28 Ahaz was twenty-five when he became king, and he reigned from Yerushalem for sixteen years, but he didn’t do what Yahweh wanted, like his ancestor David had. 2 Instead, he followed the ways fo Yisrael’s kings, including casting metal idols for the Baal. 3 He offered incense in the Ben-Hinnom valley and he burnt his children with fire[fn] like the detestable customs of the nations that Yahweh had driven away as the Israelis had entered the region, 4 plus he offered sacrifices and burnt incense at the hilltop shrines, and on the hills, and under every large, green tree.