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He shut the doors of the LORD&#8217s temple and set up altars at every street corner in Jerusalem. <a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/28.htm">New Living Translation</a> The king took the various articles from the Temple of God and broke them into pieces. He shut the doors of the LORD’s Temple so that no one could worship there, and he set up altars to pagan gods in every corner of Jerusalem. <a href="/esv/2_chronicles/28.htm">English Standard Version</a> And Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house of God and cut in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and he shut up the doors of the house of the LORD, and he made himself altars in every corner of Jerusalem. <a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/28.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/28.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/28.htm">New King James Version</a> So Ahaz gathered the articles of the house of God, cut in pieces the articles of the house of God, shut up the doors of the house of the LORD, and made for himself altars in every corner of Jerusalem. <a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/28.htm">NASB 1995</a> 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. <a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a> 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. <a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Ahaz gathered together the utensils of the house of God. Then he cut the utensils of the house of God in pieces; and he closed the doors of the house of Yahweh and made altars for himself in every corner of Jerusalem. <a href="/amp/2_chronicles/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then Ahaz collected the utensils of the house of God and he cut them in pieces; and he shut the doors of the house of the LORD and made altars for himself in every corner of Jerusalem. <a href="/csb/2_chronicles/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Then Ahaz gathered up the utensils of God’s temple, cut them into pieces, shut the doors of the LORD’s temple, and made himself altars on every street corner in Jerusalem. <a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then Ahaz gathered up the utensils of God&#8217s temple, cut them into pieces, shut the doors of the LORD&#8217s temple, and made himself altars on every street corner in Jerusalem. <a href="/asv/2_chronicles/28.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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 Jehovah; and he made him altars in every corner of Jerusalem. <a href="/cev/2_chronicles/28.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Ahaz collected all the furnishings of the temple and smashed them to pieces. Then he locked the doors to the temple and set up altars to foreign gods on every street corner in Jerusalem. <a href="/erv/2_chronicles/28.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Ahaz collected the utensils in God's temple, cut them up, and closed the doors to the LORD's temple. He made altars for himself on every corner in Jerusalem. <a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/28.htm">Good News Translation</a> In addition, he took all the Temple equipment and broke it in pieces. He closed the Temple and set up altars in every part of Jerusalem. <a href="/isv/2_chronicles/28.htm">International Standard Version</a> Ahaz also collected the utensils of God's Temple, cut them all into pieces, and closed the doors of the LORD's Temple. Then he made altars to himself on every corner in Jerusalem <a href="/msb/2_chronicles/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/2_chronicles/28.htm">NET Bible</a> Ahaz gathered the items in God's temple and removed them. He shut the doors of the LORD's temple and erected altars on every street corner in Jerusalem. <a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Ahaz gathered together the vessels of God's house, and cut in pieces the vessels of God's house, and shut up the doors of the house of the LORD; and he made him altars in every corner of Jerusalem. <a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And Ahaz collected 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 for himself altars in every corner of Jerusalem. <a href="/web/2_chronicles/28.htm">World English Bible</a> Ahaz gathered together the vessels of God’s house, cut the vessels of God’s house in pieces, and shut up the doors of Yahweh’s house; and he made himself altars in every corner of Jerusalem. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And Ahaz gathers the vessels of the house of God, and cuts in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and shuts the doors of the house of YHWH, and makes altars for himself in every corner in Jerusalem. <a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Ahaz gathereth the vessels of the house of God, and cutteth in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and shutteth the doors of the house of Jehovah, and maketh to himself altars in every corner in Jerusalem. <a href="/slt/2_chronicles/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Ahaz will gather 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 Jehovah, and he will make to him altars in every corner in Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Then Achaz having taken away all the vessels of the house of God, and broken them, shut up the doors of the temple of God, and made himself altars in all the corners of Jerusalem. <a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And so, Ahaz, having despoiled and broken apart all the vessels of the house of God, closed up the doors of the temple of God, and made for himself altars in all the corners of Jerusalem. <a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/28.htm">New American Bible</a> Ahaz gathered up the utensils of God’s house and broke them in pieces. He closed the doors of the LORD’s house and made altars for himself in every corner of Jerusalem. <a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Ahaz gathered together the utensils of the house of God, and cut in pieces the utensils of the house of God. He shut up the doors of the house of the LORD and made himself altars in every corner of Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And Ahaz gathered together all the vessels of the house of the LORD, and cut in pieces the vessels that were in the house of the LORD, and shut up the inner and the outer doors of the house of the LORD, and he made for himself altars in every corner of Jerusalem. <a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/28.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Akhaz gathered all the vessels that were in the house of LORD JEHOVAH, and cut up the vessels that were in the house of LORD JEHOVAH, and he shut the inner and outer doors that were in the house of LORD JEHOVAH, and he made altars for himself in all the corners that were in Jerusalem<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/28.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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. <a href="/sep/2_chronicles/28.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Achaz removed the vessels of the house of the Lord, and cut them in pieces, and shut the doors of the house of the Lord, and made to himself altars in every corner in Jerusalem: <a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/28-24.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=7193" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/28.htm">The Idolatry of Ahaz</a> …23Since Damascus had defeated him, he sacrificed to their gods and said, “Because the gods of the kings of Aram have helped them, I will sacrifice to them that they may help me.” But these gods were the downfall of Ahaz and of all Israel. 24<a href="/hebrew/271.htm" title="271: ’ā·ḥāz (N-proper-ms) -- He has grasped, two Isr. From 'achaz; possessor; Achaz, the name of a Jewish king and of an Israelite.">Then Ahaz</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/622.htm" title="622: way·ye·’ĕ·sōp̄ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To gather, remove. A primitive root; to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. Remove.">gathered up</a> <a href="/hebrew/3627.htm" title="3627: kə·lê (N-mpc) -- An article, utensil, vessel. From kalah; something prepared, i.e. Any apparatus.">the articles</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: ḇêṯ- (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">of the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">of God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3627.htm" title="3627: kə·lê (N-mpc) -- An article, utensil, vessel. From kalah; something prepared, i.e. Any apparatus.">cut them</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: ḇêṯ- (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house."></a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God"></a> <a href="/hebrew/7112.htm" title="7112: way·qaṣ·ṣêṣ (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- Cut off. A primitive root; to chop off.">into pieces,</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/5462.htm" title="5462: way·yis·gōr (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To shut, close. A primitive root; to shut up; figuratively, to surrender.">shut</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/1817.htm" title="1817: dal·ṯō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- A door. From dalah; something swinging, i.e. The valve of a door.">the doors</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ- (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">of the house</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.">of the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: way·ya·‘aś (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">and set up</a> <a href="/hebrew/4196.htm" title="4196: miz·bə·ḥō·wṯ (N-mp) -- An altar. From zabach; an altar.">altars</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">of his own</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: bə·ḵāl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">on every</a> <a href="/hebrew/6438.htm" title="6438: pin·nāh (N-fs) -- A corner. Feminine of pen; an angle; by implication, a pinnacle; figuratively, a chieftain.">street corner</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: bî·rū·šā·lim (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">in Jerusalem.</a> 25In 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/2_kings/16-17.htm">2 Kings 16:17-18</a> King Ahaz also cut off the frames of the movable stands and removed the bronze basin from each of them. He took down the Sea from the bronze oxen that were under it and put it on a stone base. / And on account of the king of Assyria, he removed the Sabbath canopy they had built in the temple and closed the royal entryway outside the house of the LORD. <a href="/2_kings/16-10.htm">2 Kings 16:10-16</a> Then King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria. On seeing the altar in Damascus, King Ahaz sent Uriah the priest a model of the altar and complete plans for its construction. / And Uriah the priest built the altar according to all the instructions King Ahaz had sent from Damascus, and he completed it before King Ahaz returned. / When the king came back from Damascus and saw the altar, he approached it and presented offerings on it. ... <a href="/2_chronicles/29-3.htm">2 Chronicles 29:3-7</a> In the first month of the first year of his reign, Hezekiah opened and repaired the doors of the house of the LORD. / Then he brought in the priests and Levites and gathered them in the square on the east side. / “Listen to me, O Levites,” he said. “Consecrate yourselves now and consecrate the house of the LORD, the God of your fathers. Remove from the Holy Place every impurity. ... <a href="/2_chronicles/26-16.htm">2 Chronicles 26:16-21</a> But when Uzziah became powerful, his arrogance led to his own destruction. He was unfaithful to the LORD his God, for he entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense. / Then Azariah the priest, along with eighty brave priests of the LORD, went in after him. / They took their stand against King Uzziah and said, “Uzziah, you have no right to offer incense to the LORD. Only the priests, the descendants of Aaron, are consecrated to burn incense. Leave the sanctuary, for you have acted unfaithfully; you will not receive honor from the LORD God.” ... <a href="/2_chronicles/33-3.htm">2 Chronicles 33:3-7</a> 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. ... <a href="/2_chronicles/36-14.htm">2 Chronicles 36:14-16</a> Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people multiplied their unfaithful deeds, following all the abominations of the nations, and they defiled the house of the LORD, which He had consecrated in Jerusalem. / Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place. / But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy. <a href="/isaiah/1-11.htm">Isaiah 1:11-15</a> “What good to Me is your multitude of sacrifices?” says the LORD. “I am full from the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed cattle; I take no delight in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats. / When you come to appear before Me, who has required this of you—this trampling of My courts? / Bring your worthless offerings no more; your incense is detestable to Me. New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations—I cannot endure iniquity in a solemn assembly. ... <a href="/jeremiah/7-9.htm">Jeremiah 7:9-11</a> Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known, / and then come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, ‘We are delivered, so we can continue with all these abominations’? / Has this house, which bears My Name, become a den of robbers in your sight? Yes, I too have seen it, declares the LORD. <a href="/ezekiel/8-5.htm">Ezekiel 8:5-16</a> “Son of man,” He said to me, “now lift up your eyes to the north.” So I lifted up my eyes to the north, and in the entrance north of the Altar Gate I saw this idol of jealousy. / “Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what they are doing—the great abominations that the house of Israel is committing—to drive Me far from My sanctuary? Yet you will see even greater abominations.” / Then He brought me to the entrance to the court, and I looked and saw a hole in the wall. ... <a href="/hosea/8-11.htm">Hosea 8:11-14</a> Though Ephraim multiplied the altars for sin, they became his altars for sinning. / Though I wrote for them the great things of My law, they regarded them as something strange. / Though they offer sacrifices as gifts to Me, and though they eat the meat, the LORD does not accept them. Now He will remember their iniquity and punish their sins: They will return to Egypt. ... <a href="/matthew/21-12.htm">Matthew 21:12-13</a> Then Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves. / And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’” <a href="/mark/11-15.htm">Mark 11:15-17</a> When they arrived in Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves. / And He would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. / Then Jesus began to teach them, and He declared, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’” <a href="/luke/19-45.htm">Luke 19:45-46</a> Then Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling there. / He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be a house of prayer.’ But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’” <a href="/john/2-14.htm">John 2:14-16</a> In the temple courts He found men selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and money changers seated at their tables. / So He made a whip out of cords and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle. He poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. / To those selling doves He said, “Get these out of here! How dare you turn My Father’s house into a marketplace!” <a href="/acts/7-41.htm">Acts 7:41-43</a> At that time they made a calf and offered a sacrifice to the idol, rejoicing in the works of their hands. / But God turned away from them and gave them over to the worship of the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: ‘Did you bring Me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel? / You have taken along the tabernacle of Molech and the star of your god Rephan, the idols you made to worship. Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Babylon.’</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.cut in pieces<a href="/2_kings/16-17.htm">2 Kings 16:17,18</a> 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 brasen oxen that were under it, and put it upon a pavement of stones… <a href="/2_kings/25-13.htm">2 Kings 25:13</a> And the pillars of brass that were in the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the brasen sea that was in the house of the LORD, did the Chaldees break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon.shut up<a href="/2_chronicles/29-3.htm">2 Chronicles 29:3,7</a> He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of the LORD, and repaired them… he made<a href="/2_chronicles/33-3.htm">2 Chronicles 33:3-5</a> For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down, and he reared up altars for Baalim, and made groves, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them… <a href="/jeremiah/2-28.htm">Jeremiah 2:28</a> But where are thy gods that thou hast made thee? let them arise, if they can save thee in the time of thy trouble: for according to the number of thy cities are thy gods, O Judah.<a href="/hosea/12-11.htm">Hosea 12:11</a> Is there iniquity in Gilead? surely they are vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/28-22.htm">Ahaz</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-17.htm">Altars</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-27.htm">Closed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-5.htm">Collected</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-9.htm">Corner</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-21.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-19.htm">Doors</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-5.htm">Furnishings</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-5.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-21.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-10.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-3.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-12.htm">Pieces</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-13.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-21.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-24.htm">Together</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-24.htm">Utensils</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-24.htm">Vessels</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/28-27.htm">Ahaz</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-14.htm">Altars</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-30.htm">Closed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-9.htm">Collected</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-24.htm">Corner</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-1.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-3.htm">Doors</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-18.htm">Furnishings</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-4.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-3.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-27.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-19.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-1.htm">Pieces</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-7.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-3.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-4.htm">Together</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-18.htm">Utensils</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-18.htm">Vessels</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 28</div>1. <a href="/2_chronicles/28-1.htm">Ahaz, reigning wickedly, is greatly afflicted by the Syrians.</a> 6. <a href="/2_chronicles/28-6.htm">Judah, being captivated by the Israelites, is sent home by the counsel of Oded.</a> 16. <a href="/2_chronicles/28-16.htm">Ahaz sending for aid to Assyria, is not helped thereby,</a> 22. <a href="/2_chronicles/28-22.htm">In his distress he grows more idolatrous</a> 26. <a href="/2_chronicles/28-26.htm">He dying, Hezekiah succeeds him</a> </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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/28.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_chronicles/28.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Then Ahaz gathered up the articles of the house of God Ahaz, the king of Judah, took sacred items from the temple, which were used for worship and sacrifices. This act signifies a profound disrespect for the sanctity of the temple. Historically, the temple in Jerusalem was the center of Jewish worship, and its articles were considered holy. Ahaz's actions reflect his apostasy and departure from the faith of his ancestors, aligning with the practices of surrounding pagan nations.cut them into pieces By destroying these sacred items, Ahaz demonstrated a complete rejection of the worship of Yahweh. This act can be seen as a symbolic breaking of the covenant between God and Israel. It parallels the actions of other apostate kings in Israel's history who led the nation into idolatry, such as Jeroboam, who set up golden calves (<a href="/1_kings/12-28.htm">1 Kings 12:28-30</a>).shut the doors of the house of the LORD Closing the temple doors effectively halted the worship of Yahweh, preventing the people from offering sacrifices and seeking God’s presence. This action is reminiscent of the spiritual decline during the reigns of other kings who turned away from God. It contrasts with the later reforms of Hezekiah, Ahaz's son, who reopened the temple and restored proper worship (<a href="/2_chronicles/29-3.htm">2 Chronicles 29:3</a>).and set up altars of his own on every street corner in Jerusalem Ahaz's establishment of altars throughout Jerusalem indicates a shift towards idolatry and syncretism, incorporating pagan practices into the religious life of Judah. This proliferation of altars reflects the influence of surrounding nations and their gods, such as the Canaanite deities. It also highlights the spiritual decay and the king's failure to lead the people in the ways of the Lord, contrasting with the centralized worship commanded in <a href="/deuteronomy/12-5.htm">Deuteronomy 12:5-14</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/a/ahaz.htm">Ahaz</a> King of Judah who reigned during a time of spiritual decline. Known for his idolatry and unfaithfulness to God. 2. <a href="/topical/h/house_of_god.htm">House of God</a> Refers to the temple in Jerusalem, the central place of worship for the Israelites. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The capital city of Judah, significant as the location of the temple and the center of Jewish worship. 4. <a href="/topical/a/altars_on_every_street_corner.htm">Altars on Every Street Corner</a> Represents the widespread idolatry and departure from worshiping the one true God. 5. <a href="/topical/s/shutting_the_doors_of_the_house_of_the_lord.htm">Shutting the Doors of the House of the LORD</a> Symbolizes the rejection of God and the abandonment of true worship.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_idolatry.htm">The Consequences of Idolatry</a> Ahaz's actions serve as a warning against the dangers of idolatry and turning away from God. Idolatry leads to spiritual decay and separation from God. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_true_worship.htm">The Importance of True Worship</a> Shutting the doors of the temple symbolizes neglecting true worship. Believers are called to maintain a heart of worship and prioritize their relationship with God. <a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_spiritual_influence.htm">Leadership and Spiritual Influence</a> Leaders have a significant impact on the spiritual direction of their people. Ahaz's unfaithfulness led Judah astray, highlighting the responsibility of leaders to guide others toward God. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a> The account of Ahaz sets the stage for Hezekiah's reforms, reminding us that repentance and turning back to God can restore what was lost. <a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_adversity.htm">Faithfulness in Adversity</a> Despite external pressures and challenges, believers are encouraged to remain faithful to God, trusting in His provision and guidance.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_28.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 28</a> <a href="/q/why_is_ahaz's_altar_significant.htm">What is the significance of Ahaz's altar in history?</a> <a href="/q/are_2_chronicles_28_events_verifiable.htm">Are the large-scale military defeats and deportations in 2 Chronicles 28 verifiable through existing sources?</a> <a href="/q/who_was_araunah_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Araunah the Jebusite in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/why_punish_a_nation_for_one_king's_acts.htm">Why does 2 Chronicles 28:19 say God directly punishes an entire nation for one king’s actions? </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>(24) Gathered together the vessels.--According to some MSS. the Syriac, Arabic, Vulg., and Targum, all the vessels.And cut in pieces the vessels.--Literally, trimmed (qiccac), i.e., cut off their metal ornaments. The same word is used in <a href="/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</a>, where it is said, "And king Ahaz cut off the plates of the bases, and removed the laver from upon them, and the sea he took down from off the brazen oxen that were under it, and put it on a pavement of stones."And shut up the doors of the house of the Lord.--Not in Kings. (Comp. <a href="/context/2_chronicles/29-3.htm" title="He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of the LORD, and repaired them.">2Chronicles 29:3-7</a>.) The doors of the sanctuary itself, not those of the great court, must be understood. (Comp. <a href="/context/2_kings/16-15.htm" title="And king Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, On the great altar burn the morning burnt offering, and the evening meat offering, and the king's burnt sacrifice, and his meat offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings; and sprinkle on it all the blood of the burnt offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice: and the brazen altar shall be for me to inquire by.">2Kings 16:15-16</a>, from which it appears that the new Syrian altar was erected in the inner court near the brazen altar.) By closing the doors Ahaz suspended all rites that could only be duly performed within the Holy Place and the Holy of Holies. (Thenius thinks the verse involves a misunderstanding of <a href="/2_kings/16-18.htm" title="And the covert for the sabbath that they had built in the house, and the king's entry without, turned he from the house of the LORD for the king of Assyria.">2Kings 16:18</a>.)In every corner of (in) Jerusalem.--Wanting in Kings. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/28.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 24. - This verse (completed, indeed, by the verse following) heightens to its climax the description of the guilt of Ahaz, which grew to madness. Vers. 17, 18 of the parallel enlarge our view of what Ahaz did in the way of destruction, relating his mutilation of the bases and laver and sea, after also the displacement of the brazen altar in favour of that the pattern of which he had sent from Damascus to Urijah the priest, who must have been a consenting party to the iniquity. Our <a href="/2_chronicles/30-14.htm">2 Chronicles 30:14</a> speaks of the time that came when these wicked steps of king and priest began to be retraced, and, with the previous verses of same chapter, are the sad but interesting reverse of the present passage. The modern Jews commemorate, by the observance of a fast, this mournful crisis of Judah's history. <a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/28-24.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then Ahaz אָחָ֜ז (’ā·ḥāz) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_271.htm">Strong's 271: </a> Ahaz -- 'he has grasped', two Israelites gathered up וַיֶּאֱסֹ֨ף (way·ye·’ĕ·sōp̄) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_622.htm">Strong's 622: </a> To gather for, any purpose, to receive, take away, remove the articles כְּלֵ֣י (kə·lê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3627.htm">Strong's 3627: </a> Something prepared, any apparatus of the house בֵית־ (ḇêṯ-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house of God, הָֽאֱלֹהִ֗ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative cut them כְּלֵ֣י (kə·lê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3627.htm">Strong's 3627: </a> Something prepared, any apparatus into pieces, וַיְקַצֵּץ֙ (way·qaṣ·ṣêṣ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7112.htm">Strong's 7112: </a> To chop off shut וַיִּסְגֹּ֖ר (way·yis·gōr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5462.htm">Strong's 5462: </a> To shut up, to surrender the doors דַּלְת֣וֹת (dal·ṯō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1817.htm">Strong's 1817: </a> Something swinging, the valve of a, door of the house בֵּית־ (bêṯ-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house of the LORD, יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel and set up וַיַּ֨עַשׂ (way·ya·‘aś) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make altars מִזְבְּח֛וֹת (miz·bə·ḥō·wṯ) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4196.htm">Strong's 4196: </a> An altar of his own ל֧וֹ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> on every בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every street corner פִּנָּ֖ה (pin·nāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6438.htm">Strong's 6438: </a> An angle, a pinnacle, a chieftain in Jerusalem. בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (bî·rū·šā·lim) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/28-24.htm">2 Chronicles 28:24 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/28-24.htm">2 Chronicles 28:24 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_chronicles/28-24.htm">2 Chronicles 28:24 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/28-24.htm">2 Chronicles 28:24 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/28-24.htm">2 Chronicles 28:24 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/28-24.htm">2 Chronicles 28:24 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/28-24.htm">2 Chronicles 28:24 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/28-24.htm">2 Chronicles 28:24 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/28-24.htm">2 Chronicles 28:24 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/28-24.htm">2 Chronicles 28:24 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-24.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 28:24 Ahaz gathered together the vessels (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/28-23.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 28:23"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 28:23" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/28-25.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 28:25"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 28:25" /></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>