2 Chronicles 28:1

Ahaz was of twenty years, when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem; he did not rightfulness in the sight of the Lord, as David, his father, did, (or he did not go rightfully before the Lord, like his forefather David did);

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Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: but he did not that which was right in the sight of the LORD, like David his father:

In Context

2but he went in the ways of the kings of Israel. Furthermore and he melted out images to Baalim (or And furthermore he cast metal images of the Baalim).

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 3:13(and Jotham) begat Ahaz [2], the father of Hezekiah, of whom Manasseh was born.

2 Chronicles 27:9And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David; and Ahaz, his son, reigned for him.

Isaiah 1:1The vision, either prophesy, of Isaiah, the son of Amoz, which he saw on Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, of Jotham, of Ahaz, and of Hezekiah, kings of Judah. (The vision, or the prophesy, of Isaiah, the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.)

Hosea 1:1The word of the Lord that was made to Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah + 1:1 Also known as Azariah., Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam, son of Jehoash + 1:1 Also known as Joash., the king of Israel.

Matthew 1:9Ozias begat Joatham. Joatham begat Achaz. Achaz begat Ezekias.

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 28:1

This chapter is the history of the reign of Ahaz the son of Jotham; a bad reign it was, and which helped to augment the fierce anger of the Lord. We have here, I. His great wickedness, ver. 1-4 . II. The trouble he brought himself into by it, ver. 5-8 . III. The reproof which God sent by a prophet to the army of Israel for trampling upon their brethren of Judah, and the obedient ear they gave to that reproof, ver. 9-15 . IV. The many calamities that followed to Ahaz and his people, ver. 16-21 . V. The continuance… Read the whole commentary →

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