2 Kings 16:17-18

16:17 King Ahaz took off the frames of the movable stands, and removed the basins from them. He took “The Sea” ¹  down from the bronze bulls that supported it ²  and put it on the pavement. 16:18 He also removed the Sabbath awning ³  that had been built ⁴  in the temple and the king’s outer entranceway, on account of the king of Assyria. ⁵ 

2 Kings 12:17-18

12:17 At that time King Hazael of Syria attacked ⁶  Gath and captured it. Hazael then decided to attack Jerusalem. ⁷  12:18 King Jehoash of Judah collected all the sacred items that his ancestors Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah, kings of Judah, had consecrated, as well as his own sacred items and all the gold that could be found in the treasuries of the Lord’s temple and the royal palace. He sent it all ⁸  to King Hazael of Syria, who then withdrew ⁹  from Jerusalem.

2 Kings 18:15-16

18:15 Hezekiah gave him all the silver in ¹⁰  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 ¹¹  and gave them to the king of Assyria.

2 Kings 18:2

18:2 He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. ¹²  His mother ¹³  was Abi, ¹⁴  the daughter of Zechariah.

2 Kings 16:2

16:2 Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem. ¹⁵  He did not do what pleased the Lord his God, in contrast to his ancestor David. ¹⁶ 

2 Kings 1:1

Elijah Confronts the King and His Commanders

1:1 After Ahab died, Moab rebelled against Israel. ¹⁷ 

2 Kings 1:1

Elijah Confronts the King and His Commanders

1:1 After Ahab died, Moab rebelled against Israel. ¹⁸ 

[16:17]  ¹ sn See the note at 1 Kgs 7:23.

[16:17]  ² tn Heb “that [were] under it.”

[16:18]  ³ tn The precise meaning of the Hebrew term מוּסַךְ (musakh; Qere) / מִיסַךְ (misakh; Kethib) is uncertain. For discussion see HALOT 557 s.v. מוּסַךְ and M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 189-90.

[16:18]  ⁴ tn Heb “that they built.”

[16:18]  ⁵ sn It is doubtful that Tiglath-pileser ordered these architectural changes. Ahaz probably made these changes so he could send some of the items and materials to the Assyrian king as tribute. See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 190, 193.

[12:17]  ⁶ tn Heb “went up and fought against.”

[12:17]  ⁷ tn Heb “Hazael set his face to go up against Jerusalem.”

[12:18]  ⁸ tn The object (“it all”) is supplied in the translation for clarification.

[12:18]  ⁹ tn Heb “went up.”

[18:15]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “that was found.”

[18:16]  ¹¹ tn Heb “At that time Hezekiah stripped the doors of the Lord’s temple, and the posts which Hezekiah king of Judah had plated.”

[18:2]  ¹² map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[18:2]  ¹³ tn Heb “the name of his mother.”

[18:2]  ¹⁴ tn The parallel passage in 2 Chr 29:1 has “Abijah.”

[16:2]  ¹⁵ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[16:2]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “and he did not do what was proper in the eyes of the Lord his God, like David his father.”

[1:1]  ¹⁷ sn This statement may fit better with the final paragraph of 1 Kgs 22.

[1:1]  ¹⁸ sn This statement may fit better with the final paragraph of 1 Kgs 22.