Now the restof allthe actsof Asaand allhis mightand allthat he didand the citieswhichhe built,are they not writtenin the Bookof the Chroniclesof the Kingsof Judah?But in the timeof his oldagehe was diseasedin his feet.
Now the restof the actsof Jeroboam,howhe madewarand howhe reigned,behold,they are writtenin the Bookof the Chroniclesof the Kingsof Israel.
They destroyedallthe citiesaroundGerar,for the dreadof the LORDhad fallenon them; and they despoiledallthe cities,for there was muchplunderin them.
For he saidto Judah,"Let us buildthesecitiesand surround[them] with wallsand towers,gatesand bars.The landis stilloursbecausewe have soughtthe LORDour God;we have soughtHim, and He has givenus reston everyside."So they builtand prospered.
As for the daysof our life,they contain seventyyears,Or ifdue to strength,eightyyears,Yet their prideis [but] laborand sorrow;For soonit is goneand we flyaway.
