2 Kings 16 – Bible | Equip God’s People

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^[1] In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah, Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign. ^[2] Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. He didn’t do that which was right in Yahweh his God’s eyes, like David his father. ^[3] But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and even made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the nations whom Yahweh cast out from before the children of Israel. ^[4] He sacrificed and burned incense in the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree. ^[5] Then Rezin king of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to wage war. They besieged Ahaz, but could not overcome him. ^[6] At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drove the Jews from Elath; and the Syrians came to Elath, and lived there to this day. ^[7] So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath Pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. Come up and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria and out of the hand of the king of Israel, who rise up against me.” ^[8] Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in Yahweh’s house, and in the treasures of the king’s house, and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria. ^[9] The king of Assyria listened to him; and the king of Assyria went up against Damascus and took it, and carried its people captive to Kir, and killed Rezin. ^[10] King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath Pileser king of Assyria, and saw the altar that was at Damascus; and King Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest a drawing of the altar and plans to build it. ^[11] Urijah the priest built an altar. According to all that King Ahaz had sent from Damascus, so Urijah the priest made it for the coming of King Ahaz from Damascus. ^[12] When the king had come from Damascus, the king saw the altar; and the king came near to the altar, and offered on it. ^[13] He burned his burnt offering and his meal offering, poured his drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings on the altar. ^[14] The bronze altar, which was before Yahweh, he brought from the front of the house, from between his altar and Yahweh’s house, and put it on the north side of his altar. ^[15] King Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, “On the great altar burn the morning burnt offering, the evening meal offering, the king’s burnt offering and his meal offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, their meal offering, and their drink offerings; and sprinkle on it all the blood of the burnt offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice; but the bronze altar will be for me to inquire by.” ^[16] Urijah the priest did so, according to all that King Ahaz commanded. ^[17] King Ahaz cut off the panels of the bases, and removed the basin from off them, and took down the sea from off the bronze oxen that were under it, and put it on a pavement of stone. ^[18] He removed the covered way for the Sabbath that they had built in the house, and the king’s outer entrance to Yahweh’s house, because of the king of Assyria. ^[19] Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz which he did, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? ^[20] Ahaz slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in David’s city; and Hezekiah his son reigned in his place.

King James Version

^[1] In the seventeenthH7651 yearH8141 of PekahH6492 the sonH1121 of RemaliahH7425 AhazH271 the sonH1121 of JothamH3147 kingH4428 of JudahH3063 began to reign.H4427(QalPerf) ^[2] TwentyH6242 yearsH8141 oldH1121 [was] AhazH271 when he began to reign,H4427(QalInf) and reignedH4427(QalPerf) sixteenH8337 yearsH8141 in Jerusalem,H3389 and didH6213(QalPerf) not [that which was] rightH3477 in the sightH5869 of the LordH3068 his God,H430 like DavidH1732 his father.H1 ^[3] But he walkedH3212(QalImpf) in the wayH1870 of the kingsH4428 of Israel,H3478 yea, and made his sonH1121 to pass throughH5674(HiphPerf) the fire,H784 according to the abominationsH8441 of the heathen,H1471 whom the LordH3068 cast outH3423(HiphPerf) from beforeH6440 the childrenH1121 of Israel.H3478 ^[4] And he sacrificedH2076(PielImpf) and burnt incenseH6999(PielImpf) in the high places,H1116 and on the hills,H1389 and under every greenH7488 tree.H6086 ^[5] Then RezinH7526 kingH4428 of SyriaH758 and PekahH6492 sonH1121 of RemaliahH7425 kingH4428 of IsraelH3478 came upH5927(QalImpf) to JerusalemH3389 to war:H4421 and they besiegedH6696(QalImpf) Ahaz,H271 but couldH3201(QalPerf) not overcomeH3898(NiphInf) [him]. ^[6] At that timeH6256 RezinH7526 kingH4428 of SyriaH758 recoveredH7725(HiphPerf) ElathH359 to Syria,H758(Qere) and draveH5394(PielImpf) the JewsH3064 from Elath:H359 and the SyriansH726 cameH935(QalPerf) to Elath,H359 and dweltH3427(QalImpf) there unto this day.H3117 ^[7] So AhazH271 sentH7971(QalImpf) messengersH4397 to TiglathpileserH8407 kingH4428 of Assyria,H804 saying,H559(QalInf) I [am] thy servantH5650 and thy son:H1121 come up,H5927(QalImpv) and saveH3467(HiphImpv) me out of the handH3709 of the kingH4428 of Syria,H758 and out of the handH3709 of the kingH4428 of Israel,H3478 which rise upH6965(QalPtc) against me. ^[8] And AhazH271 tookH3947(QalImpf) the silverH3701 and goldH2091 that was foundH4672(NiphPtc) in the houseH1004 of the Lord,H3068 and in the treasuresH214 of the king’sH4428 house,H1004 and sentH7971(QalImpf) [it for] a presentH7810 to the kingH4428 of Assyria.H804 ^[9] And the kingH4428 of AssyriaH804 hearkenedH8085(QalImpf) unto him: for the kingH4428 of AssyriaH804 went upH5927(QalImpf) against Damascus,H1834 and tookH8610(QalImpf) it, and carried [the people of] it captiveH1540(HiphImpf) to Kir,H7024 and slewH4191(HiphPerf) Rezin.H7526 ^[10] And kingH4428 AhazH271 wentH3212(QalImpf) to DamascusH1834 to meetH7125(QalInf) TiglathpileserH8407 kingH4428 of Assyria,H804 and sawH7200(QalImpf) an altarH4196 that [was] at Damascus:H1834 and kingH4428 AhazH271 sentH7971(QalImpf) to UrijahH223 the priestH3548 the fashionH1823 of the altar,H4196 and the patternH8403 of it, according to all the workmanshipH4639 thereof. ^[11] And UrijahH223 the priestH3548 builtH1129(QalImpf) an altarH4196 according to all that kingH4428 AhazH271 had sentH7971(QalPerf) from Damascus:H1834 so UrijahH223 the priestH3548 madeH6213(QalPerf) [it] against kingH4428 AhazH271 cameH935(QalInf) from Damascus.H1834 ^[12] And when the kingH4428 was comeH935(QalImpf) from Damascus,H1834 the kingH4428 sawH7200(QalImpf) the altar:H4196 and the kingH4428 approachedH7126(QalImpf) to the altar,H4196 and offeredH5927(HiphImpf) thereon. ^[13] And he burntH6999(HiphImpf) his burnt offeringH5930 and his meat offering,H4503 and pouredH5258(HiphImpf) his drink offering,H5262 and sprinkledH2236(QalImpf) the bloodH1818 of his peace offerings,H8002 upon the altar.H4196 ^[14] And he broughtH7126(HiphImpf) also the brasenH5178 altar,H4196 which [was] beforeH6440 the Lord,H3068 from the forefrontH6440 of the house,H1004 from between the altarH4196 and the houseH1004 of the Lord,H3068 and putH5414(QalImpf) it on the northH6828 sideH3409 of the altar.H4196 ^[15] And kingH4428 AhazH271 commandedH6680(PielImpf) UrijahH223 the priest,H3548 saying,H559(QalInf) Upon the greatH1419 altarH4196 burnH6999(HiphImpv) the morningH1242 burnt offering,H5930 and the eveningH6153 meat offering,H4503 and the king’sH4428 burnt sacrifice,H5930 and his meat offering,H4503 with the burnt offeringH5930 of all the peopleH5971 of the land,H776 and their meat offering,H4503 and their drink offerings;H5262 and sprinkleH2236(QalImpf) upon it all the bloodH1818 of the burnt offering,H5930 and all the bloodH1818 of the sacrifice:H2077 and the brasenH5178 altarH4196 shall be for me to enquireH1239(PielInf) [by]. ^[16] Thus didH6213(QalImpf) UrijahH223 the priest,H3548 according to all that kingH4428 AhazH271 commanded.H6680(PielPerf) ^[17] And kingH4428 AhazH271 cut offH7112(PielImpf) the bordersH4526 of the bases,H4350 and removedH5493(HiphImpf) the laverH3595 from off them; and took downH3381(HiphPerf) the seaH3220 from off the brasenH5178 oxenH1241 that [were] under it, and putH5414(QalImpf) it upon a pavementH4837 of stones.H68 ^[18] And the covertH4329(Qere) for the sabbathH7676 that they had builtH1129(QalPerf) in the house,H1004 and the king’sH4428 entryH3996 without,H2435 turnedH5437(HiphPerf) he from the houseH1004 of the LordH3068 forH6440 the kingH4428 of Assyria.H804 ^[19] Now the restH3499 of the actsH1697 of AhazH271 which he did,H6213(QalPerf) [are] they not writtenH3789(QalPasPtc) in the bookH5612 of the chroniclesH1697 of the kingsH4428 of Judah?H3063 ^[20] And AhazH271 sleptH7901(QalImpf) with his fathers,H1 and was buriedH6912(NiphImpf) with his fathersH1 in the cityH5892 of David:H1732 and HezekiahH2396 his sonH1121 reignedH4427(QalImpf) in his stead.

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