Bible Strands
2 Chronicles 28:25
In every city of Judah he built high places to offer incense to other gods, and so he provoked the LORD, the God of his fathers.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records King Ahaz’s actions during his reign, immediately after he dismantled the temple furnishings and sealed the Jerusalem sanctuary.
The words — The text highlights בָמֹות (va.Mot), literally "high places," and לְקַטֵּר (le./ka.Ter), meaning "to make smoke," describing the construction of unauthorized altars for foreign deities.
The thread — This systematic idolatry extends the earlier valley sacrifices noted in 2 Chronicles 28:3 and aligns with the broader biblical pattern of high places as covenant violations.
Why it lands — The verse states that these widespread incense offerings provoked the LORD, the God of his fathers, establishing that institutionalized apostasy directly breaches divine covenant.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And in every several city of Judah he made high places to burn incense unto other gods, and provoked to anger the Lord God of his fathers.
Cross-references
- 2 Chronicles 28:3 Moreover, Ahaz burned incense in the Valley of Ben-hinnom and sacrificed his sons in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.