Section 28:1-27

King Ahaz was king of Judah

28:1a Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king,

Ahaz was twenty years old when he was made king ⌊of Judah⌋
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Ahaz was twenty (20) years old when he started to rule.

28:1b and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years.

and he was king in Jerusalem for sixteen years.
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He lived in Jerusalem and he ruled for sixteen (16) years.

28:1c And unlike David his father,

Ahaz did not do ⌊good things⌋ like David his ancestor.
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King Ahaz did not follow the ⌊good⌋ example of his forefather King David.

28:1d he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD.

He did what displeased Yahweh.
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He did bad things that Yahweh disliked.

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