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2 Chronicles 28
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2 Chronicles 28
New King James Version
Ahaz Reigns in Judah(A)
28 Ahaz (B)was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem; and he did not do what was right in the sight of the Lord, as his father David had done. 2 For he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made (C)molded images for (D)the Baals. 3 He burned incense in (E)the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, and burned (F)his children in the (G)fire, according to the abominations of the nations whom the Lord had (H)cast out before the children of Israel. 4 And he sacrificed and burned incense on the [a]high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.
Syria and Israel Defeat Judah(I)
5 Therefore (J)the Lord his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria. They (K)defeated him, and carried away a great multitude of them as captives, and brought them to Damascus. Then he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who defeated him with a great slaughter. 6 For (L)Pekah the son of Remaliah killed one hundred and twenty thousand in Judah in one day, all valiant men, (M)because they had forsaken the Lord God of their fathers. 7 Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, killed Maaseiah the king’s son, Azrikam the officer over the house, and Elkanah who was second to the king. 8 And the children of Israel carried away captive of their (N)brethren two hundred thousand women, sons, and daughters; and they also took away much [b]spoil from them, and brought the spoil to Samaria.
Israel Returns the Captives
9 But a (O)prophet of the Lord was there, whose name was Oded; and he went out before the army that came to Samaria, and said to them: “Look, (P)because the Lord God of your fathers was angry with Judah, He has delivered them into your hand; but you have killed them in a rage that (Q)reaches up to heaven. 10 And now you propose to force the children of Judah and Jerusalem to be your (R)male and female slaves; but are you not also guilty before the Lord your God? 11 Now hear me, therefore, and return the captives, whom you have taken captive from your brethren, (S)for the fierce wrath of the Lord is upon you.”
12 Then some of the heads of the children of Ephraim, Azariah the son of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood up against those who came from the war, 13 and said to them, “You shall not bring the captives here, for we already have offended the Lord. You intend to add to our sins and to our guilt; for our guilt is great, and there is fierce wrath against Israel.” 14 So the armed men left the captives and the [c]spoil before the leaders and all the assembly. 15 Then the men (T)who were designated by name rose up and took the captives, and from the [d]spoil they clothed all who were naked among them, dressed them and gave them sandals, (U)gave them food and drink, and anointed them; and they let all the feeble ones ride on donkeys. So they brought them to their brethren at Jericho, (V)the city of palm trees. Then they returned to Samaria.
Assyria Refuses to Help Judah(W)
16 (X)At the same time King Ahaz sent to the [e]kings of Assyria to help him. 17 For again the (Y)Edomites had come, attacked Judah, and carried away captives. 18 (Z)The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the lowland and of the South of Judah, and had taken Beth Shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Sochoh with its villages, Timnah with its villages, and Gimzo with its villages; and they dwelt there. 19 For the Lord [f]brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of (AA)Israel, for he had (AB)encouraged moral decline in Judah and had been continually unfaithful to the Lord. 20 Also (AC)Tiglath-Pileser[g] king of Assyria came to him and distressed him, and did not assist him. 21 For Ahaz took part of the treasures from the house of the Lord, from the house of the king, and from the leaders, and he gave it to the king of Assyria; but he did not help him.
Apostasy and Death of Ahaz(AD)
22 Now in the time of his distress King Ahaz became increasingly unfaithful to the Lord. This is that King Ahaz. 23 For (AE)he sacrificed to the gods of Damascus which had defeated him, saying, “Because the gods of the kings of Syria help them, I will sacrifice to them (AF)that they may help me.” But they were the ruin of him and of all Israel. 24 So Ahaz gathered the articles of the house of God, cut in pieces the articles of the house of God, (AG)shut up the doors of the house of the Lord, and made for himself altars in every corner of Jerusalem. 25 And in every single city of Judah he made [h]high places to burn incense to other gods, and provoked to anger the Lord God of his fathers.
26 (AH)Now the rest of his acts and all his ways, from first to last, indeed they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel. 27 So Ahaz [i]rested with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, in Jerusalem; but they (AI)did not bring him into the tombs of the kings of Israel. Then Hezekiah his son reigned in his place.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 28:4 Places for pagan worship
- 2 Chronicles 28:8 plunder
- 2 Chronicles 28:14 plunder
- 2 Chronicles 28:15 plunder
- 2 Chronicles 28:16 LXX, Syr., Vg. king (cf. v. 20)
- 2 Chronicles 28:19 humbled Judah
- 2 Chronicles 28:20 Heb. Tilgath-Pilneser
- 2 Chronicles 28:25 Places for pagan worship
- 2 Chronicles 28:27 Died and joined his ancestors
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Acaz rei de Judá
(2 Rs 16.1-20)
28 Acaz tinha 20 anos de idade quando se tornou rei. Reinou durante 16 anos em Jerusalém. Ao contrário do seu antepassado David, Acaz não fez o que era reto aos olhos do Senhor. 2 Como os reis de Israel, prestou culto aos ídolos de Baal. 3 Chegou ao ponto de se deslocar ao vale de Ben-Hinom. E não foi só para queimar incenso aos ídolos, pois chegou a sacrificar os seus próprios filhos no fogo, à semelhança do que faziam os povos pagãos que o Senhor expulsara da terra que deu a Israel. 4 Fez sacrifícios e queimou incenso nos santuários pagãos sobre as colinas, e debaixo de cada árvore verde.
5 Por isso, o Senhor, seu Deus, permitiu que fosse vencido pelo rei de Aram, que o derrotou e expatriou para Damasco um grande número da sua população. Os exércitos de Israel também mataram muitas das suas tropas. 6 Num só dia, Peca, filho de Remalias, matou 120 000 dos seus melhores soldados. Tudo por terem deixado o Senhor, o Deus dos seus antepassados. 7 Foi igualmente nesse tempo que Zicri, um grande guerreiro de Efraim, matou o príncipe Maaseia, filho do rei, assim como Azricão, administrador-geral do palácio, e o comandante-geral do exército, Elcana, o segundo depois do rei. 8 Israel também levou cativas 200 000 mulheres e crianças de Judá, levando de igual modo uma enorme quantidade de despojos para Israel.
9 Havia em Samaria um profeta do Senhor, chamado Odede, que foi ao encontro do exército quando este regressava. “Vejam!”, exclamou ele. “O Senhor, o Deus dos vossos pais, irou-se contra Judá e permitiu que os conquistassem; mas vocês mataram-nos sem misericórdia e todo o céu ficou perturbado. 10 Irão agora fazer dessa gente de Judá e de Jerusalém escravos? Não têm vocês mesmos pecado tanto contra o Senhor, vosso Deus? 11 Prestem atenção às minhas palavras e mandem embora estes vossos irmãos; que regressem às suas casas, porque é convosco que o Senhor agora está irado!”
12 Alguns dos principais líderes de Efraim apoiaram as palavras do profeta; eram eles Azarias, filho de Jeoanã, Berequias, filho de Mesilemote, Ezequias, filho de Salum, e Amasa, filho de Hadlai, e fizeram a seguinte declaração: 13 “Não podem trazer para aqui esses prisioneiros! Se o fizerem, provocam a ira do Senhor. Não agravem ainda mais a nossa culpa, pois já é bastante o que fizemos para irritar a Deus.”
14 Os oficiais do exército entregaram os prisioneiros e o despojo aos líderes políticos do povo, para que decidissem sobre o que fazer. 15 Os quatro homens mencionados distribuíram pelas mulheres e meninos mais necessitados as roupas trazidas com o despojo; deram-lhes também calçado, alimento e bebidas. Puseram os doentes e os velhos sobre jumentos e mandaram-nos de volta para as suas famílias em Jericó, a cidade das Palmeiras. Depois voltaram para Samaria.
16 Por essa altura, o rei Acaz de Judá pediu ao rei da Assíria que fosse seu aliado na luta contra as tropas de Edom. 17 Estes estavam a invadir Judá e a levar muita gente cativa. 18 Entretanto, os filisteus tinham ocupado as povoações das planícies costeiras e do Negueve, nomeadamente as cidades de Bete-Semes, Aijalom, Gederote, Socó, Timna e Ginzo, assim como as localidades em redor. Instalaram lá alguma da sua gente, que ali passou a viver. 19 O Senhor humilhava Judá, por causa dos pecados de Acaz, pois levara o povo a pecar de modo desenfreado, e assim, entregou-se à transgressão contra o Senhor. 20 Contudo, quando Tiglate-Pileser, o rei da Assíria, chegou, foi muito mais o incómodo do que a ajuda que trouxe. 21 De nada serviu todo o ouro do templo e dos tesouros do palácio que Acaz lhe ofereceu.
22 Nessa ocasião de grande aperto, foi ainda maior a sua degradação espiritual. 23 Pôs-se a prestar culto e a oferecer sacrifícios aos deuses de Damasco, que o tinham derrotado, afirmando que, se esses ídolos tinham ajudado os reis de Aram, então haveriam de o ajudar a ele, se os adorasse. Mas foi o contrário, pois trouxeram a ruína, a ele e a todo o seu povo.
24 O próprio rei tirou os vasos do templo e fê-los em pedaços; mandou fechar a casa do Senhor e edificou altares aos ídolos em cada canto da cidade de Jerusalém. 25 Mandou igualmente erguer santuários pagãos em cada cidade de Judá, para oferecer incenso a outros deuses, acendendo assim a ira do Senhor, Deus dos seus antepassados.
26 O resto dos acontecimentos e outros factos referentes à sua vida estão relatados no Livro dos Reis de Judá e de Israel. 27 Quando Acaz morreu, foi enterrado em Jerusalém, mas não junto aos túmulos dos outros reis. O seu filho Ezequias reinou em seu lugar.
2 Chronicles 28
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2 Chronicles 28
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Ahaz King of Judah(A)
28 Ahaz(B) was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. Unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the Lord. 2 He followed the ways of the kings of Israel and also made idols(C) for worshiping the Baals. 3 He burned sacrifices in the Valley of Ben Hinnom(D) and sacrificed his children(E) in the fire, engaging in the detestable(F) practices of the nations the Lord had driven out before the Israelites. 4 He offered sacrifices and burned incense at the high places, on the hilltops and under every spreading tree.
5 Therefore the Lord his God delivered him into the hands of the king of Aram.(G) The Arameans defeated him and took many of his people as prisoners and brought them to Damascus.
He was also given into the hands of the king of Israel, who inflicted heavy casualties on him. 6 In one day Pekah(H) son of Remaliah killed a hundred and twenty thousand soldiers in Judah(I)—because Judah had forsaken the Lord, the God of their ancestors. 7 Zikri, an Ephraimite warrior, killed Maaseiah the king’s son, Azrikam the officer in charge of the palace, and Elkanah, second to the king. 8 The men of Israel took captive from their fellow Israelites who were from Judah(J) two hundred thousand wives, sons and daughters. They also took a great deal of plunder, which they carried back to Samaria.(K)
9 But a prophet of the Lord named Oded was there, and he went out to meet the army when it returned to Samaria. He said to them, “Because the Lord, the God of your ancestors, was angry(L) with Judah, he gave them into your hand. But you have slaughtered them in a rage that reaches to heaven.(M) 10 And now you intend to make the men and women of Judah and Jerusalem your slaves.(N) But aren’t you also guilty of sins against the Lord your God? 11 Now listen to me! Send back your fellow Israelites you have taken as prisoners, for the Lord’s fierce anger rests on you.(O)”
12 Then some of the leaders in Ephraim—Azariah son of Jehohanan, Berekiah son of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah son of Shallum, and Amasa son of Hadlai—confronted those who were arriving from the war. 13 “You must not bring those prisoners here,” they said, “or we will be guilty before the Lord. Do you intend to add to our sin and guilt? For our guilt is already great, and his fierce anger rests on Israel.”
14 So the soldiers gave up the prisoners and plunder in the presence of the officials and all the assembly. 15 The men designated by name took the prisoners, and from the plunder they clothed all who were naked. They provided them with clothes and sandals, food and drink,(P) and healing balm. All those who were weak they put on donkeys. So they took them back to their fellow Israelites at Jericho, the City of Palms,(Q) and returned to Samaria.(R)
16 At that time King Ahaz sent to the kings[a] of Assyria(S) for help. 17 The Edomites(T) had again come and attacked Judah and carried away prisoners,(U) 18 while the Philistines(V) had raided towns in the foothills and in the Negev of Judah. They captured and occupied Beth Shemesh, Aijalon(W) and Gederoth,(X) as well as Soko,(Y) Timnah(Z) and Gimzo, with their surrounding villages. 19 The Lord had humbled Judah because of Ahaz king of Israel,[b] for he had promoted wickedness in Judah and had been most unfaithful(AA) to the Lord. 20 Tiglath-Pileser[c](AB) king of Assyria(AC) came to him, but he gave him trouble(AD) instead of help.(AE) 21 Ahaz(AF) took some of the things from the temple of the Lord and from the royal palace and from the officials and presented them to the king of Assyria, but that did not help him.(AG)
22 In his time of trouble King Ahaz became even more unfaithful(AH) to the Lord. 23 He offered sacrifices to the gods(AI) of Damascus, who had defeated him; for he thought, “Since the gods of the kings of Aram have helped them, I will sacrifice to them so they will help me.”(AJ) But they were his downfall and the downfall of all Israel.(AK)
24 Ahaz gathered together the furnishings(AL) from the temple of God(AM) and cut them in pieces. He shut the doors(AN) of the Lord’s temple and set up altars(AO) at every street corner in Jerusalem. 25 In every town in Judah he built high places to burn sacrifices to other gods and aroused the anger of the Lord, the God of his ancestors.
26 The other events of his reign and all his ways, from beginning to end, are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel. 27 Ahaz rested(AP) with his ancestors and was buried(AQ) in the city of Jerusalem, but he was not placed in the tombs of the kings of Israel. And Hezekiah his son succeeded him as king.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 28:16 Most Hebrew manuscripts; one Hebrew manuscript, Septuagint and Vulgate (see also 2 Kings 16:7) king
- 2 Chronicles 28:19 That is, Judah, as frequently in 2 Chronicles
- 2 Chronicles 28:20 Hebrew Tilgath-Pilneser, a variant of Tiglath-Pileser
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