2 Kings 16:17

2 Kings 16:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And king Ahaz cut off the borders of the bases, and removed the laver from off them; and took down the sea from off the brasen oxen that were under it, and put it upon a pavement of stones.
• New International Version (NIV)King Ahaz cut off the side panels and removed the basins from the movable stands. He removed the Sea from the bronze bulls that supported it and set it on a stone base.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And King Ahaz cut off the frames of the stands and removed the basin from them, and he took down the sea from off the bronze oxen that were under it and put it on a stone pedestal.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And King Ahaz cut off the panels of the carts, and removed the lavers from them; and he took down the Sea from the bronze oxen that were under it, and put it on a pavement of stones.

Context of 2 Kings 16:17

15King Ahaz ordered Uriah the priest, “On the large altar offer the morning burnt sacrifice, the evening grain offering, the royal burnt sacrifices and grain offering, the burnt sacrifice for all the people of Israel, their grain offering, and their libations. Sprinkle all the blood of the burnt sacrifice and other sacrifices on it. The bronze altar will be for my personal use.” 16So Uriah the priest did exactly as King Ahaz ordered. King Ahaz took off the frames of the movable stands, and removed the basins from them. He took “The Sea” down from the bronze bulls that supported it and put it on the pavement. 18He also removed the Sabbath awning that had been built in the temple and the king’s outer entranceway, on account of the king of Assyria. 19The rest of the events of Ahaz’s reign, including his accomplishments, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Judah.

2 Kings 16:17 word by word

וַיְקַצֵּץ֩ הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ אָחָ֜ז אֶת־הַמִּסְגְּר֣וֹת הַמְּכֹנ֗וֹת וַיָּ֤סַר מֵֽעֲלֵיהֶם֙ אֶת הַכִּיֹּ֔ר וְאֶת־הַיָּ֣ם הוֹרִ֔ד מֵעַ֛ל הַבָּקָ֥ר הַנְּחֹ֖שֶׁת אֲשֶׁ֣ר תַּחְתֶּ֑יהָ וַיִּתֵּ֣ן אֹת֔וֹ עַ֖ל מַרְצֶ֥פֶת אֲבָנִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• Ahazאָחָז'âchâz · AhazH271
• cut offקָצַץqâtsats · to cutH7112
• the bordersמִסְגֶּ֫רֶתmisgereth · perimeterH4526
• of the basesמְכוֹנָהmekônâh mekônâh · baseH4350
• and removedסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: removeH5493
• the laverכִּיֹּרkîyôr kîyôr · basinH3595
• from off them; and took downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• the seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
• from off the brasenנְחֹ֫שֶׁתnechôsheth · bronzeH5178
• oxenבָּקָרbâqâr · cattleH1241
• under it, and putנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• it upon a pavementמַרְצֶ֫פֶתmartsepheth · pavementH4837
• of stonesאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68

Cross-references for 2 Kings 16:17

• 2 Chronicles 28:24Ahaz gathered the items in God’s temple and removed them. He shut the doors of the Lord’s temple and erected altars on every street corner in Jerusalem.
• 2 Chronicles 29:19We have prepared and consecrated all the items that King Ahaz removed during his reign when he acted unfaithfully. They are in front of the altar of the Lord.”
• 1 Kings 7:23He also made the large bronze basin called “The Sea.” It measured 15 feet from rim to rim, was circular in shape, and stood seven-and-a-half feet high. Its circumference was 45 feet.
• 2 Chronicles 4:14the ten movable stands with their ten basins,
• 2 Kings 25:13The Babylonians broke the two bronze pillars in the Lord’s temple, as well as the movable stands and the big bronze basin called the “The Sea.” They took the bronze to Babylon.
• 2 Chronicles 4:15the big bronze basin called “The Sea” with its twelve bulls underneath,
• Jeremiah 52:20The bronze of the items that King Solomon made for the Lord’s temple (including the two pillars, the large bronze basin called “The Sea,” the twelve bronze bulls under “The Sea,” and the movable stands) was too heavy to be weighed.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 16:17

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17See the marginal references. The acts recorded here, were probably not mere wanton acts of mutilation, but steps in the conversion of these sacred objects to other uses, as to the ornamentation of a palace or of an idol temple. The bases, the oxen, and the sea were not destroyed - they remained at Jerusalem until its final capture Jeremiah 52:17, Jeremiah 52:20. Probably they were restored to their original uses by Hezekiah 2 Chronicles 29:19. A pavement…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-20Verses 17-20 Ahaz put contempt upon the sabbath, and thus opened a wide inlet to all manner of sin. This he did for the king of Assyria. When those who have had a ready passage to the house of the Lord, turn it another way to please their neighbours, they are going down-hill apace to ruin.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-18The side panels and basins from the water carts and the Sea were made of bronze (see 1 Kings 7:25–40). Ahaz might have used them to pay tribute or for another project. on account: At the king of Assyria's request, Ahaz removed the canopy leading to the inner court and the king’s private temple entrance. Judah lost much freedom because Ahaz trusted the Assyrian king's military help (2 Kings 16:7–8, 10).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. cut off the borders of the bases, &c.--It is thought that he did this to use the elaborate sculpture in adorning his palace.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 16:17

• Ahaz
• Altar
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Laver
• Temple

In the dictionaries

• Ahaz
• the sea, the Great Sea, the western sea
• Fashion
• Sea, The molten
• Assyria
• Base
• Border; Borders
• Laver
• Pavement
• Sea, the Molten; Sea, the Brazen

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