The Lord's Ways of the Kings of Israel

Ahaz was 20 years old when he began to reign. And he reigned 16 years in jerusalem. He did not do what was right in the eyes of the lord like his father, but walked in the ways of the kings of israel. Syria and israel defeat judah. The men of israel took captive 200 thousand of their kinsfolk, women, sons and daughters. They also took much spoil from them and brought the spoil to samaria. With the spoil they clothed all that were naked among them. They clothed them, gave them sandals, provided them with food and drink and anointed them. carrying all the feeble among them on donkeys, they brought them