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546 Second Book of Paralipomenon

Chapter 28 them cruelly, so that your cruelty hath reached
up to heaven.
Achaz was twenty years old when he began to 10 Moreover you have a mind to keep un-
reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: der the children of Juda and Jerusalem for your
he did not that which was right in the sight of bondmen and bondwomen, which ought not to
the Lord as David his father had done, be done: for you have sinned in this against the
2 But walked in the ways of the kings of Israel; Lord your God.
moreover also he cast statues for Baalim. 11 But hear ye my counsel, and release the
3 It was he that burnt incense in the valley of captives that you have brought of your brethren,
Benennom, and consecrated his sons in the fire because a great indignation of the Lord hangeth
according to the manner of the nations, which over you.
the Lord slew at the coming of the children of 12 Then some of the chief men of the sons of
Israel. Ephraim, Azarias the son of Johanan, Barachias
4 He sacrificed also, and burnt incense in the the son of Mosollamoth, Ezechias the son of Sel-
high places, and on the hills, and under every lum, and Amasa the son of Adali, stood up
green tree. against them that came from the war.
5 And the Lord his God delivered him into the 13 And they said to them: You shall not bring
hands of the king of Syria, who defeated him, in the captives hither, lest we sin against the
and took a great booty out of his kingdom, and Lord. Why will you add to our sins, and heap
carried it to Damascus: he was also delivered up upon our former offences? for the sin is great,
into the hands of the king of Israel, who over- and the fierce anger of the Lord hangeth over
threw him with a great slaughter. Israel.
6 For Phacee the son of Romelia slew of Juda 14 So the soldiers left the spoils, and all that
a hundred and twenty thousand in one day, all they had taken, before the princes and all the
valiant men, because they had forsaken the Lord multitude.
the God of their fathers. 15 And the men, whom we mentioned above,
7 At the same time Zechri a powerful man rose up and took the captives, and with the
of Ephraim, slew Maasias the king’s son, and spoils clothed all them that were naked: and
Ezricam the governor of his house, and Elcana when they had clothed and shod them, and re-
who was next to the king. freshed them with meat and drink, and anointed
8 And the children of Israel carried away of them because of their labour, and had taken
their brethren two hundred thousand women, care of them, they set such of them as could not
boys, and girls, and an immense booty: and they walk, and were feeble, upon beasts, and brought
brought it to Samaria. them to Jericho the city of palm trees to their
9 At that time there was a prophet of the Lord brethren, and they returned to Samaria.
there, whose name was Oded: and he went out 16 At that time king Achaz sent to the king
to meet the army that came to Samaria, and of the Assyrians asking help.
said to them: Behold the Lord the God of your 17 And the Edomites came and slew many of
fathers being angry with Juda, hath delivered Juda, and took a great booty.
them into your hands, and you have butchered 18 The Philistines also spread themselves