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2 Chronicles 28:22
In the time of his distress, King Ahaz became even more unfaithful to the LORD.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Chronicler records King Ahaz’s actions during a military and political crisis, noting his response after his tribute to the Assyrian king failed to secure his safety.
The words — The phrase וַיּוֹסֶף לִמְעֹל (va.i.Yo.sef li.m.'ol) translates literally as “he increased to act unfaithfully,” marking a deliberate escalation rather than an isolated failure.
The thread — This pattern of deepening rebellion under pressure appears in Isaiah 1:5, where repeated affliction fails to produce repentance, and Jeremiah 5:3, where divine correction yields no pain or turning.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that crisis often hardens covenant unfaithfulness instead of prompting return, requiring readers to confront how external pressure can deepen rather than humble the heart.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the Lord: this is that king Ahaz.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 1:5 Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep rebelling? Your head has a massive wound, and your whole heart is afflicted.
- Jeremiah 5:3 O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent.
- Ezekiel 21:13 Surely testing will come! And what if even the scepter, which the sword despises, does not continue?’ declares the Lord GOD.
- 2 Chronicles 33:12 And in his distress, Manasseh sought the favor of the LORD his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his fathers.
- Esther 7:6 Esther replied, “The adversary and enemy is this wicked man—Haman!” And Haman stood in terror before the king and queen.
- Psalms 50:15 Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”
- Psalms 52:7 “Look at the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and strengthened himself by destruction.”
- Hosea 5:15 Then I will return to My place until they admit their guilt and seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”
- Revelation 16:9 And the people were scorched by intense heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had authority over these plagues. Yet they did not repent and give Him glory.