On his way to Assyria, Ahaz saw an altar in Damascus that he liked, so he had plans sent to Jerusalem. He set up his new altar in the Lord’s Temple and on it sacrificed to Syrian gods. The old altar of the Lord he moved aside. Eventally, Ahaz closed the Temple and authorized full-scale idolatry. He even burned his own sons in child sacrifice (2 Ki 16:1-20; 2 Chron 28:1-27)

Hezekiah becomes king of Judah
Good king (2 Ki 16:20b; 2 Chron 28:27b-29:2)

• The cleansing of Temple (2 Chron 29:3-19)
• The reconsecration of Temple (2 Chron 29:20-36)
• Hezekiah's further reforms (2 Chron 31:2-21; 2 Ki 18:9-11)
• Hezekiah throws off the Assyrian yoke (2 Ki 18:7b-8)
• Sennacherib's invasion of Judah (2 Ki 18:13-16; 2 Chron 32:1-8)
• Sennacherib's advance towards Jerusalem ; Rabshakeh's message (2 Ki 18:27-25; 2 Chron 32:9-15)
• Reply of Hezekiah's ministers (2 Ki 18:26)
• Further insolence of Rabshakeh (2 Ki 18:27-35; 2 Chron 32:16-19)
• The despair of Hezekiah's ministers (2 Ki 18:36-37)