Lectionary Calendar
Saturday, July 26th, 2025
the Week of Proper 11 / Ordinary 16
the Week of Proper 11 / Ordinary 16
video advertismenet
advertisement
advertisement
advertisement
Attention!
For 10¢ a day you can enjoy StudyLight.org ads
free while helping to build churches and support pastors in Uganda.
Click here to learn more!
free while helping to build churches and support pastors in Uganda.
Click here to learn more!
Read the Bible
Contemporary English Version
2 Kings 16:12
When Ahaz returned, he went to see the altar and to offer sacrifices on it. He walked up to the altar
Jump to:Bible Study Tools • Parallel Bible Verse • Bible Contextual Overview • Bible Cross-References • Gill's Bible Notes
Bible Study Resources
Concordances:
- Nave'sDictionaries:
- AmericanEncyclopedias:
- InternationalParallel Translations
Christian Standard Bible®
When the king came back from Damascus, he saw the altar. Then he approached the altar and ascended it.
When the king came back from Damascus, he saw the altar. Then he approached the altar and ascended it.
Hebrew Names Version
When the king was come from Dammesek, the king saw the altar: and the king drew near to the altar, and offered thereon.
When the king was come from Dammesek, the king saw the altar: and the king drew near to the altar, and offered thereon.
King James Version
And when the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar: and the king approached to the altar, and offered thereon.
And when the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar: and the king approached to the altar, and offered thereon.
English Standard Version
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
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
New Century Version
When the king arrived from Damascus, he saw the altar and went near and offered sacrifices on it.
When the king arrived from Damascus, he saw the altar and went near and offered sacrifices on it.
New English Translation
When the king arrived back from Damascus and saw the altar, he approached it and offered a sacrifice on it.
When the king arrived back from Damascus and saw the altar, he approached it and offered a sacrifice on it.
Amplified Bible
When the king came from Damascus, he saw the altar; then the king approached the altar and offered [sacrifices] on it,
When the king came from Damascus, he saw the altar; then the king approached the altar and offered [sacrifices] on it,
New American Standard Bible
And when the king came from Damascus, the king saw the altar; then the king approached the altar and went up to it,
And when the king came from Damascus, the king saw the altar; then the king approached the altar and went up to it,
World English Bible
When the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar: and the king drew near to the altar, and offered thereon.
When the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar: and the king drew near to the altar, and offered thereon.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So when the King was come from Damascus, the King sawe the altar: and the King drewe neere to the altar and offered thereon.
So when the King was come from Damascus, the King sawe the altar: and the King drewe neere to the altar and offered thereon.
Legacy Standard Bible
So the king came from Damascus, and the king saw the altar; then the king drew near the altar and made offerings on it,
So the king came from Damascus, and the king saw the altar; then the king drew near the altar and made offerings on it,
Berean Standard Bible
When the king came back from Damascus and saw the altar, he approached it and presented offerings on it.
When the king came back from Damascus and saw the altar, he approached it and presented offerings on it.
Complete Jewish Bible
When the king arrived from Dammesek he saw the altar, and the king approached the altar and offered on it.
When the king arrived from Dammesek he saw the altar, and the king approached the altar and offered on it.
Darby Translation
And when the king came from Damascus, the king saw the altar; and the king approached to the altar, and offered upon it.
And when the king came from Damascus, the king saw the altar; and the king approached to the altar, and offered upon it.
Easy-to-Read Version
When the king arrived from Damascus, he saw the altar. He offered sacrifices on the altar.
When the king arrived from Damascus, he saw the altar. He offered sacrifices on the altar.
George Lamsa Translation
And when the king was come from Damascus, King Ahaz saw the altar; and the king drew near to the altar and went up to it,
And when the king was come from Damascus, King Ahaz saw the altar; and the king drew near to the altar and went up to it,
Good News Translation
On his return from Damascus, Ahaz saw that the altar was finished,
On his return from Damascus, Ahaz saw that the altar was finished,
Lexham English Bible
When the king came from Damascus, the king saw the altar, so he went near to the altar and went up on it.
When the king came from Damascus, the king saw the altar, so he went near to the altar and went up on it.
Literal Translation
And the king came in from Damascus, and the king saw the altar; and the king drew near to the altar and offered on it;
And the king came in from Damascus, and the king saw the altar; and the king drew near to the altar and offered on it;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And whan ye kynge came from Damascon, and sawe the altare, he offred theron,
And whan ye kynge came from Damascon, and sawe the altare, he offred theron,
American Standard Version
And when the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar: and the king drew near unto the altar, and offered thereon.
And when the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar: and the king drew near unto the altar, and offered thereon.
Bible in Basic English
And when the king came from Damascus, he saw the altar; and he went up on it and made an offering on it.
And when the king came from Damascus, he saw the altar; and he went up on it and made an offering on it.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And so when the king was come from Damascon, he sawe the aulter: and the king went to it, and offred thereon:
And so when the king was come from Damascon, he sawe the aulter: and the king went to it, and offred thereon:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And when the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar; and the king drew near unto the altar, and offered thereon.
And when the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar; and the king drew near unto the altar, and offered thereon.
King James Version (1611)
And when the king was come from Damascus, the King saw the altar: and the King approched to the altar, and offered thereon.
And when the king was come from Damascus, the King saw the altar: and the King approched to the altar, and offered thereon.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the king saw the altar, and went up to it,
And the king saw the altar, and went up to it,
English Revised Version
And when the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar: and the king drew near unto the altar, and offered thereon.
And when the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar: and the king drew near unto the altar, and offered thereon.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne the king cam fro Damask, he siy the auter, and worschipide it; and he stiede, and offride brent sacrifices, and his sacrifice;
And whanne the king cam fro Damask, he siy the auter, and worschipide it; and he stiede, and offride brent sacrifices, and his sacrifice;
Young's Literal Translation
And the king cometh in from Damascus, and the king seeth the altar, and the king draweth near on the altar, and offereth on it,
And the king cometh in from Damascus, and the king seeth the altar, and the king draweth near on the altar, and offereth on it,
Update Bible Version
And when the king came from Damascus, the king saw the altar: and the king drew near to the altar, and offered thereon.
And when the king came from Damascus, the king saw the altar: and the king drew near to the altar, and offered thereon.
Webster's Bible Translation
And when the king had come from Damascus, the king saw the altar: and the king approached to the altar, and offered on it.
And when the king had come from Damascus, the king saw the altar: and the king approached to the altar, and offered on it.
New King James Version
And when the king came back from Damascus, the king saw the altar; and the king approached the altar and made offerings on it.
And when the king came back from Damascus, the king saw the altar; and the king approached the altar and made offerings on it.
New Living Translation
When the king returned, he inspected the altar and made offerings on it.
When the king returned, he inspected the altar and made offerings on it.
New Life Bible
When the king came from Damascus, he saw the altar and went up to it.
When the king came from Damascus, he saw the altar and went up to it.
New Revised Standard
When the king came from Damascus, the king viewed the altar. Then the king drew near to the altar, went up on it,
When the king came from Damascus, the king viewed the altar. Then the king drew near to the altar, went up on it,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, when the king came from Damascus, then the king saw the altar, - so the king drew near unto the altar, and caused offerings to ascend thereupon.
And, when the king came from Damascus, then the king saw the altar, - so the king drew near unto the altar, and caused offerings to ascend thereupon.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when the king was come from Damascus, he saw the altar and worshipped it: and went up and offered holocausts, and his own sacrifice;
And when the king was come from Damascus, he saw the altar and worshipped it: and went up and offered holocausts, and his own sacrifice;
Revised Standard Version
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,
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,
THE MESSAGE
The minute the king saw the altar he approached it with reverence and arranged a service of worship with a full course of offerings: Whole-Burnt-Offerings with billows of smoke, Grain-Offerings, libations of Drink-Offerings, the sprinkling of blood from the Peace-Offerings—the works. But the old bronze Altar that signaled the presence of God he displaced from its central place and pushed it off to the side of his new altar.
The minute the king saw the altar he approached it with reverence and arranged a service of worship with a full course of offerings: Whole-Burnt-Offerings with billows of smoke, Grain-Offerings, libations of Drink-Offerings, the sprinkling of blood from the Peace-Offerings—the works. But the old bronze Altar that signaled the presence of God he displaced from its central place and pushed it off to the side of his new altar.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
When the king came from Damascus, the king saw the altar; then the king approached the altar and went up to it,
When the king came from Damascus, the king saw the altar; then the king approached the altar and went up to it,
Contextual Overview
10 Later, Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath Pileser. And while Ahaz was there, he saw an altar and sent a model of it back to Uriah the priest, along with the plans for building one. 11 Uriah followed the plans and built an altar exactly like the one in Damascus, finishing it just before Ahaz came back. 12 When Ahaz returned, he went to see the altar and to offer sacrifices on it. He walked up to the altar 13 and poured wine over it. Then he offered sacrifices to please the Lord , to give him thanks, and to ask for his blessings. 14 After that, he had the bronze altar moved aside, so his new altar would be right in front of the Lord 's temple. 15 He told Uriah the priest: From now on, the morning and evening sacrifices as well as all gifts of grain and wine are to be offered on this altar. The sacrifices for the people and for the king must also be offered here. Sprinkle the blood from all the sacrifices on it, but leave the bronze altar for me to use for prayer and finding out what God wants me to do. 16 Uriah did everything Ahaz told him.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
approached: 1 Kings 13:1, 2 Chronicles 26:16-19, 2 Chronicles 28:23, 2 Chronicles 28:25
offered thereon: Numbers 18:4-7
Cross-References
Genesis 16:5
Then Sarai said to Abram, "It's all your fault! I gave you my slave woman, but she has been hateful to me ever since she found out she was pregnant. You have done me wrong, and you will have to answer to the Lord for this."
Then Sarai said to Abram, "It's all your fault! I gave you my slave woman, but she has been hateful to me ever since she found out she was pregnant. You have done me wrong, and you will have to answer to the Lord for this."
Genesis 16:8
and asked, "Hagar, where have you come from, and where are you going?" She answered, "I'm running away from Sarai, my owner."
and asked, "Hagar, where have you come from, and where are you going?" She answered, "I'm running away from Sarai, my owner."
Genesis 21:20
God blessed Ishmael, and as the boy grew older, he became an expert with his bow and arrows. He lived in the Paran Desert, and his mother chose an Egyptian woman for him to marry.
God blessed Ishmael, and as the boy grew older, he became an expert with his bow and arrows. He lived in the Paran Desert, and his mother chose an Egyptian woman for him to marry.
Genesis 27:40
You will live by the power of your sword and be your brother's slave. But when you decide to be free, you will break loose."
You will live by the power of your sword and be your brother's slave. But when you decide to be free, you will break loose."
Job 11:12
but it's easier to tame a wild donkey than to make a fool wise.
but it's easier to tame a wild donkey than to make a fool wise.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And when the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar,.... Looked at it, and liked it, being exactly according to the pattern he had sent:
and the king approached the altar, and offered thereon; either by a priest, or it may be in his own person, having no regard to the laws and appointments of God, and especially as his sacrifices were not offered to him, but to the gods of Damascus and Syria, 2 Chronicles 28:23.
