2 Chronicles 28:3

Listen to 2 Chronicles 28:3
3 Moreover, Ahaz burned incense in the Valley of Ben-hinnom and sacrificed his sons in the fire, [a] according to the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.

2 Chronicles 28:3 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 28:3

(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 28:1)

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2 Chronicles 28:3 In-Context

1 Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. And unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD.
2 Instead, he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and even made cast images of the Baals.
3 Moreover, Ahaz burned incense in the Valley of Ben-hinnom and sacrificed his sons in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.
4 And he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.
5 So the LORD his God delivered Ahaz into the hand of the king of Aram, who attacked him and took many captives to Damascus. Ahaz was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who struck him with great force.

Footnotes 1

  • [a] Literally passed his sons through the fire
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