亞比央做猶大王
1尼八的兒子耶羅波安王執政第十八年，亞比央登基做猶大王， 2他在耶路撒冷執政三年，母親是押沙龍的女兒瑪迦。
3亞比央和他父親一樣作惡多端，沒有像他祖先大衛一樣忠於他的上帝耶和華。 4但他的上帝耶和華因為大衛的緣故，仍然讓他兒子在耶路撒冷繼位，使耶路撒冷堅立。 5除了赫人烏利亞事件以外，大衛一生都做耶和華視為正的事，沒有違背耶和華的任何命令。
6羅波安和耶羅波安之間常有戰事，一直延續到亞比央王朝。 7亞比央和耶羅波安之間也常有戰事。亞比央其他的事及其一切所作所為都記在猶大的列王史上。 8亞比央與祖先同眠後葬在大衛城，他兒子亞撒繼位。
亞撒做猶大王
9耶羅波安做以色列王第二十年，亞撒登基做猶大王， 10他在耶路撒冷執政四十一年。他祖母是押沙龍的女兒瑪迦。 11亞撒效法他祖先大衛，做耶和華視為正的事。 12他從國中驅逐了男廟妓，清除了他祖先製造的一切神像。 13亞撒還廢除了他祖母瑪迦的太后之位，因為她造了可憎的亞舍拉神像。亞撒把她的神像砍倒，放在汲淪溪燒掉。 14雖然他沒有拆毀邱壇，但他一生忠於耶和華。 15他又把他父親和他自己所獻上的金銀和器皿都帶到耶和華的殿裡。
16亞撒和以色列王巴沙之間常有爭戰。 17以色列王巴沙上來攻打猶大，他修築拉瑪城，企圖隔斷猶大王亞撒與外界的聯繫。 18於是，亞撒把耶和華殿裡和王宮庫房裡剩餘的金銀交給臣僕，派他們送給大馬士革的亞蘭王，即他伯利們的兒子、希旬的孫子便·哈達，說： 19「我們之間應立盟約，像我們的父親之間立約一樣，現在奉上金銀為禮，請你取消與以色列王巴沙立的盟約。這樣，他就會從我境內退兵。」 20便·哈達接受了亞撒王的提議，派將領攻打以色列的城邑，攻佔了以雲、但、亞伯·伯·瑪迦、基尼烈全境和拿弗他利全境。 21巴沙聞訊，就停止修築拉瑪，退回得撒去了。 22亞撒王令全國的猶大人出動，將巴沙修築拉瑪城的石頭和木材搬走，用來修建便雅憫的迦巴和米斯巴。 23亞撒其他的事蹟、功業和他興建的城邑都記在猶大的列王史上。亞撒年老的時候，患了腳疾。 24他與祖先同眠後，葬在大衛城他的祖墳裡。他兒子約沙法繼位。
拿答做以色列王
25亞撒做猶大王第二年，耶羅波安的兒子拿答登基做以色列王，執政兩年。 26拿答像他父親一樣作惡多端，行耶和華視為惡的事，使以色列人陷入罪中。 27-28亞撒做猶大王第三年，拿答率以色列軍圍攻非利士的基比頓城時，以薩迦支派亞希雅的兒子巴沙叛變，殺了拿答，篡位稱王。 29巴沙一做王，立刻誅殺耶羅波安全家，無一倖免，應驗了耶和華藉祂僕人——示羅人亞希雅所說的話。 30這是因為耶羅波安犯罪，並使以色列人陷入罪中，惹以色列的上帝耶和華發怒。 31拿答其他的事及其一切所作所為都記在以色列的列王史上。 32亞撒和以色列王巴沙執政期間，雙方常常爭戰。
巴沙做以色列王
33猶大王亞撒執政第三年，亞希雅的兒子巴沙在得撒登基做以色列王，執政二十四年。 34他步耶羅波安的後塵，做耶和華視為惡的事，使以色列人陷入罪中。
1Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah. 2Three years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.15.2 Maachah…: also called, Michaiah the daughter of Uriel15.2 Abishalom: also called, Absalom 3And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father. 4Nevertheless for David’s sake did the LORD his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem:15.4 lamp: or, candle 5Because David did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, and turned not aside from any thing that he commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite. 6And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life. 7Now the rest of the acts of Abijam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam. 8And Abijam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead.
9¶ And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned Asa over Judah. 10And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.15.10 mother’s: that is, grandmother’s 11And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, as did David his father. 12And he took away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made. 13And also Maachah his mother, even her he removed from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove; and Asa destroyed her idol, and burnt it by the brook Kidron.15.13 destroyed: Heb. cut off 14But the high places were not removed: nevertheless Asa’s heart was perfect with the LORD all his days. 15And he brought in the things which his father had dedicated, and the things which himself had dedicated, into the house of the LORD, silver, and gold, and vessels.15.15 things: Heb. holy
16¶ And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days. 17And Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not suffer any to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah. 18Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king’s house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants: and king Asa sent them to Ben-hadad, the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying, 19There is a league between me and thee, and between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent unto thee a present of silver and gold; come and break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.15.19 depart: Heb. go up 20So Ben-hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of the hosts which he had against the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel-beth-maachah, and all Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali. 21And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah. 22Then king Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none was exempted: and they took away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and king Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.15.22 exempted: Heb. free 23The rest of all the acts of Asa, and all his might, and all that he did, and the cities which he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? Nevertheless in the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet. 24And Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead.15.24 Jehoshaphat: Gr. Josaphat
25¶ And Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned over Israel two years.15.25 began…: Heb. reigned 26And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin.
27¶ And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha smote him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel laid siege to Gibbethon. 28Even in the third year of Asa king of Judah did Baasha slay him, and reigned in his stead. 29And it came to pass, when he reigned, that he smote all the house of Jeroboam; he left not to Jeroboam any that breathed, until he had destroyed him, according unto the saying of the LORD, which he spake by his servant Ahijah the Shilonite: 30Because of the sins of Jeroboam which he sinned, and which he made Israel sin, by his provocation wherewith he provoked the LORD God of Israel to anger.
31¶ Now the rest of the acts of Nadab, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 32And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days. 33In the third year of Asa king of Judah began Baasha the son of Ahijah to reign over all Israel in Tirzah, twenty and four years. 34And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin.
