2 Chronicles 28:24

24 Ahaz gathered the things from the Temple of God and broke them into pieces. Then he closed the doors of the Temple of the Lord. He made altars and put them on every street corner in 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 During Ahaz's troubles he was even more unfaithful to the Lord.

23 He offered sacrifices to the gods of the people of Damascus, who had defeated him. He thought, "The gods of the kings of Aram helped them. If I offer sacrifices to them, they will help me also." But this brought ruin to Ahaz and all Israel.

24 Ahaz gathered the things from the Temple of God and broke them into pieces. Then he closed the doors of the Temple of the Lord. He made altars and put them on every street corner in Jerusalem.

25 In every town in Judah, Ahaz made places for burning sacrifices to worship other gods. So he made the Lord, the God of his ancestors, very angry.

26 The other things Ahaz did as king, from beginning to end, are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.