Leeser(i)
22 And in the time that he distressed him, became he yet more faithless against the Lord,—yea, he, king Achaz;
23 And he sacrificed unto the gods of the people of Damascus, who had smitten him; and he said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria do help them, therefore will I sacrifice unto them, that they may help me. But they only became to him a stumbling-block for him and for all Israel.