"For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus, which smote him: and he said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria help t…" — 2 Chronicles 28:23

2 Chronicles 28:23 · KJV

“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. {Damascus: Heb. Darmesek}”

— 2 Chronicles 28:23

Verse 22

And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the LORD: this {is that} king Ahaz.

Verse 24

And Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house of God, and cut in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and shut up the doors of the house of the LORD, and he made him altars in every corner of Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 28 — Context

For Ahaz took away a portion {out} of the house of the LORD, and {out} of the house of the king, and of the princes, and gave {it} unto the king of Assyria: but he helped him not.

And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the LORD: this {is that} king Ahaz.

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. {Damascus: Heb. Darmesek}

And in every several city of Judah he made high places to burn incense unto other gods, and provoked to anger the LORD God of his fathers. {to burn: or, to offer}

Cross References

2 Chronicles 25:14

Now it came to pass, after that Amaziah was come from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the children of Seir, and set them up {to be} his gods, and bowed down himself before them, and burned incense unto them.

Habakkuk 1:11

Then shall {his} mind change, and he shall pass over, and offend, {imputing} this his power unto his god.

Jeremiah 44:15-18

Then all the men which knew that their wives had burned incense unto other gods, and all the women that stood by, a great multitude, even all the people that dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying,

Hosea 13:9

O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me {is} thine help. {is...: Heb. in thy help}

Jeremiah 44:20-28

Then Jeremiah said unto all the people, to the men, and to the women, and to all the people which had given him {that} answer, saying,

2 Kings 16:12-13

And when the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar: and the king approached to the altar, and offered thereon.

Isaiah 1:28

And the destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners {shall be} together, and they that forsake the LORD shall be consumed. {destruction: Heb. breaking}

Jeremiah 10:5

They {are} upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also {is it} in them to do good.