2 Kings 16:8

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Ahaz took the silver and gold found in the temple of the Lord and the treasuries of the royal palace and sent them as a gift to the king of Assyria.

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  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house, and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the king's house and sent it as a gift to the king of Assyria.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house, and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Ahaz{H271} took{H3947} the silver{H3701} and gold{H2091} that was found{H4672} in the house{H1004} of Jehovah,{H3068} and in the treasures{H214} of the king's{H4428} house,{H1004} and sent{H7971} it for a present{H7810} to the king{H4428} of Assyria.{H804}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Ahaz{H271} took{H3947}{(H8799)} the silver{H3701} and gold{H2091} that was found{H4672}{(H8737)} in the house{H1004} of the LORD{H3068}, and in the treasures{H214} of the king's{H4428} house{H1004}, and sent{H7971}{(H8799)} it for a present{H7810} to the king{H4428} of Assyria{H804}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And Achas toke the syluer & golde yt was founde in ye house of ye LORDE, & in the treasures of ye kynges house, & sent a present to ye kynge of Assiria.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And Ahaz tooke the siluer and the golde that was found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the Kings house, and sent a present vnto the King of Asshur.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And Ahaz toke the siluer and golde that was founde in the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the kinges house, and sent a rewarde to the king of Assyria.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house, and sent [it for] a present to the king of Assyria.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of Yahweh, and in the treasures of the king's house, and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And Ahaz taketh the silver and the gold that is found in the house of Jehovah, and in the treasures of the house of the king, and sendeth to the king of Asshur -- a bribe.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of Jehovah, and in the treasures of the king's house, and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of Jehovah, and in the treasures of the king's house, and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And Ahaz took the silver and gold which were in the house of the Lord and in the king's store-house, and sent them as an offering to the king of Assyria.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of Yahweh, and in the treasures of the king's house, and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Then 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.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Kgs 12:17-18 : 17 The money from guilt offerings and sin offerings was not brought to the temple of the LORD; it belonged to the priests. 18 At that time, Hazael king of Aram went up and fought against Gath and captured it. Then he turned to attack Jerusalem.
  • 2 Kgs 16:17-18 : 17 King Ahaz cut off the borders of the stands and removed the basins from them. He also took down the sea from the bronze oxen that supported it and placed it on a stone pavement. 18 Then he removed the Sabbath canopy they had built in the temple and the royal entrance to the outer court, to accommodate the king of Assyria.
  • 2 Kgs 18:15-16 : 15 So Hezekiah gave all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the king's house. 16 At that time, Hezekiah stripped the gold from the doors of the temple of the LORD and from the doorposts that he had overlaid and gave it to the king of Assyria.
  • 2 Chr 16:2 : 2 Asa took silver and gold from the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the king's palace and sent them to Ben-Hadad, king of Aram, who resided in Damascus, with this message:
  • 2 Chr 28:20-21 : 20 Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria came to him, but he gave him trouble instead of help. 21 Ahaz took some of the treasures from the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and the officials and gave them to the king of Assyria, but it did not help him.
  • Ps 7:15-16 : 15 Behold, the wicked conceives evil, is pregnant with mischief, and gives birth to lies. 16 They dig a pit and hollow it out, only to fall into the hole they have made.
  • Isa 7:17 : 17 The Lord will bring upon you, your people, and your father's house a time unlike any since Ephraim separated from Judah—he will bring the king of Assyria.
  • Isa 8:7-8 : 7 therefore the Lord is about to bring against them the mighty and abundant waters of the River—the king of Assyria and all his splendor. It will overflow all its channels and spill over all its banks. 8 It will sweep into Judah, flooding and passing through; it will reach up to the neck. Its outspread wings will cover the entire breadth of your land, O Immanuel.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 2 Kgs 18:13-16
    4 verses
    84%

    13 In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah's reign, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked all the fortified cities of Judah and captured them.

    14 King Hezekiah of Judah sent this message to the king of Assyria at Lachish: "I have done wrong. Withdraw from me, and I will pay whatever you demand." So the king of Assyria imposed on Hezekiah king of Judah a tribute of three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.

    15 So Hezekiah gave all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the king's house.

    16 At that time, Hezekiah stripped the gold from the doors of the temple of the LORD and from the doorposts that he had overlaid and gave it to the king of Assyria.

  • 2 Kgs 16:9-12
    4 verses
    83%

    9 The king of Assyria complied with him, marched up to Damascus, seized it, exiled its people to Kir, and killed Rezin.

    10 King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-Pileser, king of Assyria. While he was there, he saw an altar and sent a detailed plan and model of the altar to Uriah the priest.

    11 Uriah the priest constructed the altar following all the instructions King Ahaz had sent from Damascus. By the time the king returned from Damascus, the altar was ready.

    12 When the king returned from Damascus, he saw the altar, approached it, and offered sacrifices on it.

  • 2 Chr 28:19-24
    6 verses
    83%

    19 The LORD had humbled Judah because of Ahaz king of Israel, for he had promoted wickedness in Judah and had been unfaithful to the LORD.

    20 Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria came to him, but he gave him trouble instead of help.

    21 Ahaz took some of the treasures from the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and the officials and gave them to the king of Assyria, but it did not help him.

    22 During his time of distress, King Ahaz became even more unfaithful to the LORD.

    23 He sacrificed to the gods of Damascus, who had defeated him, for he said, 'Because the gods of the kings of Aram help them, I will sacrifice to them so they may help me.' But they were the downfall of him and all of Israel.

    24 Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house of God and broke them into pieces. He shut the doors of the house of the LORD and made altars for himself in every corner of Jerusalem.

  • 2 Kgs 16:5-7
    3 verses
    83%

    5 Then King Rezin of Aram and King Pekah son of Remaliah of Israel marched to Jerusalem to wage war. They besieged Ahaz but could not overpower him.

    6 At that time Rezin, king of Aram, recovered Elath for Aram by driving out the people of Judah. The Edomites moved into Elath and have lived there to this day.

    7 Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-Pileser, king of Assyria, saying, 'I am your servant and your son. Come and save me from the hand of the king of Aram and the king of Israel, who are attacking me.'

  • 2 Chr 28:16
    82%

    16 At that time, King Ahaz sent for help from the kings of Assyria.

  • 2 Chr 16:2
    78%

    2 Asa took silver and gold from the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the king's palace and sent them to Ben-Hadad, king of Aram, who resided in Damascus, with this message:

  • 1 Kgs 15:18-19
    2 verses
    78%

    18 Then Asa took all the silver and gold left in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace and placed them into the hands of his servants. And King Asa sent them to Ben-Hadad son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, the king of Aram, who lived in Damascus, with this message:

    19 Let there be a treaty between me and you, as there was between my father and your father. See, I am sending you a gift of silver and gold. Now go, break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel so that he will withdraw from me.

  • 2 Kgs 12:18
    78%

    18 At that time, Hazael king of Aram went up and fought against Gath and captured it. Then he turned to attack Jerusalem.

  • 2 Kgs 16:14-20
    7 verses
    78%

    14 As for the bronze altar that was before the Lord, he brought it from the front of the temple—from between his new altar and the temple of the Lord—and placed it on the north side of his new altar.

    15 King Ahaz commanded Uriah the priest, saying, 'On the large altar, offer the morning burnt offering and the evening grain offering, the king’s burnt offering and his grain offering, the burnt offerings of all the people of the land, their grain offerings, and their drink offerings. Then, you shall sprinkle on it all the blood of the burnt offerings and the blood of the sacrifices. But the bronze altar will be for my personal use for inquiry.'

    16 Uriah the priest did everything just as King Ahaz had commanded.

    17 King Ahaz cut off the borders of the stands and removed the basins from them. He also took down the sea from the bronze oxen that supported it and placed it on a stone pavement.

    18 Then he removed the Sabbath canopy they had built in the temple and the royal entrance to the outer court, to accommodate the king of Assyria.

    19 The rest of the events of Ahaz’s reign, and all that he did, are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah.

    20 Ahaz rested with his ancestors and was buried with them in the city of David. His son Hezekiah succeeded him as king.

  • 2 Kgs 14:14
    74%

    14 He took all the gold and silver, all the articles found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasuries of the king’s house, as well as hostages. Then he returned to Samaria.

  • Isa 39:2
    73%

    2 Hezekiah was pleased with them, and he showed them everything in his treasure house—the silver, the gold, the spices, the fine oil, all his armory, and everything in his storehouses. There was nothing in his palace or in his entire kingdom that Hezekiah did not show them.

  • 2 Kgs 15:29
    72%

    29 In the days of Pekah, king of Israel, Tiglath-Pileser, king of Assyria, came and captured Ijon, Abel Beth Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, Galilee, and all the land of Naphtali. He took the people into exile to Assyria.

  • 2 Kgs 20:13
    72%

    13 Hezekiah listened to them and showed them his entire treasury—the silver, the gold, the spices, the fine oil, and all the storehouse of his weapons. There was nothing in his palace or in his whole kingdom that Hezekiah did not show them.

  • 2 Kgs 17:3-4
    2 verses
    72%

    3 Shalmaneser, king of Assyria, came up against him, and Hoshea became his vassal and paid him tribute.

    4 But the king of Assyria discovered that Hoshea was conspiring against him, for Hoshea had sent messengers to So, king of Egypt, and had not paid tribute to the king of Assyria as he had done year by year. Therefore, the king of Assyria detained him and bound him in prison.

  • Isa 7:1
    72%

    1 In the days of Ahaz, son of Jotham, son of Uzziah, king of Judah, Rezin, king of Aram, and Pekah, son of Remaliah, king of Israel, marched up to Jerusalem for battle, but they could not prevail against it.

  • 2 Chr 29:19
    71%

    19 Moreover, all the utensils that King Ahaz discarded during his reign in his unfaithfulness, we have prepared and consecrated, and they are now before the altar of the LORD.

  • 2 Chr 25:24
    71%

    24 He took all the gold and silver and all the articles found in the temple of God that had been in the care of Obed-Edom, together with the treasures of the royal palace and the hostages, and then he returned to Samaria.

  • 2 Chr 15:18
    71%

    18 He brought into the house of God the silver, gold, and articles that he and his father had dedicated.

  • 2 Kgs 16:1
    71%

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

  • 2 Kgs 15:19-20
    2 verses
    71%

    19 Then Pul, king of Assyria, invaded the land, and Menahem gave him a thousand talents of silver to gain his support and strengthen his hold on the kingdom.

    20 Menahem exacted the silver from Israel, from all the wealthy men, demanding fifty shekels of silver from each to pay the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria withdrew and did not remain in the land.

  • 2 Chr 32:23
    70%

    23 Many brought offerings to the LORD to Jerusalem and valuable gifts for Hezekiah king of Judah, so he was highly regarded by all the nations thereafter.

  • Isa 36:18
    70%

    18 Do not let Hezekiah mislead you by saying, ‘The LORD will deliver us.’ Have the gods of any nations ever delivered their lands from the hand of the king of Assyria?

  • Isa 7:10
    70%

    10 Again the Lord spoke to Ahaz,

  • 2 Chr 28:2
    70%

    2 Instead, he followed the ways of the kings of Israel, and he even made cast images for the Baals.

  • Ezra 8:25
    70%

    25 I weighed out to them the silver, gold, and articles—the offering for the house of our God that the king, his counselors, his officials, and all the Israelites who were present had donated.

  • 2 Kgs 18:11
    69%

    11 The king of Assyria carried Israel into exile to Assyria, and he settled them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.

  • 1 Kgs 15:15
    69%

    15 He brought into the house of the LORD the sacred things his father had dedicated, along with his own sacred gifts of silver, gold, and utensils.

  • 2 Chr 32:9
    69%

    9 After this, while Sennacherib king of Assyria was at Lachish with all his forces, he sent his officials to Jerusalem to Hezekiah king of Judah and to all the people of Judah who were there, saying:

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