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 <div class="label">28</div><div class="s2">Ahaz</div><div class="p"> 1Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: but he did not that which was right in the sight of the LORD, like David his father: 2for he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made also molten images for Baalim. 3Moreover 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 the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel. 4He sacrificed also and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.</div><div class="p"> 5Wherefore the LORD his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria; 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 Israel, who smote him with a great slaughter. 6For Pekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah an hundred and twenty thousand in one day, which were all valiant men; because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers. 7And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king's son, and Azrikam the governor of the house, and Elkanah that was next to the king.</div><div class="p"> 8And the children of Israel 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 Samaria. 9But a prophet of the LORD was there, whose name was Oded: and he went out before the host that came to Samaria, and said unto them, Behold, because the LORD God of your fathers was wroth with Judah, he hath delivered them into your hand, and ye have slain them in a rage that reacheth up unto heaven. 10And now ye purpose to keep under the children of Judah and Jerusalem for bondmen and bondwomen unto you: but are there not with you, even with you, sins against the LORD your God? 11Now hear me therefore, and deliver the captives again, which ye have taken captive of your brethren: for the fierce wrath of the LORD is upon you. 12Then certain of the heads of the children of Ephraim, Azariah the son of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth, and Jehizkiah the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood up against them that came from the war, 13and said unto them, Ye shall not bring in the captives hither: for whereas we have offended against the LORD already, ye intend to add more to our sins and to our trespass: for our trespass is great, and there is fierce wrath against Israel. 14So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the princes and all the congregation. 15And 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 Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their brethren: then they returned to Samaria.</div><div class="p"> 16At that time did king Ahaz send unto the kings of Assyria to help him. 17For again the Edomites had come and smitten Judah, and carried away captives. 18The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and had taken Beth-shemesh, and Ajalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho with the villages thereof, and Timnah with the villages thereof, Gimzo also and the villages thereof: and they dwelt there. 19For the LORD brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel; for he made Judah naked, and transgressed sore against the LORD. 20And Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria came unto him, and distressed him, but strengthened him not. 21For Ahaz took away a portion out of the house of the LORD, and out of the house of the king, and of the princes, and gave it unto the king of Assyria: but he helped him not.</div><div class="p"> 22And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the LORD: this is that king Ahaz. 23For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus, which smote him: and he said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria help them, therefore will I sacrifice to them, that they may help me. But they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel. 24And Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house of God, and cut in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and shut up the doors of the house of the LORD, and he made him altars in every corner of Jerusalem. 25And in every several city of Judah he made high places to burn incense unto other gods, and provoked to anger the LORD God of his fathers.</div><div class="p"> 26Now the rest of his acts and of all his ways, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel. 27And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, even in Jerusalem: but they brought him not into the sepulchres of the kings of Israel: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.</div>
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 <div class="label">10</div><div class="qa">&#1500; Lamed</div><div class="q1"> 1Why standest thou afar off, O LORD?</div><div class="q2"> Why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?</div><div class="q1"> 2The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor:</div><div class="q2">Let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.</div><div class="b"></div><div class="qa">(&#1502; Mem)</div><div class="q1"> 3For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire,</div><div class="q2">And blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.</div><div class="qa">(&#1504; Nun)</div><div class="q1"> 4The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God:</div><div class="q2">God is not in all his thoughts.</div><div class="q1"> 5His ways are always grievous; Thy judgments are far above out of his sight:</div><div class="q2"> As for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.</div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"> 6He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved:</div><div class="q2">For I shall never be in adversity.</div><div class="qa">(&#1505; Samek)</div><div class="qa">&#1508; Pe</div><div class="q1"> 7His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud:</div><div class="q2">Under his tongue is mischief and vanity.</div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"> 8He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages:</div><div class="qa">&#1506; Ain</div><div class="q2">In the secret places doth he murder the innocent: His eyes are privily set against the poor.</div><div class="q1"> 9He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den:</div><div class="q2">He lieth in wait to catch the poor:</div><div class="qa">(&#1510; Zade)</div><div class="q1">He doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.</div><div class="q1"> 10He croucheth, and humbleth himself,</div><div class="q2">That the poor may fall by his strong ones.</div><div class="q1"> 11He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten:</div><div class="q2">He hideth his face; he will never see it.</div><div class="b"></div><div class="qa">&#1511; Qoph</div><div class="q1"> 12Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thine hand:</div><div class="q2">Forget not the humble.</div><div class="q1"> 13Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God?</div><div class="q2">He hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it.</div><div class="qa">&#1512; Resh</div><div class="q1"> 14Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand:</div><div class="q2">The poor committeth himself unto thee; Thou art the helper of the fatherless.</div><div class="qa">&#1513; Shin</div><div class="q1"> 15Break thou the arm of the wicked</div><div class="q2">And the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.</div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"> 16The LORD is King for ever and ever:</div><div class="q2">The heathen are perished out of his land.</div><div class="qa">&#1514; Taw</div><div class="q1"> 17 LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble:</div><div class="q2">Thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:</div><div class="q1"> 18To judge the fatherless and the oppressed,</div><div class="q2">That the man of the earth may no more oppress.</div><div class="b"></div>
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 <div class="p">11But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed. 12For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision. 13And the other Jews dissembled likewise with him; insomuch that Barnabas also was carried away with their dissimulation. 14But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter before them all, If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?</div><div class="p"> 15We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles, 16knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified. 17But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid. 18For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor. 19For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God. 20I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. 21I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.</div>
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