Bible, King James Version
2_Chronicles
2Chr.28
[1] 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:
[2] For he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and
made also molten images for Baalim.
[3] 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.
[4] He sacrificed also and burnt incense in the high
places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.
[5] 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.
[6] 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.
[7] 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.
[8] 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 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.
[10] 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?
[11] 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.
[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,
[13] 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.
[14] So the armed men left the captives and the spoil
before the princes and all the congregation.
[15] 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.
[16] At that time did king Ahaz send unto 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
low country, and of the south of Judah, and had taken
Beth-shemesh, 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.
[19] For the LORD brought Judah low because of Ahaz king
of Israel; for he made Judah naked, and transgressed sore against
the LORD.
[20] And Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria came unto him,
and distressed him, but strengthened him not.
[21] 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.
[22] And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet
more against the LORD: this is that king Ahaz.
[23] 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.
[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 the LORD, and he made him
altars in every corner of Jerusalem.
[25] 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.
[26] 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.
[27] 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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