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2 Kings 16:17

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 were under it, and put it upon a pavement of stones.

KJV

Tulit autem rex Achaz cælatas bases, et luterem qui erat desuper : et mare deposuit de bobus æreis qui sustentabant illud, et posuit super pavimentum stratum lapide.

Vulgate

καὶ συνέκοψεν ὁ βασιλεὺς τὰ συνκλείσματα τῶν μεχωνὼθ καὶ μετῆρεν ἀπ’ αὐτῶν τὸν λουτῆρα, καὶ τὴν θάλασσαν καθεῖλεν ἀπὸ τῶν βοῶν τῶν χαλκῶν τῶν ὑποκάτω αὐτῆς καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτὴν ἐπὶ βάσιν λιθίνην.

LXX

And king Ahaz cut off the panels of the bases, and removed the laver from off them, and took down the sea from off the brazen oxen that were under it, and put it upon a pavement of stone.

ASV

וַ/יְקַצֵּץ֩ הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ אָחָ֜ז אֶת הַ/מִּסְגְּר֣וֹת הַ/מְּכֹנ֗וֹת וַ/יָּ֤סַר מֵֽ/עֲלֵי/הֶם֙ ו/את אֶת הַ/כִּיֹּ֔ר וְ/אֶת הַ/יָּ֣ם הוֹרִ֔ד מֵ/עַ֛ל הַ/בָּקָ֥ר הַ/נְּחֹ֖שֶׁת אֲשֶׁ֣ר תַּחְתֶּ֑י/הָ וַ/יִּתֵּ֣ן אֹת֔/וֹ עַ֖ל מַרְצֶ֥פֶת אֲבָנִֽים

Hebrew

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In this verse

People Ahaz

In the original Hebrew

18 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אֶ֣בֶן
'bn
noun · 267×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אָחָ֥ז
'chz
proper_noun · 41×
בָּקָר֙
bqr
noun · 180×
ה
h
noun · 393×
הָ
h
noun · 18×
ו
v
noun · 505×
יָרְד֥וּ
yrdv
verb · 377×
כִּיּ֣וֹר
kyvr
noun · 23×
ם
m
verb · 1995×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
מַרְצֶ֥פֶת
mrtspt
noun · 1×
מְּכֹנֽוֹת
mknvt
noun · 24×
נְחֹֽשֶׁת
nchsht
noun · 140×
סָ֥ר
sr
verb · 301×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
קִצֵּ֣ץ
qtsts
verb · 14×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Chr 28:24 — And Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house of God, and cut in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and shut up the doors of the house of the LORD, and he made him altars in every corner of