Berean Standard Bible
2 Kings 16
(2 Chronicles 28:1–4)
1In the seventeenthבִּשְׁנַת֙ שְׁבַֽע־ עֶשְׂרֵ֣הbish.Nat she.va'- 'es.RehH7651H6240H8141yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141of Pekahלְפֶ֖קַחle.Fe.kachH6492sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Remaliahרְמַלְיָ֑הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425,Ahazאָחָ֥ז'a.ChazH271sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jothamיוֹתָ֖םyo.TamH3147became kingמָלַ֛ךְ מֶ֥לֶךְma.Lakh Me.lekhH4427H4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.
2Ahazאָחָ֣ז'a.ChazH271was twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242years oldבֶּן־ שָׁנָה֙ben- sha.NahH1121H8141when he became kingבְּמָלְכ֔וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389sixteenוְשֵׁשׁ־ עֶשְׂרֵ֣הve.shesh- 'es.RehH8337H6240yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141.And unlike Davidכְּדָוִ֥דke.da.VidH1732his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1,he did notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808doעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213what wasrightהַיָּשָׁ֗רhai.ya.SharH3477in the eyesבְּעֵינֵ֛יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֖יו'e.lo.HavH430.
3Instead, he walkedוַיֵּ֕לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980in the waysבְּדֶ֖רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478and evenוְגַ֤םve.GamH1571אֶת־'et-H853sacrificedהֶעֱבִ֣ירhe.'e.VirH5674his sonבְּנוֹ֙be.NoH1121in the fireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784,according to the abominationsכְּתֹֽעֲבוֹת֙ke.to.'a.VotH8441of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068אֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853had driven outהוֹרִ֤ישׁho.RishH3423beforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440the Israelitesבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478.
5Thenאָ֣ז'azH227Rezinרְצִ֣יןre.TzinH7526kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Aramאֲ֠רָם'A.romH758and Pekahוּפֶ֨קַחu.Fe.kachH6492sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Remaliahרְמַלְיָ֧הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478came upיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927to wage warלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421against Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.They besiegedוַיָּצֻ֙רוּ֙ עַל־vai.ya.Tzu.ru 'al-H6696H5921Ahazאָחָ֔ז'a.ChazH271but couldיָכְל֖וּya.khe.LuH3201notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808overcomeלְהִלָּחֵֽם׃le.hi.la.ChemH3898him.
6At thatהַהִ֗יאha.Hi'H1931timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256Rezinרְצִ֨יןre.TzinH7526kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Aramאֲרָ֤ם'a.RamH758אֶת־'et-H853recoveredהֵ֠שִׁיבHe.shivH7725Elathאֵילַת֙'ei.LatH359for Aramלַֽאֲרָ֔םla.'a.RamH758,drove outוַיְנַשֵּׁ֥לvay.na.ShelH5394אֶת־'et-H853the men of Judahהַיְהוּדִ֖יםhay.hu.DimH3064מֵֽאֵיל֑וֹתme.'ei.LotH359,and sentבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935the EdomitesH761into Elathאֵילַ֔ת'ei.LatH359,whereשָׁ֔םShamH8033they liveוַיֵּ֣שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuH3427toעַ֖ד'adH5704thisהַזֶּֽה׃ פha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.
7So Ahazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֗יםmal.'a.KhimH4397toאֶל־'el-H413Tiglath-pileserH8407kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Iאָ֑נִי'A.niH589am your servantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650and your sonוּבִנְךָ֖u.vin.KhaH1121.Come upעֲלֵ֨ה'a.LehH5927and save meוְהוֹשִׁעֵ֜נִיve.ho.shi.'E.niH3467from the handsמִכַּ֣ףmi.KafH3709of the kingsמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Aramאֲרָ֗ם וּמִכַּף֙'a.Ram u.mi.KafH758H3709andמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,who are rising upהַקּוֹמִ֖יםha.ko.MimH6965against meעָלָֽי׃'a.LaiH5921.”
8Ahazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271אֶת־'et-H853also tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947the silverהַכֶּ֣סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and goldהַזָּהָ֗בha.za.HavH2091foundהַנִּמְצָא֙ha.nim.Tza'H4672in the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and in the treasuriesוּבְאֹֽצְר֖וֹתu.ve.'o.tze.RotH214of the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428palaceבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and he sent itוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971as a giftשֹֽׁחַד׃Sho.chadH7810to the kingלְמֶֽלֶךְ־le.Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804.
9So the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804respondedוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to himאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413,marched upוַיַּעַל֩ מֶ֨לֶךְ אַשּׁ֤וּרvai.ya.'Al Me.lekh 'a.ShurH5927H4428H804toאֶל־'el-H413Damascusדַּמֶּ֙שֶׂק֙da.Me.sekH1834,and captured itוַֽיִּתְפְּשֶׂ֔הָvai.yit.pe.Se.haH8610.He took its peopleוַיַּגְלֶ֖הָvai.yag.Le.haH1540to Kir as captivesקִ֑ירָהKi.rahH7024andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853put Rezinרְצִ֖יןre.TzinH7526to deathהֵמִֽית׃he.MitH4191.
The Idolatry of Ahaz
(2 Chronicles 28:16–27)
10Then Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָ֡ז'a.ChazH271wentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to Damascusדּוּמֶּ֔שֶׂקdu.Me.sekH1834to meetלִ֠קְרַאתLik.ratH7122Tiglath-pileserH8407kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804.On seeingוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200אֶת־'et-H853the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834in Damascusבְּדַמָּ֑שֶׂקbe.da.Ma.sekH1834,Kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩ אֶל־vai.yish.Lach 'el-H7971H413Uriahאוּרִיָּ֣ה'u.ri.YahH223the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548אֶת־'et-H853a modelדְּמ֧וּתde.MutH1823of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַha.miz.Be.achH4196וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and complete plansתַּבְנִית֖וֹ לְכָֽל־tav.ni.To le.kholH8403H3605for its constructionמַעֲשֵֽׂהוּ׃ma.'a.Se.huH4639.
11And Uriahאוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahH223the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548אֶת־'et-H853builtוַיִּ֛בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196according to allכְּכֹ֣לke.KholH3605the instructionsאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271had sentשָׁלַח֩sha.LachH7971from Damascusמִדַּמֶּ֗שֶׂקmi.da.Me.sekH1834, andכֵּ֤ןkenH3651אוּרִיָּ֣ה'u.ri.YahH223הַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548he completed itעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213beforeעַד־'ad-H5704Kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ha.Me.lekh-H4428Ahazאָחָ֖ז'a.ChazH271returnedבּ֥וֹאBo'H935מִדַּמָּֽשֶׂק׃mi.da.Ma.sekH1834.
12When the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428came backוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935from Damascusמִדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקmi.da.Me.sekH1834הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֶת־'et-H853and sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,heהַמֶּ֛לֶךְ עַל־ha.Me.lekh 'al-H4428H5921approachedוַיִּקְרַ֥בvai.yik.RavH7126itהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196and presented offeringsוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927on itעָלָֽיו׃'a.LavH5921.
13He offeredוַיַּקְטֵ֤רvai.yak.TerH6999אֶת־'et-H853his burnt offeringעֹֽלָתוֹ֙o.la.ToH5930וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and his grain offeringמִנְחָת֔וֹmin.cha.ToH4503,poured outוַיַּסֵּ֖ךְvai.ya.SekhH5258אֶת־'et-H853his drink offeringנִסְכּ֑וֹnis.KoH5262,and splatteredוַיִּזְרֹ֛קvai.yiz.RokH2236אֶת־'et-H853the bloodדַּֽם־dam-H1818of his peace offeringsהַשְּׁלָמִ֥יםha.she.la.MimH8002אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834onעַל־'al-H5921the altarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196.
14וְאֵ֨תve.'EtH853He also tookוַיַּקְרֵ֗ב מֵאֵת֙vai.yak.Rev me.'EtH7126H854the bronzeהַנְּחֹשֶׁת֮ha.ne.cho.ShetH5178altarהַמִּזְבַּ֣חha.miz.BachH4196thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834stood beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068from the frontפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the templeהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004(betweenמִבֵּין֙mi.BeinH996the new altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196andוּמִבֵּ֖יןu.mi.BeinH996the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068)and he putוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414אֹת֛וֹ'o.ToH853it onעַל־'al-H5921the northצָפֽוֹנָה׃tza.Fo.nahH6828sideיֶ֥רֶךְYe.rekhH3409of the new altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196.
15Then Kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ha.Me.lekh-H4428Ahazאָ֠חָז'A.chozH271אֶת־'et-H853commandedוַיְצַוֶּ֣הvay.tza.vuhH6680Uriahאוּרִיָּ֨ה'u.ri.YahH223the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ן לֵאמֹ֗רha.ko.Hen le.MorH3548H559, “Offerהַקְטֵ֣רhak.TerH6999אֶת־'et-H853onעַ֣ל'alH5921the greatהַגָּד֡וֹלha.ga.DolH1419altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֣חַha.miz.Be.achH4196the morningהַבֹּקֶר֩ha.bo.KerH1242וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853burnt offeringעֹֽלַת־'o.lat-H5930,the eveningהָעֶ֜רֶבha.'E.revH6153וְֽאֶת־ve.'EtH853grain offeringמִנְחַ֨תmin.ChatH4503,and the king’sהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853burnt offeringעֹלַ֧ת'o.LatH5930and grain offeringמִנְחָת֗וֹmin.cha.ToH4503וְ֠אֵתVe.'etH853,as well as the burnt offeringsעֹלַ֞ת'o.LatH5930,grain offeringsוּמִנְחָתָ֣םu.min.cha.TamH4503,and drink offeringsוְנִסְכֵּיהֶ֔םve.nis.kei.HemH5262of allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776.Splatterתִּזְרֹ֑קtiz.RokH2236on the altarעָלָ֣יו'a.LavH5921allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the bloodדַּ֥םdamH1818of the burnt offeringsעֹלָ֛ה'o.LahH5930andוְכָל־ דַּם־ve.khol dam-H3605H1818sacrificesזֶ֖בַחZe.vachH2077.But I will useיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961the bronzeהַנְּחֹ֛שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178altarוּמִזְבַּ֧חu.miz.BachH4196to seek guidanceלְבַקֵּֽר׃le.va.KerH1239.”
17Kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahaz alsoאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271אֶת־'et-H853cut offוַיְקַצֵּץ֩vay.ka.TzetzH7112the framesהַמִּסְגְּר֣וֹתha.mis.ge.RotH4526of the movable standsהַמְּכֹנ֗וֹתha.me.kho.NotH4350and removedוַיָּ֤סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493אֶתve.'EtH853the bronze basinהַכִּיֹּ֔רha.ki.YorH3595וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853from each of themמֵֽעֲלֵיהֶם֙me.'a.lei.HemH5921.He took downהוֹרִ֔דho.RidH3381the Seaהַיָּ֣םhai.YamH3220fromמֵעַ֛לme.'AlH5921the bronzeהַנְּחֹ֖שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178oxenהַבָּקָ֥רha.ba.KarH1241thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were under itתַּחְתֶּ֑יהָtach.Tei.haH8478and putוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414itאֹת֔וֹ'o.ToH853onעַ֖ל'alH5921a stoneאֲבָנִֽים׃'a.va.NimH68baseמַרְצֶ֥פֶתmar.Tze.fetH4837.
18Andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853on accountמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804,he removedהֵסֵ֖בhe.SevH5437the Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֜תha.sha.BatH7676אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834canopyמוּסַ֨ךְmi.sakhH4329they had builtבָּנ֣וּba.NuH1129in the templeבַבַּ֗יִתva.Ba.yitH1004וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and closed the royalמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428entrywayמְב֤וֹאme.Vo'H3996outsideהַֽחִיצ֔וֹנָהha.chi.Tzo.nahH2435the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.
19As for the restוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Ahazאָחָ֖ז'a.ChazH271,along with his accomplishmentsאֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה'a.Sher 'a.SahH834H6213,are theyהֵ֣םhemH1992notהֲלֹא־ha.lo'-H3808writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789inעַל־'al-H5921the Bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697H3117of the Kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063?
20And Ahazאָחָז֙'a.ChazH271restedוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901withעִם־'im-H5973his fathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1and was buriedוַיִּקָּבֵ֥רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912withעִם־'im-H5973themאֲבֹתָ֖יו'a.vo.TavH1in the Cityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892of Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,and his sonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֥הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פtach.TavH8478.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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