1 Ahazbecame king at the age of twenty, and he ruled in Jerusalemfor sixteen years. He did not follow the good example of his ancestor King David; instead, he did what was not pleasing to the Lord2 and followed the example of the kings of Israel. He had metal images of Baal made, 3 burned incense in HinnomValley, and even sacrificed his own sons as burnt offerings to idols, imitating the disgusting practice of the people whom the Lordhad driven out of the land as the Israelites advanced. 4 At the pagan places of worship, on the hills, and under every shady tree Ahaz offered sacrifices and burned incense.
5,6 2 K 16.5;Is 7.1Because King Ahaz sinned, the Lordhis God let the king of Syriadefeat him and take a large number of Judeans back to Damascusas prisoners. The Lordalso let the king of Israel, Pekahson of Remaliah, defeat Ahaz and kill 120,000 of the bravest Judean soldiers in one day. The Lord, the God of their ancestors, permitted this to happen, because the people of Judah had abandoned him. 7 An Israelite soldier named Zichrikilled King Ahaz' son Maaseiah, the palace administrator Azrikam, and Elkanah, who was second in command to the king. 8 Even though the Judeans were their own relatives, the Israelite army captured 200,000 women and children as prisoners and took them back to Samaria, along with large amounts of loot.
The Prophet Oded
9 A man named Oded, a prophet of the Lord, lived in the city of Samaria. He met the returning Israelite army with its Judean prisoners as it was about to enter the city, and he said, "The LordGod of your ancestors was angry with Judah and let you defeat them, but now he has heard of the vicious way you slaughtered them. 10 And now you intend to make the men and women of Jerusalemand Judah your slaves. Don’t you know that you also have committed sins against the Lordyour God? 11 Listen to me! These prisoners are your brothers and sisters. Let them go, or the Lordwill punish you in his anger."
12 Four of the leading men of the Northern Kingdom, Azariahson of Jehohanan, Berechiahson of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiahson of Shallum, and Amasason of Hadlaialso opposed the actions of the army. 13 They said, "Don’t bring those prisoners here! We have already sinned against the Lordand made him angry enough to punish us. Now you want to do something that will increase our guilt." 14 So then the army handed the prisoners and the loot over to the people and their leaders, 15 and the four men were appointed to provide the prisoners with clothing from the captured loot. They gave them clothes and sandals to wear, gave them enough to eat and drink, and put olive oil on their wounds. Those who were too weak to walk were put on donkeys, and all the prisoners were taken back to Judean territory at Jericho, the city of palm trees. Then the Israelites returned home to Samaria.
16,17 The Edomitesbegan to raid Judah again and captured many prisoners, so King Ahazasked Tiglath Pileser, the emperor of Assyria, to send help. 18 At this same time the Philistines were raiding the towns in the western foothills and in southern Judah. They captured the cities of Beth Shemesh, Aijalon, and Gederoth, and the cities of Soco, Timnah, and Gimzowith their villages, and settled there permanently. 19 Because King Ahazof Judah had violated the rights of his people and had defied the Lord, the Lordbrought troubles on Judah. 20 The Assyrianemperor, instead of helping Ahaz, opposed him and caused him trouble. 21 So Ahaztook the gold from the Temple, the palace, and the homes of the leaders of the people, and gave it to the emperor, but even this did not help.
The Sins of Ahaz
22 When his troubles were at their worst, that man Ahazsinned against the Lordmore than ever. 23 He offered sacrifices to the gods of the Syrians, who had defeated him. He said, "The Syrian gods helped the kings of Syria, so if I sacrifice to them, they may help me too." This brought disaster on him and on his nation. 24 In addition, he took all the Temple equipment and broke it in pieces. He closed the Temple and set up altars in every part of Jerusalem. 25 In every city and town in Judah he built pagan places of worship, where incense was to be burned to foreign gods. In this way he brought on himself the anger of the Lord, the God of his ancestors.
26 All the other events of his reign, from beginning to end, are recorded in The History of the Kings of Judah and Israel. 27 Is 14.28King Ahazdied and was buried in Jerusalem, but not in the royal tombs. His son Hezekiahsucceeded him as 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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).