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2 Chronicles 28:22

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In the time of his distress, King Ahaz became even more unfaithful to the LORD.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against Jehovah, this same king Ahaz.

KJV

And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the Lord: this is that king Ahaz.

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Commentary

3 notes on this verse
And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the Lord,.... By increasing his idolatries, as appears by what he did, in imitation of what he saw at Damascus, where he had an interview with the king of Assyria, 2Ki 16:10 this is that King Ahaz; that monster of iniquity, than whom there was none worse, nor any so bad, of all the kings of Judah.

This site's exposition

this is that king Ahaz

Verse 22 is the narrator's own sentence passed in the middle of the account: in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the Lord, this is that king Ahaz. The demonstrative singles him out by name a second time in one verse, a construction Chronicles uses for no other king, marking Ahaz as the standard the worst can be measured against. John Gill calls him that monster of iniquity, than whom there was none worse of all the kings of Judah.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

), was more mad than ever upon his idols. A brand of infamy is here set upon him for it: This is that king Ahaz, that wretched man, who was the scandal of the house of David and the curse and plague of his generation.

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How the passage was read

What the Jewish commentators add

On the verses either side of this one

but he was of no help to him Even though we find in II Kings (ibid.
Rashi: France, 1040–1105 · Rashi on II Chronicles 28:21:1, via Sefaria, The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg

This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.

Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.

The words behind it

9 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וּבְעֵת֙and at [the] time

    uveetH6256 →296 times

  • הָצֵ֣רharassed

    hatzerH6887 →54 times

  • ל֔וֹ<to> him

    lo

  • וַיּ֖וֹסֶףand he increased

    vaiyosefH3254 →212 times

  • לִמְע֣וֹלto act unfaithfully

    limolH4603 →36 times

  • בַּיהוָ֑הagainst Yahweh

    bayahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • ה֖וּאthat

    hu'H1931 →1879 times

  • הַמֶּ֥לֶךְthe king

    hamelekhH4428 →2525 times

  • אָחָֽז׃Ahaz

    ʾachazH271 →42 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

2 Chronicles 16:12In the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa became diseased in his feet, and his malady became increasingly severe. Yet even in his illness he did not seek the LORD, but only the physicians.8 worksJohn 5:14Afterward, Jesus found the man at the temple and said to him, “See, you have been made well. Stop sinning, or something worse may happen to you.”5 worksGenesis 10:9He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; so it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD.”4 worksJeremiah 5:3O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent.3 worksEzekiel 21:13Surely testing will come! And what if even the scepter, which the sword despises, does not continue?’ declares the Lord GOD.3 worksIsaiah 1:5Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep rebelling? Your head has a massive wound, and your whole heart is afflicted.3 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
Luke 23:40But the other one rebuked him, saying, “Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same judgment?3 worksJob 36:13The godless in heart harbor resentment; even when He binds them, they do not cry for help.3 works1 Kings 21:1Some time later, Naboth the Jezreelite happened to own a vineyard in Jezreel next to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.3 worksEzekiel 22:24“Son of man, say to her, ‘In the day of indignation, you are a land that has not been cleansed, upon which no rain has fallen.’3 worksJeremiah 2:25You should have kept your feet from going bare and your throat from being thirsty. But you said, ‘It is hopeless! For I love foreign gods, and I must go after them.’3 works2 Chronicles 33:12And in his distress, Manasseh sought the favor of the LORD his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his fathers.3 worksPsalms 52:7“Look at the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and strengthened himself by destruction.”2 worksPsalms 50:15Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”2 worksRevelation 16:9–11And the people were scorched by intense heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had authority over these plagues; yet they did not repent and give Him glory.2 worksEsther 7:6Esther replied, “The adversary and enemy is this wicked man—Haman!” And Haman stood in terror before the king and queen.2 worksHosea 5:15Then I will return to My place until they admit their guilt and seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”2 worksJeremiah 11:12Then the cities of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem will go and cry out to the gods to which they have been burning incense, but these gods certainly will not save them in their time of disaster.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Psalms 50:15

    Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”

    it leads to

    • Psalms 107:28

      Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distress.

    • Psalms 91:15

      When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.

    • Psalms 34:3–4

      Magnify the LORD with me; let us exalt His name together.

    • Zechariah 13:9

      This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They…

    • Psalms 107:19

      Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.

  • Through

    Psalms 52:7

    “Look at the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and strengthened himself by destruction.”

    it leads to

    • Jeremiah 17:5

      This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes the flesh his strength and turns his heart from the LORD.

  • Through

    Isaiah 1:5

    Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep rebelling? Your head has a massive wound, and your whole heart is afflicted.

    it leads to

    • Daniel 9:8–11

      O LORD, we are covered with shame—our kings, our leaders, and our fathers—because we have sinned against You.

    • Ezekiel 24:13

      Because of the indecency of your uncleanness I tried to cleanse you, but you would not be purified from your filthiness. You will not be pure again until My wrath against you has subsided.

About 2 Chronicles

Solomon Receives the Queen of Sheba, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Solomon Receives the Queen of Sheba, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
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This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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