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Sunday, August 3rd, 2025
the Week of Proper 13 / Ordinary 18
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2 Chronicles 28:2

He followed the bad example of the kings of Israel. He used molds to make idols to worship the Baal gods.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Ahaz;   Baal;   Rulers;   Thompson Chain Reference - False;   Idolatry;   Worship, False;   Worship, True and False;   The Topic Concordance - Sacrifice;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Idolatry;   Kings;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Ahaz;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Molech;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Baal;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Baal (1);   Nathan;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Ahaz ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Ahaz;   Amasa;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Judah;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ahaz;   Apostasy;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Baal;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Monotheism;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
for he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and made cast images of the Baals.
Hebrew Names Version
but he walked in the ways of the kings of Yisra'el, and made also molten images for the Ba`alim.
King James Version
For he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made also molten images for Baalim.
English Standard Version
but he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel. He even made metal images for the Baals,
New Century Version
Ahaz did the same things the kings of Israel had done. He made metal idols to worship Baal.
New English Translation
He followed in the footsteps of the kings of Israel; he also made images of the Baals.
Amplified Bible
Instead he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and even made cast images for the Baals.
New American Standard Bible
But he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel; he also made cast metal images for the Baals.
World English Bible
but he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made also molten images for the Baals.
Geneva Bible (1587)
But he walked in the wayes of ye Kings of Israel, & made euen molten images for Baalim.
Legacy Standard Bible
But he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel; he also made molten images for the Baals.
Berean Standard Bible
Instead, he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and even made cast images of the Baals.
Contemporary English Version
and was as sinful as the kings of Israel. He made idols of the god Baal,
Complete Jewish Bible
Rather, he lived in the manner of the kings of Isra'el and made cast metal images for the ba‘alim.
Darby Translation
but walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and even made molten images for the Baals;
George Lamsa Translation
But he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and also made altars for the idols.
Good News Translation
and followed the example of the kings of Israel. He had metal images of Baal made,
Lexham English Bible
But he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and also made molten idols for the Baals.
Literal Translation
but walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and also made casted images for the Baals.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
but walked in the wayes of the kinges of Israel, and made molten ymages vnto Baalim,
American Standard Version
but he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made also molten images for the Baalim.
Bible in Basic English
But he went in the ways of the kings of Israel and made images of metal for the Baals.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
For he walked in the wayes of the kinges of Israel, & made moulten images for Baalim.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
but he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made also molten images for the Baalim.
King James Version (1611)
For he walked in the wayes of the Kings of Israel, and made also molten images for Baalim.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
But he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, for he made graven images.
English Revised Version
but he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made also molten images for the Baalim.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
but he yede in the weies of the kyngis of Israel. Ferthermore and he yetyde ymagis to Baalym.
Update Bible Version
but he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and also made molten images for the Baalim.
Webster's Bible Translation
For he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made also molten images for Baalim.
New King James Version
For he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made molded images for the Baals.
New Living Translation
Instead, he followed the example of the kings of Israel. He cast metal images for the worship of Baal.
New Life Bible
But he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel. He also made objects to look like the false gods of Baal.
New Revised Standard
but he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel. He even made cast images for the Baals;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
but walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, - yea, even molten images, made he to the Baalim;
Douay-Rheims Bible
But walked in the ways of the kings of Israel; moreover also he cast statues for Baalim.
Revised Standard Version
but walked in the ways of the kings of Israel. He even made molten images for the Ba'als;
Young's Literal Translation
and walketh in the ways of the kings of Israel, and also, molten images hath made for Baalim,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
But he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel; he also made molten images for the Baals.

Contextual Overview

1 Ahaz was 20 years old when he became king. He ruled 16 years in Jerusalem. He did not live right, as David his ancestor had done. Ahaz did not do what the Lord wanted him to do. 2 He followed the bad example of the kings of Israel. He used molds to make idols to worship the Baal gods. 3 He burned incense in the Valley of Ben Hinnom and sacrificed his own sons by burning them in the fire. He did the same terrible sins that the peoples living in that land did. The Lord had forced them out when the Israelites entered that land. 4 Ahaz offered sacrifices and burned incense in the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree. 5Because Ahaz did these things, the Lord his God let the king of Aram defeat him. The king and his army defeated Ahaz and took many people of Judah as prisoners to the city of Damascus. Ahaz also suffered a terrible defeat by the king of Israel, Pekah son of Remaliah. Pekah and his army killed 120,000 of the bravest soldiers in Judah in one day. All this happened because the people of Judah had turned away from the Lord , the God their ancestors worshiped.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

For he walked: 2 Chronicles 21:6, 2 Chronicles 22:3, 2 Chronicles 22:4, 1 Kings 16:31-33, 2 Kings 10:26-28

molten images: Exodus 34:17, Leviticus 19:4

Baalim: Judges 2:11, Judges 2:13, Hosea 2:13, Hosea 2:17

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 16:3 - he walked 2 Chronicles 29:6 - For our fathers 2 Chronicles 33:3 - he reared Isaiah 2:8 - is full Jeremiah 32:35 - they built Micah 1:5 - they

Cross-References

Genesis 24:10
The servant took ten of Abraham's camels and left that place. The servant carried with him many different kinds of beautiful gifts. He went to Mesopotamia, to Nahor's city.
Genesis 24:29
She had a brother named Laban. She told him what the man had said to her. Laban was listening to her. And when he saw the ring and the bracelets on his sister's arms, he ran out to the well. There the man was, standing by the camels at the well.
Genesis 24:50
Then Laban and Bethuel answered, "We see that this is from the Lord , so there is nothing we can say to change it.
Genesis 25:20
When Isaac was 40 years old, he married Rebekah. Rebekah was from Paddan Aram. She was Bethuel's daughter and the sister of Laban the Aramean.
Genesis 28:5
So Isaac sent Jacob to Rebekah's brother in Paddan Aram. Jacob went to Laban, son of Bethuel the Aramean. Laban was the brother of Rebekah, the mother of Jacob and Esau.
Genesis 28:15
"I am with you, and I will protect you everywhere you go. I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised."
Genesis 28:20
Then Jacob made a promise. He said, "If God will be with me, and if he will protect me on this trip, and if he gives me food to eat and clothes to wear,
Genesis 29:1
Then Jacob continued his trip. He went to the country in the East.
Genesis 31:18
Then they began traveling back to the land of Canaan, where his father lived. All the flocks of animals that Jacob owned walked ahead of them. He carried everything with him that he had gotten while he lived in Paddan Aram.
Genesis 32:10
You have been very kind to me. You did many good things for me. The first time I traveled across the Jordan River, I owned nothing—only my walking stick. But now I own enough things to have two full groups.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Images for Baalim - Or, to serve as Baalim, i. e as representatives of the different forms or characters of the chief Phoenician deity.


 
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