2 Chronicles 28 · Verse 24

2 Chronicles 28:24

And Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house of God, and cut in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and shut up the doors of the house of the Lord, and he made him altars in every corner of Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 28:24, King James Version

2 Chronicles 28:24 in other translations

BSBThen Ahaz gathered up the articles of the house of God, cut them into pieces, shut the doors of the house of the LORD, and set up altars of his own on every street corner in Jerusalem.
WEBAhaz gathered together the vessels of God’s house, cut the vessels of God’s house in pieces, and shut up the doors of the LORD’s house; and he made himself altars in every corner of Jerusalem.
ASVAnd Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house of God, and cut in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and shut up the doors of the house of Jehovah; and he made him altars in every corner of Jerusalem.
YLTAnd Ahaz gathereth the vessels of the house of God, and cutteth in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and shutteth the doors of the house of Jehovah, and maketh to himself altars in every corner in Jerusalem.
DARBYAnd Ahaz gathered the vessels of the house of God, and cut in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and closed the doors of the house of Jehovah, and he made for himself altars in every corner of Jerusalem.
BBEAnd Ahaz got together the vessels of the house of God, cutting up all the vessels of the house of God, and shutting the doors of the Lord's house; and he made altars in every part of Jerusalem.
WebsterAnd Ahaz collected the vessels of the house of God, and cut in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and shut up the doors of the house of the LORD, and he made for himself altars in every corner of Jerusalem.

What does 2 Chronicles 28:24 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 24 Shut up the doors - He caused the Divine worship to be totally suspended; and they continued shut till the beginning of the reign of Hezekiah, one of whose first acts was to reopen them, and thus to restore the Divine worship, 2Chr 29:3.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

2 Chronicles 28:24 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֶּאֱסֹ֨ףvai.ye.'e.Sofand he gatheredH622
אָחָ֜ז'a.ChazAhazH271
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כְּלֵ֣יke.Lei[the] utensils ofH3627
בֵית\־veit-[the] house ofH1004
הָֽאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430
וַיְקַצֵּץ֙vay.ka.Tzetzand he cut upH7112
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כְּלֵ֣יke.Lei[the] utensils ofH3627
בֵית\־veit-[the] house ofH1004
הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430
וַיִּסְגֹּ֖רvai.yis.Gorand he closedH5462
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
דַּלְת֣וֹתdal.Tot[the] doors ofH1817
בֵּית\־beit-[the] house ofH1004
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asand he madeH6213
ל֧וֹlofor himself
מִזְבְּח֛וֹתmiz.be.ChotaltarsH4196
בְּכָל\־be.kholat everyH3605
פִּנָּ֖הpi.NahcornerH6438
בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם\׃bi.ru.sha.Limin JerusalemH3389

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Cross references for 2 Chronicles 28:24

  • 2 Chronicles 29:7

    Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered burnt offerings in the holy place unto the God of Israel.

  • 2 Chronicles 30:14

    And they arose and took away the altars that were in Jerusalem, and all the altars for incense took they away, and cast them into the brook Kidron.

  • 2 Kings 16:17-18

    And king Ahaz cut off the borders of the bases, and removed the laver from off them; and took down the sea from off the brasen oxen that were under it, and put it upon a pavement of stones. And the covert for the sabbath that they had built in the house, and the king’s entry without, turned he from the house of the Lord for the king of Assyria.

  • 2 Chronicles 33:3-5

    For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down, and he reared up altars for Baalim, and made groves, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them. Also he built altars in the house of the Lord, whereof the Lord had said, In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever. And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the Lord.

  • Acts 17:16

    Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.

  • 2 Chronicles 29:3

    He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of the Lord, and repaired them.

  • Acts 17:23

    For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.

  • Jeremiah 2:28

    But where are thy gods that thou hast made thee? let them arise, if they can save thee in the time of thy trouble: for according to the number of thy cities are thy gods, O Judah.

  • 2 Kings 25:13-17

    And the pillars of brass that were in the house of the Lord, and the bases, and the brasen sea that was in the house of the Lord, did the Chaldees break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon. And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away. And the firepans, and the bowls, and such things as were of gold, in gold, and of silver, in silver, the captain of the guard took away. The two pillars, one sea, and the bases which Solomon had made for the house of the Lord; the brass of all these vessels was without weight. …

  • Hosea 12:11

    Is there iniquity in Gilead? surely they are vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields.

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cut in pieces.
2Ki 16:17,18; 25:13-17
shut up.
29:3,7
he made.
33:3-5; Jer 2:28; Ho 12:11; Ac 17:16,23

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 28:23

    For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus, which smote him: and he said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria help them, therefore will I sacrifice to them, that they may help me. But they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel.

  • 2 Chronicles 28:24

    And Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house of God, and cut in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and shut up the doors of the house of the Lord, and he made him altars in every corner of Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chronicles 28:25

    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.

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2 Chronicles 28:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
A más de eso recogió Achâz los vasos de la casa de Dios, y quebrólos, y cerró las puertas de la casa de Jehová, é hízose altares en Jerusalem en todos los rincones.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Achaz rassembla les ustensiles de la maison de Dieu, et mit en pièces les ustensiles de la maison de Dieu; et il ferma les portes de la maison de l’ Éternel, et se fit des autels dans tous les coins de Jérusalem.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Ahas brachte die Geräte des Hauses Gottes zusammen und zerschlug die Geräte des Hauses Gottes; und er schloß die Türen des Hauses Jehovas, und machte sich Altäre an allen Ecken in Jerusalem.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Direptis itaque Achaz omnibus vasis domus Dei, atque confractis, clausit januas templi Dei, et fecit sibi altaria in universis angulis Jerusalem.