Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
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.
A
son
of
twenty years `is'
Ahaz
in
his
reigning
, and sixteen
years
he hath
reigned in Jerusalem, and
he hath
not done
that
which
is
right in the eyes of Jehovah,
as
David
his
father,
Instead,
he
walked
in the ways of the kings of Israel and even
made
cast
images of
the
Baals.
and
walketh
in the ways of the kings of Israel ,
and also,
molten
images hath
made
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.
and
himself
hath
made
perfume
in the valley of the
son
of
Hinnom ,
and burneth
his sons with
fire according to the abominations of the nations that Jehovah
dispossessed
from
the presence
of
the sons
of
Israel,
And he
sacrificed
and burned
incense
on
the
high places, on the hills
, and under every green tree.
and sacrificeth
and maketh
perfume
in
high places, and
on the heights
, 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
.
And
Jehovah
his God giveth
him
into the hand of the king of Aram, and
they
smite
him ,
and take
captive
from
him
a
great
captivity,
and
bring
`them'
in
to Damascus ,
and
also into the hand of the king of Israel he
hath
been
given
, and
he
smiteth
him --
a
great smiting
.
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.
And
Pekah son of Remaliah slayeth
in Judah a
hundred
and
twenty
thousand
in
one
day
(
the whole
`are'
sons
of
valour)
, because
of
their
forsaking
Jehovah,
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 one
of Ephraim, slayeth
Maaseiah son of the king, and
Azrikam leader
of the house
, and Elkanah second 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 sons
of
Israel
take
captive
of
their brethren
, two
hundred
thousand
, wives,
sons
and daughters ,
and
also much
spoil
they
have
seized
from
them,
and they
bring
in
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.
And
there
hath
been
there
a prophet of Jehovah
(
Oded `is'
his
name)
, and he goeth
out before
the host
that hath
come
in
to Samaria, and
saith
to them, `Lo
, in
the fury
of
Jehovah
God of your fathers against
Judah
, He
hath
given
them into your hand ,
and
ye
slay
among
them in rage --
unto
the
heavens
it
hath
come;
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 ,
sons
of Judah and Jerusalem ye
are saying
to
subdue
for
men-servants
and
for
maid-servants
to
you ;
but
are
there
not with
you
causes
of
guilt
before Jehovah
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. ”
and
now, hear
me ,
and send
back
the captives whom
ye
have
taken
captive
of
your brethren
, for the heat
of the anger
of
Jehovah
`
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.
And
certain
of the heads
of the sons
of
Ephraim
(
Azariah son of Johanan
, Berechiah son of Meshillemoth, and
Jehizkiah son of Shallum, and Amasa son of Hadlai ),
rise
up
against
those coming
in
from the host,
“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
say
to
them,
`Ye
do
not bring in
the captives hither
, for ,
to guilt against
Jehovah
on
us ,
ye
are
saying
to add unto
our sin
and unto
our guilt ?
for abundant
`
is '
the
guilt
we
have
, and the
fierceness
of
anger on
Israel. '
So
the armed men left
the captives and the plunder
before the leaders
and all the assembly .
And
the armed men leave
the captives and the prey
before the heads
and all the assembly ;
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 who have
been
expressed
by name rise
and
take
hold
on
the captives, and all
their
naked ones
they have
clothed from
the
spoil,
yea,
they
clothe
them, and
shoe
them ,
and cause
them
to
eat
and drink, and
anoint
them
, and lead
them
on asses,
even
every
feeble
one,
and
bring
them in
to Jericho, the city of palms, near
their brethren,
and
turn
back
to Samaria.
At that time King Ahaz sent for
help
from
the king of Assyria.
At that time hath
king Ahaz sent unto
the king of Asshur
to
give
help
to
him;
The Edomites had
again
come and attacked
Judah and carried
away
captives
.
and
again
the Edomites have
come ,
and smite
in
Judah ,
and take
captive
a
captivity
.
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 .
And
the Philistines have
rushed
against
the cities of the low
country,
and of
the south
of Judah, and capture
Beth-Shemesh, and
Aijalon, and Gederoth, and
Shocho
and
its
villages
, and
Timnah and
its
villages
, and Gimzo and
its
villages ,
and
dwell
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 Jehovah
hath
humbled Judah because of
Ahaz king of Israel ,
for
he
made
free
with
Judah ,
even
to commit
a
trespass
against
Jehovah
.
Then
Tiglath
- pileser
king of Assyria
came
to
Ahaz
but
afflicted
him rather
than
strengthening
him .
And
Tilgath
- Pilneser
king of Asshur
cometh
in
unto
him ,
and
doth
distress
him ,
and
hath
not
strengthened
him,
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.
though
Ahaz hath
taken a portion `out'
of
the house of Jehovah
, and
`out'
of
the house
of
the
king
, and of
the princes ,
and giveth
to the king of Asshur
, yet
it is
no
help to
him.
In the time of his distress, King Ahaz became
even
more
unfaithful
to
the
LORD.
And
in the time of his distress --
he
addeth
to
trespass
against
Jehovah
, (this
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.
and
he sacrificeth
to the
gods of
Damascus
--
those
smiting
him,
and saith
, `
Because the gods of the kings of Aram are
helping
them, to them I
sacrifice,
and
they help me ,'
and they
have
been
to
him
to
cause
him
to
stumble,
and
to
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 gathereth
the vessels
of the house of God, and
cutteth
in
pieces the
vessels
of
the
house
of
God
, and
shutteth
the doors of the house of Jehovah
, and maketh
to
himself
altars in
every corner in 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 city and
city
of Judah he hath
made
high places to make
perfume
to other gods, and provoketh
Jehovah
, 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.
And
the rest of his
matters,
and all his ways, the
first
and
the
last
, lo,
they are written on
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 lieth
with his fathers ,
and they
bury
him
in the city ,
in
Jerusalem, but have
not brought
him
in to
the graves
of the kings of Israel ,
and reign
doth
Hezekiah
his son in his stead
.
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