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II Chronicles
Chapter 28
{Ahaz
was not a believer - an Idolater}
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 Jehovah/God,
like
David his father {did do} . . . 2
for
he Walked in the Ways of the kings of Israel,
and
made also molten images for Baalim.
{Ahaz
in the Phallic Cult with Child Sacrifice}
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
Jehovah/God 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 Jehovah/God his 'Elohiym/Godhead
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 Remaliah slew in Judah
an
hundred and twenty thousand in one day,
who
were all valiant men;
because
they had forsaken Jehovah/God
'Elohiym/Godhead
of their fathers.
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.
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 Jehovah/God was there,
whose
name was Oded
and
he went out before the army/host
that
came to Samaria, and said unto them,
Behold,
because Jehovah/God
'Elohiym/Godhead
of Your fathers
was
wroth with Judah,
He
has delivered them into your hand,
and
you have slain them
in
a rage that reached up unto heaven.
10
And now you 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 Jehovah/God Your 'Elohiym/Godhead?
11
Now hear me therefore,
and
deliver the captives again,
which
you have taken captive of Your brethren . . .
for
the fierce wrath of Jehovah/God is upon you.
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, 13
and
said unto them, You shall not bring in the captives here . . .
for
whereas we have offended against Jehovah/God already,
you
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 who 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 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.
19
For Jehovah/God brought Judah low
because
of Ahaz king of Israel;
for
he made Judah naked,
and
transgressed sore against Jehovah/God.
20
And Tiglath-Pileser 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 Jehovah/God,
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 Jehovah/God . . .
this
is that king Ahaz.
23
For he sacrificed unto the gods/'elohiym 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 'Elohiym/Godhead,
and
cut in pieces the vessels
of
the house of 'Elohiym/Godhead,
and
shut up the doors of the house of Jehovah/God,
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/'elohiym,
and
provoked to anger Jehovah/God
'Elohiym/Godhead
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 sepulchers of the kings of Israel
and
Hezekiah his son reigned in his place/stead.
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