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^(a)Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem; and ^(b)he did not do right in the sight of the Lord as David his father had done.

^(c)But he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel; he also ^(d)made molten images for the Baals.

Moreover, ^(e)he burned incense in the valley of Ben-hinnom and ^(f)burned his sons in fire, ^(g)according to the abominations of the nations whom the Lord had driven out before the sons of Israel.

He sacrificed and ^(h)burned incense on the high places, on the hills and under every green tree.

Wherefore, ⁽ⁱ⁾the Lord his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Aram; and they ^[a]defeated him and carried away from him a great number of captives and brought them to Damascus. And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who ^[b]inflicted him with heavy casualties.