2 Chronicles 28:23
For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus, which smote him: and he said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria help them, therefore will I sacrifice to them, that they may help me. But they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel.
Cross-references
In 2 Chronicles 25:14, Amaziah also adopts gods of a defeated enemy — a parallel pattern of idolatry by Judah's kings.
2 Chronicles 29:6 describes the unfaithfulness of Ahaz's generation, directly referencing the sins that led to ruin.
2 Kings 16:12 records Ahaz offering on a Damascus-style altar — the parallel narrative of his foreign worship.
2 Kings 16:13 continues Ahaz's sacrifices on the new altar — a parallel account of his idolatry.
Jeremiah 10:5 mocks idols as powerless scarecrows — exposing the futility of Ahaz's sacrifices to gods that cannot help.
Jeremiah 44:15-18 shows people insisting idol worship brought prosperity — the same faulty logic Ahaz used when sacrificing to Syria's gods.
Hosea 13:9 declares Israel is destroyed because they are against their helper — exactly what happened when Ahaz sought help from foreign gods.
Judges 10:6 lists worship of Syrian gods among others, showing the same pattern of idolatry that led to Israel's ruin.
2 Kings 16:10 records Ahaz copying a Syrian altar, directly paralleling his idolatrous actions in Chronicles.
Isaiah 2:8 condemns idolatry—bowing to work of hands—the same sin Ahaz committed with Damascus's gods.
Ezekiel 16:28 depicts Jerusalem's spiritual adultery with Assyria, paralleling Ahaz's sacrifice to Syrian gods and alliance with Assyria.
Isaiah 17:1 prophesies Damascus's destruction, showing the futility of trusting its gods as Ahaz did.