2 Chronicles 28 - New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Ahaz Succeeds Jotham in Judah

28 ^(A)Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for sixteen years. ^(B)He did not do what was right in the sight of the Lord as his father David had done. ²^(C)But he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel; he also ^(D)made cast metal images for the Baals. ³Furthermore, ^(E)he burned incense in the Valley of Ben-hinnom, and ^(F)burned his sons in fire, ^(G)according to the abominations of the nations whom the Lord had driven out from the sons of Israel. ⁴He sacrificed and ^(H)burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.

Judah Is Invaded

⁵Therefore ^(I)the Lord his God handed him over to the king of Aram; and they ^[a]defeated him and carried from him a great number of captives, and brought them to Damascus. And he was also handed over to the king of Israel, who struck him with heavy casualties. ⁶For ^(J)Pekah the son of Remaliah killed 120,000 in Judah in one day, all valiant men, because they had abandoned the Lord God of their fathers. ⁷And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, killed Maaseiah the king’s son, Azrikam the ruler of the house, and Elkanah the second to the king.

⁸^(K)The sons of Israel led away captive two hundred thousand of ^(L)their relatives, women, sons, and daughters; and they also ^[b]took a great deal of spoils from them, and brought the spoils to Samaria. ⁹But a prophet of the Lord was there, whose name was Oded; and ^(M)he went out to meet the army which came to Samaria and said to them, “Behold, because the Lord, the God of your fathers, ^(N)was angry with Judah, He has handed them over to you, and you have killed them in a rage ^(O)which has even reached heaven. ¹⁰Now you are proposing to ^(P)subjugate the people of Judah and Jerusalem as male and female slaves for yourselves. Are you not, however guilty yourselves of offenses against the Lord your God? ¹¹Now then, listen to me and return the captives ^(Q)whom you captured from your brothers, ^(R)for the burning anger of the Lord is against you.” ¹²Then some of the leading men of the sons of Ephraim—Azariah the son of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai—rose up against those who were coming from the battle, ¹³and said to them, “You must not bring the captives in here, for you are proposing to bring guilt upon us before the Lord, adding to our sins and our guilt; for our guilt is great, and His burning anger is against Israel.” ¹⁴So the armed men left the captives and the spoils before the officers and all the assembly. ¹⁵Then ^(S)the men who were designated by name got up, took the captives, and they clothed all their naked people from the spoils; they gave them clothes and sandals, fed them and ^(T)gave them drink, anointed them with oil, led all their feeble ones on donkeys, and brought them to Jericho, ^(U)the city of palm trees, to their brothers; then they returned to Samaria.

Compromise with Assyria

¹⁶^(V)At that time King Ahaz sent word to the ^[c]kings of Assyria for help. ¹⁷^(W)For the Edomites had come again and attacked Judah, and led away captives. ¹⁸^(X)The Philistines had also invaded the cities of the ^[d]lowland and of the Negev of Judah, and had taken Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, and Soco with its villages, Timnah with its villages, and Gimzo with its villages; and they had settled there. ¹⁹For the Lord had humbled Judah because of Ahaz king of ^(Y)Israel, for he had brought about a lack of restraint in Judah and was very unfaithful to the Lord. ²⁰So ^(Z)Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria came against him and afflicted him instead of strengthening him. ²¹^(AA)Although Ahaz took a portion out of the house of the Lord and out of the palace of the king and of the princes, and gave it to the king of Assyria, it did not help him.

²²Now during the time of his distress, this same King Ahaz ^(AB)became even more unfaithful to the Lord. ²³^(AC)For he sacrificed to the gods of Damascus who had ^[e]defeated him, and said, “^(AD)Because the gods of the kings of Aram helped them, I will sacrifice to them so that they may help me.” But they became the ^[f]downfall of him and all Israel. ²⁴Moreover, when Ahaz gathered together the utensils of the house of God, he ^(AE)cut the utensils of the house of God in pieces; and he ^(AF)closed the doors of the house of the Lord, and ^(AG)made altars for himself in every corner of Jerusalem. ²⁵In every city of Judah he made high places to burn incense to other gods, and provoked the Lord, the God of his fathers, to anger. ²⁶^(AH)Now the rest of his acts and all his ways, from the first to the last, behold, they are written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel. ²⁷^(AI)So Ahaz ^[g]lay down with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, in Jerusalem, for they did not bring him to the tombs of the kings of ^(AJ)Israel; and his son Hezekiah reigned in his place.

Footnotes

2 Chronicles 28:5 Lit struck
2 Chronicles 28:8 Lit plundered
2 Chronicles 28:16 Ancient versions king
2 Chronicles 28:18 Heb shephelah
2 Chronicles 28:23 Lit struck
2 Chronicles 28:23 Lit stumbling
2 Chronicles 28:27 I.e., died

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2 Chronicles 28 - Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

28 A son of twenty years [is] Ahaz in his reigning, and sixteen years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and he hath not done that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah, as David his father, 2 and walketh in the ways of the kings of Israel, and also, molten images hath made for Baalim, 3 and himself hath...
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2 Chronicles 28 - Wycliffe Bible (WYC)

28 Ahaz was of twenty years, when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem; he did not rightfulness in the sight of the Lord, as David, his father, did (he did not go rightfully before the Lord, like his forefather David did); 2 but he went in the ways of the kings of Israel. Fur...
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2 Chronicles 28 - World English Bible (WEB)

28 Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. He didn’t do that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes, like David his father, 2 but he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and also made molten images for the Baals. 3 Moreover he burned incense in ...
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2 Chronicles 28 - The Voice (VOICE)

Jotham is a welcomed relief for Israel. Finally they have a king who is faithful to God and who credits Him with the Southern Kingdom’s prosperity. Unfortunately his righteousness does not make an impression on his son. Ahaz will prove to be one of the worst kings in the history of the Southern King...
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2 Chronicles 28 - Tree of Life Version (TLV)

Ahaz’s Sin in the Valley of Ben-hinnom28 Ahaz was 20 years old when he became king, and he reigned 16 years in Jerusalem. But he did not do what was right in the eyes of Adonai as his father David had done, 2 but followed the ways of the kings of Israel, and even made molten images for the Baalim. ...
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2 Chronicles 28 - Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)

Reign of Ahaz28 Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. And he did not do what was right in the eyes of the Lord, like his father David, 2 but walked in the ways of the kings of Israel. He even made molten images for the Ba′als; 3 and he burned ...
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2 Chronicles 28 - Revised Standard Version (RSV)

2 Chronicles 28 - New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSVCE)

Reign of Ahaz28 Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign; he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. He did not do what was right in the sight of the Lord, as his ancestor David had done, 2 but he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel. He even made cast images for the Baals; 3 and he made ...
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2 Chronicles 28 - New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition (NRSVACE)

Reign of Ahaz28 Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign; he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem. He did not do what was right in the sight of the Lord, as his ancestor David had done, 2 but he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel. He even made cast images for the Baals; 3 and he m...
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2 Chronicles 28 - New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA)

2 Chronicles 28 - New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Reign of Ahaz28 Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign; he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. He did not do what was right in the sight of the Lord, as his ancestor David had done,(A)2 but he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel. He even made cast images for the Baals,(B)3 and he mad...
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2 Chronicles 28 - New Living Translation (NLT)

Ahaz Rules in Judah28 Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. He did not do what was pleasing in the sight of the Lord, as his ancestor David had done. 2 Instead, he followed the example of the kings of Israel. He cast metal images for the worship of...
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2 Chronicles 28 - New Life Version (NLV)

Ahaz Rules Judah28 Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king. And he ruled for sixteen years in Jerusalem. He did not do what was right in the eyes of the Lord, as his father David had done. 2 But he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel. He also made objects to look like the false gods of ...
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2 Chronicles 28 - New King James Version (NKJV)

Ahaz Reigns in Judah(A)28 Ahaz (B)was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem; and he did not do what was right in the sight of the Lord, as his father David had done. 2 For he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made (C)molded images for (D)the Ba...
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2 Chronicles 28 - New International Version - UK (NIVUK)

Ahaz king of Judah28 Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for sixteen years. Unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the Lord. 2 He followed the ways of the kings of Israel and also made idols for worshipping the Baals. 3 He burned...
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2 Chronicles 28 - New International Version (NIV)

Ahaz King of Judah(A)28 Ahaz(B) was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. Unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the Lord. 2 He followed the ways of the kings of Israel and also made idols(C) for worshiping the Baals. 3 He burn...
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2 Chronicles 28 - New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

Ahaz King of Judah28 Ahaz was 20 years old when he became king. He ruled in Jerusalem for 16 years. He didn’t do what was right in the eyes of the Lord. He didn’t do what King David had done. 2 He followed the ways of the kings of Israel. He also made statues of gods that were named Baal. 3 He bur...
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2 Chronicles 28 - New English Translation (NET)

Ahaz’s Reign28 Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem. He did not do what pleased the Lord, in contrast to his ancestor David.[a] 2 He followed in the footsteps of[b] the kings of Israel; he also made images of the Baals. 3 He offered sacrif...
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