2 Chronicles 28 A son of twenty years is Ahaz in his reigning, and sixteen years he has reigned in Jerusalem, and he has not done that which is right in the eyes of Yahweh, as David his father,

CLV⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ A son of twenty years [is] Ahaz in his reigning, and sixteen years he has reigned in Jerusalem, and he has not done that which is right in the eyes of Yahweh, as David his father, ² and walks in the ways of the kings of Israel, and also, molten images has made for Baalim, ³ and himself has made perfume in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burns his sons with fire according to the abominations of the nations that Yahweh dispossessed from the presence of the sons of Israel, ⁴ and sacrifices and makes perfume in high places, and on the heights, and under every green tree. ⁵ And Yahweh his Elohim gives him into the hand of the king of Aram, and they smite him, and take captive from him a great captivity, and bring [them] in to Damascus, and also into the hand of the king of Israel he has been given, and he smites him--a great smiting. ⁶ And Pekah son of Remaliah slays in Judah a hundred and twenty thousand in one day (the whole [are] sons of valor), because of their forsaking Yahweh, Elohim of their fathers. ⁷ And Zichri, a mighty one of Ephraim, slays Maaseiah son of the king, and Azrikam leader of the house, and Elkanah second to the king. ⁸ And the sons of Israel take captive of their brethren, two hundred thousand, wives, sons and daughters, and also much spoil they have seized from them, and they bring in the spoil to Samaria. ⁹ And there has been there a prophet of Yahweh (Oded [is] his name), and he goes out before the host that has come in to Samaria, and said to them, `Lo, in the fury of Yahweh Elohim of your fathers against Judah, He has given them into your hand, and you slay among them in rage--unto the heavens it has come;" ¹⁰ and now, sons of Judah and Jerusalem you are saying to subdue for men-servants and for maid-servants to you; but are there not with you causes of guilt before Yahweh your Elohim? ¹¹ and now, hear me, and send back the captives whom you have taken captive of your brethren, for the heat of the anger of Yahweh [is] upon you.. ¹² And certain of the heads of the sons of Ephraim (Azariah son of Johanan, Berechiah son of Meshillemoth, and Jehizkiah son of Shallum, and Amasa son of Hadlai), rise up against those coming in from the host, ¹³ and say to them, `You do not bring in the captives hither, for, to guilt against Yahweh on us, you are saying to add unto our sin and unto our guilt? for abundant [is] the guilt we have, and the fierceness of anger on Israel.. ¹⁴ And the armed men leave the captives and the prey before the heads and all the assembly; ¹⁵ and the men who have been expressed by name rise and take hold on the captives, and all their naked ones they have clothed from the spoil, yea, they clothe them, and shoe them, and cause them to eat and drink, and anoint them, and lead them on asses, even every feeble one, and bring them in to Jericho, the city of palms, near their brethren, and turn back to Samaria. ¹⁶ At that time has king Ahaz sent unto the king of Asshur to give help to him; ¹⁷ and again the Edomites have come, and smite in Judah, and take captive a captivity. ¹⁸ And the Philistines have rushed against the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and capture Beth-Shemesh, and Aijalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho and its villages, and Timnah and its villages, and Gimzo and its villages, and dwell there, ¹⁹ for Yahweh has humbled Judah because of Ahaz king of Israel, for he made free with Judah, even to commit a trespass against Yahweh. ²⁰ And Tilgath-Pilneser king of Asshur comes in unto him, and does distress him, and has not strengthened him, ²¹ though Ahaz has taken a portion [out] of the house of Yahweh, and [out] of the house of the king, and of the princes, and gives to the king of Asshur, yet it is no help to him. ²² And in the time of his distress--he adds to trespass against Yahweh, (this king Ahaz), ²³ and he sacrifices to the elohims of Damascus--those smiting him, and said, `Because the elohims of the kings of Aram are helping them, to them I sacrifice, and they help me,' and they have been to him to cause him to stumble, and to all Israel. ²⁴ And Ahaz gathers the vessels of the house of Elohim, and cuts in pieces the vessels of the house of Elohim, and shuts the doors of the house of Yahweh, and makes to himself altars in every corner in Jerusalem. ²⁵ And in every city and city of Judah he has made high places to make perfume to other elohims, and provokes Yahweh, Elohim of his fathers. ²⁶ And the rest of his matters, and all his ways, the first and the last, lo, they are written on the book of the kings of Judah and Israel. ²⁷ And Ahaz lies with his fathers, and they bury him in the city, in Jerusalem, but have not brought him in to the graves of the kings of Israel, and reign does Hezekiah his son in his stead.