Ahaz gathered together the vessels of God’s house, and cut the vessels of God’s house in pieces, and shut up the doors of Yahweh’s house; and he made himself altars in every corner of Jerusalem.
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Ahaz gathered together the vessels of God’s house, and cut the vessels of God’s house in pieces, and shut up the doors of Yahweh’s house; and he made himself altars in every corner of Jerusalem.
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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.
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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.
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Passages linked to 2 Chronicles 28:24 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Chronicles 29:7 Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered burnt offerings in the holy place to the God of Israel.
- 2 Kings 16:17-18 King Ahaz cut off the panels of the bases, and removed the basin from off them, and took down the sea from off the bronze oxen that were under it, and put it on a pavement of stone. He removed the covered way for the Sabbath that they had built in the house, and the king’s entry outside to Yahweh’s house, because of the king of Assyria.
- 2 Chronicles 30:14 They arose and took away the altars that were in Jerusalem, and they took away all the altars for incense and threw them into the brook Kidron.
- 2 Chronicles 33:3-5 For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down; and he raised up altars for the Baals, made Asheroth, and worshiped all the army of the sky, and served them. He built altars in Yahweh’s house, of which Yahweh said, “My name shall be in Jerusalem forever.” He built altars for all the army of the sky in the two courts of Yahweh’s house.
- 2 Kings 25:13-17 The Chaldeans broke up the pillars of bronze that were in Yahweh’s house and the bases and the bronze sea that were in Yahweh’s house, and carried the bronze pieces to Babylon. They took away the pots, the shovels, the snuffers, the spoons, and all the vessels of bronze with which they ministered. The captain of the guard took away the fire pans, the basins, that which was of gold, in gold, and that which was of silver, in silver. The two pillars, the one sea, and the bases, which Solomon had made for Yahweh’s house, the bronze of all these vessels was not weighed. The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and a capital of bronze was on it. The height of the capital was three cubits, with network and pomegranates on the capital around it, all of bronze; and the second pillar with its network was like these.
- 2 Chronicles 29:3 In the first year of his reign, in the first month, he opened the doors of Yahweh’s house, and repaired them.
- Jeremiah 2:28 “But where are your gods that you have made for yourselves? Let them arise, if they can save you in the time of your trouble; for you have as many gods as you have towns, O Judah.
- Hosea 12:11 If Gilead is wicked, surely they are worthless. In Gilgal they sacrifice bulls. Indeed, their altars are like heaps in the furrows of the field.
- Acts 17:16 Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw the city full of idols.
- Acts 17:23 For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I also found an altar with this inscription: ‘TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.’ What therefore you worship in ignorance, I announce to you.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ch 28:24 And Ahaz gathered together the vessels of…
2Ch 28:24 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.
Ver. 24. And Ahaz gathered together.] See 2Ki 16:8.
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And shut up the doors of the house of the Lord.] As Julian shut up the churches of the Christians. Herein Ahaz was worse than Athaliah; who suffered Jehoiada and the priests to execute their offices in the temple, though herself worshipped idols.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 24. Shut up the doors] He caused the…
Verse 24. Shut up the doors] He caused the Divine worship to be totally suspended; and they continued shut till the beginning of the reign of Hezekiah, one of whose first acts was to reopen them, and thus to restore the Divine worship, 2Ch 29:3.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Compare 2Ki 16:17 note. The temple-worship was suspended, the…
Compare 2Ki 16:17 note. The temple-worship was suspended, the lamps put out, and the doors shut, to prevent the priests from entering. The Jews still celebrate a yearly fast in commemoration of this time of affliction.
Altars - As the one altar for sacrifice, which alone the Law allowed, symbolized the doctrine of one God, so these many altars spoke unmistakeably of the all-embracing polytheism affected by Ahaz.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain God: first through fear of the Assyrian, (4 K.)…
God: first through fear of the Assyrian, (4 K.) but afterwards he permitted it to continue in the same state of irreligion. C. --- So easily do people fall into this abyss, who begin to neglect instruction! H. --- Ezechias took care to open the temple again, C. xxix. 3. C. --- None of the former kings had dared (H.) to prohibit the worship of the true God. T.
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 24. Shut up… doors of the house of the…
24. Shut up… doors of the house of the Lord — This, of course, suspended the temple service, and so matters remained till the first year of Hezekiah, Comp. 2Ch_29:3; 2Ch_29:7. Ahaz seems to have acted on the thought that the erection of altars in every corner of Jerusalem rendered the service of the temple superfluous, and so he closed its doors, put out the sacred lamps, and brought its daily service to an end. So in wickedness and idolatry Ahaz surpassed all his predecessors in Jerusalem. On account of his great wickedness he was not buried in the royal sepulchre.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 24. cut in pieces the vessels] Presumably in order…
24. cut in pieces the vessels] Presumably in order to smelt them and put the metal to other uses; cp. 2Ki_24:13. According to 2Ki_16:17 Ahaz merely “cut off the borders (‘panels’ R.V. mg.) of the bases and removed the laver from off them, and took down the sea from off the brasen oxen that were under it, and put it upon a pavement of stone.” In Chron. something more than this is suggested, for “the vessels” would naturally mean such vessels as are mentioned in 2Ki_24:13.
shut up the doors] The Chronicler perhaps misunderstands the difficult passage 2Ki_16:18 (vide A.V. and R.V.). That passage speaks of an alteration carried out by Ahaz on one of the entrances to the Temple, but says nothing of a complete closing of the Temple; indeed it may be gathered from 2Ki_16:14-16 that the daily service went on with one great change, viz. that the king’s new altar was used instead of the brazen altar.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (24) Gathered together the vessels.—According to some MSS. the…
(24) Gathered together the vessels.—According to some MSS. the Syriac, Arabic, Vulg., and Targum, all the vessels.
And cut in pieces the vessels.—Literally, trimmed (qiççaç), i.e., cut off their metal ornaments. The same word is used in 2Ki_16:17, where it is said, “And king Ahaz cut off the plates of the bases, and removed the laver from upon them, and the sea he took down from off the brazen oxen that were under it, and put it on a pavement of stones.”
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And shut up the doors of the house of the Lord.—Not in Kings. (Comp. 2Ch_29:3-7.) The doors of the sanctuary itself, not those of the great court, must be understood. (Comp. 2Ki_16:15-16, from which it appears that the new Syrian altar was erected in the inner court near the brazen altar.) By closing the doors Ahaz suspended all rites that could only be duly performed within the Holy Place and the Holy of Holies. (Thenius thinks the verse involves a misunderstanding of 2Ki_16:18.)
In every corner of (in) Jerusalem.—Wanting in Kings.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain This verse (completed, indeed, by the verse following) heightens…
This verse (completed, indeed, by the verse following) heightens to its climax the description of the guilt of Ahaz, which grew to madness. Vers. 17, 18 of the parallel enlarge our view of what Ahaz did in the way of destruction, relating his mutilation of the bases and laver and sea, after also the displacement of the brazen altar in favour of that the pattern of which he had sent from Damascus to Urijah the priest, who must have been a consenting party to the iniquity. Our 2Ch_30:14 speaks of the time that came when these wicked steps of king and priest began to be retraced, and, with the previous verses of same chapter, are the sad but interesting reverse of the present passage. The modern Jews commemorate, by the observance of a fast, this mournful crisis of Judah"s history.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 the house of God ... the house of Yahweh
the house of God ... the house of Yahweh
Here the word "house" represents the temple. AT: "the temple of God ... the temple of Yahweh" (See: Metonymy)
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in every corner of Jerusalem
Possible meanings are 1) the word "corner" refers to street corners, or places where streets intersect. AT: "on every street corner in Jerusalem" or 2) the various parts of Jerusalem are spoken of as if they were the corners of the city. AT: "in every part of Jerusalem" (See: Metaphor)
he made for himself altars ... he made high places to burn sacrifices
Since Ahaz was king, he may have had his workers make these high places. AT: "he had his workers make altars for him ... he had his workers make high places to burn sacrifices" (See: Metonymy)
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house of God
altar
Jerusalem
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 28:24-25 Judah reached its spiritual nadir—a condition similar to…
28:24-25 Judah reached its spiritual nadir—a condition similar to exile—under King Ahaz.
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