New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Kings 16:8-19

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,

13andburnedוַיַּקְטֵ֤רvai.yak.TerH6999his burntעֹֽלָתוֹ֙o.la.ToH5930offeringH5930and his mealH4503offeringמִנְחָת֔וֹmin.cha.ToH4503,and pouredוַיַּסֵּ֖ךְvai.ya.SekhH5258outH5258hisdrinkנִסְכּ֑וֹnis.KoH5262offeringH5262and sprinkledוַיִּזְרֹ֛קvai.yiz.RokH2236the bloodדַּֽם־dam-H1818of his peaceהַשְּׁלָמִ֥יםha.she.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002on the altarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196.

14Andthe 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.LatH5930,the eveningהָעֶ֜רֶבha.'E.revH6153mealH4503offeringמִנְחַ֨תmin.ChatH4503,the king’sהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428burntעֹלַ֞ת'o.LatH5930offeringעֹלָ֛ה'o.LahH5930and his mealH4503offeringמִנְחָת֗וֹmin.cha.ToH4503,with the burntH5930offeringH5930of allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776,their mealH4503offeringוּמִנְחָתָ֣םu.min.cha.TamH4503, and theirdrinkוְנִסְכֵּיהֶ֔םve.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, for makingH1239inquiriesH1239.”

16So Urijahאוּרִיָּ֣ה'u.ri.YahH223the priestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548actedוַיַּ֖עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213in accordance with everythingכְּכֹ֥לke.KholH3605that Kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָֽז׃'a.ChazH271commandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680.

17Then Kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271cutוַיְקַצֵּץ֩vay.ka.TzetzH7112offH7112the bordersהַמִּסְגְּר֣וֹתha.mis.ge.RotH4526of the standsהַמְּכֹנ֗וֹתha.me.kho.NotH4350,and removedוַיָּ֤סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493the washH3595basinH3595from them; he alsotookH3381downH3381theSeaהַיָּ֣םhai.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.

18And the 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.SevH5437fromthe houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.

19Now as forthe 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.MimH1697 H3117of the Kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063?

Read all of 2 Kings 16

Commentaries on 2 Kings 16