2 Kings 18:16
What does 2 Kings 18:16 mean?
A plain-English look at 2 Kings 18:16 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000At 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.
KJV
King James Version · 1611At 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901At 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.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And at that time Hezekiah had the gold from the doors of the Lord's house, and from the door-pillars plated by him, cut off and gave it to the king of Assyria.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862at 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.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752At that time Ezechias broke the doors of the temple of the Lord, and the plates of gold which he had fastened on them, and gave them to the king of the Assyrians.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890At 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.
Context
v.15And Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of Jehovah, and in the treasures of the king’s house.
v.16This passage
v.17And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rab-saris and Rabshakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great army unto 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.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Chronicles 29:3
He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of Jehovah, and repaired them.
- 1 Kings 6:31
And for the entrance of the oracle he made doors of olive-wood: the lintel and door-posts were a fifth part of the wall.