Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version When the king came back from Damascus and saw the altar, he approached it and presented offerings on it. New Living Translation When the king returned, he inspected the altar and made offerings on it. English Standard Version And when the king came from Damascus, the king viewed the altar. Then the king drew near to the altar and went up on it Berean Standard Bible When the king came back from Damascus and saw the altar, he approached it and presented offerings on it. King James Bible And when the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar: and the king approached to the altar, and offered thereon. New King James Version And when the king came back from Damascus, the king saw the altar; and the king approached the altar and made offerings on it. New American Standard Bible And when the king came from Damascus, the king saw the altar; then the king approached the altar and went up to it, NASB 1995 When the king came from Damascus, the king saw the altar; then the king approached the altar and went up to it, NASB 1977 And when the king came from Damascus, the king saw the altar; then the king approached the altar and went up to it, Legacy Standard Bible So the king came from Damascus, and the king saw the altar; then the king drew near the altar and made offerings on it, Amplified Bible When the king came from Damascus, he saw the altar; then the king approached the altar and offered [sacrifices] on it, Christian Standard Bible When the king came back from Damascus, he saw the altar. Then he approached the altar and ascended it. Holman Christian Standard Bible When the king came back from Damascus, he saw the altar. Then he approached the altar and ascended it. American Standard Version And when the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar: and the king drew near unto the altar, and offered thereon. Contemporary English Version When Ahaz returned, he went to see the altar and to offer sacrifices on it. He walked up to the altar English Revised Version And when the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar: and the king drew near unto the altar, and offered thereon. GOD'S WORD® Translation When the king came from Damascus, he saw the altar. The king approached the altar and went up to it. Good News Translation On his return from Damascus, Ahaz saw that the altar was finished, International Standard Version When the king returned from Damascus, as soon as he saw the altar, he approached it and offered sacrifices on it. Majority Standard Bible When the king came back from Damascus and saw the altar, he approached it and presented offerings on it. NET Bible When the king arrived back from Damascus and saw the altar, he approached it and offered a sacrifice on it. New Heart English Bible When the king had come from Damascus, the king saw the altar: and the king drew near to the altar, and offered on it. Webster's Bible Translation And when the king had come from Damascus, the king saw the altar: and the king approached to the altar, and offered on it. World English Bible When the king had come from Damascus, the king saw the altar; and the king came near to the altar, and offered on it. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd the king comes in from Damascus, and the king sees the altar, and the king draws near on the altar, and offers on it, Young's Literal Translation And the king cometh in from Damascus, and the king seeth the altar, and the king draweth near on the altar, and offereth on it, Smith's Literal Translation And the king will come from Damascus, and the king will see the altar: and the king will come near upon the altar, and he will bring up upon it. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd when the king was come from Damascus, he saw the altar and worshipped it: and went up and offered holocausts, and his own sacrifice. Catholic Public Domain Version And when the king had arrived from Damascus, he saw the altar, and he venerated it. And he went up and immolated holocausts, with his own sacrifice. New American Bible On his arrival from Damascus, the king inspected the altar; the king approached the altar, went up New Revised Standard Version When the king came from Damascus, the king viewed the altar. Then the king drew near to the altar, went up on it, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd when the king was come from Damascus, King Ahaz saw the altar; and the king drew near to the altar and went up to it, Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And the King came from Darmsuq, and King Akhaz saw the altar, and the King came to the altar and offered up upon it. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And when the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar; and the king drew near unto the altar, and offered thereon. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the king saw the altar, and went up to it, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Damascus Falls…11And Uriah the priest built the altar according to all the instructions King Ahaz had sent from Damascus, and he completed it by the time King Ahaz had returned. 12When the king came back from Damascus and saw the altar, he approached it and presented offerings on it. 13He offered his burnt offering and his grain offering, poured out his drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings on the altar.… Cross References 2 Chronicles 28:23 He sacrificed to the gods of Damascus, who had defeated him, and he said, “Because the gods of the kings of Aram have helped them, I will sacrifice to them that they may help me.” But these gods were the downfall of Ahaz and of all Israel. 2 Kings 16:10-11 Then King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria. On seeing the altar in Damascus, King Ahaz sent Uriah the priest a model of the altar and complete plans for its construction. / And Uriah the priest built the altar according to all the instructions King Ahaz had sent from Damascus, and he completed it before King Ahaz returned. 2 Kings 16:13-14 He offered his burnt offering and his grain offering, poured out his drink offering, and splattered the blood of his peace offerings on the altar. / He also took the bronze altar that stood before the LORD from the front of the temple (between the new altar and the house of the LORD) and he put it on the north side of the new altar. 2 Kings 21:4-5 Manasseh also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “In Jerusalem I will put My Name.” / In both courtyards of the house of the LORD, he built altars to all the host of heaven. 2 Kings 23:12 He pulled down the altars that the kings of Judah had set up on the roof near the upper chamber of Ahaz, and the altars that Manasseh had set up in the two courtyards of the house of the LORD. The king pulverized them there and threw their dust into the Kidron Valley. Isaiah 7:10-13 Again the LORD spoke to Ahaz, saying, / “Ask for a sign from the LORD your God, whether from the depths of Sheol or the heights of heaven.” / But Ahaz replied, “I will not ask; I will not test the LORD.” ... Isaiah 8:19-20 When men tell you to consult mediums and spiritists who whisper and mutter, shouldn’t a people consult their God instead? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living? / To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn. Leviticus 17:3-4 ‘Anyone from the house of Israel who slaughters an ox, a lamb, or a goat in the camp or outside of it / instead of bringing it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting to present it as an offering to the LORD before His tabernacle—that man shall incur bloodguilt. He has shed blood and must be cut off from among his people. Deuteronomy 12:5-6 Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go. / To that place you are to bring your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and heave offerings, your vow offerings and freewill offerings, as well as the firstborn of your herds and flocks. 1 Kings 12:31-32 Jeroboam also built shrines on the high places and appointed from every class of people priests who were not Levites. / And Jeroboam ordained a feast on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, like the feast that was in Judah, and he offered sacrifices on the altar; he made this offering in Bethel to sacrifice to the calves he had set up, and he installed priests in Bethel for the high places he had set up. 1 Kings 14:23 They also built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree. 1 Kings 16:32-33 First, Ahab set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he had built in Samaria. / Then he set up an Asherah pole. Thus Ahab did more to provoke the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger than all the kings of Israel before him. 2 Chronicles 26:16-18 But when Uzziah became powerful, his arrogance led to his own destruction. He was unfaithful to the LORD his God, for he entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense. / Then Azariah the priest, along with eighty brave priests of the LORD, went in after him. / They took their stand against King Uzziah and said, “Uzziah, you have no right to offer incense to the LORD. Only the priests, the descendants of Aaron, are consecrated to burn incense. Leave the sanctuary, for you have acted unfaithfully; you will not receive honor from the LORD God.” 2 Chronicles 33:4-5 Manasseh also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “My Name will remain in Jerusalem forever.” / In both courtyards of the house of the LORD, he built altars to all the host of heaven. Jeremiah 7:9-10 Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known, / and then come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, ‘We are delivered, so we can continue with all these abominations’? Treasury of Scripture And when the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar: and the king approached to the altar, and offered thereon. approached 1 Kings 13:1 And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the LORD unto Bethel: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense. 2 Chronicles 26:16-19 But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the LORD his God, and went into the temple of the LORD to burn incense upon the altar of incense… 2 Chronicles 28:23,25 For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus, which smote him: and he said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria help them, therefore will I sacrifice to them, that they may help me. But they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel… offered thereon Numbers 18:4-7 And they shall be joined unto thee, and keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, for all the service of the tabernacle: and a stranger shall not come nigh unto you… Jump to Previous Altar Approached Damascus Drew Offered Offereth Offerings Presented Thereon ViewedJump to Next Altar Approached Damascus Drew Offered Offereth Offerings Presented Thereon Viewed2 Kings 16 1. Ahaz's wicked reign5. Ahaz, assailed by Rezin and Pekah, hires Tiglath-Pileser against them 10. Ahaz, sending a pattern of an altar from Damascus to Urijah, 12. diverts the bronze altar to his own devotions, 17. He raids the temple 19. Hezekiah succeeds him When the king came back from Damascus This phrase sets the stage for the actions of King Ahaz, who was the ruler of Judah during this time. Historically, Damascus was the capital of Aram (modern-day Syria), and Ahaz's visit there was politically motivated, as he sought assistance against the threat of Israel and Aram. The Hebrew root for "Damascus" (דַּמֶּשֶׂק, Dammeseq) is significant as it represents a place of foreign influence and idolatry, which Ahaz was unfortunately drawn to. This visit marks a pivotal moment where Ahaz's faith in God was compromised by political alliances. and saw the altar he approached it and presented offerings on it Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew When the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king came back וַיָּבֹ֤א (way·yā·ḇō) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go from Damascus מִדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂק (mid·dam·me·śeq) Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1834: Damascus -- a city in Aram (Syria) and saw וַיַּ֥רְא (way·yar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7200: To see the altar, הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ (ham·miz·bê·aḥ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4196: An altar he הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king approached וַיִּקְרַ֥ב (way·yiq·raḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7126: To come near, approach [it] הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ (ham·miz·bê·aḥ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4196: An altar and presented offerings וַיַּ֥עַל (way·ya·‘al) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively on it. עָלָֽיו׃ (‘ā·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against Links 2 Kings 16:12 NIV2 Kings 16:12 NLT 2 Kings 16:12 ESV 2 Kings 16:12 NASB 2 Kings 16:12 KJV 2 Kings 16:12 BibleApps.com 2 Kings 16:12 Biblia Paralela 2 Kings 16:12 Chinese Bible 2 Kings 16:12 French Bible 2 Kings 16:12 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Kings 16:12 When the king was come from Damascus (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) |