2 Chronicles 28:24

24 Moreover, when Ahaz gathered together the utensils of the house of God, he ¹cut the utensils of the house of God in pieces; and he ²closed the doors of the house of the LORD and ³made altars for himself in every corner of Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 28:24 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 28:24

And gathered together the vessels of the house of God, and cut
in pieces the vessels of the house of God
And converted them to his own use, sold them, or melted the gold and silver, of which they were, and made money of them, his treasures being exhausted:

and shut up the doors of the house of the Lord:
that the people might not come and worship there, but on the high places he made:

and he made him altars in every corner of Jerusalem;
that the priests might sacrifice there, and not in the temple.

2 Chronicles 28:24 In-Context

22 Now in the time of his distress this same King Ahaz became yet more unfaithful to the LORD .

23 For he sacrificed to the gods of Damascus which had defeated him, and said, "Because the gods of the kings of Aram helped them, I will sacrifice to them that they may help me." But they became the downfall of him and all Israel.

24 Moreover, when Ahaz gathered together the utensils of the house of God, he cut the utensils of the house of God in pieces; and he closed the doors of the house of the LORD and made altars for himself in every corner of Jerusalem.

25 In every city of Judah he made high places to burn incense to other gods, and provoked the LORD , the God of his fathers, to anger.

26 Now the rest of his acts and all his ways, from first to last, behold, they are written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.

Cross References

• 1. 2 Kings 16:17
• 2. 2 Chronicles 29:7
• 3. 2 Chronicles 30:14; 2 Chronicles 33:3-5