai tois teknois mou kai fagomeqa kai apoqanoumeqa¹³kai eipen pros authn hliou qarsei eiselqe kai poihson kata to rhma sou alla poihson emoi ekeiqen egkrufian mikron en prwtois kai exoiseis moi sauth de kai tois teknois sou poihseis ep¢ escatou¹⁴oti tade legei kurios h udria tou aleurou ouk ekleiyei kai o kayakhs tou elaiou ouk elattonhsei ews hmeras tou dounai kurion ton ueton epi ths ghs¹⁵kai eporeuqh h gunh kai epoihsen kai hsqien auth kai autos kai ta tekna auths¹⁶kai h udria tou aleurou ouk exelipen kai o kayakhs tou elaiou ouk elattonwqh kata to rhma kuriou o elalhsen en ceiri hliou¹⁷kai egeneto meta tauta kai hrrwsthsen o uios ths gunaikos ths kurias tou oikou kai hn h arrwstia autou krataia sfodra ews ou ouc upeleifqh en autw pneuma¹⁸kai eipen pros hliou ti emoi kai soi anqrwpe tou qeou eishlqes pros me tou anamnhsai tas adikias mou kai qanatwsai ton uion mou¹⁹kai eipen hliou pros thn gunaika dos moi ton uion sou kai elaben auton ek tou kolpou auths kai anhnegken auton eis to uperwon en w autos ekaqhto ekei kai ekoimisen auton epi ths klinhs autou²⁰kai anebohsen hliou kai eipen oimmoi kurie o martus ths chras meq¢ hs egw katoikw met¢ auths su kekakwkas tou qanatwsai ton uion auths²¹kai enefushsen tw paidariw tris kai epekalesato ton kurion kai eipen kurie o qeos mou epistrafhtw dh h yuch tou paidariou toutou eis auton²²kai egeneto outws kai anebohsen to paidarion²³kai kathgagen auton apo tou uperwou eis ton oikon kai edwken auton th mhtri autou kai eipen hliou blepe zh o uios sou²⁴kai eipen h gunh pros hliou idou egnwka oti anqrwpos qeou ei su kai rhma kuriou en stomati sou alhqinon

Chapter 18
¹kai egeneto meq¢ hmeras pollas kai rhma kuriou egeneto pros hliou en tw eniautw tw tritw legwn poreuqhti kai ofqhti tw acaab kai dwsw ueton epi proswpon ths ghs²kai eporeuqh hliou tou ofqhnai tw acaab kai h limos krataia en samareia³kai ekalesen acaab ton abdiou ton oikonomon kai abdiou hn foboumenos ton kurion sfodra⁴kai egeneto en tw tuptein thn iezabel tous profhtas kuriou kai elaben abdiou ekaton andras profhtas kai ekruyen autous kata penthkonta en sphlaiw kai dietrefen autous en artw kai udati⁵kai eipen acaab pros abdiou deuro kai dielqwmen epi thn ghn epi phgas twn udatwn kai epi ceimarrous ean pws eurwmen botanhn kai peripoihswmeqa ippous kai hmionous kai ouk exoloqreuqhsontai apo twn kthnwn⁶kai emerisan eautois thn odon tou dielqein authn acaab eporeuqh en odw mia monos kai abdiou eporeuqh en odw allh monos⁷kai hn abdiou en th odw monos kai hlqen hliou eis sunanthsin autou monos kai abdiou espeusen kai epesen epi proswpon autou kai eipen ei su ei autos kurie mou hliou⁸kai eipen hliou autw egw poreuou lege tw kuriw sou idou hliou⁹kai eipen abdiou ti hmarthka oti didws ton doulon sou eis ceira acaab tou qanatwsai me¹⁰zh kurios o qeos sou ei estin eqnos h basileia ou ouk apestalken o kurios mou zhtein se kai eipon ouk estin kai eneprhsen thn basileian kai tas cwras auths oti ouc eurhken se¹¹kai nun su legeis poreuou anaggelle tw kuriw sou idou hliou¹²kai estai ean egw apelqw apo sou kai pneuma kuriou arei se eis ghn hn ouk oida kai eiseleusomai apaggeilai tw acaab kai apoktenei me kai o doulos sou estin foboumenos ton kurion ek neothtos autou¹³h ouk aphggelh soi tw kuriw mou oia pepoihka en tw apokteinein iezabel tous profhtas kuriou kai ekruya apo twn profhtwn kuriou ekaton andras ana penthkonta en sphlaiw kai eqreya en artois kai udati¹⁴kai nun su legeis moi poreuou lege tw kuriw sou idou hliou kai apoktenei me¹⁵kai eipen hliou zh kurios twn dunamewn w paresthn enwpion autou oti shmeron ofqhsomai autw¹⁶kai eporeuqh abdiou eis sunanthn tw acaab kai aphggeilen autw kai exedramen acaab kai eporeuqh eis sunanthsin hliou¹⁷kai egeneto ws eiden acaab ton hliou kai eipen acaab pros hliou ei su ei autos o diastrefwn ton israhl¹⁸kai eipen hliou ou diastrefw ton israhl oti all¢ h su kai o oikos tou patros sou en tw katalimpanein umas ton kurion qeon umwn kai eporeuqhs opisw twn baalim¹⁹kai nun aposteilon sunaqroison pros me panta israhl eis oros to karmhlion kai tous profhtas ths aiscunhs tetrakosious kai penthkonta kai tous profhtas twn alswn tetrakosious esqiontas trapezan iezabel²⁰kai apesteilen acaab eis panta israhl kai episunhgagen pantas tous profhtas eis oros to karmhlion²¹kai proshgagen hliou pros pantas kai eipen autois hliou ews pote umeis cwlaneite ep¢ amfoterais tais ignuais ei estin kurios o qeos poreuesqe opisw autou ei de o baal autos poreuesqe opisw autou kai ouk apekriqh o laos logon²²kai eipen hliou pros ton laon egw upoleleimmai profhths tou kuriou monwtatos kai oi profhtai tou baal tetrakosioi kai penthkonta andres kai oi profhtai tou alsous tetrakosioi²³dotwsan hmin duo boas kai eklexasqwsan eautois ton ena kai melisatwsan kai epiqetwsan epi twn xulwn kai pur mh epiqetwsan kai egw poihsw ton boun ton allon kai pur ou mh epiqw²⁴kai boate en onomati qewn umwn kai egw epikalesomai en onomati kuriou tou qeou mou kai estai o qeos os ean epakoush en puri outos qeos kai apekriqhsan pas o laos kai eipon kalon to rhma o elalhsas²⁵kai eipen hliou tois profhtais ths aiscunhs eklexasqe eautois ton moscon ton ena kai poihsate prwtoi oti polloi umeis kai epikalesasqe en onomati qeou umwn kai pur mh epiqhte²⁶kai elabon ton moscon kai epoihsan kai epekalounto en onomati tou baal ek prwiqen ews meshmbrias kai eipon epakouson hmwn o baal epakouson hmwn kai ouk hn fwnh kai ouk hn akroasis kai dietrecon epi tou qusiasthriou ou epoihsan²⁷kai egeneto meshmbria kai emukthrisen autous hliou o qesbiths kai eipen epikaleisqe en fwnh megalh oti qeos estin oti adolescia autw estin kai ama mhpote crhmatizei autos h mhpote kaqeudei autos kai exanasthsetai²⁸kai epekalounto en fwnh megalh kai katetemnonto kata ton eqismon autwn en macairais kai seiromastais ews ekcusews aimatos ep¢ autous²⁹kai eprofhteuon ews ou parhlqen to deilinon kai egeneto ws o kairos tou anabhnai thn qusian kai ouk hn fwnh kai elalhsen hliou o qesbiths pros tous profhtas twn prosocqismatwn legwn metasthte apo tou nun kai egw poihsw to olokautwma mou kai metesthsan kai aphlqon³⁰kai eipen hliou pros ton laon prosagagete pros me kai proshgagen pas o laos pros auton³¹kai elaben hliou dwdeka liqous kat¢ ariqmon fulwn tou israhl ws elalhsen kurios pros auton legwn israhl estai to onoma sou³²kai wkodomhsen tous liqous en onomati kuriou kai iasato to qusiasthrion to kateskammenon kai epoihsen qaala cwrousan duo metrhtas spermatos kukloqen tou qusiasthriou³³kai estoibasen tas scidakas epi to qusiasthrion o epoihsen kai emelisen to olokautwma kai epeqhken epi tas scidakas kai estoibasen epi to qusiasthrion³⁴kai eipen labete moi tessaras udrias udatos kai epiceete epi to olokautwma kai epi tas scidakas kai epoihsan outws kai eipen deuterwsate kai edeuterwsan kai eipen trisswsate kai etrisseusan³⁵kai dieporeueto to udwr kuklw tou qusiasthriou kai thn qaala eplhsan udatos³⁶kai anebohsen hliou eis ton ouranon kai eipen kurie o qeos abraam kai isaak kai israhl epakouson mou kurie epakouson mou shmeron en puri kai gnwtwsan pas o laos outos oti su ei kurios o qeos israhl kagw doulos sou kai dia se pepoihka ta erga tauta³⁷epakouson mou kurie epakouson mou en puri kai gnwtw o laos outos oti su ei kurios o qeos kai su estreyas thn kardian tou laou toutou opisw³⁸kai epesen pur para kuriou ek tou ouranou kai katefagen to olokautwma kai tas scidakas kai to udwr to en th qaala kai tous liqous kai ton coun exelixen to pur³⁹kai epesen pas o laos epi proswpon autwn kai eipon alhqws kurios estin o qeos autos o qeos⁴⁰kai eipen hliou pros ton laon sullabete tous profhtas tou baal mhqeis swqhtw ex autwn kai sunelabon autous kai katagei autous hliou eis ton ceimarroun kiswn kai esfaxen autous ekei⁴¹kai eipen hliou tw acaab anabhqi kai fage kai pie oti fwnh twn podwn tou uetou⁴²kai anebh acaab tou fagein kai piein kai hliou anebh epi ton karmhlon kai ekuyen epi thn ghn kai eqhken to proswpon eautou ana meson twn gonatwn eautou⁴³kai eipen tw paidariw autou anabhqi kai epibleyon odon ths qalasshs kai epebleyen to paidarion kai eipen ouk estin ouqen kai eipen hliou kai su epistreyon eptaki kai epestreyen to paidarion eptaki⁴⁴kai egeneto en tw ebdomw kai idou nefelh mikra ws icnos andros anagousa udwr kai eipen anabhqi kai eipon tw acaab zeuxon to arma sou kai katabhqi mh katalabh se o uetos⁴⁵kai egeneto ews wde kai wde kai o ouranos suneskotasen nefelais kai pneumati kai egeneto uetos megas kai eklaien kai eporeueto acaab eis iezrael⁴⁶kai ceir kuriou epi ton hliou kai sunesfigxen thn osfun autou kai etrecen emprosqen acaab ews iezrael

Chapter 19
¹kai anhggeilen acaab th iezabel gunaiki autou panta a epoihsen hliou kai ws apekteinen tous profhtas en romfaia²kai apesteilen iezabel pros hliou kai eipen ei su ei hliou kai egw iezabel tade poihsai moi o qeos kai tade prosqeih oti tauthn thn wran aurion qhsomai thn yuchn sou kaqws yuchn enos ex autwn³kai efobhqh hliou kai anesth kai aphlqen kata thn yuchn eautou kai ercetai eis bhrsabee thn iouda kai afhken to paidarion autou ekei⁴kai autos eporeuqh en th erhmw odon hmeras kai hlqen kai ekaqisen upo raqm en kai hthsato thn yuchn autou apoqanein kai eipen ikanousqw nun labe dh thn yuchn mou ap¢ emou kurie oti ou kreisswn egw eimi uper tous pateras mou⁵kai ekoimhqh kai upnwsen ekei upo futon kai idou tis hyato autou kai eipen autw anasthqi kai fage⁶kai epebleyen hliou kai idou pros kefalhs autou egkrufias oluriths kai kayakhs udatos kai anesth kai efagen kai epien kai epistreyas ekoimhqh⁷kai epestreyen o aggelos kuriou ek deuterou kai hyato autou kai eipen autw anasta fage oti pollh apo sou h odos⁸kai anesth kai efagen kai epien kai eporeuqh en th iscui ths brwsews ekeinhs tessarakonta hmeras kai tessarakonta nuktas ews orous cwrhb⁹kai eishlqen ekei eis to sphlaion kai katelusen ekei kai idou rhma kuriou pros auton kai eipen ti su entauqa hliou¹⁰kai eipen hliou zhlwn ezhlwka tw kuriw pantokratori oti egkatelipon se oi uioi israhl ta qusiasthria sou kateskayan kai tous profhtas sou apekteinan en romfaia kai upoleleimmai egw monwtatos kai zhtousi thn yuchn mou labein authn¹¹kai eipen exeleush aurion kai sthsh enwpion kuriou en tw orei idou pareleusetai kurios kai pneuma mega krataion dialuon orh kai suntribon petras enwpion kuriou ouk en tw pneumati kurios kai meta to pneuma susseismos ouk en tw susseismw kurios¹²kai meta ton susseismon pur ouk en tw puri kurios kai meta to pur fwnh auras lepths kakei kurios¹³kai egeneto ws hkousen hliou kai epekaluyen to proswpon autou en th mhlwth eautou kai exhlqen kai esth upo to sphlaion kai idou pros auton fwnh kai eipen ti su entauqa hliou¹⁴kai eipen hliou zhlwn ezhlwka tw kuriw pantokratori oti egkatelipon thn diaqhkhn sou oi uioi israhl ta qusiasthria sou kaqeilan kai tous profhtas sou apekteinan en romfaia kai upoleleimmai egw monwtatos kai zhtousi thn yuchn mou labein authn¹⁵kai eipen kurios pros auton poreuou anastrefe eis thn odon sou kai hxeis eis thn odon erhmou damaskou kai criseis ton azahl eis basilea ths surias¹⁶kai ton iou uion namessi criseis eis basilea epi israhl kai ton elisaie uion safat apo abelmaoula criseis eis profhthn anti sou¹⁷kai estai ton swzomenon ek romfaias azahl qanatwsei iou kai ton swzomenon ek romfaias iou qanatwsei elisaie¹⁸kai kataleiyeis en israhl epta ciliadas andrwn panta gonata a ouk wklasan gonu tw baal kai pan stoma o ou prosekunhsen autw¹⁹kai aphlqen ekeiqen kai euriskei ton elisaie uion safat kai autos hrotria en bousin dwdeka zeugh bown enwpion autou kai autos en tois dwdeka kai ephlqen ep¢ auton kai eperriye thn mhlwthn autou ep¢ auton²⁰kai katelipen elisaie tas boas kai katedramen opisw hliou kai eipen katafilhsw ton patera mou kai akolouqhsw opisw sou kai eipen hliou anastrefe oti pepoihka soi²¹kai anestreyen exopisqen autou kai elaben ta zeugh twn bown kai equsen kai hyhsen auta en tois skeuesi twn bown kai edwken tw law kai efagon kai anesth kai eporeuqh opisw hliou kai eleitourgei autw

Chapter 20
¹kai ampelwn eis hn tw nabouqai tw iezrahlith para tw alw acaab basilews samareias²kai elalhsen acaab pros nabouqai legwn dos moi ton ampelwna sou kai estai moi eis khpon lacanwn oti eggiwn outos tw oikw mou kai dwsw soi ampelwna allon agaqon uper auton ei de areskei enwpion sou dwsw soi argurion antallagma tou ampelwnos sou toutou kai estai moi eis khpon lacanwn³kai eipen nabouqai pros acaab mh moi genoito para qeou mou dounai klhronomian paterwn mou soi⁴kai egeneto to pneuma acaab tetaragmenon kai ekoimhqh epi ths klinhs autou kai sunekaluyen to prwswpon autou kai ouk efagen arton⁵kai eishlqen iezabel h gunh autou pros auton kai elalhsen pros auton ti to pneuma sou tetaragmenon kai ouk ei su esqiwn arton⁶kai eipen pros authn oti elalhsa pros nabouqai ton iezrahlithn legwn dos moi ton ampelwna sou arguriou ei de boulei dwsw soi ampelwna allon ant¢ autou kai eipen ou dwsw soi klhronomian paterwn mou⁷kai eipen pros auton iezabel h gunh autou su nun outws poieis basilea epi israhl anasthqi fage arton kai sautou genou egw dwsw soi ton ampelwna nabouqai tou iezrahlitou⁸kai egrayen biblion epi tw onomati acaab kai esfragisato th sfragidi autou kai apesteilen to biblion pros tous presbuterous kai tous eleuqerous tous katoikountas meta nabouqai⁹kai egegrapto en tois bibliois legwn nhsteusate nhsteian kai kaqisate ton nabouqai en arch tou laou¹⁰kai egkaqisate duo andras uious paranomwn ex enantias autou kai katamarturhsatwsan autou legontes huloghsen qeon kai basilea kai exagagetwsan auton kai liqobolhsatwsan auton kai apoqanetw¹¹kai epoihsan oi andres ths polews autou oi presbuteroi kai oi eleuqeroi oi katoikountes en th polei autou kaqa apesteilen pros autous iezabel kaqa gegraptai en tois bibliois ois apesteilen pros autous¹²ekalesan nhsteian kai ekaqisan ton nabouqai en arch tou laou¹³kai hlqon duo andres uioi paranomwn kai ekaqisan ex enantias autou kai katemarturhsan autou legontes huloghkas qeon kai basilea kai exhgagon auton exw ths polews kai eliqobolhsan auton liqois kai apeqanen¹⁴kai apesteilan pros iezabel legontes leliqobolhtai nabouqai kai teqnhken¹⁵kai egeneto ws hkousen iezabel kai eipen pros acaab anasta klhronomei ton ampelwna nabouqai tou iezrahlitou os ouk edwken soi arguriou oti ouk estin nabouqai zwn oti teqnhken¹⁶kai egeneto ws hkousen acaab oti teqnhken nabouqai o iezrahliths kai dierrhxen ta imatia eautou kai periebaleto sakkon kai egeneto meta tauta kai anesth kai katebh acaab eis ton ampelwna nabouqai tou iezrahlitou klhronomhsai auton¹⁷kai eipen kurios pros hliou ton qesbithn legwn¹⁸anasthqi kai katabhqi eis apanthn acaab basilews israhl tou en samareia idou outos en ampelwni nabouqai oti katabebhken ekei klhronomhsai auton¹⁹kai lalhseis pros auton legwn tade legei kurios ws su efoneusas kai eklhronomhsas dia touto tade legei kurios en panti topw w eleixan ai ues kai oi kunes to aima nabouqai ekei leixousin oi kunes to aima sou kai ai pornai lousontai en tw aimati sou²⁰kai eipen acaab pros hliou ei eurhkas me o ecqros mou kai eipen eurhka dioti mathn peprasai poihsai to ponhron enwpion kuriou parorgisai auton²¹tade legei kurios idou egw epagw epi se kaka kai ekkausw opisw sou kai exoleqreusw tou acaab ourounta pros toicon kai sunecomenon kai egkataleleimmenon en israhl²²kai dwsw ton oikon sou ws ton oikon ieroboam uiou nabat kai ws ton oikon baasa uiou acia peri twn parorgismatwn wn parwrgisas kai exhmartes ton israhl²³kai th iezabel elalhsen kurios legwn oi kunes katafagontai authn en tw proteicismati iezrael²⁴ton teqnhkota tou acaab en th polei fagontai oi kunes kai ton teqnhkota autou en tw pediw fagontai ta peteina tou ouranou²⁵plhn mataiws acaab ws epraqh poihsai to ponhron enwpion kuriou ws meteqhken auton iezabel h gunh autou²⁶kai ebdelucqh sfodra poreuesqai opisw twn bdelugmatwn kata panta a epoihsen o amorraios on exwleqreusen kurios apo proswpou uiwn israhl²⁷kai uper tou logou ws katenugh acaab apo proswpou tou kuriou kai eporeueto klaiwn kai dierrhxen ton citwna autou kai ezwsato sakkon epi to swma autou kai enhsteusen kai periebaleto sakkon en th hmera h epataxen nabouqai ton iezrahlithn²⁸kai egeneto rhma kuriou en ceiri doulou autou hliou peri acaab kai eipen kurios²⁹ewrakas ws katenugh acaab apo proswpou mou ouk epaxw thn kakian en tais hmerais autou all¢ en tais hmerais tou uiou autou epaxw thn kakian

Chapter 21
¹kai sunhqroisen uios ader pasan thn dunamin autou kai anebh kai periekaqisen epi samareian kai triakonta kai duo basileis met¢ autou kai pas ippos kai arma kai anebhsan kai periekaqisan epi samareian kai epolemhsan ep¢ authn²kai apesteilen pros acaab basilea israhl eis thn polin³kai eipen pros auton tade legei uios ader to argurion sou kai to crusion sou emon estin kai ai gunaikes sou kai ta tekna sou ema estin⁴kai apekriqh o basileus israhl kai eipen kaqws elalhsas kurie basileu sos egw eimi kai panta ta ema⁵kai anestreyan oi aggeloi kai eipon tade legei uios ader egw apestalka pros se legwn to argurion sou kai to crusion sou kai tas gunaikas sou kai ta tekna sou dwseis emoi⁶oti tauthn thn wran aurion apostelw tous paidas mou pros se kai ereunhsousin ton oikon sou kai tous oikous twn paidwn sou kai estai ta epiqumhmata ofqalmwn autwn ef¢ a an epibalwsi tas ceiras autwn kai lhmyontai⁷kai ekalesen o basileus israhl pantas tous presbuterous kai eipen gnwte dh kai idete oti kakian outos zhtei oti apestalken pros me peri twn gunaikwn mou kai peri twn uiwn mou kai peri twn qugaterwn mou to argurion mou kai to crusion mou ouk apekwlusa ap¢ autou⁸kai eipan autw oi presbuteroi kai pas o laos mh akoushs kai mh qelhshs⁹kai eipen tois aggelois uiou ader legete tw kuriw umwn panta osa apestalkas pros ton doulon sou en prwtois poihsw to de rhma touto ou dunhsomai poihsai kai aphran oi andres kai epestreyan autw logon¹⁰kai antapesteilen pros auton uios ader legwn tade poihsai moi o qeos kai tade prosqeih ei ekpoihsei o cous samareias tais alwpexin panti tw law tois pezois mou¹¹kai apekriqh o basileus israhl kai eipen ikanousqw mh kaucasqw o kurtos ws o orqos¹²kai egeneto ote apekriqh autw ton logon touton pinwn hn autos kai pantes oi basileis met¢ autou en skhnais kai eipen tois paisin autou oikodomhsate caraka kai eqento caraka epi thn polin¹³kai idou profhths eis proshlqen tw basilei israhl kai eipen tade legei kurios ei eorakas panta ton oclon ton megan touton idou egw didwmi auton shmeron eis ceiras sas kai gnwsh oti egw kurios¹⁴kai eipen acaab en tini kai eipen tade legei kurios en tois paidariois twn arcontwn twn cwrwn kai eipen acaab tis sunayei ton polemon kai eipen su¹⁵kai epeskeyato acaab ta paidaria twn arcontwn twn cwrwn kai egenonto diakosioi kai triakonta kai meta tauta epeskeyato ton laon pan uion dunamews exhkonta ciliadas¹⁶kai exhlqen meshmbrias kai uios ader pinwn mequwn en sokcwq autos kai oi basileis triakonta kai duo basileis sumbohqoi met¢ autou¹⁷kai exhlqon paidaria arcontwn twn cwrwn en prwtois kai apostellousin kai apaggellousin tw basilei surias legontes andres exelhluqasin ek samareias¹⁸kai eipen autois ei eis eirhnhn outoi ekporeuontai sullabete autous zwntas kai ei eis polemon zwntas sullabete autous¹⁹kai mh exelqatwsan ek ths polews ta paidaria arcontwn twn cwrwn kai h dunamis opisw autwn²⁰epataxen ekastos ton par¢ autou kai edeuterwsen ekastos ton par¢ autou kai efugen suria kai katediwxen autous israhl kai swzetai uios ader basileus surias ef¢ ippou ippews²¹kai exhlqen basileus israhl kai elaben pantas tous ippous kai ta armata kai epataxen plhghn megalhn en suria²²kai proshlqen o profhths pros basilea israhl kai eipen krataiou kai gnwqi kai ide ti poihseis oti epistrefontos tou eniautou uios ader basileus surias anabainei epi se²³kai oi paides basilews surias eipon qeos orewn qeos israhl kai ou qeos koiladwn dia touto ekrataiwsen uper hmas ean de polemhswmen autous kat¢ euqu ei mh krataiwsomen uper autous²⁴kai to rhma touto poihson aposthson tous basileis ekaston eis ton topon autwn kai qou ant¢ autwn satrapas²⁵kai allaxomen soi dunamin kata thn dunamin thn pesousan apo sou kai ippon kata thn ippon kai armata kata ta armata kai polemhsomen pros autous kat¢ euqu kai krataiwsomen uper autous kai hkousen ths fwnhs autwn kai epoihsen outws²⁶kai egeneto epistreyantos tou eniautou kai epeskeyato uios ader thn surian kai anebh eis afeka eis polemon epi israhl²⁷kai oi uioi israhl epeskephsan kai paregenonto eis apanthn autwn kai parenebalen israhl ex enantias autwn wsei duo poimnia aigwn kai suria eplhsen thn ghn²⁸kai proshlqen o anqrwpos tou qeou kai eipen tw basilei israhl tade legei kurios anq¢ wn eipen suria qeos orewn kurios o qeos israhl kai ou qeos koiladwn autos kai dwsw thn dunamin thn megalhn tauthn eis ceira shn kai gnwsh oti egw kurios²⁹kai paremballousin outoi apenanti toutwn epta hmeras kai egeneto en th hmera th ebdomh kai proshgagen o polemos kai epataxen israhl thn surian ekaton ciliadas pezwn mia hmera³⁰kai efugon oi kataloipoi eis afeka eis thn polin kai epesen to teicos epi eikosi kai epta ciliadas andrwn twn kataloipwn kai uios ader efugen kai eishlqen eis ton oikon tou koitwnos eis to tamieion³¹kai eipen tois paisin autou oida oti basileis israhl basileis eleous eisin epiqwmeqa dh sakkous epi tas osfuas hmwn kai scoinia epi tas kefalas hmwn kai exelqwmen pros basilea israhl ei pws zwogonhsei tas yucas hmwn³²kai periezwsanto sakkous epi tas osfuas autwn kai eqesan scoinia epi tas kefalas autwn kai eipon tw basilei israhl doulos sou uios ader legei zhsatw dh h yuch mou kai eipen ei eti zh adelfos mou estin³³kai oi andres oiwnisanto kai espeusan kai anelexan ton logon ek tou stomatos autou kai eipon adelfos sou uios ader kai eipen eiselqate kai labete auton kai exhlqen pros auton uios ader kai anabibazousin auton pros auton epi to arma³⁴kai eipen pros auton tas poleis as elaben o pathr mou para tou patros sou apodwsw soi kai exodous qhseis sautw en damaskw kaqws eqeto o pathr mou en samareia kai egw en diaqhkh exapostelw se kai dieqeto autw diaqhkhn kai exapesteilen auton³⁵kai anqrwpos eis ek twn uiwn twn profhtwn eipen pros ton plhsion autou en logw kuriou pataxon dh me kai ouk hqelhsen o anqrwpos pataxai auton³⁶kai eipen pros auton anq¢ wn ouk hkousas ths fwnhs kuriou idou su apotreceis ap¢ emou kai pataxei se lewn kai aphlqen ap¢ autou kai euriskei auton lewn kai epataxen auton³⁷kai euriskei anqrwpon allon kai eipen pataxon me dh kai epataxen auton o anqrwpos pataxas kai sunetriyen³⁸kai eporeuqh o profhths kai esth tw basilei israhl epi ths odou kai katedhsato telamwni tous ofqalmous autou³⁹kai egeneto ws o basileus pareporeueto kai outos eboa pros ton basilea kai eipen o doulos sou exhlqen epi thn stratian tou polemou kai idou anhr eishgagen pros me andra kai eipen pros me fulaxon touton ton andra ean de ekphdwn ekphdhsh kai estai h yuch sou anti ths yuchs autou h talanton arguriou sthseis⁴⁰kai egenhqh periebleyato o doulos sou wde kai wde kai outos ouk hn kai eipen pros auton o basileus israhl idou kai ta enedra par¢ emoi efoneusas⁴¹kai espeusen kai afeilen ton telamwna apo twn ofqalmwn autou kai epegnw auton o basileus israhl oti ek twn profhtwn outos⁴²kai eipen pros auton tade legei kurios dioti exhnegkas su andra oleqrion ek ceiros sou kai estai h yuch sou anti ths yuchs autou kai o laos sou anti tou laou autou⁴³kai aphlqen o basileus israhl sugkecumenos kai eklelumenos kai ercetai eis samareian

Chapter 22
¹kai ekaqisen tria eth kai ouk hn polemos ana meson surias kai ana meson israhl²kai egenhqh en tw eniautw tw tritw kai katebh iwsafat basileus iouda pros basilea israhl³kai eipen basileus israhl pros tous paidas autou ei oidate oti hmin remmaq galaad kai hmeis siwpwmen labein authn ek ceiros basilews surias⁴kai eipen basileus israhl pros iwsafat anabhsh meq¢ hmwn eis remmaq galaad eis polemon kai eipen iwsafat kaqws egw outws kai su kaqws o laos mou o laos sou kaqws oi ippoi mou oi ippoi sou⁵kai eipen iwsafat basileus iouda pros basilea israhl eperwthsate dh shmeron ton kurion⁶kai sunhqroisen o basileus israhl pantas tous profhtas ws tetrakosious andras kai eipen autois o basileus ei poreuqw eis remmaq galaad eis polemon h episcw kai eipan anabaine kai didous dwsei kurios eis ceiras tou basilews⁷kai eipen iwsafat pros basilea israhl ouk estin wde profhths tou kuriou kai eperwthsomen ton kurion di¢ autou⁸kai eipen o basileus israhl pros iwsafat eti estin anhr eis tou eperwthsai ton kurion di¢ autou kai egw memishka auton oti ou lalei peri emou kala all¢ h kaka micaias uios iemla kai eipen iwsafat basileus iouda mh legetw o basileus outws⁹kai ekalesen o basileus israhl eunoucon ena kai eipen tacos micaian uion iemla¹⁰kai o basileus israhl kai iwsafat basileus iouda ekaqhnto anhr epi tou qronou autou enoploi en tais pulais samareias kai pantes oi profhtai eprofhteuon enwpion autwn¹¹kai epoihsen eautw sedekias uios canana kerata sidhra kai eipen tade legei kurios en toutois keratieis thn surian ews suntelesqh¹²kai pantes oi profhtai eprofhteuon outws legontes anabaine eis remmaq galaad kai euodwsei kai dwsei kurios eis ceiras sou kai ton basilea surias¹³kai o aggelos o poreuqeis kalesai ton micaian elalhsen autw legwn idou dh lalousin pantes oi profhtai en stomati eni kala peri tou basilews ginou dh kai su eis logous sou kata tous logous enos toutwn kai lalhson kala¹⁴kai eipen micaias zh kurios oti a an eiph kurios pros me tauta lalhsw¹⁵kai hlqen pros ton basilea kai eipen autw o basileus micaia ei anabw eis remmaq galaad eis polemon h episcw kai eipen anabaine kai euodwsei kai dwsei kurios eis ceira tou basilews¹⁶kai eipen autw o basileus posakis egw orkizw se opws lalhshs pros me alhqeian en onomati kuriou¹⁷kai eipen micaias ouc outws ewraka panta ton israhl diesparmenon en tois oresin ws poimnion w ouk estin poimhn kai eipen kurios ou kurios toutois anastrefetw ekastos eis ton oikon autou en eirhnh¹⁸kai eipen basileus israhl pros iwsafat basilea iouda ouk eipa pros se ou profhteuei outos moi kala dioti all¢ h kaka¹⁹kai eipen micaias ouc outws ouk egw akoue rhma kuriou ouc outws eidon ton kurion qeon israhl kaqhmenon epi qronou autou kai pasa h stratia tou ouranou eisthkei peri auton ek dexiwn autou kai ex euwnumwn autou²⁰kai eipen kurios tis apathsei ton acaab basilea israhl kai anabhsetai kai peseitai en remmaq galaad kai eipen outos outws kai outos outws²¹kai exhlqen pneuma kai esth enwpion kuriou kai eipen egw apathsw auton kai eipen pros auton kurios en tini²²kai eipen exeleusomai kai esomai pneuma yeudes en stomati pantwn twn profhtwn autou kai eipen apathseis kai ge dunhsei exelqe kai poihson outws²³kai nun idou edwken kurios pneuma yeudes en stomati pantwn twn profhtwn sou toutwn kai kurios elalhsen epi se kaka²⁴kai proshlqen sedekiou uios canana kai epataxen ton micaian epi thn siagona kai eipen poion pneuma kuriou to lalhsan en soi²⁵kai eipen micaias idou su oyh en th hmera ekeinh otan eiselqhs tamieion tou tamieiou tou krubhnai²⁶kai eipen o basileus israhl labete ton micaian kai apostreyate auton pros emhr ton arconta ths polews kai tw iwas uiw tou basilews²⁷eipon qesqai touton en fulakh kai esqiein auton arton qliyews kai udwr qliyews ews tou epistreyai me en eirhnh²⁸kai eipen micaias ean epistrefwn epistreyhs en eirhnh ouk elalhsen kurios en emoi²⁹kai anebh basileus israhl kai iwsafat basileus iouda met¢ autou eis remmaq galaad³⁰kai eipen basileus israhl pros iwsafat basilea iouda sugkaluyomai kai eiseleusomai eis ton polemon kai su endusai ton imatismon mou kai sunekaluyato o basileus israhl kai eishlqen eis ton polemon³¹kai basileus surias eneteilato tois arcousi twn armatwn autou triakonta kai dusin legwn mh polemeite mikron kai megan all¢ h ton basilea israhl monwtaton³²kai egeneto ws eidon oi arcontes twn armatwn ton iwsafat basilea iouda kai autoi eipon fainetai basileus israhl outos kai ekuklwsan auton polemhsai kai anekraxen iwsafat³³kai egeneto ws eidon oi arcontes twn armatwn oti ouk estin basileus israhl outos kai apestreyan ap¢ autou³⁴kai eneteinen eis to toxon eustocws kai epataxen ton basilea israhl ana meson tou pneumonos kai ana meson tou qwrakos kai eipen tw hniocw autou epistreyon tas ceiras sou kai exagage me ek tou polemou oti tetrwmai³⁵kai etropwqh o polemos en th hmera ekeinh kai o basileus hn esthkws epi tou armatos ex enantias surias apo prwi ews esperas kai apecunne to aima ek ths plhghs eis ton kolpon tou armatos kai apeqanen esperas kai exeporeueto to aima ths trophs ews tou kolpou tou armatos³⁶kai esth o stratokhrux dunontos tou hliou legwn ekastos eis thn eautou polin kai eis thn eautou ghn³⁷oti teqnhken o basileus kai hlqon eis samareian kai eqayan ton basilea en samareia³⁸kai apeniyan to arma epi thn krhnhn samareias kai exeleixan ai ues kai oi kunes to aima kai ai pornai elousanto en tw aimati kata to rhma kuriou o elalhsen³⁹kai ta loipa twn logwn acaab kai panta a epoihsen kai oikon elefantinon on wkodomhsen kai pasas tas poleis as epoihsen ouk idou tauta gegraptai en bibliw logwn twn hmerwn twn basilewn israhl⁴⁰kai ekoimhqh acaab meta twn paterwn autou kai ebasileusen ocozias uios autou ant¢ autou⁴¹kai iwsafat uios asa ebasileusen epi iouda etei tetartw tw acaab basilews israhl ebasileusen⁴²iwsafat uios triakonta kai pente etwn en tw basileuein auton kai eikosi kai pente eth ebasileusen en ierousalhm kai onoma th mhtri autou azouba qugathr selei+⁴³kai eporeuqh en pash odw asa tou patros autou ouk exeklinen ap¢ auths tou poihsai to euqes en ofqalmois kuriou⁴⁴plhn twn uyhlwn ouk exhren eti o laos equsiazen kai equmiwn en tois uyhlois⁴⁵kai eirhneusen iwsafat meta basilews israhl⁴⁶kai ta loipa twn logwn iwsafat kai ai dunasteiai autou osa epoihsen ouk idou tauta gegrammena en bibliw logwn twn hmerwn twn basilewn iouda⁵¹kai ekoimhqh iwsafat meta twn paterwn autou kai etafh para tois patrasin autou en polei dauid tou patros autou kai ebasileusen iwram uios autou ant¢ autou⁵²kai ocozias uios acaab ebasileusen epi israhl en samareia en etei eptakaidekatw iwsafat basilei iouda kai ebasileusen en israhl eth duo⁵³kai epoihsen to ponhron enantion kuriou kai eporeuqh en odw acaab tou patros autou kai en odw iezabel ths mhtros autou kai en tais amartiais oikou ieroboam uiou nabat os exhmarten ton israhl⁵⁴kai edouleusen tois baalim kai prosekunhsen autois kai parwrgisen ton kurion qeon israhl kata panta ta genomena emprosqen autou