And in every single city of Judah he made high places to burn incense to other gods, and provoked to anger the Lord God of his fathers.
Parallel translations
- WEB In every city of Judah he made high places to burn incense to other gods, and provoked Yahweh, the God of his fathers, to anger.
- KJV 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.
- BSB In every city of Judah he built high places to offer incense to other gods, and so he provoked the LORD, the God of his fathers.
- NASB In every city of Judah he made high places to burn incense to other gods, and provoked the Lord, the God of his fathers, to anger.
- NLT He made pagan shrines in all the towns of Judah for offering sacrifices to other gods. In this way, he aroused the anger of the Lord, the God of his ancestors.
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In every city of Judah Ahaz builds high places to burn incense to other gods, provoking the LORD to anger. He spreads idolatry throughout the entire kingdom.
Overview
Ahaz institutionalizes idolatry nationwide, ensuring that false worship reaches every town and provoking the God of his fathers. The Chronicler shows the comprehensive scope of his rebellion against the covenant. This pervasive provocation makes plain why God's wrath rested on Judah and heightens the relief of the reformation to come, foreshadowing the cleansing Christ brings.
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- 2 Chr 28:3Moreover he burned incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burned his children in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations whom Yahweh cast out before the children of Israel.
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