2Ki 16:3 | MHM | STEP | v. 3 : Ahaz walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, who worshipped idols. He did not have any political reason to do this; he simply chose to follow the same evil path. He even offered his own sons as sacrifices by fire, copying the cruel and evil practices of the nations that God had destroyed. This was a terrible sin in God’s eyes (2 Kings 16:3; 2 Chronicles 28:3 ).

‏ 2 Kings 16:3

v. 3: Ahaz walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, who worshipped idols. He did not have any political reason to do this; he simply chose to follow the same evil path. He even offered his own sons as sacrifices by fire, copying the cruel and evil practices of the nations that God had destroyed. This was a terrible sin in God’s eyes (2 Kings 16:3; 2 Chronicles 28:3 ^a).