2 Kings 16:18

2 Kings 16:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)He took away the Sabbath canopy that had been built at the temple and removed the royal entryway outside the temple of the Lord, in deference to the king of Assyria.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the covered way for the Sabbath that had been built inside the house and the outer entrance for the king he caused to go around the house of the Lord, because of the king of Assyria.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Also he removed the Sabbath pavilion which they had built in the temple, and he removed the king’s outer entrance from the house of the Lord, on account of the king of Assyria.

Context of 2 Kings 16:18

16The priest Uriah did everything King Ahaz commanded. 17Then King Ahaz cut off the frames of the water carts and removed the bronze basin from each of them. He took the basin from the bronze oxen that were under it and put it on a stone pavement. To satisfy the king of Assyria, he removed from the Lord’s temple the Sabbath canopy they had built in the palace, and he closed the outer entrance for the king. 19The rest of the events of Ahaz’s reign, along with his accomplishments, are written in the Historical Record of Judah’s Kings. 20Ahaz rested with his ancestors and was buried with his ancestors in the city of David, and his son Hezekiah became king in his place.

2 Kings 16:18 word by word

וְאֶת־מוּסַ֨ךְ הַשַּׁבָּ֜ת אֲשֶׁר־בָּנ֣וּ בַבַּ֗יִת וְאֶת־מְב֤וֹא הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ הַֽחִיצ֔וֹנָה הֵסֵ֖ב בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה מִפְּנֵ֖י מֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּֽׁוּר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the covertמוּסָךְmêysâk · porticoH4329
• for the sabbathשַׁבָּתshabbâth · SabbathH7676
• that they had builtבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• in the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• and the king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• entryמָבוֹאmâbô' · entranceH3996
• withoutחִיצוֹןchîytsôn · outerH2435
• turnedסָבַבsâbab · to turn: surroundH5437
• he from the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• forפָּנֶהpânîym · face: becauseH6440
• of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר'ashshûr 'ashshûr · AssyriaH804

Cross-references for 2 Kings 16:18

• 2 Kings 11:5and commanded them, “This is what you are to do: A third of you who come on duty on the Sabbath are to provide protection for the king’s palace.
• 1 Kings 10:5the food at his table, his servants’ residence, his attendants’ service and their attire, his cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he offered at the Lord’s temple, it took her breath away.
• Ezekiel 46:2The prince should enter from the outside by way of the gate’s portico and stand at the gate’s doorpost while the priests sacrifice his burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. He will bow in worship at the gate’s threshold and then depart, but the gate is not to be closed until evening.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 16:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18And the covert for the Sabbath - There are a great number of conjectures concerning this covert, or, as it is in the Hebrew, the מוסך musach, of the Sabbath. As the word, and others derived from the same root, signify covering or booths, it is very likely that this means either a sort of canopy which was erected on the Sabbath days for the accommodation of the people who came to worship, and which Ahaz took away to discourage them from that worship; or a…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18The covert … in the house - A canopied seat in the temple for the king and his family when they attended public worship on the sabbath. It stood no doubt in the inner court of the temple. The king‘s entry without - This would seem to have been a private passage by which the king crossed the outer court to the east gate of the inner court when he visited the temple Ezekiel 46:1-2. Turned he from the house of the Lord for the king of Assyria - This passage…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-20Verses 17-20 Ahaz put contempt upon the sabbath, and thus opened a wide inlet to all manner of sin. This he did for the king of Assyria. When those who have had a ready passage to the house of the Lord, turn it another way to please their neighbours, they are going down-hill apace to ruin.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-18The side panels and basins from the water carts and the Sea were made of bronze (see 1 Kings 7:25–40). Ahaz might have used them to pay tribute or for another project. on account: At the king of Assyria's request, Ahaz removed the canopy leading to the inner court and the king’s private temple entrance. Judah lost much freedom because Ahaz trusted the Assyrian king's military help (2 Kings 16:7–8, 10).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. the covert for the Sabbath--the portico through which the priests entered the temple on the Sabbath. the king's entry without--a private external entrance for the king into the temple. The change made by Ahaz consisted in removing both of these into the temple from fear of the king of Assyria, that, in case of a siege, he might secure the entrance of the temple from him.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 16:18

• Ahaz
• Church
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Temple

In the dictionaries

• Assyria
• Assyria, Assyrian, Assyrian Empire
• Ahaz
• Fashion
• Covered Way
• Covert
• Dial of Ahaz

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