The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 28:4 Explained

2 Chronicles 28:4

KJV: He sacrificed also and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.

YLT: and sacrificeth and maketh perfume in high places, and on the heights, and under every green tree.

Darby: And he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.

ASV: And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

He sacrificed  also and burnt incense  in the high places,  and on the hills,  and under every green  tree. 

What does 2 Chronicles 28:4 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 28:4 mean?

And he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places and on the hills and under every tree green
וַיְזַבֵּ֧חַ וַיְקַטֵּ֛ר בַּבָּמ֖וֹת וְעַל־ הַגְּבָע֑וֹת וְתַ֖חַת כָּל־ עֵ֥ץ רַעֲנָֽן

וַיְזַבֵּ֧חַ  And  he  sacrificed 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: זָבַח  
Sense: to slaughter, kill, sacrifice, slaughter for sacrifice.
וַיְקַטֵּ֛ר  and  burned  incense 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: מֻקְטָר 
Sense: .
בַּבָּמ֖וֹת  on  the  high  places 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine plural
Root: בָּמָה  
Sense: high place, ridge, height, bamah (technical name for cultic platform).
וְעַל־  and  on 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
הַגְּבָע֑וֹת  the  hills 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural
Root: גִּבְעָה  
Sense: hill.
וְתַ֖חַת  and  under 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition
Root: מִתְחָה 
Sense: the under part, beneath, instead of, as, for, for the sake of, flat, unto, where, whereas.
כָּל־  every 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
עֵ֥ץ  tree 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֵץ  
Sense: tree, wood, timber, stock, plank, stalk, stick, gallows.
רַעֲנָֽן  green 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: רָעַן 
Sense: (Palel) to be or grow luxuriant or fresh or green adj.

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