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2 Kings 16:1-3
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2 Kings 16:1-3
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Ahaz Becomes King Over Judah
16 Ahaz son of Jotham became king of Judah during the 17th year that Pekah son of Remaliah was king of Israel. 2 Ahaz was 20 years old when he became king. He ruled 16 years in Jerusalem. Unlike his ancestor David, Ahaz did not do what the Lord said was right. 3 He did the same bad things the kings of Israel had done. He even burned his son as a sacrifice.[a] He copied the terrible sins of the nations that the Lord had forced to leave the country when the Israelites came.
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- 2 Kings 16:3 burned his son as a sacrifice Literally, “made his son pass through the fire.”
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