2 Kings 16:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the king’s house, and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria.”
2 Kings 16:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 16:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 16:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in Yahweh’s house, and in the treasures of the king’s house, and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria.”
2 Kings 16:8 — World English Bible
2 Kings 16:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of Jehovah, and in the treasures of the king’s house, and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria. ”
2 Kings 16:8 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 16:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Ahaz taketh the silver and the gold that is found in the house of Jehovah, and in the treasures of the house of the king, and sendeth to the king of Asshur--a bribe.”
2 Kings 16:8 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 16:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Ahaz took the silver and the gold that was found in the house of Jehovah, and in the treasures of the king's house, and sent it [as] a present to the king of Assyria. ”
2 Kings 16:8 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 16:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Ahaz tooke the siluer and the golde that was found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the Kings house, and sent a present vnto the King of Asshur.”
2 Kings 16:8 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 16:8 in Context — 2 Kings 16
6 At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drave the Jews from Elath: and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there unto this day.
7 So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath–pileser king of Assyria, saying, I am thy servant and thy son: come up, and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, which rise up against me.
8 And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the king’s house, and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria.
9 And the king of Assyria hearkened unto him: for the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried the people of it captive to Kir, and slew Rezin.
10 And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath–pileser king of Assyria, and saw an altar that was at Damascus: and king Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it, according to all the workmanship thereof.
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