፩ እናም እንዲህ ሆነ በአምስተኛው የንግስና ዓመታቸው መጀመሪያ በህዝቡ መካከል ጠብ ተጀመረ፤ እጅግ አጭበርባሪ፣ አዎን ለዓለም ጥበብ ብልህ ሰው የሆነ፣ በህግ መሰረት በተገደለው ሀጌዴዎንን በገደለው ሰው ሥርዓት መሠረት የነበረው አምሊኪ ተብሎ የሚጠራው ሰው ነበር።
1 And it came to pass in the commencement of the fifth year of their reign, there began to be a contention among the people, for a certain man, being called Amlici; he being a very cunning man, yea, a wise man, as to the wisdom of the world; he being after the order of the man that slew Gideon by the sword, who was executed according to the law.