The Second Book of Chronicles (WEB)
28: 1Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign; and he reigned sixteen years in
Jerusalem: and he didn't do that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, like David his father;
28:2but he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made also molten images for the Baals.
28:3Moreover 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 Yahweh cast out before the children of Israel.
28:4He sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.
28:5Therefore Yahweh his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria; and they struck
him, and carried away of his a great multitude of captives, and brought them to Damascus. He was
also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who struck him with a great slaughter. 28:6For
Pekah the son of Remaliah killed in Judah one hundred twenty thousand in one day, all of them
valiant men; because they had forsaken Yahweh, the God of their fathers. 28:7Zichri, a mighty man
of Ephraim, killed Maaseiah the king's son, and Azrikam the ruler of the house, and Elkanah who
was next to the king. 28:8The children of Israel carried away captive of their brothers two hundred
thousand, women, sons, and daughters, and took also away much spoil from them, and brought
the spoil to Samaria. 28:9But a prophet of Yahweh was there, whose name was Oded: and he went
out to meet the host that came to Samaria, and said to them, Behold, because Yahweh, the God of
your fathers, was angry with Judah, he has delivered them into your hand, and you have slain
them in a rage which has reached up to heaven. 28:10Now you purpose to keep under the children of
Judah and Jerusalem for bondservants and bondmaids to you: but aren't there even with you
trespasses of your own against Yahweh your God? 28:11Now hear me therefore, and send back the
captives, that you have taken captive of your brothers; for the fierce wrath of Yahweh is on you.
28:12Then 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 those who came from the war, 28:13and said to them, You shall not bring in the captives
here: for you purpose that which will bring on us a trespass against Yahweh, to add to our sins and
to our trespass; for our trespass is great, and there is fierce wrath against Israel. 28:14So the armed
men left the captives and the spoil before the princes and all the assembly. 28:15The men who have
been mentioned by name rose up, and took the captives, and with the spoil clothed all who 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 on donkeys, and brought them to Jericho, the city
of palm trees, to their brothers: then they returned to Samaria. 28:16At that time did king Ahaz send
to the kings of Assyria to help him. 28:17For again the Edomites had come and struck Judah, and
carried away captives. 28:18The 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 the
towns of it, and Timnah with the towns of it, Gimzo also and the towns of it: and they lived there.
28:19For Yahweh brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel; for he had dealt wantonly in
Judah, and trespassed severely against Yahweh. 28:20Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria came to him,
and distressed him, but didn't strengthen him. 28:21For Ahaz took away a portion out of the house of
Yahweh, and out of the house of the king and of the princes, and gave it to the king of Assyria:
but it didn't help him. 28:22In the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against Yahweh, this
same king Ahaz. 28:23For he sacrificed to the gods of Damascus, which struck 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. 28:24Ahaz 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 Yahweh; and he made him altars in every corner of Jerusalem. 28:25In every
city of Judah he made high places to burn incense to other gods, and provoked to anger Yahweh,
the God of his fathers. 28:26Now 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. 28:27Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried
him in the city, even in Jerusalem; for they didn't bring him into the tombs of the kings of Israel:
and Hezekiah his son reigned in his place.
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