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2 Kings 16:8

Ahaz 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.

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.Kachand he tookH3947 →
אָחָ֜ז'a.ChazAhazH271 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַכֶּ֣סֶףha.Ke.sefthe silverH3701 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
הַזָּהָ֗בha.za.Havthe goldH2091 →
הַנִּמְצָא֙ha.nim.Tza'which was foundH4672 →
בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house ofH1004 →
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
וּבְאֹֽצְר֖וֹתu.ve.'o.tze.Rotand in [the] treasuries ofH214 →
בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house ofH1004 →
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
וַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.Lachand he sent [it]H7971 →
לְמֶֽלֶךְ־le.Me.lekh-to [the] king ofH4428 →
אַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurAssyriaH804 →
שֹֽׁחַד׃Sho.chada giftH7810 →

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2 Kings 18:15Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the royal palace.Micah 1:14Therefore, send farewell gifts to Moresheth-gath; the houses of Achzib will prove deceptive to the kings of Israel.2 Kings 12:17–18At that time Hazael king of Aram marched up and fought against Gath and captured it. Then he decided to attack Jerusalem.Joel 3:5For you took My silver and gold and carried off My finest treasures to your temples.2 Chronicles 12:9So King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem and seized the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the royal palace. He took everything, including the gold shields that Solomon had made.2 Chronicles 16:2So Asa withdrew the silver and gold from the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and he sent it with this message to Ben-hadad king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus:Isaiah 7:17The LORD will bring on you and on your people and on the house of your father a time unlike any since the day Ephraim separated from Judah—He will bring the king of Assyria.”2 Chronicles 28:20–21Then Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came to Ahaz but afflicted him rather than strengthening him.Psalms 7:15–16He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making.2 Kings 16:17–18King 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.2 Kings 18:15–16Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the royal palace.Isaiah 8:7–8the Lord will surely bring against them the mighty floodwaters of the Euphrates—the king of Assyria and all his pomp. It will overflow its channels and overrun its banks.2 Kings 15:19Then Pul king of Assyria invaded the land, and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver in order to gain his support and strengthen his own grip on the kingdom.Genesis 43:11Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: Put some of the best products of the land in your packs and carry them down as a gift for the man—a little balm and a little honey, spices and myrrh, pistachios and almonds.Isaiah 10:13For he says: ‘By the strength of my hand I have done this, and by my wisdom, for I am clever. I have removed the boundaries of nations and plundered their treasures; like a mighty one I subdued their rulers.1 Chronicles 28:12The plans contained everything David had in mind for the courts of the house of the LORD, for all the surrounding rooms, for the treasuries of the house of God and of the dedicated things,2 Kings 12:18So King Joash of Judah took all the sacred objects dedicated by his fathers—Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah, the kings of Judah—along with his own consecrated items and all the gold found in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and he sent them to Hazael king of Aram. So Hazael withdrew from Jerusalem.

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Elijah Ascends to Heaven in a Chariot of Fire — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Elijah Ascends to Heaven in a Chariot of Fire — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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