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Ahaz
A faithless king of Judah who appealed to Assyria and even sacrificed his son.
What we know — and how we know it
Bible — stated in scripture (with verse) · 1
Archaeology — physical evidence · 1
Life, role & deeds
BibleA faithless king of Judah who appealed to Assyria for help against his enemies.
2 Kings 16:7
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ArchaeologyAssyrian inscriptions of Tiglath-Pileser III list 'Jehoahaz of Judah' (Ahaz) among the kings paying him tribute.
Tiglath-Pileser III Summary Inscription 7 (ND 4301+4305) from Nimrud (Calah), listing 'Jehoahaz (Ia-u-ha-zi) of Judah' among tributaries; H. Tadmor, The Inscriptions of Tiglath-Pileser III King of Assyria (Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Jerusalem, 1994).
Where in scripture
2 KingsIsaiahFamily
In their own words — 3 recorded sayings
“So Ahaz sent representatives to Tiglath-pileser, king of Assyria, saying, I am your servant and your son; come to my help against the kings of Aram and Israel who have taken up arms against me.” — 2 Kings 16:7
“And King Ahaz gave orders to Urijah the priest, saying, Make the morning burned offering and the evening meal offering and the king's burned offering and meal offering, with the burned offerings of all the people and their meal offerings and drink offerings, on the great altar, and put on it all the blood of the burned offerings and of the beasts which are offered; but the brass altar will be for my use to get directions from the Lord.” — 2 Kings 16:15
“But Ahaz said, I will not put the Lord to the test by making such a request.” — Isaiah 7:12
Speaker attribution: Clear Bible MACULA (CC BY 4.0). Wording: Bible in Basic English (public domain).
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