2 Chronicles 28:23

For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus, which smote him: and he said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria help them, therefore will I sacrifice to them, that they may help me. But they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
sacrificed	וַיִּזְבַּ֗ח vai.yiz.Bach	H2076	to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
gods	לֵֽאלֹהֵ֣י le.lo.Hei	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
Damascus	דַרְמֶשֶׂק֮ dar.me.Sek	H1834	Damascus · proper noun, a place name
smote	הַמַּכִּ֣ים ha.ma.Kim	H5221	to strike (lightly or severely · definite article + verb, hiphil active participle, masculine plural absolute
said	וַיֹּ֗אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
gods	אֱלֹהֵ֤י 'e.lo.Hei	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct
kings	מַלְכֵֽי mal.khei-	H4428	a king · noun, common masculine plural construct
Syria	אֲרָם֙ 'a.Ram	H758	Aram or Syria · proper noun, a place name
help	מַעְזְרִ֣ים ma'.ze.Rim	H5826	to surround · verb, hiphil active participle, masculine plural absolute
sacrifice	אֲזַבֵּ֖חַ 'a.za.Be.ach	H2076	to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice) · verb, piel imperfect, 1st person common singular
help	וְיַעְזְר֑וּנִי ve.ya'.ze.Ru.ni	H5826	to surround · conjunction + verb, qal, 3rd person masculine plural + pronominal suffix
ruin	לְהַכְשִׁיל֖וֹ le.hakh.shi.Lo	H3782	to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs · preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

2 Chronicles 25:14 Now it came to pass, after that Amaziah was come from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the children of Seir, and s…
2 Kings 16:12-13 And when the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar: and the king approached to the altar, and offered thereon.
Isaiah 1:28 And the destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners shall be together, and they that forsake the LORD shall be consumed.
Jeremiah 10:5 They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot d…
Jeremiah 44:15-18 Then all the men which knew that their wives had burned incense unto other gods, and all the women that stood by, a great multitude, even al…
Jeremiah 44:20-28 Then Jeremiah said unto all the people, to the men, and to the women, and to all the people which had given him that answer, saying,
Hosea 13:9 O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help.
Habakkuk 1:11 Then shall his mind change, and he shall pass over, and offend, imputing this his power unto his god.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 28:16–end

Here is, I. The great distress which the kingdom of Ahaz was reduced to for his sin. In general, 1. The Lord brought Judah low, Ch2 28:19. They had lately been very high in wealth and power; but God found means to bring them down, and make them as despicable as they had been formidable. Those that will not humble themselves under the word of God will justly be humbled by his judgments. Iniquity brings men low, Psa 106:43. 2. Ahaz made Judah naked. As his sin debased them, so it exposed them. It made them naked to their shame; for it exposed them to contempt, as a man unclothed. It made them naked to their danger; for it exposed them to assaults, as a man unarmed, Exo 32:25. Sin strips men. I…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 28:22

HIS IDOLATRY IN HIS DISTRESS. (Ch2 28:22-27) in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the Lord--This infatuated king surrendered himself to the influence of idolatry and exerted his royal authority to extend it, with the intensity of a passion--with the ignorance and servile fear of a heathen (Ch2 28:23) and a ruthless defiance of God (see on Kg2 16:10-20). Next: 2 Chronicles Chapter 29

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 28:23

He sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus, which smote him - "This passage," says Mr. Hallet, "greatly surprised me; for the sacred historian himself is here represented as saying, The gods of Damascus had smitten Ahaz. But it is impossible to suppose that an inspired author could say this; for the Scripture everywhere represents the heathen idols as nothing and vanity, and as incapable of doing either good or hurt. All difficulty is avoided if we follow the old Hebrew copies, from which the Greek translation was made, Και ειπεν ὁ βασιλεις Αχαζ, εκζητησω τους Θεους Δαμασκου τους τυπτοντας με, And King Ahaz said, I Will Seek to the Gods of Damascus Which Have Smitten Me; and then it follows, b…

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John Gill

Dictionary and topics

Ahaz — Possessor. (1.) A grandson of Jonathan (1 Chr. 8:35; 9:42). (2.) The son and successor of Jotham, king of Judah (2 Kings 16; Isa. 7-9; 2 Chr. 28). He gave himself up to a life of wickedness and…
Pekah — Open-eyed, the son of Remaliah a captain in the army of Pekahiah, king of Israel, whom he slew, with the aid of a band of Gileadites, and succeeded (B.C. 758) on the throne (2 Kings 15:25). Seventeen…
Ahaz · .Idolatrous abominations of — .Idolatrous abominations of
Kings · Who reigned over Judah: Ahaz — Who reigned over Judah: Ahaz

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Chronicles 28:23

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 28:16–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 28:22

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 28:23

John Gill

Dictionary and topics

2 Chronicles 28:23

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 28:16–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 28:22

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 28:23

John Gill

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Chronicles 28:22-25

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Chronicles 28:22-23

Rashi on 2 Chronicles 28:21