2 Kings 16:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the covert for the sabbath that they had built in the house, and the king’s entry without, turned he from the house of the Lord for the king of Assyria.”
2 Kings 16:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 16:18 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 16:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He removed the covered way for the Sabbath that they had built in the house, and the king’s outer entrance to Yahweh’s house, because of the king of Assyria.”
2 Kings 16:18 — World English Bible
2 Kings 16:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the covered way for the sabbath that they had built in the house, and the king’s entry without, turned he unto the house of Jehovah, because of the king of Assyria. ”
2 Kings 16:18 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 16:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the covered place for the sabbath that they built in the house, and the entrance of the king without, he turned <FI>from<Fi> the house of Jehovah, because of the king of Asshur.”
2 Kings 16:18 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 16:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the covered way of the sabbath that they had built in the house, and the king's entry outside, he turned from the house of Jehovah on account of the king of Assyria. ”
2 Kings 16:18 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 16:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the vaile for the Sabbath (that they had made in the house) and the Kings entrie without turned he to the house of the Lord, because of the King of Asshur.”
2 Kings 16:18 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 16:18 in Context — 2 Kings 16
16 Thus did Urijah the priest, according to all that king Ahaz commanded.
17 And king Ahaz cut off the borders of the bases, and removed the laver from off them; and took down the sea from off the brasen oxen that were under it, and put it upon a pavement of stones.
18 And the covert for the sabbath that they had built in the house, and the king’s entry without, turned he from the house of the Lord for the king of Assyria.
19 Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
20 And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.
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What Does 2 Kings 16:18 Mean?
2 Kings 16:18 is a verse from the Book of 2 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Kings chapter 16. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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