2 Kings 18:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“At that time did Hezekiah cut off the gold from the doors of the temple of the Lord, and from the pillars which Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and gave it to the king of Assyria.”

2 Kings 18:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Kings 18:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Kings 18:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“At that time, Hezekiah cut off the gold from the doors of Yahweh’s temple, and from the pillars which Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and gave it to the king of Assyria.”

2 Kings 18:16 — World English Bible

2 Kings 18:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“At that time did Hezekiah cut off the gold from the doors of the temple of Jehovah, and from the pillars which Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and gave it to the king of Assyria. ”

2 Kings 18:16 — American Standard Version

2 Kings 18:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“at that time hath Hezekiah cut off the doors of the temple of Jehovah, and the pillars that Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and giveth them to the king of Asshur.”

2 Kings 18:16 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Kings 18:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“At that time Hezekiah stripped the doors of the temple of Jehovah, and the posts that Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and gave them to the king of Assyria. ”

2 Kings 18:16 — Darby Translation

2 Kings 18:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“At the same season did Hezekiah pul off the plates of the doores of the Temple of the Lord, and the pillars (which the sayd Hezekiah King of Iudah had couered ouer) and gaue them to the King of Asshur.”

2 Kings 18:16 — Geneva Bible

2 Kings 18:16 in Context — 2 Kings 18

14 And Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria to Lachish, saying, I have offended; return from me: that which thou puttest on me will I bear. And the king of Assyria appointed unto Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.

15 And Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the king’s house.

16 At that time did Hezekiah cut off the gold from the doors of the temple of the Lord, and from the pillars which Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and gave it to the king of Assyria.

17 And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rab–shakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller’s field.

18 And when they had called to the king, there came out to them Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder.

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What Does 2 Kings 18:16 Mean?

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