2 Chronicles 28:1-11

Ahaz Succeeds Jotham in Judah

1 1Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen * years in Jerusalem; and 2he did not do right in the sight of the LORD as David his father had done.
2 3But he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel; he also 4made molten images for the Baals.
3 Moreover, 5he burned incense in the valley of Ben-hinnom * and 6burned his sons in fire, 7according to the abominations of the nations whom the LORD had driven out before * the sons of Israel.
4 He sacrificed and 8burned incense on the high places, on the hills and under every green tree.

Judah Is Invaded

5 Wherefore, 9the LORD his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Aram; and they defeated him and carried away from him a great number of captives and brought them to Damascus. And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who inflicted him with heavy casualties.
6 For 10Pekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah 120,000 * * in one day, all valiant men, because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers.
7 And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king's son and Azrikam the ruler of the house and Elkanah the second to the king.
8 11The sons of Israel carried away captive of 12their brethren 200,000 * women, sons and daughters; and they took also a great deal of spoil from them, and brought the spoil to Samaria.
9 But a prophet of the LORD was there, whose name was Oded; and 13he went out to meet the army which came to Samaria and said to them, "Behold, because the LORD, the God of your fathers, 14was angry with Judah, He has delivered them into your hand, and you have slain them in a rage 15which has even reached heaven.
10 "Now you are proposing to 16subjugate for yourselves the people of Judah and Jerusalem for male and female slaves *. Surely, do you not have transgressions of your own against the LORD your God?
11 "Now therefore, listen to me and return the captives 17whom you captured from your brothers, 18for the burning anger of the LORD is against you."

Cross References 18

  • 1. 2 Kings 16:2-4
  • 2. 2 Chronicles 27:2
  • 3. 2 Chronicles 22:3
  • 4. Exodus 34:17
  • 5. Joshua 15:8
  • 6. Leviticus 18:21; 2 Chronicles 33:6
  • 7. 2 Chronicles 33:2
  • 8. 2 Chronicles 28:25
  • 9. 2 Kings 16:5; 2 Chronicles 24:24; Isaiah 7:1
  • 10. 2 Kings 16:5
  • 11. Deuteronomy 28:25, 41
  • 12. 2 Chronicles 11:4
  • 13. 2 Chronicles 25:15
  • 14. Isaiah 47:6
  • 15. Ezra 9:6; Revelation 18:5
  • 16. Leviticus 25:39
  • 17. 2 Chronicles 28:8
  • 18. James 2:13

Footnotes 3

New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, California.  All rights reserved.