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for he made Judah naked, and transgressed sore against the LORD. <a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/28.htm">New King James Version</a> For the LORD brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel, for he had encouraged moral decline in Judah and had been continually unfaithful to the LORD. <a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For the LORD had humbled Judah because of Ahaz king of Israel, for he had brought about a lack of restraint in Judah and was very unfaithful to the LORD. <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/28.htm">NASB 1995</a> For the LORD humbled Judah because of Ahaz king of Israel, for he had brought about a lack of restraint in Judah and was very unfaithful to the LORD. <a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a> For the LORD humbled Judah because of Ahaz king of Israel, for he had brought about a lack of restraint in Judah and was very unfaithful to the LORD. <a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For Yahweh humbled Judah because of Ahaz king of Israel, for he had caused it to be out of control in Judah and was very unfaithful to Yahweh. <a href="/amp/2_chronicles/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For the LORD humbled Judah because of Ahaz king of Israel, for Ahaz had allowed unrestrained and undisciplined behavior in Judah and had been very unfaithful to the LORD. <a href="/csb/2_chronicles/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> For the LORD humbled Judah because of King Ahaz of Judah, who threw off restraint in Judah and was unfaithful to the LORD. <a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> For the LORD humbled Judah because of King Ahaz of Judah, who threw off restraint in Judah and was unfaithful to the LORD. <a href="/asv/2_chronicles/28.htm">American Standard Version</a> For Jehovah brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel; for he had dealt wantonly in Judah, and trespassed sore against Jehovah. <a href="/cev/2_chronicles/28.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> But God was punishing Judah with these disasters, because Ahaz had disobeyed him and refused to stop Judah from sinning. <a href="/erv/2_chronicles/28.htm">English Revised Version</a> For the LORD brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel; for he had dealt wantonly in Judah, and trespassed sore against the LORD. <a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The LORD humbled Judah because of King Ahaz of Israel. Ahaz had spread sin throughout Judah and was unfaithful to the LORD. <a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/28.htm">Good News Translation</a> Because King Ahaz of Judah had violated the rights of his people and had defied the LORD, the LORD brought troubles on Judah. <a href="/isv/2_chronicles/28.htm">International Standard Version</a> because the LORD was humiliating Judah because of King Ahaz of Israel, since Ahaz had brought about a lack of restraint within Judah and had remained unfaithful to the LORD. <a href="/msb/2_chronicles/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> For the LORD humbled Judah because Ahaz king of Israel had thrown off restraint in Judah and had been most unfaithful to the LORD. <a href="/net/2_chronicles/28.htm">NET Bible</a> The LORD humiliated Judah because of King Ahaz of Israel, for he encouraged Judah to sin and was very unfaithful to the LORD. <a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> For the LORD brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel; for he had dealt wantonly in Judah, and trespassed severely against the LORD. <a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> For the LORD brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel: for he made Judah naked, and greatly transgressed against the LORD. <a href="/web/2_chronicles/28.htm">World English Bible</a> For Yahweh brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel, because he acted without restraint in Judah and trespassed severely against Yahweh. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> for YHWH has humbled Judah because of Ahaz king of Israel, for he made free with Judah, even to commit a trespass against YHWH. <a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> for Jehovah hath humbled Judah because of Ahaz king of Israel, for he made free with Judah, even to commit a trespass against Jehovah. <a href="/slt/2_chronicles/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For Jehovah humbled Judah on account of Ahaz king of Israel: for he was unbridled upon Judah, and transgressing, he transgressed against Jehovah.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For the Lord had humbled Juda because of Achaz the king of Juda, for he had stripped it of help, and had contemned the Lord. <a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For the Lord had humbled Judah because of Ahaz, the king of Judah, since he had stripped it of help, and had shown contempt for the Lord. <a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/28.htm">New American Bible</a> For the LORD had brought Judah low because of Ahaz, king of Israel, who let Judah go its own way and committed treachery against the LORD. <a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> For the LORD brought Judah low because of King Ahaz of Israel, for he had behaved without restraint in Judah and had been faithless to the LORD.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For the LORD brought Judah low because of the sins of Ahaz king of Judah; for he increased iniquity in Judah and transgressed grievously against the LORD. <a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/28.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Because LORD JEHOVAH broke those of the house of Yehuda because of the sins of Akhaz, King of Yehuda, which he multiplied in the house of Yehuda, and he lied in a breach of faith with LORD JEHOVAH his God.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/28.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> For the LORD brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel; for he had cast away restraint in Judah, and acted treacherously against the LORD. <a href="/sep/2_chronicles/28.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> For the Lord humbled Juda because of Achaz king of Juda, because he grievously departed from the Lord. <a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/28-19.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=7137" 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> …18The Philistines had also raided the cities of the foothills and the Negev of Judah, capturing and occupying Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, and Gederoth, as well as Soco, Timnah, and Gimzo with their villages. 19<a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</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/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3665.htm" title="3665: hiḵ·nî·a‘ (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To be humble. A primitive root; properly, to bend the knee; hence, to humiliate, vanquish.">humbled</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">Judah</a> <a href="/hebrew/5668.htm" title="5668: ba·‘ă·ḇūr (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Or rabur; passive participle of abar; properly, crossed, i.e. transit; used only adverbially, on account of, in order that.">because</a> <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.">Ahaz</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ- (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">king</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/6544.htm" title="6544: hip̄·rî·a‘ (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to loosen; by implication, to expose, dismiss; figuratively, absolve, begin.">had thrown off restraint</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: bî·hū·ḏāh (Prep-b:: N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">in Judah</a> <a href="/hebrew/4603.htm" title="4603: ū·mā·‘ō·wl (Conj-w:: V-Qal-InfAbs) -- A primitive root; properly, to cover up; used only figuratively, to act covertly, i.e. Treacherously.">and had been most unfaithful</a> <a href="/hebrew/4604.htm" title="4604: ma·‘al (N-ms) -- An unfaithful or treacherous act. From ma'al; treachery, i.e. Sin."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-b:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">to the LORD.</a> 20Then Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came to Ahaz but afflicted him rather than strengthening him.…<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/16-7.htm">2 Kings 16:7-9</a> So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. Come up and save me from the hands of the kings of Aram and Israel, who are rising up against me.” / Ahaz also took the silver and gold found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the king’s palace, and he sent it as a gift to the king of Assyria. / So the king of Assyria responded to him, marched up to Damascus, and captured it. He took its people to Kir as captives and put Rezin to death. <a href="/2_kings/16-10.htm">2 Kings 16:10-18</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="/isaiah/7-1.htm">Isaiah 7:1-9</a> Now in the days that Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, Rezin king of Aram marched up to wage war against Jerusalem. He was accompanied by Pekah son of Remaliah the king of Israel, but he could not overpower the city. / When it was reported to the house of David that Aram was in league with Ephraim, the hearts of Ahaz and his people trembled like trees in the forest shaken by the wind. / Then the LORD said to Isaiah, “Go out with your son Shear-jashub to meet Ahaz at the end of the aqueduct that feeds the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field, ... <a href="/hosea/5-13.htm">Hosea 5:13</a> When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, then Ephraim turned to Assyria and sent to the great king. But he cannot cure you or heal your wound. <a href="/2_kings/15-37.htm">2 Kings 15:37</a> (In those days the LORD began to send Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah against Judah.) <a href="/2_kings/17-1.htm">2 Kings 17:1-6</a> In the twelfth year of the reign of Ahaz over Judah, Hoshea son of Elah became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria nine years. / And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, but not like the kings of Israel who preceded him. / Shalmaneser king of Assyria attacked him, and Hoshea became his vassal and paid him tribute. ... <a href="/isaiah/8-5.htm">Isaiah 8:5-8</a> And the LORD spoke to me further: / “Because this people has rejected the gently flowing waters of Shiloah and rejoiced in Rezin and the son of Remaliah, / the Lord will surely bring against them the mighty floodwaters of the Euphrates—the king of Assyria and all his pomp. It will overflow its channels and overrun its banks. ... <a href="/2_kings/18-9.htm">2 Kings 18:9-12</a> In the fourth year of Hezekiah’s reign, which was the seventh year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria marched against Samaria and besieged it. / And at the end of three years, the Assyrians captured it. So Samaria was captured in the sixth year of Hezekiah, which was the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel. / The king of Assyria exiled the Israelites to Assyria and settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes. ... <a href="/2_kings/18-13.htm">2 Kings 18:13-16</a> In the fourteenth year of Hezekiah’s reign, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked and captured all the fortified cities of Judah. / So Hezekiah king of Judah sent word to the king of Assyria at Lachish, saying, “I have done wrong; withdraw from me, and I will pay whatever you demand from me.” And the king of Assyria exacted from Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold. / Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the royal palace. ... <a href="/isaiah/10-5.htm">Isaiah 10:5-6</a> Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath. / I will send him against a godless nation; I will dispatch him against a people destined for My rage, to take spoils and seize plunder, and to trample them down like clay in the streets. <a href="/2_kings/21-10.htm">2 Kings 21:10-15</a> And the LORD spoke through His servants the prophets, saying, / “Since Manasseh king of Judah has committed all these abominations, acting more wickedly than the Amorites who preceded him, and with his idols has caused Judah to sin, / this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I am bringing such calamity upon Jerusalem and Judah that the news will reverberate in the ears of all who hear it. ... <a href="/isaiah/1-4.htm">Isaiah 1:4-9</a> Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children who act corruptly! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him. / Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep rebelling? Your head has a massive wound, and your whole heart is afflicted. / From the sole of your foot to the top of your head, there is no soundness—only wounds and welts and festering sores neither cleansed nor bandaged nor soothed with oil. ... <a href="/2_kings/23-26.htm">2 Kings 23:26-27</a> Nevertheless, the LORD did not turn away from the fury of His burning anger, which was kindled against Judah because of all that Manasseh had done to provoke Him to anger. / For the LORD had said, “I will remove Judah from My sight, just as I removed Israel. I will reject this city Jerusalem, which I chose, and the temple of which I said, ‘My Name shall be there.’” <a href="/isaiah/3-1.htm">Isaiah 3:1-8</a> For behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts is about to remove from Jerusalem and Judah both supply and support: the whole supply of food and water, / the mighty man and the warrior, the judge and the prophet, the soothsayer and the elder, / the commander of fifty and the dignitary, the counselor, the cunning magician, and the clever enchanter. ... <a href="/2_kings/24-2.htm">2 Kings 24:2-4</a> And the LORD sent Chaldean, Aramean, Moabite, and Ammonite raiders against Jehoiakim in order to destroy Judah, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servants the prophets. / Surely this happened to Judah at the LORD’s command, to remove them from His presence because of the sins of Manasseh and all that he had done, / and also for the innocent blood he had shed. For he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the LORD was unwilling to forgive.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>For the LORD brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel; for he made Judah naked, and transgressed sore against the LORD.the Lord<a href="/deuteronomy/28-43.htm">Deuteronomy 28:43</a> The stranger that is within thee shall get up above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low.<a href="/1_samuel/2-7.htm">1 Samuel 2:7</a> The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.<a href="/job/40-12.htm">Job 40:12</a> Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.because of Ahaz<a href="/hosea/5-11.htm">Hosea 5:11</a> Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment.<a href="/micah/6-16.htm">Micah 6:16</a> For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I should make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof an hissing: therefore ye shall bear the reproach of my people.Israel<a href="/2_chronicles/21-2.htm">2 Chronicles 21:2</a> And he had brethren the sons of Jehoshaphat, Azariah, and Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah: all these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel.made judah<a href="/genesis/3-7.htm">Genesis 3:7,11</a> And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons… <a href="/exodus/32-25.htm">Exodus 32:25</a> And when Moses saw that the people were naked; (for Aaron had made them naked unto their shame among their enemies:)<a href="/revelation/3-17.htm">Revelation 3:17,18</a> Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/27-2.htm">Acted</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-16.htm">Ahaz</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-3.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-2.htm">Dealt</a> <a href="/revelation/21-8.htm">Faithless</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-10.htm">Free</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-10.htm">Greatly</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-18.htm">Humbled</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-13.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-18.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-10.htm">Low</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-15.htm">Naked</a> <a href="/judges/9-13.htm">Promoted</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-26.htm">Restraint</a> <a href="/2_peter/1-6.htm">Self-Control</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-4.htm">Severely</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-33.htm">Sinning</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-19.htm">Sore</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-16.htm">Transgressed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-2.htm">Treacherously</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-18.htm">Trespassed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-16.htm">Unfaithful</a> <a href="/numbers/15-39.htm">Wantonly</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-9.htm">Wickedness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/29-6.htm">Acted</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-21.htm">Ahaz</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-19.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-6.htm">Dealt</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-22.htm">Faithless</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-31.htm">Free</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-12.htm">Greatly</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-11.htm">Humbled</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-23.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-25.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-12.htm">Low</a> <a href="/job/1-21.htm">Naked</a> <a href="/esther/3-1.htm">Promoted</a> <a href="/job/30-11.htm">Restraint</a> <a href="/proverbs/25-28.htm">Self-Control</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-23.htm">Severely</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-6.htm">Sinning</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-23.htm">Sore</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-22.htm">Transgressed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-22.htm">Treacherously</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-22.htm">Trespassed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-22.htm">Unfaithful</a> <a href="/psalms/25-3.htm">Wantonly</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-2.htm">Wickedness</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'; 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Throughout the Old Testament, God often humbles nations or individuals as a form of judgment or correction (e.g., <a href="/deuteronomy/8-2.htm">Deuteronomy 8:2-3</a>). The humbling of Judah is a recurring theme, seen in instances like the Babylonian exile. It serves as a reminder of God's sovereignty and the consequences of disobedience.because Ahaz king of Israel Ahaz was actually the king of Judah, not Israel, which highlights a textual nuance. The term "king of Israel" here may reflect his role as a leader of God's people, who were collectively known as Israel. Ahaz's reign is marked by idolatry and alliances with foreign powers, which led to spiritual and political decline (<a href="/2_kings/16.htm">2 Kings 16:1-4</a>). His actions contrast with the covenantal faithfulness expected of a Davidic king.had thrown off restraint in Judah This phrase suggests a rejection of God's laws and moral boundaries. Ahaz's reign was characterized by idolatry and the adoption of pagan practices, including child sacrifice (<a href="/2_chronicles/28-3.htm">2 Chronicles 28:3</a>). The lack of restraint led to societal chaos and moral decay, reflecting the broader biblical principle that abandoning God's law results in disorder (<a href="/proverbs/29-18.htm">Proverbs 29:18</a>).and had been most unfaithful to the LORD Ahaz's unfaithfulness is highlighted by his worship of foreign gods and neglect of the temple (<a href="/2_chronicles/28-24.htm">2 Chronicles 28:24</a>). This unfaithfulness is a breach of the covenant relationship between God and His people, akin to spiritual adultery (<a href="/jeremiah/3-6.htm">Jeremiah 3:6-10</a>). The unfaithfulness of leaders often led to national consequences, as seen in the history of Israel and Judah. This phrase underscores the importance of covenant fidelity and foreshadows the ultimate faithfulness of Jesus Christ, who perfectly fulfills the covenant on behalf of His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/a/ahaz.htm">Ahaz</a> King of Judah, known for his unfaithfulness and idolatry, leading the nation into sin. 2. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, which was humbled due to the actions of its king. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a> The God of Israel, who allowed Judah to be humbled as a consequence of their unfaithfulness. 4. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> In this context, it refers to the northern kingdom, but Ahaz is mistakenly called "king of Israel" here, highlighting his unfaithfulness. 5. <a href="/topical/w/wickedness.htm">Wickedness</a> The sinful practices and idolatry promoted by Ahaz, leading to Judah's downfall.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_leadership.htm">The Consequences of Leadership</a> Leaders have a profound impact on their people. Ahaz's unfaithfulness led to Judah's downfall. We must pray for and support godly leadership. <a href="/topical/t/the_dangers_of_idolatry.htm">The Dangers of Idolatry</a> Ahaz's promotion of idolatry brought judgment upon Judah. We must guard against modern forms of idolatry in our lives, prioritizing God above all else. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_discipline.htm">God's Sovereignty in Discipline</a> The LORD allowed Judah to be humbled as a form of discipline. We should recognize God's hand in our lives, even in difficult times, as a call to return to Him. <a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_to_god.htm">Faithfulness to God</a> Ahaz's unfaithfulness serves as a warning. We are called to remain faithful to God, trusting in His promises and commands. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a> While Judah faced consequences, God's desire is always for 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> <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 href="/q/do_2_chron._28_and_2_kings_16_conflict.htm">Does King Ahaz's portrayal in 2 Chronicles 28 conflict with the account in 2 Kings 16?</a> <a href="/q/how_is_2_kings_16_3_just_with_god.htm">How can 2 Kings 16:3 be reconciled with a supposedly just God if Ahaz is recorded as sacrificing his own son? </a> <a href="/q/does_the_damascus_altar_conflict_with_exodus.htm">Does the altar design brought from Damascus (2 Kings 16:10–11) conflict with earlier temple instructions in Exodus and Leviticus? </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>(19) Ahaz king of Israel.--Most commentators see an irony in this expression. But, as has been stated before, the southern kingdom was Israel in the chronicler's idea; although that of the Ten Tribes was, politically speaking, as much more important, as the cedar of Lebanon was in comparison with the blackthorn growing beside it (<a href="/2_chronicles/25-18.htm" title="And Joash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give your daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and stepped down the thistle.">2Chronicles 25:18</a>. See Note on <a href="/2_chronicles/12-6.htm" title="Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, The LORD is righteous.">2Chronicles 12:6</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/21-2.htm" title="And he had brothers the sons of Jehoshaphat, Azariah, and Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah: all these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel.">2Chronicles 21:2</a>). (Some Hebrew MSS., and all ancient versions, read "Judah." Other Hebrew MSS. remark that in seven places "king of Judah" should be read instead of "king of Israel.")He made Judah naked.--Rather, he behaved loosely, dealt licentiously in Judah (hiphri'a). The verb is so used here only. (Comp. <a href="/exodus/5-4.htm" title="And the king of Egypt said to them, Why do you, Moses and Aaron, let the people from their works? get you to your burdens.">Exodus 5:4</a>, where it is transitive: "Why loose ye the people from their works?") (LXX. omits, Authorised version follows the Vulg.)Transgressed sore.--Done unfaithfulness (<a href="/1_chronicles/10-13.htm" title="So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the LORD, even against the word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to inquire of it;">1Chronicles 10:13</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/28.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 19. - Ahaz King of Israel. So Jehoshaphat was called in <a href="/2_chronicles/21-2.htm">2 Chronicles 21:2</a> "King of Israel." If these two occasions are not merely cases of the writer's or of a copyist's easily imaginable mistake, they must be regarded as naming the king of the chief divided kingdom by the title of the whole kingdom or people. He made Judah naked; Revised Version, had dealt wantonly in Judah; or margin, Revised Version, had cast away restraint in Judah; Hebrew, הִפְרִיַע. <a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/28-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>For כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction the LORD יְהוָה֙ (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 humbled הִכְנִ֤יעַ (hiḵ·nî·a‘) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3665.htm">Strong's 3665: </a> To bend the knee, to humiliate, vanquish Judah יְהוּדָ֔ה (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites because בַּעֲב֖וּר (ba·‘ă·ḇūr) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5668.htm">Strong's 5668: </a> Crossed, transit, on account of, in order that Ahaz אָחָ֣ז (’ā·ḥāz) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_271.htm">Strong's 271: </a> Ahaz -- 'he has grasped', two Israelites king מֶֽלֶךְ־ (me·leḵ-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc had thrown off restraint הִפְרִ֙יעַ֙ (hip̄·rî·a‘) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6544.htm">Strong's 6544: </a> To loosen, to expose, dismiss, absolve, begin in Judah בִּֽיהוּדָ֔ה (bî·hū·ḏāh) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites and had been most unfaithful וּמָע֥וֹל (ū·mā·‘ō·wl) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4603.htm">Strong's 4603: </a> To cover up, to act covertly, treacherously to the LORD. בַּיהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/28-19.htm">2 Chronicles 28:19 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/28-19.htm">2 Chronicles 28:19 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_chronicles/28-19.htm">2 Chronicles 28:19 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/28-19.htm">2 Chronicles 28:19 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/28-19.htm">2 Chronicles 28:19 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/28-19.htm">2 Chronicles 28:19 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/28-19.htm">2 Chronicles 28:19 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/28-19.htm">2 Chronicles 28:19 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/28-19.htm">2 Chronicles 28:19 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/28-19.htm">2 Chronicles 28:19 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-19.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 28:19 For Yahweh brought Judah low because (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/28-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 28:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 28:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/28-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 28:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 28:20" /></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>