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2 Crónicas 28:23

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23 Incluso ofreció sacrificios a los dioses de Damasco que lo habían derrotado, pues pensó: «Como los dioses de Siria ayudan a sus reyes, también me ayudarán a mí si les ofrezco sacrificios». Pero esos dioses fueron su ruina y la de todo Israel.

2 Crónicas 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


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.

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2 Crónicas 28:23 In-Context

21 Entonces Acaz le entregó al rey de Asiria todo lo que había de valor en el templo del SEÑOR, en el palacio real y en las casas de sus oficiales; pero eso de nada le sirvió.
22 Y a pesar de encontrarse tan presionado, el rey Acaz se empecinó en su rebelión contra el SEÑOR.
23 Incluso ofreció sacrificios a los dioses de Damasco que lo habían derrotado, pues pensó: «Como los dioses de Siria ayudan a sus reyes, también me ayudarán a mí si les ofrezco sacrificios». Pero esos dioses fueron su ruina y la de todo Israel.
24 Acaz también juntó y despedazó los utensilios del templo del SEÑOR, cerró sus puertas e hizo construir altares en cada esquina de Jerusalén.
25 Y en todas las ciudades de Judá hizo construir santuarios paganos para quemar incienso a otros dioses, ofendiendo así al SEÑOR, Dios de sus antepasados.
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