2 Chronicles 28 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

Ahaz Succeeds Jotham in Judah

(2Ki 16:1–4 )

Ahaz^H271 was twenty^H6242 years^H8141 old^H1121 when he became^H4427 king^H4427, and he reigned^H4427 in Jerusalem^H3389 for sixteen^H8337^H6240 years^H8141. He did not do^H6213 what was right^H3477 in the sight^H5869 of the LORD^H3068 as his father^H1 David^H1732 had done.

2Ch 28:2

2Ch 28:2But he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel; he also made cast metal images for the Baals.

2Ch 28:3

2Ch 28:3Furthermore, he burned incense in the Valley of Ben-hinnom, and burned his sons in fire, according to the abominations of the nations whom the LORD had driven out from the sons of Israel.

2Ch 28:4

2Ch 28:4He sacrificed and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.

Judah Is Invaded

(2Ki 16:5, 6; Isa 7:1 )

2Ch 28:5

Therefore the LORD^H3068 his God^H430 handed^H5414^H3027 him over^H5414 to the king^H4428 of Aram^H758; and they [fn]defeated^H5221 him and carried^H7617 from him a great^H1419 number of captives^H7633, and brought^H935 them to Damascus^H1834. And he was also^H1571 handed^H5414^H3027 over^H5414 to the king^H4428 of Israel^H3478, who struck^H5221 him with heavy^H1419 casualties^H4347.

2Ch 28:6

2Ch 28:6For 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.

2Ch 28:7

2Ch 28:7And 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.

2Ch 28:8

The sons^H1121 of Israel^H3478 led^H7617 away^H7617 captive^H7617 two^H3967 hundred^H3967 thousand^H505 of their relatives^H251, women^H802, sons^H1121, and daughters^H1323; and they also^H1571 [fn]took^H962 a great^H7227 deal^H7227 of spoils^H7998 from them, and brought^H935 the spoils^H7998 to Samaria^H8111.

2Ch 28:9

2Ch 28:9But a prophet of the LORD was there, whose name was Oded; and he went out to meet the army which came to Samaria and said to them, “Behold, because the LORD, the God of your fathers, was angry with Judah, He has handed them over to you, and you have killed them in a rage which has even reached heaven.

2Ch 28:10

2Ch 28:10“Now you are proposing to 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?

2Ch 28:11

2Ch 28:11“Now then, listen to me and return the captives whom you captured from your brothers, for the burning anger of the LORD is against you.”

2Ch 28:12

2Ch 28:12Then 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,

2Ch 28:13

2Ch 28:13and 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.”

2Ch 28:14

2Ch 28:14So the armed men left the captives and the spoils before the officers and all the assembly.

2Ch 28:15

2Ch 28:15Then 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 gave them drink, anointed them with oil, led all their feeble ones on donkeys, and brought them to Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their brothers; then they returned to Samaria.

Compromise with Assyria

(2Ki 16:7–9 )

2Ch 28:16

At that time^H6256 King^H4428 Ahaz^H271 sent^H7971 word to the [fn]kings^H4428 of Assyria^H804 for help^H5826.

2Ch 28:17

2Ch 28:17For the Edomites had come again and attacked Judah, and led away captives.

2Ch 28:18

2Ch 28:18The Philistines had also invaded the cities of the [fn]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.

2Ch 28:19

2Ch 28:19For the LORD had humbled Judah because of Ahaz king of Israel, for he had brought about a lack of restraint in Judah and was very unfaithful to the LORD.

2Ch 28:20

2Ch 28:20So Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria came against him and afflicted him instead of strengthening him.

2Ch 28:21

2Ch 28:21Although 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.

(2Ki 16:12–20 )

2Ch 28:22

Now during the time^H6256 of his distress^H6887, this^H1931 same^H1931 King^H4428 Ahaz^H271 became^H4603 even^H3254 more^H3254 unfaithful^H4603 to the LORD^H3068.

2Ch 28:23

2Ch 28:23For he sacrificed to the gods of Damascus who had [fn]defeated him, and said, “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 [fn]downfall of him and all Israel.

2Ch 28:24

2Ch 28:24Moreover, when Ahaz gathered together the utensils of the house of God, he cut the utensils of the house of God in pieces; and he closed the doors of the house of the LORD, and made altars for himself in every corner of Jerusalem.

2Ch 28:25

2Ch 28:25In 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.

2Ch 28:26

2Ch 28:26Now 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.

2Ch 28:27

2Ch 28:27So Ahaz [fn]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 Israel; and his son Hezekiah reigned in his place.

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NASB20 Footnotes

(28:5)

Lit struck

(28:8)

Lit plundered

(28:16)

Ancient versions king

Heb shephelah

Lit struck

Lit stumbling

I.e., died

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