2 Chronicles 28:25
New International Version
In every town in Judah he built high places to burn sacrifices to other gods and aroused the anger of the LORD, the God of his ancestors.

New Living Translation
He made pagan shrines in all the towns of Judah for offering sacrifices to other gods. In this way, he aroused the anger of the LORD, the God of his ancestors.

English Standard Version
In every city of Judah he made high places to make offerings to other gods, provoking to anger the LORD, the God of his fathers.

Berean Standard Bible
In every city of Judah he built high places to offer incense to other gods, and so he provoked the LORD, the God of his fathers.

King James Bible
And in every several city of Judah he made high places to burn incense unto other gods, and provoked to anger the LORD God of his fathers.

New King James Version
And in every single city of Judah he made high places to burn incense to other gods, and provoked to anger the LORD God of his fathers.

New American Standard Bible
In every city of Judah he made high places to burn incense to other gods, and provoked the LORD, the God of his fathers, to anger.

NASB 1995
In every city of Judah he made high places to burn incense to other gods, and provoked the LORD, the God of his fathers, to anger.

NASB 1977
And in every city of Judah he made high places to burn incense to other gods, and provoked the LORD, the God of his fathers, to anger.

Legacy Standard Bible
Now in each and every city of Judah he made high places to offer offerings in smoke to other gods, and provoked Yahweh, the God of his fathers, to anger.

Amplified Bible
In every city of Judah he made high places to burn incense to other gods, provoking to anger the LORD, the God of his fathers.

Christian Standard Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He made high places in every city of Judah to offer incense to other gods, and he provoked the LORD, the God of his ancestors.

American Standard Version
And in every city of Judah he made high places to burn incense unto other gods, and provoked to anger Jehovah, the God of his fathers.

Contemporary English Version
In every city and town in Judah he built local shrines to worship foreign gods. All of this made the LORD God of his ancestors very angry.

English Revised Version
And in every several city of Judah he made high places to burn incense unto other gods, and provoked to anger the LORD, the God of his fathers.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
And in each city of Judah, he made places of worship to sacrifice to other gods. So he made the LORD God of his ancestors angry.

Good News Translation
In every city and town in Judah he built pagan places of worship, where incense was to be burned to foreign gods. In this way he brought on himself the anger of the LORD, the God of his ancestors.

International Standard Version
and established high places in every city of Judah where incense was burned to other gods, thus provoking the LORD God of his ancestors to anger.

Majority Standard Bible
In every city of Judah he built high places to offer incense to other gods, and so he provoked the LORD, the God of his fathers.

NET Bible
In every city throughout Judah he set up high places to offer sacrifices to other gods. He angered the LORD God of his ancestors.

New Heart English Bible
In every city of Judah he made high places to burn incense to other gods, and provoked to anger the LORD, the God of his fathers.

Webster's Bible Translation
And in every several city of Judah he made high places to burn incense to other gods, and provoked to anger the LORD God of his fathers.

World English Bible
In every city of Judah he made high places to burn incense to other gods, and provoked Yahweh, the God of his fathers, to anger.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And in each and every city of Judah he has made high places to make incense to other gods, and provokes YHWH, God of his fathers.

Young's Literal Translation
And in every city and city of Judah he hath made high places to make perfume to other gods, and provoketh Jehovah, God of his fathers.

Smith's Literal Translation
And in every city and city to Judah he made heights to burn incense to other gods, and he will irritate Jehovah the God of his fathers.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And in all the cities of Juda he built altars to burn frankincense, and he provoked the Lord the God of his fathers to wrath.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Also, he constructed altars in all the cities of Judah, in order to burn frankincense, and so he provoked the Lord, the God of his fathers, to wrath.

New American Bible
In every city throughout Judah he set up high places to offer sacrifice to other gods. Thus he provoked the LORD, the God of his ancestors, to anger.

New Revised Standard Version
In every city of Judah he made high places to make offerings to other gods, provoking to anger the LORD, the God of his ancestors.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And in every village and hamlet of Judah he made an altar to serve other gods.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And in every village and town that is in the house of Yehuda, and he made altars to serve other gods.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And in every city of Judah he made high places to offer unto other gods, and provoked the LORD, the God of his fathers.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
and in each several city in Juda he made high places to burn incense to strange gods: and they provoked the Lord God of their fathers.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Idolatry of Ahaz
24Then Ahaz gathered up the articles of the house of God, cut them into pieces, shut the doors of the house of the LORD, and set up altars of his own on every street corner in Jerusalem. 25In every city of Judah he built high places to offer incense to other gods, and so he provoked the LORD, the God of his fathers. 26As for the rest of the acts of Ahaz and all his ways, from beginning to end, they are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.…

Cross References
2 Kings 16:4
And he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.

2 Kings 21:3-5
For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed, and he raised up altars for Baal. He made an Asherah pole, as King Ahab of Israel had done, and he worshiped and served all the host of heaven. / Manasseh also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “In Jerusalem I will put My Name.” / In both courtyards of the house of the LORD, he built altars to all the host of heaven.

2 Kings 23:12
He pulled down the altars that the kings of Judah had set up on the roof near the upper chamber of Ahaz, and the altars that Manasseh had set up in the two courtyards of the house of the LORD. The king pulverized them there and threw their dust into the Kidron Valley.

2 Chronicles 33:3-5
For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had torn down, and he raised up altars for the Baals and made Asherah poles. And he worshiped and served all the host of heaven. / Manasseh also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “My Name will remain in Jerusalem forever.” / In both courtyards of the house of the LORD, he built altars to all the host of heaven.

2 Chronicles 33:22
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh had done. Amon served and sacrificed to all the idols that his father Manasseh had made,

2 Chronicles 34:4
Then in his presence the altars of the Baals were torn down, and he cut to pieces the incense altars that were above them. He shattered the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the cast images, crushed them to dust, and scattered them over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.

Deuteronomy 12:2-3
Destroy completely all the places where the nations you are dispossessing have served their gods—atop the high mountains, on the hills, and under every green tree. / Tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, burn up their Asherah poles, cut down the idols of their gods, and wipe out their names from every place.

Jeremiah 19:13
The houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah will be defiled like that place, Topheth—all the houses on whose rooftops they burned incense to all the host of heaven and poured out drink offerings to other gods.”

Jeremiah 32:29
And the Chaldeans who are fighting against this city will come in, set it on fire, and burn it, along with the houses of those who provoked Me to anger by burning incense to Baal on their rooftops and by pouring out drink offerings to other gods.

Ezekiel 8:16
So He brought me to the inner court of the house of the LORD, and there at the entrance to the temple of the LORD, between the portico and the altar, were about twenty-five men with their backs to the temple of the LORD and their faces toward the east; and they were bowing to the east in worship of the sun.

Hosea 4:13
They sacrifice on the mountaintops and burn offerings on the hills, under oak, poplar, and terebinth, because their shade is pleasant. And so your daughters turn to prostitution and your daughters-in-law to adultery.

Isaiah 57:5-7
who burn with lust among the oaks, under every luxuriant tree, who slaughter your children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks? / Your portion is among the smooth stones of the valley; indeed, they are your lot. Even to them you have poured out a drink offering and offered a grain offering. Should I relent because of these? / On a high and lofty hill you have made your bed, and there you went up to offer sacrifices.

Romans 1:21-23
For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. / Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, / and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.

Acts 17:22-23
Then Paul stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said, “Men of Athens, I see that in every way you are very religious. / For as I walked around and examined your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore what you worship as something unknown, I now proclaim to you.

Acts 17:29-30
Therefore, being offspring of God, we should not think that the Divine Being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by man’s skill and imagination. / Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.


Treasury of Scripture

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2 Chronicles 28
1. Ahaz, reigning wickedly, is greatly afflicted by the Syrians.
6. Judah, being captivated by the Israelites, is sent home by the counsel of Oded.
16. Ahaz sending for aid to Assyria, is not helped thereby,
22. In his distress he grows more idolatrous
26. He dying, Hezekiah succeeds him














In every city of Judah
This phrase underscores the widespread nature of King Ahaz's apostasy. The Hebrew word for "city" (עִיר, 'ir) indicates not just major urban centers but also smaller towns, suggesting that the corruption of worship was pervasive throughout the land. Historically, Judah was a region that had been set apart for the worship of Yahweh, and the establishment of idolatrous practices in every city signifies a complete departure from the covenantal faithfulness expected of the people. This widespread idolatry reflects a national crisis of faith and identity.

he built high places
The "high places" (בָּמוֹת, bamot) were elevated sites often used for pagan worship. These locations were typically chosen for their height, symbolizing a closer proximity to the divine. In the context of Israelite history, high places were frequently associated with idolatry and syncretism, where the worship of Yahweh was mixed with the practices of surrounding nations. The construction of these sites by Ahaz represents a deliberate choice to reject the centralized worship in Jerusalem, which was ordained by God, and to embrace the religious customs of the nations around them.

to burn sacrifices to other gods
The act of burning sacrifices (קָטַר, qatar) was a central element of worship, intended to honor and appease deities. In the Hebrew tradition, sacrifices were meant to be offered exclusively to Yahweh, as outlined in the Mosaic Law. Ahaz's decision to offer sacrifices to "other gods" (אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים, elohim acherim) signifies a profound betrayal of the covenant. This phrase highlights the spiritual adultery of Judah, as they turned from their exclusive devotion to the one true God to embrace the deities of surrounding nations, which often included morally corrupt practices.

and provoked the LORD
The word "provoked" (כָּעַס, ka'as) conveys a sense of inciting anger or wrath. In the biblical narrative, God's anger is not arbitrary but is a response to covenant unfaithfulness and idolatry. The provocation here is not merely about breaking rules but about a relational breach with Yahweh, who had chosen Israel as His people. This phrase emphasizes the seriousness of Ahaz's actions, as they were not just political or cultural missteps but spiritual offenses that grieved the heart of God.

the God of his fathers
This phrase serves as a reminder of the ancestral faith that Ahaz was abandoning. The "God of his fathers" (אֱלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתָיו, Elohei Avotav) refers to the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, who had established a covenant with Israel. This covenant was meant to be passed down through generations, and Ahaz's actions represent a break from this sacred tradition. The mention of "fathers" underscores the continuity of faith that was expected to be maintained and highlights the gravity of Ahaz's departure from the path of his forebears.

(25) And in every several city of Judah he made high places.--Comp. 2Chronicles 28:2-4.

And provoked to anger.--Deuteronomy 32:16. Instead of this 2Chronicles 28:18 obscurely mentions further changes which Ahaz made in the Temple, "for fear of the king of Assyria." It seems probable that the sacrilege described in 2Chronicles 28:24 and in 2Kings 16:17-18, was perpetrated in collecting everything of any value to send to the rapacious Assyrian. . . .

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
In every
וּבְכָל־ (ū·ḇə·ḵāl)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

city
עִ֨יר (‘îr)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5892: Excitement

of Judah
לִֽיהוּדָה֙ (lî·hū·ḏāh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites

he built
עָשָׂ֣ה (‘ā·śāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

high places
בָמ֔וֹת (ḇā·mō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 1116: An elevation

to offer incense
לְקַטֵּ֖ר (lə·qaṭ·ṭêr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Strong's 6999: To smoke, turn into fragrance by fire

to other
אֲחֵרִ֑ים (’ă·ḥê·rîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 312: Hinder, next, other

gods,
לֵֽאלֹהִ֣ים (lê·lō·hîm)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

and so he provoked
וַיַּכְעֵ֕ס (way·yaḵ·‘ês)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3707: To trouble, to grieve, rage, be indignant

the LORD,
יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

the God
אֱלֹהֵ֥י (’ĕ·lō·hê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

of his fathers.
אֲבֹתָֽיו׃ (’ă·ḇō·ṯāw)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1: Father


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