2 Kings 16:7
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Ahaz Seeks Help of Assyria
7 (A)So Ahaz sent messengers to (B)Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son; come up and save me from the [a]hand of the king of Aram, and from the [b]hand of the king of Israel, who are rising up against me.”
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- 2 Kings 16:7 Lit palm
- 2 Kings 16:7 Lit palm
2 Kings 16:7
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7 Ahaz sent messengers to say to Tiglath-Pileser(A) king of Assyria, “I am your servant and vassal. Come up and save(B) me out of the hand of the king of Aram and of the king of Israel, who are attacking me.”
2 Kings 16:10-18
New American Standard Bible
Damascus Falls
10 Now King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet (A)Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and he saw the altar which was at Damascus; and King Ahaz sent to (B)Urijah the priest the [a]pattern of the altar and its model, according to all its workmanship. 11 So Urijah the priest built an altar; according to everything that King Ahaz had sent from Damascus, in that way Urijah the priest made it, [b]before the coming of King Ahaz from Damascus. 12 And when the king came from Damascus, the king saw the altar; then (C)the king approached the altar and [c]went up to it, 13 and [d]burned his burnt offering and his meal offering, and poured out his [e]drink offering and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings on the altar. 14 And (D)the bronze altar, which was before the Lord, [f]he brought from the front of the house, from between (E)his altar and the house of the Lord, and he put it on the north side of his altar. 15 Then King Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, “Upon the great altar [g]burn (F)the morning burnt offering, the evening meal offering, the king’s burnt offering and his meal offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, their meal offering, and their [h]drink offerings; and sprinkle on it all the blood of the burnt offering and all the blood of the sacrifice. But (G)the bronze altar shall be for me, for making inquiries.” 16 So Urijah the priest acted in accordance with everything that King Ahaz commanded.
17 Then King Ahaz (H)cut off the borders of the stands, and removed the wash basin from them; he also (I)took down the [i]Sea from the bronze oxen which were under it and put it on a pavement of stone. 18 And the covered way for the Sabbath which they had built in the house, and the outer entry of the king, he removed from the house of the Lord because of the king of Assyria.
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- 2 Kings 16:10 Lit likeness
- 2 Kings 16:11 Lit until
- 2 Kings 16:12 Or offered on it
- 2 Kings 16:13 Lit offered up in smoke
- 2 Kings 16:13 I.e., libation
- 2 Kings 16:14 Lit he also
- 2 Kings 16:15 Lit offer up in smoke
- 2 Kings 16:15 I.e., libations
- 2 Kings 16:17 I.e., a very large basin
2 Kings 16:10-18
New International Version
10 Then King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria. He saw an altar in Damascus and sent to Uriah(A) the priest a sketch of the altar, with detailed plans for its construction. 11 So Uriah the priest built an altar in accordance with all the plans that King Ahaz had sent from Damascus and finished it before King Ahaz returned. 12 When the king came back from Damascus and saw the altar, he approached it and presented offerings[a](B) on it. 13 He offered up his burnt offering(C) and grain offering,(D) poured out his drink offering,(E) and splashed the blood of his fellowship offerings(F) against the altar. 14 As for the bronze altar(G) that stood before the Lord, he brought it from the front of the temple—from between the new altar and the temple of the Lord—and put it on the north side of the new altar.
15 King Ahaz then gave these orders to Uriah the priest: “On the large new altar, offer the morning(H) burnt offering and the evening grain offering, the king’s burnt offering and his grain offering, and the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their grain offering and their drink offering. Splash against this altar the blood of all the burnt offerings and sacrifices. But I will use the bronze altar for seeking guidance.”(I) 16 And Uriah the priest did just as King Ahaz had ordered.
17 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.(J) 18 He took away the Sabbath canopy[b] that had been built at the temple and removed the royal entryway outside the temple of the Lord, in deference to the king of Assyria.(K)
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- 2 Kings 16:12 Or and went up
- 2 Kings 16:18 Or the dais of his throne (see Septuagint)
2 Chronicles 28:16
New American Standard Bible
Compromise with Assyria
16 (A)At that time King Ahaz sent word to the [a]kings of Assyria for help.
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- 2 Chronicles 28:16 Ancient versions king
2 Chronicles 28:16
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- 2 Chronicles 28:16 Most Hebrew manuscripts; one Hebrew manuscript, Septuagint and Vulgate (see also 2 Kings 16:7) king
2 Chronicles 28:20-23
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20 So (A)Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria came against him and afflicted him instead of strengthening him. 21 (B)Although Ahaz took a portion out of the house of the Lord and out of the palace of the king and of the princes, and gave it to the king of Assyria, it did not help him.
22 Now during the time of his distress, this same King Ahaz (C)became even more unfaithful to the Lord. 23 (D)For he sacrificed to the gods of Damascus who had [a]defeated him, and said, “(E)Because the gods of the kings of Aram helped them, I will sacrifice to them so that they may help me.” But they became the [b]downfall of him and all Israel.
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- 2 Chronicles 28:23 Lit struck
- 2 Chronicles 28:23 Lit stumbling
2 Chronicles 28:20-23
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20 Tiglath-Pileser[a](A) king of Assyria(B) came to him, but he gave him trouble(C) instead of help.(D) 21 Ahaz(E) took some of the things from the temple of the Lord and from the royal palace and from the officials and presented them to the king of Assyria, but that did not help him.(F)
22 In his time of trouble King Ahaz became even more unfaithful(G) to the Lord. 23 He offered sacrifices to the gods(H) of Damascus, who had defeated him; for he thought, “Since the gods of the kings of Aram have helped them, I will sacrifice to them so they will help me.”(I) But they were his downfall and the downfall of all Israel.(J)
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- 2 Chronicles 28:20 Hebrew Tilgath-Pilneser, a variant of Tiglath-Pileser
Jeremiah 2:18
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18 But now what are you doing (A)on the road to Egypt,
Except to drink the waters of the [a](B)Nile?
Or what are you doing on the road to Assyria,
Except to drink the waters of the Euphrates River?
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- Jeremiah 2:18 Heb Shihor
Jeremiah 2:18
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Jeremiah 2:36
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36 Why do you (A)go around so much
Changing your way?
Also, (B)you will be put to shame by Egypt,
Just as you were put to shame by (C)Assyria.
Jeremiah 2:36
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Ezekiel 23:12
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12 She lusted after the [a](A)Assyrians, governors and officials, the ones near, opulently dressed, horsemen riding on horses, all of them handsome young men.
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- Ezekiel 23:12 Lit sons of Asshur
Ezekiel 23:12
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12 She too lusted after the Assyrians—governors and commanders, warriors in full dress, mounted horsemen, all handsome young men.(A)
Hosea 10:6
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6 The thing itself will be brought to (A)Assyria
As a gift of tribute to [a](B)King Jareb;
Ephraim will [b]be (C)seized with shame,
And Israel will be ashamed of its (D)own plan.
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- Hosea 10:6 Another reading is the great king; or the contentious king
- Hosea 10:6 Lit receive shame
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