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 

[18:15]  ¹ tn Heb “that was found.”

[18:16]  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.”

[15:18]  ³ tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

[15:18]  ⁴ tn Heb “turn away from.”

[15:18]  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.

[15:2]  ⁶ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[16:2]  ⁷ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[16:2]  ⁸ tn Heb “and he did not do what was proper in the eyes of the Lord his God, like David his father.”