4 He offered sacrifices and burned incense at the high places, on the hilltops and under every spreading tree.
4 And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.
4 And he sacrificed and made offerings on the high places and on the hills and under every green tree.
4 He also participated in the activities of the neighborhood sex-and-religion shrines that flourished all over the place.
4 And he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.
4 He offered sacrifices and burned incense at the pagan shrines and on the hills and under every green tree.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Kings 16:4
Commentary on 2 Kings 16:1-9
(Read 2 Kings 16:1-9)
Few and evil were the days of Ahaz. Those whose hearts condemn them, will go any where in a day of distress, rather than to God. The sin was its own punishment. It is common for those who bring themselves into straits by one sin, to try to help themselves out by another.