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2 Chronicles 28:4

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What does 2 Chronicles 28:4 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.
2 Chronicles 28:4 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Chronicles 28

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
1Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign; and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: and he did not that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, like David his father;
2but he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made also molten images for the Baalim.
3Moreover he burnt incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burnt his children in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations whom Jehovah cast out before the children of Israel.
4And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.
5Wherefore Jehovah his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria; and they smote him, and carried away of his a great multitude of captives, and brought them to Damascus. And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who smote him with a great slaughter.
6For Pekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah a hundred and twenty thousand in one day, all of them valiant men; because they had forsaken Jehovah, the God of their fathers.
7And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king`s son, and Azrikam the ruler of the house, and Elkanah that was next to the king.
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What do historical commentaries say?

Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“He sacrificed also etc - Compare 2 Kings 16:4. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Lev 26:30; Deu 12:2, Deu 12:3; Kg2 16:4 2 Chronicles 28:5”
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