| 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:
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| 28:2 |
For he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and
made also molten images for Baalim.
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| 28:3 |
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.
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| 28:4 |
He sacrificed also and burnt incense in the high
places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.
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| 28:5 |
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.
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| 28:6 |
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.
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| 28:7 |
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.
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| 28:8 |
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.
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| 28:9 |
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.
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| 28:10 |
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?
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| 28:11 |
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.
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| 28:12 |
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,
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| 28:13 |
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.
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| 28:14 |
So the armed men left the captives and the spoil
before the princes and all the congregation.
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| 28:15 |
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.
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| 28:16 |
At that time did king Ahaz send unto the kings of
Assyria to help him.
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| 28:17 |
For again the Edomites had come and smitten Judah,
and carried away captives.
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| 28:18 |
The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the
low country, and of the south of Judah, and had taken
Bethshemesh, 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.
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| 28:19 |
For the LORD brought Judah low because of Ahaz king
of Israel; for he made Judah naked, and transgressed sore
against the LORD.
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| 28:20 |
And Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria came unto him,
and distressed him, but strengthened him not.
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| 28:21 |
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.
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| 28:22 |
And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet
more against the LORD: this is that king Ahaz.
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| 28:23 |
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.
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| 28:24 |
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.
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| 28:25 |
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.
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| 28:26 |
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.
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| 28:27 |
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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