2 Chronicles 28:27

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Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, even in Jerusalem; for they didn't bring him into the tombs of the kings of Israel: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his place.

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The Kingdoms of Israel and JudahThe divided monarchy, showing the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah.

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These places frame Ahaz’s troubled reign: Jerusalem was Judah’s capital, while Damascus/Syria, Samaria, Edom, Assyria, and Philistine towns in the Shephelah and Negeb represent enemies or invaded territories. The Valley of Hinnom near Jerusalem particularly matters because Ahaz practiced idolatry there, yet he was buried in Jerusalem without royal honor.

Places in this passage

2 Chronicles 28:27 mentions Aijalon, Assyria, Beth-shemesh, City of Palms, Damascus, Edom, Gimzo, Jericho, Jerusalem, Negeb, Samaria, Shephelah, Socoh, Syria, Timnah and Valley of Hinnom.

Photo of Assyria — Assyria · Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg)

Photo of Beth-shemesh — Beth-shemesh · AVRAHAM GRAICER