16:1 In the seventeenth year of Phakee son
of Romelias began Achaz the son of Joatham king of Judah to reign.
16:2 Twenty years old was Achaz when he began to reign, and he reigned
sixteen years in Jerusalem; and he did not that which was right in the eyes
of Yehovah his Elohim faithfully, as David his father [had done].
16:3 And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, he made his son
to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen whom
Yehovah cast out from before the children of Israel.
16:4 And he sacrificed and burnt incense on the high places, and upon the
hills, and under every shady tree.
16:5 Then went up Raasson king of Syria and Phakee son of Romelias king of
Israel against Jerusalem to war, and besieged Achaz, but could not prevail
[against him].
16:6 At that time Raasson king of Syria recovered Aelath to Syria, and drove
out the Jews from Aelath, and the Idumeans came to Aelath, and dwelt there
until this day.
16:7 And Achaz sent messengers to Thalgath-phellasar king of the Assyrians,
saying, I am thy servant and thy son: come up, deliver me out of the hand of
the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, who are rising
up against me.
16:8 And Achaz took the silver and the gold that was found in the treasures
of the house of Yehovah, and of the king's house, and sent gifts to the
king.
16:9 And the king of the Assyrians hearkened to him: and the king of the
Assyrians went up to Damascus and took it, and removed the inhabitants, and
slew king Raasson.
16:10 And king Achaz went to Damascus to meet Thalgath-phellasar king of the
Assyrians at Damascus; and he saw an altar at Damascus. And king Achaz sent
to Urias the priest the pattern of the altar, and its proportions, and all
its workmanship.
16:11 And Urias the priest built the altar, according to all [the
directions] which king Achaz sent from Damascus.
16:12 And the king saw the altar, and went up to it,
16:13 and offered his whole-burn-offering, and his meat-offering, and his
drink-offering, and poured out the blood of his peace-offerings on the
brazen altar that was before Yehovah.
16:14 And he brought forward [the one] before the house of Yehovah from
between the altar and the house of Yehovah, and he set it openly by the
side of the altar northwards.
16:15 And king Achaz charged Urias the priest, saying, Offer upon the great
altar the whole-burnt-offering in the morning and the meat-offering in the
evening, and the whole-burnt-offering of the king, and his meat-offering,
and the whole-burnt-offering of all the people, and their meat-offering, and
their drink-offering; and thou shalt pour all the blood of the
whole-burnt-offering, and all the blood of [any other] sacrifice upon it:
and the brazen altar shall be for me in the morning.
16:16 And Urias the priest did according to all that king Achaz commanded
him.
16:17 And king Achaz cut off the borders of the bases, and removed the laver
from off them, and took down the sea from the brazen oxen that were under
it, and set it upon a base of stone.
16:18 And he made a base for the throne in the house of Yehovah, and he
turned the king's entrance without in the house of Yehovah because of the
king of the Assyrians.
16:19 And the rest of the acts of Achaz, even all that he did, [are] not
these written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
16:20 And Achaz slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David:
and Ezekias his son reigned in his stead. |
16:1 In the seventeenth year of Pekah the
son of Remaliah Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign.
16:2 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
Yehovah his Elohim, like David his father.
16:3 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
Yehovah cast out from before the children of Israel.
16:4 And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the
hills, and under every green tree.
16:5 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.
16:6 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.
16:7 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.
16:8 And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the
Yehovah, and in the treasures of the king's house, and sent it for a present to
the king of Assyria.
16:9 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.
16:10 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.
16:11 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.
16:12 And when the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar: and
the king approached to the altar, and offered thereon.
16:13 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.
16:14 And he brought also the brazen altar, which was before Yehovah, from
the forefront of the house, from between the altar and the house of the
Yehovah, and put it on the north side of the altar.
16:15 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 brazen altar shall be for me to enquire
by.
16:16 Thus did Urijah the priest, according to all that king Ahaz commanded.
16:17 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 brazen oxen that were
under it, and put it upon the pavement of stones.
16:18 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 Yehovah for the king
of Assyria.
16:19 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?
16:20 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. |