12 But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the Lord.

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12 But Ahaz said, “I will not ask; I will not put the Lord to the test.(A)

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Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.

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We should not test Christ,[a](A) as some of them did—and were killed by snakes.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 10:9 Some manuscripts test the Lord

Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out.

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Peter said to her, “How could you conspire to test the Spirit of the Lord?(A) Listen! The feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also.”

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15 And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered.

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15 But now we call the arrogant(A) blessed. Certainly evildoers(B) prosper,(C) and even when they put God to the test, they get away with it.’”

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31 And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.

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31 My people come to you, as they usually do, and sit before(A) you to hear your words, but they do not put them into practice. Their mouths speak of love, but their hearts are greedy(B) for unjust gain.(C)

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22 And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the Lord: this is that king Ahaz.

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22 In his time of trouble King Ahaz became even more unfaithful(A) to the Lord.

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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 enquire by.

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15 King Ahaz then gave these orders to Uriah the priest: “On the large new altar, offer the morning(A) 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.”(B)

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16 Ye shall not tempt the Lord your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.

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16 Do not put the Lord your God to the test(A) as you did at Massah.

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