Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 16:19
Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz which he did, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
19, 20. Death of Ahaz. Hezekiah king of Judah (2Ch 28:26-27)
19. the rest of the acts of Ahaz ] The Chronicler gives us somewhat more detail concerning the doings of this king. ‘He gathered together the vessels of the house of God, and cut them in pieces: he shut up the doors of the house of the Lord, and made him altars in every corner of Jerusalem, 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.’ Some part of this conduct may have been to satisfy the demands of the conqueror to whom he had become a vassal; but much of it was due to the love for foreign idolatry, for Baal and Rimmon and Moloch and the excesses which attended on their worship.
in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah ] In 2Ch 28:26 we are referred to the record of Israel as well as of Judah, and the war with Pekah would no doubt form a large chapter in the history of the former kingdom.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
The rest of the acts of Ahaz – Such as are described in Isa 7:10-13; 2Ch 28:23-25; 2Ch 29:3, 2Ch 29:7.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?] Some others are written in the canonical book of Chronicles, 2Ch 28:1 and were, it is highly probable, in the annals of the kings of Judah, now lost.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
Conclusion of the reign of Ahaz. According to 2Ch 28:27, he was buried in the city of David, but not in the sepulchres of the kings.
Fuente: Keil & Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament
(19) Which he did.Some MSS., and the LXX., Syriac, and Arabic have the usual formula, and all which he did.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
Ahaz’s Reign Comes To An End ( 2Ki 16:19-20 ).
2Ki 16:19
‘Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?’
The passage commenced with a description of Ahaz’s apostasy and it now closes with the usual suggestion that if we want to know more about his acts we consult the official annals of the kings of Judah (not in fact available to us).
2Ki 16:20
‘And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David, and Hezekiah his son reigned instead of him.’
Ahaz ‘slept with his fathers’, that is, he died. (Even an assassinated king ‘slept with his fathers’). And he was buried with them in the city of David. It is pointedly not said that he was buried in the tomb of the kings. He was an outcast.
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
2Ki 16:19 Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz which he did, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
Ver. 19. Now the rest of the acts, &c. ] See 1Ki 14:29 .
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
the rest. Compare 2Ch 28:24, 2Ch 28:25. He shut up the house of the Lord altogether.
which. Some codices, with Aramaean (Manuscript) and Syriac, read “and all that”.
are they not . . . ? Figure of speech Erotesis.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
am 3262-3278, bc 742-726, 2Ki 15:6, 2Ki 15:7, 2Ki 15:36, 2Ki 15:38, 2Ki 20:20, 2Ki 20:21, 1Ki 14:29
Reciprocal: 2Ch 28:26 – the rest 2Ch 35:27 – deeds
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ahaz’s death 16:19-20
The godly people in Judah gave Ahaz a respectable burial (2Ki 16:20), but they did not honor him by burying him in the royal sepulchers with the good Judean kings (2Ch 28:27).
Ahaz reduced Judah to a new low politically and spiritually. The forces that influenced him were his culture and the people around him rather than God’s Word.
"When Ahaz dies about 715 B.C., he is succeeded by Hezekiah, his son. He leaves a legacy of appeasement and syncretism unmatched to this time. Assyria can count on him for money, loyalty, and zealous acceptance of their gods. Judah’s king seems genuinely pleased to serve a powerful master who can deliver him from regional foes. No doubt he feels safe, but the historian duly notes the ways in which he has exceeded Jeroboam’s wickedness. If Jeroboam’s practices are worth condemning, what will happen to a nation who rejects the Lord even more clearly?" [Note: House, p. 338.]