2 Kings 16:10 KJV
And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and saw an altar that was at Damascus: and king Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it, according to all the workmanship thereof.
Difficult Passages
- Did the king of Assyria help Ahaz?He took Damascus and slew Rezin, as Ahaz asked; but he made Ahaz his vassal, took his treasures, and left him to the Edomites and Philistines: Ahaz was distressed, not strengthened.
Matthew Henry
- Ahaz takes a pattern from an idol's altarGod's altar had hitherto been kept in its place, and in use; but Ahaz put another in the room of it. The natural regard of the mind of man to some sort of...
Thompson Chains
- Idol AltarsSee the chain from 1 Kings 16:32 · 5 links
- Sinful ImitationSee the chain from Exodus 23:2 · 7 links
Cross References
- Isaiah 8:2 And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.
- Exodus 24:4 And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.
- Exodus 39:43 And Moses did look upon all the work, and, behold, they had done it as the LORD had commanded, even so had they done it: and Moses blessed them.
- Deuteronomy 12:30 Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou enquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise.
- 2 Kings 15:29 In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abelbethmaachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria.
- 1 Chronicles 28:11–12 Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the upper chambers thereof, and of the inner parlours thereof, and of the place of the mercy seat, …
- 1 Chronicles 28:19 All this, said David, the LORD made me understand in writing by his hand upon me, even all the works of this pattern.
- 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. …
- Psalms 106:39 Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went a whoring with their own inventions.
- Jeremiah 10:2 Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them.
- Ezekiel 23:16–17 And as soon as she saw them with her eyes, she doted upon them, and sent messengers unto them into Chaldea. …
- Ezekiel 43:8 In their setting of their threshold by my thresholds, and their post by my posts, and the wall between me and them, they have even defiled my holy name by their abominations that they have committed: wherefore I have consumed them in mine anger.
- Ezekiel 43:11 And if they be ashamed of all that they have done, shew them the form of the house, and the fashion thereof, and the goings out thereof, and the comings in thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all the laws thereof: and write it in their sight, that they may keep the whole form thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and do them.
- Matthew 15:6 And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.
- Matthew 15:9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
- Romans 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
- 1 Peter 1:18 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;
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Topics
- Ahaz Visits Damascus, obtains a novel pattern of an altar, which he substitutes for the altar in the temple in Jerusalem, and otherwise...
- Altar Used in idolatrous worship
- Church and state Ahaz, in transforming the altars
- Israel, prophecies concerning Ahaz changes the nature of the altar in the temple
- Temple Ahaz changes the pattern of the altar in
- Tiglath-pileser Forms an alliance with Ahaz; captures Damascus
- Uriah Probably identical with Urijah
- Urijah Builds a new altar for Ahaz
Kings of Israel & Judah
- AhazKing of Judah · 742–726 BC
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible742–726 BC · Ahaz reigns in Judah
Places
- DamascusTown · Location well established
- AssyriaRegion · today Nineveh · Location well established
- Places in 2 Kings 16 on a map
Bible Dictionary
- AhazPossessor. (1.) A grandson of Jonathan (1 Chr 8:35; 1 Chr 9:42).
- DamascusActivity, the most ancient of Oriental cities; the capital of Syria (Isa 7:8; Isa 17:3); situated about 133 miles to the north of...
- AssyriaThe name derived from the city Asshur on the Tigris, the original capital of the country, was originally a colony from Babylonia, and was...
- UrijahThe lord is my light. (1.) A high priest in the time of Ahaz (2 Kgs 16:10–16), at whose bidding he constructed an idolatrous altar like...
Hebrew and Strong’s
- And king הַמֶּלֶךְ hammelek מֶלֶךְ Noun · masculine singular · with the
- Ahaz אָחָז ʾāḥāz אָחָז Proper name
- went וַיֵּלֶךְ wayyēlek יָלַךְ Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- to Damascus דּוּמֶּשֶׂק dûmmeśeq דַּמֶּשֶׂק Proper name
- to meet לִקְרַאת liqraʾt קִרְאָה Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition
- Tiglathpileser תִּגְלַת tiglat תִּגְלַת פִּלְאֶסֶר Proper name פִּלְאֶסֶר pilʾeser תִּגְלַת פִּלְאֶסֶר Proper name
- king מֶלֶךְ melek מֶלֶךְ Noun · masculine singular construct
- of Assyria אַשּׁוּר ʾaššûr אַשּׁוּר Proper name
- and saw וַיַּרְא wayyarʾ רָאָה Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- an altar אֶת ʾet Object marker הַמִּזְבֵּחַ hammizbēaḥ מִזְבֵּחַ Noun · masculine singular · with the
- that was at Damascus אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative בְּדַמָּשֶׂק bĕdammāśeq דַּמֶּשֶׂק Proper name · with preposition
- and king הַמֶּלֶךְ hammelek מֶלֶךְ Noun · masculine singular · with the
- Ahaz אָחָז ʾāḥāz אָחָז Proper name
- sent וַיִּשְׁלַח wayyišlaḥ שָׁלַח Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- to Urijah אֶל ʾel Preposition אוּרִיָּה ʾûriyyâ אוּרִיָּה Proper name
- the priest הַכֹּהֵן hakkōhēn כֹּהֵן Noun · masculine singular · with the
- the fashion אֶת ʾet Object marker דְּמוּת dĕmût דְּמוּת Noun · feminine singular construct
- of the altar הַמִּזְבֵּחַ hammizbēaḥ מִזְבֵּחַ Noun · masculine singular · with the
- and the pattern וְאֶת wĕʾet Object marker · with and תַּבְנִיתוֹ tabnîtô תַּבְנִית Noun · feminine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
- of it, according to all the workmanship לְכָל lĕkol Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition מַעֲשֵׂהוּ maʿăśēhû מַעֲשֶׂה Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
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