1 No décimo oitavo ano do reinado de Jeroboão, filho de Nebate, Abias tornou-se rei de Judá,

2 e reinou três anos em Jerusalém. O nome de sua mãe era Maaca, filha de Absalão.

3 Ele cometeu todos os pecados que o seu pai tinha cometido; seu coração não era inteiramente consagrado ao Senhor, ao seu Deus, quanto fora o coração de Davi, seu antepassado.

4 No entanto, por amor de Davi, o Senhor, o seu Deus, concedeu-lhe uma lâmpada em Jerusalém dando-lhe um filho como sucessor e fortalecendo Jerusalém.

5 Pois Davi fizera o que o Senhor aprova e não deixara de obedecer a nenhum dos mandamentos do Senhor durante todos os dias da sua vida, exceto no caso de Urias, o hitita.

6 E houve guerra entre Roboão e Jeroboão durante toda a vida de Abias.

7 Os demais acontecimentos do reinado de Abias e todas as suas realizações estão escritos nos registros históricos dos reis de Judá. Também houve guerra entre Abias e Jeroboão.

8 E Abias descansou com os seus antepassados e foi sepultado na cidade de Davi. E o seu filho Asa foi o seu sucessor.

9 No vigésimo ano do reinado de Jeroboão, rei de Israel, Asa tornou-se rei de Judá,

10 e reinou quarenta e um anos em Jerusalém. O nome da sua avó era Maaca, filha de Absalão.

11 Asa fez o que o Senhor aprova, tal como Davi, seu predecessor.

12 Expulsou do país os prostitutos cultuais e se desfez de todos os ídolos que seu pai havia feito.

13 Chegou até a depor sua avó Maaca da posição de rainha-mãe, pois ela havia feito um poste sagrado repugnante. Asa derrubou o poste e o queimou no vale do Cedrom.

14 Embora os altares idólatras não tenham sido eliminados, o coração de Asa foi totalmente dedicado ao Senhor durante toda a sua vida.

15 Ele trouxe para o templo do Senhor a prata, o ouro e os utensílios que ele e seu pai haviam consagrado.

16 Houve guerra entre Asa e Baasa, rei de Israel, durante todo o reinado deles.

17 Baasa, rei de Israel, invadiu Judá e fortificou Ramá, para que ninguém pudesse entrar nem sair do território de Asa, rei de Judá.

18 Então Asa ajuntou a prata e o ouro que haviam sobrado no tesouro do templo do Senhor e do seu próprio palácio. Confiou tudo isso a alguns dos seus oficiais e os enviou a Ben-Hadade, filho de Tabriom e neto de Heziom, rei da Síria, que governava em Damasco,

19 com uma mensagem que dizia: "Façamos um tratado, como fizeram meu pai e o teu. Estou te enviando como presente prata e ouro. Agora, rompe o tratado que tens com Baasa, rei de Israel, para que ele saia do meu país".

20 Ben-Hadade aceitou a proposta do rei Asa e ordenou aos comandantes das suas forças que atacassem as cidades de Israel. Ele conquistou Ijom, Dã, Abel-Bete-Maaca e todo o Quinerete, além de Naftali.

21 Quando Baasa soube disso, abandonou a construção dos muros de Ramá e foi para Tirza.

22 Então o rei Asa reuniu todos homens de Judá — ninguém foi isentado — e eles retiraram de Ramá as pedras e a madeira que Baasa estivera usando. Com esse material Asa fortificou Geba, em Benjamim, e também Mispá.

23 Os demais acontecimentos do reinado de Asa, todas as suas realizações, tudo o que fez e todas as cidades que construiu, tudo isso está escrito nos registros históricos dos reis de Judá. Na velhice Asa sofreu uma doença nos pés,

24 e quando descansou com os seus antepassados, foi sepultado com eles na cidade de Davi, seu pai. E seu filho Josafá foi o seu sucessor.

25 Nadabe, filho de Jeroboão, tornou-se rei de Israel no segundo ano do reinado de Asa, rei de Judá, e reinou dois anos sobre Israel.

26 Fez o que o Senhor reprova, andando nos caminhos do seu pai e no pecado que ele tinha levado Israel a cometer.

27 Baasa, filho de Aías, da tribo de Issacar, conspirou contra ele, e o matou na cidade filistéia de Gibetom, enquanto Nadabe e todo o exército de Israel a sitiavam.

28 Baasa matou Nadabe no terceiro ano do reinado de Asa, rei de Judá, e foi o seu sucessor.

29 Assim que começou a reinar, matou toda a família de Jeroboão. Dos pertencentes a Jeroboão não deixou ninguém vivo, mas destruiu a todos, de acordo com a palavra do Senhor anunciada por seu servo, o silonita Aías.

30 Isso aconteceu por causa dos pecados que Jeroboão havia cometido e havia feito Israel cometer, e porque ele tinha provocado a ira do Senhor, o Deus de Israel.

31 Os demais acontecimentos do reinado de Nadabe e tudo o que fez, estão escritos nos registros históricos dos reis de Israel.

32 Houve guerra entre Asa e Baasa, rei de Israel, durante todo o reinado deles.

33 No terceiro ano do reinado de Asa, rei de Judá, Baasa, filho de Aías, tornou-se rei de todo o Israel, em Tirza, e reinou vinte e quatro anos.

34 Fez o que o Senhor reprova, andando nos caminhos de Jeroboão e nos pecados que ele tinha levado Israel a cometer.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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