<p class="bodytext">At that time King Ahaz asked the king<n id="1" /> of Assyria for help.

<p class="bodytext">During his time of trouble King Ahaz was even more unfaithful to the <sc>Lordsc>.

That day<n id="1" /> the Israelites were defeated; the men of Judah prevailed because they relied on the <sc>Lordsc> God of their ancestors.p>

Asa was so angry at the prophet, he put him in jail.<n id="1" /> Asa also oppressed some of the people at that time.p>

While the battle raged throughout the day, the king stood propped up in his chariot opposite the Syrians. He died in the evening as the sun was setting.p>

<p class="bodytext">When they began to shout and praise, the <sc>Lordsc> suddenly attacked<n id="1" /> the Ammonites, Moabites, and men from Mount Seir<n id="2" /> who were invading Judah, and they were defeated.

From the time Amaziah turned from following the <sc>Lordsc>, conspirators plotted against him in Jerusalem,<n id="1" /> so he fled to Lachish. But they sent assassins after him<n id="2" /> and they killed him there.

Hezekiah ordered the burnt sacrifice to be offered on the altar. As they began to offer the sacrifice, they also began to sing to the <sc>Lord,sc> accompanied by the trumpets and the musical instruments of King David of Israel.

They were unable to observe it at the regular<n id="1" /> time because not enough priests had consecrated themselves and the people had not assembled in Jerusalem.

So the Israelites who were present observed the Passover at that time, as well as the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days.

At that time Solomon and all Israel with him celebrated a festival for seven days. This great assembly included people from Lebo Hamath in the north to the Brook of Egypt in the south.<n id="1" />

<p class="bodytext">At that time Hanani the prophet<n id="1" /> visited King Asa of Judah and said to him: &#8220;Because you relied on the king of Syria and did not rely on the <sc>Lordsc> your God, the army of the king of Syria has escaped from your hand.

So Edom has remained free from Judah&#8217;s control to this very day.<n id="1" /> At that same time Libnah also rebelled and freed themselves from Judah&#8217;s control<n id="2" /> because Jehoram<n id="3" /> rejected the <sc>Lordsc> God of his ancestors.

After about two years his intestines came out because of the disease, so that he died a very painful death.<n id="1" /> His people did not make a bonfire to honor him, as they had done for his ancestors.<n id="2" />p>

Whenever the Levites brought the chest to the royal accountant and they saw there was a lot of silver, the royal scribe and the accountant of the high priest emptied the chest and then took it back to its place. They went through this routine every day and collected a large amount of silver.p>