2 Kings 16:8

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.

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  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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 Then Hazael king of Syria went up, fought against Gath, and took it; and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem. 18 Jehoash king of Judah took all the hallowed things that Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own hallowed things, and all the gold found in the treasures of the house of the LORD and the king's house, and sent them to Hazael king of Syria. Then he departed from Jerusalem.
  • 2 Kgs 16:17-18 : 17 And king Ahaz cut off the borders of the stands, removed the lavers from them, and took down the sea from the bronze oxen that were under it, and put it on a pavement of stones. 18 He also removed the sabbath canopy they had built in the house, and the king's outer entry, from the house of the LORD for the king of Assyria.
  • 2 Kgs 18:15-16 : 15 Hezekiah gave him all the silver found in the house of the LORD and the treasuries of the king's house. 16 At that time Hezekiah cut off the gold from the doors of the temple of the LORD and from the pillars which Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and gave it to the king of Assyria.
  • 2 Chr 16:2 : 2 Then Asa brought out silver and gold from the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king's house, and sent them to Benhadad king of Syria, who lived at Damascus, saying,
  • 2 Chr 28:20-21 : 20 And Tilgath-Pilneser king of Assyria came to him, and distressed him, but did not strengthen him. 21 For Ahaz took a portion out of the house of the LORD, and out of the house of the king, and of the leaders, and gave it to the king of Assyria, but he did not help him.
  • Ps 7:15-16 : 15 He made a pit, and dug it, and has fallen into the ditch he made. 16 His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own crown.
  • Isa 7:17 : 17 The LORD shall bring upon you, and upon your people, and upon your father's house, days that have not come since the day that Ephraim departed from Judah; even the king of Assyria.
  • Isa 8:7-8 : 7 Now therefore, behold, the Lord brings up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks: 8 And he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of your land, O Immanuel.

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

    13 In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of Judah and took them.

    14 And Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria at Lachish, saying, I have done wrong; withdraw from me. Whatever you impose on me, I will bear. So the king of Assyria imposed upon Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.

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

    16 At that time Hezekiah cut off the gold from the doors of the temple of the LORD and from the pillars which Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and gave it to the king of Assyria.

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

    9 The king of Assyria heeded him, for he went up against Damascus, captured it, and carried its people captive to Kir, and killed Rezin.

    10 Then 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.

    11 Then Urijah the priest built an altar according to all that king Ahaz had sent from Damascus; so Urijah the priest made it before king Ahaz came from Damascus.

    12 And when the king came from Damascus, the king saw the altar; and the king approached the altar and offered on it.

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

    19 For the LORD brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel, for he made Judah act wickedly and transgressed grievously against the LORD.

    20 And Tilgath-Pilneser king of Assyria came to him, and distressed him, but did not strengthen him.

    21 For Ahaz took a portion out of the house of the LORD, and out of the house of the king, and of the leaders, and gave it to the king of Assyria, but he did not help him.

    22 And in the time of his distress, he trespassed yet more against the LORD, this is that King Ahaz.

    23 For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus, who had struck him, and he said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria help them, therefore I will sacrifice to them, that they may help me. But they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel.

    24 And Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house of God, and cut in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and shut up the doors of the house of the LORD, and made altars in every corner of Jerusalem.

  • 2 Kgs 16:5-7
    3 verses
    83%

    5 Then Rezin king of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah, king of Israel, came up to Jerusalem to wage war; and they besieged Ahaz but could not overcome him.

    6 At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath for Syria, and drove the Jews from Elath; the Syrians came to Elath and have dwelt there to this day.

    7 So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria, saying, I am your servant and your son; come up and save me from the hand of the king of Syria and from the hand of the king of Israel, who rise up against me.

  • 2 Chr 28:16
    82%

    16 At that time, King Ahaz sent to the kings of Assyria to help him.

  • 2 Chr 16:2
    78%

    2 Then Asa brought out silver and gold from the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king's house, and sent them to Benhadad king of Syria, who lived at Damascus, saying,

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

    18 Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants; and King Asa sent them to Benhadad, the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, who dwelt at Damascus, saying,

    19 There is a treaty between you and me, and between my father and your father. Behold, I have sent you a present of silver and gold; come and break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.

  • 2 Kgs 12:18
    78%

    18 Jehoash king of Judah took all the hallowed things that Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own hallowed things, and all the gold found in the treasures of the house of the LORD and the king's house, and sent them to Hazael king of Syria. Then he departed from Jerusalem.

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

    14 He also brought the bronze altar, which was before the LORD, from the front of the temple, from between the altar and the house of the LORD, and put it on the north side of the altar.

    15 Then king Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, On the great altar burn the morning burnt offering, the evening grain offering, the king's burnt sacrifice, and his grain offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, their grain offering and their drink offerings; and sprinkle on it all the blood of the burnt offering and all the blood of the sacrifice; and the bronze altar shall be for me to inquire by.

    16 Thus Urijah the priest did according to all that king Ahaz commanded.

    17 And king Ahaz cut off the borders of the stands, removed the lavers from them, and took down the sea from the bronze oxen that were under it, and put it on a pavement of stones.

    18 He also removed the sabbath canopy they had built in the house, and the king's outer entry, from the house of the LORD for the king of Assyria.

    19 Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

    20 So Ahaz rested with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David; and Hezekiah his son reigned in his place.

  • 2 Kgs 14:14
    74%

    14 And he took all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house, and hostages, and returned to Samaria.

  • Isa 39:2
    73%

    2 And Hezekiah was pleased with them, and showed them the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and all the house of his armor, and all that was found in his treasures; there was nothing in his house nor in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them.

  • 2 Kgs 15:29
    72%

    29 In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, Abel Beth Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria.

  • 2 Kgs 20:13
    72%

    13 And Hezekiah listened to them, and showed them all the house of his treasures, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and all his armory, and all that was found in his treasures; there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, 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 servant, and gave him tribute.

    4 But the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea, for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and had brought no tribute to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up and bound him in prison.

  • Isa 7:1
    72%

    1 And it happened in the days of Ahaz, the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up toward Jerusalem to make war against it, but could not prevail against it.

  • 2 Chr 29:19
    71%

    19 Moreover, all the utensils which King Ahaz cast away during his reign in his transgression, we have prepared and sanctified, and behold, they are before the altar of the LORD.

  • 2 Chr 25:24
    71%

    24 And he took all the gold and the silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God with Obededom, and the treasures of the king's house, along with the hostages, and returned to Samaria.

  • 2 Chr 15:18
    71%

    18 And he brought into the house of God the things that his father had dedicated, and that he himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels.

  • 2 Kgs 16:1
    71%

    1 In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah, Ahaz the son of Jotham, king of Judah, began to reign.

  • 2 Kgs 15:19-20
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    71%

    19 And Pul the king of Assyria came against the land: and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to confirm the kingdom in his hand.

    20 And Menahem exacted the money from Israel, from all the mighty men of wealth, from each man fifty shekels of silver, to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria turned back, and stayed not there in the land.

  • 2 Chr 32:23
    70%

    23 Many brought gifts to the LORD at Jerusalem and presents to Hezekiah king of Judah, so that he was exalted in the sight of all nations from that time on.

  • Isa 36:18
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    18 Beware lest Hezekiah persuade you, saying, The LORD will deliver us. Has any of the gods of the nations delivered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria?

  • Isa 7:10
    70%

    10 Moreover, the LORD spoke again to Ahaz, saying,

  • 2 Chr 28:2
    70%

    2 For he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and also made molten images for Baalim.

  • Ezra 8:25
    70%

    25 And weighed out to them the silver, the gold, and the vessels, the offering for the house of our God, which the king, his counselors, his lords, and all Israel present had offered:

  • 2 Kgs 18:11
    69%

    11 The king of Assyria carried Israel away to Assyria and placed them in Halah and on the Habor, 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 things his father had dedicated, and the things he himself had dedicated, silver, gold, and vessels.

  • 2 Chr 32:9
    69%

    9 After this, Sennacherib king of Assyria sent his servants to Jerusalem (while he was besieging Lachish with all his forces), to Hezekiah king of Judah, and to all Judah that were in Jerusalem, saying,