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Jan 4, 2022 · Answer. Ahaz was an evil king of Judah who became king at the age of 20 and reigned for 4 years with his father, Jotham, from 735 to 731 BC, and 16 years on his own, from 731 to 715 BC. Second Kings 16 and 2 Chronicles 28 record King Ahaz’s destructive practices, such as idol worship and sacrilege against the temple of the Lord.
Nov 29, 2023 · Ahaz was the king of Judah. He became king at twenty and he reigned for sixteen years. If you want to read the full story about his life and his rule, you can find it in 2 Kings 16 and 2 Chronicles 28. Who Was King Before Ahaz Took the Throne? Before Ahaz became king, four generations of kings did what was right in the eyes of the Lord.
This involved worship of the heavenly bodies (stars and planets), child sacrifice and consulting with wizards and necromancers ( 2 Chron 28:22-25; Isa 8:19 ). His name is connected with heathen abomination (sun worship) which survived until the times of Josiah nearly a cent. later ( 2 Kings 23:11 ).
Dec 15, 2023 · However, the Bible makes clear that Ahaz did not receive God’s divine seal of approval. In fact, the biblical authors first introduce King Ahaz as one who “did not do what was right in the sight of the Lord his God, as his father David had done.” ( 2 Kings 16:2 ; 2 Chronicles 28:1 )
Ahaz (Hebrew: אָחָז, ʼĀḥāz, "has held"; Greek: Ἄχαζ, Ἀχάζ Akhaz; Latin: Achaz) an abbreviation of Jehoahaz II (of Judah), "Yahweh has held" (Hebrew: יְהוֹאָחָז, Modern: Yəhō’aḥaz, Tiberian: Yŏhō’āḥāz; Akkadian: 𒅀𒌑𒄩𒍣 Ya'úḫazi [ia-ú-ḫa-zi]) was the twelfth king of Judah, and the son ...
Ahaz was a king of Judah (c. 735–720 bc) who became an Assyrian vassal (2 Kings 16; Isaiah 7–8). Ahaz assumed the throne of Judah at the age of 20 or 25. Sometime later his kingdom was invaded by Pekah, king of Israel, and Rezin, king of Syria, in an effort to force him into an alliance with them.
Ahaz King of Judah. 16 In the seventeenth year of Pekah son of Remaliah, Ahaz son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign. 2 Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. Unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the Lord his God. 3 He followed the ways of the kings of Israel ...
