1 Ahazwas 20 years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled from Jerusalemfor 16 years.
Ahazwas nothing like his ancestor David. Ahazdisobeyed the Lord2 and was as sinful as the kings of Israel. He made idols of the god Baal, 3 and he offered sacrifices in HinnomValley. Worst of all, Ahaz sacrificed his own sons, which was a disgusting custom of the nations that the Lordhad forced out of Israel. 4 Ahaz offered sacrifices at the local shrines,28.4 local shrines: See the note at 11.15.as well as on every hill and in the shade of large trees.
5,6 2 K 16.5,6;Is 7.1.Ahaz and the people of Judah sinned and turned away from the Lord, the God their ancestors had worshiped. So the Lordpunished them by letting their enemies defeat them.
The king of Syriaattacked Judah and took many of its people to Damascusas prisoners. King Pekah28.5,6 Pekah: Hebrew "Pekah son of Remaliah."of Israel later defeated Judah and killed 120,000 of its bravest soldiers in one day. 7 During that battle, an Israelite soldier named Zichrikilled three men from Judah: Maaseiahthe king’s son; Azrikam, the official in charge of the palace; and Elkanah, the king’s second in command. 8 The Israelite troops captured 200,000 women and children and took them back to their capital city of Samaria, along with a large amount of their possessions. They did these things even though the people of Judah were their own relatives.
Oded the Prophet Condemns Israel
9 Odedlived in Samariaand was one of the Lord's prophets. He met Israel’s army on their way back from Judah and said to them:
The LordGod of your ancestors let you defeat Judah’s army only because he was angry with them. But you should not have been so cruel! 10 If you make slaves of the people of Judah and Jerusalem, you will be as guilty as they are of sinning against the Lord.
11 Send these prisoners back home—they are your own relatives. If you don’t, the Lordwill punish you in his anger.
12 About the same time, four of Israel’s leaders arrived. They were Azariahson of Johanan, Berechiahson of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiahson of Shallum, and Amasason of Hadlai. They agreed with Oded that the Israelite troops were wrong, 13 and they said:
If you bring these prisoners into Samaria, that will be one more thing we’ve done to sin against the Lord. And he is already angry enough with us.
14 So in front of the leaders and the crowd, the troops handed over their prisoners and the property they had taken from Judah. 15 The four leaders took some of the stolen clothes and gave them to the prisoners who needed something to wear. They later gave them all a new change of clothes and shoes, then fixed them something to eat and drink, and cleaned their wounds with olive oil. They gave donkeys to those who were too weak to walk, and led all of them back to Jericho, the city known for its palm trees. The leaders then returned to Samaria.
16-18 Some time later, the Edomitesattacked the eastern part of Judah again and carried away prisoners. And at the same time, the Philistines raided towns in the western foothills and in the Southern Desert. They conquered the towns of Beth-Shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Soco, Timnah, and Gimzo, including the villages around them. Then some of the Philistines went to live in these places.
Ahazsent a message to King Tiglath Pileser of Assyriaand begged for help. 19 But God was punishing Judah with these disasters, because Ahazhad disobeyed him and refused to stop Judah from sinning. 20 So Tiglath Pileser came to Judah, but instead of helping, he made things worse. 21 Ahazgave him gifts from the Lord's temple and the king’s palace, as well as from the homes of Israel’s other leaders. The Assyrianking still refused to help Ahaz.
The Final Sin of Ahaz and His Death
22 Even after all these terrible things happened to Ahaz, he sinned against the Lordeven worse than before. 23 He said to himself, "The Syrian gods must have helped their kings defeat me. Maybe if I offer sacrifices to those gods, they will help me." That was the sin that finally led to the downfall of Ahaz, as well as to the destruction of Judah.
24 Ahazcollected all the furnishings of the temple and smashed them to pieces. Then he locked the doors to the temple and set up altars to foreign gods on every street corner in Jerusalem. 25 In every city and town in Judah he built local shrines28.25 local shrines: See the note at 11.15.to worship foreign gods. All of this made the LordGod of his ancestors very angry.
26 Everything else Ahaz did while he was king is written in The History of the Kings of Judah and Israel. 27 Is 14.28.Ahazdied and was buried in Jerusalem, but not in the royal tombs. His son Hezekiahthen became king.
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Ahaz, son of Jotham and king of Judah, did not do what was right, even made his son pass through the fire, and asked Assyria for help against Syria and Israel (2 Kings 16:2).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Ahaz, son of Jotham and king of Judah, did not do what was right, even made his son pass through the fire, and asked Assyria for help against Syria and Israel (2 Kings 16:2).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Ahaz, son of Jotham and king of Judah, did not do what was right, even made his son pass through the fire, and asked Assyria for help against Syria and Israel (2 Kings 16:2).
The Valley of Hinnom is the valley along the southern slope of Jerusalem where Topheth lay, a place where sons and daughters were sacrificed in the fire to Molech until it was desecrated (2 Kings 23:10).
31,77° N, 35,23° L
Citado em 12 versículosTb.: Valley of Ben Hinnom, Valley of the Son of Hinnom
Syria is a land whose kings fought against Israel: David defeated the Syrians, and Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel throughout the reign of Jehoahaz (2 Kings 13:22).
Damascus is a city of the Arameans, with its own king, captured by the king of Assyria. Saul went there with letters to take as prisoners those who belonged to the Way (Acts 9:2).
Pekah, son of Remaliah, was king of Israel: a captain of Pekahiah, he struck him down in Samaria with fifty men of Gilead and reigned in his place. Hoshea son of Elah killed Pekah and became king (2 Kings 15:30).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Jericho is the city opposite which Israel crossed the Jordan and which was set apart for destruction, with Rahab and those in her house spared. Hiel of Bethel rebuilt it in Ahab’s time (Joshua 6:17).
Edom is the land of Seir, where Jacob’s brother Esau lived. The king of Edom refused Israel passage through his land, and Edom rebelled against Judah (2 Kings 8:22).
Beth-shemesh is the city to which the cows brought the ark of the Lord; its people rejoiced to see the ark and offered burnt offerings and sacrifices to the Lord that day (1 Samuel 6:15).
Aijalon was one of the towns that the Philistines captured and occupied in the Shephelah and in the Negeb of Judah, together with Beth-shemesh and Gederoth (2 Chronicles 28:18).
Socoh is a town in Judah where the Philistines gathered for war and camped between Socoh and Azekah. Rehoboam rebuilt Socoh for defense in Judah (1 Samuel 17:1).
Ahaz, son of Jotham and king of Judah, did not do what was right, even made his son pass through the fire, and asked Assyria for help against Syria and Israel (2 Kings 16:2).
Assyria is the land whose kings took Galilee and Naphtali, besieged Samaria for three years, and deported Israel to Halah, Habor, and Gozan. Sennacherib, its king, sent servants to Hezekiah in Jerusalem (2 Chronicles 32:9).
Ahaz, son of Jotham and king of Judah, did not do what was right, even made his son pass through the fire, and asked Assyria for help against Syria and Israel (2 Kings 16:2).
Ahaz, son of Jotham and king of Judah, did not do what was right, even made his son pass through the fire, and asked Assyria for help against Syria and Israel (2 Kings 16:2).
Assyria is the land whose kings took Galilee and Naphtali, besieged Samaria for three years, and deported Israel to Halah, Habor, and Gozan. Sennacherib, its king, sent servants to Hezekiah in Jerusalem (2 Chronicles 32:9).
Ahaz, son of Jotham and king of Judah, did not do what was right, even made his son pass through the fire, and asked Assyria for help against Syria and Israel (2 Kings 16:2).
Ahaz, son of Jotham and king of Judah, did not do what was right, even made his son pass through the fire, and asked Assyria for help against Syria and Israel (2 Kings 16:2).
Ahaz, son of Jotham and king of Judah, did not do what was right, even made his son pass through the fire, and asked Assyria for help against Syria and Israel (2 Kings 16:2).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Ahaz, son of Jotham and king of Judah, did not do what was right, even made his son pass through the fire, and asked Assyria for help against Syria and Israel (2 Kings 16:2).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Hezekiah, king of Judah, did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, destroyed the high places, and trusted in God when Sennacherib, king of Assyria, besieged Jerusalem (2 Kings 18:1).