"Ahaz"

Ahaz “He Holds” (733-727 BCE)
A weak king who inherited the throne at age 20. Ahaz indulged in pagan cults that involved child sacrifice and burned his son as an offering. He was unable to control Edom or the Philistine coast, both of which broke away. When he was invaded by a coalition of Israel and Aram-damascus, appealed to Tiglat-pileser, saying “I am thy servant.” The Assyrians obliged by crushing Damascus and most of Israel, but in return Ahaz had to pay Tiglat-pileser heavy tribute. He too was denied burial in the royal tombs (2 Kings 15:38; 16:1-20; 23:12; 2 Chronicles 27:9; 28:1-27; 29:19; Isaiah 7:1-12, 14-28).