2Ki 16 | EngLXX | STEP | In the seventeenth year of Phakee son of Romelias began Achaz the son of Joatham king ofJuda to reign.

‏ 2 Kings 16

1 In the seventeenth year of Phakee son of Romelias began Achaz the son of Joatham king ofJuda to reign. 2 Twenty years old was Achaz when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem;and he did not that which was right in the eyes of the Lord his God faithfully, as David his fatherhad done. 3 And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yes, he made his son to pass throughthe fire, according to the abominations of the heathen whom the Lord cast out from before the childrenof Israel. 4 And he sacrificed and burnt incense on the high places, and upon the hills, and underevery shady tree. 5 Then went up Raasson king of Syria and Phakee son of Romelias king of Israel against Jerusalemto war, and besieged Achaz, but could not prevailagainst him. 6 At that time Raasson king of Syria recovered Aelath to Syria, and drove out the Jews fromAelath, and the Idumeans came to Aelath, and lived there until this day. 7 And Achaz sent messengers to Thalgath-phellasar king of the Assyrians, saying, I am yourservant and your son: come up, deliver me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand ofthe king of Israel, who are rising up against me. 8 And Achaz took the silver and the gold that was found in the treasures of the house ofthe Lord, and of the king's house, and sent gifts to the king. 9 And the king of the Assyrians hearkened to him: and the king of the Assyrians went upto Damascus and took it, and removed the inhabitants, and killed king Raasson. 10 And king Achaz went to Damascus to meet Thalgath-phellasar king of the Assyrians at Damascus;and he saw an altar at Damascus. And king Achaz sent to Urias the priest the pattern of the altar, andits proportions, and all its workmanship. 11 And Urias the priest built the altar, according to allthe directions which king Achaz sent from Damascus. 12 And the king saw the altar, and went up to it, 13 and offered his whole burnt offering, and his meat-offering, and his drink-offering,and poured out the blood of his peace-offerings on the brazen altar that was before the Lord. 14 And he brought forwardthe one before the house of the Lord from between the altar and the house of the Lord, andhe set it openly by the side of the altar northwards. 15 And king Achaz charged Urias the priest, saying, Offer upon the great altar the whole burnt offeringin the morning and the meat-offering in the evening, and the whole burnt offering of the king, and hismeat-offering, and the whole burnt offering of all the people, and their meat-offering, and their drink-offering;and you shall pour all the blood of the whole burnt offering, and all the blood ofany other sacrifice upon it: and the brazen altar shall be for me in the morning. 16 And Urias the priest did according to all that king Achaz commanded him. 17 And king Achaz cut off the borders of the bases, and removed the laver from off them,and took down the sea from the brazen oxen that were under it, and set it upon a base of stone. 18 And he made a base for the throne in the house of the Lord, and he turned the king'sentrance without in the house of the Lord because of the king of the Assyrians. 19 And the rest of the acts of Achaz, even all that he did,are not these written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Juda? 20 And Achaz slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Ezekias hisson reigned in his stead.