2Chr 28
1
Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign; and he reigned sixteen years in
Jerusalem: and he did not that which was right in the eyes of YHWH, like David his
father;
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but he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made also molten images for
the Baalim.
3
Moreover he burnt incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burnt his children
in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations whom YHWH cast out before
the children of Israel.
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And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under
every green tree.
5
Wherefore YHWH his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria; and they
smote him, and carried away of his a great multitude of 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.
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For Pekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah a hundred and twenty thousand in one day,
all of them valiant men; because they had forsaken YHWH, the God of their fathers.
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And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king`s son, and Azrikam the
ruler of the house, and Elkanah that was next to the king.
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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.
9
But a prophet of YHWH was there, whose name was Oded: and he went out to meet the
host that came to Samaria, and said to them, Behold, because YHWH, the God of your
fathers, was wroth with Judah, he has delivered them into your hand, and you have
slain them in a rage which has reached up to heaven.
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And now you purpose to keep under the children of Judah and Jerusalem for bondmen
and bondwomen to you: [but] are there not even with you trespasses of your own against
YHWH your God?
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Now hear me therefore, and send back the captives, that you have taken captive of
your brethren; for the fierce anger of YHWH is upon you.
12
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,
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and said to them, You shall not bring in the captives here: for you purpose that which
will bring upon us a trespass against YHWH, to add to our sins and to our trespass;
for our trespass is great, and there is fierce anger against Israel.
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So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the princes and all the assembly.
15
And the men that have been mentioned 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.
16
At that time did king Ahaz send to the kings of Assyria to help him.
17
For again the Edomites had come and smitten Judah, and carried away captives.
18
The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the lowland, and of the South of Judah,
and had taken Beth-shemesh, and Aijalon, and Gederoth, and Soco with its towns,
and Timnah with its towns, Gimzo also and its towns: and they dwelt
there.
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For YHWH brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel; for he had dealt wantonly
in Judah, and trespassed sore against YHWH.
20
And Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria came to him, and distressed him, but strengthened
him not.
21
For Ahaz took away a portion out of the house of YHWH, and out of the house of the
king and of the princes, and gave it to the king of Assyria: but it helped him not.
22
And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against YHWH, this same king
Ahaz.
23
For he sacrificed to the gods of Damascus, which smote him; and he said, Because the
gods of the kings of Syria helped them, [therefore] will I sacrifice to them, that
they may help me. But they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel.
24
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 YHWH; and he made
him altars in every corner of Jerusalem.
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And in every city of Judah he made high places to burn incense to other gods, and
provoked to anger YHWH, the God of his fathers.
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Now the rest of his acts, and all his ways, first and last, behold, they are written
in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
27
And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, even in Jerusalem;
for they brought him not into the sepulchers of the kings of Israel: and Hezekiah
his son reigned in his stead.