For the LORD humbled Judah because Ahaz king of Israel had thrown off restraint in Judah and had been most unfaithful to the LORD.
Parallel translations
- WEB For Yahweh brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel, because he acted without restraint in Judah and trespassed severely against Yahweh.
- KJV For the LORD brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel; for he made Judah naked, and transgressed sore against the LORD.
- NKJV 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.
- NASB For the Lord had humbled Judah because of Ahaz king of Israel, for he had brought about a lack of restraint in Judah and was very unfaithful to the Lord.
- NLT The Lord was humbling Judah because of King Ahaz of Judah, for he had encouraged his people to sin and had been utterly unfaithful to the Lord.
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Quick answer
The LORD brings Judah low because Ahaz acted without restraint and trespassed severely against him. The verse names Ahaz's unfaithfulness as the cause of national humiliation.
Overview
The Chronicler explicitly attributes Judah's decline to God's judgment for Ahaz's reckless and grievous sin. Calling Ahaz king of Israel may signal that his conduct identified Judah with the apostate north. This sober verdict reinforces the covenant principle that sin brings ruin, magnifying the grace by which Christ bears the judgment His people deserve.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 13
- 2 Chr 21:2Jehoram’s brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat, were Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariah, Michael, and Shephatiah; these were all sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel.
- Job 40:12Look on every proud man and humble him; trample the wicked where they stand.
- 1 Sam 2:7The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts.
- Prov 29:23A man’s pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.
- Hos 5:11Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, for he is determined to follow worthless idols.
- Mic 6:16You have kept the statutes of Omri and all the practices of Ahab’s house; you have followed their counsel. Therefore I will make you a desolation, and your inhabitants an object of contempt; you will bear the scorn of the nations.”
- Gen 3:7And the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; so they sewed together fig leaves and made coverings for themselves.
- Gen 3:11“Who told you that you were naked?” asked the LORD God. “Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?”
- Ps 106:41–43He delivered them into the hand of the nations, and those who hated them ruled over them.
- Rev 3:17–18You say, ‘I am rich; I have grown wealthy and need nothing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.
- Exod 32:25Moses saw that the people were out of control, for Aaron had let them run wild and become a laughingstock to their enemies.
- Rev 16:15“Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed.”
- Deut 28:43The foreigner living among you will rise higher and higher above you, while you sink down lower and lower.
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