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A New Low for a King
Commentators like Albert Barnes and John Gill emphasize that Ahaz's sin was unprecedented for a king of Judah. While previous kings had wrongly tolerated worship at the high places, Ahaz was the first to personally participate and lead by his own wicked example, marking a significant escalation in the kingdom's apostasy.
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Albert Barnes
On 2 Kings 16:4
18th Century
Theologian
He sacrificed ... - Other kings of Judah had allowed their people to do so. Ahaz was the first, so far as we know, to countenance the practi…
Charles Ellicott
On 2 Kings 16:4
19th Century
Bishop
In the high places. —These are evidently distinguished from “the hills,” as two different prepositions are used in the Hebrew, jus…
John Gill
On 2 Kings 16:4
17th Century
Pastor
And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on
the hills
Which none o…
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Matthew Henry
On 2 Kings 16:1–9
17th Century
Minister
Few and evil were the days of Ahaz. Those whose hearts condemn them will go anywhere in a day of distress, rather than to God. The sin was its own …