2 Chronicles 28:21-23

International Standard Version

²¹ Even though Ahaz took some of the assets belonging to the Lord’s Temple from the royal palace, and from the palaces belonging to the princes, and gave them to the king of Assyria, none of his gifts did any good.

The Apostasy and Death of Ahaz^(A)

²² In the midst of his troubles, King Ahaz became more and more unfaithful to the Lord. ²³ He sacrificed to the gods of Damascus that had defeated him, reasoning, “The gods of the kings of Aram helped them, so I’ll sacrifice to them so they will help me!” But those gods^[a] brought about his downfall, and the downfall of all of Israel, too.