²⁴ Then Ahaz gathered up the utensils of God’s temple, cut them into pieces,^(A) shut the doors of the Lord’s temple,^(B) and made himself altars on every street corner in Jerusalem.^(C)

⁷ They also closed the doors of the portico, extinguished the lamps, did not burn incense, and did not offer burnt offerings in the holy place of the God of Israel.