Berean Standard Bible
2 Kings 16:1-9
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.
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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