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2 Kings 16:1-2
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Chapter 16[a]

Ahaz of Judah. 1 Ahaz, the son of Jotham, the king of Judah, began to reign during the seventeenth year of the reign of Pekah, the son of Remaliah. 2 Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem for sixteen years.

He did not do what was right in the sight of the Lord as David, his father, had done. Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 16:1 Despite efforts to force Ahaz into a coalition against Assyria, this king prefers to declare himself a vassal of the mighty Tiglath-pileser III. Some of his neighbors take advantage of his difficulties to rid themselves of his yoke. Inspired by what he has seen in other sanctuaries, Ahaz introduces deviant reforms into the temple. Isaiah will try in vain to communicate to Ahaz his own confidence in the Lord (Isa 6–7 and the prophecy of Immanuel). See also 2 Chr 28.
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