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2 Chronicles 28

Ahaz becomes king and abandons the pattern of David. He makes images for Baalim, practices pagan sacrifice, and even burns his children in the fire. Syria and Israel inflict devastating defeats, and the northern army takes two hundred thousand Judean captives. The prophet Oded rebukes Israel for intending to enslave their brethren, and leaders in Ephraim return the captives with remarkable care. Ahaz then seeks help from Assyria, but Tiglath-pileser distresses rather than strengthens him. In deeper trouble Ahaz sacrifices to Syrian gods and shuts the doors of the temple.

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Ahaz becomes king and abandons the pattern of David. He makes images for Baalim, practices pagan sacrifice, and even burns his children in the fire. Syria and Israel inflict devastating defeats, and the northern army takes two hundred thousand Judean captives. The prophet Oded rebukes Israel for intending to enslave their brethren, and leaders in Ephraim return the captives with remarkable care. Ahaz then seeks help from Assyria, but Tiglath-pileser distresses rather than strengthens him. In deeper trouble Ahaz sacrifices to Syrian gods and shuts the doors of the temple.

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Verses 1–5Ahaz practices idolatry, and the LORD gives Judah into enemy handsVerses 6–15Israel takes many captives, but Oded’s warning leads to their release and careVerses 16–21Ahaz seeks help from Assyria while Edom and the Philistines strike JudahVerses 22–27Ahaz turns further to false gods, closes the temple, and dies
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1Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign,…2For he walked in the ways of the kings of…3Moreover he burnt incense in the valley of the son…4He sacrificed also and burnt incense in the high places,…5Wherefore the LORD his God delivered him into the hand…6For Pekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah an…7And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the…8And the children of Israel carried away captive of their…9But a prophet of the LORD was there, whose name…10And now ye purpose to keep under the children of…11Now hear me therefore, and deliver the captives again, which…12Then certain of the heads of the children of Ephraim,…13And said unto them, Ye shall not bring in the…14So the armed men left the captives and the spoil…15And the men which were expressed by name rose up,…16At that time did king Ahaz send unto the kings…17For again the Edomites had come and smitten Judah, and…18The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low…19For the LORD brought Judah low because of Ahaz king…20And Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria came unto him, and distressed…21For Ahaz took away a portion out of the house…22And in the time of his distress did he trespass…23For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus, which smote…24And Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house of…25And in every several city of Judah he made high…26Now the rest of his acts and of all his…27And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him…