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John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the Lord,.... By increasing his idolatries, as appears by what he did, in imitation of what he saw at Damascus, where he had an interview with the king of Assyria, 2 Kings 16:10 this is that King Ahaz; that monster of iniquity, than whom there was none worse, nor any so bad, of all...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus, which smote him,.... As he foolishly imagined, that they might do him no more hurt; as it is said of the Indians, that they worship the devil, that he may not hurt them; but that a king of Judah should do this is monstrous stupidity; rather therefore the meaning may be, that he worshipped the gods of...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. And Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house of God, and cut in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And gathered together the vessels of the house of God, and cut in pieces the vessels of the house of God,.... And converted them to his own use, sold them, or melted the gold and silver, of which they were, and made money of them, his treasures being exhausted: and shut up the doors of the house of the Lord: that the people might not come and...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And in every city of Judah he made high places to burn incense unto the gods,.... The gods of Damascus, and other idols; this he did to prevent their coming to Jerusalem to worship.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Ver. 26,27. Now the rest of his acts,.... Of these two verses, [See comments on 2 Kings 16:19], [See comments on 2 Kings 16:20].
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Now the rest of his acts and of all his ways, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel. And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, even in Jerusalem: but they brought him not into the sepulchres of the kings of Israel: There was a holy and reverent feeling amongst the remnant of...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
[See comments on 2 Chronicles 28:26]
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead. Now turn to Isaiah, the second chapter, and the sixth verse.