Holy Bible
(King James Version)
Second
Chronicles: Chapter 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 Ba-a-lim.
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 Rem-a-li-ah 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 Zich-ri, a mighty man of E-phra-im, slew Ma-a-sei-ah the king's
son, and Az-ri-kam the governor of the house, and El-ka-nah 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 Obed: 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 E-phra-im, Az-a-ri-ah
the son of Jo-ha-nan, Ber-e-chi-ah the son of Me-shil-le-moth, and
Je-hiz-ki-ah the son of Shallum, and A-ma-sa the son of Had-la-i, 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-she-mesh, and Aj-a-lon, and
Ge-de-roth, and Sho-cho 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 Til-gath-pil-ne-ser 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 Hez-e-ki-ah his son reigned in his stead.
June 7
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