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2 Kings 16 – King James Version (KJV)

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Ahaz Reigns over Judah

(2Ch 28:1–27 )

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2Ki 16:1 - In the^H8141^➔ seventeenth^H7651^H6240 year^➔^H8141 of Pekah^H6492 the son^H1121 of Remaliah^H7425 Ahaz^H271 the son^H1121 of Jotham^H3147 king^H4428 of Judah^H3063 began to reign.^H4427

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2Ki 16:2 - Twenty^H6242 years^H8141 old^H1121 was Ahaz^H271 when he began to reign,^H4427 and^H8337^➔ reigned^H4427 sixteen^➔^H8337^H6240 years^H8141 in Jerusalem,^H3389 and^H3808^➔ did^H6213 not^➔^H3808 that which was right^H3477 in the sight^H5869 of the LORD^H3068 his God,^H430 like David^H1732 his father.^H1

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2Ki 16:3 - But he walked^H3212 in the way^H1870 of the kings^H4428 of Israel,^H3478 yea, and^H1571 made^H5674^➔ his son^H1121 to pass^➔^H5674 through the fire,^H784 according to the abominations^H8441 of the heathen,^H1471 whom^H834 the LORD^H3068 cast out^H3423 from before^H6440 the children^H1121 of Israel.^H3478

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2Ki 16:4 - And he sacrificed^H2076 and burnt incense^H6999 in the high places,^H1116 and on^H5921 the hills,^H1389 and under^H8478 every^H3605 green^H7488 tree.^H6086

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2Ki 16:5 - Then^H227 Rezin^H7526 king^H4428 of Syria^H758 and Pekah^H6492 son^H1121 of Remaliah^H7425 king^H4428 of Israel^H3478 came up^H5927 to Jerusalem^H3389 to war:^H4421 and they besieged^H6696 Ahaz,^H271 but^H3808^➔ could^H3201 not^➔^H3808 overcome^H3898 him.

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2Ki 16:6 - At^H6256^➔ that^H1931 time^➔^H6256 Rezin^H7526 king^H4428 of Syria^H758 recovered^H7725 Elath^H359 to Syria,^H758 and drave^H5394 the Jews^H3064 from Elath:^H359 and the Syrians^H130 came^H935 to Elath,^H359 and dwelt^H3427 there^H8033 unto^H5704 this^H2088 day.^H3117

Ahaz Seeks Help of Aram

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2Ki 16:7 - So^H7971^➔ Ahaz^H271 sent^➔^H7971 messengers^H4397 to^H413 Tiglathpileser^H8407^H8407 king^H4428 of Assyria,^H804 saying,^H559 I^H589 am thy servant^H5650 and thy son:^H1121 come up,^H5927 and save me^H3467 out of the hand^H3709 of the king^H4428 of Syria,^H758 and out of the hand^H3709 of the king^H4428 of Israel,^H3478 which rise up^H6965 against me.^H5921

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2Ki 16:8 - And^H3947^➔ Ahaz^H271 took^➔^H3947 the silver^H3701 and^H853 gold^H2091 that was found^H4672 in the house^H1004 of the LORD,^H3068 and in the treasures^H214 of^H1004^➔ the king's^H4428 house,^➔^H1004 and sent^H7971 it for a present^H7810 to the king^H4428 of Assyria.^H804

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2Ki 16:9 - And^H8085^➔ the king^H4428 of Assyria^H804 hearkened^➔^H8085 unto him:^H413 for^H5927^➔ the king^H4428 of Assyria^H804 went up^➔^H5927 against^H413 Damascus,^H1834 and took it,^H8610 and carried the people of it captive^H1540 to Kir,^H7024 and^H853 slew^H4191 Rezin.^H7526

Damascus Falls

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2Ki 16:10 - And^H3212^➔ king^H4428 Ahaz^H271 went^➔^H3212 to Damascus^H1834 to meet^H7125 Tiglathpileser^H8407^H8407 king^H4428 of Assyria,^H804 and saw^H7200 an altar^H4196 that^H834 was at Damascus:^H1834 and^H7971^➔ king^H4428 Ahaz^H271 sent^➔^H7971 to^H413 Urijah^H223 the priest^H3548 the fashion^H1823 of the altar,^H4196 and^H853 the pattern of it,^H8403 according to all^H3605 the workmanship thereof.^H4639

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2Ki 16:11 - And^H1129^➔ Urijah^H223 the priest^H3548 built^➔^H1129 an altar^H4196 according to all^H3605 that^H834 king^H4428 Ahaz^H271 had sent^H7971 from Damascus:^H1834 so^H3651 Urijah^H223 the priest^H3548 made^H6213 it against^H5704 king^H4428 Ahaz^H271 came^H935 from Damascus.^H1834

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2Ki 16:12 - And when^H935^➔ the king^H4428 was come^➔^H935 from Damascus,^H1834 the king^H4428 saw^H7200 the altar:^H4196 and^H7126^➔ the king^H4428 approached^➔^H7126 to^H5921 the altar,^H4196 and offered^H5927 thereon.^H5921

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2Ki 16:13 - And he burnt^H6999 his burnt offering^H5930 and^H853 his meat offering,^H4503 and poured^H5258 his drink offering,^H5262 and sprinkled^H2236 the blood^H1818 of^H8002^➔ his peace offerings,^➔^H8002 upon^H5921 the altar.^H4196

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2Ki 16:14 - And^H853 he brought also^H7126 the^H4196^➔ brasen^H5178 altar,^➔^H4196 which^H834 was before^H6440 the LORD,^H3068 from^H854 the forefront^H6440 of the house,^H1004 from between^H996 the altar^H4196 and^H996 the house^H1004 of the LORD,^H3068 and put^H5414 it^H853 on^H5921 the north^H6828 side^H3409 of the altar.^H4196

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2Ki 16:15 - And^H6680^➔ king^H4428 Ahaz^H271 commanded^➔^H6680 Urijah^H223 the priest,^H3548 saying,^H559 Upon^H5921 the^H4196^➔ great^H1419 altar^➔^H4196 burn^H6999 the morning^H1242 burnt offering,^H5930 and^H853 the evening^H6153 meat offering,^H4503 and^H853 the king's^H4428 burnt sacrifice,^H5930 and^H853 his meat offering,^H4503 with^H853 the burnt offering^H5930 of all^H3605 the people^H5971 of the land,^H776 and their meat offering,^H4503 and their drink offerings;^H5262 and^H3605^➔ sprinkle^H2236 upon it^H5921 all^➔^H3605 the blood^H1818 of the burnt offering,^H5930 and all^H3605 the blood^H1818 of the sacrifice:^H2077 and^H4196^➔ the brasen^H5178 altar^➔^H4196 shall be^H1961 for me to enquire^H1239 by.

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2Ki 16:16 - Thus did^H6213 Urijah^H223 the priest,^H3548 according to all^H3605 that^H834 king^H4428 Ahaz^H271 commanded.^H6680

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2Ki 16:17 - And^H7112^➔ king^H4428 Ahaz^H271 cut off^➔^H7112 the borders^H4526 of the bases,^H4350 and removed^H5493 the laver^H3595 from off them;^H5921 and^H853 took down^H3381 the sea^H3220 from off^H5921 the^H1241^➔ brasen^H5178 oxen^➔^H1241 that^H834 were under it,^H8478 and put^H5414 it^H853 upon^H5921 a pavement^H4837 of stones.^H68

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2Ki 16:18 - And^H853 the covert^H4329 for the sabbath^H7676 that^H834 they had built^H1129 in the house,^H1004 and^H853 the king's^H4428 entry^H3996 without,^H2435 turned he^H5437 from the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068 for^H6440 the king^H4428 of Assyria.^H804

Hezekiah Reigns over Judah

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2Ki 16:19 - Now the rest^H3499 of the acts^H1697 of Ahaz^H271 which^H834 he did,^H6213 are they^H1992 not^H3808 written^H3789 in^H5921 the book^H5612 of the chronicles^H1697^H3117 of the kings^H4428 of Judah?^H3063

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2Ki 16:20 - And^H7901^➔ Ahaz^H271 slept^➔^H7901 with^H5973 his fathers,^H1 and was buried^H6912 with^H5973 his fathers^H1 in the city^H5892 of David:^H1732 and^H4427^➔ Hezekiah^H2396 his son^H1121 reigned^➔^H4427 in his stead.^H8478

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