. What the world believes, the false and the true, embracing the people of all races and nations, their peculiar teachings, rites, ceremonies, from the earliest pagan times to the present, to which is added an account of what the world believes today, by countries. eprosy for his presumption. Jotham tookthe reins of government, during the lifetime of his fatherUzziah, and proved to be a wise and pious prince. invasion of the kingdom tjkder ahaz. The son and successor of Jotham was Ahaz, whose impie-ties made his reign peculiarly unfortunate and was scarcely seated on his throne,
. What the world believes, the false and the true, embracing the people of all races and nations, their peculiar teachings, rites, ceremonies, from the earliest pagan times to the present, to which is added an account of what the world believes today, by countries. eprosy for his presumption. Jotham tookthe reins of government, during the lifetime of his fatherUzziah, and proved to be a wise and pious prince. invasion of the kingdom tjkder ahaz. The son and successor of Jotham was Ahaz, whose impie-ties made his reign peculiarly unfortunate and was scarcely seated on his throne, when his kingdom wasinvaded by the joint forces of Pekah, king of Israel, andRezin, king of Syria. In his extremity, he had recourse tothe king of Assyria, whose assistance he purchased with allthe gold and silver he could find in the temple and city, andwith the promise of a yearly tribute. Delivered, by the as-sistance of Tiglath-Pileser, from his enemies, he forgot hisdanger, and, instead of adoring Jehovah, shut up his temple,while he reared others in every corner of Jerusalem, and,throughout the land, offered sacrifices to the Syrian this manner he finished his impious reign, and was suc-ceeded by his son Hezekiah. The first act of the new king. HIGH PRIESTS BREAST PLAT] WITHTWELVE TRIBES INSCRIB1 l>. Hist, of the I< i THE ASSYRIANS INVADE THE KINGDOM. 223 was to restore all the branches of the worship of God, whichwere entirely neglected in the former reign. While thusemployed, he was blessed with success equal to his himself strong enough to assert his independence,he refused to pay the tribute which the Assyrians had exact-ed from his predecessor; and taking the field against thePhilistines, his arms were attended with such success, that,in a short time, he regained all that had been lost during theunfortunate reign of Ahaz. Sennacherib, the king of As-syria, upon the refusal of Hezekiah to comply with the stipu-lation of Ahaz, invaded his co
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