King James Version
2 Kings 16:1-9
1In the seventeenthבִּשְׁנַת֙ שְׁבַֽע־ עֶשְׂרֵ֣הbish.Nat she.va'- 'es.RehH8141H6240H7651yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141of Pekahלְפֶ֖קַחle.Fe.kachH6492the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Remaliahרְמַלְיָ֑הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425Ahazאָחָ֥ז'a.ChazH271the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jothamיוֹתָ֖םyo.TamH3147kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063began to reignמָלַ֛ךְma.LakhH4427.
2Twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121wasAhazאָחָ֣ז'a.ChazH271when he began to reignבְּמָלְכ֔וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427,and reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427sixteenוְשֵׁשׁ־ עֶשְׂרֵ֣הve.shesh- 'es.RehH6240H8337yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,and didעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213not that which wasrightהַיָּשָׁ֗רhai.ya.SharH3477in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֛יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֖יו'e.lo.HavH430,like Davidכְּדָוִ֥דke.da.VidH1732his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1.
3But he walkedH3212in the wayבְּדֶ֖רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,yea, and made his sonבְּנוֹ֙be.NoH1121to pass throughהֶעֱבִ֣ירhe.'e.VirH5674the fireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784,according to the abominationsכְּתֹֽעֲבוֹת֙ke.to.'a.VotH8441of the heathenהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471,whom the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068cast outהוֹרִ֤ישׁho.RishH3423from beforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
5Then Rezinרְצִ֣יןre.TzinH7526kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Syriaאֲ֠רָם'A.romH758and Pekahוּפֶ֨קַחu.Fe.kachH6492sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Remaliahרְמַלְיָ֧הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478came upיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389to warלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421:and they besiegedוַיָּצֻ֙רוּ֙vai.ya.Tzu.ruH6696Ahazאָחָ֔ז'a.ChazH271,but couldיָכְל֖וּya.khe.LuH3201not overcomeלְהִלָּחֵֽם׃le.hi.la.ChemH3898him.
6At that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256Rezinרְצִ֨יןre.TzinH7526kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Syriaאֲרָ֤ם'a.RamH758recoveredהֵ֠שִׁיבHe.shivH7725Elathאֵילַת֙'ei.LatH359to Syriaלַֽאֲרָ֔ם וַֽאֲדוֹמִים֙la.'a.Ram va.'a.ra.mimH130H758,and draveוַיְנַשֵּׁ֥לvay.na.ShelH5394the Jewsהַיְהוּדִ֖יםhay.hu.DimH3064from Elathמֵֽאֵיל֑וֹתme.'ei.LotH359:and the SyriansH726cameבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935to Elathאֵילַ֔ת'ei.LatH359,and dweltוַיֵּ֣שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuH3427there unto this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.
7So Ahazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֗יםmal.'a.KhimH4397to Tiglath–pileserH8407kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, I amthy servantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650and thy sonוּבִנְךָ֖u.vin.KhaH1121:come upעֲלֵ֨ה'a.LehH5927,and saveוְהוֹשִׁעֵ֜נִיve.ho.shi.'E.niH3467me out of the handמִכַּ֣ףmi.KafH3709of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Syriaאֲרָ֗ם'a.RamH758,and out of the handוּמִכַּף֙u.mi.KafH3709of the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,which rise upהַקּוֹמִ֖יםha.ko.MimH6965against me.
8And Ahazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947the silverהַכֶּ֣סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701and goldהַזָּהָ֗בha.za.HavH2091that was foundהַנִּמְצָא֙ha.nim.Tza'H4672in the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and in the treasuresוּבְאֹֽצְר֖וֹתu.ve.'o.tze.RotH214of the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971it fora presentשֹֽׁחַד׃Sho.chadH7810to the kingלְמֶֽלֶךְ־le.Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804.
9And the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804hearkenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085unto him: for the kingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֤וּר'a.ShurH804went upוַיַּעַל֩vai.ya.'AlH5927against Damascusדַּמֶּ֙שֶׂק֙da.Me.sekH1834,and tookוַֽיִּתְפְּשֶׂ֔הָvai.yit.pe.Se.haH8610it, and carried the people ofit captiveוַיַּגְלֶ֖הָvai.yag.Le.haH1540to Kirקִ֑ירָהKi.rahH7024,and slewהֵמִֽית׃he.MitH4191Rezinרְצִ֖יןre.TzinH7526.
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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