2 Kings 18:16
At that time did Hezekiah cut off the gold from the doors of the temple of the Lord, and from the pillars which Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and gave it to the king of Assyria.
2 Kings 18:16 in other translations
| BSB | At that time Hezekiah stripped the gold with which he had plated the doors and doorposts of the temple of the LORD, and he gave it to the king of Assyria. |
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| WEB | At that time, Hezekiah cut off the gold from the doors of the LORD’s temple, and from the pillars which Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and gave it to the king of Assyria. |
| ASV | At that time did Hezekiah cut off the gold from the doors of the temple of Jehovah, and from the pillars which Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and gave it to the king of Assyria. |
| YLT | at that time hath Hezekiah cut off the doors of the temple of Jehovah, and the pillars that Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and giveth them to the king of Asshur. |
| DARBY | At that time Hezekiah stripped the doors of the temple of Jehovah, and the posts that Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and gave them to the king of Assyria. |
| BBE | And at that time Hezekiah had the gold from the doors of the Lord's house, and from the door-pillars plated by him, cut off and gave it to the king of Assyria. |
| Webster | At that time did Hezekiah cut off the gold from the doors of the temple of the LORD, and from the pillars which Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and gave it to the king of Assyria. |
What does 2 Kings 18:16 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 18:14-16
14-16. Hezekiah ... sent to Lachish, saying, ... that which thou puttest on me will I bear--Disappointed in his expectations of aid from Egypt, and feeling himself unable to resist so mighty a conqueror who was menacing Jerusalem itself, Hezekiah made his submission. The payment of 300 talents of silver, and 30 talents of gold--£351,000--brought a temporary respite; but, in raising the imposed tribute, he was…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 18:9-16
The descent Sennacherib made upon Judah, was a great calamity to that kingdom, by which God would try the faith of Hezekiah, and chastise the people. The secret dislike, the hypocrisy, and lukewarmness of numbers, require correction; such trials purify the faith and hope of the upright, and bring them to simple dependence on God.
2 Kings 18:16 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 2 Kings 18:16
- 2 Chronicles 29:3
He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of the Lord, and repaired them.
- 1 Kings 6:31-35
And for the entering of the oracle he made doors of olive tree: the lintel and side posts were a fifth part of the wall. The two doors also were of olive tree; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubims, and upon the palm trees. So also made he for the door of the temple posts of olive tree, a fourth part of the wall. And the two doors were of fir tree: the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding. …
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1Ki 6:31-35; 2Ch 29:3
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Context
- 2 Kings 18:15
And Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the king’s house.
- 2 Kings 18:16
At that time did Hezekiah cut off the gold from the doors of the temple of the Lord, and from the pillars which Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and gave it to the king of Assyria.
- 2 Kings 18:17
And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rab–shakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller’s field.
2 Kings 18:16 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Entonces descompuso Ezechîas las puertas del templo de Jehová, y los quiciales que el mismo rey Ezechîas había cubierto de oro, y diólo al rey de Asiria. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | En ce temps-là, Ézéchias dépouilla les portes du temple de l’ Éternel, et les piliers qu’Ézéchias, roi de Juda, avait recouverts d’or, et il les donna au roi d’Assyrie. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Zu selbiger Zeit brach Hiskia von den Türflügeln des Tempels Jehovas und den Pfosten, die Hiskia, der König von Juda, überzogen hatte, das Gold ab und gab es dem König von Assyrien. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | In tempore illo confregit Ezechias valvas templi Domini, et laminas auri quas ipse affixerat, et dedit eas regi Assyriorum. |