# 2 Chronicles 28

> Lumin Translation

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/read/2-chronicles/28

Translated from Hebrew and Greek with AI, then checked for clarity and fidelity.

1. Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he ruled sixteen years in Jerusalem, but he did not act uprightly before Yahweh as David his father had.
2. He walked in the ways of Israel's kings and also made molten images for the Baals.
3. He burned incense in the Valley of Ben-Hinnom and burned his sons in the fire, following the abominations of the nations whom Yahweh drove out before the sons of Israel.
4. He sacrificed and burned incense in the high places, on the hills, and under every flourishing tree.
5. Yahweh his God handed him over to the king of Aram; they struck him, took many captives from his people, and brought them to Damascus, and he was also handed over to the king of Israel, who struck him a great blow.
6. Pekah son of Remaliah killed one hundred twenty thousand warriors in Judah in one day—all of them—because they had forsaken Yahweh, God of their fathers.
7. Zichri, an Ephraimite champion, killed Maaseiah son of the king, Azrikam ruler of the palace, and Elkanah second to the king.
8. The Israelites took two hundred thousand of their kinsmen captive—women, sons, and daughters—plundered much spoil from them as well, and brought the spoil to Samaria.
9. There a prophet of Yahweh was, named Oded; he went out to meet the army coming to Samaria and said to them, "Behold, because of the anger of Yahweh, God of your fathers, against Judah, he delivered them into your hand, and you slaughtered them in wrath that reaches to heaven."
10. Now you intend to enslave the children of Judah and Jerusalem as your slaves and maidservants. Do you not even have sins among yourselves against Yahweh your God?
11. Now hear me, and return the captives you took from your brothers, for the burning anger of Yahweh is upon you.
12. Certain leading men of the Ephraimites stood up against those returning from the army: Azariah son of Johanan, Berechiah son of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah son of Shallum, and Amasa son of Hadlai.
13. They said to them, “Do not bring the captives here, for that would bring guilt before Yahweh upon us—you propose to add to our sins and our guilt, since our guilt is already great and burning anger rests against Israel.”
14. The armed men abandoned the captives and the plunder before the captains and all the assembly.
15. The men designated by name arose, seized the captives, clothed all the naked among them from the plunder, dressed them and shod them, fed them and gave them drink, anointed them, led all the feeble ones on donkeys, and brought them to Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their brothers; then they returned to Samaria.
16. At that time King Ahaz sent to the kings of Assyria to help him.
17. Again the Edomites came, struck Judah, and took captives.
18. The Philistines raided the cities of the low country and the Negev of Judah, capturing Beth Shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Soco with its villages, Timnah with its villages, and Gimzo with its villages; they dwelt there.
19. Yahweh humbled Judah because of Ahaz, king of Israel, because he behaved lawlessly in Judah and committed flagrant treachery against Yahweh.
20. Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria came against him, oppressed him, but did not strengthen him.
21. For Ahaz took a portion from the house of Yahweh and from the king's house and the princes, and gave it to the king of Assyria, but it was no help to him.
22. In the time of his distress he grew even more unfaithful to Yahweh—this King Ahaz.
23. He sacrificed to the gods of Damascus who had struck him, saying, "Because the gods of the kings of Syria supported them, I will sacrifice to them that they may help me." But they became his downfall and that of all Israel.
24. Ahaz gathered the vessels of God's house, cut up the vessels of God's house, shut the doors of Yahweh's house, and made altars for himself in every corner of Jerusalem.
25. In every city of Judah he made high places for burning incense to other gods and provoked Yahweh, God of his fathers, to anger.
26. The remainder of his deeds and all his ways, first and last—there they stand written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
27. Ahaz lay down with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, in Jerusalem, for they did not bring him to the graves of the kings of Israel, and Hezekiah his son reigned in his place.

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[2 Chronicles 27](https://www.lumin.faith/read/2-chronicles/27.md)
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