Bible Verses About The Afflictions of the Wicked: Ahaz, &c
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But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.
Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;
Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.
Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.
Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the LORD.
Verses on Ahaz, &c
5Wherefore the LORD his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria; and they smote him, and carried away a great multitude of them captives, and brought them to Damascus. And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who smote him with a great slaughter.
6For Pekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah an hundred and twenty thousand in one day, which were all valiant men; because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers.
7And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king's son, and Azrikam the governor of the house, and Elkanah that was next to the king.
8And the children of Israel carried away captive of their brethren two hundred thousand, women, sons, and daughters, and took also away much spoil from them, and brought the spoil to Samaria.
And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the LORD: this is that king Ahaz.