The Meaning of 2 Kings 16:18 Explained

2 Kings 16:18

KJV: 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 the LORD for the king of Assyria.

YLT: And the covered place for the sabbath that they built in the house, and the entrance of the king without, he turned from the house of Jehovah, because of the king of Asshur.

Darby: And the covered way of the sabbath that they had built in the house, and the king's entry outside, he turned from the house of Jehovah on account of the king of Assyria.

ASV: And the covered way for the sabbath that they had built in the house, and the king's entry without, turned he unto the house of Jehovah, because of the king of Assyria.

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What is the context of 2 Kings 16:18?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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 the LORD for the king of Assyria.

What does 2 Kings 16:18 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Kings 16:10-20 - High-Handed Idolatry

The calling in of the king of Assyria was fraught with disastrous consequences. "He distressed him and strengthened him not." Well may the Apostle warn us not to be yoked with unbelievers. Such alliances always result in the undoing of God's children. We cannot serve two masters. Thus in the hour of distress, notwithstanding the increasing and noble remonstrances of Isaiah, this same king Ahaz trespassed yet more against Jehovah.

It is remarkable, as showing the folly of the human heart, that in the lowest hour of his degradation before his conqueror Ahaz imitated the altar which he saw at Damascus. For this, the ancient brazen altar in Jehovah's Temple was displaced; and upon it in the sacred fane sacrifices were offered to the gods of the heathen. Alas, there is too much of this in the present day! Men are going back from the simplicity and spirituality of Christ to exploded philosophies and systems, which have failed in the past to satisfy soul hunger. Let us beware of the vacuum of the soul into which such evil things intrude. It is only as we are filled by the indwelling Spirit that we are immune against these temptations. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Kings 16

¹ Ahaz's wicked reign
⁵ Ahaz, assailed by Rezin and Pekah, hires Tiglath-Pileser against them
¹⁰ Ahaz, sending a pattern of an altar from Damascus to Urijah,
¹² diverts the bronze altar to his own devotions,
¹⁷ He raids the temple
¹⁹ Hezekiah succeeds him

What do the individual words in 2 Kings 16:18 mean?

And - he [removed] the pavilion Sabbath which they had built in the temple entrance of the king outer he removed from the house of Yahweh on account of the king of Assyria

וְאֶת־ [מיסך] (מוּסַ֨ךְ) הַשַּׁבָּ֜ת אֲשֶׁר־ בָּנ֣וּ בַבַּ֗יִת מְב֤וֹא הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ הַֽחִיצ֔וֹנָה הֵסֵ֖ב בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה מִפְּנֵ֖י מֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּֽׁוּר

[מיסך]	-
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
(מוּסַ֨ךְ)	he [removed] the pavilion
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: מוּסָךְ Sense: covered structure, covert.
הַשַּׁבָּ֜ת	Sabbath
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular Root: שַׁבָּת Sense: Sabbath.
בָּנ֣וּ	they had built
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural Root: בָּנָה Sense: to build, rebuild, establish, cause to continue.
בַבַּ֗יִת	in the temple
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בַּיִת Sense: house.
מְב֤וֹא	entrance
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: מָבֹוא Sense: entrance, a coming in, entering.
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙	of the king
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
הַֽחִיצ֔וֹנָה	outer
Parse: Article, Adjective, feminine singular, third person feminine singular Root: חִיצֹון Sense: outer, external, outward.
הֵסֵ֖ב	he removed
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: סָבַב Sense: to turn, turn about or around or aside or back or towards, go about or arou nd, surround, encircle, change direction.
בֵּ֣ית	from the house
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בַּיִת Sense: house.
יְהוָ֑ה	of Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
מִפְּנֵ֖י	on account
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, common plural construct Root: לִפְנֵי Sense: face.
מֶ֥לֶךְ	of the king
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
אַשּֽׁוּר	of Assyria
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: אַשּׁוּר Sense: the second son of Shem, eponymous ancestor of the Assyrians.

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