KJV King James Version
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.
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2 Kings 16:18
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And on account of the king of Assyria, he removed the Sabbath canopy they had built in the temple and closed the royal entryway outside the house of the LORD.
WEB World English Bible
The covered way for the Sabbath that they had built in the house, and the king’s entry outside, turned he to the house of Yahweh, because of the king of Assyria.
ASV American Standard Version
And the covered way for the sabbath that they had built in the house, and the king’s entry without, turned he unto the house of Jehovah, because of the king of Assyria.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the covered place for the sabbath that they built in the house, and the entrance of the king without, he turned from the house of Jehovah, because of the king of Asshur.
Surrounding context — 2 Kings 16
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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וְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]מוּסַ֨ךְH4329 · me.sakhporticoהַשַּׁבָּ֜תH7676 · shab.batSabbathאֲשֶׁר־H834 · a.sherwhichבָּנ֣וּH1129 · ba.nahto buildבַבַּ֗יִתH1004 · betplaceוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]מְב֤וֹאH3996 · ma.voentranceהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙H4428 · me.lekhkingהַֽחִיצ֔וֹנָהH2435 · chi.tsonouterהֵסֵ֖בH5437 · sa.vavto turn: turnבֵּ֣יתH1004 · betplaceיְהוָ֑הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDמִפְּנֵ֖יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeמֶ֥לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingאַשּֽׁוּר׃H804 · ash.shurAssyria
Cross-references
2 Kings 11:5And he commanded them, saying, This [is] the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you that enter in on the sabbath shall even be keepers of the watch of the king’s house;1 Kings 10:5And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her.Ezekiel 46:2And the prince shall enter by the way of the porch of [that] gate without, and shall stand by the post of the gate, and the priests shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings, and he shall worship at the threshold of the gate: then he shall go forth; but the gate shall not be shut until the evening.
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