2 Chronicles 28

1 Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. He didn’t do that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes, like David his father,

son: aged twenty year Ahaz in/on/with to reign he and six ten year to reign in/on/with Jerusalem and not to make: do [the] upright in/on/with eye: appearance LORD like/as David father his

2 but he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and also made molten images for the Baals.

and to go: walk in/on/with way: conduct king Israel and also liquid to make to/for Baal

3 Moreover he burned incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burned his children in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations whom Yahweh cast out before the children of Israel.

and he/she/it to offer: offer in/on/with Valley son: child (Topheth of son of) Hinnom and to burn: burn [obj] son: child his in/on/with fire like/as abomination [the] nation which to possess: take LORD from face: before son: descendant/people Israel

4 He sacrificed and burned incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.

and to sacrifice and to offer: offer in/on/with high place and upon [the] hill and underneath: under all tree luxuriant

5 Therefore Yahweh his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria. They struck him, and carried away from him a great multitude of captives, and brought them to Damascus. He was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who struck him with a great slaughter.

and to give: give him LORD God his in/on/with hand: power king Syria and to smite in/on/with him and to take captive from him captive great: large and to come (in): bring Damascus and also in/on/with hand: power king Israel to give: give and to smite in/on/with him wound great: large

6 For Pekah the son of Remaliah killed in Judah one hundred twenty thousand in one day, all of them valiant men, because they had forsaken Yahweh, the God of their fathers.

and to kill Pekah son: child Remaliah in/on/with Judah hundred and twenty thousand in/on/with day one [the] all son: descendant/people strength in/on/with to leave: forsake they [obj] LORD God father their

7 Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, killed Maaseiah the king’s son, Azrikam the ruler of the house, and Elkanah who was next to the king.

and to kill Zichri mighty man Ephraim [obj] Maaseiah son: child [the] king and [obj] Azrikam leader [the] house: home and [obj] Elkanah second [the] king

8 The children of Israel carried away captive of their brothers two hundred thousand women, sons, and daughters, and also took away much plunder from them, and brought the plunder to Samaria.

and to take captive son: descendant/people Israel from brother: male-relative their hundred thousand woman son: child and daughter and also spoil many to plunder from them and to come (in): bring [obj] [the] spoil to/for Samaria

9 But a prophet of Yahweh was there, whose name was Oded; and he went out to meet the army that came to Samaria, and said to them, “Behold, because Yahweh, the God of your fathers, was angry with Judah, he has delivered them into your hand, and you have slain them in a rage which has reached up to heaven.

and there to be prophet to/for LORD Oded name his and to come out: come to/for face: before [the] army [the] to come (in): come to/for Samaria and to say to/for them behold in/on/with rage LORD God father your upon Judah to give: give them in/on/with hand: power your and to kill in/on/with them in/on/with rage till to/for heaven to touch

10 Now you intend to degrade the children of Judah and Jerusalem as male and female slaves for yourselves. Aren’t there even with you trespasses of your own against Yahweh your God?

and now son: descendant/people Judah and Jerusalem you(m. p.) to say to/for to subdue to/for servant/slave and to/for maidservant to/for you not except you(m. p.) with you guiltiness to/for LORD God your

11 Now hear me therefore, and send back the captives that you have taken captive from your brothers, for the fierce wrath of Yahweh is on you.”

and now to hear: hear me and to return: return [the] captive which to take captive from brother: male-relative your for burning anger face: anger LORD upon you

12 Then some of the heads of the children of Ephraim, Azariah the son of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood up against those who came from the war,

and to arise: attack human from head: leader son: descendant/people Ephraim Azariah son: child Johanan Berechiah son: child Meshillemoth and Jehizkiah son: child Shallum and Amasa son: child Hadlai upon [the] to come (in): come from [the] army: war

13 and said to them, “You must not bring in the captives here, for you intend that which will bring on us a trespass against Yahweh, to add to our sins and to our guilt; for our guilt is great, and there is fierce wrath against Israel.”

and to say to/for them not to come (in): bring [obj] [the] captive here/thus for to/for guiltiness LORD upon us you(m. p.) to say to/for to add upon sin our and upon guiltiness our for many guiltiness to/for us and burning anger face: anger upon Israel

14 So the armed men left the captives and the plunder before the princes and all the assembly.

and to leave: forsake [the] to arm [obj] [the] captive and [obj] [the] plunder to/for face: before [the] ruler and all [the] assembly

15 The men who have been mentioned by name rose up and took the captives, and with the plunder clothed all who were naked among them, dressed them, gave them sandals, gave them something to eat and to drink, anointed them, carried all the feeble of them on donkeys, and brought them to Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their brothers. Then they returned to Samaria.

and to arise: rise [the] human which to pierce in/on/with name and to strengthen: hold in/on/with captive and all naked their to clothe from [the] spoil and to clothe them and to shoe them and to eat them and to water: drink them and to anoint them and to guide them in/on/with donkey to/for all to stumble and to come (in): bring them Jericho Ir-hatmarim [the] Ir-hatmarim beside brother: male-relative their and to return: return Samaria

16 At that time King Ahaz sent to the kings of Assyria to help him.

in/on/with time [the] he/she/it to send: depart [the] king Ahaz upon king Assyria to/for to help to/for him

17 For again the Edomites had come and struck Judah, and carried away captives.

and still Edomite to come (in): come and to smite in/on/with Judah and to take captive captivity

18 The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the lowland and of the South of Judah, and had taken Beth Shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Soco with its villages, Timnah with its villages, and also Gimzo and its villages; and they lived there.

and Philistine to strip in/on/with city [the] Shephelah and [the] Negeb to/for Judah and to capture [obj] Beth-shemesh Beth-shemesh and [obj] Aijalon and [obj] [the] Gederoth and [obj] Soco and daughter: village her and [obj] Timnah and daughter: village her and [obj] Gimzo and [obj] daughter: village her and to dwell there

19 For Yahweh brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel, because he acted without restraint in Judah and trespassed severely against Yahweh.

for be humble LORD [obj] Judah in/on/with for the sake of Ahaz king Israel for to neglect in/on/with Judah and be unfaithful unfaithfulness in/on/with LORD

20 Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria came to him and gave him trouble, but didn’t strengthen him.

and to come (in): come upon him Tiglath-pileser Tiglath-pileser king Assyria and to constrain to/for him and not to strengthen: strengthen him

21 For Ahaz took away a portion out of Yahweh’s house, and out of the house of the king and of the princes, and gave it to the king of Assyria; but it didn’t help him.

for to divide Ahaz [obj] house: temple LORD and [obj] house: home [the] king and [the] ruler and to give: give to/for king Assyria and not to/for help to/for him

22 In the time of his distress, he trespassed yet more against Yahweh, this same King Ahaz.

and in/on/with time to constrain to/for him and to add to/for be unfaithful in/on/with LORD he/she/it [the] king Ahaz

23 For he sacrificed to the gods of Damascus which had defeated him. He said, “Because the gods of the kings of Syria helped them, I will sacrifice to them, that they may help me.” But they were the ruin of him and of all Israel.

and to sacrifice to/for God Damascus [the] to smite in/on/with him and to say for God king Syria they(masc.) to help [obj] them to/for them to sacrifice and to help me and they(masc.) to be to/for him to/for to stumble him and to/for all Israel

24 Ahaz gathered together the vessels of God’s house, cut the vessels of God’s house in pieces, and shut up the doors of Yahweh’s house; and he made himself altars in every corner of Jerusalem.

and to gather Ahaz [obj] article/utensil house: temple [the] God and to cut [obj] article/utensil house: temple [the] God and to shut [obj] door house: temple LORD and to make to/for him altar in/on/with all corner in/on/with Jerusalem

25 In every city of Judah he made high places to burn incense to other gods, and provoked Yahweh, the God of his fathers, to anger.

and in/on/with all city and city to/for Judah to make high place to/for to offer: offer to/for God another and to provoke [obj] LORD God father his

26 Now the rest of his acts, and all his ways, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.

and remainder word: deed his and all way: conduct his [the] first and [the] last look! they to write upon scroll: book king Judah and Israel

27 Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, even in Jerusalem, because they didn’t bring him into the tombs of the kings of Israel; and Hezekiah his son reigned in his place.

and to lie down: be dead Ahaz with father his and to bury him in/on/with city in/on/with Jerusalem for not to come (in): bring him to/for grave king Israel and to reign Hezekiah son: child his underneath: instead him