1AND Belchira recognized and saw the place of Isaiah and the prophets who were with him; for he dwelt in the region of Bethlehem, and was an adherent of Manasseh. And he prophesied falsely in Jerusalem, and many belonging to Jerusalem were confederate with him, and he was a Samaritan.
2And it came to pass when Alagar Zagar, king of Assyria, had come and captive, and led them away to the mountains of the medes and the rivers of Tazon;
3This (Belchira), whilst still a youth, had escaped and come to Jerusalem in the days of Hezekiah king of Yahudah (Judah), but he walked not in the ways of his father of Samaria; for he feared Hezekiah.
4And he was found in the days of Hezekiah speaking words of lawlessness in Jerusalem.
5And the servants of Hezekiah accused him, and he made his escape to the region of Bethlehem. And they persuaded...