2 Kings 12:18
12:18 King Jehoash of Judah collected all the sacred items that his ancestors Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah, kings of Judah, had consecrated, as well as his own sacred items and all the gold that could be found in the treasuries of the
Lord’s temple and the royal palace. He sent it all
to King Hazael of Syria, who then withdrew
from Jerusalem.
2 Kings 16:8
16:8 Then Ahaz took the silver and gold that were
in the
Lord’s temple and in the treasuries of the royal palace and sent it as tribute
to the king of Assyria.
2 Kings 16:1
Ahaz’s Reign over Judah
16:1 In the seventeenth year of the reign of Pekah son of Remaliah, Jotham’s son Ahaz became king over Judah.
2 Kings 15:15
15:15 The rest of the events of Shallum’s reign, including the conspiracy he organized, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel.
2 Kings 15:18-19
15:18 He did evil in the sight of
the
Lord; he did not repudiate
the sinful ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat who encouraged Israel to sin.
During his reign,
15:19 Pul king of Assyria invaded the land, and Menahem paid him a thousand talents of silver to gain his support and to solidify his control of the kingdom.
2 Kings 15:2
15:2 He was sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for fifty-two years in Jerusalem.
His mother’s name was Jecholiah, who was from Jerusalem.
2 Kings 16:2
16:2 Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem.
He did not do what pleased the
Lord his God, in contrast to his ancestor David.