Ahaz Ruler Over Judah; Damascus Falls; Ahaz Succeeded By Hezekiah
2 Kings 16 KJV
1 In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign.
2 Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, and did not that which was right in the sight of the LORD his God, like David his father.
3 But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel.
4 And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.
5 Then Rezin king of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to war: and they besieged Ahaz, but could not overcome him.
6 At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drave the Jews from Elath: and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there unto this day.
7 So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, saying, I am thy servant and thy son: come up, and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, which rise up against me.
8 And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house, and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria.
9 And the king of Assyria hearkened unto him: for the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried the people of it captive to Kir, and slew Rezin.
10 And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and saw an altar that was at Damascus: and king Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it, according to all the workmanship thereof.
11 And Urijah the priest built an altar according to all that king Ahaz had sent from Damascus: so Urijah the priest made it against king Ahaz came from Damascus.
12 And when the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar: and the king approached to the altar, and offered thereon.
13 And he burnt his burnt offering and his meat offering, and poured his drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings, upon the altar.
14 And he brought also the brasen altar, which was before the LORD, from the forefront of the house, from between the altar and the house of the LORD, and put it on the north side of the altar.
15 And king Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, Upon the great altar burn the morning burnt offering, and the evening meat offering, and the king's burnt sacrifice, and his meat offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings; and sprinkle upon it all the blood of the burnt offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice: and the brasen altar shall be for me to enquire by.
16 Thus did Urijah the priest, according to all that king Ahaz commanded.
17 And king Ahaz cut off the borders of the bases, and removed the laver from off them; and took down the sea from off the brasen oxen that were under it, and put it upon a pavement of stones.
18 And the covert for the sabbath that they had built in the house, and the king's entry without, turned he from the house of the LORD for the king of Assyria.
19 Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
20 And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.
Elijah Destroys The Messengers Of Ahaziah Jabesh-Gileadites Recover The Bodies Of Saul And His Sons People Mourn Over The Destruction Of Jerusalem Passover Instituted Passover Communicated Victory Over Ai Ahaziah Ahaz Hezekiah King Of Judah Overturning Tables In The Temple Loosing The Woman Who Was Bowed Over Jesus Lamenting Over Jerusalem Rich Ruler Saul In Damascus And Jerusalem Rich Young Ruler Passover Hezekiah's Prayer Hezekiah The Good King Hezekiah's Great Passover Proverbs Of Solomon From The Death Of Saul To The Anointing Of David Over Judah From The Anointing In Hebron To The Establishment Of David Over United Israel From The Reign Of Jehoshaphat To The Accession Of Jehoram Over Judah Reign Of Jehu Over Israel Reigns Of Athaliah And Jehoash Over Judah Reigns Of Jehoahaz And Joash Over Israel From The Accession Of Hezekiah To The Captivity Of Judah Hezekiah Jehovah's Controversy With The Whole Family Of Jacob Passover His Coat, Covered With Blood, Is Sent To Jacob, Who Mourns Him Inordinately They Discover Their Fears To The Steward Passover Is Instituted Import Of The Rite Of The Passover Ordinance Of The Passover Memorial Of The Passover Is Commanded Amalek Is Overcome By Joshua, While Moses Holds Up His Hand Eleven Curtains Of Goats' Hair, The Covering Of Rams' And Badgers' Skins His Face Is Radiant, And He Covers It With A Veil Covering Of Skins Cloud Covers The Tabernacle For The Ruler Passover Is Again Commanded Second Passover For The Unclean Or Absent Sihon Is Overcome At The Passover For The Assuredness Of Victory Which God Will Give Over Them Feast Of The Passover Hard Controversies Are To Be Determined By The Priests And Judges Joshua Prepares The People To Pass Over Jordan
