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Ahaz (2Ki 15:38)
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Ahaz (2Ki 15:38)

Son of Jotham and Micah, father of Hezekiah, Jehoaddah and Maaseiah, in the divided monarchy of Israel and Judah. Named in scripture at 2 Kings 15:38.

Lived: Divided Monarchy

What we know — and how we know it

Bible — stated in scripture (with verse) · 2
Family & lineage
BibleSon of Jotham and Micah.
2 Kings 15:38
BibleHusband of Abi.
2 Kings 15:38
Abi

Where in scripture

2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesIsaiahHoseaMicahMatthew

Jotham slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in his father David’s city, and Ahaz his son reigned in his place.

2 Kings 15:38

In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, Hoshea the son of Elah began to reign in Samaria over Israel for nine years.

2 Kings 17:1

Now in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign.

2 Kings 18:1

Isaiah the prophet cried to Yahweh; and he brought the shadow ten steps backward, by which it had gone down on the sundial of Ahaz.

2 Kings 20:11

The king broke down the altars that were on the roof of the upper room of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh had made in the two courts of Yahweh’s house, and beat them down from there, and cast their dust into the brook Kidron.

2 Kings 23:12

Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son,

1 Chronicles 3:13

Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in David’s city; and Ahaz his son reigned in his place.

2 Chronicles 27:9

Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. He didn’t do that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes, like David his father,

2 Chronicles 28:1

Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.

2 Kings 15:382 Kings 17:12 Kings 18:12 Kings 20:112 Kings 23:121 Chronicles 3:132 Chronicles 27:92 Chronicles 28:12 Chronicles 29:19Isaiah 1:1Isaiah 7:1Isaiah 14:28Isaiah 38:8Hosea 1:1Micah 1:1Matthew 1:9

Family

In their own words — 1 recorded saying

“For he made offerings to the gods of Damascus, who were attacking him, and said, Because the gods of the kings of Aram are giving them help, I will make offerings to them so that they may give me help. But they were the cause of his downfall, and of that of all Israel.” — 2 Chronicles 28:23

Speaker attribution: Clear Bible MACULA (CC BY 4.0). Wording: Bible in Basic English (public domain).