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L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 16:1-20

THE WICKEDNESS OF AHAZ (vv.1-4). Ahaz stands in startling contrast to his father. His mother's name is not mentioned, perhaps because she was not worth mentioning. Ahaz was 20 years old when he began to reign and reigned 16 years, so that he died at the early age of 36. He seemed to revel in doing evil, not only following the ways of the kings of Israel, but adopting the wicked worship of the nations the Lord had dispossessed because of their evil, - even sacrificing his son to the flames... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 16:1-20

THE ASSYRIAN CAPTIVITY AZARIAH OF JUDAH (2 Kings 15:1-7 ) This king is called Uzziah in 2 Kings 15:13 ; 2 Kings 2:0 Kings 15 :2 Kings 15:30 , and in 2 Chronicles 26:0 . Read the last-named chapter for an enlargement of his history and an explanation of certain features not given here. Note his long reign, his generally good character, the cause of his failure, and the circumstance that his son reigned with him jointly for a short period. ISRAEL’S NEW ENEMY (2 Kings 15:8-31 ) Zachariah is... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - 2 Kings 16:1-20

2 Kings 16:0 1. In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign, 2. Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, and did not that which was right in the sight of the Lord his God, like David his father. 3. But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made his son to pass through the fire [a sacrifice by fire. Such an appalling rite is really intended: chap. 2 Kings 17:31 ; Jeremiah... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - 2 Kings 16:1

CONTENTS This chapter is wholly spent in recording the evil reign of Ahaz, king of Judah. The close of the chapter brings in a relief to the mind the introduction of his son Hezekiah, who succeeded him. read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - 2 Kings 16:1-4

What an awful account both the histories of Judah and Israel furnish! the succession of the kings, for the most part, is but a succession of evil. Idolatry, during the reign of Ahaz, seems to have been advanced to its height. The Reader will have a larger view of the impiety of Ahaz, if he consults and compares with what is related of him in the parallel history, in the 2 Chronicles 28:0 . read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 16:1-9

1-9 Few and evil were the days of Ahaz. Those whose hearts condemn them, will go any where in a day of distress, rather than to God. The sin was its own punishment. It is common for those who bring themselves into straits by one sin, to try to help themselves out by another. read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - 2 Kings 16:1-9

Ahaz Calls upon Assyria for Help v. 1. In the seventeenth year of Pekah, the son of Remaliah, the second-last king of Israel, Ahaz, the son of Jotham, king of Judah, began to reign. v. 2. Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, and did not that which was right in the sight of the Lord, his God, like David, his father; he forsook the traditional piety of the kings of Judah. v. 3. But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, following... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - 2 Kings 16:1-20

B.—The Reign of Ahaz in Judah2 Kings 16:1-20. (2 Chronicles 28:0)1In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah, Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign [became king]. 2Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, and did not that which was right in the sight of the Lord his God, like David his father. 3But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations 1of... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - 2 Kings 16:1-9

Seeking Help from Wrong Sources 2 Kings 16:1-9 Ahaz was one of the most wicked kings of Judah. He not only passed his children through the lines of fire, but seems to have burned some of them, 2 Chronicles 28:3 . He filled Judah with the abominations of the heathen. The hills and woodlands of the Holy Land were contaminated by all the excesses of nature-worship. When therefore Syria and Israel confederated against him, Ahaz naturally turned to creature-aid. In spite of the remonstrances of... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 16:1-20

Perhaps the sin of Judah had its most awful expression during the reign of Ahaz. The king first sought help from the Assyrians under Tiglathpileser in his time of difficulty, and this was by deliberately placing his neck under the yoke when he said, "I am thy servant and thy son." This was followed by the awful blasphemy of setting up a heathen altar in the actual courts of the Temple of God. It would seem as though the light of truth were absolutely extinguished. It was not so, however, for... read more