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2 Chronicles 28:26 Explained in Context
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Verse 26. 26Now the rest of his acts and of all his ways, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
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Quick Meaning
This verse advances the thought unit through its next action, speech, or consequence: “Now the rest of his acts and of all his ways, first and last, behold, they are written….” Its responsible meaning belongs to the complete movement “Ahaz multiplies worship and closes the temple.”
Read It With
- 2 Chronicles 28:22–27
Read 2 Chronicles 28:26 with 28:22–27. The selected wording supplies one step in the thought unit through its next action, speech, or consequence; the surrounding verses supply the causes, responses, and outcome summarized here: In distress Ahaz becomes more unfaithful, sacrifices to Damascus's gods, cuts temple vessels, shuts the doors, builds altars throughout Jerusalem, and dies without royal-tomb burial.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Within “Ahaz multiplies worship and closes the temple,” 2 Chronicles 28:26 advances the thought unit through its next action, speech, or consequence through the wording “Now the rest of his acts and of all his ways, first and last, behold, they are written….” Its placement is governed by this reviewed relationship: The reign ends with systematic dismantling of the worship order Solomon established. 2 Chronicles 28:16–21 has just established this prior movement: Ahaz appeals to Assyria while Edomites and Philistines attack, and Tiglath-pileser distresses rather than strengthens him despite temple and palace gifts. Together those details explain why “Ahaz multiplies worship and closes the temple” belongs here rather than merely following a database record.
Read 2 Chronicles 28:22–27 together
Why these verses belong together: 2 Chronicles 28:22–27 forms the complete movement “Ahaz multiplies worship and closes the temple”: In distress Ahaz becomes more unfaithful, sacrifices to Damascus's gods, cuts temple vessels, shuts the doors, builds altars throughout Jerusalem, and dies without royal-tomb burial.
Verse 22. 22 And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the LORD: this is that king Ahaz.
Verse 23. 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.
Verse 24. 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.
Verse 25. 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.
Verse 26. 26 Now the rest of his acts and of all his ways, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
Verse 27. 27 And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, even in Jerusalem: but they brought him not into the sepulchres of the kings of Israel: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.
What Remains True
Reform joins worship, generosity, welcome, administration, practical preparation, prayer, humility, and truthful limits; neither prosperity nor deliverance proves permanent immunity. This unit tests that truth through the narrated movement: In distress Ahaz becomes more unfaithful, sacrifices to Damascus's gods, cuts temple vessels, shuts the doors, builds altars throughout Jerusalem, and dies without royal-tomb burial. In 2 Chronicles 28:26, the concrete line “Now the rest of his acts and of all his ways, first and last, behold, they are written…” keeps that truth accountable to the narrated evidence.
How It Can Shape Life
- The evidence to keep visible in this verse is “Now the rest of his acts and of all his ways, first and last, behold, they are written….” Pair worship and prayer with safe facilities, inclusive teaching, transparent distribution, verified crisis preparation, truthful communication, and humility after success. This response follows from the unit's own movement: In distress Ahaz becomes more unfaithful, sacrifices to Damascus's gods, cuts temple vessels, shuts the doors, builds altars throughout Jerusalem, and dies without royal-tomb burial.
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Supports: Exact KJV wording, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage for this thought unit.
Exact location: 2 Chronicles 28:22–27, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: 2 Chronicles
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Hebrew wording, morphology, names, clauses, regnal formulas, temple vocabulary, older-English controls, and translation limits.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v.2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/2Chr.xml, Masoretic words and morphology for 28:22–27
Open source ↗translation and translator notes
NET Bible Full Notes: 2 Chronicles
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press; STEP Bible presentation, 2019 edition; current web presentation
Supports: Unit-bounded translation comparisons and only those lexical, textual, grammatical, numerical, historical, and parallel-passage notes attached to these verses.
Exact location: STEP Bible NET2full, 2 Chronicles 28:22–27, verse-attached translation and translator notes
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