1Twenty years old, was Ahaz when he began to reign, and, sixteen years, reigned he in Jerusalem,—but he did not that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, like David his father;stylusIsaiah 1:1, 1 Chronicles 3:13, Isaiah 1:1, 1 Chronicles 3:13, 2 Chronicles 17:32but walked in the ways of the kings of Israel,—yea, even molten images, made he to the Baalim;stylusExodus 34:17, Exodus 34:17, Judges 2:11, Judges 2:11, Leviticus 19:43and, he, burned incense, in the valley of the son of Hinnom,-and burnt his sons, in the fire, according to the abominable ways of the nations, whom Yahweh dispossessed from before the sons of Israel.stylus2 Chronicles 33:6, 2 Chronicles 33:2, 2 Chronicles 33:6, 2 Chronicles 33:2, Leviticus 18:214And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and upon the hills,—and under every green tree.stylusLeviticus 26:30, Deuteronomy 12:2, Deuteronomy 12:3, 2 Kings 16:4, Leviticus 26:305Wherefore Yahweh his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria, who smote him, and carried away captive from him a large body of captives, and brought them into Damascus,—yea, even into the hand of the king of Israel, was he delivered, who smote him with a great smiting.stylusIsaiah 7:1, Isaiah 7:1, 2 Kings 16:5, 2 Kings 16:6, 2 Chronicles 24:246And Pekah son of Remaliah slew, in Judah, a hundred and twenty thousand in one day, all, sons of valour,-because they had forsaken Yahweh, God of their fathers.stylus2 Kings 15:27, 2 Kings 15:27, Isaiah 9:21, Isaiah 9:21, 2 Kings 16:57And Zichri a hero of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah son of the king, and Azrikam, chief ruler of the house,—and Elkanah, that was next unto the king.stylusEsther 10:3, Genesis 43:15, Genesis 41:43, Genesis 43:12, Esther 10:38And the sons of Israel, carried away captive, from among their brethren two hundred thousand, wives, sons and daughters, moreover also, of much spoil, did they plunder them,—and brought the spoil to Samaria.stylus2 Chronicles 11:4, 2 Chronicles 11:4, Deuteronomy 28:41, Deuteronomy 28:25, Deuteronomy 28:419But, in that place, was a prophet unto Yahweh, Oded his name, so he went out to meet the host that was coming unto Samaria, and said unto them, Lo! in the wrath of Yahweh, God of your fathers, against Judah, hath he delivered them into your hand,—and ye have slain them in a rage, until, to the heavens, it hath reached.stylusRevelation 18:5, Ezra 9:6, Isaiah 47:6, Revelation 18:5, Ezra 9:610Now, therefore, ye, are thinking to tread down, the children of Judah and Jerusalem, as servants and as handmaids for yourselves. But is it not so—that, ye yourselves, are altogether guilty against Yahweh your God?stylusLeviticus 25:39, Leviticus 25:46, Leviticus 25:39, Leviticus 25:46, Romans 12:2011Now, therefore, hearken unto me, and restore the captives whom ye have taken captive from among your brethren,—for, the glow of the anger of Yahweh, is over you.stylusJames 2:13, James 2:13, Isaiah 58:6, Ezra 10:14, Matthew 7:212Then rose up certain of the chiefs of the sons of Ephraim—Azariah son of Jehohanan, Berechiah son of Meshillemoth, and Jehizkiah son of Shallum, and Amasa son of Hadlai,—against them who were coming in from the army;stylusJeremiah 26:6, 1 Chronicles 28:1, Jeremiah 26:6, 1 Chronicles 28:113and said unto them, Ye shall not bring in the captives hither, for, with guilt against Yahweh already upon us, ye, are thinking to add unto our sins, and unto our guilt,—for great is the guilt we have, and fierce is the anger over Israel.stylusMatthew 23:32, Romans 2:5, Numbers 32:14, Matthew 23:35, Joshua 22:1714So the armed men left the captives, and tile plunder, before the rulers, and all the convocation.stylus15Then rose up the men who have been expressed by name—and took the captives, and, all who were naked among them, clothed they out of the spoil, and arrayed them and sandalled them, and gave them to eat and to drink, and anointed them, and conducted them with asses for every one that was exhausted, and brought them to Jericho the city of palm-trees, near unto their brethren,—and then returned to Samaria.stylusProverbs 25:21, Proverbs 25:22, Deuteronomy 34:3, Proverbs 25:21, Proverbs 25:2216At that time, sent King Ahaz unto the kings of Assyria to help him.stylus2 Kings 16:5, 2 Kings 16:7, Isaiah 7:17, Isaiah 7:1, Isaiah 7:917For again had, the Edomites, come and smitten Judah, and carried away captives;stylusObadiah 1:10, Obadiah 1:10, Obadiah 1:13, Obadiah 1:14, 2 Chronicles 25:1118and, the Philistines, had spread themselves out against the cities of the lowland and of the south, pertaining to Judah, and had captured Beth-shemesh and Aijalon and Gederoth, and Soco with its villages, and Timnah with its villages, and Gimzo, with its villages,—and dwelt there.stylusEzekiel 16:57, Ezekiel 16:57, Ezekiel 16:27, Ezekiel 16:27, Judges 14:119For Yahweh had brought Judah low, because of Ahaz king of Israel,—for he had given the rein in Judah, and, been grievously unfaithful, with Yahweh.stylus2 Chronicles 21:2, 2 Chronicles 21:2, Job 40:12, Genesis 3:7, Proverbs 29:2320And Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria, came against him,—and distressed him, but strengthened him not.stylus2 Kings 15:29, 2 Kings 15:29, 1 Chronicles 5:26, Isaiah 30:16, 1 Chronicles 5:2621For Ahaz took away a portion out of the house of Yahweh, and out of the house of the king, and the rulers,—and gave unto the king of Assyria, but he helped him not.stylus2 Kings 16:8, 2 Kings 16:9, 2 Chronicles 12:9, 2 Kings 18:15, 2 Kings 18:1622And, in the time of his distress, he yet further acted unfaithfully with Yahweh,—he, King Ahaz!stylusIsaiah 1:5, Isaiah 1:5, Ezekiel 21:13, Esther 7:6, Hosea 5:1523For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus who had smitten him, and said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria are helping them, unto them, will I sacrifice, that they may help me. But, they, served to seduce him and all Israel.stylus2 Chronicles 25:14, 2 Chronicles 25:14, Isaiah 1:28, Hosea 13:9, Habakkuk 1:1124And Ahaz gathered together the utensils of the house of God, and brake away the fittings of the house of God, and shut up the doors of the house of Yahweh,—and made for himself altars at every corner in Jerusalem;stylus2 Chronicles 29:7, 2 Chronicles 29:7, 2 Chronicles 30:14, 2 Chronicles 33:3, 2 Chronicles 33:525and, in every several city of Judah, made he high places, for burning incense unto other gods,—and provoked Yahweh, God of his fathers.stylus2 Chronicles 28:3, 2 Chronicles 28:326But, the rest of his story, and all his ways, first and last, there they are, written the book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.stylus2 Kings 16:19, 2 Kings 16:20, 2 Kings 16:19, 2 Kings 16:20, 2 Chronicles 27:727And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, in Jerusalem, but they brought him not into the sepulchres of the kings of Israel,—and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.stylus2 Chronicles 21:20, 2 Chronicles 21:20, 2 Chronicles 24:25, 2 Chronicles 24:25, 2 Chronicles 26:23