KJV King James Version
And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king’s house, and sent [it for] a present to the king of Assyria.
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2 Kings 16:8
And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king’s house, and sent [it for] a present to the king of Assyria.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Ahaz also took the silver and gold found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the king’s palace, and he sent it as a gift to the king of Assyria.
WEB World English Bible
Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of Yahweh, and in the treasures of the king’s house, and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria.
ASV American Standard Version
And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of Jehovah, and in the treasures of the king’s house, and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Ahaz taketh the silver and the gold that is found in the house of Jehovah, and in the treasures of the house of the king, and sendeth to the king of Asshur—a bribe.
Surrounding context — 2 Kings 16
5 Then Rezin king of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to war: and they besieged Ahaz, but could not overcome [him].
6 At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drave the Jews from Elath: and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there unto this day.
7 So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, saying, I [am] thy servant and thy son: come up, and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, which rise up against me.
8 And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king’s house, and sent [it for] a present to the king of Assyria.
9 And the king of Assyria hearkened unto him: for the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried [the people of] it captive to Kir, and slew Rezin.
10 And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and saw an altar that [was] at Damascus: and king Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it, according to all the workmanship thereof.
11 And Urijah the priest built an altar according to all that king Ahaz had sent from Damascus: so Urijah the priest made [it] against king Ahaz came from Damascus.
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וַיִּקַּ֨חH3947 · la.qachto take: takeאָחָ֜זH271 · a.chazAhazאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַכֶּ֣סֶףH3701 · ke.sephsilver: moneyוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַזָּהָ֗בH2091 · za.havgoldהַנִּמְצָא֙H4672 · ma.tsato findבֵּ֣יתH1004 · betplaceיְהוָ֔הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDוּבְאֹֽצְר֖וֹתH214 · o.tsartreasureבֵּ֣יתH1004 · betplaceהַמֶּ֑לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חH7971 · sha.lachto send: departלְמֶֽלֶךְ־H4428 · me.lekhkingאַשּׁ֖וּרH804 · ash.shurAssyriaשֹֽׁחַד׃H7810 · sha.chadbribe
Cross-references
2 Kings 12:17-18Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it: and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.Psalm 7:15-16He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch [which] he made.Isaiah 8:7-8Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, [even] the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks:2 Chronicles 28:20-21And Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria came unto him, and distressed him, but strengthened him not.Isaiah 7:17The LORD shall bring upon thee, and upon thy people, and upon thy father’s house, days that have not come, from the day that Ephraim departed from Judah; [even] the king of Assyria.2 Kings 18:15-16And Hezekiah gave [him] all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king’s house.2 Chronicles 16:2Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king’s house, and sent to Benhadad king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,2 Kings 16:17-18And 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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