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Complete Jewish Bible

2 Kings 16:8

Achaz took the silver and gold that was in the house of Adonai and in the treasuries of the royal palace and sent it as a present to the king of Ashur.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Ahaz;   Alliances;   Diplomacy;   Israel, Prophecies Concerning;   Rezin;   Syria;   Tiglath-Pileser;   Thompson Chain Reference - Ahaz;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Assyria;   Kings;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Gifts;   Pekah;   Rezin;   Temple;   Tiglath-Pileser;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Ahaz;   Assyria;   Isaiah;   Judah, tribe and kingdom;   Nahum;   Pekah;   Syria;   Temple;   Treaty;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Gods and Goddesses, Pagan;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Assyria;   Damascus;   Pekah;   Rezin;   Temple, Solomon's;   Tiglath-Pileser Iii.;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Ahaz;   Assur;   Damascus;   Gifts;   Jareb;   Rezin;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Assyria, History and Religion of;   Damascus;   Hezekiah;   Tribute;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ahaz;   Alliance;   Damascus;   Gift, Giving;   Rezin;   Tiglath-Pileser;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Ahaz ;   Assyria ;   Damascus;   Rezin ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Pekah;   Rezin;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Alliances;   Damas'cus,;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Gifts;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ahaz;   Alliance;   Captivity;   Gold;   Isaiah;   Rezin;   Syrians;   Tax;   Temple;   Tiglath-Pileser;   Treasure;   Treasury (of Temple);   War;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Assyria;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Rezin;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Ahaz also took the silver and gold found in the Lord’s temple and in the treasuries of the king’s palace and sent them to the king of Assyria as a bribe.
Hebrew Names Version
Achaz 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 it for a present to the king of Ashshur.
King James Version
And Ahaz 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 it for a present to the king of Assyria.
English Standard Version
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.
New Century Version
Ahaz took the silver and gold that was in the Temple of the Lord and in the treasuries of the palace, and he sent these as a gift to the king of Assyria.
New English Translation
Then Ahaz took the silver and gold that were in the Lord 's temple and in the treasuries of the royal palace and sent it as tribute to the king of Assyria.
Amplified Bible
And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the king's house, and sent a gift to the king of Assyria.
New American Standard Bible
And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the king's house, and sent a gift to the king of Assyria.
World English Bible
Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of Yahweh, and in the treasures of the king's house, and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Ahaz tooke the siluer and the golde that was found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the Kings house, and sent a present vnto the King of Asshur.
Legacy Standard Bible
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.
Berean Standard Bible
Ahaz also took the silver and gold found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the king's palace, and he sent it as a gift to the king of Assyria.
Contemporary English Version
Along with the message, Ahaz sent silver and gold from the Lord 's temple and from the palace treasury as a gift for the Assyrian king.
Darby Translation
And Ahaz took the silver and the gold that was found in the house of Jehovah, and in the treasures of the king's house, and sent it [as] a present to the king of Assyria.
Easy-to-Read Version
Ahaz also took the silver and gold that was in the Temple of the Lord and in the treasuries of the king's palace. Then Ahaz sent a gift to the king of Assyria.
George Lamsa Translation
And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the LORD and in the treasures of the kings house, and sent it as a present to the king of Assyria.
Good News Translation
Ahaz took the silver and gold from the Temple and the palace treasury, and sent it as a present to the emperor.
Lexham English Bible
Ahaz took the silver and gold found in the house of Yahweh and in the treasury rooms of the palace of the king, and he sent a gift to the king of Assyria.
Literal Translation
And Ahaz took the silver and the gold which was found in the house of Jehovah, and in the treasures of the king's house, and sent to the king of Assyria a bribe.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Achas toke the syluer & golde yt was founde in ye house of ye LORDE, & in the treasures of ye kynges house, & sent a present to ye kynge of Assiria.
American Standard Version
And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of Jehovah, and in the treasures of the king's house, and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria.
Bible in Basic English
And Ahaz took the silver and gold which were in the house of the Lord and in the king's store-house, and sent them as an offering to the king of Assyria.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Ahaz toke the siluer and golde that was founde in the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the kinges house, and sent a rewarde to the king of Assyria.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Ahaz 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 it for a present to the king of Assyria.
King James Version (1611)
And Ahaz tooke the siluer and gold that was found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the kings house, and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Achaz took the silver and the gold that was found in the treasures of the house of the Lord, and of the king’s house, and sent gifts to the king.
English Revised Version
And Ahaz 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 it for a present to the king of Assyria.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne Achaz hadde gaderide togidere siluer and gold, that myyte be foundun in the hows of the Lord, and in the tresours of the kyng, he sente yiftis to the kyng of Assiriens;
Young's Literal Translation
And Ahaz taketh the silver and the gold that is found in the house of Jehovah, and in the treasures of the house of the king, and sendeth to the king of Asshur -- a bribe.
Update Bible Version
And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of Yahweh, and in the treasures of the king's house, and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Ahaz 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 [it for] a present to the king of Assyria.
New King James Version
And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasuries of the king's house, and sent it as a present to the king of Assyria.
New Living Translation
Then Ahaz took the silver and gold from the Temple of the Lord and the palace treasury and sent it as a payment to the Assyrian king.
New Life Bible
And Ahaz took the silver and gold from the house of the Lord and the storerooms of the king's house, and sent a gift to the king of Assyria.
New Revised Standard
Ahaz also took the silver and gold 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.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Ahaz took the silver and the gold that was found in the house of Yahweh, and in the treasuries of the house of the king, - and sent them to the king of Assyria, as a bribe.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when he had gathered together the silver and gold that could be found in the house of the Lord, and in the king’s treasures, he sent it for a present to the king of the Assyrians.
Revised Standard Version
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.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the king's house, and sent a present to the king of Assyria.

Contextual Overview

5 Then Retzin king of Aram and Pekach son of Remalyah, king of Isra'el, came up to fight against Yerushalayim. They put Achaz under siege, but they could not overcome him. 6 It was at that time that Retzin king of Aram recovered Eilat for Aram and drove the Judeans from Eilat; whereupon people from Edom came to Eilat to live, as they do to this day. 7 Then Achaz sent messengers to Tiglat-Pil'eser king of Ashur with this message: "I am your servant and your son. Come up, and save me from the king of Aram and the king of Isra'el, who are attacking me." 8 Achaz took the silver and gold that was in the house of Adonai and in the treasuries of the royal palace and sent it as a present to the king of Ashur. 9 The king of Ashur heeded him — the king of Ashur attacked Dammesek and captured it; then he carried its people captive to Kir and killed Retzin.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the silver: 2 Kings 16:17, 2 Kings 16:18, 2 Kings 12:17, 2 Kings 12:18, 2 Kings 18:15, 2 Kings 18:16, 2 Chronicles 16:2, 2 Chronicles 28:20, 2 Chronicles 28:21

to the king: Psalms 7:15, Psalms 7:16, Isaiah 7:17, Isaiah 8:7, Isaiah 8:8

Reciprocal: Genesis 43:11 - carry down 2 Kings 15:19 - Menahem 2 Kings 17:3 - and Hoshea 1 Chronicles 28:12 - the treasuries 2 Chronicles 12:9 - took away Isaiah 7:20 - shave Isaiah 10:13 - robbed Joel 3:5 - ye Micah 1:14 - give

Cross-References

Genesis 3:9
Adonai , God, called to the man, "Where are you?"
Genesis 4:10
He said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood is crying out to me from the ground!
Genesis 16:1
Now Sarai Avram's wife had not borne him a child. But she had an Egyptian slave-girl named Hagar;
Genesis 16:2
so Sarai said to Avram, "Here now, Adonai has kept me from having children; so go in and sleep with my slave-girl. Maybe I'll be able to have children through her." Avram listened to what Sarai said.
Genesis 16:4
Avram had sexual relations with Hagar, and she conceived. But when she became aware that she was pregnant, she looked on her mistress with contempt.
Genesis 16:5
Sarai said to Avram, "This outrage being done to me is your fault! True, I gave my slave-girl to you to sleep with; but when she saw that she was pregnant, she began holding me in contempt. May Adonai decide who is right — I or you!"
Genesis 16:8
and said, "Hagar! Sarai's slave-girl! Where have you come from, and where are you going?" She answered, "I'm running away from my mistress Sarai."
1 Samuel 26:19
Please, now, may my lord the king hear what his servant is saying. If it is Adonai who has stirred you up against me, let him receive an offering. But if it's human beings, then a curse on them before Adonai ! — because, as things stand today, they have driven me out, so that I can no longer share in Adonai 's inheritance — they've said, ‘Go, serve other gods!'
Ecclesiastes 10:4
If a ruler gets angry at you, stay at your post, because calmness soothes great offenses.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the Lord,.... Which Uzziah and Jotham had put there; for all that was found there in the times of Amaziah was taken away by Jehoash king of Israel, 2 Kings 14:14

and in the treasures of the king's house; whatever gold and silver he had of his own:

and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria; to obtain his help and assistance.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Compare the marginal reference and 1 Kings 15:18. Political necessity was always held to justify the devotion of the temple treasure to secular purposes.


 
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