Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 28:1-27
2 Chronicles 28:3 . Burnt his children. In 2 Kings 16:3, it is said he made his son “pass through the fire.” The Hebrew term has a double meaning. Sometimes it implies the burning of children in the arms of Moloch till they were consumed, and so it is explained in Ezekiel 16:20-21. Others made their children pass between two fires, to dedicate them to Moloch. Hence it appears that Ahaz burnt one of his sons, and dedicated all the others by making them pass between the fires. The Talmud has... read more
Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 28:1-27
By Chuck SmithShall we turn now to II Chronicles, chapter 28.We are now moving into the final stages of the deterioration of this nation prior to its destruction. Ahaz is now the king.He is twenty years old when he began to reign ( 2 Chronicles 28:1 ),And he is an extremely wicked person. And it is really during his reign that the kingdom sinks to a lower level spiritually than it ever has. And this begins the final downward trend. There are few respites. Hezekiah, his son, was a very good... read more