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| 16:1 | In the seuenteenth yeere of Pekah the sonne of Remaliah, Ahaz the sonne of Iotham King of Iudah began to reigne. |
| 16:2 | Twentie yeeres olde was Ahaz when hee began to reigne, and reigned sixteene yeeres in Ierusalem, and did not that which was right in the sight of the Lord his God, like Dauid his father: |
| 16:3 | But hee walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea & made his sonne to passe through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen, whom the Lord cast out from before the children of Israel. |
| 16:4 | And hee sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hils, and vnder euery greene tree. |
| 16:5 | Then Rezin king of Syria, and Pekah sonne of Remaliah king of Israel, came vp to Ierusalem to warre: and they besieged Ahaz, but could not ouercome him. |
| 16:6 | At that time Rezin king of Syria, recouered Elath to Syria, & draue the Iewes from Elath: and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there vnto this day. |
| 16:7 | So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath Pileser king of Assyria, saying, I am thy seruant, and thy sonne: come vp, and saue me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, which rise vp against me. |
| 16:8 | And Ahaz tooke the siluer and gold that was found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the kings house, and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria. |
| 16:9 | And the king of Assyria hearkened vnto him: for the king of Assyria went vp against Damascus, and tooke it, and caried the people of it captiue to Kir, and slew Rezin. |
| 16:10 | And King Ahaz went to Damascus, to meete Tiglath Pileser king of Assyria, and saw an altar that was at Damascus: and king Ahaz sent to Uriiah the Priest the fashion of the altar, and the paterne of it, according to all the workemanship thereof. |
| 16:11 | And Uriiah the Priest built an altar: according to all that king Ahaz had sent from Damascus, so Uriiah the Priest made it, against king Ahaz came from Damascus. |
| 16:12 | And when the king was come from Damascus, the King saw the altar: and the King approched to the altar, and offered thereon. |
| 16:13 | And he burnt his burnt offering, and his meate offering, and powred his drinke offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings vpon the altar. |
| 16:14 | And hee brought also the brasen altar which was before the Lord, from the forefront of the house, from betweene the altar and the house of the Lord, and put it on the North side of the altar. |
| 16:15 | And king Ahaz commanded Uriiah the Priest, saying, Upon the great altar, burne the morning burnt offering, and the euening meate offering, and the Kings burnt sacrifice, and his meate offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their meate offering, and their drinke offerings, and sprinkle vpon it all the blood of the burnt offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice: and the brasen altar shall be for me to enquire by. |
| 16:16 | Thus did Uriiah the Priest, according to all that king Ahaz commaunded. |
| 16:17 | And king Ahaz cut off the borders of the bases, and remooued the lauer from off them, and tooke downe the sea from off the brasen oxen that were vnder it, and put it vpon a pauement of stones: |
| 16:18 | And the couert for the Sabbath that they had built in the house, and the kings entry without, turned hee from the house of the Lord, for the king of Assyria. |
| 16:19 | Now the rest of the actes of Ahaz, which he did, are they not written in the booke of the Chronicles of the kings of Iudah? |
| 16:20 | And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of Dauid, and Hezekiah his sonne reigned in his stead. |
| 16:1 | The seuenteenth yeere of Pekah the sonne of Remaliah, Ahaz the sonne of Iotham King of Iudah began to reigne. |
| 16:2 | Twentie yeere olde was Ahaz, when hee began to reigne, and he reigned sixteene yeere in Ierusalem, and did not vprightly in the sight of the Lord his God, like Dauid his father: |
| 16:3 | But walked in the way of ye kings of Israel, yea, and made his sonne to go through the fire, after the abominations of the heathen, whom the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel. |
| 16:4 | Also he offred and burnt incense in the hie places and on the hilles, and vnder euery greene tree. |
| 16:5 | Then Rezin king of Aram and Pekah sonne of Remaliah King of Israel came vp to Ierusalem to fight: and they besieged Ahaz, but could not ouercome him. |
| 16:6 | At the same time Rezin king of Aram restored Elath to Aram, and droue the Iewes from Elath: so the Aramites came to Elath, and dwelt there vnto this day. |
| 16:7 | Then Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath Pileser king of Asshur, saying, I am thy seruant and thy sonne: come vp, and deliuer me out of the hand of the king of Aram, and out of the hand of the King of Israel which rise vp against me. |
| 16:8 | And Ahaz tooke the siluer and the golde that was found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the Kings house, and sent a present vnto the King of Asshur. |
| 16:9 | And the King of Asshur consented vnto him: and the King of Asshur went vp against Damascus. and when he had taken it, he caryed the people away to Kir, and slew Rezin. |
| 16:10 | And King Ahaz went vnto Damascus to meete Tiglath Pileser King of Asshur: and when King Ahaz sawe the altar that was at Damascus, he sent to Vriiah the Priest the paterne of the altar, and the facion of it, and all the workemanship thereof. |
| 16:11 | And Vriiah the Priest made an altar in al poyntes like to that which King Ahaz had sent from Damascus, so did Vriiah the Priest against King Ahaz came from Damascus. |
| 16:12 | So when the King was come from Damascus, the King sawe the altar: and the King drewe neere to the altar and offered thereon. |
| 16:13 | And hee burnt his burnt offering, and his meate offring, and powred his drinke offring, and sprinkled the blood of his peace offrings besides the altar, |
| 16:14 | And set it by the brasen altar which was before the Lord, and brought it in farther before the house betweene the altar and the house of the Lord, and set it on the North side of the altar. |
| 16:15 | And King Ahaz commanded Vriiah the Priest, and sayde, Vpon the great altar set on fire in the morning the burnt offring, and in the euen the meate offring, and the Kings burnt offring and his meate offering, with the burnt offring of all the people of the lande, and their meate offring, and their drinke offrings: and powre thereby all the blood of the burnt offring, and all the blood of the sacrifice, and the brasen altar shalbe for me to inquire of God. |
| 16:16 | And Vriiah the Priest did according to all that King Ahaz had commanded. |
| 16:17 | And King Ahaz brake the borders of the bases, and tooke the caldrons from off them, and tooke downe the sea from the brasen oxen that were vnder it, and put it vpon a pauement of stones. |
| 16:18 | And the vaile for the Sabbath (that they had made in the house) and the Kings entrie without turned he to the house of the Lord, because of the King of Asshur. |
| 16:19 | Concerning the rest of the actes of Ahaz, which he did, are they not written in the booke of the Chronicles of the Kings of Iudah? |
| 16:20 | And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and was buryed with his fathers in the citie of Dauid, and Hezekiah his sonne reigned in his steade. |
| 16:1 | The .xvij. yeare of Pekah the sonne of Remaliahu kynge of Israel, Ahaz the sonne of Iotham kynge of Iuda, beganne to raygne. |
| 16:2 | Twentye yere olde was he, when he was made kynge: and raygned syxtene yere in Ierusalem, and dyd not that which was ryght in the eyes of the Lorde hys God, lyke Dauid hys father: |
| 16:3 | But walked in the waye of the kynges of Israel, yee, and made hys sonne to go thorowe the fyer, after the abhominacyons of the Heythen, whom the Lorde cast out before the chyldren of Israel. |
| 16:4 | And he offered and burnt incense in the hilaulters and on the hylles, and vnder euery thick tree. |
| 16:5 | Then Rezin kynge of Siria and Pekah sonne of Remaliahu kynge of Israel came vp to Ierusalem to fyght. And they fought agaynst Ahaz, but could not ouercome hym. |
| 16:6 | At the same tyme Rezin kynge of Siria brought Elath agayne to Siria, and rydd the Iewes thence. And the Sirians came to Elath, and dwell therin vnto thys daye. |
| 16:7 | So Ahaz sent messengers to Thiglath Peleser kynge of Assiria, sayinge: I am thy seruaunt and thy sonne, come vp and deliuer me out of the hande of the kynge of Siria, & out of the hande of the king of Israel, which ryse vp agaynst me. |
| 16:8 | And Ahaz toke the syluer and the golde that was founde in the house of the Lorde, and in the treasures of the kinges house, and sent a rewarde to the kyng of Assiria. |
| 16:9 | And the kynge of Assiria consented vnto hym. For the kynge of Assiria went vp agaynst Damasco. And when he had take it, he caryed the people awaye to Kyr, and slue Rezin. |
| 16:10 | And kynge Ahaz went to Damasco, to mete Thiglath Peleser king of Assiria. And when kynge Ahaz sawe an aulter that was at Damasco, he sent to Uria the preste the paterne of the aulter, & the fassyon of it, and all the worckmanshyp therof. |
| 16:11 | And Uria the preste made an aulter in all poyntes lyke to the patern which kinge Ahaz had sent from Damasco: euen so dyd Uria the preste make it, agaynst king Ahaz came from Damasco. |
| 16:12 | And so, when the kyng was come from Damasco, he sawe the aulter, and the kyng went to it, & offered theron. |
| 16:13 | And he burnt his burntofferinge, and hys meatofferinge, and powred hys drynckofferynge: and sprynckled the bloude of hys peace offerynges besyde the aulter, |
| 16:14 | that was by the brasen aulter which was before the Lord, and set it wtout the temple betwene the aulter and the temple of the Lord: and put it on the northsyde of the aultare. |
| 16:15 | And kynge Ahaz commaunded Uria the preste, and sayde: vpon the greate aulter set on fyer in the mornyng the burntofferinge, & in the euen the meatoffering, and the kinges burntsacrifyce & his meatofferinge, with the burntofferyng of all the people of the lande, and their meatofferinge, & their drynckofferinges: & powre therby, all the bloude of the sacrifyce offringes. But the brasen aulter will I come and se. |
| 16:16 | And Uria the preste dyd accordynge to all thynges as kynge. Ahaz commaunded hym. |
| 16:17 | And kynge Ahaz brake the sydes of the botomes, and toke the lauer from of them, and toke downe the Lauatorye from of the brasen oxen that were vnder it, & put it vpon a pauement of stones. |
| 16:18 | And the veyle for the Sabboth (that they had made in the house) & the kynges entrye without turned he to the house of the Lorde, for (feare of) the kynge of Assyria. |
| 16:19 | The reste of the wordes that concerne Ahaz, what he dyd, are they not written in the boke of the Chronicles of the kynges of Iuda? |
| 16:20 | And Ahaz slepte with hys fathers, and was buryed with hys fathers in the cytie of Dauid: and Hezekia his sonne raygned in hys steade. |
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