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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 live 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.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

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 Tiglath-pileser 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 () Tiglath-pileser 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.

2 Kings 16:10 Heb. Dammesek
2 Kings 16:13 Heb. which were his

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

2 Kings 16 (BYZ)

[1] εν ετει επτακαιδεκατω φακεε υιου ρομελιου εβασιλευσεν αχαζ υιος ιωαθαμ βασιλεως ιουδα
[2] υιος εικοσι ετων ην αχαζ εν τω βασιλευειν αυτον και εκκαιδεκα ετη εβασιλευσεν εν ιερουσαλημ και ουκ εποιησεν το ευθες εν οφθαλμοις κυριου θεου αυτου πιστως ως δαυιδ ο πατηρ αυτου
[3] και επορευθη εν οδω ιεροβοαμ υιου ναβατ βασιλεως ισραηλ και γε τον υιον αυτου διηγεν εν πυρι κατα τα βδελυγματα των εθνων ων εξηρεν κυριος απο προσωπου των υιων ισραηλ
[4] και εθυσιαζεν και εθυμια εν τοις υψηλοις και επι των βουνων και υποκατω παντος ξυλου αλσωδους
[5] τοτε ανεβη ραασσων βασιλευς συριας και φακεε υιος ρομελιου βασιλευς ισραηλ εις ιερουσαλημ εις πολεμον και επολιορκουν επι αχαζ και ουκ εδυναντο πολεμειν
[6] εν τω καιρω εκεινω επεστρεψεν ραασσων βασιλευς συριας την αιλαθ τη συρια και εξεβαλεν τους ιουδαιους εξ αιλαθ και ιδουμαιοι ηλθον εις αιλαθ και κατωκησαν εκει εως της ημερας ταυτης
[7] και απεστειλεν αχαζ αγγελους προς θαγλαθφελλασαρ βασιλεα ασσυριων λεγων δουλος σου και υιος σου εγω αναβηθι και σωσον με εκ χειρος βασιλεως συριας και εκ χειρος βασιλεως ισραηλ των επανισταμενων επ εμε
[8] και ελαβεν αχαζ το αργυριον και το χρυσιον το ευρεθεν εν θησαυροις οικου κυριου και οικου του βασιλεως και απεστειλεν τω βασιλει δωρα
[9] και ηκουσεν αυτου βασιλευς ασσυριων και ανεβη βασιλευς ασσυριων εις δαμασκον και συνελαβεν αυτην και απωκισεν αυτην και τον ραασσων εθανατωσεν
[10] και επορευθη βασιλευς αχαζ εις απαντην τω θαγλαθφελλασαρ βασιλει ασσυριων εις δαμασκον και ειδεν το θυσιαστηριον εν δαμασκω και απεστειλεν ο βασιλευς αχαζ προς ουριαν τον ιερεα το ομοιωμα του θυσιαστηριου και τον ρυθμον αυτου εις πασαν ποιησιν αυτου
[11] και ωκοδομησεν ουριας ο ιερευς το θυσιαστηριον κατα παντα οσα απεστειλεν ο βασιλευς αχαζ εκ δαμασκου
[12] και ειδεν ο βασιλευς το θυσιαστηριον και ανεβη επ αυτο
[13] και εθυμιασεν την ολοκαυτωσιν αυτου και την θυσιαν αυτου και την σπονδην αυτου και προσεχεεν το αιμα των ειρηνικων των αυτου επι το θυσιαστηριον
[14] και το θυσιαστηριον το χαλκουν το απεναντι κυριου και προσηγαγεν απο προσωπου του οικου κυριου απο του ανα μεσον του θυσιαστηριου και απο του ανα μεσον του οικου κυριου και εδωκεν αυτο επι μηρον του θυσιαστηριου κατα βορραν
[15] και ενετειλατο ο βασιλευς αχαζ τω ουρια τω ιερει λεγων επι το θυσιαστηριον το μεγα προσφερε την ολοκαυτωσιν την πρωινην και την θυσιαν την εσπερινην και την ολοκαυτωσιν του βασιλεως και την θυσιαν αυτου και την ολοκαυτωσιν παντος του λαου και την θυσιαν αυτων και την σπονδην αυτων και παν αιμα ολοκαυτωσεως και παν αιμα θυσιας επ αυτο προσχεεις και το θυσιαστηριον το χαλκουν εσται μοι εις το πρωι
[16] και εποιησεν ουριας ο ιερευς κατα παντα οσα ενετειλατο αυτω ο βασιλευς αχαζ
[17] και συνεκοψεν ο βασιλευς αχαζ τα συγκλεισματα των μεχωνωθ και μετηρεν απ αυτων τον λουτηρα και την θαλασσαν καθειλεν απο των βοων των χαλκων των υποκατω αυτης και εδωκεν αυτην επι βασιν λιθινην
[18] και τον θεμελιον της καθεδρας ωκοδομησεν εν οικω κυριου και την εισοδον του βασιλεως την εξω επεστρεψεν εν οικω κυριου απο προσωπου βασιλεως ασσυριων
[19] και τα λοιπα των λογων αχαζ οσα εποιησεν ουχι ταυτα γεγραμμενα επι βιβλιω λογων των ημερων τοις βασιλευσιν ιουδα
[20] και εκοιμηθη αχαζ μετα των πατερων αυτου και εταφη εν πολει δαυιδ και εβασιλευσεν εζεκιας υιος αυτου αντ αυτου

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.