2 Kings 16:2
Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, and did not that which was right in the sight of the Lord his God, like David his father.
Cross-references
2 Kings 14:3 similarly evaluates Amaziah as doing right but not like David, contrasting with Ahaz's total failure.
2 Kings 15:3 records Uzziah's righteous reign, contrasting with Ahaz's evil in the main verse.
2 Kings 15:34 records Jotham's righteous reign like his father, contrasting with Ahaz's evil.
2 Kings 18:3 describes Hezekiah's righteous reign like David, contrasting with his father Ahaz's evil.
2 Kings 22:2 praises Josiah's faithfulness like David, opposing Ahaz's failure to do right.
2 Kings 17:7 explains Israel sinned against the LORD — the same path Ahaz walked, leading to judgment.
2 Kings 21:2 describes Manasseh doing evil like the nations — a parallel evil king to Ahaz.
1 Kings 3:14 shows the conditional promise of long life for obedience, which Ahaz's disobedience forfeited.
1 Kings 9:4 reiterates the condition of faithful walking like David for dynastic stability, violated by Ahaz.
1 Kings 11:4-8 describes Solomon's idolatry, paralleling Ahaz's evil reign as both turned from the LORD.
1 Kings 15:3 evaluates Abijam as not fully devoted like David, similar to Ahaz's failure.
2 Chronicles 17:3 describes Jehoshaphat walking in David's ways — the very standard Ahaz fails to meet.
2 Chronicles 29:2 shows Hezekiah doing right like David — contrasting directly with Ahaz's failure.
2 Chronicles 34:2 records Josiah doing right in the LORD's eyes — opposite to Ahaz's evil.
2 Chronicles 34:3 tells how Josiah sought God from youth — Ahaz rejected Him entirely.
2 Chronicles 28:1 records the same verdict on Ahaz — he did not do right as David.