2 Chronicles 28:17-27 ▼

17 because the Edomites had invaded, attacked Judah, and carried off some captives.

18 The Philistines also invaded some of the cities in the Shephelah and in the Negev of Judah. They captured Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Soco, and their surrounding villages, Timnah and its villages, and Gimzo and its villages. Then the Philistines settled there,

19 because the LORD was humiliating Judah because of King Ahaz of Israel, since Ahaz had brought about a lack of restraint within Judah and had remained unfaithful to the LORD.

20 King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria attacked Ahaz and, instead of helping him, attacked him.

21 Even though Ahaz took some of the assets belonging to the LORD's Temple from the royal palace, and from the palaces belonging to the princes, and gave them to the king of Assyria, none of his gifts did any good.

22 In the midst of his troubles, King Ahaz became more and more unfaithful to the LORD.

23 He sacrificed to the gods of Damascus that had defeated him, reasoning, |The gods of the kings of Aram helped them, so I'll sacrifice to them so they will help me!| But those gods brought about his downfall, and the downfall of all of Israel, too.

24 Ahaz also collected the utensils of God's Temple, cut them all into pieces, and closed the doors of the LORD's Temple. Then he made altars to himself on every corner in Jerusalem

25 and established high places in every city of Judah where incense was burned to other gods, thus provoking the LORD God of his ancestors to anger.

26 The rest of his accomplishments, and records of everything he did from first to last are written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.

27 So Ahaz died, as had his ancestors, and he was buried in the city of Jerusalem, but they didn't bury him among the tombs of the kings of Israel. Ahaz's son Hezekiah reigned in his place.