Temple closure and shutdown — 'So Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house of God and cut them in pieces. He shut up the doors of the house of the LORD and made himself altars in every corner of Jerusalem' (ויקבץ אחז את כלי בית האלהים וקצץ את כלי בית יהוה וסגר את דלתות בית יהוה ויעשׂ לו מזבחות בכל פנות ירושׁלם). Ahaz's final apostasy involves destroying temple vessels (קצץ, cut into pieces), closing the temple doors (סגר את דלתות), and building private altars throughout Jerusalem. The temple is effectively shut down.

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