John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 16:2
Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem ,.... The same number of years his father did: and did not that which was right in the sight of the Lord God, like David his father ; his more remote progenitor, nor even like his more immediate father, from whom he received such good instructions, and of whom he had so good an example; but grace is neither propagated by blood, nor obtained through the force of education. read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 16:1-4
We have here a general character of the reign of Ahaz. Few and evil were his days?few, for he died at thirty-six?evil, for we are here told, 1. That he did not that which was right like David (2 Kgs. 16:2), that is, he had none of that concern and affection for the instituted service and worship of God for which David was celebrated. He had no love for the temple, made no conscience of his duty to God, nor had any regard to his law. Herein he was unlike David; it was his honour that he was of... read more