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2 Kings 16:18
New English Translation
2 Kings 16:18
New English Translation
18 He also removed the Sabbath awning[a] that had been built[b] in the temple and the king’s outer entranceway to the Lord’s temple, on account of the king of Assyria.[c]
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- 2 Kings 16:18 tn The precise meaning of the Hebrew term מוּסַךְ (musakh; Qere) / מִיסַךְ (misakh; Kethib) is uncertain. For discussion see HALOT 557 s.v. מוּסַךְ and M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 189-90.
- 2 Kings 16:18 tn Heb “that they built.”
- 2 Kings 16:18 sn It is doubtful that Tiglath-Pileser ordered these architectural changes. Ahaz probably made these changes so he could send some of the items and materials to the Assyrian king as tribute. See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 190, 193.
2 Kings 16:18
New International Version
2 Kings 16:18
New International Version
18 He took away the Sabbath canopy[a] that had been built at the temple and removed the royal entryway outside the temple of the Lord, in deference to the king of Assyria.(A)
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- 2 Kings 16:18 Or the dais of his throne (see Septuagint)
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