2 Kings 18:15-16
18:15 Hezekiah gave him all the silver in
1 the
Lord’s temple and in the treasuries of the royal palace.
18:16 At that time King Hezekiah of Judah stripped the metal overlays from the doors of the
Lord’s temple and from the posts which he had plated
2 and gave them to the king of Assyria.
2 Kings 18:1
Hezekiah Becomes King of Judah
18:1 In the third year of the reign of Israel’s King Hoshea son of Elah, Ahaz’s son Hezekiah became king over Judah.
2 Kings 15:18
15:18 He did evil in the sight of
3 the
Lord; he did not repudiate
4 the sinful ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat who encouraged Israel to sin.
5 During his reign,
2 Kings 15:2
15:2 He was sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for fifty-two years in Jerusalem.
6 His mother’s name was Jecholiah, who was from Jerusalem.
2 Kings 16:2
16:2 Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem.
7 He did not do what pleased the
Lord his God, in contrast to his ancestor David.
8
1 tn Heb “that was found.”
2 tn Heb “At that time Hezekiah stripped the doors of the Lord’s temple, and the posts which Hezekiah king of Judah had plated.”
3 tn Heb “in the eyes of.”
4 tn Heb “turn away from.”
5 tc The MT of v. 18 ends with the words, “all his days.” If this phrase is taken with what precedes, then one should translate, “[who encouraged Israel to sin] throughout his reign.” However, it may be preferable to emend the text to בְיֹמָיו (bÿyomav), “in his days,” and join the phrase to what follows. The translation assumes this change.
6 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
7 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
8 tn Heb “and he did not do what was proper in the eyes of the Lord his God, like David his father.”