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2 Kings chapter 15

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In the twenty-seventh year of the reign of King Jeroboam II of Israel, Uzziah son of Amaziah became king of Judah
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at the age of sixteen, and he ruled in Jerusalem for fifty-two years. His mother was Jecoliah from Jerusalem.
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Following the example of his father, he did what was pleasing to the LORD.
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But the pagan places of worship were not destroyed, and the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.
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The LORD struck Uzziah with a dreaded skin disease that stayed with him the rest of his life. He lived in a separate house, relieved of all duties, while his son Jotham governed the country.
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Everything else that Uzziah did is recorded in The History of the Kings of Judah.
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Uzziah died and was buried in the royal burial ground in David's City, and his son Jotham succeeded him as king.
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In the thirty-eighth year of the reign of King Uzziah of Judah, Zechariah son of Jeroboam II became king of Israel, and he ruled in Samaria for six months.
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He, like his predecessors, sinned against the LORD. He followed the wicked example of King Jeroboam son of Nebat, who led Israel into sin.
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Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against King Zechariah, assassinated him at Ibleam, and succeeded him as king.
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Everything else that Zechariah did is recorded in The History of the Kings of Israel.
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So the promise was fulfilled which the LORD had made to King Jehu: "Your descendants down to the fourth generation will be kings of Israel."
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In the thirty-ninth year of the reign of King Uzziah of Judah, Shallum son of Jabesh became king of Israel, and he ruled in Samaria for one month.
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Menahem son of Gadi went from Tirzah to Samaria, assassinated Shallum, and succeeded him as king.
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Everything else that Shallum did, including an account of his conspiracy, is recorded in The History of the Kings of Israel.
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As Menahem was on his way from Tirzah, he completely destroyed the city of Tappuah, its inhabitants, and the surrounding territory, because the city did not surrender to him. He even ripped open the bellies of all the pregnant women.
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In the thirty-ninth year of the reign of King Uzziah of Judah, Menahem son of Gadi became king of Israel, and he ruled in Samaria for ten years.
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He sinned against the LORD, for until the day of his death he followed the wicked example of King Jeroboam son of Nebat, who led Israel into sin.
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Tiglath Pileser, the emperor of Assyria, invaded Israel, and Menahem gave him thirty-eight tons of silver to gain his support in strengthening Menahem's power over the country.
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Menahem got the money from the rich men of Israel by forcing each one to contribute fifty pieces of silver. So Tiglath Pileser went back to his own country.
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Everything else that Menahem did is recorded in The History of the Kings of Israel.
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He died and was buried, and his son Pekahiah succeeded him as king.
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In the fiftieth year of the reign of King Uzziah of Judah, Pekahiah son of Menahem became king of Israel, and he ruled in Samaria for two years.
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He sinned against the LORD, following the wicked example of King Jeroboam son of Nebat, who led Israel into sin.
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An officer of Pekahiah's forces, Pekah son of Remaliah, plotted with fifty men from Gilead, assassinated Pekahiah in the palace's inner fortress in Samaria, and succeeded him as king.
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Everything else that Pekahiah did is recorded in The History of the Kings of Israel.
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In the fifty-second year of the reign of King Uzziah of Judah, Pekah son of Remaliah became king of Israel, and he ruled in Samaria for twenty years.
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He sinned against the LORD, following the wicked example of King Jeroboam son of Nebat, who led Israel into sin.
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It was while Pekah was king that Tiglath Pileser, the emperor of Assyria, captured the cities of Ijon, Abel Beth Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, and Hazor, and the territories of Gilead, Galilee, and Naphtali, and took the people to Assyria as prisoners.
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In the twentieth year of the reign of Jotham son of Uzziah as king of Judah, Hoshea son of Elah plotted against King Pekah, assassinated him, and succeeded him as king.
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Everything else that Pekah did is recorded in The History of the Kings of Israel.
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In the second year of the reign of Pekah son of Remaliah as king of Israel, Jotham son of Uzziah became king of Judah
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at the age of twenty-five, and he ruled in Jerusalem for sixteen years. His mother was Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok.
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Following the example of his father Uzziah, Jotham did what was pleasing to the LORD.
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But the pagan places of worship were not destroyed, and the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there. It was Jotham who built the North Gate of the Temple.
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Everything else that Jotham did is recorded in The History of the Kings of Judah.
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It was while he was king that the LORD first sent King Rezin of Syria and King Pekah of Israel to attack Judah.
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Jotham died and was buried in the royal tombs in David's City, and his son Ahaz succeeded him as king.

2 Kings chapter 16

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In the seventeenth year of the reign of Pekah son of Remaliah as king of Israel, Ahaz son of Jotham became king of Judah
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at the age of twenty, and he ruled in Jerusalem for sixteen years. He did not follow the good example of his ancestor King David; instead, he did what was not pleasing to the LORD his God
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and followed the example of the kings of Israel. He even sacrificed his own son as a burnt offering to idols, imitating the disgusting practice of the people whom the LORD had driven out of the land as the Israelites advanced.
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At the pagan places of worship, on the hills, and under every shady tree, Ahaz offered sacrifices and burned incense.
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King Rezin of Syria and King Pekah of Israel attacked Jerusalem and besieged it, but could not defeat Ahaz.
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(At the same time the king of Edom regained control of the city of Elath and drove out the Judeans who lived there. The Edomites settled in Elath and still live there.)
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Ahaz sent men to Tiglath Pileser, the emperor of Assyria, with this message: "I am your devoted servant. Come and rescue me from the kings of Syria and of Israel, who are attacking me."
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Ahaz took the silver and gold from the Temple and the palace treasury, and sent it as a present to the emperor.
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Tiglath Pileser, in answer to Ahaz' plea, marched out with his army against Damascus, captured it, killed King Rezin, and took the people to Kir as prisoners.
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When King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Emperor Tiglath Pileser, he saw the altar there and sent back to Uriah the priest an exact model of it, down to the smallest details.
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So Uriah built an altar just like it and finished it before Ahaz returned.
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On his return from Damascus, Ahaz saw that the altar was finished,
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so he burned animal sacrifices and grain offerings on it and poured a wine offering and the blood of a fellowship offering on it.
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The bronze altar dedicated to the LORD was between the new altar and the Temple, so Ahaz moved it to the north side of his new altar.
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Then he ordered Uriah: "Use this large altar of mine for the morning burnt offerings and the evening grain offerings, for the burnt offerings and grain offerings of the king and the people, and for the people's wine offerings. Pour on it the blood of all the animals that are sacrificed. But keep the bronze altar for me to use for divination."
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Uriah did as the king commanded.
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King Ahaz took apart the bronze carts used in the Temple and removed the basins that were on them. He also took the bronze tank from the backs of the twelve bronze bulls and placed it on a stone foundation.
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And in order to please the Assyrian emperor, Ahaz also removed from the Temple the platform for the royal throne and closed up the king's private entrance to the Temple.
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Everything else that King Ahaz did is recorded in The History of the Kings of Judah.
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Ahaz died and was buried in the royal tombs in David's City, and his son Hezekiah succeeded him as king.

Hosea chapter 1

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This is the message which the LORD gave Hosea son of Beeri during the time that Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were kings of Judah, and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel.
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When the LORD first spoke to Israel through Hosea, he said to Hosea, "Go and get married; your wife will be unfaithful, and your children will be just like her. In the same way my people have left me and become unfaithful."
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So Hosea married a woman named Gomer, the daughter of Diblaim. After the birth of their first child, a son,
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the LORD said to Hosea, "Name him 'Jezreel,' because it will not be long before I punish the king of Israel for the murders that his ancestor Jehu committed at Jezreel. I am going to put an end to Jehu's dynasty.
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And in Jezreel Valley I will at that time destroy Israel's military power."
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Gomer had a second child---this time it was a daughter. The LORD said to Hosea, "Name her 'Unloved,' because I will no longer show love to the people of Israel or forgive them.
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But to the people of Judah I will show love. I, the LORD their God, will save them, but I will not do it by war---with swords or bows and arrows or with horses and horsemen."
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After Gomer had weaned her daughter, she became pregnant again and had another son.
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The LORD said to Hosea, "Name him 'Not-My-People,' because the people of Israel are not my people, and I am not their God."
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The people of Israel will become like the sand of the sea, more than can be counted or measured. Now God says to them, "You are not my people," but the day is coming when he will say to them, "You are the children of the living God!"
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The people of Judah and the people of Israel will be reunited. They will choose for themselves a single leader, and once again they will grow and prosper in their land. Yes, the day of Jezreel will be a great day!

Hebrews chapter 1

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In the past God spoke to our ancestors many times and in many ways through the prophets,
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but in these last days he has spoken to us through his Son. He is the one through whom God created the universe, the one whom God has chosen to possess all things at the end.
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He reflects the brightness of God's glory and is the exact likeness of God's own being, sustaining the universe with his powerful word. After achieving forgiveness for the sins of all human beings, he sat down in heaven at the right side of God, the Supreme Power.
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The Son was made greater than the angels, just as the name that God gave him is greater than theirs.
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For God never said to any of his angels, "You are my Son; today I have become your Father." Nor did God say about any angel, "I will be his Father, and he will be my Son."
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But when God was about to send his first-born Son into the world, he said, "All of God's angels must worship him."
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But about the angels God said, "God makes his angels winds, and his servants flames of fire."
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About the Son, however, God said: "Your kingdom, O God, will last forever and ever! You rule over your people with justice.
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You love what is right and hate what is wrong. That is why God, your God, has chosen you and has given you the joy of an honor far greater than he gave to your companions."
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He also said, "You, Lord, in the beginning created the earth, and with your own hands you made the heavens.
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They will disappear, but you will remain; they will all wear out like clothes.
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You will fold them up like a coat, and they will be changed like clothes. But you are always the same, and your life never ends."
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God never said to any of his angels: "Sit here at my right side until I put your enemies as a footstool under your feet."
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What are the angels, then? They are spirits who serve God and are sent by him to help those who are to receive salvation.

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