2 Kings 16:17-19
Holman Christian Standard Bible
17 Then King Ahaz cut off the frames of the water carts[a](A) and removed the bronze basin from each of them. He took the reservoir[b](B) from the bronze oxen that were under it and put it on a stone pavement. 18 To satisfy the king of Assyria, he removed from the Lord’s temple the Sabbath canopy they had built in the palace, and he closed the outer entrance for the king.
Ahaz’s Death
19 The rest(C) of the events of Ahaz’s reign, along with his accomplishments, are written in the Historical Record of Judah’s Kings.(D)
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- 2 Kings 16:17 Lit the stands
- 2 Kings 16:17 Lit sea
2 Kings 16:17-19
New King James Version
17 (A)And King Ahaz cut off (B)the panels of the carts, and removed the lavers from them; and he took down (C)the Sea from the bronze oxen that were under it, and put it on a pavement of stones. 18 Also he removed the Sabbath pavilion which they had built in the temple, and he removed the king’s outer entrance from the house of the Lord, on account of 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?
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2 Kings 16:17-19
English Standard Version
17 And King Ahaz cut off the frames of the stands and removed the basin from them, and he took down (A)the sea[a] from off the bronze oxen that were under it and put it on a stone pedestal. 18 And the covered way for the Sabbath that had been built inside the house and the outer entrance for the king he caused to go around the house of the Lord, because of the king of Assyria. 19 Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz that he did, are they not written (B)in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
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- 2 Kings 16:17 Compare 1 Kings 7:23
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