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2 Chronicles 28:1 (show verse)

Ahaz [was] twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. And he did not do what is right in the eyes of Yahweh like David his ancestor.

2 Chronicles 28:2 (show verse)

But he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and also made molten idols for the Baals.

2 Chronicles 28:3 (show verse)

And he himself burned incense in the valley of Ben-Hinnom and burned his sons in the fire, according to the detestable [practices] of the nations whom Yahweh drove out before the Israelites.

2 Chronicles 28:4 (show verse)

And he sacrificed and burned incense at the high places, on the hilltops, and under every flourishing tree.

2 Chronicles 28:5 (show verse)

Then Yahweh his God gave him into the hand of the king of Aram who defeated him and captured many captives from him and brought [them to] Damascus. Moreover, he was also given into the hand of the king of Israel, and he defeated him by a great attack.

2 Chronicles 28:6 (show verse)

And Pekah, the son of Remaliah, killed in one day one hundred and twenty thousand in Judah, all men of strength, because they forsook Yahweh the God of their ancestors.

2 Chronicles 28:7 (show verse)

And Zikri, a mighty warrior of Ephraim, killed Maaseiah the son of the king, Azrikam the commander of the house, and Elkanah the second to the king.

2 Chronicles 28:8 (show verse)

And the Israelites captured two hundred thousand of their brothers, women, sons, and daughters. And they also plundered much booty from them and brought the booty to Samaria.

2 Chronicles 28:9 (show verse)

Now a prophet of Yahweh was there; Oded [was] his name. And he went out before the army that was coming to Samaria and said to them, "Look, [it is] on account of the anger of Yahweh, the God of your ancestors, against Judah [that] he gave them into your hands, and you killed them in a rage reaching to the heavens.

2 Chronicles 28:10 (show verse)

So now, you yourselves plan to subdue people of Judah and Jerusalem as slaves and female servants for yourselves. {Is there not also guilt on your part} against Yahweh your God?

2 Chronicles 28:11 (show verse)

So now, listen to me and return the captives of your brothers whom you have taken captive, for the fierce anger of Yahweh [is] against you."

2 Chronicles 28:12 (show verse)

Then men from the heads of Ephraim--Azariah the son of Jehohanan, Berekiah the son of Meshillemoth, Hezekiah the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai--stood against those returning from the fight.

2 Chronicles 28:13 (show verse)

And they said to them, "You shall not bring the captives here, for [it is] as guilt [against] Yahweh upon us. You yourselves plan to add to our sins and to our guilt, but our guilt is very great, and [there is] great anger against Israel."

2 Chronicles 28:14 (show verse)

So the soldiers left the captives and the plunder before the commanders and all the assembly.

2 Chronicles 28:15 (show verse)

Then the men designated by name arose and took the captives and from the plunder clothed all their nakedness. So they clothed them, gave them sandals, gave them food to eat, gave them water to drink, anointed them, and guided them with the donkeys [provided] for all those who stumbled, and brought them to Jericho, the city of the palm trees, next to their brothers. Then they returned to Samaria.

2 Chronicles 28:16 (show verse)

At that time King Ahaz sent to the king of Assyria to help him,

2 Chronicles 28:17 (show verse)

since again the Edomites came and struck against Judah and took captives.

2 Chronicles 28:18 (show verse)

And the Philistines sent raids into the cities of the Shephelah and the Negeb of Judah. And they captured Beth-Shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Socoh with its villages, Timnah with its villages, and Gimzo with its villages. And they settled there.

2 Chronicles 28:19 (show verse)

For Yahweh subdued Judah for the sake of Ahaz, king of Israel, for he created disorder in Judah and acted unfaithfully against Yahweh.

2 Chronicles 28:20 (show verse)

Then Tiglath-Pileser the king of Assyria came against him and brought trouble for him, {instead of helping him},

2 Chronicles 28:21 (show verse)

for Ahaz took a portion [from] the house of Yahweh and the house of the king and the princes, and he gave [it] to the king of Assyria, but it was no help to him.

2 Chronicles 28:22 (show verse)

And in the time of his distress, King Ahaz continued to act unfaithfully against Yahweh.

2 Chronicles 28:23 (show verse)

He sacrificed to the gods of Damascus that had defeated him and said, "Because the gods of the king of Aram helped them, I will sacrifice to them so that they will help me." But they were {a disaster} to him and to all Israel.

2 Chronicles 28:24 (show verse)

Then Ahaz gathered the objects of the house of God, and he cut the objects of the house of God to pieces. And he shut the doors of the house of Yahweh and made for himself altars in every corner of Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 28:25 (show verse)

And {in every city} of Judah he made high places to burn incense to other gods, and he provoked Yahweh, the God of his ancestors, to anger.

2 Chronicles 28:26 (show verse)

Now the remainder of his words and all his ways, [from] the first [to] the last, behold, they are written upon the scroll of the kings of Judah and Israel.
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2 Chronicles 28:27 (show verse)

And Ahaz slept with his ancestors, and they buried him in the city, in Jerusalem, for they did not bring him to the burial site of the kings of Israel. And Hezekiah his son became king in his place.
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