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second year, and the third.
6
So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the
L
ORD
his God.
7
Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars, and his ways, lo, they
are
written in the
book of the kings of Israel and Judah.
8
He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign,
and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.
9
And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Ahaz his son
reigned in his stead.
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Ahaz
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 L
ORD
, like David his father:
2
For he walked in
the ways of the kings of Israel, and made also molten images for Baalim.
3
Moreover he burnt
incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burnt his children in the fire, after the abominations
of the heathen whom the L
ORD
had cast out before the children of Israel.
4
He sacrificed also and
burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.
5
Wherefore the L
ORD
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.
6
For Pekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah an hundred and twenty thousand in one day,
which were
all valiant men; because they had forsaken the L
ORD
God of their fathers.
7
And Zichri,
a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king’s son, and Azrikam the governor of the house,
and Elkanah
that was
next to the king.
8
And 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.
9
But a prophet of the L
ORD
was there, whose name
was
Oded: and he went out before the host that came to Samaria, and said unto them, Behold, because
the L
ORD
God of your fathers was wroth with Judah, he hath delivered them into your hand, and
ye have slain them in a rage
that
reacheth up unto heaven.
10
And now ye purpose to keep under
the children of Judah and Jerusalem for bondmen and bondwomen unto you:
but are there
not with
you, even with you, sins against the L
ORD
your God?
11
Now hear me therefore, and deliver the
captives again, which ye have taken captive of your brethren: for the fierce wrath of the L
ORD
is
upon you.
12
Then certain of the heads of the children of Ephraim, PrAzariah 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,
13
And said unto them, Ye shall not bring in the
captives hither: for whereas we have offended against the L
ORD
already,
ye intend to add
more
to
our sins and to our trespass: for our trespass is great, and
there is
fierce wrath against Israel.
14
So
the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the princes and all the congregation.
15
And
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