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He did the same bad things the kings of Israel had done. He even burned his son as a sacrifice.[a] He copied the terrible sins of the nations that the Lord had forced to leave the country when the Israelites came. Ahaz made sacrifices and burned incense at the high places and on the hills and under every green tree.

King Rezin of Aram and King Pekah son of Remaliah of Israel came to fight against Jerusalem. Rezin and Pekah surrounded Ahaz, but could not defeat him.

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  1. 2 Kings 16:3 burned his son as a sacrifice Literally, “made his son pass through the fire.”

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