¹² But Ahaz said, “I will not ask; I will not put the Lord to the test.^(A)”

⁹ We should not test Christ,^[a](A) as some of them did—and were killed by snakes.^(B)

⁹ Peter said to her, “How could you conspire to test the Spirit of the Lord?^(A) Listen! The feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also.”

¹⁵ But now we call the arrogant^(A) blessed. Certainly evildoers^(B) prosper,^(C) and even when they put God to the test, they get away with it.’”

³¹ My people come to you, as they usually do, and sit before^(A) you to hear your words, but they do not put them into practice. Their mouths speak of love, but their hearts are greedy^(B) for unjust gain.^(C)

²² In his time of trouble King Ahaz became even more unfaithful^(A) to the Lord.

¹⁵ King Ahaz then gave these orders to Uriah the priest: “On the large new altar, offer the morning^(A) burnt offering and the evening grain offering, the king’s burnt offering and his grain offering, and the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their grain offering and their drink offering. Splash against this altar the blood of all the burnt offerings and sacrifices. But I will use the bronze altar for seeking guidance.”^(B)

¹⁶ Do not put the Lord your God to the test^(A) as you did at Massah.