2 Chronicles 28:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
2 Chronicles 28:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Chronicles 28:23 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Chronicles 28:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For he sacrificed to the gods of Damascus which had defeated him. He said, “Because the gods of the kings of Syria helped them, I will sacrifice to them, that they may help me.” But they were the ruin of him and of all Israel.”
2 Chronicles 28:23 — World English Bible
2 Chronicles 28:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus, which smote him; and he said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria helped them, therefore will I sacrifice to them, that they may help me. But they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel. ”
2 Chronicles 28:23 — American Standard Version
2 Chronicles 28:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and he sacrificeth to the gods of Damascus--those smiting him, and saith, `Because the gods of the kings of Aram are helping them, to them I sacrifice, and they help me,' and they have been to him to cause him to stumble, and to all Israel.”
2 Chronicles 28:23 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Chronicles 28:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he sacrificed to thegods of Damascus, which had smitten him; and he said, Since thegods of the kings of Syria help them, I will sacrifice to them, that they may help me. But they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel. ”
2 Chronicles 28:23 — Darby Translation
2 Chronicles 28:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For he sacrificed vnto the gods of Damascus, which plagued him, and he sayd, Because the gods of the Kings of Aram helped them, I wil sacrifice vnto them, and they will helpe me: yet they were his ruine, and of all Israel.”
2 Chronicles 28:23 — Geneva Bible
2 Chronicles 28:23 in Context — 2 Chronicles 28
21 For Ahaz took away a portion out of the house of the Lord, and out of the house of the king, and of the princes, and gave it unto the king of Assyria: but he helped him not.
22 And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the Lord: this is that king Ahaz.
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.
24 And Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house of God, and cut in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and shut up the doors of the house of the Lord, and he made him altars in every corner of Jerusalem.
25 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.
What Does 2 Chronicles 28:23 Mean?
2 Chronicles 28:23 is a verse from the Book of 2 Chronicles, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Chronicles chapter 28. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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