1 Ahaz son of Jotham became king of Judah in the seventeenth year of Pekah's rule in Israel.
2 He was twenty years old at the time, and he ruled from Jerusalem for sixteen years.Ahaz wasn't like his ancestor David. Instead, he disobeyed the Lord
3 and was even more sinful than the kings of Israel. He sacrificed his own son, which was a disgusting custom of the nations that the Lord had forced out of Israel.
4 Ahaz offered sacrifices at the local shrines, as well as on every hill and in the shade of large trees.