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In this way, he aroused the anger of the LORD, the God of his ancestors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/28.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />In every city of Judah he made high places to make offerings to other gods, provoking to anger the LORD, the God of his fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/28.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />In every city of Judah he built high places to offer incense to other gods, and so he provoked the LORD, the God of his fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/28.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And in every several city of Judah he made high places to burn incense unto other gods, and provoked to anger the LORD God of his fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/28.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And in every single city of Judah he made high places to burn incense to other gods, and provoked to anger the LORD God of his fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/28.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now in each and every city of Judah he made high places to offer <i>offerings</i> in smoke to other gods, and provoked Yahweh, the God of his fathers, to anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />In every city of Judah he made high places to burn incense to other gods, provoking to anger the LORD, the God of his fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He made high places in every city of Judah to offer incense to other gods, and he angered the LORD, the God of his ancestors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He made high places in every city of Judah to offer incense to other gods, and he provoked the LORD, the God of his ancestors. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/28.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And in every city of Judah he made high places to burn incense unto other gods, and provoked to anger Jehovah, the God of his fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_chronicles/28.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />In every city and town in Judah he built local shrines to worship foreign gods. All of this made the LORD God of his ancestors very angry. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/28.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And in every several city of Judah he made high places to burn incense unto other gods, and provoked to anger the LORD, the God of his fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />And in each city of Judah, he made places of worship to sacrifice to other gods. So he made the LORD God of his ancestors angry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/28.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />In every city and town in Judah he built pagan places of worship, where incense was to be burned to foreign gods. In this way he brought on himself the anger of the LORD, the God of his ancestors. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/28.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />and established high places in every city of Judah where incense was burned to other gods, thus provoking the LORD God of his ancestors to anger. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/28.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />In every city throughout Judah he set up high places to offer sacrifices to other gods. He angered the LORD God of his ancestors. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />In every city of Judah he made high places to burn incense to other gods, and provoked to anger the LORD, the God of his fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And in every several city of Judah he made high places to burn incense to other gods, and provoked to anger the LORD God of his fathers.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />In every city of Judah he built high places to offer incense to other gods, and so he provoked the LORD, the God of his fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/28.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />In every city of Judah he made high places to burn incense to other gods, and provoked Yahweh, the God of his fathers, to anger. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And in each and every city of Judah he has made high places to make incense to other gods, and provokes YHWH, God of his fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And in every city and city of Judah he hath made high places to make perfume to other gods, and provoketh Jehovah, God of his fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And in every city and city to Judah he made heights to burn incense to other gods, and he will irritate Jehovah the God of his fathers.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And in all the cities of Juda he built altars to burn frankincense, and he provoked the Lord the God of his fathers to wrath. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Also, he constructed altars in all the cities of Judah, in order to burn frankincense, and so he provoked the Lord, the God of his fathers, to wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/28.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />In every city throughout Judah he set up high places to offer sacrifice to other gods. Thus he provoked the LORD, the God of his ancestors, to anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />In every city of Judah he made high places to make offerings to other gods, provoking to anger the LORD, the God of his ancestors.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And in every village and hamlet of Judah he made an altar to serve other gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/28.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And in every village and town that is in the house of Yehuda, and he made altars to serve other gods.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/28.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And in every city of Judah he made high places to offer unto other gods, and provoked the LORD, the God of his fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/28.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and in each several city in Juda he made high places to burn incense to strange gods: and they provoked the Lord God of their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/28-25.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=7207" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/28.htm">The Idolatry of Ahaz</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">24</span>Then Ahaz gathered up the articles of the house of God, cut them into pieces, shut the doors of the house of the LORD, and set up altars of his own on every street corner in Jerusalem. <span class="reftext">25</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ū·ḇə·ḵāl (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">In every</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: ‘îr (N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">city</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: wā·‘îr (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: lî·hū·ḏāh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">of Judah</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">he built</a> <a href="/hebrew/1116.htm" title="1116: ḇā·mō·wṯ (N-fp) -- A high place. From an unused root; an elevation.">high places</a> <a href="/hebrew/6999.htm" title="6999: lə·qaṭ·ṭêr (Prep-l:: V-Piel-Inf) -- To make sacrifices smoke. A primitive root; to smoke, i.e. Turn into fragrance by fire.">to offer incense</a> <a href="/hebrew/312.htm" title="312: ’ă·ḥê·rîm (Adj-mp) -- Another. From 'achar; properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.">to other</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: lê·lō·hîm (Prep-l:: N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">gods,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3707.htm" title="3707: way·yaḵ·‘ês (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To be vexed or angry. A primitive root; to trouble; by implication, to grieve, rage, be indignant.">and so he provoked</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê (N-mpc) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">the God</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ă·ḇō·ṯāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">of his fathers.</a> </span><span class="reftext">26</span>As for the rest of the acts of Ahaz and all his ways, from beginning to end, they are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/16-4.htm">2 Kings 16:4</a></span><br />And he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/21-3.htm">2 Kings 21:3-5</a></span><br />For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed, and he raised up altars for Baal. He made an Asherah pole, as King Ahab of Israel had done, and he worshiped and served all the host of heaven. / Manasseh also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “In Jerusalem I will put My Name.” / In both courtyards of the house of the LORD, he built altars to all the host of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-12.htm">2 Kings 23:12</a></span><br />He pulled down the altars that the kings of Judah had set up on the roof near the upper chamber of Ahaz, and the altars that Manasseh had set up in the two courtyards of the house of the LORD. The king pulverized them there and threw their dust into the Kidron Valley.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/33-3.htm">2 Chronicles 33:3-5</a></span><br />For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had torn down, and he raised up altars for the Baals and made Asherah poles. And he worshiped and served all the host of heaven. / Manasseh also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “My Name will remain in Jerusalem forever.” / In both courtyards of the house of the LORD, he built altars to all the host of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/33-22.htm">2 Chronicles 33:22</a></span><br />And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh had done. Amon served and sacrificed to all the idols that his father Manasseh had made,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/34-4.htm">2 Chronicles 34:4</a></span><br />Then in his presence the altars of the Baals were torn down, and he cut to pieces the incense altars that were above them. He shattered the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the cast images, crushed them to dust, and scattered them over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/12-2.htm">Deuteronomy 12:2-3</a></span><br />Destroy completely all the places where the nations you are dispossessing have served their gods—atop the high mountains, on the hills, and under every green tree. / Tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, burn up their Asherah poles, cut down the idols of their gods, and wipe out their names from every place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/19-13.htm">Jeremiah 19:13</a></span><br />The houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah will be defiled like that place, Topheth—all the houses on whose rooftops they burned incense to all the host of heaven and poured out drink offerings to other gods.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/32-29.htm">Jeremiah 32:29</a></span><br />And the Chaldeans who are fighting against this city will come in, set it on fire, and burn it, along with the houses of those who provoked Me to anger by burning incense to Baal on their rooftops and by pouring out drink offerings to other gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/8-16.htm">Ezekiel 8:16</a></span><br />So He brought me to the inner court of the house of the LORD, and there at the entrance to the temple of the LORD, between the portico and the altar, were about twenty-five men with their backs to the temple of the LORD and their faces toward the east; and they were bowing to the east in worship of the sun.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-13.htm">Hosea 4:13</a></span><br />They sacrifice on the mountaintops and burn offerings on the hills, under oak, poplar, and terebinth, because their shade is pleasant. And so your daughters turn to prostitution and your daughters-in-law to adultery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-5.htm">Isaiah 57:5-7</a></span><br />who burn with lust among the oaks, under every luxuriant tree, who slaughter your children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks? / Your portion is among the smooth stones of the valley; indeed, they are your lot. Even to them you have poured out a drink offering and offered a grain offering. Should I relent because of these? / On a high and lofty hill you have made your bed, and there you went up to offer sacrifices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-21.htm">Romans 1:21-23</a></span><br />For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. / Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, / and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-22.htm">Acts 17:22-23</a></span><br />Then Paul stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said, “Men of Athens, I see that in every way you are very religious. / For as I walked around and examined your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore what you worship as something unknown, I now proclaim to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-29.htm">Acts 17:29-30</a></span><br />Therefore, being offspring of God, we should not think that the Divine Being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by man’s skill and imagination. / Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And in every several city of Judah he made high places to burn incense to other gods, and provoked to anger the LORD God of his fathers.</p><p class="hdg">burn.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/28-11.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/ruth/3-8.htm">Awaking</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/27-4.htm">Built</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-19.htm">Burn</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-4.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-15.htm">City</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-9.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-23.htm">Gods</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-4.htm">High</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-4.htm">Incense</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-19.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-14.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-4.htm">Perfume</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-4.htm">Perfumes</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-4.htm">Places</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-1.htm">Provoked</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-53.htm">Provoketh</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-15.htm">Provoking</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-23.htm">Sacrifices</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-21.htm">Several</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-13.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/29-8.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/psalms/17-15.htm">Awaking</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-5.htm">Built</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-7.htm">Burn</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-7.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-27.htm">City</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-27.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-13.htm">Gods</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-1.htm">High</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-7.htm">Incense</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-26.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-11.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-7.htm">Perfume</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-14.htm">Perfumes</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-19.htm">Places</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-25.htm">Provoked</a> <a href="/job/16-3.htm">Provoketh</a> <a href="/psalms/78-17.htm">Provoking</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-31.htm">Sacrifices</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-19.htm">Several</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-8.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 28</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/28-1.htm">Ahaz, reigning wickedly, is greatly afflicted by the Syrians.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/28-6.htm">Judah, being captivated by the Israelites, is sent home by the counsel of Oded.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/28-16.htm">Ahaz sending for aid to Assyria, is not helped thereby,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/28-22.htm">In his distress he grows more idolatrous</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/28-26.htm">He dying, Hezekiah succeeds him</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Judah, the southern kingdom, was meant to be a place where the worship of Yahweh was centralized, particularly in Jerusalem at the temple. The mention of "every city" suggests a deliberate and systematic effort to introduce idolatry throughout the land, undermining the religious reforms of previous kings like Jehoshaphat and Hezekiah.<p><b>he built high places</b><br>High places were elevated sites often used for worship in ancient Israel and surrounding regions. These sites were typically associated with pagan rituals and were condemned by the prophets and reforming kings. The construction of high places by Ahaz represents a direct violation of the Deuteronomic law, which commanded the destruction of such sites (<a href="/deuteronomy/12-2.htm">Deuteronomy 12:2-3</a>). This action reflects a turning away from the centralized worship in Jerusalem and a return to Canaanite religious practices.<p><b>to offer incense to other gods</b><br>Offering incense was a common practice in ancient Near Eastern religious rituals, symbolizing prayers or offerings rising to the deity. The phrase "to other gods" highlights the syncretism and apostasy of Ahaz, who not only abandoned the worship of Yahweh but actively promoted the worship of foreign deities. This act of idolatry is reminiscent of the practices condemned by the prophets, such as in <a href="/jeremiah/19-4.htm">Jeremiah 19:4-5</a>, where the burning of incense to Baal is specifically mentioned.<p><b>and so he provoked the LORD</b><br>Provoking the LORD refers to actions that incite God's anger and judgment. In the context of the covenant relationship between God and Israel, idolatry was seen as spiritual adultery, a betrayal of the exclusive worship owed to Yahweh. The provocation here is not just a breach of religious duty but a personal affront to God, who had chosen Israel as His people. This theme of provocation is echoed in other parts of the Old Testament, such as in <a href="/deuteronomy/32-16.htm">Deuteronomy 32:16</a>, where Israel's idolatry is described as provoking God to anger.<p><b>the God of his fathers</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the continuity of the covenant relationship established with the patriarchs—Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—and later reaffirmed with David and Solomon. By referring to "the God of his fathers," the text underscores the historical and spiritual heritage that Ahaz is rejecting. It also serves as a reminder of the faithfulness of God to His promises, despite the unfaithfulness of the people. This covenantal faithfulness is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, as seen in passages like <a href="/exodus/3-15.htm">Exodus 3:15</a>, where God identifies Himself as the God of the patriarchs.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/ahaz.htm">Ahaz</a></b><br>The king of Judah during this time, known for his idolatrous practices and turning away from the worship of Yahweh.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, where Ahaz reigned and led the people into idolatry.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/high_places.htm">High Places</a></b><br>Elevated sites where sacrifices and worship were offered, often associated with pagan rituals and idolatry.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/o/other_gods.htm">Other gods</a></b><br>Refers to the deities of surrounding nations that Ahaz and the people of Judah worshipped, contrary to the worship of Yahweh.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord,_the_god_of_his_fathers.htm">The LORD, the God of his fathers</a></b><br>Yahweh, the covenant God of Israel, whom Ahaz provoked by his actions.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_idolatry.htm">The Danger of Idolatry</a></b><br>Idolatry leads to spiritual decline and separation from God. Ahaz's actions serve as a warning against placing anything above God in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_influence.htm">Leadership and Influence</a></b><br>Leaders have a profound impact on the spiritual direction of their people. Ahaz's idolatry led Judah astray, reminding us of the responsibility leaders have to guide others toward God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/provoking_god.htm">Provoking God</a></b><br>Deliberate disobedience and turning away from God provoke His righteous anger. We must strive to live in obedience and reverence to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_covenant_faithfulness.htm">The Importance of Covenant Faithfulness</a></b><br>Ahaz's actions violated the covenant relationship with God. As believers, we are called to remain faithful to our covenant with God through Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>Despite Ahaz's failures, God's grace offers a path to repentance and restoration. We should seek God's forgiveness and turn back to Him when we stray.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_28.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 28</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_has_jerusalem_faced_such_sorrow.htm">Why has Jerusalem suffered such great devastation and sorrow?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_1_sam_9_12-14_fit_israel's_rituals.htm">How does the mention of a “high place” in 1 Samuel 9:12–14 align with historical evidence that such rituals were either encouraged or condemned at different periods in Israel’s history? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_2_chron._25_5-6_troop_numbers_align_historically.htm">In 2 Chronicles 25:5-6, do the large troop numbers (300,000 men from Judah plus 100,000 hired from Israel) align with known historical or archaeological data for that period?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/jeremiah_7_30-31__why_no_historical_proof.htm">Jeremiah 7:30-31: How does the practice of child sacrifice in this passage reconcile with the lack of supporting historical records outside the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/28.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(25) <span class= "bld">And in every several city</span> <span class= "bld">of Judah he made high places.</span>--Comp. <a href="/context/2_chronicles/28-2.htm" title="For he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made also molten images for Baalim.">2Chronicles 28:2-4</a>.<p><span class= "bld">And provoked to anger.</span>--<a href="/deuteronomy/32-16.htm" title="They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations provoked they him to anger.">Deuteronomy 32:16</a>. Instead of this <a href="/2_chronicles/28-18.htm" title="The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and had taken Bethshemesh, and Ajalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho with the villages thereof, and Timnah with the villages thereof, Gimzo also and the villages thereof: and they dwelled there.">2Chronicles 28:18</a> obscurely mentions further changes which Ahaz made in the Temple, "for fear of the king of Assyria." It seems probable that the sacrilege described in <a href="/2_chronicles/28-24.htm" title="And Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house of God, and cut in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and shut up the doors of the house of the LORD, and he made him altars in every corner of Jerusalem.">2Chronicles 28:24</a> and in <a href="/context/2_kings/16-17.htm" title="And king Ahaz cut off the borders of the bases, and removed the laver from off them; and took down the sea from off the brazen oxen that were under it, and put it on the pavement of stones.">2Kings 16:17-18</a>, was perpetrated in collecting everything of any value to send to the rapacious Assyrian. . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/28-25.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">In every</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">city</span><br /><span class="heb">עִ֨יר</span> <span class="translit">(‘îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Judah</span><br /><span class="heb">לִֽיהוּדָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(lî·hū·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he built</span><br /><span class="heb">עָשָׂ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·śāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">high places</span><br /><span class="heb">בָמ֔וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ḇā·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1116.htm">Strong's 1116: </a> </span><span class="str2">An elevation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to offer incense</span><br /><span class="heb">לְקַטֵּ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(lə·qaṭ·ṭêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6999.htm">Strong's 6999: </a> </span><span class="str2">To smoke, turn into fragrance by fire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to other</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲחֵרִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḥê·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_312.htm">Strong's 312: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hinder, next, other</span><br /><br /><span class="word">gods,</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵֽאלֹהִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(lê·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and so he provoked</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּכְעֵ֕ס</span> <span class="translit">(way·yaḵ·‘ês)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3707.htm">Strong's 3707: </a> </span><span class="str2">To trouble, to grieve, rage, be indignant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of his fathers.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲבֹתָֽיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḇō·ṯāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/28-25.htm">2 Chronicles 28:25 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/28-25.htm">2 Chronicles 28:25 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/28-25.htm">2 Chronicles 28:25 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/28-25.htm">2 Chronicles 28:25 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/28-25.htm">2 Chronicles 28:25 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/28-25.htm">2 Chronicles 28:25 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/28-25.htm">2 Chronicles 28:25 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/28-25.htm">2 Chronicles 28:25 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/28-25.htm">2 Chronicles 28:25 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/28-25.htm">2 Chronicles 28:25 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/28-25.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 28:25 In every city of Judah he made (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/28-24.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 28:24"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 28:24" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/28-26.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 28:26"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 28:26" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>