2 Kings

Chapter 16

Phonetic (Hebrew): bּishshenat֙ shshebaֽ'-'eshsere֣h shshana֔h lepe֖qach bּen-remaleya֑hu mala֛ke 'acha֥z bּen-yota֖m me֥leke yehudaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)In the seventeenth year of Pekah son of Remaliah, Ahaz son of Jotham, king of Judah, began to reign.

בִּשְׁנַת֙ שְׁבַֽע־עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה שָׁנָ֔ה לְפֶ֖קַח בֶּן־רְמַלְיָ֑הוּ מָלַ֛ךְ אָחָ֥ז בֶּן־יוֹתָ֖ם מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): bּen-'eshseri֤ym shshanah֙ 'acha֣z bּemalek֔o veshsheshsh-'eshsere֣h shshana֔h mala֖ke bּiyrushshala֑im velo'-'ashsa֣h hayּashsha֗r bּe'eyne֛y yehva֥h 'eloha֖yv kּedavi֥d 'abiֽyv׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem; but he did not do what was right in the sight of the LORD his God, as his father David had done.

בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִ֤ים שָׁנָה֙ אָחָ֣ז בְּמָלְכ֔וֹ וְשֵׁשׁ־עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְלֹא־עָשָׂ֣ה הַיָּשָׁ֗ר בְּעֵינֵ֛י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהָ֖יו כְּדָוִ֥ד אָבִֽיו׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּe֕leke bּede֖reke maleke֣y yishsera'e֑l vega֤m 'et-bּeno֙ he'ebi֣yr bּa'e֔shsh kּetoֽ'abot֙ hagּoyi֔m 'ashshe֨r hori֤yshsh yehvah֙ 'ota֔m mipּene֖y bּene֥y yishsera'eֽl׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Instead, he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, even making his son pass through the fire, according to the abominable practices of the nations whom the LORD had driven out before the children of Israel.

וַיֵּ֕לֶךְ בְּדֶ֖רֶךְ מַלְכֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְגַ֤ם אֶת־בְּנוֹ֙ הֶעֱבִ֣יר בָּאֵ֔שׁ כְּתֹֽעֲבוֹת֙ הַגּוֹיִ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֨ר הוֹרִ֤ישׁ יְהוָה֙ אֹתָ֔ם מִפְּנֵ֖י בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayezabּe֧cha vayeqatּe֛r bּabּam֖ot ve'al-hagּeba'֑ot veta֖chat kּal-'e֥tz ra'anaֽn׃

Edified Edition (EDE)He offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.

וַיְזַבֵּ֧חַ וַיְקַטֵּ֛ר בַּבָּמ֖וֹת וְעַל־הַגְּבָע֑וֹת וְתַ֖חַת כָּל־עֵ֥ץ רַעֲנָֽן׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): a֣z ya'ale֣h retzi֣yn meֽleke-'a֠ram upe֨qach bּen-remaleya֧hu meֽleke-yishsera'e֛l yerushshala֖im lamּilechama֑h vayּatzu֨ru֙ 'al-'acha֔z velo֥ yakel֖u lehilּacheֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah, king of Israel, came up to Jerusalem for war; they besieged Ahaz but could not conquer him.

אָ֣ז יַעֲלֶ֣ה רְצִ֣ין מֶֽלֶךְ־אֲ֠רָם וּפֶ֨קַח בֶּן־רְמַלְיָ֧הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה וַיָּצֻ֨רוּ֙ עַל־אָחָ֔ז וְלֹ֥א יָכְל֖וּ לְהִלָּחֵֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): bּa'e֣t hahi֗y he֠shshiyb retzi֨yn meֽleke-'ara֤m 'et-'eylat֙ laֽ'ara֔m vayenashshּe֥l 'et-hayehudi֖ym meֽ'eyl֑ot v'rmym vaֽ'adomiym֙ bּa֣'u 'eyla֔t vayּe֣shshebu shsha֔m 'a֖d hayּ֥om hazּeֽh׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)At that time Rezin king of Aram recovered Elath for Aram and drove the men of Judah from Elath; the Arameans came to Elath and have lived there to this day.

בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֗יא הֵ֠שִׁיב רְצִ֨ין מֶֽלֶךְ־אֲרָ֤ם אֶת־אֵילַת֙ לַֽאֲרָ֔ם וַיְנַשֵּׁ֥ל אֶת־הַיְהוּדִ֖ים מֵֽאֵיל֑וֹת וארמים וַֽאֲדוֹמִים֙ בָּ֣אוּ אֵילַ֔ת וַיֵּ֣שְׁבוּ שָׁ֔ם עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishshela֨ch 'acha֜z male'aki֗ym 'el-tּi֠gelat pּele֤ser meֽleke-'ashshּur֙ le'mo֔r 'abedּeka֥ ubineka֖ 'a֑niy 'ale֨h vehoshshi'e֜niy mikּa֣p meֽleke-'ara֗m umikּap֙ me֣leke yishsera'e֔l haqּomi֖ym 'alaֽy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)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 Aram and from the hand of the king of Israel, who are rising up against me."

וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח אָחָ֜ז מַלְאָכִ֗ים אֶל־תִּ֠גְלַת פְּלֶ֤סֶר מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁוּר֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר עַבְדְּךָ֥ וּבִנְךָ֖ אָ֑נִי עֲלֵ֨ה וְהוֹשִׁעֵ֜נִי מִכַּ֣ף מֶֽלֶךְ־אֲרָ֗ם וּמִכַּף֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הַקּוֹמִ֖ים עָלָֽי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiqּa֨ch 'acha֜z 'et-hakּe֣sep ve'et-hazּaha֗b hanּimetza'֙ bּe֣yt yehva֔h ube'oֽtzer֖ot bּe֣yt hamּe֑leke vayּishshela֥ch lemeֽleke-'ashshּ֖ur shshoֽchad׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Ahaz took the silver and gold found in the house of the LORD and in the treasures of the king’s house, and sent it as a gift to the king of Assyria.

וַיִּקַּ֨ח אָחָ֜ז אֶת־הַכֶּ֣סֶף וְאֶת־הַזָּהָ֗ב הַנִּמְצָא֙ בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה וּבְאֹֽצְר֖וֹת בֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח לְמֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֖וּר שֹֽׁחַד׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishshema֤ 'elayv֙ me֣leke 'ashshּ֔ur vayּa'al֩ me֨leke 'ashshּ֤ur 'el-dּamּe֨shseq֙ vaֽyּitepּeshse֔ha vayּagele֖ha qi֑yrah ve'et-retzi֖yn hemiֽyt׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The king of Assyria listened to him; he went up against Damascus, captured it, carried its people away to Kir, and executed Rezin.

וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע אֵלָיו֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר וַיַּעַל֩ מֶ֨לֶךְ אַשּׁ֤וּר אֶל־דַּמֶּ֨שֶׂק֙ וַֽיִּתְפְּשֶׂ֔הָ וַיַּגְלֶ֖הָ קִ֑ירָה וְאֶת־רְצִ֖ין הֵמִֽית׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּe֣leke hamּe֣leke 'acha֡z li֠qera't tּigela֨t pּile'e֤ser meֽleke-'ashshּur֙ dּumּe֔shseq vayּa֥re 'et-hamּizebּe֖cha 'ashshe֣r bּedamּa֑shseq vayּishshelach֩ hamּe֨leke 'acha֜z 'el-'uriyּa֣h hakּohe֗n 'et-dּem֧ut hamּizebּe֛cha ve'et-tּabeniyt֖o lekaֽl-ma'ashseֽhu׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria. He saw the altar that was at Damascus, and King Ahaz sent a pattern and a detailed model of the altar to Urijah the priest.

וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אָחָ֡ז לִ֠קְרַאת תִּגְלַ֨ת פִּלְאֶ֤סֶר מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁוּר֙ דּוּמֶּ֔שֶׂק וַיַּ֥רְא אֶת־הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּדַמָּ֑שֶׂק וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ אָחָ֜ז אֶל־אוּרִיָּ֣ה הַכֹּהֵ֗ן אֶת־דְּמ֧וּת הַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַ וְאֶת־תַּבְנִית֖וֹ לְכָֽל־מַעֲשֵֽׂהוּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּi֛ben 'uriyּa֥h hakּohe֖n 'et-hamּizebּe֑cha kּeko֣l 'ashsher-shshalach֩ hamּe֨leke 'acha֜z midּamּe֗shseq kּe֤n 'ashsah֙ 'uriyּa֣h hakּohe֔n 'ad-bּ֥o hamּeֽleke-'acha֖z midּamּaֽshseq׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Urijah the priest built an altar exactly according to the pattern King Ahaz had sent from Damascus; so Urijah the priest made it before King Ahaz returned from Damascus.

וַיִּ֛בֶן אוּרִיָּ֥ה הַכֹּהֵ֖ן אֶת־הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ כְּכֹ֣ל אֲשֶׁר־שָׁלַח֩ הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ אָחָ֜ז מִדַּמֶּ֗שֶׂק כֵּ֤ן עָשָׂה֙ אוּרִיָּ֣ה הַכֹּהֵ֔ן עַד־בּ֥וֹא הַמֶּֽלֶךְ־אָחָ֖ז מִדַּמָּֽשֶׂק׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּabo֤ hamּe֨leke֙ midּamּe֔shseq vayּa֥re hamּe֖leke 'et-hamּizebּe֑cha vayּiqera֥b hamּe֛leke 'al-hamּizebּe֖cha vayּa֥'al 'alaֽyv׃

Edified Edition (EDE)When the king arrived from Damascus and saw the altar, he approached it and offered sacrifices on it.

וַיָּבֹ֤א הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ מִדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂק וַיַּ֥רְא הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֶת־הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ וַיִּקְרַ֥ב הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ וַיַּ֥עַל עָלָֽיו׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּaqete֤r 'et-'oֽlato֙ ve'et-minechat֔o vayּasּe֖ke 'et-nisekּ֑o vayּizero֛q 'et-dּaֽm-hashshּelami֥ym 'ashsher-l֖o 'al-hamּizebּeֽcha׃

Edified Edition (EDE)He burned his burnt offering and his grain offering, poured his drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings on the altar.

וַיַּקְטֵ֤ר אֶת־עֹֽלָתוֹ֙ וְאֶת־מִנְחָת֔וֹ וַיַּסֵּ֖ךְ אֶת־נִסְכּ֑וֹ וַיִּזְרֹ֛ק אֶת־דַּֽם־הַשְּׁלָמִ֥ים אֲשֶׁר־ל֖וֹ עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'e֨t hamּizebּa֣ch hanּechoshshet֮ 'ashshe֣r lipene֣y yehvah֒ vayּaqere֗b me'et֙ pּene֣y habּa֔yit mibּeyn֙ hamּizebּe֔cha umibּe֖yn bּe֣yt yehva֑h vayּitּe֥n 'ot֛o 'al-ye֥reke hamּizebּe֖cha tzapֽonah׃

Edified Edition (EDE)He also brought the bronze altar, which was before the LORD, from the front of the temple, from between his new altar and the house of the LORD, and put it on the north side of the new altar.

וְאֵ֨ת הַמִּזְבַּ֣ח הַנְּחֹשֶׁת֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָה֒ וַיַּקְרֵ֗ב מֵאֵת֙ פְּנֵ֣י הַבַּ֔יִת מִבֵּין֙ הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ וּמִבֵּ֖ין בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה וַיִּתֵּ֥ן אֹת֛וֹ עַל־יֶ֥רֶךְ הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ צָפֽוֹנָה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vytzvhv vayetzaue֣h hamּeֽleke-'a֠chaz 'et-'uriyּa֨h hakּohe֜n le'mo֗r 'a֣l hamּizebּe֣cha hagּad֡ol haqete֣r 'et-'oֽlat-habּoqer֩ ve'et-minecha֨t ha'e֜reb veֽ'et-'ola֧t hamּe֣leke ve'et-minechat֗o ve֠'et 'ola֞t kּal-'a֤m ha'a֨retz֙ uminechata֣m venisekּeyhe֔m vekal-dּa֥m 'ola֛h vekal-dּam-ze֖bach 'ala֣yv tּizero֑q umizebּa֧ch hanּecho֛shshet yiֽheyeh-lּi֖y lebaqּeֽr׃

Edified Edition (EDE)King Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, "On the great altar burn the morning burnt offering and the evening grain offering, the king’s burnt offering 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. But the bronze altar shall be for me to use for seeking guidance."

ויצוהו וַיְצַוֶּ֣ה הַמֶּֽלֶךְ־אָ֠חָז אֶת־אוּרִיָּ֨ה הַכֹּהֵ֜ן לֵאמֹ֗ר עַ֣ל הַמִּזְבֵּ֣חַ הַגָּד֡וֹל הַקְטֵ֣ר אֶת־עֹֽלַת־הַבֹּקֶר֩ וְאֶת־מִנְחַ֨ת הָעֶ֜רֶב וְֽאֶת־עֹלַ֧ת הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ וְאֶת־מִנְחָת֗וֹ וְ֠אֵת עֹלַ֞ת כָּל־עַ֤ם הָאָ֨רֶץ֙ וּמִנְחָתָ֣ם וְנִסְכֵּיהֶ֔ם וְכָל־דַּ֥ם עֹלָ֛ה וְכָל־דַּם־זֶ֖בַח עָלָ֣יו תִּזְרֹ֑ק וּמִזְבַּ֧ח הַנְּחֹ֛שֶׁת יִֽהְיֶה־לִּ֖י לְבַקֵּֽר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֖'ashs 'uriyּa֣h hakּohe֑n kּeko֥l 'ashsher-tziua֖h hamּe֥leke 'achaֽz׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Urijah the priest did exactly as King Ahaz commanded.

וַיַּ֖עַשׂ אוּרִיָּ֣ה הַכֹּהֵ֑ן כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֖ה הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ אָחָֽז׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayeqatzּetz֩ hamּe֨leke 'acha֜z 'et-hamּisegּer֣ot hamּekon֗ot vayּa֤sar meֽ'aleyhem֙ v't 'et-hakּiyּo֔r ve'et-hayּa֣m hori֔d me'a֛l habּaqa֥r hanּecho֖shshet 'ashshe֣r tּachetּe֑yha vayּitּe֣n 'ot֔o 'a֖l maretze֥pet 'abaniֽym׃

Edified Edition (EDE)King Ahaz cut off the side panels of the stands and removed the basins from them; he took the bronze Sea down from the bronze oxen that were under it and set it on a stone pavement.

וַיְקַצֵּץ֩ הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ אָחָ֜ז אֶת־הַמִּסְגְּר֣וֹת הַמְּכֹנ֗וֹת וַיָּ֤סַר מֵֽעֲלֵיהֶם֙ ואת אֶת־הַכִּיֹּ֔ר וְאֶת־הַיָּ֣ם הוֹרִ֔ד מֵעַ֛ל הַבָּקָ֥ר הַנְּחֹ֖שֶׁת אֲשֶׁ֣ר תַּחְתֶּ֑יהָ וַיִּתֵּ֣ן אֹת֔וֹ עַ֖ל מַרְצֶ֥פֶת אֲבָנִֽים׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'et-mysk musa֨ke hashshּabּa֜t 'ashsher-bּan֣u babּa֗yit ve'et-meb֤o hamּe֨leke֙ hֽachiytz֔onah hese֖b bּe֣yt yehva֑h mipּene֖y me֥leke 'ashshּֽur׃

Edified Edition (EDE)He also removed the Sabbath canopy that had been built in the temple and the king's outer entrance from the house of the LORD, because of the king of Assyria.

וְאֶת־מיסך מוּסַ֨ךְ הַשַּׁבָּ֜ת אֲשֶׁר־בָּנ֣וּ בַבַּ֗יִת וְאֶת־מְב֤וֹא הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ הַֽחִיצ֔וֹנָה הֵסֵ֖ב בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה מִפְּנֵ֖י מֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּֽׁוּר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veye֛ter dּibere֥y 'acha֖z 'ashshe֣r 'ashsa֑h halo'-he֣m kּetubi֗ym 'al-se֛per dּibere֥y hayּami֖ym lemaleke֥y yehudaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz and what he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

וְיֶ֛תֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י אָחָ֖ז אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה הֲלֹא־הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יְהוּדָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishshekּa֤b 'achaz֙ 'im-'abota֔yv vayּiqּabe֥r 'im-'abota֖yv bּe'i֣yr dּavi֑d vayּimelo֛ke chizeqiyּa֥hu ben֖o tּachetּaֽyv׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)So Ahaz rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David; and his son Hezekiah reigned in his place.

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב אָחָז֙ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו וַיִּקָּבֵ֥ר עִם־אֲבֹתָ֖יו בְּעִ֣יר דָּוִ֑ד וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ חִזְקִיָּ֥הוּ בְנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃פ