1Ahaz was twentie yeere old when he began to reigne, and reigned sixteene yeere in Ierusalem, and did not vprightly in the sight of the Lord, like Dauid his father.

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Isaiah 1:1, 1 Chronicles 3:13, Isaiah 1:1, 1 Chronicles 3:13, 2 Chronicles 17:3

2But he walked in the wayes of ye Kings of Israel, and made euen molten images for Baalim.

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Exodus 34:17, Exodus 34:17, Judges 2:11, Judges 2:11, Leviticus 19:4

3Moreouer he burnt incense in the valley of Ben-hinnom, and burnt his sonnes with fire, after the abominations of the heathen whom the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel.

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2 Chronicles 33:6, 2 Chronicles 33:2, 2 Chronicles 33:6, 2 Chronicles 33:2, Leviticus 18:21

4He sacrificed also and burnt incense in the hie places, and on hilles, and vnder euery greene tree.

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Leviticus 26:30, Deuteronomy 12:2, Deuteronomy 12:3, 2 Kings 16:4, Leviticus 26:30

5Wherefore the Lord his God deliuered him into the hand of the King of the Aramites, and they smote him, and tooke of his, many prisoners, and brought them to Damascus: and he was also deliuered into the hande of the King of Israel, which smote him with a great slaughter.

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Isaiah 7:1, Isaiah 7:1, 2 Kings 16:5, 2 Kings 16:6, 2 Chronicles 24:24

6For Pekah the sonne of Remaliah slewe in Iudah sixe score thousand in one day, all valiant men, because they had forsaken the Lord God of their fathers.

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2 Kings 15:27, 2 Kings 15:27, Isaiah 9:21, Isaiah 9:21, 2 Kings 16:5

7And Zichri a mighty man of Ephraim slew Maaseiah the Kings sonne, and Azrikam the gouernour of the house, and Elkanah the second after the King.

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Esther 10:3, Genesis 43:15, Genesis 41:43, Genesis 43:12, Esther 10:3

8And the children of Israel tooke prisoners of their brethren, two hudreth thousand of women, sonnes and daughters, and caried away much spoyle of them, and brought the spoyle to Samaria.

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2 Chronicles 11:4, 2 Chronicles 11:4, Deuteronomy 28:41, Deuteronomy 28:25, Deuteronomy 28:41

9But there was a Prophet of the Lordes, (whose name was Oded) and he went out before the hoste that came to Samaria, and said vnto them, Behold, because the Lord God of your fathers is wroth with Iudah, he hath deliuered them into your hand, and ye haue slaine them in a rage, that reacheth vp to heauen.

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Revelation 18:5, Ezra 9:6, Isaiah 47:6, Revelation 18:5, Ezra 9:6

10And nowe ye purpose to keepe vnder the children of Iudah and Ierusalem, as seruants and handmaides vnto you: but are not you such, that sinnes are with you before the Lord your God?

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Leviticus 25:39, Leviticus 25:46, Leviticus 25:39, Leviticus 25:46, Romans 12:20

11Nowe therefore heare me, and deliuer the captiues againe, which ye haue taken prisoners of your brethren: for the fierce wrath of the Lord is toward you.

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James 2:13, James 2:13, Isaiah 58:6, Ezra 10:14, Matthew 7:2

12Wherefore certaine of the chiefe of the children of Ephraim, Azariah the sonne of Iehohanan, Berechiah the sonne of Meshillemoth, and Iehizkiah the sonne of Shallum, and Amasa the sonne of Hadlai, stood vp against them that came from the warre,

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Jeremiah 26:6, 1 Chronicles 28:1, Jeremiah 26:6, 1 Chronicles 28:1

13And said vnto them, Bring not in the captiues hither: for this shalbe a sinne vpon vs against the Lord: ye entende to adde more to our sinnes and to our trespasse, though our trespasse be great, and the fierce wrath of God is against Israel.

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Matthew 23:32, Romans 2:5, Numbers 32:14, Matthew 23:35, Joshua 22:17

14So the armie left the captiues and the spoyle before the princes and all the Congregation.

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15And the men that were named by name, rose vp and tooke the prisoners, and with the spoyle clothed all that were naked among them, and arayed them, and shod them, and gaue them meate, and gaue them drinke, and anoynted them, and caryed all that were feeble of them vpon asses, and brought them to Iericho the citie of Palme trees to their brethren: so they returned to Samaria.

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Proverbs 25:21, Proverbs 25:22, Deuteronomy 34:3, Proverbs 25:21, Proverbs 25:22

16At that time did King Ahaz sende vnto the Kings of Asshur, to helpe him.

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2 Kings 16:5, 2 Kings 16:7, Isaiah 7:17, Isaiah 7:1, Isaiah 7:9

17(For the Edomites came moreouer, and slew of Iudah, and caryed away captiues.

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Obadiah 1:10, Obadiah 1:10, Obadiah 1:13, Obadiah 1:14, 2 Chronicles 25:11

18The Philistims also inuaded the cities in the low countrey, and toward the South of Iudah, and tooke Bethshemesh, and Aialon, and Gederoth and Shocho, with the villages thereof, and Timnah, with her villages, and Gimzo, with her villages, and they dwelt there.

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Ezekiel 16:57, Ezekiel 16:57, Ezekiel 16:27, Ezekiel 16:27, Judges 14:1

19For the Lord had humbled Iudah, because of Ahaz King of Israel: for he had brought vengeance vpon Iudah, and had grieuously transgressed against the Lord)

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2 Chronicles 21:2, 2 Chronicles 21:2, Job 40:12, Genesis 3:7, Proverbs 29:23

20And Tilgath Pilneeser king of Asshur came vnto him, who troubled him and did not strengthen him.

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2 Kings 15:29, 2 Kings 15:29, 1 Chronicles 5:26, Isaiah 30:16, 1 Chronicles 5:26

21For Ahaz tooke a portion out of the house of the Lord and out of the Kings house and of the Princes, and gaue vnto the king of Asshur: yet it helped him not.

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2 Kings 16:8, 2 Kings 16:9, 2 Chronicles 12:9, 2 Kings 18:15, 2 Kings 18:16

22And in ye time of his tribulation did he yet trespasse more against ye Lord, (this is King Ahaz)

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Isaiah 1:5, Isaiah 1:5, Ezekiel 21:13, Esther 7:6, Hosea 5:15

23For he sacrificed vnto the gods of Damascus, which plagued him, and he sayd, Because the gods of the Kings of Aram helped them, I wil sacrifice vnto them, and they will helpe me: yet they were his ruine, and of all Israel.

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2 Chronicles 25:14, 2 Chronicles 25:14, Isaiah 1:28, Hosea 13:9, Habakkuk 1:11

24And Ahaz gathered the vessels of ye house of God, and brake the vessels of the house of God, and shut vp the doores of the house of the Lord, and made him altars in euery corner of Ierusalem.

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2 Chronicles 29:7, 2 Chronicles 29:7, 2 Chronicles 30:14, 2 Chronicles 33:3, 2 Chronicles 33:5

25And in euery citie of Iudah hee made hie places, to burne incense vnto other gods, and prouoked to anger the Lord God of his fathers.

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2 Chronicles 28:3, 2 Chronicles 28:3

26Concerning the rest of his actes, and all his wayes first and last, beholde, they are written in the booke of the Kings of Iudah, and Israel.

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2 Kings 16:19, 2 Kings 16:20, 2 Kings 16:19, 2 Kings 16:20, 2 Chronicles 27:7

27And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the citie of Ierusalem, but brought him not vnto the sepulchres of the Kings of Israel: and Hezekiah his sonne reigned in his stead.

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2 Chronicles 21:20, 2 Chronicles 21:20, 2 Chronicles 24:25, 2 Chronicles 24:25, 2 Chronicles 26:23