2 Chronicles 28
New American Standard Bible
Ahaz Succeeds Jotham in Judah
28 (A)Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for sixteen years. (B)He did not do what was right in the sight of the Lord as his father David had done. 2 (C)But he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel; he also (D)made cast metal images for the Baals. 3 Furthermore, (E)he burned incense in the Valley of Ben-hinnom, and (F)burned his sons in fire, (G)according to the abominations of the nations whom the Lord had driven out from the sons of Israel. 4 He sacrificed and (H)burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.
Judah Is Invaded
5 Therefore (I)the Lord his God handed him over to the king of Aram; and they [a]defeated him and carried from him a great number of captives, and brought them to Damascus. And he was also handed over to the king of Israel, who struck him with heavy casualties. 6 For (J)Pekah the son of Remaliah killed 120,000 in Judah in one day, all valiant men, because they had abandoned the Lord God of their fathers. 7 And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, killed Maaseiah the king’s son, Azrikam the ruler of the house, and Elkanah the second to the king.
8 (K)The sons of Israel led away captive two hundred thousand of (L)their relatives, women, sons, and daughters; and they also [b]took a great deal of spoils from them, and brought the spoils to Samaria. 9 But a prophet of the Lord was there, whose name was Oded; and (M)he went out to meet the army which came to Samaria and said to them, “Behold, because the Lord, the God of your fathers, (N)was angry with Judah, He has handed them over to you, and you have killed them in a rage (O)which has even reached heaven. 10 Now you are proposing to (P)subjugate the people of Judah and Jerusalem as male and female slaves for yourselves. Are you not, however guilty yourselves of offenses against the Lord your God? 11 Now then, listen to me and return the captives (Q)whom you captured from your brothers, (R)for the burning anger of the Lord is against you.” 12 Then some of the leading men of the sons of Ephraim—Azariah the son of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai—rose up against those who were coming from the battle, 13 and said to them, “You must not bring the captives in here, for you are proposing to bring guilt upon us before the Lord, adding to our sins and our guilt; for our guilt is great, and His burning anger is against Israel.” 14 So the armed men left the captives and the spoils before the officers and all the assembly. 15 Then (S)the men who were designated by name got up, took the captives, and they clothed all their naked people from the spoils; they gave them clothes and sandals, fed them and (T)gave them drink, anointed them with oil, led all their feeble ones on donkeys, and brought them to Jericho, (U)the city of palm trees, to their brothers; then they returned to Samaria.
Compromise with Assyria
16 (V)At that time King Ahaz sent word to the [c]kings of Assyria for help. 17 (W)For the Edomites had come again and attacked Judah, and led away captives. 18 (X)The Philistines had also invaded the cities of the [d]lowland and of the Negev of Judah, and had taken Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, and Soco with its villages, Timnah with its villages, and Gimzo with its villages; and they had settled there. 19 For the Lord had humbled Judah because of Ahaz king of (Y)Israel, for he had brought about a lack of restraint in Judah and was very unfaithful to the Lord. 20 So (Z)Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria came against him and afflicted him instead of strengthening him. 21 (AA)Although Ahaz took a portion out of the house of the Lord and out of the palace of the king and of the princes, and gave it to the king of Assyria, it did not help him.
22 Now during the time of his distress, this same King Ahaz (AB)became even more unfaithful to the Lord. 23 (AC)For he sacrificed to the gods of Damascus who had [e]defeated him, and said, “(AD)Because the gods of the kings of Aram helped them, I will sacrifice to them so that they may help me.” But they became the [f]downfall of him and all Israel. 24 Moreover, when Ahaz gathered together the utensils of the house of God, he (AE)cut the utensils of the house of God in pieces; and he (AF)closed the doors of the house of the Lord, and (AG)made altars for himself in every corner of Jerusalem. 25 In every city of Judah he made high places to burn incense to other gods, and provoked the Lord, the God of his fathers, to anger. 26 (AH)Now the rest of his acts and all his ways, from the first to the last, behold, they are written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel. 27 (AI)So Ahaz [g]lay down 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 (AJ)Israel; and his son Hezekiah reigned in his place.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 28:5 Lit struck
- 2 Chronicles 28:8 Lit plundered
- 2 Chronicles 28:16 Ancient versions king
- 2 Chronicles 28:18 Heb shephelah
- 2 Chronicles 28:23 Lit struck
- 2 Chronicles 28:23 Lit stumbling
- 2 Chronicles 28:27 I.e., died
2 Chronicles 28
English Standard Version
Ahaz Reigns in Judah
28 (A)Ahaz 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 eyes of the Lord, as his father David had done, 2 but he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel. He even made (B)metal images for (C)the Baals, 3 and (D)he made offerings in the (E)Valley of the Son of Hinnom and (F)burned his sons as an offering,[a] according to (G)the abominations of the nations whom the Lord drove out before the people of Israel. 4 And he sacrificed and (H)made offerings on the high places and on the hills and under every green tree.
Judah Defeated
5 (I)Therefore the Lord his God gave him into the hand of the king of Syria, who defeated him and took captive a great number of his people and brought them to Damascus. He was also given into the hand of the king of Israel, who struck him with great force. 6 For (J)Pekah the son of Remaliah killed 120,000 from Judah in one day, all of them men of valor, because they had forsaken the Lord, the God of their fathers. 7 And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, killed Maaseiah the king's son and Azrikam the commander of the palace and Elkanah the next in authority to the king.
8 The men of Israel took captive 200,000 (K)of their relatives, women, sons, and daughters. They also took much spoil from them and brought the spoil to Samaria. 9 But a prophet of the Lord was there, whose name was Oded, and he went out to meet the army that came to Samaria and said to them, “Behold, because the Lord, the God of your fathers, (L)was angry with Judah, he gave them into your hand, but you have killed them in a rage (M)that has reached up to heaven. 10 And now you intend to subjugate the people of Judah and Jerusalem, male and female, as your slaves. Have you not sins of your own against the Lord your God? 11 Now hear me, and send back the captives (N)from your relatives whom you have taken, for the fierce wrath of the Lord is upon you.”
12 Certain chiefs also of the men 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 were coming from the war 13 and said to them, “You shall not bring the captives in here, for you propose to bring upon us guilt against the Lord in addition to our present sins and guilt. For our guilt is already great, and there is fierce wrath against Israel.” 14 So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the princes and all the assembly. 15 And (O)the men who have been mentioned by name rose and took the captives, and with the spoil they clothed all who were naked among them. They clothed them, gave them sandals, (P)provided them with food and drink, and anointed them, and carrying all the feeble among them on donkeys, they brought them to their kinsfolk at Jericho, (Q)the city of palm trees. Then they returned to Samaria.
16 (R)At that time King Ahaz sent to the king[b] of Assyria for help. 17 For the Edomites had again invaded and defeated Judah and carried away captives. 18 (S)And the Philistines had made raids on (T)the cities in the Shephelah and the Negeb of Judah, and had taken Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Soco (U)with its villages, Timnah with its villages, and Gimzo with its villages. And they settled there. 19 For the Lord humbled Judah because of Ahaz king of Israel, for he had made (V)Judah act sinfully[c] and had been very unfaithful to the Lord. 20 So (W)Tiglath-pileser[d] king of Assyria came against him and afflicted him instead of strengthening him. 21 (X)For Ahaz took a portion from the house of the Lord and the house of the king and of the princes, and gave tribute to the king of Assyria, but it did not help him.
Ahaz's Idolatry
22 In the time of his distress he became yet more faithless to the Lord—this same King Ahaz. 23 For (Y)he sacrificed to the gods of Damascus that had defeated him and said, (Z)“Because the gods of the kings of Syria helped them, I will sacrifice to them that they may help me.” But they were the ruin of him and of all Israel. 24 And Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house of God and (AA)cut in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and he shut up the doors of the house of the Lord, and he made himself (AB)altars in every corner of Jerusalem. 25 In every city of Judah he made high places to (AC)make offerings to other gods, provoking to anger the Lord, the God of his fathers. 26 (AD)Now the rest of his acts and all his ways, from first to last, behold, they are written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel. 27 And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, in Jerusalem, for (AE)they did not bring him into the tombs of the kings of Israel. And Hezekiah his son reigned in his place.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 28:3 Hebrew made his sons pass through the fire
- 2 Chronicles 28:16 Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate (compare 2 Kings 16:7); Hebrew kings
- 2 Chronicles 28:19 Or wildly
- 2 Chronicles 28:20 Hebrew Tilgath-pilneser
历代志下 28
Revised Chinese Union Version (Simplified Script) Shen Edition
犹大王亚哈斯(A)
28 亚哈斯登基的时候年二十岁，在耶路撒冷作王十六年。他不像他祖先大卫行耶和华眼中看为正的事， 2 却行以色列诸王的道，又铸造诸巴力的像， 3 照着耶和华从以色列人面前赶出的外邦人所行可憎的事，在欣嫩子谷烧香，用火焚烧他的儿女， 4 又在丘坛上、山冈上、各青翠树下献祭烧香。
5 耶和华—他的 神将他交在亚兰王手里。亚兰王打败他，从他掳走了许多人，带到大马士革去。 神又将他交在以色列王手里，以色列王向他大行杀戮。 6 利玛利的儿子比加一日之内在犹大杀了十二万人，都是勇士，因为他们离弃了耶和华—他们列祖的 神。 7 有一个叫细基利的以法莲勇士，杀了玛西雅王子、押斯利甘宫廷总管和以利加拿宰相。
先知俄德
8 以色列人掳了他们的弟兄，连妇人带儿女共二十万，又掠取了许多财物，把这些掠物带到撒玛利亚去。 9 但那里有耶和华的一个先知，名叫俄德，出来迎接往撒玛利亚去的军兵，对他们说：“看哪，耶和华—你们列祖的 神恼怒犹大人，将他们交在你们手里，你们竟怒气冲天，向他们大行杀戮。 10 如今你们又有意强逼犹大人和耶路撒冷人作你们的奴婢，你们岂不是也得罪了耶和华—你们的 神吗？ 11 现在你们当听我说，要将从你们弟兄中掳来的释放回去，因耶和华的烈怒已临到你们了。” 12 于是，以法莲人的几个领袖，就是约哈难的儿子亚撒利雅、米实利末的儿子比利家、沙龙的儿子耶希西家、哈得莱的儿子亚玛撒，起来拦阻从战场上回来的人， 13 对他们说：“你们不可把这些被掳的人带到这里，因我们已经得罪耶和华了。你们还想加增我们的罪恶过犯吗？因为我们的罪过深重，已经有烈怒临到以色列了。” 14 于是带兵器的人将掳来的人口和掠取的财物都留在众领袖和全会众面前。 15 以上提名的那些人就起来，照顾被掳的人；其中凡赤身的，就从所掠取的财物中拿出衣服和鞋来，给他们穿，又给他们吃喝，用膏抹他们；其中凡软弱的，就使他们骑驴，送到棕树城耶利哥他们弟兄那里。然后，他们就回撒玛利亚去了。
亚哈斯向亚述王求援(B)
16 那时，亚哈斯王派人去求亚述诸王[a]来帮助他， 17 因为以东人又来攻击犹大，掳掠俘虏。 18 非利士人也来侵占谢非拉和犹大的尼革夫[b]的城镇，攻取了伯‧示麦、亚雅仑、基低罗、梭哥和所属的乡镇、亭拿和所属的乡镇、瑾锁和所属的乡镇，就住在那里。 19 因为以色列[c]王亚哈斯在犹大放肆，大大干犯耶和华，所以耶和华使犹大卑微。 20 亚述王提革拉‧毗列色来攻击他，不帮助他，反倒欺负他。 21 亚哈斯从耶和华殿里和王宫中，以及众领袖家中取财宝送给亚述王，也无济于事。
亚哈斯的罪行
22 这亚哈斯王在急难的时候，越发得罪耶和华。 23 他向那攻击他的大马士革的神明献祭，说：“因为亚兰王的神明帮助他们，我也要向这些神明献祭，好让它们帮助我。”但那些神明却使他和全以色列败亡。 24 亚哈斯聚集 神殿里的器皿，把 神殿里的器皿都打碎了，并且封锁耶和华殿的门，又在耶路撒冷各处的转角为自己建筑祭坛。 25 他在犹大各城建立丘坛，向别神烧香，惹耶和华—他列祖的 神发怒。 26 亚哈斯其余的事和他一切的行为，自始至终，看哪，都写在《犹大和以色列诸王记》上。 27 亚哈斯与他祖先同睡，葬在耶路撒冷城里，却没有送入以色列诸王的坟墓。他的儿子希西家接续他作王。
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