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2Ch 28:23 — For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus, which smote him: and he said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria help them, [therefore] will I sacrifice to them, that they may help me. But they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

For he sacrificed		"This passage, says Mr. Hallet, greatly surprised me; for the sacred historian is here represented as saying, ""The gods of Damascus had smitten Ahaz."" But it is impossible to suppose that an inspired author should say this; for the Scripture every where represents the heathen idols as nothing and vanity, and as incapable of doing either good or hurt. All difficulty is avoided if we follow the old Hebrew copies, from which the Greek translation was made: ""And king Ahaz said, I will seek to the gods of Damascus which have smitten me."" 2Ch 25:14; 2Ki 16:12,13"
Damascus		Heb. Darmesek
Because the gods		Hab 1:11
sacrifice to them		Jer 10:5; Jer 44:15-18
But they were		Isa 1:28; Jer 44:20-28; Hsa 13:9

Correlating Passages

For he sacrificed

	2Ch 25:14	Now it came to pass, after that Amaziah was come from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the children of Seir, and set them up [to be] his gods, and bowed down himself before them, and burned incense unto them.
	2Ki 16:12	And when the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar: and the king approached to the altar, and offered thereon.
	2Ki 16:13	And he burnt his burnt offering and his meat offering, and poured his drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings, upon the altar.

Because the gods

Hab 1:11

Then shall [his] mind change, and he shall pass over, and offend, [imputing] this his power unto his god.

sacrifice to them

	Jer 10:5	They [are] upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also [is it] in them to do good.
	Jer 44:15	Then all the men which knew that their wives had burned incense unto other gods, and all the women that stood by, a great multitude, even all the people that dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying,
	Jer 44:16	[As for] the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the LORD, we will not hearken unto thee.
	Jer 44:17	But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for [then] had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil.
	Jer 44:18	But since we left off to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, we have wanted all [things], and have been consumed by the sword and by the famine.

But they were

	Isa 1:28	And the destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners [shall be] together, and they that forsake the LORD shall be consumed.
	Jer 44:20	Then Jeremiah said unto all the people, to the men, and to the women, and to all the people which had given him [that] answer, saying,
	Jer 44:21	The incense that ye burned in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, ye, and your fathers, your kings, and your princes, and the people of the land, did not the LORD remember them, and came it [not] into his mind?
	Jer 44:22	So that the LORD could no longer bear, because of the evil of your doings, [and] because of the abominations which ye have committed; therefore is your land a desolation, and an astonishment, and a curse, without an inhabitant, as at this day.
	Jer 44:23	Because ye have burned incense, and because ye have sinned against the LORD, and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, nor walked in his law, nor in his statutes, nor in his testimonies; therefore this evil is happened unto you, as at this day.
	Jer 44:24	Moreover Jeremiah said unto all the people, and to all the women, Hear the word of the LORD, all Judah that [are] in the land of Egypt:
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	Hsa 13:9	O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me [is] thine help.

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Scott, Thomas. "2 Chronicles 28:23," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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