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    2 Kings 16

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    Ahaz saw an altar in Damascus and, before he had got home, had a new one waiting in Jerusalem—a remarkably brisk bit of architectural imitation.

    A troubled beginningvv. 1–6

    Ahaz became king of Judah at twenty and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. The chapter sets his worship against that of David, then describes him walking in the ways of Israel, sacrificing his son in the fire, and burning incense wherever a green tree offered shade. Rezin and Pekah came against Jerusalem but could not take it; meanwhile Rezin recovered Elath, drove out the men of Judah, and installed the Edomites there.

    The borrowed altarvv. 7–18

    Ahaz appealed to Tiglath-pileser as servant and son, paying for rescue with silver and gold from the temple and palace. The Assyrian king captured Damascus, carried its people to Kir, and put Rezin to death. Ahaz then went to Damascus, admired its altar, and sent Uriah a model and complete plans; Uriah had the replacement standing before the king returned. Once home, Ahaz gave the new altar the offerings of king and people, while the old bronze altar was moved aside for the oddly narrower purpose of seeking guidance. He also dismantled the movable stands, lifted the Sea from its bronze oxen, removed the Sabbath canopy, and closed the royal entryway—"on account of the king of Assyria," though the chapter leaves the canopy and doorway to their own quiet mystery.

    The successionvv. 19–20

    The rest of Ahaz’s acts are sent off to the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah. Ahaz rested with his fathers, was buried with them in the City of David, and Hezekiah took the throne.

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    1. 2 Kgs 16:1In the seventeenth year of Pekah son of Remaliah, Ahaz son of Jotham became king of Judah.

    2. 2 Kgs 16:2Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. And unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD his God.

    3. 2 Kgs 16:3Instead, he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and even sacrificed his son in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.

    4. 2 Kgs 16:4And he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.

    5. 2 Kgs 16:5Then Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to wage war against Jerusalem. They besieged Ahaz but could not overcome him.

    6. 2 Kgs 16:6At that time Rezin king of Aram recovered Elath for Aram, drove out the men of Judah, and sent the Edomites into Elath, where they live to this day.

    7. 2 Kgs 16:7So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. Come up and save me from the hands of the kings of Aram and Israel, who are rising up against me.”

    8. 2 Kgs 16:8Ahaz also took the silver and gold found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the king’s palace, and he sent it as a gift to the king of Assyria.

    9. 2 Kgs 16:9So the king of Assyria responded to him, marched up to Damascus, and captured it. He took its people to Kir as captives and put Rezin to death.

    10. 2 Kgs 16:10Then King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria. On seeing the altar in Damascus, King Ahaz sent Uriah the priest a model of the altar and complete plans for its construction.

    11. 2 Kgs 16:11And Uriah the priest built the altar according to all the instructions King Ahaz had sent from Damascus, and he completed it before King Ahaz returned.

    12. 2 Kgs 16:12When the king came back from Damascus and saw the altar, he approached it and presented offerings on it.

    13. 2 Kgs 16:13He offered his burnt offering and his grain offering, poured out his drink offering, and splattered the blood of his peace offerings on the altar.

    14. 2 Kgs 16:14He also took the bronze altar that stood before the LORD from the front of the temple (between the new altar and the house of the LORD) and he put it on the north side of the new altar.

    15. 2 Kgs 16:15Then King Ahaz commanded Uriah the priest, “Offer on the great altar the morning burnt offering, the evening grain offering, and the king’s burnt offering and grain offering, as well as the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and drink offerings of all the people of the land. Splatter on the altar all the blood of the burnt offerings and sacrifices. But I will use the bronze altar to seek guidance.”

    16. 2 Kgs 16:16So Uriah the priest did just as King Ahaz had commanded.

    17. 2 Kgs 16:17King Ahaz also cut off the frames of the movable stands and removed the bronze basin from each of them. He took down the Sea from the bronze oxen that were under it and put it on a stone base.

    18. 2 Kgs 16:18And on account of the king of Assyria, he removed the Sabbath canopy they had built in the temple and closed the royal entryway outside the house of the LORD.

    19. 2 Kgs 16:19As for the rest of the acts of Ahaz, along with his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?

    20. 2 Kgs 16:20And Ahaz rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David, and his son Hezekiah reigned in his place.

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    • 3Deuteronomy 12:31You must not worship the LORD your God in this way, because they practice for their gods every abomination which the LORD hates. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire as sacrifices to their gods.
    • 4Deuteronomy 12:2Destroy completely all the places where the nations you are dispossessing have served their gods—atop the high mountains, on the hills, and under every green tree.
    • 3Leviticus 18:21You must not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molech, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.
    • 52 Kings 15:37(In those days the LORD began to send Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah against Judah.)
    • 62 Kings 14:22Azariah was the one who rebuilt Elath and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah rested with his fathers.
    • 72 Kings 15:29In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali, and he took the people as captives to Assyria.
    • 9Isaiah 22:6Elam takes up a quiver, with chariots and horsemen, and Kir uncovers the shield.
    • 9Amos 9:7“Are you not like the Cushites to Me, O children of Israel?” declares the LORD. “Did I not bring Israel up from the land of Egypt, the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Arameans from Kir?
    • 142 Chronicles 4:1He made a bronze altar twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and ten cubits high.
    • 15Exodus 29:39–41Offer one lamb in the morning and the other at twilight.
    • 32 Kings 21:2And he did evil in the sight of the LORD by following the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.
    • 62 Chronicles 26:2Uzziah was the one who rebuilt Eloth and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah rested with his fathers.
    • 6Deuteronomy 2:8So we passed by our brothers, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. We turned away from the Arabah road, which comes up from Elath and Ezion-geber, and traveled along the road of the Wilderness of Moab.
    • 61 Kings 9:26King Solomon also assembled a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.
    • 14Exodus 40:6Place the altar of burnt offering in front of the entrance to the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting.
    • 14Exodus 40:29He placed the altar of burnt offering near the entrance to the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, and offered on it the burnt offering and the grain offering, just as the LORD had commanded him.

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