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2 Kings 16 (WEBP)

[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.

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2 Kings 16 (KJVS)

[1] In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign ().
[2] Twenty years old [was] Ahaz when he began to reign (), and reigned () sixteen years in Jerusalem , and did () not [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD his God , like David his father .
[3] But he walked () in the way of the kings of Israel , yea, and made his son to pass through () the fire , according to the abominations of the heathen , whom the LORD cast out () from before the children of Israel .
[4] And he sacrificed () and burnt incense () in the high places , and 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 war : and they besieged () Ahaz , but could () not overcome () [him].
[6] At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered () Elath to Syria () , and drave () the Jews from Elath : and the Syrians came () to Elath , and dwelt () there unto this day .
[7] So Ahaz sent () messengers to Tiglathpileser king of Assyria , saying (), I [am] thy servant and thy 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 , which rise up () against me.
[8] And Ahaz took () the silver and gold that was found () in the house of the LORD , and in the treasures of the king’s house , and sent () [it for] a present to the king of Assyria .
[9] And the king of Assyria hearkened () unto him: for the king of Assyria went up () against Damascus , and took () it, and carried [the people of] it captive () to Kir , and slew () Rezin .
[10] And king Ahaz went () to Damascus to meet () Tiglathpileser king of Assyria , and saw () an altar that [was] at Damascus : and king Ahaz sent () to Urijah the priest the fashion of the altar , and the pattern of it, according to all the workmanship thereof.
[11] And Urijah the priest built () an altar according to all that king Ahaz had sent () from Damascus : so Urijah the priest made () [it] against king Ahaz came () from Damascus .
[12] And when the king was come () from Damascus , the king saw () the altar : and the king approached () to the altar , and offered () thereon.
[13] And he burnt () his burnt offering and his meat offering , and poured () his drink offering , and sprinkled () the blood of his peace offerings , upon the altar .
[14] And he brought () also the brasen altar , which [was] before the LORD , from the forefront of the house , from between the altar and the house of the LORD , and put () it on the north side of the altar .
[15] And king Ahaz commanded () Urijah the priest , saying (), Upon the great altar burn () the morning burnt offering , and the evening meat offering , and the king’s burnt sacrifice , and his meat offering , with the burnt offering of all the people of the land , and their meat offering , and their drink offerings ; and sprinkle () upon it all the blood of the burnt offering , and all the blood of the sacrifice : and the brasen altar shall be for me to enquire () [by].
[16] Thus did () Urijah the priest , according to all that king Ahaz commanded ().
[17] And king Ahaz cut off () the borders of the bases , and removed () the laver from off them; and took down () the sea from off the brasen oxen that [were] under it, and put () it upon a pavement of stones .
[18] And the covert () for the sabbath that they had built () in the house , and the king’s entry without , turned () he from the house of the LORD for the king of Assyria .
[19] Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz which he did (), [are] they not written () in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah ?
[20] And Ahaz slept () with his fathers , and was buried () with his fathers in the city of David : and Hezekiah his son reigned () in his stead.

Young’s Literal Translation

2 Kings 16 (YLT)

[1] In the seventeenth year of Pekah son of Remaliah reigned hath Ahaz son of Jotham king of Judah.
[2] A son of twenty years is Ahaz in his reigning, and sixteen years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and he hath not done that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah his God, like David his father,
[3] and he walketh in the way of the kings of Israel, and also his son he hath caused to pass over into fire, according to the abominations of the nations that Jehovah dispossessed from the presence of the sons of Israel,
[4] and he sacrificeth and maketh perfume in high places, and on the heights, and under every green tree.
[5] Then doth Rezin king of Aram go up, and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel, to Jerusalem, to battle, and they lay siege to Ahaz, and they have not been able to fight.
[6] At that time hath Rezin king of Aram brought back Elath to Aram, and casteth out the Jews from Elath, and the Aramaeans have come in to Elath, and dwell there unto this day.
[7] And Ahaz sendeth messengers unto Tiglath-Pileser king of Asshur, saying, ‘Thy servant and thy son am I; come up and save me out of the hand of the king of Aram, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, who are rising up against me.’
[8] And Ahaz taketh the silver and the gold that is found in the house of Jehovah, and in the treasures of the house of the king, and sendeth to the king of Asshur-a bribe.
[9] And hearken unto him doth the king of Asshur, and the king of Asshur goeth up unto Damascus, and seizeth it, and removeth the people of it to Kir, and Rezin he hath put to death.
[10] And king Ahaz goeth to meet Tiglath-Pileser king of Asshur at Damascus, and seeth the altar that is in Damascus, and king Ahaz sendeth unto Urijah the priest the likeness of the altar, and its pattern, according to all its work,
[11] and Urijah the priest buildeth the altar according to all that king Ahaz hath sent from Damascus; so did Urijah the priest till the coming in of king Ahaz from Damascus.
[12] And the king cometh in from Damascus, and the king seeth the altar, and the king draweth near on the altar, and offereth on it,
[13] and perfumeth his burnt-offering, and his present, and poureth out his libation, and sprinkleth the blood of the peace-offerings that he hath, on the altar.
[14] As to the altar of brass that is before Jehovah-he bringeth it near from the front of the house, from between the altar and the house of Jehovah, and putteth it on the side of the altar, northward.
[15] And king Ahaz commandeth him-Urijah the priest-saying, ‘On the great altar perfume the burnt-offering of the morning, and the present of the evening, and the burnt-offering of the king, and his present, and the burnt-offering of all the people of the land, and their present, and their libations; and all the blood of the burnt-offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice, on it thou dost sprinkle, and the altar of brass is to me to inquire by.’
[16] And Urijah the priest doth according to all that king Ahaz commanded.
[17] And king Ahaz cutteth off the borders of the bases, and turneth aside from off them the laver, and the sea he hath taken down from off the brazen oxen that are under it, and putteth it on a pavement of stones.
[18] And the covered place for the sabbath that they built in the house, and the entrance of the king without, he turned from the house of Jehovah, because of the king of Asshur.
[19] And the rest of the matters of Ahaz that he did, are they not written on the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Judah?
[20] And Ahaz lieth with his fathers, and is buried with his fathers, in the city of David, and reign doth Hezekiah his son in his stead.