2 Chronicles 28:19

For the Lord humbled Judah because of Ahaz king of Judah, because he grievously departed from the Lord.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

For the LORD brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel; for he made Judah naked, and transgressed sore against the LORD.

In Context

18Also the Philistines had made an attack on the cities of the plain country, and the cities of the south of Judah, and taken Beth-shemesh, and the things in the house of the Lord, and the things in the house of the king, and of the princes: and they gave to the King Aijalon, and Gederoth, and Soco and her villages, and Timnah and her villages, and Gimzo and her villages: and they dwelt there.

20And there came against him Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and he afflicted him.

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Cross References

Genesis 3:11And God said to him, Who told thee that thou wast naked, unless thou hast eaten of the tree concerning which I charged thee of it alone not to eat?

Deuteronomy 28:43The stranger that is within thee shall get up very high, and thou shalt come down very low.

2 Chronicles 21:2And he had brothers, the six sons of Jehoshaphat, Azariah, and Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah: all these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Judah.

2 Chronicles 28:4And he burned incense upon the high places, and upon the roofs, and under every shady tree.

Job 40:12Bring down also the proud man; 1 And consume at once the ungodly. 1

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 28:17-27

The Death of Ahaz. ( b. c. 738.) 16 At that time did king Ahaz send unto the kings of Assyria to help him. 17 For again the Edomites had come and smitten Judah, and carried away captives. 18 The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and had taken Beth-shemesh, and Ajalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho with the villages thereof, and Timnah with the villages thereof, Gimzo also and the villages thereof: and they dwelt there. 19 For the Lord brought Judah low because of… Read the whole commentary →

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