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Ahaz (2Ki 15:38)
Son of Jotham and Micah, father of Hezekiah, Jehoaddah and Maaseiah, in the divided monarchy of Israel and Judah. Named in scripture at 2 Kings 15:38.
What we know — and how we know it
Bible — stated in scripture (with verse) · 2
Family & lineage
Where in scripture
2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesIsaiahHoseaMicahMatthew
2 Kings 15:382 Kings 17:12 Kings 18:12 Kings 20:112 Kings 23:121 Chronicles 3:132 Chronicles 27:92 Chronicles 28:12 Chronicles 29:19Isaiah 1:1Isaiah 7:1Isaiah 14:28Isaiah 38:8Hosea 1:1Micah 1:1Matthew 1:9
Family
In their own words — 1 recorded saying
“For he made offerings to the gods of Damascus, who were attacking him, and said, Because the gods of the kings of Aram are giving them help, I will make offerings to them so that they may give me help. But they were the cause of his downfall, and of that of all Israel.” — 2 Chronicles 28:23
Speaker attribution: Clear Bible MACULA (CC BY 4.0). Wording: Bible in Basic English (public domain).