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Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah.
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He built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.
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Sixteen years old was Uzziah when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Jecoliah of Jerusalem.
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And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah did.
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And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God: and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him to prosper.
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And he went forth and warred against the Philistines, and brake down the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod, and built cities about Ashdod, and among the Philistines.
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And God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians that dwelt in Gurbaal, and the Mehunims.
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And the Ammonites gave gifts to Uzziah: and his name spread abroad even to the entering in of Egypt; for he strengthened himself exceedingly.
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Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning of the wall, and fortified them.
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Also he built towers in the desert, and digged many wells: for he had much cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen also, and vine dressers in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he loved husbandry.
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Moreover Uzziah had an host of fighting men, that went out to war by bands, according to the number of their account by the hand of Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the ruler, under the hand of Hananiah, one of the king's captains.
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The whole number of the chief of the fathers of the mighty men of valour were two thousand and six hundred.
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And under their hand was an army, three hundred thousand and seven thousand and five hundred, that made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy.
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And Uzziah prepared for them throughout all the host shields, and spears, and helmets, and habergeons, and bows, and slings to cast stones.
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And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong.
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But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the LORD his God, and went into the temple of the LORD to burn incense upon the altar of incense.
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And Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him fourscore priests of the LORD, that were valiant men:
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And they withstood Uzziah the king, and said unto him, It appertaineth not unto thee, Uzziah, to burn incense unto the LORD, but to the priests the sons of Aaron, that are consecrated to burn incense: go out of the sanctuary; for thou hast trespassed; neither shall it be for thine honour from the LORD God.
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Then Uzziah was wroth, and had a censer in his hand to burn incense: and while he was wroth with the priests, the leprosy even rose up in his forehead before the priests in the house of the LORD, from beside the incense altar.
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And Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked upon him, and, behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out from thence; yea, himself hasted also to go out, because the LORD had smitten him.
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And Uzziah the king was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house, being a leper; for he was cut off from the house of the LORD: and Jotham his son was over the king's house, judging the people of the land.
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Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first and last, did Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, write.
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So Uzziah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the field of the burial which belonged to the kings; for they said, He is a leper: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead.
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Jotham was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Jerushah, the daughter of Zadok.
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And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Uzziah did: howbeit he entered not into the temple of the LORD. And the people did yet corruptly.
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He built the high gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.
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Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.
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He fought also with the king of the Ammonites, and prevailed against them. And the children of Ammon gave him the same year an hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand measures of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. So much did the children of Ammon pay unto him, both the second year, and the third.
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So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the LORD his God.
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Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars, and his ways, lo, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.
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He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.
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And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.
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Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: but he did not that which was right in the sight of the LORD, like David his father:
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For he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made also molten images for Baalim.
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Moreover he burnt incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burnt his children in the fire, after the abominations of the heathen whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel.
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He sacrificed also and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.
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Wherefore 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.
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For 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.
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And 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.
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And 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.
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But a prophet of the LORD was there, whose name was Oded: and he went out before the host that came to Samaria, and said unto them, Behold, because the LORD God of your fathers was wroth with Judah, he hath delivered them into your hand, and ye have slain them in a rage that reacheth up unto heaven.
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And now ye purpose to keep under the children of Judah and Jerusalem for bondmen and bondwomen unto you: but are there not with you, even with you, sins against the LORD your God?
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Now hear me therefore, and deliver the captives again, which ye have taken captive of your brethren: for the fierce wrath of the LORD is upon you.
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Then certain of the heads of the children of Ephraim, Azariah the son of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth, and Jehizkiah the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood up against them that came from the war,
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And said unto them, Ye shall not bring in the captives hither: for whereas we have offended against the LORD already, ye intend to add more to our sins and to our trespass: for our trespass is great, and there is fierce wrath against Israel.
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So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the princes and all the congregation.
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And the men which were expressed by name rose up, and took the captives, and with the spoil clothed all that were naked among them, and arrayed them, and shod them, and gave them to eat and to drink, and anointed them, and carried all the feeble of them upon asses, and brought them to Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their brethren: then they returned to Samaria.
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At that time did king Ahaz send unto the kings of Assyria to help him.
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For again the Edomites had come and smitten Judah, and carried away captives.
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The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and had taken Bethshemesh, and Ajalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho with the villages thereof, and Timnah with the villages thereof, Gimzo also and the villages thereof: and they dwelt there.
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For the LORD brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel; for he made Judah naked, and transgressed sore against the LORD.
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And Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria came unto him, and distressed him, but strengthened him not.
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For Ahaz took away a portion out of the house of the LORD, and out of the house of the king, and of the princes, and gave it unto the king of Assyria: but he helped him not.
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And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the LORD: this is that king Ahaz.
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For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus, which smote him: and he said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria help them, therefore will I sacrifice to them, that they may help me. But they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel.
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And Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house of God, and cut in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and shut up the doors of the house of the LORD, and he made him altars in every corner of Jerusalem.
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And in every several city of Judah he made high places to burn incense unto other gods, and provoked to anger the LORD God of his fathers.
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Now the rest of his acts and of all his ways, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
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And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, even in Jerusalem: but they brought him not into the sepulchres of the kings of Israel: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.
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And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:
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And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,
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Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
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Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
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Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
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Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
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Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
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Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
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Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
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Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
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Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
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Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
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Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
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Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
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Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
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Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
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Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
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For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
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Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
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For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
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Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:
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But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
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Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
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Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
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Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.
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Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.
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Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
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But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
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And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
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And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
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It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
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But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.
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Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:
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But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:
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Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.
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Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.
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But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
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Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
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But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
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And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also.
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And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.
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Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
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Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
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But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
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That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
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For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
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And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?
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Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
