KJV King James Version
And king Ahaz cut off the borders of the bases, and removed the laver from off them; and took down the sea from off the brasen oxen that [were] under it, and put it upon a pavement of stones.
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2 Kings 16:17
And king Ahaz cut off the borders of the bases, and removed the laver from off them; and took down the sea from off the brasen oxen that [were] under it, and put it upon a pavement of stones.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
King 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.
WEB World English Bible
King Ahaz cut off the panels of the bases, and removed the basin from off them, and took down the sea from off the bronze oxen that were under it, and put it on a pavement of stone.
ASV American Standard Version
And king Ahaz cut off the panels of the bases, and removed the laver from off them, and took down the sea from off the brazen oxen that were under it, and put it upon a pavement of stone.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And king Ahaz cutteth off the borders of the bases, and turneth aside from off them the laver, and the sea he hath taken down from off the brazen oxen that are under it, and putteth it on a pavement of stones.
Surrounding context — 2 Kings 16
14 And he brought also the brasen altar, which [was] before the LORD, from the forefront of the house, from between the altar and the house of the LORD, and put it on the north side of the altar.
15 And king Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, Upon the great altar burn the morning burnt offering, and the evening meat offering, and the king’s burnt sacrifice, and his meat offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings; and sprinkle upon it all the blood of the burnt offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice: and the brasen altar shall be for me to inquire [by].
16 Thus did Urijah the priest, according to all that king Ahaz commanded.
17 And king Ahaz cut off the borders of the bases, and removed the laver from off them; and took down the sea from off the brasen oxen that [were] under it, and put it upon a pavement of stones.
18 And the covert for the sabbath that they had built in the house, and the king’s entry without, turned he 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 And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.
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וַיְקַצֵּץ֩H7112 · qa.tsatsto cutהַמֶּ֨לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingאָחָ֜זH271 · a.chazAhazאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַמִּסְגְּר֣וֹתH4526 · mis.ge.retperimeterהַמְּכֹנ֗וֹתH4350 · me.kho.nahbaseוַיָּ֤סַרH5493 · surto turn aside: removeמֵֽעֲלֵיהֶם֙H5921 · aluponאֶתH853 · et[Obj.]הַכִּיֹּ֔רH3595 · kiy.yorbasinוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַיָּ֣םH3220 · yamseaהוֹרִ֔דH3381 · ya.radto go downמֵעַ֛לH5921 · aluponהַבָּקָ֥רH1241 · ba.qarcattleהַנְּחֹ֖שֶׁתH5178 · ne.cho.shetbronzeאֲשֶׁ֣רH834 · a.sherwhichתַּחְתֶּ֑יהָH8478 · ta.chatunderneath: underוַיִּתֵּ֣ןH5414 · na.tanto give: giveאֹת֔וֹH853 · et[Obj.]עַ֖לH5921 · aluponמַרְצֶ֥פֶתH4837 · mar.tse.phetpavementאֲבָנִֽים׃H68 · e.venstone
Cross-references
2 Kings 25:13-16And the pillars of brass that [were] in the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the brasen sea that [was] in the house of the LORD, did the Chaldees break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon.2 Chronicles 4:14-15He made also bases, and lavers made he upon the bases;2 Chronicles 28:24And 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 he made him altars in every corner of Jerusalem.2 Chronicles 29:19Moreover all the vessels, which king Ahaz in his reign did cast away in his transgression, have we prepared and sanctified, and, behold, they [are] before the altar of the LORD.Jeremiah 52:20The two pillars, one sea, and twelve brasen bulls that [were] under the bases, which king Solomon had made in the house of the LORD: the brass of all these vessels was without weight.1 Kings 7:23-39And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the other: [it was] round all about, and his height [was] five cubits: and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about.
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