2 Chronicles 28:4

4 He offered sacrifices and burned incense at the high places, on the hilltops and under every spreading tree.

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2 Chronicles 28:4 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

4 He sacrificed also and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.

English Standard Version (ESV)

4 And he sacrificed and made offerings on the high places and on the hills and under every green tree.

New Living Translation (NLT)

4 He offered sacrifices and burned incense at the pagan shrines and on the hills and under every green tree.

The Message Bible (MSG)

4 He also joined in the activities of the neighborhood sex-and-religion shrines that flourished all over the place.

American Standard Version (ASV)

4 And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.

GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)

4 He offered sacrifices and burned incense as an offering at the illegal worship sites, which were on hills and under every large tree.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)

4 He sacrificed and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.

New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

4 Ahaz offered sacrifices and burned incense at the high places. He also did it on the tops of hills and under every green tree.

2 Chronicles 28:4 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 28:4

(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 28:1)

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

2 Chronicles 28:4 In-Context

2 He followed the ways of the kings of Israel and also made idols for worshiping the Baals.

3 He burned sacrifices in the Valley of Ben Hinnom and sacrificed his children in the fire, engaging in the detestable practices of the nations the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.

4 He offered sacrifices and burned incense at the high places, on the hilltops and under every spreading tree.

5 Therefore the LORD his God delivered him into the hands of the king of Aram. The Arameans defeated him and took many of his people as prisoners and brought them to Damascus. He was also given into the hands of the king of Israel, who inflicted heavy casualties on him.

6 In one day Pekah son of Remaliah killed a hundred and twenty thousand soldiers in Judah—because Judah had forsaken the LORD, the God of their ancestors.

2 Chronicles 28:4

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2 Chronicles 28:4 in Other Translations

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