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2 Kings 16
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Ahaz King of Judah(A)

16 In the seventeenth year of Pekah son of Remaliah, Ahaz(B) son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign. 2 Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. Unlike David his father, he did not do what was right(C) in the eyes of the Lord his God. 3 He followed the ways of the kings of Israel(D) and even sacrificed his son(E) in the fire, engaging in the detestable(F) practices of the nations the Lord had driven out before the Israelites. 4 He offered sacrifices and burned incense(G) at the high places, on the hilltops and under every spreading tree.(H)

5 Then Rezin(I) king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel marched up to fight against Jerusalem and besieged Ahaz, but they could not overpower him. 6 At that time, Rezin(J) king of Aram recovered Elath(K) for Aram by driving out the people of Judah. Edomites then moved into Elath and have lived there to this day.

7 Ahaz sent messengers to say to Tiglath-Pileser(L) king of Assyria, “I am your servant and vassal. Come up and save(M) me out of the hand of the king of Aram and of the king of Israel, who are attacking me.” 8 And Ahaz took the silver and gold found in the temple of the Lord and in the treasuries of the royal palace and sent it as a gift(N) to the king of Assyria. 9 The king of Assyria complied by attacking Damascus(O) and capturing it. He deported its inhabitants to Kir(P) and put Rezin to death.

10 Then King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria. He saw an altar in Damascus and sent to Uriah(Q) the priest a sketch of the altar, with detailed plans for its construction. 11 So Uriah the priest built an altar in accordance with all the plans that King Ahaz had sent from Damascus and finished it before King Ahaz returned. 12 When the king came back from Damascus and saw the altar, he approached it and presented offerings[a](R) on it. 13 He offered up his burnt offering(S) and grain offering,(T) poured out his drink offering,(U) and splashed the blood of his fellowship offerings(V) against the altar. 14 As for the bronze altar(W) that stood before the Lord, he brought it from the front of the temple—from between the new altar and the temple of the Lord—and put it on the north side of the new altar.

15 King Ahaz then gave these orders to Uriah the priest: “On the large new altar, offer the morning(X) burnt offering and the evening grain offering, the king’s burnt offering and his grain offering, and the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their grain offering and their drink offering. Splash against this altar the blood of all the burnt offerings and sacrifices. But I will use the bronze altar for seeking guidance.”(Y) 16 And Uriah the priest did just as King Ahaz had ordered.

17 King Ahaz cut off the side panels and removed the basins from the movable stands. He removed the Sea from the bronze bulls that supported it and set it on a stone base.(Z) 18 He took away the Sabbath canopy[b] that had been built at the temple and removed the royal entryway outside the temple of the Lord, in deference to the king of Assyria.(AA)

19 As for the other events of the reign of Ahaz, and what he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah? 20 Ahaz rested(AB) with his ancestors and was buried with them in the City of David. And Hezekiah his son succeeded him as king.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 16:12 Or and went up
  2. 2 Kings 16:18 Or the dais of his throne (see Septuagint)
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2 Kings 16
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Ahaz Reigns over Judah

16 In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah, (A)Ahaz the son of Jotham, king of Judah, became king. 2 (B)Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem; and he did not do what was right in the sight of Yahweh his God, as David his father had done. 3 But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, (C)and even made his son pass through the fire, (D)according to the abominations of the nations whom Yahweh had dispossessed from before the sons of Israel. 4 He also (E)sacrificed and burned incense on the high places and on the hills and under every green tree.

5 Then (F)Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up to Jerusalem to wage war; and they besieged Ahaz, (G)but could not [a]overcome him. 6 At that time Rezin king of Aram restored (H)Elath for Aram and cleared the Judeans out of [b]Elath entirely; and the [c]Arameans came to Elath and have lived there to this day.

Ahaz Sends for Help from Assyria

7 (I)So Ahaz sent messengers to (J)Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son; come up and save me from the [d]hand of the king of Aram and from the [e]hand of the king of Israel, who are rising up against me.” 8 (K)Ahaz also took the silver and gold that was found in the house of Yahweh and in the treasuries of the king’s house, and sent a gift to the king of Assyria. 9 (L)So the king of Assyria listened to him; and the king of Assyria went up against Damascus and (M)seized it and took the people of it away into exile to (N)Kir, and put Rezin to death.

Ahaz Has Urijah Build an Altar

10 Now King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet (O)Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria and saw the altar which was at Damascus; and King Ahaz sent to (P)Urijah the priest the likeness of the altar and its pattern, according to all its workmanship. 11 So Urijah the priest built an altar; according to all that King Ahaz had sent from Damascus, thus Urijah the priest made it, [f]before the coming of King Ahaz from Damascus. 12 So the king came from Damascus, and the king saw the altar; then (Q)the king drew near the altar and [g]made offerings on it, 13 and offered his burnt offering and his meal offering up in smoke, and poured his drink offering and splashed the blood of his peace offerings on the altar. 14 (R)Now as for the bronze altar, which was before Yahweh, [h]he drew it away from the front of the house, from between (S)his altar and the house of Yahweh, and he put it on the north side of his altar. 15 Then King Ahaz [i]commanded Urijah the priest, saying, “Upon the great altar offer up in smoke (T)the morning burnt offering and the evening grain offering and the king’s burnt offering and his grain offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land and their grain offering and their drink offerings; and splash on it all the blood of the burnt offering and all the blood of the sacrifice. But (U)the bronze altar shall be for me to inquire by.” 16 So Urijah the priest did according to all that King Ahaz commanded.

17 Then King Ahaz (V)cut off the borders of the stands and removed the laver from them; he also (W)took down the sea from the bronze oxen which were under it and put it on a pavement of stone. 18 And the covered way for the sabbath which they had built in the house, and the outer entry of the king, he removed from the house of Yahweh because of the king of Assyria.

Hezekiah Reigns over Judah

19 Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz which he did, are they not written (X)in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? 20 So (Y)Ahaz slept with his fathers and (Z)was buried with his fathers in the city of David; and Hezekiah his son became king in his place.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 16:5 Lit fight
  2. 2 Kings 16:6 Heb Eloth
  3. 2 Kings 16:6 As in some ancient versions; Heb Edomites
  4. 2 Kings 16:7 Lit palm
  5. 2 Kings 16:7 Lit palm
  6. 2 Kings 16:11 Lit until
  7. 2 Kings 16:12 Or went up on it
  8. 2 Kings 16:14 Lit he also
  9. 2 Kings 16:15 Lit commanded him, Urijah
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2 Reyes 16
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Reinado de Ahaz en Judá(A)

16 En el año diecisiete del reinado de Pécah, hijo de Remalías, comenzó a reinar Ahaz, hijo de Jotam, rey de Judá. 2 Tenía veinte años cuando comenzó a reinar, y reinó en Jerusalén dieciséis años; pero sus hechos no fueron rectos a los ojos del Señor su Dios, como los de su antepasado David, 3 sino que siguió los pasos de los reyes de Israel, pues hasta hizo quemar a su hijo en sacrificio, conforme a las prácticas infames de las naciones que el Señor había arrojado de la presencia de los israelitas. 4 Además ofreció sacrificios y quemó incienso en los santuarios en lugares altos, en las colinas y bajo todo árbol frondoso.

5 Por aquel tiempo, Resín, rey de Siria, y Pécah, hijo de Remalías, rey de Israel, se dirigieron a Jerusalén para atacarla. Y sitiaron a Ahaz, pero no pudieron tomar la ciudad. 6 Entonces el rey de Edom recuperó para Edom la ciudad de Elat; y los edomitas llegaron, y después de arrojar de Elat a los de Judá, se quedaron a vivir allí hasta el día de hoy.

7 Entonces Ahaz envió unos mensajeros a Tiglat-piléser, rey de Asiria, para que le dijeran de su parte: «Este servidor tuyo es como un hijo tuyo. Por lo tanto, ven y líbrame del rey de Siria y del rey de Israel, que me están atacando.»

8 Ahaz tomó, además, la plata y el oro que había en el templo del Señor y en los tesoros del palacio real, y los envió como regalo al rey de Asiria, 9 el cual atendió su petición y organizó un ataque contra Damasco, y la conquistó, después de lo cual desterró a sus habitantes a Quir y dio muerte a Resín.

10 Cuando el rey Ahaz fue a Damasco para encontrarse con Tiglat-piléser, rey de Asiria, vio el altar que allí había. Entonces envió al sacerdote Urías un plano exacto de la construcción del altar, 11 y Urías construyó un altar siguiendo todas las indicaciones que el rey Ahaz le había enviado desde Damasco, y lo tuvo listo para cuando el rey Ahaz regresó de Damasco.

12 Cuando el rey llegó de Damasco y vio el altar, se acercó y ofreció sobre él un holocausto; 13 lo quemó, al igual que su ofrenda de cereales, y derramó sobre el altar su ofrenda de vino, y roció sobre él la sangre de sus sacrificios de reconciliación.

14 En cuanto al altar de bronce que estaba frente al templo del Señor, Ahaz lo quitó de allí y lo puso al lado norte del altar, ya que ahora quedaba entre el nuevo altar y el templo del Señor. 15 Después ordenó al sacerdote Urías que en el altar grande quemara el holocausto de la mañana y la ofrenda de cereales de la tarde, así como el holocausto y la ofrenda de cereales del rey, y el holocausto y ofrendas de cereales y de vino del pueblo en general. También le dijo que rociara sobre ese altar toda la sangre de los holocaustos y los sacrificios, pero que el altar de bronce sería sólo para que él consultara al Señor.

16 El sacerdote Urías hizo todo lo que el rey Ahaz le ordenó. 17 Luego el rey Ahaz cortó los entrepaños de las bases y quitó la enorme pila para el agua de encima de los toros de bronce que la sostenían, y la colocó sobre un pavimento de piedra. 18 Y para agradar al rey de Asiria, quitó del templo del Señor el estrado que habían construido para el sábado, y la puerta exterior reservada al rey.

19 El resto de la historia de Ahaz y de todo lo que hizo, está escrito en el libro de las crónicas de los reyes de Judá. 20 Cuando murió, lo enterraron con sus antepasados en la Ciudad de David. Después reinó en su lugar su hijo Ezequías.

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