2Kings:16:1-9
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In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign .
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Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign ,
and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem ,
and did not that which was right in the sight of the LORD his God ,
like David his father .
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But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel ,
yea ,
and made his son to pass through the fire ,
according to the abominations of the heathen ,
whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel .
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And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places ,
and on the hills ,
and under every green tree .
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Then Rezin king of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to war :
and they besieged Ahaz ,
but could not overcome him .
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At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria ,
and drave the Jews from Elath :
and the Syrians came to Elath ,
and dwelt there unto this day .
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So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglathpileser king of Assyria ,
saying ,
I am thy servant and thy son :
come up ,
and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria ,
and out of the hand of the king of Israel ,
which rise up against me .
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And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the LORD ,
and in the treasures of the king '
s house ,
and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria .
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And the king of Assyria hearkened unto him :
for the king of Assyria went up against Damascus ,
and took it ,
and carried the people of it captive to Kir ,
and slew Rezin .