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2 Chronicles 28:23

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For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus, which smote him: and he said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria help them, [therefore] will I sacrifice to them, that they may help me. But they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel.

For he sacrificed {H2076} unto the gods {H430} of Damascus {H1834}, which smote {H5221} him: and he said {H559}, Because the gods {H430} of the kings {H4428} of Syria {H758} help {H5826} them, therefore will I sacrifice {H2076} to them, that they may help {H5826} me. But they were the ruin {H3782} of him, and of all Israel {H3478}.

by sacrificing to the gods of Dammesek, who had attacked him, reasoning, "The gods of the kings of Aram helped them, so I will sacrifice to them, and then they'll help me." But they became the ruin of him and of all Isra'el.

Since Damascus had defeated him, he sacrificed to their gods and said, “Because the gods of the kings of Aram have helped them, I will sacrifice to them that they may help me.” But these gods were the downfall of Ahaz and of all Israel.

For 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.

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Cross-References

  • 2 Chronicles 25:14 (5 votes)

    ¶ Now it came to pass, after that Amaziah was come from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the children of Seir, and set them up [to be] his gods, and bowed down himself before them, and burned incense unto them.

  • Isaiah 1:28 (2 votes)

    And the destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners [shall be] together, and they that forsake the LORD shall be consumed.

  • Hosea 13:9 (2 votes)

    ¶ O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me [is] thine help.

  • Habakkuk 1:11 (2 votes)

    Then shall [his] mind change, and he shall pass over, and offend, [imputing] this his power unto his god.

  • Jeremiah 10:5 (2 votes)

    They [are] upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also [is it] in them to do good.

  • Jeremiah 44:15 (2 votes)

    ¶ Then all the men which knew that their wives had burned incense unto other gods, and all the women that stood by, a great multitude, even all the people that dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying,

  • Jeremiah 44:18 (2 votes)

    But since we left off to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, we have wanted all [things], and have been consumed by the sword and by the famine.