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2 Kings 18:15
Hezekiah gave all the silver that was in the Lord 's Temple and in the king's treasuries.
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Christian Standard Bible®
So Hezekiah gave him all the silver found in the Lord’s temple and in the treasuries of the king’s palace.
So Hezekiah gave him all the silver found in the Lord’s temple and in the treasuries of the king’s palace.
Hebrew Names Version
Hizkiyahu gave [him] all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house.
Hizkiyahu gave [him] all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house.
King James Version
And Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the Lord , and in the treasures of the king's house.
And Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the Lord , and in the treasures of the king's house.
English Standard Version
And Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the Lord and in the treasuries of the king's house.
And Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the Lord and in the treasuries of the king's house.
New Century Version
Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was in the Temple of the Lord and in the palace treasuries.
Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was in the Temple of the Lord and in the palace treasuries.
New English Translation
Hezekiah gave him all the silver in the Lord 's temple and in the treasuries of the royal palace.
Hezekiah gave him all the silver in the Lord 's temple and in the treasuries of the royal palace.
Amplified Bible
Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house (temple) of the LORD, and in the treasuries of the king's house (palace).
Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house (temple) of the LORD, and in the treasuries of the king's house (palace).
New American Standard Bible
Hezekiah then gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasuries of the king's house.
Hezekiah then gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasuries of the king's house.
World English Bible
Hezekiah gave [him] all the silver that was found in the house of Yahweh, and in the treasures of the king's house.
Hezekiah gave [him] all the silver that was found in the house of Yahweh, and in the treasures of the king's house.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Therefore Hezekiah gaue all the siluer that was found in the house of the Lorde, and in the treasures of the Kings house.
Therefore Hezekiah gaue all the siluer that was found in the house of the Lorde, and in the treasures of the Kings house.
Legacy Standard Bible
Thus Hezekiah gave him all the silver which was found in the house of Yahweh and in the treasuries of the king's house.
Thus Hezekiah gave him all the silver which was found in the house of Yahweh and in the treasuries of the king's house.
Berean Standard Bible
Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the royal palace.
Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the royal palace.
Contemporary English Version
So Hezekiah collected all the silver from the Lord 's temple and the royal treasury.
So Hezekiah collected all the silver from the Lord 's temple and the royal treasury.
Complete Jewish Bible
Hizkiyahu gave him all the silver that could be found in the house of Adonai and in the treasuries of the royal palace.
Hizkiyahu gave him all the silver that could be found in the house of Adonai and in the treasuries of the royal palace.
Darby Translation
And Hezekiah gave all the silver that was found in the house of Jehovah, and in the treasures of the king's house.
And Hezekiah gave all the silver that was found in the house of Jehovah, and in the treasures of the king's house.
George Lamsa Translation
And Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD and in the treasures of the kings house.
And Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD and in the treasures of the kings house.
Good News Translation
Hezekiah sent him all the silver in the Temple and in the palace treasury;
Hezekiah sent him all the silver in the Temple and in the palace treasury;
Lexham English Bible
Then Hezekiah gave all of the silver found in the temple of Yahweh and in the storerooms of the house of the king.
Then Hezekiah gave all of the silver found in the temple of Yahweh and in the storerooms of the house of the king.
Literal Translation
And Hezekiah gave all the silver that was found in the house of Jehovah, and in the treasures of the house of the king.
And Hezekiah gave all the silver that was found in the house of Jehovah, and in the treasures of the house of the king.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
So Ezechias gaue all ye slyuer yt was foude in ye house of the LORDE, & in the treasures of ye kynges house.
So Ezechias gaue all ye slyuer yt was foude in ye house of the LORDE, & in the treasures of ye kynges house.
American Standard Version
And Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of Jehovah, and in the treasures of the king's house.
And Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of Jehovah, and in the treasures of the king's house.
Bible in Basic English
So Hezekiah gave him all the silver in the house of the Lord, and in the king's store-house.
So Hezekiah gave him all the silver in the house of the Lord, and in the king's store-house.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Hezekia gaue him all the siluer that was founde in the house of the Lorde, & in the treasures of the kinges house
And Hezekia gaue him all the siluer that was founde in the house of the Lorde, & in the treasures of the kinges house
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house.
And Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house.
King James Version (1611)
And Hezekiah gaue him all the siluer that was found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the kings house.
And Hezekiah gaue him all the siluer that was found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the kings house.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Ezekias gave all the silver that was found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the king’s house.
And Ezekias gave all the silver that was found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the king’s house.
English Revised Version
And Hezekiah gave [him] all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king’s house.
And Hezekiah gave [him] all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king’s house.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Ezechie yaf al the siluer, that was foundun in the hows of the Lord, and in the kyngis tresories.
And Ezechie yaf al the siluer, that was foundun in the hows of the Lord, and in the kyngis tresories.
Young's Literal Translation
and Hezekiah giveth all the silver that is found in the house of Jehovah, and in the treasures of the house of the king;
and Hezekiah giveth all the silver that is found in the house of Jehovah, and in the treasures of the house of the king;
Update Bible Version
And Hezekiah gave [him] all the silver that was found in the house of Yahweh, and in the treasures of the king's house.
And Hezekiah gave [him] all the silver that was found in the house of Yahweh, and in the treasures of the king's house.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Hezekiah gave [him] all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house.
And Hezekiah gave [him] all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house.
New King James Version
So Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the king's house.
So Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the king's house.
New Living Translation
To gather this amount, King Hezekiah used all the silver stored in the Temple of the Lord and in the palace treasury.
To gather this amount, King Hezekiah used all the silver stored in the Temple of the Lord and in the palace treasury.
New Life Bible
Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the Lord, and in the store-rooms of the king's house.
Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the Lord, and in the store-rooms of the king's house.
New Revised Standard
Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the Lord and in the treasuries of the king's house.
Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the Lord and in the treasuries of the king's house.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Hezekiah delivered up all the silver that was found in the house of Yahweh, and in the treasuries of the house of the king.
And Hezekiah delivered up all the silver that was found in the house of Yahweh, and in the treasuries of the house of the king.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Ezechias gave all the silver that was found in the house of the Lord, and in the king’s treasures.
And Ezechias gave all the silver that was found in the house of the Lord, and in the king’s treasures.
Revised Standard Version
And Hezeki'ah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasuries of the king's house.
And Hezeki'ah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasuries of the king's house.
THE MESSAGE
Hezekiah of Judah In the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, Hezekiah son of Ahaz began his rule over Judah. He was twenty-five years old when he became king and he ruled for twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Abijah daughter of Zechariah. In God 's opinion he was a good king; he kept to the standards of his ancestor David. He got rid of the local fertility shrines, smashed the phallic stone monuments, and cut down the sex-and-religion Asherah groves. As a final stroke he pulverized the ancient bronze serpent that Moses had made; at that time the Israelites had taken up the practice of sacrificing to it—they had even dignified it with a name, Nehushtan (The Old Serpent). Hezekiah put his whole trust in the God of Israel. There was no king quite like him, either before or after. He held fast to God —never loosened his grip—and obeyed to the letter everything God had commanded Moses. And God , for his part, held fast to him through all his adventures. He revolted against the king of Assyria; he refused to serve him one more day. And he drove back the Philistines, whether in sentry outposts or fortress cities, all the way to Gaza and its borders. In the fourth year of Hezekiah and the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria attacked Samaria. He threw a siege around it and after three years captured it. It was in the sixth year of Hezekiah and the ninth year of Hoshea that Samaria fell to Assyria. The king of Assyria took Israel into exile and relocated them in Halah, in Gozan on the Habor River, and in towns of the Medes. All this happened because they wouldn't listen to the voice of their God and treated his covenant with careless contempt. They refused either to listen or do a word of what Moses, the servant of God , commanded. In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked all the outlying fortress cities of Judah and captured them. King Hezekiah sent a message to the king of Assyria at his headquarters in Lachish: "I've done wrong; I admit it. Pull back your army; I'll pay whatever tribute you set." The king of Assyria demanded tribute from Hezekiah king of Judah—eleven tons of silver and a ton of gold. Hezekiah turned over all the silver he could find in The Temple of God and in the palace treasuries. Hezekiah even took down the doors of The Temple of God and the doorposts that he had overlaid with gold and gave them to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria sent his top three military chiefs (the Tartan, the Rabsaris, and the Rabshakeh) from Lachish with a strong military force to King Hezekiah in Jerusalem. When they arrived at Jerusalem, they stopped at the aqueduct of the Upper Pool on the road to the laundry commons. They called loudly for the king. Eliakim son of Hilkiah who was in charge of the palace, Shebna the royal secretary, and Joah son of Asaph the court historian went out to meet them. The third officer, the Rabshakeh, was spokesman. He said, "Tell Hezekiah: A message from The Great King, the king of Assyria: You're living in a world of make-believe, of pious fantasy. Do you think that mere words are any substitute for military strategy and troops? Now that you've revolted against me, who can you expect to help you? You thought Egypt would, but Egypt's nothing but a paper tiger—one puff of wind and she collapses; Pharaoh king of Egypt is nothing but bluff and bluster. Or are you going to tell me, ‘We rely on God '? But Hezekiah has just eliminated most of the people's access to God by getting rid of all the local God-shrines, ordering everyone in Judah and Jerusalem, ‘You must worship at the Jerusalem altar only.' "So be reasonable. Make a deal with my master, the king of Assyria. I'll give you two thousand horses if you think you can provide riders for them. You can't do it? Well, then, how do you think you're going to turn back even one raw buck private from my master's troops? How long are you going to hold on to that figment of your imagination, these hoped-for Egyptian chariots and horses? "Do you think I've come up here to destroy this country without the express approval of God ? The fact is that God expressly ordered me, ‘Attack and destroy this country!'" Eliakim son of Hilkiah and Shebna and Joah said to the Rabshakeh, "Please, speak to us in the Aramaic language. We understand Aramaic. Don't speak in Hebrew—everyone crowded on the city wall can hear you." But the Rabshakeh said, "We weren't sent with a private message to your master and you; this is public—a message to everyone within earshot. After all, they're involved in this as well as you; if you don't come to terms, they'll be eating their own turds and drinking their own pee right along with you." Then he stepped forward and spoke in Hebrew loud enough for everyone to hear, "Listen carefully to the words of The Great King, the king of Assyria: Don't let Hezekiah fool you; he can't save you. And don't let Hezekiah give you that line about trusting in God , telling you, ‘ God will save us—this city will never be abandoned to the king of Assyria.' Don't listen to Hezekiah—he doesn't know what he's talking about. Listen to the king of Assyria—deal with me and live the good life; I'll guarantee everyone your own plot of ground—a garden and a well! I'll take you to a land sweeter by far than this one, a land of grain and wine, bread and vineyards, olive orchards and honey. You only live once—so live, really live! "No. Don't listen to Hezekiah. Don't listen to his lies, telling you ‘ God will save us.' Has there ever been a god anywhere who delivered anyone from the king of Assyria? Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? And Samaria—did their gods save them? Can you name a god who saved anyone anywhere from me, the king of Assyria? So what makes you think that God can save Jerusalem from me?" The people were silent. No one spoke a word for the king had ordered, "Don't anyone say a word—not one word!" Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, the palace administrator, and Shebna the royal secretary, and Joah son of Asaph the court historian went back to Hezekiah. They had ripped their robes in despair; they reported to Hezekiah the speech of the Rabshakeh.
Hezekiah of Judah In the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, Hezekiah son of Ahaz began his rule over Judah. He was twenty-five years old when he became king and he ruled for twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Abijah daughter of Zechariah. In God 's opinion he was a good king; he kept to the standards of his ancestor David. He got rid of the local fertility shrines, smashed the phallic stone monuments, and cut down the sex-and-religion Asherah groves. As a final stroke he pulverized the ancient bronze serpent that Moses had made; at that time the Israelites had taken up the practice of sacrificing to it—they had even dignified it with a name, Nehushtan (The Old Serpent). Hezekiah put his whole trust in the God of Israel. There was no king quite like him, either before or after. He held fast to God —never loosened his grip—and obeyed to the letter everything God had commanded Moses. And God , for his part, held fast to him through all his adventures. He revolted against the king of Assyria; he refused to serve him one more day. And he drove back the Philistines, whether in sentry outposts or fortress cities, all the way to Gaza and its borders. In the fourth year of Hezekiah and the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria attacked Samaria. He threw a siege around it and after three years captured it. It was in the sixth year of Hezekiah and the ninth year of Hoshea that Samaria fell to Assyria. The king of Assyria took Israel into exile and relocated them in Halah, in Gozan on the Habor River, and in towns of the Medes. All this happened because they wouldn't listen to the voice of their God and treated his covenant with careless contempt. They refused either to listen or do a word of what Moses, the servant of God , commanded. In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked all the outlying fortress cities of Judah and captured them. King Hezekiah sent a message to the king of Assyria at his headquarters in Lachish: "I've done wrong; I admit it. Pull back your army; I'll pay whatever tribute you set." The king of Assyria demanded tribute from Hezekiah king of Judah—eleven tons of silver and a ton of gold. Hezekiah turned over all the silver he could find in The Temple of God and in the palace treasuries. Hezekiah even took down the doors of The Temple of God and the doorposts that he had overlaid with gold and gave them to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria sent his top three military chiefs (the Tartan, the Rabsaris, and the Rabshakeh) from Lachish with a strong military force to King Hezekiah in Jerusalem. When they arrived at Jerusalem, they stopped at the aqueduct of the Upper Pool on the road to the laundry commons. They called loudly for the king. Eliakim son of Hilkiah who was in charge of the palace, Shebna the royal secretary, and Joah son of Asaph the court historian went out to meet them. The third officer, the Rabshakeh, was spokesman. He said, "Tell Hezekiah: A message from The Great King, the king of Assyria: You're living in a world of make-believe, of pious fantasy. Do you think that mere words are any substitute for military strategy and troops? Now that you've revolted against me, who can you expect to help you? You thought Egypt would, but Egypt's nothing but a paper tiger—one puff of wind and she collapses; Pharaoh king of Egypt is nothing but bluff and bluster. Or are you going to tell me, ‘We rely on God '? But Hezekiah has just eliminated most of the people's access to God by getting rid of all the local God-shrines, ordering everyone in Judah and Jerusalem, ‘You must worship at the Jerusalem altar only.' "So be reasonable. Make a deal with my master, the king of Assyria. I'll give you two thousand horses if you think you can provide riders for them. You can't do it? Well, then, how do you think you're going to turn back even one raw buck private from my master's troops? How long are you going to hold on to that figment of your imagination, these hoped-for Egyptian chariots and horses? "Do you think I've come up here to destroy this country without the express approval of God ? The fact is that God expressly ordered me, ‘Attack and destroy this country!'" Eliakim son of Hilkiah and Shebna and Joah said to the Rabshakeh, "Please, speak to us in the Aramaic language. We understand Aramaic. Don't speak in Hebrew—everyone crowded on the city wall can hear you." But the Rabshakeh said, "We weren't sent with a private message to your master and you; this is public—a message to everyone within earshot. After all, they're involved in this as well as you; if you don't come to terms, they'll be eating their own turds and drinking their own pee right along with you." Then he stepped forward and spoke in Hebrew loud enough for everyone to hear, "Listen carefully to the words of The Great King, the king of Assyria: Don't let Hezekiah fool you; he can't save you. And don't let Hezekiah give you that line about trusting in God , telling you, ‘ God will save us—this city will never be abandoned to the king of Assyria.' Don't listen to Hezekiah—he doesn't know what he's talking about. Listen to the king of Assyria—deal with me and live the good life; I'll guarantee everyone your own plot of ground—a garden and a well! I'll take you to a land sweeter by far than this one, a land of grain and wine, bread and vineyards, olive orchards and honey. You only live once—so live, really live! "No. Don't listen to Hezekiah. Don't listen to his lies, telling you ‘ God will save us.' Has there ever been a god anywhere who delivered anyone from the king of Assyria? Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? And Samaria—did their gods save them? Can you name a god who saved anyone anywhere from me, the king of Assyria? So what makes you think that God can save Jerusalem from me?" The people were silent. No one spoke a word for the king had ordered, "Don't anyone say a word—not one word!" Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, the palace administrator, and Shebna the royal secretary, and Joah son of Asaph the court historian went back to Hezekiah. They had ripped their robes in despair; they reported to Hezekiah the speech of the Rabshakeh.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Hezekiah gave him all the silver which was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasuries of the king's house.
Hezekiah gave him all the silver which was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasuries of the king's house.
Contextual Overview
9 King Shalmaneser of Assyria went to fight against Samaria. His army surrounded the city. This happened during the fourth year that Hezekiah was king of Judah. (This was also the seventh year that Hoshea son of Elah was king of Israel.) 10 At the end of the third year, Shalmaneser captured Samaria. He took Samaria during the sixth year that Hezekiah was king of Judah. (This was also the ninth year that Hoshea was king of Israel.) 11 The king of Assyria took the Israelites as prisoners to Assyria. He made them live in Halah, on the Habor (the river of Gozan), and in the cities of the Medes. 12 This happened because the Israelites did not obey the Lord their God. They broke his agreement and did not obey everything that Moses, the Lord 's servant, had commanded. The Israelites would not listen to the Lord's agreement, or do what it taught them to do. 13 During Hezekiah's 14th year as king, King Sennacherib of Assyria went to fight against all the strong cities of Judah. Sennacherib defeated them all. 14 Then King Hezekiah of Judah sent a message to the king of Assyria at Lachish. Hezekiah said, "I have done wrong. Leave me alone, and I will pay whatever you want." Then the king of Assyria told King Hezekiah of Judah to pay over 11 tons of silver and over 1 ton of gold. 15 Hezekiah gave all the silver that was in the Lord 's Temple and in the king's treasuries. 16 That is when Hezekiah cut off the gold that he had put on the doors and doorposts of the Lord 's Temple and gave it to the king of Assyria.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
2 Kings 12:18, 2 Kings 16:8, 1 Kings 15:15, 1 Kings 15:18, 1 Kings 15:19, 2 Chronicles 16:2
Reciprocal: 2 Kings 17:4 - brought 1 Chronicles 27:25 - the king's 1 Chronicles 28:12 - the treasuries 2 Chronicles 12:9 - took away 2 Chronicles 28:21 - took away Isaiah 10:13 - robbed Joel 3:5 - ye
Cross-References
Genesis 4:9
Later, the Lord said to Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?" Cain answered, "I don't know. Is it my job to watch over my brother?"
Later, the Lord said to Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?" Cain answered, "I don't know. Is it my job to watch over my brother?"
Genesis 12:13
So tell them that you are my sister. Then they will be good to me because of you. In this way you will save my life."
So tell them that you are my sister. Then they will be good to me because of you. In this way you will save my life."
Genesis 18:25
Surely you would not destroy the city. You would not destroy fifty good people to kill those who are evil. If that happened, those who are good would be the same as those who are evil—both would be punished. As the judge of the whole world, surely you would do the right thing!"
Surely you would not destroy the city. You would not destroy fifty good people to kill those who are evil. If that happened, those who are good would be the same as those who are evil—both would be punished. As the judge of the whole world, surely you would do the right thing!"
Genesis 18:27
Then Abraham said, "Compared to you, Lord, I am only dust and ashes. But let me bother you again and ask you this question.
Then Abraham said, "Compared to you, Lord, I am only dust and ashes. But let me bother you again and ask you this question.
Job 2:10
Job answered, "You sound like one of those fools on the street corner! How can we accept all the good things that God gives us and not accept the problems?" So even after all that happened to Job, he did not sin. He did not accuse God of doing anything wrong.
Job answered, "You sound like one of those fools on the street corner! How can we accept all the good things that God gives us and not accept the problems?" So even after all that happened to Job, he did not sin. He did not accuse God of doing anything wrong.
Psalms 44:21
If we did, then God knows it, because he knows our deepest secrets.
If we did, then God knows it, because he knows our deepest secrets.
Proverbs 12:19
Lies last only a moment, but the truth lasts forever.
Lies last only a moment, but the truth lasts forever.
Proverbs 28:13
Whoever hides their sins will not be successful, but whoever confesses their sins and stops doing wrong will receive mercy.
Whoever hides their sins will not be successful, but whoever confesses their sins and stops doing wrong will receive mercy.
Mark 2:8
Jesus knew immediately what these teachers of the law were thinking. So he said to them, "Why do you have these questions in your minds?
Jesus knew immediately what these teachers of the law were thinking. So he said to them, "Why do you have these questions in your minds?
John 2:25
He did not need anyone to tell him what a person was like. He already knew.
He did not need anyone to tell him what a person was like. He already knew.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the king's house. To make up the three hundred talents of silver, for which purpose he exhausted both, which had been done more than once before by the kings of Judah; these were their resources in times of distress; see 2 Kings 12:18.
