2 Chronicles 28:3 NIV

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 28:3

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 28:1-4

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

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 28:3

Burnt incense … Hinnom . The sin of Solomon ( 1 Kings 11:7 , 1 Kings 11:8 ) is reproduced. For the valley of the son of Hinnom , which curved round the south-west and west of Jerusalem ( Ge Ben-Hinnom ), see Conder's 'Handbook,' ch. 7. pp. 330-332. Burnt his children (see Le 2 Chronicles 18:21 ); but there cannot be any doubt that Ahaz's practice here stated was an incident of the Moloch-superstition and horrible cruelty (see the parallel in its 2 Chronicles 28:3 , 2... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 28:3

Compare the 2 Kings 16:3 note. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 28:1-4

2 Chronicles 28:1-4. He did not that which was right in the sight of the Lord Nay, he did a great deal that was wrong, very wrong, and that toward God, toward his own soul, and toward his people. He walked in the way of the revolted Israelites, and the devoted Canaanites; made molten images and worshipped them, contrary to the second commandment; nay, he made them for Baalim, contrary to the first. He forsook the temple of the Lord, and sacrificed, and burned incense on the hills, and... read more

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

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

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

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 28:1-4

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 28:1-27

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 28:1-27

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 28:1-27

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 28:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 28:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 28:1-4

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