Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz, all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? — the summary formula for Ahaz's reign, placed after the litany of temple desecrations and apostasies, directs readers to fuller accounts while emphasizing that 2 Kings selects only the theologically significant elements. Yet the selected elements constitute a comprehensive indictment: Ahaz's reign is defined by apostasy, temple desecration, and subordination to Assyria.

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