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New King James Version

2 Chronicles 28:22

2 Kings 16:12-20">[xr] Now in the time of his distress King Ahaz became increasingly unfaithful to the LORD. This is that King Ahaz.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Afflictions and Adversities;   Ahaz;   Idolatry;   Wicked (People);   Thompson Chain Reference - Afflictions;   Impenitence;   Penitence-Impenitence;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Afflictions of the Wicked, the;   Kings;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Ahaz;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Damascus;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Presumption;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Mortar;   Thieves;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Assyria, History and Religion of;   Chronicles, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Ahaz ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Ahaz;   Amasa;   Hezekiah;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Judah;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ahaz;   Hezekiah (2);   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Ahaz;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
At the time of his distress, King Ahaz himself became more unfaithful to the Lord.
Hebrew Names Version
In the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the LORD, this same king Achaz.
King James Version
And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the Lord : this is that king Ahaz.
English Standard Version
In the time of his distress he became yet more faithless to the Lord —this same King Ahaz.
New Century Version
During Ahaz's troubles he was even more unfaithful to the Lord .
New English Translation
During his time of trouble King Ahaz was even more unfaithful to the Lord .
Amplified Bible
In the time of his distress, this same King Ahaz became yet more unfaithful to the LORD.
New American Standard Bible
Now during the time of his distress, this same King Ahaz became even more unfaithful to the LORD.
World English Bible
In the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against Yahweh, this same king Ahaz.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And in ye time of his tribulation did he yet trespasse more against ye Lord, (this is King Ahaz)
Legacy Standard Bible
Now in the time of his distress this same King Ahaz became yet more unfaithful to Yahweh.
Berean Standard Bible
In the time of his distress, King Ahaz became even more unfaithful to the LORD.
Contemporary English Version
Even after all these terrible things happened to Ahaz, he sinned against the Lord even worse than before.
Complete Jewish Bible
During his time of distress this same King Achaz added to his treachery against Adonai
Darby Translation
And in the time of his trouble he transgressed yet more against Jehovah, this king Ahaz.
Easy-to-Read Version
In Ahaz's troubles, he sinned worse and became more unfaithful to the Lord .
George Lamsa Translation
But they transgressed still more against the LORD: this same King Ahaz.
Good News Translation
When his troubles were at their worst, that man Ahaz sinned against the Lord more than ever.
Lexham English Bible
And in the time of his distress, King Ahaz continued to act unfaithfully against Yahweh.
Literal Translation
And in the time of his distressing he added to act slyly against Jehovah, this King Ahaz.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Morouer kinge Achas trespaced yet more against the LORDE euen in his trouble,
American Standard Version
And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against Jehovah, this same king Ahaz.
Bible in Basic English
And in the time of his trouble, this same King Ahaz did even more evil against the Lord.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And in the very time of his tribulation, did king Ahaz trespasse yet more against the Lorde.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And in the time of his distress did he act even more treacherously against the LORD, this same king Ahaz.
King James Version (1611)
And in the time of this distresse did hee trespasse yet more against the Lord: This is that king Ahaz.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
but only troubled him in his affliction: and he departed yet more from the Lord, and king Achaz said,
English Revised Version
And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the LORD, this same king Ahaz.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Ferthermore also in the tyme of his angwisch he encreesside dispit ayens God; thilke kyng Achaz bi
Update Bible Version
And in the time of his distress he trespassed yet more against Yahweh, this same king Ahaz.
Webster's Bible Translation
And in the time of his distress he trespassed yet more against the LORD: this [is that] king Ahaz.
New Living Translation
Even during this time of trouble, King Ahaz continued to reject the Lord .
New Life Bible
In the time of his trouble, this same King Ahaz became even less faithful to the Lord.
New Revised Standard
In the time of his distress he became yet more faithless to the Lord —this same King Ahaz.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, in the time of his distress, he yet further acted unfaithfully with Yahweh, - he, King Ahaz!
Douay-Rheims Bible
Moreover also in the time of his distress he increased contempt against the Lord: king Achaz himself by himself,
Revised Standard Version
In the time of his distress he became yet more faithless to the LORD--this same King Ahaz.
Young's Literal Translation
And in the time of his distress -- he addeth to trespass against Jehovah, (this king Ahaz),
THE MESSAGE
But King Ahaz didn't learn his lesson—at the very time that everyone was turning against him, he continued to be against God ! He offered sacrifices to the gods of Damascus. He had just been defeated by Damascus; he thought, "If I worship the gods who helped Damascus, those gods just might help me, too." But things only went from bad to worse: first Ahaz in ruins and then the country. He cleaned out The Temple of God of everything useful and valuable, boarded up the doors of The Temple, and then went out and set up pagan shrines for his own use all over Jerusalem. And not only in Jerusalem, but all over Judah—neighborhood shrines for worshiping any and every god on sale. And was God ever angry!
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now in the time of his distress this same King Ahaz became yet more unfaithful to the LORD.

Contextual Overview

16 At the same time King Ahaz sent to the kings 2 Chronicles 28:20).">[fn] of Assyria to help him. 17 For again the Edomites had come, attacked Judah, and carried away captives. 18 The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the lowland and of the South of Judah, and had taken Beth Shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Sochoh with its villages, Timnah with its villages, and Gimzo with its villages; and they dwelt there. 19 For the LORD brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel, for he had encouraged moral decline in Judah and had been continually unfaithful to the LORD. 20 Also Tiglath-Pileser [fn] king of Assyria came to him and distressed him, and did not assist him. 21 For Ahaz took part of the treasures from the house of the LORD, from the house of the king, and from the leaders, and he gave it to the king of Assyria; but he did not help him. 22 2 Kings 16:12-20">[xr] Now in the time of his distress King Ahaz became increasingly unfaithful to the LORD. This is that King Ahaz. 23 For he sacrificed to the gods of Damascus which had defeated him, saying, "Because the gods of the kings of Syria help them, I will sacrifice to them that they may help me." But they were the ruin of him and of all Israel. 24 So Ahaz gathered the articles of the house of God, cut in pieces the articles of the house of God, shut up the doors of the house of the LORD, and made for himself altars in every corner of Jerusalem. 25 And in every single city of Judah he made high places to burn incense to other gods, and provoked to anger the LORD God of his fathers.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

in the: 2 Chronicles 33:12, Psalms 50:15, Isaiah 1:5, Ezekiel 21:13, Hosea 5:15, Revelation 16:9-11

this is: Esther 7:6, Psalms 52:7

Reciprocal: Genesis 10:9 - Even Exodus 9:34 - and hardened 1 Kings 21:1 - after 2 Kings 23:37 - all that 2 Chronicles 16:12 - in his disease 2 Chronicles 24:7 - that wicked 2 Chronicles 33:23 - trespassed more and more Job 15:26 - runneth Job 35:10 - none Job 36:13 - heap Proverbs 27:22 - General Isaiah 7:12 - I will not ask Isaiah 9:13 - the people Isaiah 57:10 - There is Jeremiah 2:25 - after Jeremiah 2:30 - In vain Jeremiah 5:3 - thou hast stricken Jeremiah 11:12 - go Jeremiah 32:3 - Zedekiah Ezekiel 22:24 - General Ezekiel 31:18 - This is Daniel 4:17 - the basest Amos 4:6 - yet Haggai 2:17 - yet Luke 15:15 - he went Luke 23:40 - seeing John 5:14 - lest Acts 7:37 - that Revelation 9:20 - yet

Cross-References

Genesis 12:8
And he moved from there to the mountain east of Bethel, and he pitched his tent with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; there he built an altar to the LORD and called on the name of the LORD.
Genesis 14:20
And blessed be God Most High, Who has delivered your enemies into your hand." And he gave him a tithe of all.
Genesis 21:33
Then Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there called on the name of the LORD, the Everlasting God.
Genesis 28:14
Also your descendants shall be as the dust of the earth; you shall spread abroad to the west and the east, to the north and the south; and in you and in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed.
Genesis 28:15
Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have spoken to you."
Genesis 28:17
And he was afraid and said, "How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven!"
Genesis 28:22
And this stone which I have set as a pillar shall be God's house, and of all that You give me I will surely give a tenth to You."
Genesis 33:20
20 Then he erected an altar there and called it El Elohe Israel. [fn]
Genesis 35:1
Then God said to Jacob, "Arise, go up to Bethel and dwell there; and make an altar there to God, who appeared to you when you fled from the face of Esau your brother."
Genesis 35:7
And he built an altar there and called the place El Bethel, [fn] because there God appeared to him when he fled from the face of his brother.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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 the kings of Judah.


 
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