2 Chronicles 16

¹ In that tyme Anany, the profete, cam to Asa, kyng of Juda, and seide to hym, For thou haddist trist in the kyng of Sirie, and not in thi Lord God, herfor the oost of the kyng of Sirie aschapide fro thin hond. ² Whether Ethiopiens and Libiens weren not many mo in charis, and knyytis, and ful greet multitude; whiche whanne thou haddist bileuyd to the Lord, he bitook in to thin hondis? 3 For the iyen of the Lord biholden al the erthe, and yyuen strengthe to hem, that with perfit herte bileuen in to hym. Therfor thou hast do folili, and for this, yhe, in present tyme batels schulen rise ayens thee. 4 And Asa was wrooth ayens the prophete, and comaundide hym to be sent in to stockis. Forsothe the Lord hadde indignacioun greetli on this thing, and killide ful many of the puple in that tyme. 5 Sotheli the firste and the laste werkis of Asa ben writun in the book of kyngis of Juda and of Israel. 6 Forsothe Asa was sijk ful gretli in the akynge of feet, in the nyne and thrittithe yeer of his rewme; and nether in his sikenesse he souyte the Lord, but tristide more in the craft of lechis. 7 And Asa slepte with hise fadris, and he was deed in the oon and fourtithe yeer of his rewme. 8 And thei birieden him in his sepulcre, which he hadde maad to hym silf in the cytee of Dauid; and thei puttiden hym on his bed ful of swete smellynge spices and oynementis of hooris, that weren maad togidere bi the craft of oynement makeris, and thei brenten on hym with ful greet cost. ¹⁰ Forsothe Josaphat, his sone, regnyde for hym; and he hadde the maistrye ayens Israel. ¹¹ And he settide noumbris of knyytis in alle the citees of Juda, that weren cumpassid with wallis, and he disposide strong holdis in the lond of Juda, and in the citees of Effraym, whiche Asa, his fadir, hadde take. ¹² And the Lord was with Josaphat, whiche yede in the firste weies of Dauid, his fadir; he hopide not in Baalym, ¹³ but in the Lord God of Dauid, his fadir, and he yede in the comaundementis of God, and not bi the synnes of Israel. ¹⁴ And the Lord confermyde the rewme in his hond; and al Juda yaf yiftis to Josaphat, and ritchessis with outen noumbre, and myche glorie weren maad to hym.