2Ch 28:24 | MHM | STEP | v. 24 : Ahaz shut the doors of the temple and ceased all worship of the Lord . He replaced it with altars to foreign gods in every corner of Jerusalem ( 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 ,. This marked the complete spiritual collapse of his reign. By closing the temple, Ahaz symbolically rejected God's presence and authority, leading Judah further into idolatry and ruin.

‏ 2 Chronicles 28:24

v. 24: Ahaz shut the doors of the temple and ceased all worship of the Lord. He replaced it with altars to foreign gods in every corner of Jerusalem (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,. This marked the complete spiritual collapse of his reign. By closing the temple, Ahaz symbolically rejected God's presence and authority, leading Judah further into idolatry and ruin.