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Texts -- 2 Chronicles 28:23-27 (NET)

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28:23 He offered sacrifices to the gods of Damascus whom he thought had defeated him. He reasoned , “Since the gods of the kings of Damascus helped them, I will sacrifice to them so they will help me.” But they caused him and all Israel to stumble . 28:24 Ahaz gathered the items in God’s temple and removed them. He shut the doors of the Lord’s temple and erected altars on every street corner in Jerusalem . 28:25 In every city throughout Judah he set up high places to offer sacrifices to other gods . He angered the Lord God of his ancestors . 28:26 The rest of the events of Ahaz’s reign, including his accomplishments from start to finish , are recorded in the Scroll of the Kings of Judah and Israel . 28:27 Ahaz passed away and was buried in the City of David ; they did not bring him to the tombs of the kings of Israel . His son Hezekiah replaced him as king .

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  • 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 Isr...
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