2 Chronicles 26 ~ 28

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26:1And all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the place of his father Amaziah. Compare
26:2It was he who built Eloth and restored it to Judah after the king slept with his fathers. Compare
26:3Uzziah was sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Jechiliah, from Jerusalem. Compare
26:4And he did what was right in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that Amaziah his father had done. Compare
26:5And he set himself to seek after God during the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the vision of God; and as long as he sought after Jehovah, God caused him to prosper. Compare
26:6And he went out and waged war against the Philistines. And he broke down the wall of Gath and the wall of Jabneh and the wall of Ashdod, and he built cities in the vicinity of Ashdod and among the Philistines. Compare
26:7And God helped him against the Philistines and against the Arabians who dwelt in Gur-baal and against the Meunim. Compare
26:8And the Ammonites gave tribute to Uzziah; and his fame went as far as the entrance of Egypt, for he became exceedingly strong. Compare
26:9And Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate and at the Valley Gate and at the Angle, and he fortified them. Compare
26:10And he built towers in the wilderness and hewed out many cisterns, for he had much cattle, both in the lowlands and in the plain; he had farmers and vinedressers in the hills and in the fruitful fields, for he loved the soil. Compare
26:11Furthermore Uzziah had an army of soldiers that went out to war in companies according to the number of their muster done by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer under the hand of Hananiah, one of the king's captains. Compare
26:12The whole number of heads of fathers' houses, of mighty men of valor, was two thousand six hundred. Compare
26:13And under their hand was an army force of three hundred seven thousand five hundred who could make war with mighty power to help the king against the enemy. Compare
26:14And Uzziah prepared for them, for all the army, shields and spears and helmets and body armor and bows and sling stones. Compare
26:15And in Jerusalem he made machines, invented by skillful men, to be on the towers and at the corners for shooting with arrows and great stones. And his fame went out far abroad, for he was marvelously helped until he was strong. Compare
26:16But when he had become strong, his heart became uplifted, to his own destruction. And he trespassed against Jehovah his God and went into the temple of Jehovah to burn incense upon the incense altar. Compare
26:17And Azariah the priest went in after him, and with Azariah were eighty priests of Jehovah who were valiant men. Compare
26:18And they withstood Uzziah the king and said to him, It does not belong to you, Uzziah, to burn incense to Jehovah, but to the priests, the sons of Aaron, who have been consecrated to burn incense. Go out of the sanctuary, for you have trespassed and there will be no honor for you from Jehovah God. Compare
26:19Then Uzziah became angry, and in his hand was a censer for burning incense. And when he became angry with the priests, leprosy broke out on his forehead before the priests in the house of Jehovah beside the incense altar. Compare
26:20And Azariah the chief priest and all the priests looked at him, and there he was, leprous on his forehead; and they rushed him out of there, and he himself also hurried out to go out, for Jehovah had stricken him. Compare
26:21So Uzziah the king was a leper until the day of his death; and he dwelt in a separate house as a leper, for he was cut off from the house of Jehovah. And Jotham his son was over the king's house, judging the people of the land. Compare
26:22And Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, wrote down the rest of the acts of Uzziah, the first and the last. Compare
26:23And Uzziah slept with his fathers; and they buried him with his fathers in the burial field which belonged to the kings, for they said, He is a leper. And Jotham his son reigned in his place. Compare
27:1Jotham was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok. Compare
27:2And he did what was right in the sight of Jehovah according to all that his father Uzziah had done; only he did not enter into the temple of Jehovah. Yet the people still acted corruptly. Compare
27:3He built the upper gate of the house of Jehovah and built much on the wall of the Ophel. Compare
27:4And he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and in the forests he built fortresses and towers. Compare
27:5And he fought with the king of the children of Ammon and prevailed against them. And the children of Ammon gave him that same year one hundred talents of silver and ten thousand cors of wheat and ten thousand of barley. This much did the children of Ammon pay him also in the second and third years. Compare
27:6So Jotham became strong, because he ordered his ways before Jehovah his God. Compare
27:7And the rest of the acts of Jotham and all his wars and his ways are there written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. Compare
27:8He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. Compare
27:9And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David. And Ahaz his son reigned in his place. Compare
28:1Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. And he did not do what was right in the sight of Jehovah as David his father had done, Compare
28:2But he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and even made molten images for the Baals. Compare
28:3And he burned incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom and burned his children in fire, according to the abominations of the nations that Jehovah had dispossessed before the children of Israel. Compare
28:4And he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places and on the hills and under every flourishing tree. Compare
28:5Therefore Jehovah his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria; and they struck him and carried away captive from him a great multitude. And they brought them to Damascus. And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, and he struck a great blow on him. Compare
28:6For Pekah the son of Remaliah slew one hundred twenty thousand in Judah on one day, all of them valiant men, because they had forsaken Jehovah, the God of their fathers. Compare
28:7And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah, the king's son, and Azrikam, the ruler of the house, and Elkanah, who was second to the king. Compare
28:8And the children of Israel carried away captive two hundred thousand women, sons, and daughters of their brothers, and also plundered much spoil from them; and they brought the spoil to Samaria. Compare
28:9But a prophet of Jehovah was there, whose name was Oded; and he went out to meet the army that was coming to Samaria and said to them, Now, because Jehovah, the God of your fathers, was angry with Judah, He has given them into your hand, and you have slain them in a rage which has reached up to heaven. Compare
28:10And now you intend to subjugate the children of Judah and Jerusalem as your male and female slaves. Is there not even with you anything but trespasses against Jehovah your God? Compare
28:11Now therefore listen to me, and return the captives that you have carried away captive from among your brothers, for the burning anger of Jehovah is upon you. Compare
28:12Then some of the heads of the children of Ephraim, Azariah the son of Johanan and Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth and Jehizkiah the son of Shallum and Amasa the son of Hadlai, rose up against those coming from the war; Compare
28:13And they said to them, You shall not bring the captives here, for you intend to bring a trespass against Jehovah upon us to add to our sins and our trespass; for our trespass is great, and there is burning anger upon Israel. Compare
28:14So the soldiers left the captives and the plunder before the leaders and all the assembly. Compare
28:15And those men who have been mentioned by name rose up and took the captives, and with the spoil clothed all who were naked among them. And they clothed them and gave them sandals and fed them and gave them something to drink, and they anointed them and carried all the feeble among them on asses and brought them to Jericho, the city of palms, to their brothers. And they returned to Samaria. Compare
28:16At that time King Ahaz sent word to the kings of Assyria to help him, Compare
28:17For again the Edomites came and struck Judah and carried away captives. Compare
28:18And the Philistines raided the cities of the lowlands and the south of Judah and took Beth-shemesh and Aijalon and Gederoth and Soco with its villages and Timnah with its villages and Gimzo with its villages; and they dwelt there. Compare
28:19For Jehovah humbled Judah on account of Ahaz the king of Israel, for he cast off restraint in Judah and trespassed greatly against Jehovah. Compare
28:20And Tilgath-pilneser the king of Assyria came against him and distressed him and did not strengthen him. Compare
28:21For Ahaz took away a portion of the house of Jehovah and of the house of the king and the officials and gave it to the king of Assyria, but it did not help him. Compare
28:22And at the time of his distress, he added to his trespass against Jehovah, this same King Ahaz; Compare
28:23For he sacrificed to the gods of Damascus, which had struck him, for he said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria helped them, to them will I sacrifice, so that they will help me. But they were the ruin of him and of all Israel. Compare
28:24And Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house of God and cut the vessels of the house of God into pieces, and he shut up the doors of the house of Jehovah and made himself altars in every corner in Jerusalem. Compare
28:25And in every city of Judah he made high places for burning incense to other gods and provoked Jehovah, the God of his fathers, to anger. Compare
28:26Now the rest of his acts and all his ways, the first and the last, are there written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel. Compare
28:27And Ahaz slept 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 Hezekiah his son reigned in his place. Compare

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