And blessed be your conduct, and blessed are you, who has hindered me this very day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself.

And you shall see, if it shall go the way of its coasts along by Beth Shemesh, He has brought upon us this great affliction; and if not, then shall we know that His hand has not touched us, and this has happened to us by chance.

And it came to pass at midnight that the Lord struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on the throne, to the firstborn of the captive in the dungeon, and the firstborn of all cattle.

And the Lord plagued the king, and he was leprous till the day of his death; and he reigned in a separate house. And Jotham the king's son [was] over the household, judging the people of the land.

And it came to pass at night that the Angel of the Lord went forth, and killed in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and eighty-five thousand. And they rose early in the morning, and behold, [these were] all dead corpses.

And the king hearkened not to the people, for there was a change [of their minds] from God, saying, The Lord has confirmed His word, which he spoke by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite concerning Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and [concerning] all Israel;

Then immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give glory to God. And becoming eaten by worms, he died.