ACHAZ was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Yerushalayim: but he did not that which was right in the sight of Yahuah, like Daviyd his father:
For he walked in the ways of the kings of Yashar'el, and made also molten images for Ba`aliym.
Moreover he burnt incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burnt his children in the fire, after the abominations of the heathen whom Yahuah had cast out before the children of Yashar'el.
He sacrificed also and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.
Wherefore Yahuah Elohayu delivered him into the hand of the king of Aram; 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 Yashar'el, who smote him with a great slaughter.
For Peqach the son of Remalyahu slew in Yahudah a hundred and twenty thousand in one day, which were all valiant men; because they had forsaken Yahuah Elohai of their fathers.
And Zikriy, a mighty man of Ephrayim, slew Ma`aseyahu the king's son, and Azriyqam the governor of the house, and Elqanah that was next to the king.
And the children of Yashar'el 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 Shomeron.
But a prophet of Yahuah was there, whose name was Oded: and he went out before the host that came to Shomeron, and said unto them, Behold, because Yahuah Elohai of your fathers was wroth with Yahudah, he has delivered them into your hand, and ye have slain them in a rage that reaches up unto heaven.
And now ye purpose to keep under the children of Yahudah and Yerushalayim for bondmen and bondwomen unto you: but are there not with you, even with you, sins against Yahuah Elohaykem?
Now hear me therefore, and deliver the captives again, which ye have taken captive of your brethren: for the fierce wrath of Yahuah is upon you.
Then certain of the heads of the children of Ephrayim, Azaryahu the son of Yahuchanon, Berekyahu the son of Meshillemoth, and Yechizqiyahu the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of ChAdlai, 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 Yahuah already, ye intend to add more to our sins and to our trespass: for our trespass is great, and there is fierce wrath against Yashar'el.
So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the princes and all the assembly.
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 Yeriycho, the city of palm trees, to their brethren: then they returned to Shomeron.
At that time did King Achaz send unto the kings of Ashshur to help him.
For again the Edomiym had come and smitten Yahudah, and carried away captives.
The Pelishtiym also had invaded the cities of the low country, and of the Negev of Yahudah, and had taken Beyt Shemesh, and Ayalon, and Gederoth, and Sokoh with the villages thereof, and Timnah with the villages thereof, Gimzo also and the villages thereof: and they dwelt there.
For Yahuah brought Yahudah low because of Achaz king of Yashar'el; for he made Yahudah naked, and transgressed sore against Yahuah.
And Tiglath Pil'ecer king of Ashshur came unto him, and distressed him, but strengthened him not.
For Achaz took away a portion out of the house of Yahuah, and out of the house of the king, and of the princes, and gave it unto the king of Ashshur: but he helped him not.
And in the time of his distress did he transgress yet more against Yahuah: this is that King Achaz.
For he sacrificed unto the elohiym of Damascus, which smote him: and he said, Because the elohiym of the kings of Aram help them, therefore will I sacrifice to them, that they may help me. But they were the ruin of him, and of all Yashar'el.
And Achaz gathered together the vessels of the house of Elohiym, and cut in pieces the vessels of the house of Elohiym, and shut up the doors of the house of Yahuah, and he made him altars in every corner of Yerushalayim.
And in every several city of Yahudah he made high places to burn incense unto other elohiym, and provoked to anger Yahuah Elohai of his fathers.
Now the rest of his acts and of all his ways, first and last, behold, they are written in the cepher of the kings of Yahudah and Yashar'el.
And Achaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, even in Yerushalayim: but they brought him not into the sepulchres of the kings of Yashar'el: and Yechizqiyahu his son reigned in his stead.