23 He sacrificed to the gods of Damascus which had defeated him; he said, “Since the gods of the kings of Aram are helping them, I will sacrifice to them so that they will help me.”(A) But they were the downfall of him and of all Israel.

24 Then Ahaz gathered up the utensils of God’s temple, cut them into pieces,(B) shut the doors of the Lord’s temple,(C) and made himself altars on every street corner in Jerusalem.(D) 25 He made high places in every city of Judah to offer incense to other gods, and he angered the Lord, the God of his ancestors.

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