WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:06.420 Chapter 28 Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen 00:06.420 --> 00:07.260 years in Jerusalem. 00:08.100 --> 00:11.660 But he did not that which was right in the sight of the Lord, like David his father. 00:12.340 --> 00:16.780 For he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made also molten images for 00:16.780 --> 00:17.160 Baalim. 00:18.040 --> 00:22.120 Moreover he burnt incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burnt his children 00:22.120 --> 00:26.740 in the fire, after the abominations of the heathen whom the Lord had cast out before 00:26.740 --> 00:27.640 the children of Israel. 00:27.640 --> 00:32.240 He sacrificed also, and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, 00:32.620 --> 00:33.740 and under every green tree. 00:34.600 --> 00:38.060 Wherefore the Lord his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria. 00:38.600 --> 00:42.180 And they smote him, and carried away a great multitude of them captives, 00:42.520 --> 00:43.860 and brought them to Damascus. 00:44.340 --> 00:48.420 And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who smote him with a 00:48.420 --> 00:49.060 great slaughter. 00:50.220 --> 00:54.640 For Pekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah an hundred and twenty thousand in 00:54.640 --> 00:57.140 one day, which were all valiant men. 00:57.640 --> 01:00.240 Because they had forsaken the Lord God of their fathers. 01:01.200 --> 01:06.400 And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseah the king's son, and Azricum 01:06.400 --> 01:09.300 the governor of the house, and Alcana that was next to the king. 01:10.020 --> 01:13.800 And the children of Israel carried away captive of their brethren two hundred 01:13.800 --> 01:18.900 thousand, women, sons, and daughters, and took also away much spoil from them, 01:19.280 --> 01:20.620 and brought the spoil to Samaria. 01:21.380 --> 01:24.340 But a prophet of the Lord was there, whose name was Oded. 01:24.760 --> 01:28.160 And he went out before the host that came to Samaria, and said unto them, 01:28.420 --> 01:33.100 Behold, because the Lord God of your fathers was wroth with Judah, he hath 01:33.100 --> 01:37.260 delivered them into your hand, and ye have slain them in a rage that 01:37.260 --> 01:38.540 reacheth up unto heaven. 01:39.160 --> 01:43.160 And now ye purpose to keep unto the children of Judah and Jerusalem for 01:43.160 --> 01:44.880 bondmen and bondwomen unto you. 01:45.560 --> 01:50.480 But are there not with you, even with you, sins against the Lord your God? 01:50.800 --> 01:55.820 Now hear me therefore, and deliver the captives again, which ye have taken 01:55.820 --> 01:56.820 captive of your brethren. 01:57.280 --> 01:59.720 For the fierce wrath of the Lord is upon you. 02:00.060 --> 02:04.520 Then certain of the heads of the children of Ephraim, Azariah the son of Johanan, 02:05.120 --> 02:09.140 Barachiah the son of Meshillamoth, and Jehoshiah the son of Shalem, 02:09.520 --> 02:13.220 and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood up against them that came from the war, 02:13.700 --> 02:16.320 and said unto them, Ye shall not bring in the captives hither. 02:16.520 --> 02:20.720 For whereas we have offended against the Lord already, ye intend to add more to our 02:20.720 --> 02:22.060 sins and to our trespass. 02:22.260 --> 02:25.800 For our trespass is great, and there is fierce wrath against Israel. 02:25.800 --> 02:29.760 So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the princes and all the 02:29.760 --> 02:30.200 congregation. 02:31.020 --> 02:34.460 And the men which were expressed by name rose up and took the captives, 02:34.880 --> 02:38.560 and with the spoil clothed all that were naked among them, and arrayed them, 02:38.860 --> 02:43.360 and shod them, and gave them to eat and to drink, and anointed them, and carried all 02:43.360 --> 02:47.220 the feeble of them upon asses, and brought them to Jericho, the city of 02:47.220 --> 02:48.580 palm trees, to their brethren. 02:49.320 --> 02:50.680 Then they returned to Samaria. 02:51.580 --> 02:55.120 At that time did King Ahaz send unto the kings of Assyria to help him. 02:55.120 --> 02:59.300 For again the Edomites had come and smitten Judah, and carried away captives. 03:00.100 --> 03:03.800 The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country, and of the 03:03.800 --> 03:08.940 south of Judah, and had taken Bethshemesh, and Ajalon, and Gadiroth, and Shokah with 03:08.940 --> 03:13.440 the villages thereof, and Timnah with the villages thereof, Gimzo also and the 03:13.440 --> 03:14.140 villages thereof. 03:14.600 --> 03:15.500 And they dwelt there. 03:16.000 --> 03:19.120 For the Lord brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel. 03:19.700 --> 03:23.560 For he made Judah naked, and transgressed sore against the Lord. 03:24.220 --> 03:29.060 And Tilgath-Pilneser king of Assyria came unto him, and distressed him, but 03:29.060 --> 03:29.920 strengthened him not. 03:30.480 --> 03:34.460 For Ahaz took away a portion out of the house of the Lord, and out of the house of 03:34.460 --> 03:37.740 the king and of the princes, and gave it unto the king of Assyria. 03:38.520 --> 03:39.660 But he helped him not. 03:40.480 --> 03:44.120 And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the Lord. 03:44.720 --> 03:46.080 This is that king Ahaz. 03:46.540 --> 03:49.820 For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus, which smote him. 03:49.820 --> 03:50.760 And he said, 03:56.020 --> 04:00.240 But they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel. 04:00.740 --> 04:04.420 And Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house of God, and cut in pieces the 04:04.420 --> 04:07.760 vessels of the house of God, and shut up the doors of the house of the Lord. 04:08.380 --> 04:10.560 And he made him altars in every corner of Jerusalem. 04:11.380 --> 04:15.780 And in every several city of Judah he made high places to burn incense unto other 04:15.780 --> 04:19.100 gods, and provoked to anger the Lord God of his fathers. 04:19.820 --> 04:24.980 Now the rest of his acts, and of all his ways, first and last, behold, they are 04:24.980 --> 04:27.040 written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel. 04:27.700 --> 04:30.640 And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, 04:31.100 --> 04:31.860 even in Jerusalem. 04:32.740 --> 04:35.520 But they brought him not into the sepulchres of the kings of Israel. 04:36.280 --> 04:38.760 And Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.