Antiquities of the Orient unveiled, containing a concise description of the remarkable ruins of King Solomon's temple, and store cities ,together with those of all the most ancient and renowned cities of the East, including Babylon, Nineveh, Damascus, and Shushan . I CO/ m spfc|si<i^. eeeded by his son Ahaz, who ascended the throne , aiid reigned 16 years. He was noted for hisidolatry and contempt of God. He made his childrenpass through the fire to idols; he altered the Templeto the Syrian model, and afterwards closed it alto-gether. In punishment for this defiance of Jehovahhe was
Antiquities of the Orient unveiled, containing a concise description of the remarkable ruins of King Solomon's temple, and store cities ,together with those of all the most ancient and renowned cities of the East, including Babylon, Nineveh, Damascus, and Shushan . I CO/ m spfc|si<i^. eeeded by his son Ahaz, who ascended the throne , aiid reigned 16 years. He was noted for hisidolatry and contempt of God. He made his childrenpass through the fire to idols; he altered the Templeto the Syrian model, and afterwards closed it alto-gether. In punishment for this defiance of Jehovahhe was defeated in battle with Pekah and Rezin ; theEdomites revolted, and his borders were harassed bythe Philistines. Turning still more away from God,in his distress he sought aid from Pul, king of As-syria, which fatal step made him tributary to Pul andhis successor Tio-lath-Pileser. Ahaz died at the ajye of36, and was refused burial with his ancestors theKings. Hezekiah, son of Ahaz, succeeded to the throne andbegan his reign about 726 His reign is memor-able for his efforts to restore the worship of the trueGod. In the fourteenth year of his reign, the kingof Assyria marched against Jerusalem, and sent aninsulting and blasphemous message, demanding thesurrender of the city, w
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