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2 Chronicles 28:25

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 2 Chronicles 28:25 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And in every city of Judah he made high places to burn incense unto other gods, and provoked to anger Jehovah, the God of his fathers.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And in every city of Judah he made high places to burn incense unto other gods, and provoked to anger Jehovah, the God of his fathers.
2 Chronicles 28:25 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Chronicles 28

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
22And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against Jehovah, this same king Ahaz.
23For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus, which smote him; and he said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria helped them, [therefore] will I sacrifice to them, that they may help me. But they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel.
24And 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 Jehovah; and he made him altars in every corner of Jerusalem.
25And in every city of Judah he made high places to burn incense unto other gods, and provoked to anger Jehovah, the God of his fathers.
26Now the rest of his acts, and all his ways, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
27And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, even in Jerusalem; for they brought him not into the sepulchres of the kings of Israel: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And in every city of Judah he made high places to burn incense unto the gods, etc.] The gods of Damascus, and other idols; this he did to prevent their coming to Jerusalem to worship. Ver. 26,27. Now the rest of his acts, etc.] Of these two verses, (see Gill on “<121619>2 Kings 16:19”), (see Gill on “<121620>2 Kings 16:20”).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“burn: or, offer, Ch2 28:3 \*marg. 2 Chronicles 28:26”
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