The Bible and Holy Scriptures conteyned in the Olde and Newe Testament. Translated according to the Ebrue and Greke, and conferred with the best translations in diuers languges. VVith moste profitable annotations vpon all the hard places, and other things of great importance as may appeare in the epistle to the reader

CHAP. XVI.

1 Aház King of Iudah consecrateth his sonne in fyre 5 Ie∣rusalém is besieged. 9 Damascus is taken & 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 11 Idolatrie. 19 The death of Abaz. 20 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 him.

1 THe seuententh yere of Pekáh the sonne of Remaliáh,a 1.1 Aház the sóne of Iothám King of Iudah began to reigne.

2 Twentie yere olde was Acház, when he be∣gan to reigne, and he reigned sixtene yere in Ierusalém, and did not vprightely in the sight of the Lord his God, like Dauid his father:

3 But walked in the way of the Kings of Israél yea, & made his sonne tob 1.2 go throw the fyre, after the abominatiōs of the heathē, whome the Lord had cast out before the children of Israél.

4 Also he offred and burnt incense in the hie places and on the hilles, and vnder euerie grenetre.

5 *Then Rezin King of Arám, and Pekáh son ne of Remaliáh King of Israél came vp to Ierusalem to fight: and they besieged Aház,* 1.3 but colde not ouercomec 1.4 him.

6 At the same time Rezin King of Arám resto∣redd 1.5 Eláth to Arám, and droue the Iewes frō Elāth: so the Aramites came to Eláth, and dwelt there vnto this day.

7 Then Aház sente 1.6 messengers to Tigláth Pile∣sár King of Asshúr, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, I am thy seruant and thy sonne: come vp, and deliuer me out of the hand of the King of Arám, and out of the hand of the King of Israél which rise vp against me.

8 And Aház toke the siluer and the golde that was founde in thef 1.7 house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the Kings house, and sent a present vnto the King of Asshúr.

9 And the King of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 consented vnto him and the King of Asshúr went vp against 〈◊〉〈◊〉, and when he had taken it, he caried the people away to Kir, and slewe Rezin.

10 And King Aház wēt vnto Damascus to mete Tiglath Pilesár King of Asshúr: and when King Aház sawe the altar that was at Damas∣cus, he sent to Vriiáh the Priest the patern of the altar, and the faciō of it, & all the worke man ship thereof.

11 And 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the Priest made an altarg 1.8 in all pointes like to that which King Aház had sent from Damascus, so did Vriiáh the Priest against King Aház came from Damascus.

12 So when the King was come from Damas∣cus, the King sawe the altar: and the King drewe nere to the altar and offredh 1.9 thereon.

13 And he burnt his burnt offring, and his meat offring, and powred his drink 〈◊〉〈◊〉, and sprinkled the blood of his peace offrings be sides that altar,

14 And (set it) by the brasen altar which was be fore the Lord, and broght it in farther before the house betwene the altar and the house of the Lord, and set it on thei 1.10 Northside of the altar.

15 And King Aház commanded Vriiáh the Priest and said, Vpon the great altar set on fyre in the morning the burnt offring, and in the euen the meat offring, & the Kings burnt offring and his meat offring, with the burnt offring of all people of the land, and their meat offring, and their drink offrings: and powre thereby all the blood of the burnt of fring, and all the blood of the sacrifice, and thek 1.11 brasen altar shalbe for me to inquire (of God.)

16 And Vriiáh the Priest did according to all that King Aház had commanded.

17 And King Aház brake the borders of the bases, and toke the caldrons from of them, and toke downe the sea from the brasen oxē that were 〈◊〉〈◊〉, and put it vpō a pauemēt of stones.

18 And thel 1.12 vaile for the Sabbáth [that they had made in the house] and the Kings entrie

without turned he to the house of the Lord, m 1.13because of the King of Asshum.

19 Concernynge the rest of the actes of Ahaz, which he did, are they not writē in the boke of the Chronicles of the Kings of Iudah?

20 And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the citie of Dauid, ad Hezekiah his sonne reigned in his steade.

Notes

• a 1.1

  This Was a Wicked sonne of a 〈◊〉〈◊〉 father, as of him againe came godlie 〈◊〉〈◊〉, and of him Wicked 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 that God in the end shewed him 〈◊〉〈◊〉, thus We sehow vrcer 〈◊〉〈◊〉 it is to de∣pend on the di∣gnitie of our fa∣thers.
• b 1.2

  That is, offred him to 〈◊〉〈◊〉, or madehim to pas∣se betwene two fyres, as the ma∣ner of the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Was, Leu. 21, 18. Deu. 18, 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• * 1.3

  Isa. 7, 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• c 1.4

  For the Lord preserued the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ād his people for his promes sa ke made to 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• d 1.5

  Which 〈◊〉〈◊〉 A∣zariáh had taken 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the Arami∣tes and fortified it, Chap. 14, 22.
• e 1.6

  Contrary to the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of the Prophet, Isai, Isa 7, 4
• f 1.7

  Thus he spared not to spoile the Temple of God to haue succour of men, and Wold not once lift his heart towards God to desire his helpe, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 yet 〈◊〉〈◊〉 his prophe∣tes counsel.
• g 1.8

  Wese that there is no prince so Wicked, but he 〈◊〉〈◊〉 finde 〈◊〉〈◊〉 & false mini sters to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• h 1.9

  Ether offrings for peace or pro∣speritie, or of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 kes giuing, as Leui 3, 1, or 〈◊〉〈◊〉 meaning them 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ning & euening offring, 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 29, 38. Nom 28, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 thus he 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the meanes and the altar Whiche God had commā ded by Salomon to serue God af∣ter his owne 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• i 1.10

  That is, at the right hand as mē Went into the Temple.
• k 1.11

  Here he esta∣blisheth by 〈◊〉〈◊〉 dement his owné Wicked proce∣dings, and doeth abolish the com∣mandemēt & or∣dinance of God.
• l 1.12

  Or 〈◊〉〈◊〉, Wherein they lay on the Sabbath Whiche had serued their Weeke in the 〈◊〉〈◊〉, and so depar ted home.
• m 1.13

  Ether to flat∣ter the Kinge of 〈◊〉〈◊〉, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 he shuld thus se him change the ordi∣nance of God, or els that the Tem ple might be are 〈◊〉〈◊〉 for hym if the King shulde sodenly 〈◊〉〈◊〉 his house.