II. CHRoNIcLES XXVIII. 8.

in the_sight_of ! the Lorp, according_to all that his father Uzziah did: howbeit he entered not into the_temple_of /the Lorp. And the people -+did_yet_cor- ruptly.
e built the “high «gate_of the_ Rone of Jthe Lorp, and on the_wall_of oxOphel he built much.
4 Moreover he built cities in the_ hmountains_of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.
5 He fought also with the_king _of the Ammonites, and prevailed against them. And the_schildren_of Ammon gave him the same xyear a hundred talents_of silver, and ten thousand ¢ measures_of wheat, and ten thousand_ of barley. So_much did the_s children_ of Ammon pay unto him, both the second year, and the third.
6 So Jotham became_mighty, because he prepared his ways before / the Lorp his =God.
7 Now the_rest_of the_acts_of Jo- tham, ai: all his wars, and his ways, lo, they are written in the_book_of the_ kings_of Israél and Judah.
8 He was five and twenty years old when he began-_to_reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.
* And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the_city_of David: and Ahaz his son reigned in
his stead.
28 aAHAZ was twenty years old when he began_to_reign, and he
reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem:
but he did not that which was xright
in the_sight_of /the Lorn, like David
his father :
2 For he walked in the_ways_of the_ kings_of Israél, and made also molten_ images for xBaalim.
3 Moreover he burnt_incense in the_ valley _of the_son_of Hinnom, ‘and burnt his s+children in the fire, * after the abominations_of the »=heathen whom ‘the Lorp had_cast_out before the_s children_of Israél.
4 He sacrificed also and burnt_incense in the high_places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.
5 Wherefore "the Lorp his =God de- livered him into the_hand _of the_ king_of Syria; and they smote him, and carried_away a great multitude_of them captives, and brought them to Damascus, And he was also delivered into the_hand_of the_king_of Israél, who smote him with a great slaughter.
6 For p Pekah the_son_of Remaliah slew in Judah a hundred and twenty thousand in one day, which were xall svaliant men; because they had _for- saken ! «the Lorp =God_of their fathers.
7 And Zichri, a mighty _man _ of Ephraim, slew -Maaseiah the king’s son, and -Azrikam the_governor_of the house, and -Elkanah that was next to the king.
8 And the-schildren_of Israél car- ried_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 Samaria.
B.C. 758. J. Jehovah.
u. or upper. 0. oRhels
His Acts. h. hill- country-_of,
8, Sons.
c, COrs.
J.G. Jehovah his Elohim.
DEATH OF JOTHAM. 7-9. 2 KIN. 15. 36-38. about 742.
REIGN OF Ali AZ. 7Al. 1-4. 2 Kin. 16. 14. a. Ahaz,
Possessor. J. Jehovah.
$. sons. n. nations.
SMITTEN BY SYRIA. 5. 2 Kin. 16. 5,6. Isa.
Vii.
JUDAH CARRIED CAPTIVE.
p. Pekah, Open-eyed. 8. sons-of valour.
J3.G. Jehovah Elohim.
§. SONS.
1. CHronicies XXVIII. 9.
B.C. 741.
ODED REPROVES
J. Jehovah Elohim.
10. Lev. 25. 39-46.
8. Sons.
t. trespasses,
J. Jehovah.
THE CAPTIVES RESTORED. a. assembly. 15... 12.
AHAZSEEKS HELP FROM ASSYRIA. 16-21. 2 KIN, 16. 7, 8, 9.
| 7. lawless, o7 disorderly, 740.
HIs TRESPASS, 22, 23. 2KIN,
16. 10-16.
9 But a prophet of / the Lorp was there, whose name was 0 Oded: and he went_out before the host that came to Samaria, and said unto them, “Behold, because / the Lorp =God_of your fathers
Es- |was_wroth with Judah, He hath de-
livered them into your hand, and ye have_slain them in a rage that reach- eth_up unto
10 And now pe +purpose to keep_ under the_schildren_of Judah and Je- rusalem for bondmen and bondwomen unto you: but are there not with you, even with tsins against !-the Lorp your = ?
11 Now shear me therefore, and «de- liver the captives again, which ye have_ taken_captive of your brethren: for the_fierce wrath_of Jthe Lorp is upon you.”
12 Then certain of the_heads_of the_ schildren _of Ephraim, Azariah the_ son_of Johanan, Berechiah the_son_of Meshillemoth, and Jehizkiah the_son_ of Shallum, and Amasa the_son_of Hadlai, stood_up against x+them_that came from the war,
18 And said unto them, “Ye shall not bring _in +the captives hither: for whereas we -have_offended against J the Lorp already, pe +intend to add more to our sins and to our trespass: for our trespass is great, and there ts flerce wrath against Israél.”
14 So the armed_men left «the captives and -the spoil before the princes and all the « congregation.
15 And the « men which were_express-
.|ed by mame 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_ofthem upon xasses,and brought them to Jericho, the_city_of xpalm_ trees, to their brethren: then they re- turned to Samaria.
16 At that xtime did king Ahaz send unto the_kings_of Assyria to help him.
17 For again the Edomites had_come and smitten Judah, and carried_away captives.
18 The Philistines also had_invaded the_cities_of the low_country, and ofthe south of Judah, and had_taken -Beth- shemesh, and ~Ajalon, and *Gederoth, and -Shocho with the_villages thereof, and -Timnah with -the_villages thereof, -Gimzo also and -the_villages thereof: and they dwelt there.
19 For Jthe Lorp brought -Judah low because of Ahaz king_of Israél ; for he made Judah ! naked, and transgressed sore against Jthe Lorp.
20 And Tilgath-pilneser king-of As- syria came unto him, and distressed him, but strengthened him not.
21 For Ahaz took_away a portion out of -the_house_of J the Lorn, and owt of «the _house_of the king, and of the princes, and gave ¢¢ unto the_king_of Assyria : but he helped him not.
22 And in the_time_of his distress did_he_trespass yet_more against ! the Lorp: this is that xking Ahaz.
23 For he sacrificed unto the_gods_of