2 Kings 16:17

2 Kings 16:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And king Ahaz cut off the borders of the bases, and removed the laver from off them; and took down the sea from off the brasen oxen that were under it, and put it upon a pavement of stones.
• New International Version (NIV)King Ahaz cut off the side panels and removed the basins from the movable stands. He removed the Sea from the bronze bulls that supported it and set it on a stone base.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And King Ahaz cut off the frames of the stands and removed the basin from them, and he took down the sea from off the bronze oxen that were under it and put it on a stone pedestal.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And King Ahaz cut off the panels of the carts, and removed the lavers from them; and he took down the Sea from the bronze oxen that were under it, and put it on a pavement of stones.

Context of 2 Kings 16:17

15King Ahaz gave this command to the priest Urijah: “On this great altar you must burn the morning burnt offerings and the evening grain offering, the king’s burnt offerings and grain offerings, and the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and wine offerings of all the people of the land. Sprinkle all the blood of the burnt offerings and ⌞other⌟ sacrifices on it. I will use the bronze altar for prayer.” 16The priest Urijah did what King Ahaz had commanded. King Ahaz cut off the side panels of the ⌞bronze⌟ stands ⌞used in the temple⌟ and removed the basin from each of them. He took the bronze pool down from the bronze bulls that were under it and set it on a stone base. 18Ahaz removed the covered walkway used on the day of rest—a holy day. This walkway had been built in the temple. He also removed the outer entrance for the king from the Lord’s temple. He did this to please the king of Assyria. 19Isn’t everything else about Ahaz—the things he did—written in the official records of the kings of Judah?

2 Kings 16:17 word by word

וַיְקַצֵּץ֩ הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ אָחָ֜ז אֶת־הַמִּסְגְּר֣וֹת הַמְּכֹנ֗וֹת וַיָּ֤סַר מֵֽעֲלֵיהֶם֙ אֶת הַכִּיֹּ֔ר וְאֶת־הַיָּ֣ם הוֹרִ֔ד מֵעַ֛ל הַבָּקָ֥ר הַנְּחֹ֖שֶׁת אֲשֶׁ֣ר תַּחְתֶּ֑יהָ וַיִּתֵּ֣ן אֹת֔וֹ עַ֖ל מַרְצֶ֥פֶת אֲבָנִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• Ahazאָחָז'âchâz · AhazH271
• cut offקָצַץqâtsats · to cutH7112
• the bordersמִסְגֶּ֫רֶתmisgereth · perimeterH4526
• of the basesמְכוֹנָהmekônâh mekônâh · baseH4350
• and removedסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: removeH5493
• the laverכִּיֹּרkîyôr kîyôr · basinH3595
• from off them; and took downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• the seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
• from off the brasenנְחֹ֫שֶׁתnechôsheth · bronzeH5178
• oxenבָּקָרbâqâr · cattleH1241
• under it, and putנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• it upon a pavementמַרְצֶ֫פֶתmartsepheth · pavementH4837
• of stonesאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68

Cross-references for 2 Kings 16:17

• 2 Chronicles 28:24Ahaz collected the utensils in God’s temple, cut them up, and closed the doors to the Lord’s temple. He made altars for himself on every corner in Jerusalem.
• 2 Chronicles 29:19and all the utensils King Ahaz refused to use during his reign when he was unfaithful. We have restored them and made them holy. They are in front of the Lord’s altar.”
• 1 Kings 7:23Hiram made a pool from cast metal. It was 15 feet in diameter. It was round, 7½ feet high, and had a circumference of 45 feet.
• 2 Chronicles 4:1410 stands and 10 basins on the stands,
• 2 Kings 25:13The Babylonians broke apart the bronze pillars of the Lord’s temple, the stands, and the bronze pool in the Lord’s temple. They shipped the bronze to Babylon.
• 2 Chronicles 4:151 pool and the 12 bulls under it,
• Jeremiah 52:20The bronze from the 2 pillars, the pool, and the 12 bronze bulls under the stands that King Solomon had made for the Lord’s temple couldn’t be weighed.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 16:17

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17See the marginal references. The acts recorded here, were probably not mere wanton acts of mutilation, but steps in the conversion of these sacred objects to other uses, as to the ornamentation of a palace or of an idol temple. The bases, the oxen, and the sea were not destroyed - they remained at Jerusalem until its final capture Jeremiah 52:17, Jeremiah 52:20. Probably they were restored to their original uses by Hezekiah 2 Chronicles 29:19. A pavement…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. 1717. cut off the borders of the bases, &c.--It is thought that he did this to use the elaborate sculpture in adorning his palace.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 16:17

• Ahaz
• Altar
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Laver
• Temple

In the dictionaries

• Ahaz
• the sea, the Great Sea, the western sea
• Fashion
• Sea, The molten
• Assyria
• Base
• Border; Borders
• Laver
• Pavement
• Temple

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