2 Kings 16
Revised Standard Version
Ahaz Reigns over Judah
16 In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remali′ah, Ahaz the son of Jotham, king of Judah, began to reign. 2 Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. And he did not do what was right in the eyes of the Lord his God, as his father David had done, 3 but he walked in the way of the kings of Israel. He even burned his son as an offering,[a] according to the abominable practices of the nations whom the Lord drove out before the people of Israel. 4 And he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.
5 Then Rezin king of Syria and Pekah the son of Remali′ah, king of Israel, came up to wage war on Jerusalem, and they besieged Ahaz but could not conquer him. 6 At that time[b] the king of Edom[c] recovered Elath for Edom,[d] and drove the men of Judah from Elath; and the E′domites came to Elath, where they dwell to this day. 7 So Ahaz sent messengers to Tig′lath-pile′ser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. Come up, and rescue me from the hand of the king of Syria and from the hand of the king of Israel, who are attacking me.” 8 Ahaz also 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 a present to the king of Assyria. 9 And the king of Assyria hearkened to him; the king of Assyria marched up against Damascus, and took it, carrying its people captive to Kir, and he killed Rezin.
10 When King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tig′lath-pile′ser king of Assyria, he saw the altar that was at Damascus. And King Ahaz sent to Uri′ah the priest a model of the altar, and its pattern, exact in all its details. 11 And Uri′ah the priest built the altar; in accordance with all that King Ahaz had sent from Damascus, so Uri′ah the priest made it, before King Ahaz arrived from Damascus. 12 And when the king came from Damascus, the king viewed the altar. Then the king drew near to the altar, and went up on it, 13 and burned his burnt offering and his cereal offering, and poured his drink offering, and threw the blood of his peace offerings upon the altar. 14 And the bronze altar which was before the Lord he removed from the front of the house, from the place between his altar and the house of the Lord, and put it on the north side of his altar. 15 And King Ahaz commanded Uri′ah the priest, saying, “Upon the great altar burn the morning burnt offering, and the evening cereal offering, and the king’s burnt offering, and his cereal offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their cereal offering, and their drink offering; and throw upon it all the blood of the burnt offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice; but the bronze altar shall be for me to inquire by.” 16 Uri′ah the priest did all this, as King Ahaz commanded.
17 And King Ahaz cut off the frames of the stands, and removed the laver from them, and he took down the sea from off the bronze oxen that were under it, and put it upon a pediment of stone. 18 And the covered way for the sabbath which had been built inside the palace, and the outer entrance for the king he removed from[e] the house of the Lord, because 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? 20 And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David; and Hezeki′ah his son reigned in his stead.
Footnotes
- 2 Kings 16:3 Or made his son to pass through the fire
- 2 Kings 16:6 Heb At that time Rezin
- 2 Kings 16:6 Heb Aram (Syria)
- 2 Kings 16:6 Heb Aram (Syria)
- 2 Kings 16:18 Cn: Heb turned to
2 Kings 16
1599 Geneva Bible
16 3 Ahaz King of Judah consecrateth his son in fire. 5 Jerusalem is besieged. 9 Damascus is taken, and Rezin slain. 11 Idolatry. 19 The death of Ahaz. 20 Hezekiah succeedeth him.
1 The seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah, [a]Ahaz the son of Jotham King of Judah began to reign.
2 Twenty years old was Ahaz, when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, and did not uprightly in the sight of the Lord his God, like David his father:
3 But walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made his son to [b]go through the fire, after the abominations of the heathen, whom the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel.
4 Also he offered and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.
5 (A)Then Rezin King of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to Jerusalem, to fight: and they besieged Ahaz, but could not overcome [c]him.
6 At the same time Rezin king of Aram restored [d]Elath to Aram, and drove the Jews from Elath: so the Aramites came to Elath, and dwelt there unto this day.
7 Then Ahaz sent [e]messengers to Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria, saying, I am thy servant and thy son: come up, and deliver me out of the hand of the king of Aram, and out of the hand of the king of Israel which rise up against me.
8 And Ahaz took the silver and the gold that was found in the [f]house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the king’s house, and sent a present unto the king of Assyria.
9 And the king of Assyria consented unto him: and the king of Assyria went up against Damascus. and when he had taken it, he carried the people away to Kir, and slew Rezin.
10 And king Ahaz went unto Damascus to meet Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria: and when king Ahaz saw the altar that was at Damascus, he sent to Urijah the Priest the pattern of the altar, and the fashion of it, and all the workmanship thereof.
11 And Urijah the Priest made an altar [g]in all points like to that which King Ahaz had sent from Damascus, so did Urijah the Priest against king Ahaz came from Damascus.
12 So when the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar: and the king drew near to the altar, and offered [h]thereon.
13 And he burnt his burnt offering, and his meat offering, and poured his drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings besides the altar.
14 And set it by the brazen altar which was before the Lord, and brought it in further before the house between the altar and the house of the Lord, and set it on the [i]North side of the altar.
15 And king Ahaz commanded Urijah the Priest, and said, Upon the great altar set on fire in the morning the burnt offering, and in the even the meat offering, and the king’s burnt offering and his meat offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings: and pour thereby all the blood of the burnt offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice, and the [j]brazen altar shall be for me to inquire of God.
16 And Urijah the Priest did according to all that King Ahaz had commanded.
17 And King Ahaz brake the borders of the bases, and took the caldrons from off them, and took down the sea from the brazen oxen that were under it, and put it upon a pavement of stones.
18 And the [k]veil for the Sabbath (that they had made in the house) and the king’s entry without turned he to the house of the Lord, [l]because of the king of Assyria.
19 Concerning 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.
Footnotes
- 2 Kings 16:1 This was a wicked son of a godly father, as of him again came godly Hezekiah, and of him wicked Manasseh, save that God in the end showed him mercy. Thus we see how uncertain it is to depend on the dignity of our fathers.
- 2 Kings 16:3 That is, offered him to Molech, or made him to pass between two fires, as the manner of the Gentiles was, Lev. 18:21; Deut. 18:10.
- 2 Kings 16:5 For the Lord preserved the city and his people for his promise sake made to David.
- 2 Kings 16:6 Which city Azariah had taken from the Aramites and fortified it, 2 Kings 14:22.
- 2 Kings 16:7 Contrary to the admonition of the Prophet Isaiah, Isa. 7:4.
- 2 Kings 16:8 Thus he spared not to spoil the Temple of God, to have succor of men and would not once lift his heart toward God to desire his help, nor yet hear his Prophet’s counsel.
- 2 Kings 16:11 We see that there is no prince so wicked, be he shall find flatterers and false ministers to serve his turn.
- 2 Kings 16:12 Either offerings for peace or prosperity, or thanksgiving, as Lev. 3:1, or else meaning the morning and evening offering, Exod. 29:38, Num. 28:3, and thus he contemned the means and the altar which God had commanded by Solomon, to serve God after his own fantasy.
- 2 Kings 16:14 That is, at the right hand, as men went into to Temple.
- 2 Kings 16:15 Here he establisheth by commandment his own wicked proceedings, and doth abolish the commandment and ordinance of God.
- 2 Kings 16:18 Or, tent, wherein they lay on the Sabbath, which had served their week in the Temple, and so departed home.
- 2 Kings 16:18 Either to flatter the King of Assyria, when he should thus see him change the ordinance of God, or else that the Temple might be a refuge for him if the King should suddenly assail his house.
4 Цар 16
Священное Писание (Восточный перевод), версия с «Аллахом»
Ахаз – царь Иудеи(A)
16 На семнадцатом году правления Пекаха, сына Ремалии, в Иудее начал царствовать Ахаз, сын Иотама. 2 Ахазу было двадцать лет, когда он стал царём, и правил он в Иерусалиме шестнадцать лет. В отличие от своего предка Давуда, он не делал того, что было правильным в глазах Вечного, его Бога. 3 Он ходил путями царей Исраила и даже принёс сына в огненную жертву по омерзительным обычаям народов, которых Вечный прогнал от исраильтян. 4 Ахаз приносил жертвы и возжигал благовония в капищах на возвышенностях, на вершинах холмов и под каждым тенистым деревом.
Ахаз просит защиты у ассирийцев(B)
5 Тогда Рецин, царь Сирии, и Пеках, сын Ремалии, царь Исраила, пошли войной на Иерусалим и держали Ахаза в осаде, но не смогли его одолеть. 6 В то время Рецин, царь Сирии, вернул Сирии порт Елат, прогнав оттуда иудеев. В Елате поселились сирийцы, которые и живут там до сегодняшнего дня.
7 Ахаз отправил послов сказать Тиглатпаласару, царю Ассирии:
– Я твой верный раб. Приди и защити меня от царя Сирии и от царя Исраила, которые напали на меня.
8 Ахаз взял золото и серебро, сколько нашлось в храме Вечного и в сокровищницах царского дворца, и послал их в дар царю Ассирии. 9 Царь Ассирии исполнил его просьбу, напав на Дамаск и взяв его. Он увёл его жителей в плен в Кир, а Рецина предал смерти.
Ахаз перестраивает храм(C)
10 Тогда царь Ахаз отправился в Дамаск, чтобы встретиться с Тиглатпаласаром, царём Ассирии. Он увидел в Дамаске жертвенник и послал священнослужителю Урии изображение жертвенника и подробные указания, как его соорудить. 11 Священнослужитель Урия построил жертвенник по всем указаниям, что прислал из Дамаска царь Ахаз, и завершил его, прежде чем царь Ахаз вернулся. 12 Вернувшись из Дамаска и осмотрев жертвенник, царь приблизился к нему и совершил на нём приношения. 13 Он сжёг всесожжения и хлебные приношения, совершил жертвенные возлияния и окропил жертвенник кровью жертв примирения. 14 Бронзовый жертвенник, который стоял перед Вечным, он передвинул с места перед храмом – между новым жертвенником и храмом Вечного – и поставил его с северной стороны нового жертвенника.
15 Затем царь Ахаз приказал священнослужителю Урии:
– На большом новом жертвеннике приноси утренние всесожжения и хлебные вечерние приношения, царские всесожжения и его хлебные приношения, всесожжения всего народа страны и их хлебные приношения с жертвенными возлияниями. Кропи жертвенник всей кровью всесожжений и жертв. Но бронзовым жертвенником я буду пользоваться, чтобы узнавать волю Аллаха[a].
16 И священнослужитель Урия сделал всё точно так, как приказал царь Ахаз. 17 Царь Ахаз отломил ободки у передвижных подставок и снял с них умывальницы. Он снял «море»[b] с бронзовых волов, которые его поддерживали, и поставил его на каменное основание. 18 Крытую площадку, где сидел царь во время субботнего служения, и внешний царский вход в храм Вечного он убрал ради царя Ассирии.
Смерть Ахаза(D)
19 Прочие события царствования Ахаза и то, что он сделал, записано в «Книге летописей царей Иудеи». 20 Ахаз упокоился со своими предками и был похоронен с ними в Городе Давуда. И царём вместо него стал его сын Езекия.
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