1Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign; and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: and he did not do that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, like David 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 ways of the kings of Israel, and made also molten images for the Baals.

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

3Moreover he burnt incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burnt his children in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations whom the Lord 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 and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.

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

5Therefore the Lord his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria; and they struck him, and carried away of his a great multitude of captives, and brought them to Damascus. He was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who struck 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 son of Remaliah killed in Judah one hundred twenty thousand in one day, all of them valiant men; because they had forsaken the Lord, the 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

7Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, killed Maaseiah the king's son, and Azrikam the ruler of the house, and Elkanah who was next to the king.

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

8The children of Israel carried away captive of their brothers 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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2 Chronicles 11:4, 2 Chronicles 11:4, Deuteronomy 28:41, Deuteronomy 28:25, Deuteronomy 28:41

9But a prophet of the Lord was there, whose name was Oded: and he went out to meet the army that came to Samaria, and said to them, "Behold, because the Lord, the God of your fathers, was angry with Judah, he has delivered them into your hand, and you have slain them in a rage which has reached up to heaven.

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

10Now you purpose to keep under the children of Judah and Jerusalem for bondservants and bondmaids for yourselves. Aren't there even with you trespasses of your own against the Lord your God?

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

11Now hear me therefore, and send back the captives, that you have taken captive from your brothers; for the fierce wrath of the Lord is on you."

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

12Then some 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 those who came from the war,

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

13and said to them, "You shall not bring in the captives here: for you purpose that which will bring on us a trespass against the Lord, to add to our sins and to our trespass; for our trespass is great, and there is fierce wrath against Israel."

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

14So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the princes and all the assembly.

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15The men who have been mentioned by name rose up, and took the captives, and with the spoil clothed all who were naked among them, dressed them, gave them sandals, and gave them something to eat and to drink, anointed them, carried all the feeble of them on donkeys, and brought them to Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their brothers. Then 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 king Ahaz sent to the kings of Assyria to help him.

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

17For again the Edomites had come and struck Judah, and carried away captives.

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

18The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the lowland, and of the Negev of Judah, and had taken Beth Shemesh, and Aijalon, and Gederoth, and Soco with its towns, and Timnah with its towns, Gimzo also and its towns: and they lived there.

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

19For the Lord brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel; for he had dealt wantonly in Judah, and trespassed severely against the Lord.

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

20Tilgath Pilneser king of Assyria came to him, and distressed him, but 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 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 to the king of Assyria: but it did not help him.

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

22In the time of his distress, he trespassed yet more against the Lord, this same king Ahaz.

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

23For he sacrificed to the gods of Damascus, which struck him; and he said, "Because the gods of the kings of Syria helped them, so I will sacrifice to them, that they may help me." But they were the ruin of him, 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

24Ahaz gathered together the vessels of God's house, and cut in pieces the vessels of God's house, 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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2 Chronicles 29:7, 2 Chronicles 29:7, 2 Chronicles 30:14, 2 Chronicles 33:3, 2 Chronicles 33:5

25In every city of Judah he made high places to burn incense to other gods, and provoked to anger the Lord, the God of his fathers.

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2 Chronicles 28:3, 2 Chronicles 28:3

26Now the rest of his acts, and all his ways, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah 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

27Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, even in Jerusalem; for they did not bring him into the tombs of the kings of Israel: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his place.

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