KJV Easy Read Bible Ahaz Reigns in Judah 1Ahaz 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: 2For he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made also molten images for Baalim. cast metal idols 3Moreover he burned incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burned his children in the fire, after the abominations of the heathen whom the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel. detestable practices; foreign nations 4He sacrificed also and burned incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree. shrines Syria and Israel Defeat Judah 5Wherefore 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. attacked, defeated, destroyed, killed 6For Pekah the son of Remaliah killed in Judah a hundred and twenty thousand in one day, which were all valiant men; because they had forsaken the Lord God of their fathers. 7And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, killed Maaseiah the king’s son, and Azrikam the governor of the house, and Elkanah that was next to the king. second in command 8And 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. plunder Israel Returns the Captives 9But a prophet of the Lord was there, whose name was Oded: and he went out before the host that came to Samaria, and said to them, Behold, because the Lord God of yourp fathers was angry with Judah, He has delivered them into yourp hand, and youp have slain them in a rage that reaches up to heaven. 10And now youp purpose to keep under the children of Judah and Jerusalem for bondmen and bondwomen to youp: but are there not with youp, even with youp, sins against the Lord yourp God? subdue; slaves 11Now hear me therefore, and deliver the captives again, which youp have taken captive of yourp brethren: for the fierce wrath of the Lord is upon youp. 12Then 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, 13And said to them, Youp shall not bring in the captives here: for whereas we have offended against the Lord already, youp intend to add more to our sins and to our trespass: for our trespass is great, and there is fierce wrath against Israel. 14So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the princes and all the congregation. 15And 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. Assyria Refuses to Help Judah 16At that time did king Ahaz send to the kings of Assyria to help him. 17For again the Edomites had come and smitten Judah, and carried away captives. attacked 18The 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 dwelled there. 19For the Lord brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel; for he made Judah naked, and transgressed sore against the Lord. much 20And Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria came to him, and distressed him, but strengthened him not. afflicted; would not help him 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 he helped him not. temple Apostasy and Death of Ahaz 22And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the Lord: this is that king Ahaz. 23For he sacrificed to 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. 24And 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. 25And in every several city of Judah he made high places to burn incense to other gods, and provoked to anger the Lord God of his fathers. every 26Now 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. 27And 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 stead. died; tombs; place
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