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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 28:1-5

Never surely had a man greater opportunity of doing well than Ahaz had, finding things in a good posture, the kingdom rich and strong and religion established; and yet here we have him in these few verses, 1. Wretchedly corrupted and debauched. He had had a good education given him and a good example set him: but parents cannot give grace to their children. All the instructions he had were lost upon him: He did not that which was right in the sight of the Lord (2 Chron. 28:1), nay, he did a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 28:1-4

Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign ,.... These verses are much the same with 2 Kings 16:2 , only in 2 Chronicles 28:2 it is said, he made also molten images for Baalim ; the several Baals or idols of the nations round about, as well as served Jeroboam's calves; see Judges 2:11 , and he is said in 2 Chronicles 28:3 , to burn incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom ; to Molech, the god of the Ammonites, who was worshipped there. See Gill on 2 Kings 16:2 , 2... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 28:1

Ahaz was twenty years old - For the difficulties in this chronology, see the notes on 2 Kings 16:2 ; (note). read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 28:3

Burnt his children in the fire - There is a most remarkable addition here in the Chaldee which I shall give at length: "Ahaz burnt his children in the fire; but the Word of the Lord snatched Hezekiah from among them; for it was manifest before the Lord that the three righteous men, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, were to proceed from him; who should deliver up their bodies that they might be cast into a burning fiery furnace, on account of the great and glorious Name, ( יהוה )... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 28:1

Ahaz . The signification of this word is "graspng." Isaiah ( Isaiah 7:1 , Isaiah 38:8 ), Hosea, and Micah were contemporaries of Ahaz, whoso reign may be set down at B.C. 744-728. His name shows in the Assyrian tablets, Jahukhazi, or Jehoahaz. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 28:1-4

Spiritual rebound. From Jotham to Ahaz, from the king who "made his ways firm before Jehovah" to the king who "made molten images for Baalim," and "burnt incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burnt his children in the fire, after the abominations of the heathen," what a terrible rebound, what a deplorable reaction! We may regard this as— I. AN EVENT WHICH FREQUENTLY OCCURS . 1 . Sometimes to the nation. We have a notable instance of this in the reaction from... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 28:1-27

This King Ahaz: the progress of a king literally devoid of religion. In such words, the significance of which no one can mistake, is the royal person who is the chief subject of this chapter pointed to ( 2 Chronicles 28:22 ). Ahaz is the bad son of a good father. He is a type of those who begin badly, who are untaught by experience, who grow worse by suffering and adversity, and who end by maddening themselves, to their own destruction! The career of his father Jotham is written,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 28:1-27

This is that King Ahaz. I. A DEGENERATE SON . Aliaz, "Grasper" or "Possessor." In the Tigiath-Plleser inscriptions, which probably confounded him with the son of Jehoram ( 2 Chronicles 21:17 ), he is called Jehoahaz, "Whom Jehovah grasps," though the Scripture writers may have dropped the prefix "Jeho-" on account of his wickedness. 1 . He possessed his father ' s nature. Of necessity, as his father's son ( Genesis 5:3 ). Yet he improved not upon that nature, but rather... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 28:2

Molten images ; Hebrew, מַסֵּכוֹת . This was a characteristic sin of Israel, but Judah had not been guilty of making molten images during late reigns. read more

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