The Second Book of Kings, Chapter 16מלכים ב 16

בִּשְׁנַת֙ שְׁבַֽע עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה שָׁנָ֔ה לְפֶ֖קַח בֶּן רְמַלְיָ֑הוּ מָלַ֛ךְ אָחָ֥ז בֶּן יוֹתָ֖ם מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה

In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign.

בֶּן עֶשְׂרִ֤ים שָׁנָה֙ אָחָ֣ז בְּמָלְכ֔וֹ וְשֵׁשׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְלֹא עָשָׂ֣ה הַיָּשָׁ֗ר בְּעֵינֵ֛י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהָ֖יו כְּדָוִ֥ד אָבִֽיו

Twenty years old Ahaz when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, and did not right in the sight of YHWH his God, like David his father.

וַיֵּ֕לֶךְ בְּדֶ֖רֶךְ מַלְכֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְגַ֤ם אֶת בְּנוֹ֙ הֶעֱבִ֣יר בָּאֵ֔שׁ כְּתֹֽעֲבוֹת֙ הַגּוֹיִ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֨ר הוֹרִ֤ישׁ יְהוָה֙ אֹתָ֔ם מִפְּנֵ֖י בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen, whom YHWH cast out from before the children of Israel.

וַיְזַבֵּ֧חַ וַיְקַטֵּ֛ר בַּבָּמ֖וֹת וְעַל הַגְּבָע֑וֹת וְתַ֖חַת כָּל עֵ֥ץ רַעֲנָֽן

And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.

אָ֣ז יַעֲלֶ֣ה רְצִ֣ין מֶֽלֶךְ אֲ֠רָם וּפֶ֨קַח בֶּן רְמַלְיָ֧הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה וַיָּצֻ֨רוּ֙ עַל אָחָ֔ז וְלֹ֥א יָכְל֖וּ לְהִלָּחֵֽם

Then Rezin king of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to war: and they besieged Ahaz, but could not overcome .

בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֗יא הֵ֠שִׁיב רְצִ֨ין מֶֽלֶךְ אֲרָ֤ם אֶת אֵילַת֙ לַֽאֲרָ֔ם וַיְנַשֵּׁ֥ל אֶת הַיְהוּדִ֖ים מֵֽאֵיל֑וֹת וארמים וַֽאֲדוֹמִים֙ בָּ֣אוּ אֵילַ֔ת וַיֵּ֣שְׁבוּ שָׁ֔ם עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה

At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drave the Jews from Elath: and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there to this day.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח אָחָ֜ז מַלְאָכִ֗ים אֶל תִּ֠גְלַת פְּלֶ֤סֶר מֶֽלֶךְ אַשּׁוּר֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר עַבְדְּךָ֥ וּבִנְךָ֖ אָ֑נִי עֲלֵ֨ה וְהוֹשִׁעֵ֜נִי מִכַּ֣ף מֶֽלֶךְ אֲרָ֗ם וּמִכַּף֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הַקּוֹמִ֖ים עָלָֽי

So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, saying, I your servant and your son: come up, and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, which rise up against me.

וַיִּקַּ֨ח אָחָ֜ז אֶת הַכֶּ֣סֶף וְאֶת הַזָּהָ֗ב הַנִּמְצָא֙ בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה וּבְאֹֽצְר֖וֹת בֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח לְמֶֽלֶךְ אַשּׁ֖וּר שֹֽׁחַד

And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of YHWH, and in the treasures of the king's house, and sent a present to the king of Assyria.

וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע אֵלָיו֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר וַיַּעַל֩ מֶ֨לֶךְ אַשּׁ֤וּר אֶל דַּמֶּ֨שֶׂק֙ וַֽיִּתְפְּשֶׂ֔הָ וַיַּגְלֶ֖הָ קִ֑ירָה וְאֶת רְצִ֖ין הֵמִֽית

And the king of Assyria hearkened to him: for the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried it captive to Kir, and slew Rezin.

וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אָחָ֡ז לִ֠קְרַאת תִּגְלַ֨ת פִּלְאֶ֤סֶר מֶֽלֶךְ אַשּׁוּר֙ דּוּמֶּ֔שֶׂק וַיַּ֥רְא אֶת הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּדַמָּ֑שֶׂק וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ אָחָ֜ז אֶל אוּרִיָּ֣ה הַכֹּהֵ֗ן אֶת דְּמ֧וּת הַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַ וְאֶת תַּבְנִית֖וֹ לְכָֽל מַעֲשֵֽׂהוּ

And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and saw an altar that 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.

וַיִּ֛בֶן אוּרִיָּ֥ה הַכֹּהֵ֖ן אֶת הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ כְּכֹ֣ל אֲשֶׁר שָׁלַח֩ הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ אָחָ֜ז מִדַּמֶּ֗שֶׂק כֵּ֤ן עָשָׂה֙ אוּרִיָּ֣ה הַכֹּהֵ֔ן עַד בּ֥וֹא הַמֶּֽלֶךְ אָחָ֖ז מִדַּמָּֽשֶׂק

And Urijah the priest built an altar according to all that king Ahaz had sent from Damascus: so Urijah the priest made against king Ahaz came from Damascus.

וַיָּבֹ֤א הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ מִדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂק וַיַּ֥רְא הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֶת הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ וַיִּקְרַ֥ב הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ עַל הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ וַיַּ֥עַל עָלָֽיו

And when the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar: and the king approached to the altar, and offered thereon.

וַיַּקְטֵ֤ר אֶת עֹֽלָתוֹ֙ וְאֶת מִנְחָת֔וֹ וַיַּסֵּ֖ךְ אֶת נִסְכּ֑וֹ וַיִּזְרֹ֛ק אֶת דַּֽם הַשְּׁלָמִ֥ים אֲשֶׁר ל֖וֹ עַל הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ

And he burnt his burnt offering and his meat offering, and poured his drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings, upon the altar.

וְאֵ֨ת הַמִּזְבַּ֣ח הַנְּחֹשֶׁת֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָה֒ וַיַּקְרֵ֗ב מֵאֵת֙ פְּנֵ֣י הַבַּ֔יִת מִבֵּין֙ הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ וּמִבֵּ֖ין בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה וַיִּתֵּ֥ן אֹת֛וֹ עַל יֶ֥רֶךְ הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ צָפֽוֹנָה

And he brought also the brasen altar, which before YHWH, from the forefront of the house, from between the altar and the house of YHWH, and put it on the north side of the altar.

ויצוהו וַיְצַוֶּ֣ה הַמֶּֽלֶךְ אָ֠חָז אֶת אוּרִיָּ֨ה הַכֹּהֵ֜ן לֵאמֹ֗ר עַ֣ל הַמִּזְבֵּ֣חַ הַגָּד֡וֹל הַקְטֵ֣ר אֶת עֹֽלַת הַבֹּקֶר֩ וְאֶת מִנְחַ֨ת הָעֶ֜רֶב וְֽאֶת עֹלַ֧ת הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ וְאֶת מִנְחָת֗וֹ וְ֠אֵת עֹלַ֞ת כָּל עַ֤ם הָאָ֨רֶץ֙ וּמִנְחָתָ֣ם וְנִסְכֵּיהֶ֔ם וְכָל דַּ֥ם עֹלָ֛ה וְכָל דַּם זֶ֖בַח עָלָ֣יו תִּזְרֹ֑ק וּמִזְבַּ֧ח הַנְּחֹ֛שֶׁת יִֽהְיֶה לִּ֖י לְבַקֵּֽר

And king Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, Upon the great altar burn the morning burnt offering, and the evening meat offering, and the king's burnt sacrifice, and his meat offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings; and sprinkle upon it all the blood of the burnt offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice: and the brasen altar shall be for me to enquire .

וַיַּ֖עַשׂ אוּרִיָּ֣ה הַכֹּהֵ֑ן כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר צִוָּ֖ה הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ אָחָֽז

Thus did Urijah the priest, according to all that king Ahaz commanded.

וַיְקַצֵּץ֩ הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ אָחָ֜ז אֶת הַמִּסְגְּר֣וֹת הַמְּכֹנ֗וֹת וַיָּ֤סַר מֵֽעֲלֵיהֶם֙ ואת אֶת הַכִּיֹּ֔ר וְאֶת הַיָּ֣ם הוֹרִ֔ד מֵעַ֛ל הַבָּקָ֥ר הַנְּחֹ֖שֶׁת אֲשֶׁ֣ר תַּחְתֶּ֑יהָ וַיִּתֵּ֣ן אֹת֔וֹ עַ֖ל מַרְצֶ֥פֶת אֲבָנִֽים

And king Ahaz cut off the borders of the bases, and removed the laver from off them; and took down the sea from off the brasen oxen that under it, and put it upon a pavement of stones.

וְאֶת מיסך מוּסַ֨ךְ הַשַּׁבָּ֜ת אֲשֶׁר בָּנ֣וּ בַבַּ֗יִת וְאֶת מְב֤וֹא הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ הַֽחִיצ֔וֹנָה הֵסֵ֖ב בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה מִפְּנֵ֖י מֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּֽׁוּר

And the covert for the sabbath that they had built in the house, and the king's entry without, turned he from the house of YHWH for the king of Assyria.

וְיֶ֛תֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י אָחָ֖ז אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה הֲלֹא הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יְהוּדָֽה

Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz which he did, they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב אָחָז֙ עִם אֲבֹתָ֔יו וַיִּקָּבֵ֥ר עִם אֲבֹתָ֖יו בְּעִ֣יר דָּוִ֑ד וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ חִזְקִיָּ֥הוּ בְנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו

And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.