Ahaz was a king in Judah. He reigned for sixteen years, and was only twenty when he held the esteemed title.
In the book of 2 Kings, chapter 16, Ahaz was an ancestor of King David, but was nothing like him. Not only did he allow the practices of paganism to thrive under his leadership, he even sacrificed his own son.
The king of Syrian and Israel waged war against him. Ahaz sought help from the king of Assyria. To pay for such help, he raided all of the silver and gold form the Lord's Temple, sending it to the Assyrian king as a bribe. The Assyrian king then went up to Damascus and even put the Syrian king to death.
King Ahaz saw the altar the Assyrian king had built in Damascus and ordered an exact copy constructed made for him and his people. Ahaz was amazed by it and offered all kings of offerings to it. He then tore apart much of the Lord's Temple to please the Assyrian king.
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