2 Kings 16 – New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

Ahaz Reigns over Judah

1 In the 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, became ^H4427 king ^H4427.

2 Ahaz ^H271 was twenty ^H6242 years ^H8141 old ^H1121 when he became ^H4427 king ^H4427, and he reigned ^H4427 for sixteen ^H8337 H6240 years ^H8141 in Jerusalem ^H3389; and he did not do ^H6213 what ^H3477 was ^H3477 right ^H3477 in the sight ^H5869 of the LORD ^H3068 his God ^H430, as his father ^H1 David ^H1732 had done. 3 But he walked ^H1980 in the way ^H1870 of the kings ^H4428 of Israel ^H3478, and he even ^H1571 made his son ^H1121 pass ^H5674 through the fire ^H784, in accordance with the abominations ^H8441 of the nations ^H1471 whom ^H834 the LORD ^H3068 had [fn]driven ^H3423 out ^H3423 before ^H6440 the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478. 4 And he sacrificed ^H2076 and burned ^H6999 incense ^H6999 on the high ^H1116 places ^H1116, on the hills ^H1389, and under ^H8478 every ^H3605 green ^H7488 tree ^H6086.

5 Then ^H227 Rezin ^H7526 the king ^H4428 of Aram ^H758 and Pekah ^H6492 the son ^H1121 of Remaliah ^H7425, king ^H4428 of Israel ^H3478, went ^H5927 up ^H5927 to Jerusalem ^H3389 for war ^H4421; and they besieged ^H6696 H5921 Ahaz ^H271, but [fn]were ^H3201 not capable ^H3201 of fighting ^H3898 him. 6 At that time ^H6256 Rezin ^H7526 king ^H4428 of Aram ^H758 restored ^H7725 Elath ^H359 to Aram ^H758, and drove ^H5394 the Judeans ^H3064 away ^H5394 from [fn]Elath ^H359; and the [fn]Arameans ^H130 came ^H935 to Elath ^H359 and have lived ^H3427 there ^H8033 to this ^H2088 day ^H3117.

Ahaz Seeks Help of Assyria

7 So Ahaz ^H271 sent ^H7971 messengers ^H4397 to Tiglath-pileser ^H8407 king ^H4428 of Assyria ^H804, saying ^H559, “I am your servant ^H5650 and your son ^H1121; come ^H5927 up ^H5927 and save ^H3467 me from the [fn]hand ^H3709 of the king ^H4428 of Aram ^H758, and from the [fn]hand ^H3709 of the king ^H4428 of Israel ^H3478, who are rising ^H6965 up ^H6965 against ^H5921 me.”

8 And Ahaz ^H271 took ^H3947 the silver ^H3701 and gold ^H2091 that was found ^H4672 in the house ^H1004 of the LORD ^H3068 and in the treasuries ^H214 of the king’s ^H4428 house ^H1004, and sent ^H7971 a gift ^H7810 to the king ^H4428 of Assyria ^H804. 9 So the king ^H4428 of Assyria ^H804 listened ^H8085 to him; and the king ^H4428 of Assyria ^H804 went ^H5927 up ^H5927 against ^H413 Damascus ^H1834 and captured ^H8610 it, and led ^H1540 the people of it into ^H1540 exile ^H1540 to Kir ^H7024, and put ^H4191 Rezin ^H7526 to ^H4191 death ^H4191.

Damascus Falls

10 Now King ^H4428 Ahaz ^H271 went ^H1980 to Damascus ^H1834 to meet ^H7122 Tiglath-pileser ^H8407 king ^H4428 of Assyria ^H804, and he saw ^H7200 the altar ^H4196 which ^H834 was at Damascus ^H1834; and King ^H4428 Ahaz ^H271 sent ^H7971 to Urijah ^H223 the priest ^H3548 the [fn]pattern ^H1823 of the altar ^H4196 and its model ^H8403, according to all ^H3605 its workmanship ^H4639.

11 So Urijah ^H223 the priest ^H3548 built ^H1129 an altar ^H4196; according to everything ^H3605 that King ^H4428 Ahaz ^H271 had sent ^H7971 from Damascus ^H1834, in ^H3651 that ^H3651 way ^H3651 Urijah ^H223 the priest ^H3548 made ^H6213 it, [fn]before ^H5704 the coming ^H935 of King ^H4428 Ahaz ^H271 from Damascus ^H1834. 12 And when the king ^H4428 came ^H935 from Damascus ^H1834, the king ^H4428 saw ^H7200 the altar ^H4196; then the king ^H4428 approached ^H7126 the altar ^H4196 and [fn]went ^H5927 up ^H5927 to it, 13 and [fn]burned ^H6999 his burnt ^H5930 offering ^H5930 and his meal ^H4503 offering ^H4503, and poured ^H5258 out ^H5258 his [fn]drink ^H5262 offering ^H5262 and sprinkled ^H2236 the blood ^H1818 of his peace ^H8002 offerings ^H8002 on the altar ^H4196. 14 And the bronze ^H5178 altar ^H4196, which ^H834 was before ^H6440 the LORD ^H3068, [fn]he brought ^H7126 from the front ^H6440 of the house ^H1004, from between ^H996 his altar ^H4196 and the house ^H1004 of the LORD ^H3068, and he put ^H5414 it on the north ^H6828 side ^H3409 of his altar ^H4196. 15 Then King ^H4428 Ahaz ^H271 commanded ^H6680 Urijah ^H223 the priest ^H3548, saying ^H559, “Upon the great ^H1419 altar ^H4196 [fn]burn ^H6999 the morning ^H1242 burnt ^H5930 offering ^H5930, the evening ^H6153 meal ^H4503 offering ^H4503, the king’s ^H4428 burnt ^H5930 offering ^H5930 and his meal ^H4503 offering ^H4503, with the burnt ^H5930 offering ^H5930 of all ^H3605 the people ^H5971 of the land ^H776, their meal ^H4503 offering ^H4503, and their [fn]drink ^H5262 offerings ^H5262; and sprinkle ^H2236 on it all ^H3605 the blood ^H1818 of the burnt ^H5930 offering ^H5930 and all ^H3605 the blood ^H1818 of the sacrifice ^H2077. But the bronze ^H5178 altar ^H4196 shall be for me, for making ^H1239 inquiries ^H1239.” 16 So Urijah ^H223 the priest ^H3548 acted ^H6213 in accordance with everything ^H3605 that King ^H4428 Ahaz ^H271 commanded ^H6680.

17 Then King ^H4428 Ahaz ^H271 cut ^H7112 off ^H7112 the borders ^H4526 of the stands ^H4350, and removed ^H5493 the wash ^H3595 basin ^H3595 from them; he also took ^H3381 down ^H3381 the [fn]Sea ^H3220 from the bronze ^H5178 oxen ^H1241 which ^H834 were under ^H8478 it and put ^H5414 it on a pavement ^H4837 of stone ^H68. 18 And the covered ^H4329 way ^H4329 for the Sabbath ^H7676 which ^H834 they had built ^H1129 in the house ^H1004, and the outer ^H2435 entry ^H3996 of the king ^H4428, he removed ^H5437 from the house ^H1004 of the LORD ^H3068 because ^H4480 H6440 of the king ^H4428 of Assyria ^H804.

Hezekiah Reigns over Judah

19 Now as for the rest ^H3499 of the acts ^H1697 of Ahaz ^H271 which ^H834 he did ^H6213, are they not written ^H3789 in the Book ^H5612 of the Chronicles ^H1697 H3117 of the Kings ^H4428 of Judah ^H3063? 20 So Ahaz ^H271 [fn]lay ^H7901 down ^H7901 with his fathers ^H1, and was buried ^H6912 with his fathers ^H1 in the city ^H5892 of David ^H1732; and his son ^H1121 Hezekiah ^H2396 reigned ^H4427 in ^H8478 his place ^H8478.