“In the seventeenth year of Pekah, the son of Remaliah, Ahaz, the son of Jotham, king of Judah, became king.”
2 Kings 16
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1In the seventeenth year of Pekah son of Remaliah, Ahaz son of Jotham became king of Judah.
“In the 17th year of Pekah, the son of Ramaliah, Ahaz, the son of Jotham, king of Judah, began to reign.”
“in the 17th year of Pecah Ramaleah or the son of Ramaleah Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign.”
2Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. And unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD his God.
“Ahaz was 20 years old when he began to reign and he reigned 16 years in Jerusalem. He did not do what was right in the eyes of the Lord his God, as his father David had done,”
3Instead, he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and even sacrificed his son in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.
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4And he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.
“And he sacrificed and made offerings on the high places and on the hills and under every green tree.”
“he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places and on the hills and under every green tree.”
5Then Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to wage war against Jerusalem. They besieged Ahaz but could not overcome him.
“Then Rezan king of Aram and Pekas son of Rumaliah king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to wage war and they besieged Ahaz but could not overcome him.”
“Then Rezin, the king of Syria, and Pekah, the son of Ramaliah, king of Israel, came up to wage war on Jerusalem. They besieged Ahaz, but they could not conquer him.”
6At that time Rezin king of Aram recovered Elath for Aram, drove out the men of Judah, and sent the Edomites into Elath, where they live to this day.
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7So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, "I am your servant and your son. Come up and save me from the hands of the kings of Aram and Israel, who are rising up against me."
“So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath -Pileser, king of Assyria, saying, I am your servant and your son. Come up and deliver me from the hand of the king of Aram and from the hand of the king of Israel who are rising up against me.”
“sent messengers to Tiglat -Pileser. Good name for your next child. King of Assyria, saying. I am your servant and your son. Come up and deliver me from the hand of the king of Syria and from the hand of the king of Israel who…”
8Ahaz also took the silver and gold found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the king's palace, and he sent it as a gift to the king of Assyria.
“Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the Lord and in the treasuries of the king's house and sent it present to the king of Assyria.”
9So the king of Assyria responded to him, marched up to Damascus, and captured it. He took its people to Kir as captives and put Rezin to death.
“So the king of Assyria listened to him, and the king of Assyria went up against Damascus and captured it and carried the people of it away into exile to Kerr and put Rezin to death.”
10Then King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria. On seeing the altar in Damascus, King Ahaz sent Uriah the priest a model of the altar and complete plans for its construction.
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11And Uriah the priest built the altar according to all the instructions King Ahaz had sent from Damascus, and he completed it by the time King Ahaz had returned.
“So Eurasia the priest built an altar according to all that King Ahaz had sent from Damascus thus Eurasia the priest made it before the coming of King Ahaz from Damascus.”
12When the king came back from Damascus and saw the altar, he approached it and presented offerings on it.
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13He offered his burnt offering and his grain offering, poured out his drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings on the altar.
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14He also took the bronze altar that stood before the LORD from the front of the temple (between the new altar and the house of the LORD) and he put it on the north side of the new altar.
“He also brought the bronze altar which was before the lord from the front of the temple from between the new altar and the house of the lord and put it on the north side of the new altar.”
“And he brought also the brazen altar. That is the Lord's altar which was before the Lord from the forefront of the house from between the altar and the house of the Lord and put it on the north side of the altar.”
15Then King Ahaz commanded Uriah the priest, "Offer on the great altar the morning burnt offering, the evening grain offering, and the king's burnt offering and grain offering, as well as the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and drink offerings of all the people of the land. Sprinkle on the altar all the blood of the burnt offerings and sacrifices. But I will use the bronze altar to seek guidance."
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16So Uriah the priest did just as King Ahaz had commanded.
“thus did Uriah the priest according to all that King Ahaz commanded.”
“Uriah the priest did all of this as King Ahaz commanded.”
17King Ahaz also cut off the frames of the movable stands and removed the bronze basin from each of them. He took down the Sea from the bronze oxen that were under it and put it on a stone base.
“And King Ahaz cut off the borders of the bases and removed the laver from off of them and took down the sea from off the brazen laver that were under it and put it upon the pavement of stones.”
18And on account of the king of Assyria, he removed the Sabbath canopy they had built in the temple and closed the royal entryway outside the house of the LORD.
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19As for the rest of the acts of Ahaz, along with his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
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20And Ahaz rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David, and his son Hezekiah reigned in his place.
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