Ahaz²⁷¹ was twenty⁶²⁴² years⁸¹⁴¹ old¹¹²¹ when he began to reign,⁴⁴²⁷ and he reigned⁴⁴²⁷ sixteen⁸³³⁷ years⁸¹⁴¹ in Jerusalem:³³⁸⁹ but he did⁶²¹³ not that which was right³⁴⁷⁷ in the sight⁵⁸⁶⁹ of Yahweh,³⁰⁶⁸ like David¹⁷³² his father:¹

For he walked in³²¹² the ways¹⁸⁷⁰ of the kings⁴⁴²⁸ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ and made⁶²¹³ also molten images⁴⁵⁴¹ for Baalim.¹¹⁶⁸

Moreover he burnt incense⁶⁹⁹⁹ in the valley¹⁵¹⁶ of the son¹¹²¹ of Hinnom,²⁰¹¹ and burnt¹¹⁹⁷ his children¹¹²¹ in the fire,⁷⁸⁴ after the abominations⁸⁴⁴¹ of the heathen¹⁴⁷¹ whom Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ had cast out³⁴²³ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the children¹¹²¹ of Israel.³⁴⁷⁸

He sacrificed²⁰⁷⁶ also and burnt incense⁶⁹⁹⁹ in the high places,¹¹¹⁶ and on the hills,¹³⁸⁹ and under every green⁷⁴⁸⁸ tree.⁶⁰⁸⁶

Wherefore Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ his Elohim⁴³⁰ delivered⁵⁴¹⁴ him into the hand³⁰²⁷ of the king⁴⁴²⁸ of Syria;⁷⁵⁸ and they smote⁵²²¹ him, and carried away⁷⁶¹⁷ a great¹⁴¹⁹ multitude of them captives,⁷⁶³³ and brought⁹³⁵ them to Damascus.¹⁸³⁴ And he was also delivered⁵⁴¹⁴ into the hand³⁰²⁷ of the king⁴⁴²⁸ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ who smote⁵²²¹ him with a great¹⁴¹⁹ slaughter.⁴³⁴⁷

For Pekah⁶⁴⁹² the son¹¹²¹ of Remaliah⁷⁴²⁵ slew²⁰²⁶ in Judah³⁰⁶³ an hundred³⁹⁶⁷ and twenty⁶²⁴² thousand⁵⁰⁵ in one²⁵⁹ day,³¹¹⁷ which were all valiant²⁴²⁸ men;¹¹²¹ because they had forsaken⁵⁸⁰⁰ Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ Elohim⁴³⁰ of their fathers.¹

And Zichri,²¹⁴⁷ a mighty man¹³⁶⁸ of Ephraim,⁶⁶⁹ slew²⁰²⁶ Maaseiah⁴⁶⁴¹ the king's⁴⁴²⁸ son,¹¹²¹ and Azrikam⁵⁸⁴⁰ the governor⁵⁰⁵⁷ of the house,¹⁰⁰⁴ and Elkanah⁵¹¹ that was next⁴⁹³² to the king.⁴⁴²⁸

And the children¹¹²¹ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ carried away⁷⁶¹⁷ captive of their brethren²⁵¹ two hundred³⁹⁶⁷ thousand,⁵⁰⁵ women,⁸⁰² sons,¹¹²¹ and daughters,¹³²³ and took also away⁹⁶² much⁷²²⁷ spoil⁷⁹⁹⁸ from them, and brought⁹³⁵ the spoil⁷⁹⁹⁸ to Samaria.⁸¹¹¹

But a prophet⁵⁰³⁰ of Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ was there, whose name⁸⁰³⁴ was Oded:⁵⁷⁵² and he went out³³¹⁸ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the host⁶⁶³⁵ that came⁹³⁵ to Samaria,⁸¹¹¹ and said⁵⁵⁹ unto them, Behold, because Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ Elohim⁴³⁰ of your fathers¹ was wroth²⁵³⁴ with Judah,³⁰⁶³ he hath delivered⁵⁴¹⁴ them into your hand,³⁰²⁷ and ye have slain²⁰²⁶ them in a rage²¹⁹⁷ that reacheth up⁵⁰⁶⁰ unto heaven.⁸⁰⁶⁴

And now ye purpose⁵⁵⁹ to keep under³⁵³³ the children¹¹²¹ of Judah³⁰⁶³ and Jerusalem³³⁸⁹ for bondmen⁵⁶⁵⁰ and bondwomen⁸¹⁹⁸ unto you: but are there not with you, even⁷⁵³⁵ with you, sins⁸¹⁹ against Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ your Elohim?⁴³⁰

Now hear⁸⁰⁸⁵ me therefore, and deliver⁷⁷²⁵ the captives⁷⁶³³ again, which ye have taken captive⁷⁶¹⁷ of your brethren:²⁵¹ for the fierce²⁷⁴⁰ wrath⁶³⁹ of Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ is upon you.

Then certain⁵⁸² of the heads⁷²¹⁸ of the children¹¹²¹ of Ephraim,⁶⁶⁹ Azariah⁵⁸³⁸ the son¹¹²¹ of Johanan,³⁰⁷⁶ Berechiah¹²⁹⁶ the son¹¹²¹ of Meshillemoth,⁴⁹¹⁹ and Jehizkiah³¹⁶⁹ the son¹¹²¹ of Shallum,⁷⁹⁶⁷ and Amasa⁶⁰²¹ the son¹¹²¹ of Hadlai,²³¹¹ stood up⁶⁹⁶⁵ against them that came⁹³⁵ from the war,⁶⁶³⁵

And said⁵⁵⁹ unto them, Ye shall not bring in⁹³⁵ the captives⁷⁶³³ hither: for whereas we have offended⁸¹⁹ against Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ already, ye intend⁵⁵⁹ to add³²⁵⁴ more to our sins²⁴⁰³ and to our trespass:⁸¹⁹ for our trespass⁸¹⁹ is great,⁷²²⁷ and there is fierce²⁷⁴⁰ wrath⁶³⁹ against Israel.³⁴⁷⁸

So the armed²⁵⁰² men left⁵⁸⁰⁰ the captives⁷⁶³³ and the spoil⁹⁶¹ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the princes⁸²⁶⁹ and all the congregation.⁶⁹⁵¹

And the men⁵⁸² which were expressed⁵³⁴⁴ by name⁸⁰³⁴ rose up,⁶⁹⁶⁵ and took²³⁸⁸ the captives,⁷⁶³³ and with the spoil⁷⁹⁹⁸ clothed³⁸⁴⁷ all that were naked⁴⁶³⁶ among them, and arrayed³⁸⁴⁷ them, and shod⁵²⁷⁴ them, and gave them to eat³⁹⁸ and to drink,⁸²⁴⁸ and anointed⁵⁴⁸⁰ them, and carried⁵⁰⁹⁵ all the feeble³⁷⁸² of them upon donkeys,²⁵⁴³ and brought⁹³⁵ them to Jericho,³⁴⁰⁵ the city of palm trees,⁵⁸⁹² to⁶⁸¹ their brethren:²⁵¹ then they returned⁷⁷²⁵ to Samaria.⁸¹¹¹

At that time⁶²⁵⁶ did king⁴⁴²⁸ Ahaz²⁷¹ send⁷⁹⁷¹ unto the kings⁴⁴²⁸ of Assyria⁸⁰⁴ to help⁵⁸²⁶ him.

For again the Edomites¹³⁰ had come⁹³⁵ and smitten⁵²²¹ Judah,³⁰⁶³ and carried away⁷⁶¹⁷ captives.⁷⁶²⁸

The Philistines⁶⁴³⁰ also had invaded⁶⁵⁸⁴ the cities⁵⁸⁹² of the low country,⁸²¹⁹ and of the south⁵⁰⁴⁵ of Judah,³⁰⁶³ and had taken³⁹²⁰ Bethshemesh,¹⁰⁵³ and Ajalon,³⁵⁷ and Gederoth,¹⁴⁵⁰ and Shocho⁷⁷⁵⁵ with the villages¹³²³ thereof, and Timnah⁸⁵⁵³ with the villages¹³²³ thereof, Gimzo¹⁵⁷⁹ also and the villages¹³²³ thereof: and they dwelt³⁴²⁷ there.

For Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ brought Judah³⁰⁶³ low³⁶⁶⁵ because of Ahaz²⁷¹ king⁴⁴²⁸ of Israel;³⁴⁷⁸ for he made Judah³⁰⁶³ naked,⁶⁵⁴⁴ and transgressed⁴⁶⁰³ sore⁴⁶⁰⁴ against Yahweh.³⁰⁶⁸

And Tilgathpilneser⁸⁴⁰⁷ king⁴⁴²⁸ of Assyria⁸⁰⁴ came⁹³⁵ unto him, and distressed⁶⁶⁹⁶ him, but strengthened²³⁸⁸ him not.

For Ahaz²⁷¹ took away a portion²⁵⁰⁵ out of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Yahweh,³⁰⁶⁸ and out of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of the king,⁴⁴²⁸ and of the princes,⁸²⁶⁹ and gave⁵⁴¹⁴ it unto the king⁴⁴²⁸ of Assyria:⁸⁰⁴ but he helped⁵⁸³³ him not.

And in the time⁶²⁵⁶ of his distress⁶⁸⁸⁷ did he trespass⁴⁶⁰³ yet more³²⁵⁴ against Yahweh:³⁰⁶⁸ this is that king⁴⁴²⁸ Ahaz.²⁷¹

For he sacrificed²⁰⁷⁶ unto the mighty ones⁴³⁰ of Damascus,¹⁸³⁴ which smote⁵²²¹ him: and he said,⁵⁵⁹ Because the mighty ones⁴³⁰ of the kings⁴⁴²⁸ of Syria⁷⁵⁸ help⁵⁸²⁶ them, therefore will I sacrifice²⁰⁷⁶ to them, that they may help⁵⁸²⁶ me. But they were the ruin³⁷⁸² of him, and of all Israel.³⁴⁷⁸

And Ahaz²⁷¹ gathered⁶²² together the vessels³⁶²⁷ of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Elohim,⁴³⁰ and cut in pieces⁷¹¹² the vessels³⁶²⁷ of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Elohim,⁴³⁰ and shut up⁵⁴⁶² the doors¹⁸¹⁷ of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Yahweh,³⁰⁶⁸ and he made⁶²¹³ him altars⁴¹⁹⁶ in every corner⁶⁴³⁸ of Jerusalem.³³⁸⁹

And in every several city⁵⁸⁹² of Judah³⁰⁶³ he made⁶²¹³ high places¹¹¹⁶ to burn incense⁶⁹⁹⁹ unto other³¹² mighty ones,⁴³⁰ and provoked to anger³⁷⁰⁷ Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ Elohim⁴³⁰ of his fathers.¹

Now the rest³⁴⁹⁹ of his acts¹⁶⁹⁷ and of all his ways,¹⁸⁷⁰ first⁷²²³ and last,³¹⁴ behold, they are written³⁷⁸⁹ in the book⁵⁶¹² of the kings⁴⁴²⁸ of Judah³⁰⁶³ and Israel.³⁴⁷⁸

And Ahaz²⁷¹ slept⁷⁹⁰¹ with his fathers,¹ and they buried⁶⁹¹² him in the city,⁵⁸⁹² even in Jerusalem:³³⁸⁹ but they brought⁹³⁵ him not into the sepulchres⁶⁹¹³ of the kings⁴⁴²⁸ of Israel:³⁴⁷⁸ and Hezekiah³¹⁶⁹ his son¹¹²¹ reigned⁴⁴²⁷ in his stead.