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Green's Literal Translation
2 Kings 16:12
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;
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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.
Contemporary English Version
When Ahaz returned, he went to see the altar and to offer sacrifices on it. He walked up to the altar
When Ahaz returned, he went to see the altar and to offer sacrifices on it. He walked up to the altar
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.
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 And King Ahaz went to meet Tiglath-pileser the king of Assyria at Damascus. And he saw the altar that was in Damascus. And King Ahaz sent the form of the altar to Urijah thepriest, and its pattern, according to allits work. 11 And Urijah the priest built the altar according to all that King Ahaz had sent from Damascus; so Urijah the priest did until King Ahaz came in from Damascus. 12 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; 13 and offered his burnt offering, and his food offering, and poured out his drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings on the altar. 14 But as to the bronze altar that was before Jehovah, he brought near from the forefront of the house, from between his altar and the house of Jehovah, and put it on the north side of his altar. 15 And King Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, On the great altar offer the burnt offering of the morning, and the evening food offering, and the king's burnt offering and his food offering with the burnt offering of all the people of theland, and their food offering, and their drink offerings; and sprinkle on 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 And Urijah the priest did according to all that King Ahaz commanded.
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
And Sarai said to Abram, My injury be upon you; I gave my slave-girl into your bosom, and she saw that she had conceived, and I was despised in her eyes. Let Jehovah judge between me and you.
And Sarai said to Abram, My injury be upon you; I gave my slave-girl into your bosom, and she saw that she had conceived, and I was despised in her eyes. Let Jehovah judge between me and you.
Genesis 16:8
And He said, Hagar, Sarai's slave-girl, where did you come from? And where do you go? And she said, I am fleeing from the face of my mistress, Sarai.
And He said, Hagar, Sarai's slave-girl, where did you come from? And where do you go? And she said, I am fleeing from the face of my mistress, Sarai.
Genesis 21:20
And God was with the boy. And he grew up. And he lived in the wilderness and became a great archer.
And God was with the boy. And he grew up. And he lived in the wilderness and became a great archer.
Genesis 27:40
and you shall live by your sword, and you shall serve your brother; and when it shall be that you are restless, you shall break his yoke from your neck.
and you shall live by your sword, and you shall serve your brother; and when it shall be that you are restless, you shall break his yoke from your neck.
Job 11:12
For foolish man takes heart, and man is born a wild ass's colt.
For foolish man takes heart, and man is born a wild ass's colt.
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.
