a son in his taking reign, and sixteen years he reigned in Jerusalem. And He did not do the upright thing before as David his father.
And he went according to the ways of the kings of Israel, for carved images to the Baals.
And he sacrificed in and led through his children in fire, according to the abominations of the nations which from of the sons of Israel.
And he burned incense upon the high places, and upon the roofs, and underneath every tree of the woods.
And delivered into of the king of Syria. And he struck among him, and he captured many of them, and led them unto Damascus. And also into the hands of the king of Israel he delivered him, and he struck in him calamity
And killed in Judah in one day a hundred and twenty thousand men of strength, because they left the God of their fathers.
And killed Maaseiah the son of the king, and Azrikam of his house, and Elkanah the second of the king.
And took captive of their brethren two hundred thousand women, and sons, and daughters; and spoils of them, and they brought the spoils to Samaria.
And was there Oded to him. And he came forth to meet the force of the ones coming to Samaria. And he said to them, Behold, of the lord the God of your fathers Judah, and he delivered them into your hands. But you killed among them in anger, and unto
And now the for menservants and maidservants! not with you to testify your God, you against the lord your God.
And now hear me and return the captivity which you captured from your brethren! for of the rage of the lord you.
And rose up (Azariah the Johanan, and Berechiah the Meshillemoth, and Jehizkiah the son of Shallum, and Amasa the Hadlai) unto the ones coming from the war.
And they said to them, In no way should you bring the captivity here to us, for in trespassing against the to add upon our sins, and upon our ignorance, for is great and of the rage of the lord Israel.
And released the captivity and the spoils before the rulers and all the assembly.
And rose up who were called by name, and they took hold of the captivity. And all the naked they covered from the spoils, and clothed them, and tied sandals upon them, and gave to them to eat and to drink, and to anoint. And they assisted them by beasts of burden for all And they placed them in Jericho, the city of palms, with their brethren. And they returned to Samaria.
In that time sent to the king of Assyria to give help to him.
And in this the Edomites attacked and struck in Judah, and they took captive a captivity.
And the Philistines attacked against the cities of the plain, and of of Judah, and they took Beth-shemesh, and Ajalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho and her towns, and Timnah and her towns, and Gimzo and her towns. And they dwelt there.
For Judah because of Ahaz king of Judah, because he uncovered nakedness in Judah, and he revolted in a defection from
And Ahaz took the things in the house of the lord, and the things in the house of the king, and of the rulers, and gave to the king of Assyria; but not
but only to afflict him. And he proceeded to leave from and said
I will inquire of the gods of Damascus, the ones beating me. And he said, Because the gods of the king of Syria strengthens them, therefore I shall sacrifice to them, and they will assist me. And they became to him as an impediment, and to all Israel.
And Ahaz removed the items of the house of the lord, and he cut them in pieces, and locked the doors of the house of the lord. And he made for himself altars in every corner in Jerusalem,
and in every city; and in a city of Judah he made high places to burn incense to alien gods. And he provoked to anger God of his fathers.
And the rest of his words, and his actions, the first and last, behold, upon of the kings of Judah and Israel.
And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they entombed him in of David; for they did not bring him into the tombs of the kings of Israel. And reigned instead of him.