The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 28:1 Explained

2 Chronicles 28:1

KJV: Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: but he did not that which was right in the sight of the LORD, like David his father:

YLT: A son of twenty years is Ahaz in his reigning, and sixteen years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and he hath not done that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah, as David his father,

Darby: Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign; and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. And he did not what was right in the sight of Jehovah, like David his father,

ASV: Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign; and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: and he did not that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, like David his father;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Ahaz  [was] twenty  years  old  when he began to reign,  and he reigned  sixteen  years  in Jerusalem:  but he did  not [that which was] right  in the sight  of the LORD,  like David  his father: 

What does 2 Chronicles 28:1 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Chronicles 28:1-11 - Smitten For Forsaking The Lord
The reign of Ahaz was marked by terrible and rapid degeneration. He not only restored idolatry and offered his children to Moloch, but as the difficulties of his reign increased, he made an alliance with the king of Assyria, notwithstanding the vehement protests of Isaiah. His extreme wickedness made him notorious. "This is that king Ahaz," 2 Chronicles 28:22. The instruments used for his punishment were the kings of Syria and Israel, 2 Chronicles 28:5-6; and his sin led to the suffering of his people, carried from their homes to Samaria. When a nation or an individual life turns from the love and life of God, it becomes at once a prey to enemies that are lurking near, as an anemic constitution is liable to the microbes of disease.
It was a noble act on the part of the prophet Oded to denounce the captivity of so many brethren and sisters; and his splendid protest touched the finest chords in the conquerors' hearts. We must never flinch from holding up God's standard before the minds of our contemporaries. It will often arrest evil and incite to nobleness of action. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Chronicles 28

1  Ahaz, reigning wickedly, is greatly afflicted by the Syrians
6  Judah, being captivated by the Israelites, is sent home by the counsel of Oded
16  Ahaz sending for aid to Assyria, is not helped thereby,
22  In his distress he grows more idolatrous
26  He dying, Hezekiah succeeds him

What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 28:1 mean?

Old twenty years old Ahaz [was] when he became king and six [and] ten years he reigned in Jerusalem and not he did do [what was] right in the sight of Yahweh as David [had done] his father
בֶּן־ עֶשְׂרִ֤ים שָׁנָה֙ אָחָ֣ז בְּמָלְכ֔וֹ וְשֵׁשׁ־ עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְלֹא־ עָשָׂ֧ה הַיָּשָׁ֛ר בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה כְּדָוִ֥יד אָבִֽיו

בֶּן־  Old 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
עֶשְׂרִ֤ים  twenty 
Parse: Number, common plural
Root: עֶשְׂרִים  
Sense: twenty, twentieth.
שָׁנָה֙  years  old 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: שָׁנָה  
Sense: year.
אָחָ֣ז  Ahaz  [was] 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָחָז  
Sense: king of Judah, son Jotham, father of Hezekiah.
בְּמָלְכ֔וֹ  when  he  became  king 
Parse: Preposition-b, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, third person masculine singular
Root: מָלַךְ 
Sense: to be or become king or queen, reign.
וְשֵׁשׁ־  and  six 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, feminine singular
Root: שֵׁשׁ  
Sense: six.
עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה  [and]  ten 
Parse: Number, feminine singular
Root: עָשָׂר 
Sense: ten, -teen (in combination with other numbers).
שָׁנָ֔ה  years 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: שָׁנָה  
Sense: year.
מָלַ֖ךְ  he  reigned 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: מָלַךְ 
Sense: to be or become king or queen, reign.
בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם  in  Jerusalem 
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: יְרוּשָׁלַםִ  
Sense: the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split.
וְלֹא־  and  not 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
עָשָׂ֧ה  he  did  do  [what  was] 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
הַיָּשָׁ֛ר  right 
Parse: Article, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: יָשָׁר 
Sense: straight, upright, correct, right.
בְּעֵינֵ֥י  in  the  sight 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, cdc
Root: עֹונָה 
Sense: eye.
יְהוָ֖ה  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
כְּדָוִ֥יד  as  David  [had  done] 
Parse: Preposition-k, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּוִד  
Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
אָבִֽיו  his  father 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אָב  
Sense: father of an individual.