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Ahaz (Hebrew, "possessor") was king of Judah, and the son and successor of Jotham. Albright has dated his reign to 735 - 715 BC, while Thiele offers the dates 732 - 716 BC. his reign is descirbed in 2 Kings 16; Isaiah 7-9; and 2 Chronicles 28.
He is said to have given himself up to a life of wickedness, introducing many pagan and idolatrous customs (Isa. 8:19; 38:8; 2 Kings 23:12). He ignored the remonstrances and warnings of the prophets Isaiah, Hosea, and Micah, and appealed to Tiglath-Pileser III, the king of AssyriaThis article concerns the ancient Mesopotamian kingdom. For the modern-day peoples in northern Iraq and neighboring areas, see Assyrian. Assyria a country named after its original capital city, Asshur on the Tigris, was originally a colony of Babylonia, a, for help against Rezin , king of DamascusThis is about Damascus, the capital of Syria. There is also a Damascus, Maryland, a Damascus, Oregon, a Damascus, Pennsylvania, and a Damascus, Virginia. Damascus ( Arabic: Dimashq Dimashq al-Sham al-Sham Tiberian Hebrew Dammeseq Dammseq Sephardi Hebrew D, and PekahPekah ("open-eyed"), was king of Israel, the son of Remaliah, and a captain in the army of Pekahiah, king of Israel. Albright has dated his reign to 737 732 BC, while Thiele offers the dates 740 732 BC. With the aid of a band of Gileadites, he slew Pekahi, Prince of IsraelThe Kingdom of Israel Malchut Yisrael in Hebrew), according to the Bible, was the nation formed around 1021BC from the descendants of Jacob, son of Isaac, who was given the name Israel meaning Struggles With God''. Following the death of King Solomon, c 9, who threatened JerusalemCapitals in Asia For alternate uses see Jerusalem (disambiguation Jerusalem ( Modern Hebrew: Yerushalayim Biblical Hebrew: Arabic: al-Quds see also Names of Jerusalem) is an ancient Middle Eastern city of key importance to the religions of Judaism, Christ, This brought a great injury of his kingdom, and his own humilating subjection to the Assyrians (2 Kings 16:7, 9; 15:29).
He died at the age of thirty-five years, after reigning sixteen years, and was succeeded by his son HezekiahHezekiah (which means "whom God has strengthened") was king of Judah, the son of Ahaz ( 2 Kings 18:1; 2 Chronicles 29:1). He reigned twenty-nine years (2 Kings 18:2). Albright has dated his reign to 715 687 BC, while Thiele offers the dates 716 687 BC.. Because of his wickedness he was "not brought into the sepulchre of the kings."
| Preceded by: Jotham | King of Judah | Succeeded by: HezekiahHezekiah (which means "whom God has strengthened") was king of Judah, the son of Ahaz ( 2 Kings 18:1; 2 Chronicles 29:1). He reigned twenty-nine years (2 Kings 18:2). Albright has dated his reign to 715 687 BC, while Thiele offers the dates 716 687 BC. |
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