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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 year the seventeenth to Pekah son of Remaliah, reigned Ahaz son of Jotham king of Judah.

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)

The son of twenty years was Ahaz in his reigning, and sixteen years he reigned in Jerusalem; and he did not the straight in the eyes of Jehovah his God as David his father.

Sacrifice » Those that sacrifice their children

And he went in the way of the kings of Israel, and also he caused his son to pass through in fire, according to the abominations of the nations which Jehovah dispossessed them from the face of the sons of Israel.

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)

And he will sacrifice and burn incense in the heights, and upon 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 king of Aram will go up, and Pekah son of Remaliah, king of Israel, to Jerusalem to war: and they will press upon Ahaz, and they will not be able to fight

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)

In that time Rezin king of Aram turned back Elath to Aram, and he will cast out the Jews from Elath, and the Aramites came to Elath and dwelt there even 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)

And Ahaz will send messengers to lath-Pileser, king of Assur, saying, I thy servant and thy son: come up and save me out of the hand of the king of Aram, and out of the hand of the king of Israel 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 will take the silver and the gold found in the house of Jehovah, and in the treasures of the king's house, and send a gift to the king of Assur.

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)

And the king of Assur will hear to him and the king of Assur will come up to Damascus and seize it, and carry the city into exile; and he killed Rezin.

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)

And king Ahaz will go up to the meeting of Tiglath-Pileser king of As-sur to Damascus, and he will see an altar which was in Damascus: and king Ahaz will send to Urijah the priest a likeness of the altar and its structure, for all its work.

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)

And Urijah the priest will build an altar according to all which king Ahaz sent from Damascus: thus did Urijah the priest till the coming of king Ahaz 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)

And the king will come from Damascus, and the king will see the altar: and the king will come near upon the altar, and he will bring up upon it.

2 Kings 16:13 (show verse)

And he will burn his burnt-offering and his gift, and will pour out his libation, and sprinkle the blood of the peace, which were to him, upon 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)

And the altar of brass which was before Jehovah, and he will bring from the face of the house from between the altar and from between the house of Jehovah, and he will give it upon the thigh of the altar to the north.

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)

And king Ahaz will command him, Urijah the priest, saying, Upon the great altar burn the burnt-offering of the morning, and the gift of the evening, and the king's burnt-offering and his gift, and the burnt-offering of all the people of the land, and their gifts and their libations, and all the blood of the burnt-offering and all the blood of the sacrifice: thou shalt sprinkle upon it and the altar of brass shall be to me for the morning.

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)

And Urijah the priest will do according to all which 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)

And king Ahaz will cut off all the enclosings of the bases, and he will remove from off them the wash-basin; and he will take down the sea from off the oxen of brass which was under it, and he will give it upon a pavement of stones.

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)

And the shelter of the Sabbath which they built in the house, and the entrance of the king without, he turned from the house of Jehovah from the face of the king of Assur.

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)

And the rest of the words of Ahaz which he did, are they not written upon the book of the words of the days to the kings of Judah?

Israel » hezekiah » Succeeds » Ahaz

2 Kings 16:20 (show verse)

And Ahaz will lie down with his fathers, and be buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Hezekiah his son will reign in his stead.

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