2Chronicles:28

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* Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king , and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem ; and he did not do what was right in the sight of the LORD , as his father David had done . * For he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel , and made molded images for the Baals . * He burned incense in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom , and burned his children in the fire , according to the abominations of the nations whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel . * And he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places , on the hills , and under every green tree . * Therefore the LORD his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria . They defeated him , and carried away a great multitude of them as captives , and brought them to Damascus . Then he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel , who defeated him with a great slaughter . * For Pekah the son of Remaliah killed one hundred and twenty thousand in Judah in one day , all valiant men , because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers . * Zichri , a mighty man of Ephraim , killed Maaseiah the king 's son , Azrikam the officer over the house , and Elkanah who was second to the king . * And the children of Israel carried away captive of their brethren two hundred thousand women , sons , and daughters ; and they also took away much spoil from them , and brought the spoil to Samaria . * But a prophet of the LORD was there , whose name was Oded ; and he went out before the army that came to Samaria , and said to them : "Look , because the LORD God of your fathers was angry with Judah , He has delivered them into your hand ; but you have killed them in a rage that reaches up to heaven . * And now you propose to force the children of Judah and Jerusalem to be your male and female slaves ; but are you not also guilty before the LORD your God ? * Now hear me , therefore , and return the captives , whom you have taken captive from your brethren , for the fierce wrath of the LORD is upon you ." * Then some of the heads of the children of Ephraim , Azariah the son of Johanan , Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth , Jehizkiah the son of Shallum , and Amasa the son of Hadlai , stood up against those who came from the war , * and said to them , "You shall not bring the captives here , for we already have offended the LORD . You intend to add to our sins and to our guilt ; for our guilt is great , and there is fierce wrath against Israel ." * So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the leaders and all the assembly . * Then the men who were designated by name rose up and took the captives , and from the spoil they clothed all who were naked among them , dressed them and gave them sandals , gave them food and drink , and anointed them ; and they let all the feeble ones ride on donkeys . So they brought them to their brethren at Jericho , the city of palm trees . Then they returned to Samaria . * At the same time King Ahaz sent to the kings of Assyria to help him . * For again the Edomites had come , attacked Judah , and carried away captives . * The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the lowland and of the South of Judah , and had taken Beth Shemesh , Aijalon , Gederoth , Sochoh with its villages , Timnah with its villages , and Gimzo with its villages ; and they dwelt there . * For the LORD brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel , for he had encouraged moral decline in Judah and had been continually unfaithful to the LORD . * Also Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria came to him and distressed him , and did not assist him . * For Ahaz took part of the treasures from the house of the LORD , from the house of the king , and from the leaders , and he gave it to the king of Assyria ; but he did not help him . * Now in the time of his distress King Ahaz became increasingly unfaithful to the LORD . This is that King Ahaz . * For he sacrificed to the gods of Damascus which had defeated him , saying , "Because the gods of the kings of Syria help them , I will sacrifice to them that they may help me ." But they were the ruin of him and of all Israel . * So Ahaz gathered the articles of the house of God , cut in pieces the articles of the house of God , shut up the doors of the house of the LORD , and made for himself altars in every corner of Jerusalem . * And in every single city of Judah he made high places to burn incense to other gods , and provoked to anger the LORD God of his fathers . * Now the rest of his acts and all his ways , from first to last , indeed they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel . * So Ahaz rested with his fathers , and they buried him in the city , in Jerusalem ; but they did not bring him into the tombs of the kings of Israel . Then Hezekiah his son reigned in his place .

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