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2 Chronicles 28

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 28 of 36

1 Ahaz was a son of twenty years when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem; and he did not do the right in the eyes of Jehovah, as his father David,

2 but walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and also made molten images for the Baals.

3 And he himself burned incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burned his sons in the fire, like the disgusting acts of the nations that Jehovah dispossessed from before the sons of Israel;

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Chapter Summary

Ahaz reigns wickedly and is greatly afflicted by the Syrians. Sending for aid to Assyria he is not helped. In his distress he grows more idolatrous. He dies. Hezekiah succeeds him.

Key Hebrew Words

מָעַל act unfaithfully H4603 · TWOT 1230
שִׁבְיָה captives H7633 · TWOT 2311c
קָטַר burn incense H6999 · TWOT 2011
מַסֵּכָה molten images H4541 · TWOT 1375c
כָּשַׁל cause to stumble H3782 · TWOT 1050
קָהָל assembly H6951 · TWOT 1991a

People & Context

Ahaz

Wicked king of Judah who served the Baals, burned his sons, and stripped the temple amid Syrian and Israelite defeat

Oded

Prophet of Jehovah at Samaria who confronted Israel's army for the rage of their slaughter and demanded the captives' return

Pekah

Son of Remaliah, king of Israel, who killed 120,000 of Judah in one day

Zichri

Mighty man of Ephraim who killed the king's son Maaseiah, Azrikam, and Elkanah

Tiglath-pileser

King of Assyria who came against Ahaz and distressed him instead of helping despite Ahaz's tribute

Hezekiah

Ahaz's son who reigned in his place after his burial in Jerusalem

Timeline

Ahaz's Wicked Reign

Ahaz begins his reign, makes idols for Baals, and commits abominations including burning his sons in the fire.

2 Chronicles 28:1-4
Syria Defeats Judah

God delivers Ahaz into the hands of the king of Syria, who strikes Judah and takes many captives to Damascus.

2 Chronicles 28:5
Israel Slaughters Judah's Army

Pekah of Israel slaughters 120,000 men of Judah in a single day, and Zichri kills the king's son and highest officials.

2 Chronicles 28:6-7

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