2 Chronicles 17:4

17:4 but instead sought the God of his ancestors ¹  and obeyed ²  his commands, unlike the Israelites. ³ 

2 Chronicles 20:33

20:33 However, the high places were not eliminated; the people were still not devoted to the God of their ancestors. ⁴ 

2 Chronicles 29:7

29:7 They closed the doors of the temple porch and put out the lamps; they did not offer incense or burnt sacrifices in the sanctuary of the God of Israel.

2 Chronicles 28:23

28:23 He offered sacrifices to the gods of Damascus whom he thought had defeated him. ⁵  He reasoned, ⁶  “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.

2 Chronicles 34:3

34:3 In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, he began to seek the God of his ancestor ⁷  David. In his twelfth year he began ridding ⁸  Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, Asherah poles, idols, and images.

¹ tn Heb “fathers.”

² tn Heb “walked in.”

³ tn Heb “and not like the behavior of Israel.”

⁴ tn Heb “and still the people did not set their heart[s] on the God of their fathers.”

⁷ tn Heb “the gods of Damascus, the ones who had defeated him.” The words “he thought” are supplied in the translation for clarification. The perspective is that of Ahaz, not the narrator! Another option is that “the kings” has been accidentally omitted after “gods of.” See v. 23b.

⁸ tn Heb “said.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “father.”

¹¹ tn Heb “purifying.”