New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Kings 16
Ahaz Reigns over Judah
1In the seventeenthשְׁבַֽע־ עֶשְׂרֵ֣הshe.va'- 'es.RehH7651H6240yearH8141of Pekahלְפֶ֖קַחle.Fe.kachH6492the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Remaliahרְמַלְיָ֑הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425,Ahazאָחָ֥ז'a.ChazH271the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jothamיוֹתָ֖םyo.TamH3147,kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063,becameH4427kingמָלַ֛ךְma.LakhH4427.
2Ahazאָחָ֣ז'a.ChazH271wastwentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he becameH4427kingבְּמָלְכ֔וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427sixteenוְשֵׁשׁ־ עֶשְׂרֵ֣הve.shesh- 'es.RehH8337H6240yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389;and he did not doעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213whatH3477was rightהַיָּשָׁ֗רhai.ya.SharH3477in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֛יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֖יו'e.lo.HavH430,as his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1Davidכְּדָוִ֥דke.da.VidH1732had done.
3But he walkedוַיֵּ֕לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980in the wayבְּדֶ֖רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and evenוְגַ֤םve.GamH1571made his sonבְּנוֹ֙be.NoH1121passהֶעֱבִ֣ירhe.'e.VirH5674through the fireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784,according to the abominationsכְּתֹֽעֲבוֹת֙ke.to.'a.VotH8441of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471whomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068haddrivenהוֹרִ֤ישׁho.RishH3423out from beforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
5Thenאָ֣ז'azH227Rezinרְצִ֣יןre.TzinH7526kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Aramאֲ֠רָם'A.romH758and Pekahוּפֶ֨קַחu.Fe.kachH6492sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Remaliahרְמַלְיָ֧הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425,kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478,cameיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927up to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389to wagewarלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421;and they besiegedוַיָּצֻ֙רוּ֙ עַל־vai.ya.Tzu.ru 'al-H6696H5921Ahazאָחָ֔ז'a.ChazH271,but couldיָכְל֖וּya.khe.LuH3201notovercomeלְהִלָּחֵֽם׃le.hi.la.ChemH3898him.
6At that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256Rezinרְצִ֨יןre.TzinH7526kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Aramאֲרָ֤ם'a.RamH758recoveredהֵ֠שִׁיבHe.shivH7725ElathH365for Aramלַֽאֲרָ֔םla.'a.RamH758,and clearedוַיְנַשֵּׁ֥לvay.na.ShelH5394the Judeansהַיְהוּדִ֖יםhay.hu.DimH3064out ofElathH359entirely; and theArameansוַֽאֲדוֹמִים֙va.'a.ra.mimH130cameבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935to ElathH365and have livedוַיֵּ֣שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuH3427thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033to thisהַזֶּֽה׃ פha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.
Ahaz Seeks Help of Aram
7So Ahazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֗יםmal.'a.KhimH4397toTiglath-pileserH8407kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “I am your servantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650and your sonוּבִנְךָ֖u.vin.KhaH1121;comeעֲלֵ֨ה'a.LehH5927up and deliverוְהוֹשִׁעֵ֜נִיve.ho.shi.'E.niH3467me from thehandמִכַּ֣ףmi.KafH3709of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Aramאֲרָ֗ם'a.RamH758and from thehandוּמִכַּף֙u.mi.KafH3709of the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,who are risingהַקּוֹמִ֖יםha.ko.MimH6965up againstעָלָֽי׃'a.LaiH5921me.”
8Ahazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947the silverהַכֶּ֣סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701and goldהַזָּהָ֗בha.za.HavH2091that was foundהַנִּמְצָא֙ha.nim.Tza'H4672in the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and in the treasuriesוּבְאֹֽצְר֖וֹתu.ve.'o.tze.RotH214of the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971a presentשֹֽׁחַד׃Sho.chadH7810to the kingלְמֶֽלֶךְ־le.Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804.
9So the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804listenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to him; and the kingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֤וּר'a.ShurH804wentוַיַּעַל֩vai.ya.'AlH5927up againstH413Damascusדַּמֶּ֙שֶׂק֙da.Me.sekH1834andcapturedוַֽיִּתְפְּשֶׂ֔הָvai.yit.pe.Se.haH8610it, and carriedH1540the people ofit awayH1540into exileוַיַּגְלֶ֖הָvai.yag.Le.haH1540toKirקִ֑ירָהKi.rahH7024,and putהֵמִֽית׃he.MitH4191Rezinרְצִ֖יןre.TzinH7526to deathH4191.
Damascus Falls
10Now Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָ֡ז'a.ChazH271wentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to Damascusדּוּמֶּ֔שֶׂקdu.Me.sekH1834to meetלִ֠קְרַאתLik.ratH7122Tiglath-pileserH8407kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804,and sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834wasat Damascusבְּדַמָּ֑שֶׂקbe.da.Ma.sekH1834;and Kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971toUrijahאוּרִיָּ֣ה'u.ri.YahH223the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548thepatternדְּמ֧וּתde.MutH1823of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַha.miz.Be.achH4196and its modelתַּבְנִית֖וֹtav.ni.ToH8403,according to allלְכָֽל־le.kholH3605its workmanshipמַעֲשֵֽׂהוּ׃ma.'a.Se.huH4639.
11So Urijahאוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahH223the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548builtוַיִּ֛בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129an altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196;according to allכְּכֹ֣לke.KholH3605that Kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271had sentשָׁלַח֩sha.LachH7971from Damascusמִדַּמֶּ֗שֶׂקmi.da.Me.sekH1834,thusכֵּ֤ןkenH3651Urijahאוּרִיָּ֣ה'u.ri.YahH223the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548madeעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213it,beforeעַד־'ad-H5704the comingבּ֥וֹאBo'H935of Kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ha.Me.lekh-H4428Ahazאָחָ֖ז'a.ChazH271from Damascusמִדַּמָּֽשֶׂק׃mi.da.Ma.sekH1834.
12When the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935from Damascusמִדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקmi.da.Me.sekH1834,the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196; thenthe kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428approachedוַיִּקְרַ֥בvai.yik.RavH7126the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196andwentוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927up to it,
13andburnedוַיַּקְטֵ֤רvai.yak.TerH6999his burntעֹֽלָתוֹ֙o.la.ToH5930offeringH5930and his mealH4503offeringמִנְחָת֔וֹmin.cha.ToH4503,and pouredוַיַּסֵּ֖ךְvai.ya.SekhH5258his drinkנִסְכּ֑וֹnis.KoH5262offeringH5262and sprinkledוַיִּזְרֹ֛קvai.yiz.RokH2236the bloodדַּֽם־dam-H1818of his peaceהַשְּׁלָמִ֥יםha.she.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002on the altarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196.
14The bronzeהַנְּחֹשֶׁת֮ha.ne.cho.ShetH5178altarהַמִּזְבַּ֣חha.miz.BachH4196,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834wasbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068,he broughtוַיַּקְרֵ֗בvai.yak.RevH7126from the frontפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,from betweenH996hisaltarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196and the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and he putוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414it on the northצָפֽוֹנָה׃tza.Fo.nahH6828sideיֶ֥רֶךְYe.rekhH3409of hisaltarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196.
15Then Kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ha.Me.lekh-H4428Ahazאָ֠חָז'A.chozH271commandedוַיְצַוֶּ֣הvay.tza.vuhH6680Urijahאוּרִיָּ֨ה'u.ri.YahH223the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “Upon the greatהַגָּד֡וֹלha.ga.DolH1419altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֣חַha.miz.Be.achH4196burnהַקְטֵ֣רhak.TerH6999the morningהַבֹּקֶר֩ha.bo.KerH1242burntעֹֽלַת־'o.lat-H5930offeringעֹלַ֧ת'o.LatH5930and the eveningהָעֶ֜רֶבha.'E.revH6153mealH4503offeringמִנְחַ֨תmin.ChatH4503and the king’sהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428burntעֹלַ֞ת'o.LatH5930offeringעֹלָ֛ה'o.LahH5930and his mealH4503offeringמִנְחָת֗וֹmin.cha.ToH4503,with the burntH5930offeringH5930of allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776and their mealH4503offeringוּמִנְחָתָ֣םu.min.cha.TamH4503and their drinkוְנִסְכֵּיהֶ֔םve.nis.kei.HemH5262offeringsH5262;and sprinkleתִּזְרֹ֑קtiz.RokH2236on it allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the bloodדַּ֥םdamH1818of the burntH5930offeringH5930and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the bloodדַּם־dam-H1818of the sacrificeזֶ֖בַחZe.vachH2077. Butthe bronzeהַנְּחֹ֛שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178altarוּמִזְבַּ֧חu.miz.BachH4196shall be for me to inquireלְבַקֵּֽר׃le.va.KerH1239by.”
17Then Kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271cutוַיְקַצֵּץ֩vay.ka.TzetzH7112offH7112the bordersהַמִּסְגְּר֣וֹתha.mis.ge.RotH4526of the standsהַמְּכֹנ֗וֹתha.me.kho.NotH4350,and removedוַיָּ֤סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493the laverהַכִּיֹּ֔רha.ki.YorH3595from them; he alsotookH3381downH3381the seaהַיָּ֣םhai.YamH3220from the bronzeהַנְּחֹ֖שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178oxenהַבָּקָ֥רha.ba.KarH1241whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were underתַּחְתֶּ֑יהָtach.Tei.haH8478it and putוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414it on a pavementמַרְצֶ֥פֶתmar.Tze.fetH4837of stoneאֲבָנִֽים׃'a.va.NimH68.
18The coveredH4146wayH4146for the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֜תha.sha.BatH7676whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they had builtבָּנ֣וּba.NuH1129in the houseבַבַּ֗יִתva.Ba.yitH1004,and the outerהַֽחִיצ֔וֹנָהha.chi.Tzo.nahH2435entryמְב֤וֹאme.Vo'H3996of the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,he removedהֵסֵ֖בhe.SevH5437from the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH4480H6440of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.
Hezekiah Reigns over Judah
19Now the restוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Ahazאָחָ֖ז'a.ChazH271whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he didעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213,are they not writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the Bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697H3117of the Kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063?
20SoAhazאָחָז֙'a.ChazH271sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1, andwas buriedוַיִּקָּבֵ֥רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֖יו'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
New American Standard Bible 1995 — © 1960–1995 The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved.
Commentaries