<vn='1'>In the <sn="7651 6240">seventeenth</s><sn="8141">year</s> of <sn="6492">Pekah</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="7425">Remaliah</s><sn="271">Ahaz</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="3147">Jotham</s><sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="3063">Judah</s> began to <sn="4427">reign</s>. </v>
<vn='2'><sn="6242">Twenty</s><sn="8141">years</s><sn="1121">old</s> was <sn="271">Ahaz</s> when he began to <sn="4427">reign</s>, and <sn="4427">reigned</s><sn="8337 6240">sixteen</s><sn="8141">years</s> in <sn="3389">Jerusalem</s>, and <sn="6213">did</s><sn="3808">not</s> that which was <sn="3477">right</s> in the <sn="5869">sight</s> of the <sn="3068">LORD</s> his <sn="430">God</s>, like <sn="1732">David</s> his <sn="1">father</s>. </v>
<vn='3'>But he <sn="1980">walked</s> in the <sn="1870">way</s> of the <sn="4428">kings</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s>, <sn="1571">yea</s>, and made <sn="*853"></s> his <sn="1121">son</s> to pass <sn="5674">through</s> the <sn="784">fire</s>, according to the <sn="8441">abominations</s> of the <sn="1471">heathen</s>, <sn="834 *853">whom</s> the <sn="3068">LORD</s> cast <sn="3423">out</s> from <sn="4480 6440">before</s> the <sn="1121">children</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s>. </v>
<vn='4'>And he <sn="2076">sacrificed</s> and burnt <sn="6999">incense</s> in the high <sn="1116">places</s>, and <sn="5921">on</s> the <sn="1389">hills</s>, and <sn="8478">under</s><sn="3605">every</s><sn="7488">green</s><sn="6086">tree</s>. </v>
<vn='5'><sn="227">Then</s><sn="7526">Rezin</s><sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="758">Syria</s> and <sn="6492">Pekah</s><sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="7425">Remaliah</s><sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s> came <sn="5927">up</s> to <sn="3389">Jerusalem</s> to <sn="4421">war</s>: and they <sn="6696 5921">besieged</s><sn="271">Ahaz</s>, but <sn="3201">could</s><sn="3808">not</s><sn="3898">overcome</s> him. </v>
<vn='6'>At <sn="1931">that</s><sn="6256">time</s><sn="7526">Rezin</s><sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="758">Syria</s><sn="7725">recovered</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="359">Elath</s> to <sn="758">Syria</s>, and <sn="5394">drove</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="3064">Jews</s> from <sn="4480 359">Elath</s>: and the <sn="726">Syrians</s><sn="935">came</s> to <sn="359">Elath</s>, and <sn="3427">dwelt</s><sn="8033">there</s><sn="5704">unto</s><sn="2088">this</s><sn="3117">day</s>. </v>
<vn='7'>So <sn="271">Ahaz</s><sn="7971">sent</s><sn="4397">messengers</s><sn="413">to</s><sn="8407">Tiglathpileser</s><sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="804">Assyria</s>, <sn="559">saying</s>, <sn="589">I</s> am thy <sn="5650">servant</s> and thy <sn="1121">son</s>: come <sn="5927">up</s>, and <sn="3467">save</s> me out of the <sn="4480 3709">hand</s> of the <sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="758">Syria</s>, and out of the <sn="4480 3709">hand</s> of the <sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s>, which rise <sn="6965">up</s><sn="5921">against</s> me. </v>
<vn='8'>And <sn="271">Ahaz</s><sn="3947">took</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="3701">silver</s> and <sn="2091">gold</s> that was <sn="4672">found</s> in the <sn="1004">house</s> of the <sn="3068">LORD</s>, and in the <sn="214">treasures</s> of the <sn="4428">king</s> 's <sn="1004">house</s>, and <sn="7971">sent</s> it for a <sn="7810">present</s> to the <sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="804">Assyria</s>. </v>
<vn='9'>And the <sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="804">Assyria</s><sn="8085">hearkened</s><sn="413">unto</s> him: for the <sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="804">Assyria</s> went <sn="5927">up</s><sn="413">against</s><sn="1834">Damascus</s>, and <sn="8610">took</s> it, and carried the people of it <sn="1540">captive</s> to <sn="7024">Kir</s>, and <sn="4191">slew</s><sn="7526">Rezin</s>. </v>
<vn='10'>And <sn="4428">king</s><sn="271">Ahaz</s><sn="1980">went</s> to <sn="1834">Damascus</s> to <sn="7122">meet</s><sn="8407">Tiglathpileser</s><sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="804">Assyria</s>, and <sn="7200">saw</s><sn="*853"></s> an <sn="4196">altar</s><sn="834">that</s> was at <sn="1834">Damascus</s>: and <sn="4428">king</s><sn="271">Ahaz</s><sn="7971">sent</s><sn="413">to</s><sn="223">Urijah</s> the <sn="3548">priest</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="1823">fashion</s> of the <sn="4196">altar</s>, and the <sn="8403">pattern</s> of it, according to <sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="4639">workmanship</s> thereof. </v>
<vn='11'>And <sn="223">Urijah</s> the <sn="3548">priest</s><sn="1129">built</s><sn="*853"></s> an <sn="4196">altar</s> according to <sn="3605">all</s><sn="834">that</s><sn="4428">king</s><sn="271">Ahaz</s> had <sn="7971">sent</s> from <sn="4480 1834">Damascus</s>: <sn="3651">so</s><sn="223">Urijah</s> the <sn="3548">priest</s><sn="6213">made</s> it <sn="5704">against</s><sn="4428">king</s><sn="271">Ahaz</s><sn="935">came</s> from <sn="4480 1834">Damascus</s>. </v>
<vn='12'>And when the <sn="4428">king</s> was <sn="935">come</s> from <sn="4480 1834">Damascus</s>, the <sn="4428">king</s><sn="7200">saw</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="4196">altar</s>: and the <sn="4428">king</s><sn="7126">approached</s><sn="5921">to</s> the <sn="4196">altar</s>, and <sn="5927">offered</s><sn="5921">thereon</s>. </v>
<vn='13'>And he <sn="6999">burnt</s><sn="*853"></s> his burnt <sn="5930">offering</s> and his meat <sn="4503">offering</s>, and <sn="5258">poured</s><sn="*853"></s> his drink <sn="5262">offering</s>, and <sn="2236">sprinkled</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="1818">blood</s> of <sn="834">his</s> peace <sn="8002">offerings</s>, <sn="5921">upon</s> the <sn="4196">altar</s>. </v>
<vn='14'>And he <sn="7126">brought</s> also the <sn="5178">brazen</s><sn="4196">altar</s>, <sn="834">which</s> was <sn="6440">before</s> the <sn="3068">LORD</s>, <sn="4480 854">from</s> the <sn="6440">forefront</s> of the <sn="1004">house</s>, from <sn="4480 996">between</s> the <sn="4196">altar</s> and the <sn="1004">house</s> of the <sn="3068">LORD</s>, and <sn="5414">put</s> it <sn="5921">on</s> the <sn="6828">north</s><sn="3409">side</s> of the <sn="4196">altar</s>. </v>
<vn='15'>And <sn="4428">king</s><sn="271">Ahaz</s><sn="6680">commanded</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="223">Urijah</s> the <sn="3548">priest</s>, <sn="559">saying</s>, <sn="5921">Upon</s> the <sn="1419">great</s><sn="4196">altar</s><sn="6999">burn</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="1242">morning</s> burnt <sn="5930">offering</s>, and the <sn="6153">evening</s> meat <sn="4503">offering</s>, and the <sn="4428">king</s> 's burnt <sn="5930">sacrifice</s>, and his meat <sn="4503">offering</s>, with the burnt <sn="5930">offering</s> of <sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="5971">people</s> of the <sn="776">land</s>, and their meat <sn="4503">offering</s>, and their drink <sn="5262">offerings</s>; and <sn="2236">sprinkle</s><sn="5921">upon</s> it <sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="1818">blood</s> of the burnt <sn="5930">offering</s>, and <sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="1818">blood</s> of the <sn="2077">sacrifice</s>: and the <sn="5178">brazen</s><sn="4196">altar</s> shall <sn="1961">be</s> for me to <sn="1239">inquire</s> by. </v>
<vn='16'>Thus <sn="6213">did</s><sn="223">Urijah</s> the <sn="3548">priest</s>, according to <sn="3605">all</s><sn="834">that</s><sn="4428">king</s><sn="271">Ahaz</s><sn="6680">commanded</s>. </v>
<vn='17'>And <sn="4428">king</s><sn="271">Ahaz</s> cut <sn="7112">off</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="4526">borders</s> of the <sn="4350">bases</s>, and <sn="5493">removed</s> the <sn="3595">laver</s> from <sn="4480 5921">off</s> them; and took <sn="3381">down</s> the <sn="3220">sea</s> from <sn="4480 5921">off</s> the <sn="5178">brazen</s><sn="1241">oxen</s><sn="834">that</s> were <sn="8478">under</s> it, and <sn="5414">put</s> it <sn="5921">upon</s> a <sn="4837">pavement</s> of <sn="68">stones</s>. </v>
<vn='18'>And the <sn="4329">covert</s> for the <sn="7676">sabbath</s><sn="834">that</s> they had <sn="1129">built</s> in the <sn="1004">house</s>, and the <sn="4428">king</s> 's <sn="3996">entry</s><sn="2435">without</s>, <sn="5437">turned</s> he from the <sn="1004">house</s> of the <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="4480 6440">for</s> the <sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="804">Assyria</s>. </v>
<vn='19'>Now the <sn="3499">rest</s> of the <sn="1697">acts</s> of <sn="271">Ahaz</s><sn="834">which</s> he <sn="6213">did</s>, are <sn="1992">they</s><sn="3808">not</s><sn="3789">written</s><sn="5921">in</s> the <sn="5612">book</s> of the <sn="1697 3117">chronicles</s> of the <sn="4428">kings</s> of <sn="3063">Judah</s>? </v>
<vn='20'>And <sn="271">Ahaz</s><sn="7901">slept</s><sn="5973">with</s> his <sn="1">fathers</s>, and was <sn="6912">buried</s><sn="5973">with</s> his <sn="1">fathers</s> in the <sn="5892">city</s> of <sn="1732">David</s>: and <sn="2396">Hezekiah</s> his <sn="1121">son</s><sn="4427">reigned</s> in his <sn="8478">stead</s>. </v>