2 Kings 18:16 BSB — MannaFest

2 Kings 18:16

At that time Hezekiah stripped the gold with which he had plated the doors and doorposts of the temple of the LORD, and he gave it to the king of Assyria.

BSB

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ASV

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

KJV

At that time did 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.

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Commentary

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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Hezekiah . . . sent to Lachish, saying, . . . that which thou puttest on me will I bear--Disappointed in his expectations of aid from Egypt, and feeling himself unable to resist so mighty a conqueror who was menacing Jerusalem itself, Hezekiah made his submission.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
בָּעֵ֣ת	ba.'Et	at the time	H6256 →
הַהִ֗יא	ha.Hi'	<the> that	H1931 →
קִצַּ֨ץ	ki.Tzatz	he cut off	H7112 →
חִזְקִיָּ֜ה	chiz.ki.Yah	Hezekiah	H2396 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
דַּלְת֨וֹת	dal.Tot	[the] doors of	H1817 →
הֵיכַ֤ל	hei.Khal	[the] temple of	H1964 →
יְהוָה֙	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
הָאֹ֣מְנ֔וֹת	ha.'O.me.Not	the door-posts	H547 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
צִפָּ֔ה	tzi.Pah	he had overlaid	H6823 →
חִזְקִיָּ֖ה	chiz.ki.Yah	Hezekiah	H2396 →
מֶ֣לֶךְ	Me.lekh	[the] king of	H4428 →
יְהוּדָ֑ה	ye.hu.Dah	Judah	H3063 →
וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖ם	vai.yi.te.Nem	and he gave them	H5414 →
לְמֶ֥לֶךְ	le.Me.lekh	to [the] king of	H4428 →
אַשּֽׁוּר׃ פ	'a.Shur	Assyria	H804 →

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2 Chronicles 29:3
In the first month of the first year of his reign, Hezekiah opened and repaired the doors of the house of the LORD.
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 28:24
  Then Ahaz gathered up the articles of the house of God, cut them into pieces, shut the doors of the house of the LORD, and set up altars of his own on every street…
- 2 Chronicles 29:7
  They also shut the doors of the portico and extinguished the lamps. They did not burn incense or present burnt offerings in the Holy Place of the God of Israel.
- Matthew 6:33
  But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
- Ecclesiastes 9:10
  Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.
- 2 Chronicles 34:3
  In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, Josiah began to seek the God of his father David, and in the twelfth year he began to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem…

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Where the connections lead

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The walk

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About 2 Kings