2 Kings 16:1-9

1In the seventeenthH7651H6240H8141 yearH8141 of PekahH6492 sonH1121 of RemaliahH7425, AhazH271 sonH1121 of JothamH3147 became kingH4427H4428 of JudahH3063. 2AhazH271 was twentyH6242 years oldH1121H8141 when he became kingH4427, and he reignedH4427 in JerusalemH3389 sixteenH8337H6240 yearsH8141. And unlike DavidH1732 his fatherH1, he did notH3808 doH6213 what was rightH3477 in the eyesH5869 of the LORDH3068 his GodH430. 3Instead, he walkedH1980 in the waysH1870 of the kingsH4428 of IsraelH3478 and evenH1571 sacrificedH5674 his sonH1121 in the fireH784,1 according to the abominationsH8441 of the nationsH1471 thatH834 the LORDH3068 had driven outH3423 beforeH6440 the IsraelitesH1121H3478. 4And he sacrificedH2076 and burned incenseH6999 on the high placesH1116, onH5921 the hillsH1389, and underH8478 everyH3605 greenH7488 treeH6086.

5ThenH227 RezinH7526 kingH4428 of AramH758 and PekahH6492 sonH1121 of RemaliahH7425 kingH4428 of IsraelH3478 came upH5927 to wage warH4421 against JerusalemH3389. They besiegedH6696H5921 AhazH271 but couldH3201 notH3808 overcomeH3898 him.

6At thatH1931 timeH6256 RezinH7526 kingH4428 of AramH758 recoveredH7725 ElathH3592 for AramH758,3 drove outH5394 the men of JudahH3064, and sentH935 the EdomitesH761 into ElathH359, whereH8033 they liveH3427 toH5704 thisH2088 dayH3117.

7So AhazH271 sentH7971 messengersH4397 toH413 Tiglath-pileserH8407 kingH4428 of AssyriaH804, sayingH559, “IH589 am your servantH5650 and your sonH1121. Come upH5927 and save meH3467 from the handsH3709 of the kingsH4428 of AramH758H3709 and IsraelH3478, who are rising upH6965 against meH5921.”

8AhazH271 also tookH3947 the silverH3701 and goldH2091 foundH4672 in the houseH1004 of the LORDH3068 and in the treasuriesH214 of the king’sH4428 palaceH1004, and he sent itH7971 as a giftH7810 to the kingH4428 of AssyriaH804. 9So the kingH4428 of AssyriaH804 respondedH8085 to himH413, marched upH5927H4428H804 toH413 DamascusH1834, and captured itH8610. He took its peopleH1540 to Kir as captivesH7024 andH853 put RezinH7526 to deathH4191.