Instead of trusting in God’s word through Isaiah, faithless Ahaz entered into a disastrous pact with the Assyrians, which ultimately led to Judah’s being oppressed by them.
بَعْدَمَا مَاتَ آحَازُ سَنَةَ ٧٤٦ ق‌م ،‏ ٱرْتَقَى حَزَقِيَّا ٱبْنُهُ عَرْشَ مَمْلَكَةِ يَهُوذَا ٱلْمُعْدِمَةِ مَادِّيًّا وَرُوحِيًّا .‏