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BSB
Berean Standard Bible
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In the seventeenth year of Pekah son of Remaliah ,
Ahaz son of Jotham became
king of Judah.
In the seventeenth year of Pekah the
son of Remaliah Ahaz the
son of Jotham king of Judah began
to
reign
.
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 his God.
Twenty years old was
Ahaz
when he began
to
reign
, and reigned sixteen years in
Jerusalem
, and
did not that
which
was right in the sight
of the LORD his God ,
like
David
his
father
.
Instead,
he walked in the ways
of the kings of Israel and even
sacrificed
his son in
the fire, according to the abominations of the nations
that
the LORD had
driven
out before the Israelites
.
But
he walked in the way
of the kings of Israel ,
yea,
and made
his son to
pass
through
the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen,
whom
the LORD cast
out from
before the children
of
Israel
.
And he sacrificed and burned
incense on
the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.
And he sacrificed and burnt
incense in
the high places, and
on the hills, and under every green tree.
Then Rezin king of Aram
and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to wage
war
against
Jerusalem .
They besieged Ahaz but could not overcome him.
Then Rezin king of Syria
and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to
war:
and
they besieged Ahaz ,
but could not overcome him.
At that time Rezin king of Aram
recovered Elath for
Aram
, drove
out
the men
of
Judah,
and sent
the Edomites
into
Elath, where
they
live
to
this day.
At that time Rezin king of Syria
recovered Elath to
Syria
, and
drave
the Jews
from
Elath:
and the Syrians
came
to
Elath, and
dwelt
there
unto
this day.
So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser
king of Assyria, saying, “
I am your
servant and your
son .
Come up and save me from
the hands
of the kings
of Aram
and Israel, who
are
rising
up against me. ”
So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglathpileser
king of Assyria, saying, I am thy
servant and thy
son :
come up ,
and save me out
of
the hand
of the king
of Syria,
and out
of
the
hand
of
the
king
of
Israel, which
rise
up against me.
Ahaz also
took the silver and gold found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries
of the king’s
palace
, and he
sent it as
a gift
to the king of Assyria.
And
Ahaz took the silver and gold that
was
found in the house of the LORD ,
and in the treasures
of the king's
house
, and sent it for
a present
to the king of Assyria.
So
the king of Assyria responded
to
him ,
marched
up to
Damascus, and captured
it.
He
took its
people to Kir as
captives
and put
Rezin to
death
.
And
the king of Assyria hearkened
unto
him :
for
the
king
of
Assyria
went
up against
Damascus, and took it,
and
carried
the
people of
it
captive
to Kir ,
and slew
Rezin.
Then
King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser
king of Assyria .
On
seeing
the
altar in
Damascus ,
King Ahaz sent Uriah
the priest a
model
of the altar and complete
plans
for
its
construction
.
And
king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglathpileser
king of Assyria ,
and
saw
an
altar that
was
at
Damascus :
and
king Ahaz sent to
Urijah
the priest the
fashion
of the altar ,
and the
pattern
of
it,
according
to
all
the
workmanship
thereof
.
And Uriah
the priest built the
altar according to all the
instructions
King Ahaz had sent from Damascus ,
and
he
completed
it
by
the time
King Ahaz had
returned
.
And Urijah
the priest built an
altar according to all that
king Ahaz had sent from Damascus :
so
Urijah
the priest
made
it
against
king Ahaz came
from
Damascus
.
When the king came
back
from Damascus and
saw the altar ,
he
approached it
and presented
offerings
on
it
.
And
when the king was
come
from Damascus ,
the
king
saw the altar :
and
the
king
approached to
the
altar,
and offered
thereon
.
He offered
his burnt offering and his grain
offering, poured out
his drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings on
the altar.
And
he burnt
his burnt offering and his meat
offering, and
poured his drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings ,
upon
the altar.
He also took
the bronze
altar that
stood
before the LORD from the front
of the temple
(
between the new
altar and the house of the LORD )
and he
put it on the north side of the new
altar.
And
he brought
also the brazen
altar ,
which
was
before the LORD ,
from the forefront
of the house,
from
between the altar and the house of the LORD ,
and put it on the north side of the altar.
Then
King Ahaz commanded Uriah
the priest, “Offer
on
the great altar the morning burnt offering, the evening grain
offering, and the king’s
burnt offering
and grain
offering, as
well
as
the burnt offerings,
grain
offerings,
and
drink
offerings
of all the people of the land .
Sprinkle on
the
altar
all the blood of the burnt offerings
and sacrifices.
But
I
will
use
the bronze
altar to seek
guidance
. ”
And
king Ahaz commanded Urijah
the priest, saying,
Upon
the great altar burn
the morning burnt offering, and
the evening meat
offering, and the king's
burnt sacrifice,
and his
meat
offering, with
the burnt offering
of all the people of the land ,
and
their
meat
offering,
and
their
drink
offerings;
and
sprinkle upon
it
all the blood of the burnt offering,
and all
the blood
of
the
sacrifice:
and
the
brazen
altar shall
be
for
me
to enquire
by
.
So
Uriah
the priest did
just
as
King Ahaz had
commanded.
Thus
did
Urijah
the priest ,
according
to
all
that
king Ahaz commanded.
King Ahaz also
cut off the frames
of the movable
stands
and removed the bronze
basin
from each
of
them .
He
took down the Sea from the bronze
oxen that were under it and put it on
a
stone
base
.
And
king Ahaz cut off the borders
of the bases,
and removed the laver
from off
them ;
and
took down the sea from off
the brazen
oxen that were under it ,
and put it upon
the
pavement
of
stones
.
And on
account
of
the king
of
Assyria,
he
removed
the Sabbath canopy
they had built in the temple
and closed
the royal
entryway
outside
the house of the LORD.
And the covert
for
the sabbath that
they had built in the house,
and the king's
entry
without,
turned
he
from
the house of the LORD for
the
king
of
Assyria
.
As
for
the rest of the acts of Ahaz ,
along
with
his
accomplishments
, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
Now
the rest of the acts of Ahaz which
he
did
, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
And Ahaz rested
with his fathers and was buried with them
in the City of David ,
and his son Hezekiah
reigned in his place
.
And Ahaz slept
with his fathers ,
and was buried with his
fathers
in the city of David :
and Hezekiah
his son reigned in his stead
.
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