New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Kings 16:5-12
5Thenאָ֣ז'azH227Rezinרְצִ֣יןre.TzinH7526the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Aramאֲ֠רָם'A.romH758and Pekahוּפֶ֨קַחu.Fe.kachH6492the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Remaliahרְמַלְיָ֧הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425,kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478,wentH5927upH5927to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389for warלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421;and they besiegedוַיָּצֻ֙רוּ֙ עַל־vai.ya.Tzu.ru 'al-H6696H5921Ahazאָחָ֔ז'a.ChazH271, butwereH3201not capableH3201of fightingלְהִלָּחֵֽם׃le.hi.la.ChemH3898him.
6At that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256Rezinרְצִ֨יןre.TzinH7526kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Aramאֲרָ֤ם'a.RamH758restoredהֵ֠שִׁיבHe.shivH7725ElathH365to Aramלַֽאֲרָ֔םla.'a.RamH758,and droveH5394the Judeansהַיְהוּדִ֖יםhay.hu.DimH3064awayH5394fromElathH359; and theArameansוַֽאֲדוֹמִים֙va.'a.ra.mimH130cameבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935to ElathH365and have livedוַיֵּ֣שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuH3427thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033to thisהַזֶּֽה׃ פha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.
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.LehH5927upH5927and saveוְהוֹשִׁעֵ֜נִיve.ho.shi.'E.niH3467me from thehandמִכַּ֣ףmi.KafH3709of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Aramאֲרָ֗ם'a.RamH758, and from thehandוּמִכַּף֙u.mi.KafH3709of the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,who are risingH6965upH6965againstעָלָֽי׃'a.LaiH5921me.”
8AndAhazאָחָ֜ז'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 giftשֹֽׁחַד׃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.ShurH804wentH5927upH5927againstH413Damascusדַּמֶּ֙שֶׂק֙da.Me.sekH1834andcapturedוַֽיִּתְפְּשֶׂ֔הָvai.yit.pe.Se.haH8610it, and ledH1540the people ofit intoH1540exileוַיַּגְלֶ֖הָvai.yag.Le.haH1540toKirקִ֑ירָהKi.rahH7024,and putהֵמִֽית׃he.MitH4191Rezinרְצִ֖יןre.TzinH7526toH4191deathH4191.
10Now Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָ֡ז'a.ChazH271wentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to Damascusדּוּמֶּ֔שֶׂקdu.Me.sekH1834to meetלִ֠קְרַאתLik.ratH7122Tiglath-pileserH8407kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804,and he 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 everythingכְּכֹ֣לke.KholH3605that Kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271had sentשָׁלַח֩sha.LachH7971from Damascusמִדַּמֶּ֗שֶׂקmi.da.Me.sekH1834,inH3651thatH3651wayH3651Urijahאוּרִיָּ֣ה'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.
12And when 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.achH4196andwentH5927upH5927to it,
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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