2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 28
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2 Chronicles 28 — Scripture text (King James Version)
was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in : but he did not that which was right in the sight of the LORD, like his father: For he walked in the ways of the kings of , and made also molten images for . Moreover he burnt incense in the valley of the son of , and burnt his children in the fire, after the abominations of the heathen whom the LORD had cast out before the children of . He sacrificed also and burnt incense in the high places, and the hills, and under every green tree. Wherefore the LORD his God delivered him into the hand of the king of ; and they smote him, and carried away a great multitude of them captives, and brought them to . And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of , who smote him with a great slaughter. For the son of slew in an hundred and twenty thousand in one day, which were all valiant men; because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers. And , a mighty man of , slew the king’s son, and the governor of the house, and that was next to the king. And the children of carried away captive of their brethren two hundred thousand, women, sons, and daughters, and took also away much spoil from them, and brought the spoil to . But a prophet of the LORD was there, whose name was : and he went out before the host that came to , and said unto them, Behold, because the LORD God of your fathers was wroth with , he hath delivered them into your hand, and ye have slain them in a rage that reacheth up unto heaven. And now ye purpose to keep under the children of and for bondmen and bondwomen unto you: but are there not with you, even with you, sins against the LORD your God? Now hear me therefore, and deliver the captives again, which ye have taken captive of your brethren: for the fierce wrath of the LORD is upon you. Then certain of the heads of the children of , Azariah the son of , Berechiah the son of , and the son of , and the son of , stood up against them that came from the war, And said unto them, Ye shall not bring in the captives hither: for whereas we have offended against the LORD already, ye intend to add more to our sins and to our trespass: for our trespass is great, and there is fierce wrath against . So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the princes and all the congregation. And the men which were expressed by name rose up, and took the captives, and with the spoil clothed all that were naked among them, and arrayed them, and shod them, and gave them to eat and to drink, and anointed them, and carried all the feeble of them upon asses, and brought them to , the city of trees, to their brethren: then they returned to . At that time did king send unto the kings of to help him. For again the had come and smitten , and carried away captives. The also had invaded the cities of the low country, and of the south of , and had taken -shemesh, and , and , and with the villages thereof, and with the villages thereof, Gimzo also and the villages thereof: and they dwelt there. For the LORD brought low because of king of ; for he made naked, and transgressed sore against the LORD. And -pilneser king of came unto him, and distressed him, but strengthened him not. For took away a portion out of the house of the LORD, and out of the house of the king, and of the princes, and gave it unto the king of : but he helped him not. And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the LORD: this is that king . For he sacrificed unto the gods of , which smote him: and he said, Because the gods of the kings of help them, therefore will I sacrifice to them, that they may help me. But they were the ruin of him, and of all . And gathered together the vessels of the house of God, and cut in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and shut up the doors of the house of the LORD, and he made him altars in every corner of . And in every several city of he made high places to burn incense unto other gods, and provoked to anger the LORD God of his fathers. Now the rest of his acts and of all his ways, first and last, behold, they are of the kings of and . And slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, even in : but they brought him not into the sepulchres of the kings of : and his son reigned in his stead.