2 Kings 16:10

2 Kings 16:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath–pileser king of Assyria, and saw an altar that was at Damascus: and king Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it, according to all the workmanship thereof.
• New International Version (NIV)Then King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria. He saw an altar in Damascus and sent to Uriah the priest a sketch of the altar, with detailed plans for its construction.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, he saw the altar that was at Damascus. And King Ahaz sent to Uriah the priest a model of the altar, and its pattern, exact in all its details.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria, and saw an altar that was at Damascus; and King Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the design of the altar and its pattern, according to all its workmanship.

Context of 2 Kings 16:10

8Then Ahaz took the silver and gold that were in the Lord’s temple and in the treasuries of the royal palace and sent it as tribute to the king of Assyria. 9The king of Assyria responded favorably to his request; he attacked Damascus and captured it. He deported the people to Kir and executed Rezin. When King Ahaz went to meet with King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria in Damascus, he saw the altar there. King Ahaz sent to Uriah the priest a drawing of the altar and a blueprint for its design. 11Uriah the priest built an altar in conformity to the plans King Ahaz had sent from Damascus. Uriah the priest finished it before King Ahaz arrived back from Damascus. 12When the king arrived back from Damascus and saw the altar, he approached it and offered a sacrifice on it.

2 Kings 16:10 word by word

וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אָחָ֡ז לִ֠קְרַאת תִּגְלַ֨ת פִּלְאֶ֤סֶר מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁוּר֙ דּוּמֶּ֔שֶׂק וַיַּ֥רְא אֶת־הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּדַמָּ֑שֶׂק וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ אָחָ֜ז אֶל־אוּרִיָּ֣ה הַכֹּהֵ֗ן אֶת־דְּמ֧וּת הַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַ וְאֶת־תַּבְנִית֖וֹ לְכָֽל־מַעֲשֵֽׂהוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• Ahazאָחָז'âchâz · AhazH271
• wentיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• to Damascusדַּמֶּ֫שֶׂקdammeώeq dûmeώeq darmeώeq · DamascusH1834
• to meetקִרְאָהqir'âh · befallH7125
• Tiglath–pileserתִּגְלַת פִּלְאֶ֫סֶרtiglath pil'eser tilgath pilne'eser · Tiglath-pileserH8407
• of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר'ashshûr 'ashshûr · AssyriaH804
• and sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• an altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• to Urijahאוּרִיָּה'ûrîyâh 'ûrîyâhû · UriahH223
• the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• the fashionדְּמוּתdemûth · likenessH1823
• and the patternתַּבְנִיתtabnîyth · patternH8403
• of it, according to all the workmanshipמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deed: workH4639

Cross-references for 2 Kings 16:10

• Deuteronomy 12:30After they have been destroyed from your presence, be careful not to be ensnared like they are; do not pursue their gods and say, “How do these nations serve their gods? I will do the same.”
• 2 Chronicles 28:23He offered sacrifices to the gods of Damascus whom he thought had defeated him. He reasoned, “Since the gods of the kings of Damascus helped them, I will sacrifice to them so they will help me.” But they caused him and all Israel to stumble.
• Jeremiah 10:2The Lord says, “Do not start following pagan religious practices. Do not be in awe of signs that occur in the sky even though the nations hold them in awe.
• Ezekiel 23:16When she saw them, she lusted after them and sent messengers to them in Chaldea.
• Romans 12:2Do not be conformed to this present world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may test and approve what is the will of God – what is good and well-pleasing and perfect.
• 1 Peter 1:18You know that from your empty way of life inherited from your ancestors you were ransomed – not by perishable things like silver or gold,
• Exodus 24:4and Moses wrote down all the words of the Lord. Early in the morning he built an altar at the foot of the mountain and arranged twelve standing stones – according to the twelve tribes of Israel.
• Exodus 39:43Moses inspected all the work – and they had done it just as the Lord had commanded – they had done it exactly – and Moses blessed them.
• 1 Chronicles 28:11David gave to his son Solomon the blueprints for the temple porch, its buildings, its treasuries, its upper areas, its inner rooms, and the room for atonement.
• Psalms 106:39They were defiled by their deeds, and unfaithful in their actions.
• Ezekiel 43:8When they placed their threshold by my threshold and their doorpost by my doorpost, with only the wall between me and them, they profaned my holy name by the abominable deeds they committed. So I consumed them in my anger.
• Matthew 15:6he does not need to honor his father.’ You have nullified the word of God on account of your tradition.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 16:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Ahaz went to Damascus - He had received so much help on the defeat of Rezin, that he went to Damascus to meet the king of Assyria, and render him thanks. Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the fashion of the altar - This was some idolatrous altar, the shape and workmanship of which pleased Ahaz so well that he determined to have one like it at Jerusalem. For this he had no Divine authority, and the compliance of Urijah was both mean and sinful. That Ahaz did…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10And saw an altar - Rather, “The altar,” i. e. an Assyrian altar, and connected with that formal recognition of the Assyrian deities which the Ninevite monarchs appear to have required of all the nations whom they received into their empire. The fashion of the altar - Assyrian altars were not very elaborate, but they were very different from the Jewish. They were comparatively small, and scarcely suited for “whole burnt-offerings.” One type was square…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-16Verses 10-16 God's altar had hitherto been kept in its place, and in use; but Ahaz put another in the room of it. The natural regard of the mind of man to some sort of religion, is not easily extinguished; but except it be regulated by the word, and by the Spirit of God, it produces absurd superstitions, or detestable idolatries. Or, at best, it quiets the sinner's conscience with unmeaning ceremonies. Infidels have often been remarkable for believing…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-11Ahaz noticed the altar of the Arameans and had a copy made to imitate their religious practices.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1610-16. And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser--This was a visit of respect, and perhaps of gratitude. During his stay in that heathen city, Ahaz saw an altar with which he was greatly captivated. Forthwith a sketch of it was transmitted to Jerusalem, with orders to Urijah the priest to get one constructed according to the Damascus model, and let this new altar supersede the old one in the temple. Urijah, with culpable complaisance, acted…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 16:10

• Ahaz
• Altar
• Church and State
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Temple
• Tiglath-Pileser
• Uriah
• Urijah

In the dictionaries

• Ahaz
• Assyria
• Damascus
• Assyria, Assyrian, Assyrian Empire
• Tiglath-Pileser
• Fashion
• TiglathPileser III.
• Urijah
• Alliance
• Altar

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