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2 Kings 16

Ahaz Reigns over Judah

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In the seventeenthh7651h6240 yearh8141 of Pekahh6492 the sonh1121 of Remaliahh7425,  aAhazh271 the sonh1121 of Jothamh3147, kingh4428 of Judahh3063, becameh4427a kingh4427a.

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 aAhazh271 was twentyh6242 yearsh8141 oldh1121 when he becameh4427a kingh4427a, and he reignedh4427a sixteenh8337ah6240 yearsh8141 in Jerusalemh3389; and he did not doh6213a whath3477 was righth3477 in the sighth5869 of the LORDh3068 his Godh430, as his fatherh1 Davidh1732 had done.

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But he walkedh1980 in the wayh1870 of the kingsh4428 of Israelh3478,  aand evenh1571 made his sonh1121 passh5674a through the fireh784,  baccording to the abominationsh8441 of the nationsh1471 whomh834 the LORDh3068 had  1drivenh3423 out from beforeh6440 the sonsh1121 of Israelh3478.

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He  asacrificedh2076 and burnedh6999 incenseh6999 on the highh1116 placesh1116 and on the hillsh1389 and underh8478 everyh3605 greenh7488 treeh6086.

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Thenh227  aRezinh7526 kingh4428 of Aramh758 and Pekahh6492 sonh1121 of Remaliahh7425, kingh4428 of Israelh3478, cameh5927 up to Jerusalemh3389 to wage warh4421; and they besiegedh6696ah5921 Ahazh271,  bbut couldh3201 not  1overcomeh3898a him.

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At that timeh6256 Rezinh7526 kingh4428 of Aramh758 recoveredh7725  aElathh365a for Aramh758, and clearedh5394 the Judeansh3064 out of  1Elathh359 entirely; and the  2Arameansh130 cameh935 to Elathh365a and have livedh3427 thereh8033 to thish2088 dayh3117.

Ahaz Seeks Help of Aram

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 aSo Ahazh271 senth7971 messengersh4397 to  bTiglath-pileserh8407 kingh4428 of Assyriah804b, sayingh559, "I am your servanth5650 and your sonh1121; comeh5927 up and deliverh3467 me from the  1handh3709 of the kingh4428 of Aramh758 and from the  1handh3709 of the kingh4428 of Israelh3478, who are risingh6965 up againsth5921 me."

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 aAhazh271 tookh3947 the silverh3701 and goldh2091 that was foundh4672 in the househ1004 of the LORDh3068 and in the treasuriesh214 of the king'sh4428 househ1004, and senth7971 a presenth7810 to the kingh4428 of Assyriah804b.

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 aSo the kingh4428 of Assyriah804b listenedh8085 to him; and the kingh4428 of Assyriah804b wenth5927 up againsth413 Damascush1834 and  bcapturedh8610 it, and carriedh1540 the people of it awayh1540 into exileh1540 to  cKirh7024b, and puth4191 Rezinh7526 to deathh4191.

Damascus Falls

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Now Kingh4428 Ahazh271 wenth1980 to Damascush1834 to meeth7122  aTiglath-pileserh8407 kingh4428 of Assyriah804b, and sawh7200 the altarh4196 whichh834 was at Damascush1834; and Kingh4428 Ahazh271 senth7971 to  bUrijahh223a the priesth3548 the  1patternh1823 of the altarh4196 and its modelh8403, according to allh3605 its workmanshiph4639.

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So Urijahh223a the priesth3548 builth1129 an altarh4196; according to allh3605 that Kingh4428 Ahazh271 had senth7971 from Damascush1834, thush3651 Urijahh223a the priesth3548 madeh6213a it,  1beforeh5704 the comingh935 of Kingh4428 Ahazh271 from Damascush1834.

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When the kingh4428 cameh935 from Damascush1834, the kingh4428 sawh7200 the altarh4196; then  athe kingh4428 approachedh7126 the altarh4196 and  1wenth5927 up to it,

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and  1burnedh6999 his burnth5930a offeringh5930a and his mealh4503 offeringh4503, and pouredh5258a his drinkh5262a offeringh5262a and sprinkledh2236b the bloodh1818 of his peaceh8002 offeringsh8002 on the altarh4196.

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 aThe bronzeh5178 altarh4196, whichh834 was beforeh6440 the LORDh3068,  1he broughth7126 from the fronth6440 of the househ1004, from betweenh996  bhis altarh4196 and the househ1004 of the LORDh3068, and he puth5414 it on the northh6828 sideh3409 of his altarh4196.

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Then Kingh4428 Ahazh271  1commandedh6680 Urijahh223a the priesth3548, sayingh559, "Upon the greath1419 altarh4196  2burnh6999  athe morningh1242 burnth5930a offeringh5930a and the eveningh6153 mealh4503 offeringh4503 and the king'sh4428 burnth5930a offeringh5930a and his mealh4503 offeringh4503, with the burnth5930a offeringh5930a of allh3605 the peopleh5971a of the landh776 and their mealh4503 offeringh4503 and their drinkh5262a offeringsh5262a; and sprinkleh2236b on it allh3605 the bloodh1818 of the burnth5930a offeringh5930a and allh3605 the bloodh1818 of the sacrificeh2077. But  bthe bronzeh5178 altarh4196 shall be for me to inquireh1239 by."

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So Urijahh223a the priesth3548 didh6213a according to allh3605 that Kingh4428 Ahazh271 commandedh6680.

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Then Kingh4428 Ahazh271  acuth7112 offh7112 the bordersh4526 of the standsh4350, and removedh5493 the laverh3595 from them; he also  btookh3381 downh3381 the seah3220 from the bronzeh5178 oxenh1241 whichh834 were underh8478 it and puth5414 it on a pavementh4837 of stoneh68.

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The coveredh4146b wayh4146b for the sabbathh7676 whichh834 they had builth1129 in the househ1004, and the outerh2435 entryh3996 of the kingh4428, he removedh5437 from the househ1004 of the LORDh3068 becauseh4480h6440 of the kingh4428 of Assyriah804b.

Hezekiah Reigns over Judah

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Now the resth3499a of the actsh1697 of Ahazh271 whichh834 he didh6213a, are they not writtenh3789  ain the Bookh5612 of the Chroniclesh1697h3117 of the Kingsh4428 of Judahh3063?

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So  aAhazh271 slepth7901 with his fathersh1, and  bwas buriedh6912 with his fathersh1 in the cityh5892b of Davidh1732; and his sonh1121 Hezekiahh2396 reignedh4427a in his placeh8478.



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