2 Kings 16

Ahaz, king of Judah, sacrifices his son to Molech, submits to Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria as vassal, and upon seeing a pagan altar in Damascus, orders the priest Urijah to replicate it in YHWH's temple, removing temple furnishings to accommodate it.[2][5]

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Verse 6 בָּ/עֵ֣ת 𐤁/𐤏𐤕 baet at that time at the appointed time HRd/Ncbsa הַ/הִ֗יא 𐤄/𐤄𐤉𐤀 hahi that she herself HTd/Pp3fs הֵ֠שִׁיב 𐤄𐤔𐤉𐤁 heshiv recovered he caused to turn back HVhp3ms רְצִ֨ין 𐤓𐤑𐤉𐤍 retsin Rezin Favored-One HNp מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king HNcmsc אֲרָ֤ם 𐤀𐤓𐤌 aram of Aram Highland Aram HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (definite object-marker) HTo אֵילַת֙ 𐤀𐤉𐤋𐤕 eylat Elath Palm-Grove (Elath) HNp לַֽ/אֲרָ֔ם 𐤋/𐤀𐤓𐤌 laaram for Aram to Highland-Aram HR/Np וַ/יְנַשֵּׁ֥ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤍𐤔𐤋 vayenashel and drove out and he dispossessed HC/Vpw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 (definite object-marker) HTo הַ/יְהוּדִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤉𐤌 hayehudim the Jews the Judahites HTd/Ngmpa מֵֽ/אֵיל֑וֹת 𐤌/𐤀𐤉𐤋𐤅𐤕 meeylot from Elath from Eloth (Mighty-Trees) HR/Np ו/ארמים 𐤅/𐤀𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤌 vrmym and Arameans and Aramean men HC/Ngmpa וַֽ/אֲדוֹמִים֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤃𐤅𐤌𐤉𐤌 vaadomim and Edomites and Red-landers HC/Ngmpa בָּ֣אוּ 𐤁𐤀𐤅 bau came they have caused-to-come HVqp3cp אֵילַ֔ת 𐤀𐤉𐤋𐤕 eylat-2 Elath Palm-Grove (Elath) HNp וַ/יֵּ֣שְׁבוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤅 vayeshevu and dwelt and they settled down HC/Vqw3mp שָׁ֔ם 𐤔𐤌 sham there there (in that place) HD עַ֖ד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to the boundary of HR הַ/יּ֥וֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom the day the hot-day HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּֽה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this (masculine singular one) HTd/Pdxms
Verse 7 וַ/יִּשְׁלַ֨ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 vayishelach and sent and he sent forth HC/Vqw3ms אָחָ֜ז 𐤀𐤇𐤆 achaz Ahaz He-Grasps (masculine singular proper name) HNp מַלְאָכִ֗ים 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤉𐤌 maleakhim messengers deputed messengers HNcmpa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR תִּ֠גְלַת 𐤕𐤂𐤋𐤕 tigelat Tiglath Tiglath (masculine proper name) HNp פְּלֶ֤סֶר 𐤐𐤋𐤎𐤓 peleser Pileser Peleser (Assyrian king) HNp מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king HNcmsc אַשּׁוּר֙ 𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤓 ashur of Assyria Ashshur (Prosperous-One) HNp לֵ/אמֹ֔ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to-say HR/Vqc עַבְדְּ/ךָ֥ 𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤊 avedekha your servant your servant HNcmsc/Sp2ms וּ/בִנְ/ךָ֖ 𐤅/𐤁𐤍/𐤊 uvinekha Bene (Bemba) and your son and your son HC/Ncmsc/Sp2ms אָ֑נִי 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I (myself) HPp1cs עֲלֵ֨ה 𐤏𐤋𐤄 aleh come up Ascend! (you, masculine singular) HVqv2ms וְ/הוֹשִׁעֵ֜/נִי 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏/𐤍𐤉 vehoshieni and save me and cause me to be brought into safety HC/Vhv2ms/Sp1cs מִ/כַּ֣ף 𐤌/𐤊𐤐 mikaf from the hand of from the hollow-palm of HR/Ncfsc מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe-2 king king HNcmsc אֲרָ֗ם 𐤀𐤓𐤌 aram Aram Highland Aram HNp וּ/מִ/כַּף֙ 𐤅/𐤌/𐤊𐤐 umikaf and from the hand of and from the hollow-palm of HC/R/Ncfsc מֶ֣לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe-3 king king HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God HNp הַ/קּוֹמִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤒𐤅𐤌𐤉𐤌 haqomim who rise up the ones who rise up HTd/Vqrmpa עָלָֽ/י 𐤏𐤋/𐤉 alay against me upon me HR/Sp1cs
Verse 10 וַ/יֵּ֣לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊 vayelekhe And he went and he walked on HC/Vqw3ms הַ/מֶּ֣לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa אָחָ֡ז 𐤀𐤇𐤆 achaz Ahaz He-Grasps (masculine singular proper name) HNp לִ֠/קְרַאת 𐤋/𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕 liqerat to meet to encounter HR/Vqc תִּגְלַ֨ת 𐤕𐤂𐤋𐤕 tigelat Tiglath Tiglath (masculine proper name) HNp פִּלְאֶ֤סֶר 𐤐𐤋𐤀𐤎𐤓 pileeser Pileser Tiglath-Pileser (Assyrian king) HNp מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king HNcmsc אַשּׁוּר֙ 𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤓 ashur of Assyria Ashshur (Prosperous-One) HNp דּוּמֶּ֔שֶׂק 𐤃𐤅𐤌𐤔𐤒 dumeseq to Damascus Dammesek (Damascus) HNp וַ/יַּ֥רְא 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤀 vayare and he saw and he saw HC/Vqw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the (definite object-marker) HTo הַ/מִּזְבֵּ֖חַ 𐤄/𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇 hamizebecha altar the slaughter-place HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr בְּ/דַמָּ֑שֶׂק 𐤁/𐤃𐤌𐤔𐤒 bedamaseq in Damascus in Dammeseq (Damascus) HR/Np וַ/יִּשְׁלַח֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 vayishelach And King Ahaz sent and he sent forth HC/Vqw3ms הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe-2 the king the king HTd/Ncmsa אָחָ֜ז 𐤀𐤇𐤆 achaz-2 Ahaz He-Grasps (masculine singular proper name) HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR אוּרִיָּ֣ה 𐤀𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤄 uriyah Uriah Flame-of-Yah HNp הַ/כֹּהֵ֗ן 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍 hakohen the priest the officiating priest HTd/Ncmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 the (definite object-marker) HTo דְּמ֧וּת 𐤃𐤌𐤅𐤕 demut pattern likeness HNcfsc הַ/מִּזְבֵּ֛חַ 𐤄/𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇 hamizebecha-2 of the altar the slaughter-place HTd/Ncmsa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and (the very) HC/To תַּבְנִית֖/וֹ 𐤕𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤕/𐤅 tavenito its pattern its built-form HNcfsc/Sp3ms לְ/כָֽל 𐤋/𐤊𐤋 lekhal according to all to all, to the whole, to every HR/Ncmsc מַעֲשֵֽׂ/הוּ 𐤌𐤏𐤔/𐤄𐤅 maasehu of its making his doing HNcmsc/Sp3ms
Verse 11 וַ/יִּ֛בֶן 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤍 vayiven and built and he built HC/Vqw3ms אוּרִיָּ֥ה 𐤀𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤄 uriyah Uriah Flame-of-Yah HNp הַ/כֹּהֵ֖ן 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍 hakohen the priest the officiating priest HTd/Ncmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) (definite object-marker) HTo הַ/מִּזְבֵּ֑חַ 𐤄/𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇 hamizebecha the altar the slaughter-place HTd/Ncmsa כְּ/כֹ֣ל 𐤊/𐤊𐤋 kekhol according to all the whole HR/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr שָׁלַח֩ 𐤔𐤋𐤇 shalach had sent he sent forth HVqp3ms הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa אָחָ֜ז 𐤀𐤇𐤆 achaz Ahaz He-Grasps (masculine singular proper name) HNp מִ/דַּמֶּ֗שֶׂק 𐤌/𐤃𐤌𐤔𐤒 midameseq from Damascus from Dammeseq (Damascus) HR/Np כֵּ֤ן 𐤊𐤍 ken so thus, in an established way HTm עָשָׂה֙ 𐤏𐤔𐤄 asah made the one causing-to-do HVqp3ms אוּרִיָּ֣ה 𐤀𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤄 uriyah-2 Uriah Flame-of-Yah HNp הַ/כֹּהֵ֔ן 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍 hakohen-2 the priest the officiating priest HTd/Ncmsa עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to the boundary of HR בּ֥וֹא 𐤁𐤅𐤀 bo came in him HVqc הַ/מֶּֽלֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe-2 the king the king HTd/Ncmsa אָחָ֖ז 𐤀𐤇𐤆 achaz-2 Ahaz He-Grasps (masculine singular proper name) HNp מִ/דַּמָּֽשֶׂק 𐤌/𐤃𐤌𐤔𐤒 midamaseq from Damascus from Dammeseq (Damascus) HR/Np
Verse 14 וְ/אֵ֨ת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and the and (the very) HC/To הַ/מִּזְבַּ֣ח 𐤄/𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇 hamizebach altar the slaughter-place of HTd/Ncmsc הַ/נְּחֹשֶׁת֮ 𐤄/𐤍𐤇𐤔𐤕 hanechoshet the bronze the copper-metal HTd/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr לִ/פְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the faces HR/Ncbpc יְהוָה֒ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp וַ/יַּקְרֵ֗ב 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤁 vayaqerev he brought near and he caused to draw near HC/Vhw3ms מֵ/אֵת֙ 𐤌/𐤀𐤕 meet from from beside HR/R פְּנֵ֣י 𐤐𐤍𐤉 peney the front of faces HNcbpc הַ/בַּ֔יִת 𐤄/𐤁𐤉𐤕 habayit the house the built-structure HTd/Ncmsa מִ/בֵּין֙ 𐤌/𐤁𐤉𐤍 mibeyn from between from between HR/R הַ/מִּזְבֵּ֔חַ 𐤄/𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇 hamizebecha the altar the slaughter-place HTd/Ncmsa וּ/מִ/בֵּ֖ין 𐤅/𐤌/𐤁𐤉𐤍 umibeyn and from between and-from-between HC/R/R בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house HNcmsc יְהוָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) of YHWH the Being One HNp וַ/יִּתֵּ֥ן 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍 vayiten and he put and he gave HC/Vqw3ms אֹת֛/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 oto it him HTo/Sp3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon (up-over) HR יֶ֥רֶךְ 𐤉𐤓𐤊 yerekhe the side soft-thigh of HNcfsc הַ/מִּזְבֵּ֖חַ 𐤄/𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇 hamizebecha-2 of the altar the slaughter-place HTd/Ncmsa צָפֽוֹנָ/ה 𐤑𐤐𐤅𐤍/𐤄 tsafonah northward toward the hidden-quarter HNcfsa/Sd
Verse 15 ו/יצו/הו 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤅/𐤄𐤅 vytsvhv and commanded him and he strictly charged him HC/Vpw3ms/Sp3ms וַ/יְצַוֶּ֣ה 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤅𐤄 vayetsaveh and commanded and he charged HC/Vpw3ms הַ/מֶּֽלֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa אָ֠חָז 𐤀𐤇𐤆 achaz Ahaz He-Grasps (masculine singular proper name) HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker (definite object-marker) HTo אוּרִיָּ֨ה 𐤀𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤄 uriyah Urijah Flame-of-Yah HNp הַ/כֹּהֵ֜ן 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍 hakohen the priest the officiating priest HTd/Ncmsa לֵ/אמֹ֗ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to-say HR/Vqc עַ֣ל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon (up-over) HR הַ/מִּזְבֵּ֣חַ 𐤄/𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇 hamizebecha the altar the slaughter-place HTd/Ncmsa הַ/גָּד֡וֹל 𐤄/𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋 hagadol the great the great one HTd/Aamsa הַקְטֵ֣ר 𐤄𐤒𐤈𐤓 haqeter burn cause-to-smoke! HVhv2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 direct object marker (definite object-marker) HTo עֹֽלַת 𐤏𐤋𐤕 olat burnt offering of ascending-offering of HNcfsc הַ/בֹּקֶר֩ 𐤄/𐤁𐤒𐤓 haboqer the morning the break-of-day HTd/Ncmsa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and (the very) HC/To מִנְחַ֨ת 𐤌𐤍𐤇𐤕 minechat grain offering of apportioned gift of HNcfsc הָ/עֶ֜רֶב 𐤄/𐤏𐤓𐤁 haerev the evening the mingling dusk HTd/Ncmsa וְֽ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and and (the very) HC/To עֹלַ֧ת 𐤏𐤋𐤕 olat-2 burnt offering of ascending-offering of HNcfsc הַ/מֶּ֣לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe-2 the king the king HTd/Ncmsa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-3 and and (the very) HC/To מִנְחָת֗/וֹ 𐤌𐤍𐤇𐤕/𐤅 minechato his grain offering his apportioned gift-offering HNcfsc/Sp3ms וְ֠/אֵת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-4 and and (the very) HC/To עֹלַ֞ת 𐤏𐤋𐤕 olat-3 burnt offering of ascending-offering of HNcfsc כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all whole-of HNcmsc עַ֤ם 𐤏𐤌 am people of a kin-group HNcmsc הָ/אָ֨רֶץ֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the land the firm-standing land HTd/Ncbsa וּ/מִנְחָתָ֣/ם 𐤅/𐤌𐤍𐤇𐤕/𐤌 uminechatam and their grain offerings and their apportioned gift-offering HC/Ncfsc/Sp3mp וְ/נִסְכֵּי/הֶ֔ם 𐤅/𐤍𐤎𐤊𐤉/𐤄𐤌 venisekeyhem and their drink offerings and their poured-out libations HC/Ncmpc/Sp3mp וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal and all and the whole of HC/Ncmsc דַּ֥ם 𐤃𐤌 dam blood of life-blood HNcmsc עֹלָ֛ה 𐤏𐤋𐤄 olah burnt offering ascent-offering HNcfsa וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal-2 and all and the whole of HC/Ncmsc דַּם 𐤃𐤌 dam-2 blood of life-blood HNcmsc זֶ֖בַח 𐤆𐤁𐤇 zevach sacrifice slaughter-sacrifice HNcmsa עָלָ֣י/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv on it upon him/it HR/Sp3ms תִּזְרֹ֑ק 𐤕𐤆𐤓𐤒 tizeroq you shall sprinkle you will scatter-sprinkle HVqi2ms וּ/מִזְבַּ֧ח 𐤅/𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇 umizebach and the altar of and slaughter-altar of HC/Ncmsc הַ/נְּחֹ֛שֶׁת 𐤄/𐤍𐤇𐤔𐤕 hanechoshet the bronze the copper-metal HTd/Ncfsa יִֽהְיֶה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh shall be he will be HVqi3ms לִּ֖/י 𐤋/𐤉 li for me HR/Sp1cs לְ/בַקֵּֽר 𐤋/𐤁𐤒𐤓 levaqer to inquire to diligently seek out HR/Vpc
Verse 17 וַ/יְקַצֵּץ֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤑𐤑 vayeqatsets and cut off and he chopped off HC/Vpw3ms הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa אָחָ֜ז 𐤀𐤇𐤆 achaz Ahaz He-Grasps (masculine singular proper name) HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo הַ/מִּסְגְּר֣וֹת 𐤄/𐤌𐤎𐤂𐤓𐤅𐤕 hamisegerot the borders the enclosing-frames HTd/Ncfpa הַ/מְּכֹנ֗וֹת 𐤄/𐤌𐤊𐤍𐤅𐤕 hamekhonot of the stands the fixed bases HTd/Ncfpa וַ/יָּ֤סַר 𐤅/𐤉𐤎𐤓 vayasar and removed and he caused to turn aside HC/Vhw3ms מֵֽ/עֲלֵי/הֶם֙ 𐤌/𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 mealeyhem from upon them from upon them HR/R/Sp3mp ו/את 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 vt and [direct object marker] and (self-same object-marker) HC/To אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo הַ/כִּיֹּ֔ר 𐤄/𐤊𐤉𐤓 hakiyor the laver the round basin HTd/Ncmsa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and [direct object marker] and (the very) HC/To הַ/יָּ֣ם 𐤄/𐤉𐤌 hayam the sea the roaring sea HTd/Ncmsa הוֹרִ֔ד 𐤄𐤅𐤓𐤃 horid he took down he caused to descend HVhp3ms מֵ/עַ֛ל 𐤌/𐤏𐤋 meal from off from upon HR/R הַ/בָּקָ֥ר 𐤄/𐤁𐤒𐤓 habaqar the oxen the herd-cattle HTd/Ncbsa הַ/נְּחֹ֖שֶׁת 𐤄/𐤍𐤇𐤔𐤕 hanechoshet the bronze the copper-metal HTd/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr תַּחְתֶּ֑י/הָ 𐤕𐤇𐤕𐤉/𐤄 tacheteyha were under it beneath her HR/Sp3fs וַ/יִּתֵּ֣ן 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍 vayiten and put and he gave HC/Vqw3ms אֹת֔/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 oto it him HTo/Sp3ms עַ֖ל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon (up-over) HR מַרְצֶ֥פֶת 𐤌𐤓𐤑𐤐𐤕 maretsefet pavement stone-laid pavement HNcfsc אֲבָנִֽים 𐤀𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 avanim of stones building-stones HNcfpa