2 Kings 12:17-18
Lexham English Bible
Hazael Threatens Judah
17 At that time, Hazael king of Aram went up and fought against Gath and captured it; then Hazael set his face to go up against Jerusalem. 18 Jehoash king of Judah took all of the holy objects that Jehoshaphat, Joram, and Ahaziah his ancestors,[a] the kings of Judah, had devoted, and all his holy objects and all of the gold found in the treasuries of the temple of Yahweh, and in the palace of the king, and he sent them to Hazael king of Aram, so that he went up from Jerusalem.
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- 2 Kings 12:18 Or “fathers”
2 Kings 12:17-18
New English Translation
17 At that time King Hazael of Syria attacked[a] Gath and captured it. Hazael then decided to attack Jerusalem.[b] 18 King Jehoash of Judah collected all the sacred items that his ancestors Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah, kings of Judah, had consecrated, as well as his own sacred items and all the gold that could be found in the treasuries of the Lord’s temple and the royal palace. He sent it all[c] to King Hazael of Syria, who then withdrew[d] from Jerusalem.
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- 2 Kings 12:17 tn Heb “went up and fought against.”
- 2 Kings 12:17 tn Heb “Hazael set his face to go up against Jerusalem.”
- 2 Kings 12:18 tn The object (“it all”) is supplied in the translation for clarification.
- 2 Kings 12:18 tn Heb “went up.”
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