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Ahaz was twenty years old when he became
king
, and he reigned in
Jerusalem
sixteen years .
And
unlike
David
his
father,
he did not do
what
was right in the eyes
of the LORD .
Ahaz was twenty years old when he began
to
reign
, and he reigned sixteen years in
Jerusalem:
but
he did not that
which
was right in the sight
of the LORD ,
like
David
his
father:
Instead,
he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and even
made cast
images of
the
Baals
.
For
he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel ,
and made also
molten
images for
Baalim
.
Moreover ,
Ahaz
burned
incense in the Valley of Hinnom and sacrificed
his sons
in the fire, according
to
the abominations of the nations
that
the LORD had driven
out before the Israelites
.
Moreover he
burnt
incense in the valley of the
son
of
Hinnom ,
and burnt
his children
in the fire, after
the abominations of the heathen
whom
the LORD had cast
out before the children
of
Israel
.
And
he sacrificed and burned
incense on
the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.
He sacrificed also
and burnt
incense in
the high places, and
on the hills, and under every green tree.
So
the LORD his God delivered Ahaz
into the hand of the king of Aram,
who
attacked
him and took
many
captives to Damascus. Ahaz
was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who struck
him with great force
.
Wherefore
the LORD his God delivered him
into the hand of the king of Syria;
and
they
smote
him ,
and carried
away
a
great
multitude
of
them
captives ,
and
brought
them
to Damascus. And
he
was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who smote
him with a
great slaughter
.
For in
one
day
Pekah son of Remaliah killed
120
, 000
valiant men in
Judah.
This
happened
because they had forsaken the LORD ,
the
God of their fathers.
For Pekah the
son of Remaliah slew
in
Judah
an
hundred
and
twenty
thousand
in
one
day
, which
were
all
valiant men ;
because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers.
Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, killed
Maaseiah the son of
the
king
, Azrikam the governor of the palace
, and Elkanah the
second
to the king.
And
Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew
Maaseiah the king's
son, and
Azrikam the governor of the house
, and Elkanah that
was
next
to the king.
Then
the Israelites
took
200,000
captives
from
their kinsmen—
women, sons, and daughters .
They
also carried
off
a
great
deal
of
plunder
and brought it
to Samaria.
And
the children
of
Israel
carried
away
captive
of
their brethren
two
hundred
thousand,
women, sons, and daughters ,
and
took
also away
much
spoil
from
them,
and brought the
spoil
to Samaria.
But a prophet of the LORD named
Oded
was there, and he went out to
meet
the army
that returned
to Samaria .
“Look
, ”
he
said to
them, “because
of
His
wrath
against
Judah
, the LORD ,
the
God of your fathers, has
delivered them into your hand .
But
you
have slaughtered
them in a rage that reaches
up to
heaven.
But a prophet of the LORD was there, whose
name
was
Oded:
and he went out before
the host
that came
to Samaria, and
said unto
them, Behold
, because
the LORD God of your fathers was
wroth
with
Judah
, he
hath
delivered them into your hand ,
and
ye
have slain
them in a rage that reacheth
up unto
heaven.
And now you
intend
to
reduce
to slavery
the men
and
women
of Judah and Jerusalem .
But are you
not also
guilty
before
the LORD your God?
And now ye
purpose
to keep
under
the children
of Judah and Jerusalem for
bondmen
and
bondwomen
unto
you:
but are there
not with
you,
even
with
you,
sins
against
the LORD your God?
Now therefore, listen
to
me
and return
the captives you
took
from
your
kinsmen
, for the fierce anger
of the LORD is upon you. ”
Now hear
me
therefore, and deliver
the captives again
, which
ye
have
taken
captive
of
your
brethren:
for the fierce wrath
of the LORD is upon you.
Then some
of the leaders
of the Ephraimites
—
Azariah son of Jehohanan
, Berechiah son of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah son of Shallum, and Amasa son of Hadlai —
stood in
opposition
to
those
arriving
from the war .
Then certain
of the heads
of the children
of
Ephraim,
Azariah the
son of Johanan
, Berechiah the
son of Meshillemoth, and
Jehizkiah the
son of Shallum, and Amasa the
son of Hadlai ,
stood up
against
them
that
came
from the war ,
“You
must
not bring the captives here,”
they
said,
“
for you
are
proposing
to
bring
guilt
upon
us
from
the LORD and
to add to our sins and our guilt.
For our guilt
is great, and fierce
anger
is upon
Israel. ”
And
said
unto
them,
Ye
shall
not bring in
the captives hither:
for whereas
we
have
offended
against
the LORD already,
ye
intend
to add more
to our sins and to
our trespass:
for our trespass
is great, and there
is fierce
wrath
against
Israel.
So the armed men left the captives and the plunder
before the leaders
and all the assembly
.
So the armed men left the captives and the spoil
before the princes
and all the congregation
.
Then
the men who
were designated
by name arose
, took charge
of
the captives, and provided
from
the
plunder
clothing
for
the naked.
They
clothed them, gave
them sandals
and food
and drink, anointed their
wounds
, and put
all the feeble on
donkeys.
So
they
brought them to Jericho, the City of Palms
, to their brothers.
Then they returned to Samaria.
And
the men which
were expressed
by name rose
up
, and
took the captives, and with
the spoil
clothed all
that
were
naked
among
them, and
arrayed
them ,
and shod
them,
and gave
them
to
eat
and
to
drink, and
anointed them
, and carried
all the feeble of
them
upon
asses,
and
brought them to Jericho, the city of palm
trees
, to their brethren:
then they returned to Samaria.
At that time King Ahaz sent
for
help
from
the king
of Assyria.
At that time did
king Ahaz send
unto
the kings
of Assyria to
help
him
.
The Edomites had again
come and attacked
Judah and carried away captives.
For
again
the Edomites had come and smitten
Judah ,
and carried away captives.
The Philistines had
also raided
the cities of the foothills
and the Negev
of Judah, capturing
and occupying
Beth-shemesh
, Aijalon
, and Gederoth, as
well
as
Soco
, Timnah, and
Gimzo with
their
villages.
The Philistines also had
invaded
the cities of the low
country,
and of
the south
of Judah, and had
taken
Bethshemesh
, and
Ajalon
, and Gederoth, and
Shocho
with
the
villages
thereof
, and
Timnah with
the
villages
thereof
, Gimzo also
and
the
villages thereof:
and
they
dwelt
there
.
For the LORD humbled
Judah because Ahaz king of Israel had
thrown
off
restraint
in
Judah and had
been
most
unfaithful
to
the LORD.
For the LORD brought
Judah low
because of
Ahaz king of Israel ;
for
he
made
Judah naked,
and transgressed
sore
against
the LORD.
Then
Tiglath-pileser
king of Assyria came to
Ahaz
but
afflicted
him rather
than
strengthening
him.
And
Tilgathpilneser
king of Assyria came unto
him ,
and
distressed
him ,
but
strengthened
him
not
.
Although
Ahaz had
taken
a portion from
the house of the LORD, from
the royal
palace
, and from
the princes and had
presented
it to
the king of Assyria ,
it
did
not
help
him.
For
Ahaz took
away
a portion out
of
the house of the LORD, and
out
of
the house
of
the
king
, and of
the princes ,
and gave
it unto
the king of Assyria :
but
he
helped
him not
.
In the time of his distress ,
King
Ahaz
became
even
more unfaithful
to
the LORD.
And
in the time of his distress did
he
trespass
yet
more against
the LORD :
this
is
that
king
Ahaz
.
Since
Damascus
had
defeated
him,
he sacrificed to
their
gods and said, “
Because the gods of the kings of Aram
have
helped
them, I
will sacrifice to them that they may help me. ”
But these
gods
were the downfall
of Ahaz
and of all Israel.
For
he sacrificed unto
the
gods of
Damascus,
which
smote
him:
and he
said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria
help
them, therefore
will I
sacrifice to them ,
that they may help me. But they
were the ruin
of him,
and of all Israel.
Then
Ahaz gathered up
the articles
of the house of God, cut them
into
pieces, shut the doors of the house of the LORD, and set
up
altars of
his
own
on
every street
corner in
Jerusalem.
And
Ahaz gathered together
the vessels
of the house of God, and
cut in
pieces the
vessels
of
the
house
of
God
, and
shut up
the doors of the house of the LORD, and he
made
him
altars in
every corner of
Jerusalem.
In every city of Judah he built
high places to offer
incense to
other gods, and so
he
provoked the LORD ,
the
God of his fathers.
And
in every several
city of Judah he made
high places to burn
incense unto
other gods, and provoked to
anger
the LORD God of his fathers.
As
for
the rest of the
acts of
Ahaz
and all his ways, from
beginning
to
end
, they are indeed
written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.
Now
the rest of his
acts and of
all his ways, first
and
last
, behold,
they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
And Ahaz rested
with his fathers and was
buried in the city of
Jerusalem
, but he
was
not placed
in
the tombs
of the kings of Israel .
And his son Hezekiah
reigned in his place
.
And Ahaz slept
with his fathers ,
and they
buried him
in the city, even
in
Jerusalem:
but they
brought
him
not into
the sepulchres
of the kings of Israel :
and Hezekiah
his son reigned in his stead
.
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