Brenton(i)
22 but only troubled him in his affliction: and he departed yet more from the Lord, and king Achaz said,
23 I will seek after the gods of Damascus that smite me. And he said, Forasmuch as the gods of the king of Syria themselves strengthen them, therefore will I sacrifice to them, and they will help me. But they became a stumbling-block to him, and to all Israel.