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Themes in 2 Kings 16

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Themes in 2 Kings 16

2 Kings 16:1 (show verse)

In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah, Ahaz the son of Jotham, king of Judah, became king.

Ahaz » King of judah, son and successor of jotham
Israel » Jotham » Suceeds » Ahaz
Remaliah » Father of pekah, king of israel

2 Kings 16:2 (show verse)

Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. He did not do what was right in the sight of the Lord his God, as his father (ancestor) David had done.

Sacrifice » Those that sacrifice their children

Instead he walked in the way of the [idolatrous] kings of Israel, and even made his son pass through the fire [as a human sacrifice], in accordance with the repulsive [and idolatrous] practices of the [pagan] nations whom the Lord drove out before the Israelites.

Ahaz » King of judah, son and successor of jotham » Idolatrous abominations of
Children » Caused to pass through fire
Fire » Children caused to pass through
Heathen » General references to
the Heathen » Evil of imitating
Molech » Children sacrificed to
Offerings » Human sacrifices » israelites
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » Ahaz, burning his own children in idolatrous sacrifice
Sacrifice » Those that sacrifice their children
Sacrifices » Human beings offered as

2 Kings 16:4 (show verse)

He also sacrificed and burned incense on the high places and on the hills and under every green tree.

Ahaz » King of judah, son and successor of jotham » Idolatrous abominations of
High places » Sacrifices and incense offered to idols upon

2 Kings 16:5 (show verse)

Then Rezin the king of Aram (Syria) and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, came up to Jerusalem to wage war. They besieged Ahaz, but could not overcome and conquer him.

Ahaz » King of judah, son and successor of jotham » Kingdom of, invaded by the kings of syria and samaria
Alliances » Instances of » Rezin and pekah
Israel » A type of the apostate church when disobedient » Calamities of
Israel » Judah » Invaded » By samaria » War
Jerusalem » Calamities of
Jerusalem » Calamities of, mentioned » Besieged but not taken by rezin and pekah
Jerusalem » Besieged by » Pekah
Jews, the » Captivity of » Calamities of
Kings » Who reigned over israel » Pekah
Remaliah » Father of pekah, king of israel
Rezin » King of syria
Siege » Instances of » Jerusalem
Syria » Joined with israel against ahaz and besieged jerusalem

2 Kings 16:6 (show verse)

At that time Rezin king of Aram recovered Elath [in Edom] for Aram, and drove the Jews away from it. The Arameans came to Elath, and live there to this day.

Ahaz » King of judah, son and successor of jotham » Kingdom of, invaded by the kings of syria and samaria
Elath » By the syrians
Israel » Kings of judah » Persecution of
Israel » Judah » Invaded » By samaria » War
Jews, the » Called God's people » Persecuted
Persecution » Of the jews
Rezin » King of syria
Syria » Retook elath and drove out the jews

2 Kings 16:7 (show verse)

So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and son. Come up and rescue me from the hand of the kings of Aram and of Israel, who are rising up against me.”

Ahaz » King of judah, son and successor of jotham » Robs the temple to purchase aid from the king of asia
Alliances » Instances of » Ahaz and tiglath
Ambassadors » Ahaz to tiglath
Assyria » Tiglath pileser king of » Asked to aid ahaz against syria
Diplomacy » Instances of » Ahaz purchases assistance from the king of assyria
Israel » Judah » Invaded » By samaria » War
Rezin » King of syria
Syria » Conquest of » By tiglath-pileser, king of assyria
The Nation » Imprisonment mutilations » Ambassadors
tiglath-pileser » Forms an alliance with ahaz; captures damascus

2 Kings 16:8 (show verse)

And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the Lord and in the treasuries of the king’s house, and sent a gift to the king of Assyria.

Ahaz » King of judah, son and successor of jotham » Robs the temple to purchase aid from the king of asia
Alliances » Instances of » Ahaz and tiglath
Assyria » Tiglath pileser king of » Asked to aid ahaz against syria
Diplomacy » Instances of » Ahaz purchases assistance from the king of assyria
Israel » Judah » Invaded » By samaria » War
Rezin » King of syria
Syria » Conquest of » By tiglath-pileser, king of assyria
tiglath-pileser » Forms an alliance with ahaz; captures damascus

2 Kings 16:9 (show verse)

So the king of Assyria listened to him; and he went up against Damascus and captured it, and carried its people away into exile to Kir, and put Rezin [king of Aram] to death.

Ahaz » King of judah, son and successor of jotham » Robs the temple to purchase aid from the king of asia
Assyria » Tiglath pileser king of » Conquered syria
Damascus » Taken by king of assyria
Diplomacy » Instances of » Ahaz purchases assistance from the king of assyria
Israel » Judah » Invaded » By samaria » War
Kir » The inhabitants of damascus carried into captivity to, by the king of assyria
Rezin » King of syria
Syria » Conquest of » By tiglath-pileser, king of assyria
Syria » Subdued and its inhabitants taken captive by assyria
tiglath-pileser » Forms an alliance with ahaz; captures damascus

2 Kings 16:10 (show verse)

Now King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser the king of Assyria, and saw the pagan altar which was at Damascus. Then King Ahaz sent a model of the altar to Urijah the priest along with a [detailed] pattern for all its construction.

Ahaz » Visits » Damascus
Altar » Used in idolatrous worship
Altar of burnt-offering » Ahaz removed and profaned
Altars » Mentioned in scripture » Of ahaz
Church and state » State superior to religion » Ahaz, in transforming the altars
Israel » Ahaz » Changes » Altar
Temple » Solomon's » Ahaz changes the pattern of the altar in
tiglath-pileser » Forms an alliance with ahaz; captures damascus
Uriah (urias) » A priest » Probably identical with urijah
Urijah » The priest
Urijah » A priest in ahaz » Builds a new altar for ahaz

2 Kings 16:11 (show verse)

So Urijah the priest built an altar; in accordance with everything that King Ahaz had sent from Damascus, that is how Urijah the priest made it before King Ahaz returned from Damascus.

Ahaz » Visits » Damascus
Altar of burnt-offering » Ahaz removed and profaned
Altars » Mentioned in scripture » Of ahaz
Church and state » State superior to religion » Ahaz, in transforming the altars
Israel » Ahaz » Changes » Altar
Temple » Solomon's » Ahaz changes the pattern of the altar in
Urijah » A priest in ahaz » Builds a new altar for ahaz

2 Kings 16:12 (show verse)

When the king came from Damascus, he saw the altar; then the king approached the altar and offered [sacrifices] on it,

2 Kings 16:13 (show verse)

and burned his burnt offering and his grain offering, and poured out his drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings on the altar.

Ahaz » Visits » Damascus
Altar of burnt-offering » Ahaz removed and profaned
Church and state » State superior to religion » Ahaz, in transforming the altars
Dedication » Personal of offerings » Drink
Israel » Ahaz » Changes » Altar
Offerings » Drink » Libations of wine offered with the sacrifices
Offerings » Drink
Temple » Solomon's » Ahaz changes the pattern of the altar in
Urijah » A priest in ahaz » Builds a new altar for ahaz

2 Kings 16:14 (show verse)

He brought the bronze altar, which was before the Lord, from the front of the house (temple), from between the [new] altar and the house of the Lord, and put it on the north side of the [new] altar.

Ahaz » Visits » Damascus
Altar » In solomon's temple » Removed by ahaz, and one of idolatrous fashion substituted
Altar of burnt-offering » Ahaz removed and profaned
Church and state » State superior to religion » Ahaz, in transforming the altars
Israel » Ahaz » Changes » Altar
Temple » Solomon's » Ahaz changes the pattern of the altar in
The First Temple » Historical notices of » Defiled and its treasures given by ahaz to the king of assyria
Urijah » A priest in ahaz » Builds a new altar for ahaz

2 Kings 16:15 (show verse)

Then King Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, “Upon the great [new] altar, burn the morning burnt offering and the evening grain offering, and the king’s burnt offering and his grain offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land and their grain offering and their drink offerings; and sprinkle on the new altar all the blood of the burnt offering and all the blood of the sacrifice. But the [old] bronze altar shall be kept for me to use to examine the sacrifices.”

Ahaz » Visits » Damascus
Altar » In solomon's temple » Removed by ahaz, and one of idolatrous fashion substituted
Altar of burnt-offering » Ahaz removed and profaned
Church and state » State superior to religion » Ahaz, in transforming the altars
Israel » Ahaz » Changes » Altar
Temple » Solomon's » Ahaz changes the pattern of the altar in
Urijah » A priest in ahaz » Builds a new altar for ahaz

2 Kings 16:16 (show verse)

Urijah the priest acted in accordance with everything that King Ahaz commanded.

Ahaz » Visits » Damascus
Altar » In solomon's temple » Removed by ahaz, and one of idolatrous fashion substituted
Altar of burnt-offering » Ahaz removed and profaned
Church and state » State superior to religion » Ahaz, in transforming the altars
Israel » Ahaz » Changes » Altar
Temple » Solomon's » Ahaz changes the pattern of the altar in
Urijah » A priest in ahaz » Builds a new altar for ahaz

2 Kings 16:17 (show verse)

Then King Ahaz cut away the frames of the basin stands [in the temple], and removed the basin from [each of] them; and he took down the [large] Sea from the bronze oxen which were under it, and put it on a plastered stone floor.

Ahaz » King of judah, son and successor of jotham » Robs the temple to purchase aid from the king of asia
Altar » In solomon's temple » Removed by ahaz, and one of idolatrous fashion substituted
Israel » Ahaz » Changes » Altar
Laver » Altered by ahaz
Temple » Solomon's » Ahaz changes the pattern of the altar in

2 Kings 16:18 (show verse)

He removed from the house of the Lord the covered way for the Sabbath which they had built in the house, and the outer entrance of the king, because of the king of Assyria [who might confiscate them].

Ahaz » King of judah, son and successor of jotham » Robs the temple to purchase aid from the king of asia
Israel » Ahaz » Changes » Altar
Temple » Solomon's » The covered place for the sabbath and king's entry
The First Temple » Historical notices of » Defiled and its treasures given by ahaz to the king of assyria

2 Kings 16:19 (show verse)

Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?

Israel » hezekiah » Succeeds » Ahaz

2 Kings 16:20 (show verse)

So Ahaz slept with his fathers [in death] and was buried with his fathers in the City of David; and his son Hezekiah became king in his place.

Ahaz » King of judah, son and successor of jotham » Succeeded by hezekiah
hezekiah » General references to
hezekiah » King of judah
Israel » hezekiah » Succeeds » Ahaz
Israel » Kings of judah » 13 hezekiah
Kings of israel » Kings of judah » 13 hezekiah