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II Crônicas, 28

1. uioV eikosi etwn acaz en tw basileusai auton kai deka ex eth ebasileusen en ierousalhm kai ouk epoihsen to euqeV enwpion kuriou wV dauid o pathr autou

1. viginti annorum erat Achaz cum regnare cœpisset et sedecim annis regnavit in Hierusalem non fecit rectum in conspectu Domini sicut David pater ejus

2. kai eporeuqh kata taV odouV basilewn israhl kai gar glupta epoihsen toiV eidwloiV autwn

2. sed ambulavit in viis regum Israël insuper et statuas fudit Baalim

3. kai equen en gaibenenom kai dihgen ta tekna autou dia puroV kata ta bdelugmata twn eqnwn wn exwleqreusen kurioV apo proswpou uiwn israhl

3. ipse est qui adolevit incensum in valle Benennon et lustravit filios suos in igne juxta ritum gentium quas interfecit Dominus in adventu filiorum Israël

4. kai equmia epi twn uyhlwn kai epi twn dwmatwn kai upokatw pantoV xulou alswdouV

4. sacrificabat quoque et thymiama succendebat in excelsis et in collibus et sub omni ligno frondoso

5. kai paredwken auton kurioV o qeoV autou dia ceiroV basilewV suriaV kai epataxen en autw kai hcmalwteusen ex autwn aicmalwsian pollhn kai hgagen eiV damaskon kai gar eiV taV ceiraV basilewV israhl paredwken auton kai epataxen en autw plhghn megalhn

5. tradiditque eum Dominus Deus ejus in manu regis Syriæ qui percussit eum magnamque prædam de ejus cepit imperio et adduxit in Damascum manibus quoque regis Israël traditus est et percussus plaga grandi

6. kai apekteinen fakee o tou romelia basileuV israhl en iouda en mia hmera ekaton eikosi ciliadaV andrwn dunatwn iscui en tw autouV katalipein ton kurion qeon twn paterwn autwn

6. occiditque Phacee filius Romeliæ de Juda centum viginti milia in die uno omnes viros bellatores eo quod reliquissent Dominum Deum patrum suorum

7. kai apekteinen ezekri o dunatoV tou efraim ton maasaian ton uion tou basilewV kai ton esdrikam hgoumenon tou oikou autou kai ton elkana ton diadocon tou basilewV

7. eodem tempore occidit Zechri vir potens ex Ephraim Masiam filium regis et Ezricam ducem domus ejus Helcanam quoque secundum a rege

8. kai hcmalwtisan oi uioi israhl apo twn adelfwn autwn triakosiaV ciliadaV gunaikaV uiouV kai qugateraV kai skula polla eskuleusan ex autwn kai hnegkan ta skula eiV samareian

8. ceperuntque filii Israël de fratribus suis ducenta milia mulierum puerorum et puellarum et infinitam prædam pertuleruntque eam in Samariam

9. kai ekei hn o profhthV tou kuriou wdhd onoma autw kai exhlqen eiV apanthsin thV dunamewV twn ercomenwn eiV samareian kai eipen autoiV idou orgh kuriou qeou twn paterwn umwn epi ton ioudan kai paredwken autouV eiV taV ceiraV umwn kai apekteinate en autoiV en orgh ewV twn ouranwn efqaken

9. ea tempestate erat ibi propheta Domini nomine Oded qui egressus obviam exercitui venientium in Samariam dixit eis ecce iratus Dominus Deus patrum vestrorum contra Judam tradidit eos manibus vestris et occidistis illos atrociter ita ut cælum pertingeret vestra crudelitas

10. kai nun uiouV iouda kai ierousalhm umeiV legete katakthsesqai eiV doulouV kai doulaV ouk idou eimi meq' umwn marturhsai kuriw qew umwn

10. insuper filios Juda et Hierusalem vultis vobis subicere in servos et ancillas quod nequaquam facto opus est peccatis enim super hoc Domino Deo vestro

11. kai nun akousate mou kai apostreyate thn aicmalwsian hn hcmalwteusate twn adelfwn umwn oti orgh qumou kuriou ef' umin

11. sed audite consilium meum et reducite captivos quos adduxistis de fratribus vestris quia magnus furor Domini inminet vobis

12. kai anesthsan arconteV apo twn uiwn efraim oudia o tou iwanou kai baraciaV o tou mosolamwq kai ezekiaV o tou sellhm kai amasiaV o tou codli epi touV ercomenouV apo tou polemou

12. steterunt itaque viri de principibus filiorum Ephraim Azarias filius Johanan Barachias filius Mosollamoth Hiezechias filius Sellum et Amasa filius Adali contra eos qui veniebant de prœlio

13. kai eipan autoiV ou mh eisagaghte thn aicmalwsian wde proV hmaV oti eiV to amartanein tw kuriw ef' hmaV umeiV legete prosqeinai epi taiV amartiaiV hmwn kai epi thn agnoian oti pollh h amartia hmwn kai orgh qumou kuriou epi ton israhl

13. et dixerunt eis non introducetis huc captivos ne peccemus Domino quare vultis adicere super peccata nostra et vetera cumulare delicta grande quippe peccatum est et ira furoris Domini inminet super Israël

14. kai afhkan oi polemistai thn aicmalwsian kai ta skula enantion twn arcontwn kai pashV thV ekklhsiaV

14. dimiseruntque viri bellatores prædam et universa quæ ceperant coram principibus et omni multitudine

15. kai anesthsan andreV oi epeklhqhsan en onomati kai antelabonto thV aicmalwsiaV kai pantaV touV gumnouV periebalon apo twn skulwn kai enedusan autouV kai upedhsan autouV kai edwkan fagein kai aleiyasqai kai antelabonto en upozugioiV pantoV asqenountoV kai katesthsan autouV eiV iericw polin foinikwn proV touV adelfouV autwn kai epestreyan eiV samareian

15. steteruntque viri quos supra memoravimus et adprehendentes captivos omnesque qui nudi erant vestierunt de spoliis cumque vestissent eos et calciassent et refecissent cibo ac potu unxissent quoque propter laborem et adhibuissent eis curam quicumque ambulare non poterant et erant inbecillo corpore inposuerunt eos jumentis et adduxerunt Hierichum civitatem Palmarum ad fratres eorum ipsique reversi sunt Samariam

16. en tw kairw ekeinw apesteilen acaz proV basilea assour bohqhsai autw

16. tempore illo misit rex Achaz ad regem Assyriorum auxilium postulans

17. kai en toutw oti idoumaioi epeqento kai epataxan en iouda kai hcmalwtisan aicmalwsian

17. veneruntque Idumei et percusserunt multos ex Juda et ceperunt prædam magnam

18. kai oi allofuloi epeqento epi taV poleiV thV pedinhV kai apo liboV tou iouda kai elabon thn baiqsamuV kai thn ailwn kai thn gadhrwq kai thn swcw kai taV kwmaV authV kai thn qamna kai taV kwmaV authV kai thn gamzw kai taV kwmaV authV kai katwkhsan ekei

18. Philisthim quoque diffusi sunt per urbes campestres et ad meridiem Juda ceperuntque Bethsames et Ahilon et Gaderoth Soccho quoque et Thamnam et Gamzo cum viculis suis et habitaverunt in eis

19. oti etapeinwsen kurioV ton ioudan di' acaz basilea iouda oti apesth apostasei apo kuriou

19. humiliaverat enim Dominus Judam propter Achaz regem Juda eo quod nudasset eum auxilio et contemptui habuisset Dominum

20. kai hlqen ep' auton qaglaqfellasar basileuV assour kai epataxen auton

20. adduxitque contra eum Thaglathphalnasar regem Assyriorum qui et adflixit eum et nullo resistente vastavit

21. kai elaben acaz ta en oikw kuriou kai ta en oikw tou basilewV kai twn arcontwn kai edwken tw basilei assour kai ouk eiV bohqeian autw

21. igitur Achaz spoliata domo Domini et domo regum et principum dedit regi Assyriorum munera et tamen nihil ei profuit

22. all' h tw qlibhnai auton kai proseqhken tou aposthnai apo kuriou kai eipen o basileuV

22. insuper et in tempore angustiæ suæ auxit contemptum in Dominum ipse per se rex Achaz

23. ekzhthsw touV qeouV damaskou touV tuptontaV me kai eipen oti qeoi basilewV suriaV autoi katiscusousin autouV autoiV toinun qusw kai antilhmyontai mou kai autoi egenonto autw eiV skwlon kai panti israhl

23. immolavit diis Damasci victimas percussoribus suis et dixit dii regum Syriæ auxiliantur eis quos ego placabo hostiis et aderunt mihi cum e contrario ipsi fuerint ruina ejus et universo Israël

24. kai apesthsen acaz ta skeuh oikou kuriou kai katekoyen auta kai ekleisen taV quraV oikou kuriou kai epoihsen eautw qusiasthria en pash gwnia en ierousalhm

24. direptis itaque Achaz omnibus vasis domus Dei atque confractis clusit januas templi Dei et fecit sibi altaria in universis angulis Hierusalem

25. kai en pash polei kai polei en iouda epoihsen uyhla qumian qeoiV allotrioiV kai parwrgisan kurion ton qeon twn paterwn autwn

25. in omnibus quoque urbibus Juda extruxit aras ad cremandum tus atque ad iracundiam provocavit Dominum Deum patrum suorum

26. kai oi loipoi logoi autou kai ai praxeiV autou ai prwtai kai ai escatai idou gegrammenai epi bibliw basilewn iouda kai israhl

26. reliqua autem sermonum ejus et omnium operum priorum et novissimorum scripta sunt in libro regum Juda et Israël

27. kai ekoimhqh acaz meta twn paterwn autou kai etafh en polei dauid oti ouk eishnegkan auton eiV touV tafouV twn basilewn israhl kai ebasileusen ezekiaV uioV autou ant' autou

27. dormivitque Achaz cum patribus suis et sepelierunt eum in civitate Hierusalem neque enim receperunt eum in sepulchra regum Israël regnavitque Ezechias filius ejus pro eo



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Footnotes:

28:1-4 - Ahaz, son of Jotham, does what is evil in God's sight by imitating pagan practices. This emphasizes how disobedience and idolatry have devastating consequences for the nation (see also 2 Kings 16:1-4 and Deuteronomy 8:19-20).

28:5-7 - Ahaz faces defeat in battle and, in his distress, seeks help from the Syrians instead of trusting in God. This decision highlights the lack of faith and the human tendency to look for solutions in the wrong places (see also Psalm 146:3-5 and Jeremiah 17:5-8).

28:8-15 - The people of Israel take prisoners from Judah, and the prophet Oded urges Ahaz to release those captured. This illustrates the importance of mercy and repentance in times of crisis (see also Lamentations 3:22-23 and Luke 6:36).

28:16-21 - Ahaz seeks alliances with the Assyrians, but this results in further trouble and oppression for Judah. This narrative emphasizes that trusting in human alliances rather than God leads to disastrous consequences (see also Psalm 33:16-17 and Isaiah 31:1).

28:22-27 - Even in the midst of calamity, Ahaz does not turn to God, exemplifying the hardness of the human heart. Lack of repentance and persistence in sin lead to destruction (see also Ezekiel 18:30 and 2 Corinthians 7:10).

Verses related to II Crônicas, 28:

2 Chronicles chapter 28 reports the reign of Ahaz. What are the consequences of rejecting God? This alarming text recounts the idolatry of Ahaz, the military defeats of Judah, and divine intervention through the prophet Oded. The chapter addresses topics such as the dangers of apostasy, divine judgment and God's mercy even in the midst of rebellion. 2 Chronicles 28 also mentions Ahaz's alliance with Assyria. Consider with us five biblical passages that elucidate the crucial warnings of this powerful chapter.

2 Kings 16:2-4: "Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. Unlike David, his predecessor, he did not do what the Lord his God approved. He walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and even went so far as to cast idols to worship the Baals. He burned sacrifices in the valleys and on every high place, under every leafy tree." - This excerpt provides parallel information about Ahaz's wicked reign, complementing 2 Chronicles 28.

Leviticus 26:17: "I will set my face against you, so that you will be defeated by your enemies; those who hate you will dominate you, and you will flee even without being pursued." - This covenant curse is fulfilled in Ahaz, as described in 2 Chronicles 28:5-8.

Isaiah 7:1: "When Ahaz son of Jotham, grandson of Uzziah, was king of Judah, King Rezin of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah, king of Israel, marched against Jerusalem to attack it, but they were unable to defeat it." - This verse provides additional historical context for the events described in 2 Chronicles 28.

Hosea 5:10: "The leaders of Judah are like those who move the landmarks; I will pour out my wrath on them like waters." - This prophetic verse reflects God's judgment on Judah during the reign of Ahaz.

Deuteronomy 12:2-3: "Completely destroy all the places where the nations you are going to expel worship their gods, on top of the mountains, on the hills and under every leafy tree. Tear down their altars, crush their sacred columns, burn their sacred poles and smash the idols of their gods, eliminating their names from those places." - These verses contrast with Ahaz's idolatrous actions described in 2 Chronicles 28:24-25.

FAQ:

Who was the king of Judah in chapter 28?

The king of Judah in chapter 28 was Ahaz, who did evil in God's sight by introducing idolatry and carrying out abominable practices. (2 Chronicles 28:1-4)

How did Ahaz deal with the threat from Syria?

Ahaz, when defeated by Syria, asked Assyria for help, but this alliance brought more suffering and idolatry to Judah. (2 Chronicles 28:16-21)

How did Judah's defeat affect Ahaz?

Judah's defeat by Israel and Syria was a reflection of Ahaz's disobedience to God, leading to the loss of land and many prisoners. (2 Chronicles 28:5-8)

What happened to the idols during the reign of Ahaz?

Ahaz introduced idol worship and destroyed the sacred utensils of the temple, despising God’s holiness. (2 Chronicles 28:24-25)

What was the end of Ahaz?

Ahaz died ignominiously and was succeeded by his son Hezekiah, who brought religious reform to Judah. (2 Chronicles 28:26-27)


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