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1. In the seventeenth year of Pekah son of Remaliah, Ahaz son of Jotham became king of Judah.
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1. In the seventeenth H7651 H6240 year H8141 of Pekah H6492 the son H1121 of Remaliah H7425 Ahaz H271 the son H1121 of Jotham H3147 king H4428 of Judah H3063 began to reign H4427 .
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2. Ahaz was 20 years old when he became king; he reigned 16 years in Jerusalem. He did not do what was right in the sight of the LORD his God like his ancestor David
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2. Twenty H6242 years H8141 old H1121 was Ahaz H271 when he began to reign H4427 , and reigned H4427 sixteen H8337 H6240 years H8141 in Jerusalem H3389 , and did H6213 not H3808 that which was right H3477 in the sight H5869 of the LORD H3068 his God H430 , like David H1732 his father H1 .
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3. but walked in the way of the kings of Israel. He even made his son pass through the fire, imitating the abominations of the nations the LORD had dispossessed before the Israelites.
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3. But he walked H1980 in the way H1870 of the kings H4428 of Israel H3478 , yea H1571 , and made H853 his son H1121 to pass through H5674 the fire H784 , according to the abominations H8441 of the heathen H1471 , whom H834 H853 the LORD H3068 cast out H3423 from before H4480 H6440 the children H1121 of Israel H3478 .
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4. He sacrificed and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.
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4. And he sacrificed H2076 and burnt incense H6999 in the high places H1116 , and on H5921 the hills H1389 , and under H8478 every H3605 green H7488 tree H6086 .
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5. Then Aram's King Rezin and Israel's King Pekah son of Remaliah came to wage war against Jerusalem. They besieged Ahaz but were not able to conquer him.
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5. Then H227 Rezin H7526 king H4428 of Syria H758 and Pekah H6492 son H1121 of Remaliah H7425 king H4428 of Israel H3478 came up H5927 to Jerusalem H3389 to war H4421 : and they besieged H6696 H5921 Ahaz H271 , but could H3201 not H3808 overcome H3898 him .
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6. At that time Rezin king of Aram recovered Elath for Aram and expelled the Judahites from Elath. Then the Arameans came to Elath, and they live there until today.
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6. At that H1931 time H6256 Rezin H7526 king H4428 of Syria H758 recovered H7725 H853 Elath H359 to Syria H758 , and drove H5394 H853 the Jews H3064 from Elath H4480 H359 : and the Syrians H726 came H935 to Elath H359 , and dwelt H3427 there H8033 unto H5704 this H2088 day H3117 .
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7. So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, "I am your servant and your son. March up and save me from the power of the king of Aram and of the king of Israel, who are rising up against me."
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7. So Ahaz H271 sent H7971 messengers H4397 to H413 Tiglathpileser H8407 king H4428 of Assyria H804 , saying H559 , I H589 am thy servant H5650 and thy son H1121 : come up H5927 , and save H3467 me out of the hand H4480 H3709 of the king H4428 of Syria H758 , and out of the hand H4480 H3709 of the king H4428 of Israel H3478 , which rise up H6965 against H5921 me.
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8. Ahaz also took the silver and gold found in the LORD's temple and in the treasuries of the king's palace and sent them to the king of Assyria as a gift.
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8. And Ahaz H271 took H3947 H853 the silver H3701 and gold H2091 that was found H4672 in the house H1004 of the LORD H3068 , and in the treasures H214 of the king H4428 's house H1004 , and sent H7971 it for a present H7810 to the king H4428 of Assyria H804 .
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9. So the king of Assyria listened to him and marched up to Damascus and captured it. He deported its people to Kir but put Rezin to death.
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9. And the king H4428 of Assyria H804 hearkened H8085 unto H413 him : for the king H4428 of Assyria H804 went up H5927 against H413 Damascus H1834 , and took H8610 it , and carried the people of it captive H1540 to Kir H7024 , and slew H4191 Rezin H7526 .
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10. King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria. When he saw the altar that was in Damascus, King Ahaz sent a model of the altar and complete plans for its construction to Uriah the priest.
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10. And king H4428 Ahaz H271 went H1980 to Damascus H1834 to meet H7122 Tiglathpileser H8407 king H4428 of Assyria H804 , and saw H7200 H853 an altar H4196 that H834 was at Damascus H1834 : and king H4428 Ahaz H271 sent H7971 to H413 Urijah H223 the priest H3548 H853 the fashion H1823 of the altar H4196 , and the pattern H8403 of it , according to all H3605 the workmanship H4639 thereof.
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11. Uriah built the altar according to all the instructions King Ahaz sent from Damascus. Therefore, by the time King Ahaz came back from Damascus, Uriah the priest had made it.
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11. And Urijah H223 the priest H3548 built H1129 H853 an altar H4196 according to all H3605 that H834 king H4428 Ahaz H271 had sent H7971 from Damascus H4480 H1834 : so H3651 Urijah H223 the priest H3548 made H6213 it against H5704 king H4428 Ahaz H271 came H935 from Damascus H4480 H1834 .
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12. When the king came back from Damascus, he saw the altar. Then he approached the altar and ascended it.
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12. And when the king H4428 was come H935 from Damascus H4480 H1834 , the king H4428 saw H7200 H853 the altar H4196 : and the king H4428 approached H7126 to H5921 the altar H4196 , and offered H5927 thereon H5921 .
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13. He offered his burnt offering and his grain offering, poured out his drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of his fellowship offerings on the altar.
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13. And he burnt H6999 H853 his burnt offering H5930 and his meat offering H4503 , and poured H5258 H853 his drink offering H5262 , and sprinkled H2236 H853 the blood H1818 of his H834 peace offerings H8002 , upon H5921 the altar H4196 .
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14. He took the bronze altar that was before the LORD in front of the temple between his altar and the LORD's temple, and put it on the north side of his altar.
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14. And he brought H7126 also the brazen H5178 altar H4196 , which H834 was before H6440 the LORD H3068 , from H4480 H854 the forefront H6440 of the house H1004 , from between H4480 H996 the altar H4196 and the house H1004 of the LORD H3068 , and put H5414 it on H5921 the north H6828 side H3409 of the altar H4196 .
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15. Then 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 his grain offering. Also offer the burnt offering of all the people of the land, their grain offering, and their drink offerings. Sprinkle on the altar all the blood of the burnt offering and all the blood of sacrifice. The bronze altar will be for me to seek guidance."
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15. And king H4428 Ahaz H271 commanded H6680 H853 Urijah H223 the priest H3548 , saying H559 , Upon H5921 the great H1419 altar H4196 burn H6999 H853 the morning H1242 burnt offering H5930 , and the evening H6153 meat offering H4503 , and the king H4428 's burnt sacrifice H5930 , and his meat offering H4503 , with the burnt offering H5930 of all H3605 the people H5971 of the land H776 , and their meat offering H4503 , and their drink offerings H5262 ; and sprinkle H2236 upon H5921 it all H3605 the blood H1818 of the burnt offering H5930 , and all H3605 the blood H1818 of the sacrifice H2077 : and the brazen H5178 altar H4196 shall be H1961 for me to inquire H1239 by .
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16. Uriah the priest did everything King Ahaz commanded.
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16. Thus did H6213 Urijah H223 the priest H3548 , according to all H3605 that H834 king H4428 Ahaz H271 commanded H6680 .
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17. Then King Ahaz cut off the frames of the water carts and removed the bronze basin from each of them. He took the reservoirfrom the bronze oxen that were under it and put it on a stone pavement.
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17. And king H4428 Ahaz H271 cut off H7112 H853 the borders H4526 of the bases H4350 , and removed H5493 the laver H3595 from off H4480 H5921 them ; and took down H3381 the sea H3220 from off H4480 H5921 the brazen H5178 oxen H1241 that H834 were under H8478 it , and put H5414 it upon H5921 a pavement H4837 of stones H68 .
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18. To satisfy the king of Assyria, he removed from the LORD's temple the Sabbath canopy they had built in the palace, and he closed the outer entrance for the king.
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18. And the covert H4329 for the sabbath H7676 that H834 they had built H1129 in the house H1004 , and the king H4428 's entry H3996 without H2435 , turned H5437 he from the house H1004 of the LORD H3068 for H4480 H6440 the king H4428 of Assyria H804 .
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19. The rest of the events of Ahaz's reign, along with his accomplishments, are written about in the Historical Record of Judah's Kings.
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19. Now the rest H3499 of the acts H1697 of Ahaz H271 which H834 he did H6213 , are they H1992 not H3808 written H3789 in H5921 the book H5612 of the chronicles H1697 H3117 of the kings H4428 of Judah H3063 ?
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20. Ahaz rested with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David, and his son Hezekiah became king in his place.
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20. And Ahaz H271 slept H7901 with H5973 his fathers H1 , and was buried H6912 with H5973 his fathers H1 in the city H5892 of David H1732 : and Hezekiah H2396 his son H1121 reigned H4427 in his stead H8478 .
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