2 Crônicas 28:23

23 Pois sacrificou aos deuses de Damasco, que o tinham derrotado, e disse: Visto que os deuses dos reis da Síria os ajudam, portanto eu lhes sacrificarei, para que me ajudem a mim. Eles, porém, foram a ruína dele e de todo o Israel.

2 Crônicas 28:23 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 28:23

For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus, which smote him,
&c.] As he foolishly imagined, that they might do him no more hurt; as it is said of the Indians, that they worship the devil, that he may not hurt them; but that a king of Judah should do this is monstrous stupidity; rather therefore the meaning may be, that he worshipped the gods of those that smote him, those of the men or soldiers of Damascus

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FOOTNOTES:

F13 see ( 2 Chronicles 28:5 ) for the Spirit of God would never ascribe the smiting of him to idols, though he himself might;

and he said, because the gods of the kings of Syria help them;
which looks as if this was before Damascus was taken by the king of Assyria, and when Rezin king of Syria prevailed over Ahaz:

therefore will I sacrifice to them, that they may help me;
against the Edomites and Philistines; wherefore rather to this, his idolatry, respect is had in ( 2 Chronicles 28:22 ) ,

but they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel;
the worship of them was the cause of all the calamities that came upon that part of Israel of which he was king.

F13 So Junius & Tremellius, Piscator.

2 Crônicas 28:23 In-Context

21 Pois Acaz saqueou a casa do Senhor, e a casa do rei, e dos príncipes, e deu os despojos por tributo ao rei da Assíria; porém isso não o ajudou.

22 No tempo da sua angústia houve-se com ainda maior desprezo pelo Senhor, este mesmo rei Acaz.

23 Pois sacrificou aos deuses de Damasco, que o tinham derrotado, e disse: Visto que os deuses dos reis da Síria os ajudam, portanto eu lhes sacrificarei, para que me ajudem a mim. Eles, porém, foram a ruína dele e de todo o Israel.

24 Ajuntou Acaz os utensílios da casa de Deus, fê-los em pedaços, e fechou as portas da casa do Senhor; e fez para si altares em todos os cantos de Jerusalém.

25 Também em cada cidade de Judá fez altos para queimar incenso a outros deuses, assim provocando � ira o Senhor, Deus de seus pais.