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John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO 2 CHRONICLES 28 This chapter contains the reign of Ahaz, and gives an account of the idolatry he was guilty of, 2 Chronicles 28:1, what calamities came upon him and his people, being delivered up into the hands of the kings of Syria and Israel, who slew many, and carried others captives, 2 Chronicles 28:5, though they that were...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Ver. 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...
Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary - Matthew Henry
This chapter is the history of the reign of Ahaz the son of Jotham; a bad reign it was, and which helped to augment the fierce anger of the Lord. We have here, I. His great wickedness, ver. 1-4. II. The trouble he brought himself into by it, ver. 5-8. III. The reproof which God sent by a prophet to the army of Israel for trampling upon their...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: but he did not that which was right in the sight of the LORD, like David his father: for he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made also molten images for Baalim. Moreover he burnt incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burnt his...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: So that he died before he reached the prime of life; he was cut off by God in the very midst of his sin.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But he did not that which was right in the sight of the LORD, like David his father: for he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, — They had set up the worship of God under emblems, there were the calves of Bethel, the representation of strength: it was the worship of God by imagery, and Ahaz imitated it, and went even further in sin, —
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
[See comments on 2 Chronicles 28:1]
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And made also molten images for Baalim. If we worship the true God under some symbol, the next step is to worship a false God.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
[See comments on 2 Chronicles 28:1]
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Moreover he burnt incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burnt his children in the fire, after the abominations of the heathen whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel. The worship of Moloch was one of the most horrible that can be imagined. A brazen image was made terribly hot, and then children were thrust into its...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
[See comments on 2 Chronicles 28:1]
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He sacrificed also and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree. He could not do enough of it; so many trees, so many altars. There are some men who use every opportunity for sin, with a diligence which should bring the blush into the face of Christians, who are not as diligent in obeying as these men are in...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He sacrificed also and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree. According to the command of God, there was to be but one altar, and that one was to be at Jerusalem; but these people multiplied their altars; there could not be a high place but they must have an idol shrine set up upon it.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Wherefore the Lord his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria,.... Whose name was Rezin, 2 Kings 16:5, though that is an after expedition to this, which is there related. The Lord is called the God of Ahaz, because he was so of right; he had dominion over him, and ought to have been worshipped by him; and, besides, he was so by...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Wherefore the LORD his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria; and they smote him, and carried away a great multitude of them captives, and brought them to Damascus. And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who smote him with a great slaughter. It did not look as if the captives would ever return; yet the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Wherefore the LORD his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria; and they smote him, and carried away a great multitude of them captives, and brought them to Damascus. And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who smote him with a great slaughter. He received blow upon blow; God would not let him rest in his sin....
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
For Pekah son of Remaliah,.... Who was at this time king of Israel: slew in Judah an hundred and twenty thousand in one day, which were all valiant men; a great slaughter to be made at one time, and of valiant men, but not so great as that in 2 Chronicles 13:17, because they had forsaken the Lord God of their fathers; this was not a reason with...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For Pekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah an hundred and twenty thousand in one day, which were all valiant men; because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers. And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah, the king’s son, and Azrikam the governor of the house, and Elkanah that was next to the king. And the children of Israel...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king's son,.... Who therefore must have escaped being burnt in the valley of Hinnom, or only was caused to pass through the fire there, 2 Chronicles 28:3, and Azrikam the governor of the house; steward or treasurer in the king's house, in the same office as Sheban was, Isaiah 22:15 and Elkanah...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And the children of Israel carried captive of their brethren two hundred thousand women, sons and daughters,.... Which was a very large and unusual number to be carried captive; but having made such a slaughter of the men, and the rest being intimidated thereby, it was the more easily done: and took away also much spoil from them; wealth and...