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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/2_kings/16.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_kings/16.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />And Uriah the priest did just as King Ahaz had ordered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_kings/16.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Uriah the priest did just as King Ahaz commanded him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_kings/16.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Uriah the priest did all this, as King Ahaz commanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Uriah the priest did just as King Ahaz had commanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_kings/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thus did Urijah the priest, according to all that king Ahaz commanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Thus did Urijah the priest, according to all that King Ahaz commanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Urijah the priest acted in accordance with everything that King Ahaz commanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So Urijah the priest did according to all that King Ahaz commanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So Urijah the priest did according to all that King Ahaz commanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So Urijah the priest did according to all that King Ahaz commanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Urijah the priest acted in accordance with everything that King Ahaz commanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The priest Uriah did everything King Ahaz commanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Uriah the priest did everything King Ahaz commanded. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thus did Urijah the priest, according to all that king Ahaz commanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_kings/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Uriah did everything Ahaz told him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thus did Urijah the priest, according to all that king Ahaz commanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The priest Urijah did what King Ahaz had commanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Uriah did as the king commanded. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So Uriah the priest did precisely what King Ahaz ordered. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Uriah the priest did just as King Ahaz had commanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So Uriah the priest did exactly as King Ahaz ordered. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Urijah the priest did so, according to all that king Ahaz commanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thus did Urijah the priest, according to all that king Ahaz commanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Urijah the priest did so, according to all that King Ahaz commanded. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_kings/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Urijah the priest does according to all that King Ahaz commanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Urijah the priest doth according to all that king Ahaz commanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Urijah the priest will do according to all which king Ahaz commanded.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_kings/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />So Urias the priest did according to all that king Achaz had commanded him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And so Uriah, the priest, acted in accord with all that king Ahaz had instructed to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Uriah the priest did just as King Ahaz had commanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The priest Uriah did everything that King Ahaz commanded.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Thus did Urijah the priest, according to all that King Ahaz commanded him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Uriah the Priest did according to what King Akhaz commanded him.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_kings/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thus did Urijah the priest, according to all that king Ahaz commanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Urias the priest did according to all that king Achaz commanded him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/16-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=5625" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/16.htm">Damascus Falls</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">15</span>Then King Ahaz commanded Uriah the priest, “Offer on the great altar the morning burnt offering, the evening grain offering, and the king’s burnt offering and grain offering, as well as the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and drink offerings of all the people of the land. Sprinkle on the altar all the blood of the burnt offerings and sacrifices. But I will use the bronze altar to seek guidance.” <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/223.htm" title="223: ’ū·rî·yāh (N-proper-ms) -- Or Uwriyahuw; from 'uwr and Yahh; flame of Jah; Urijah, the name of one Hittite and five Israelites.">So Uriah</a> <a href="/hebrew/3548.htm" title="3548: hak·kō·hên (Art:: N-ms) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">the priest</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: way·ya·‘aś (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">did</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kə·ḵōl (Prep-k:: N-ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">just as</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">King</a> <a href="/hebrew/271.htm" title="271: ’ā·ḥāz (N-proper-ms) -- He has grasped, two Isr. From 'achaz; possessor; Achaz, the name of a Jewish king and of an Israelite.">Ahaz</a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: ṣiw·wāh (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">had commanded.</a> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>King Ahaz also cut off the frames of the movable stands and removed the bronze basin from each of them. He took down the Sea from the bronze oxen that were under it and put it on a stone base.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/28-24.htm">2 Chronicles 28:24</a></span><br />Then Ahaz gathered up the articles of the house of God, cut them into pieces, shut the doors of the house of the LORD, and set up altars of his own on every street corner in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/16-10.htm">2 Kings 16:10-11</a></span><br />Then King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria. On seeing the altar in Damascus, King Ahaz sent Uriah the priest a model of the altar and complete plans for its construction. / And Uriah the priest built the altar according to all the instructions King Ahaz had sent from Damascus, and he completed it before King Ahaz returned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/21-3.htm">2 Kings 21:3-5</a></span><br />For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed, and he raised up altars for Baal. He made an Asherah pole, as King Ahab of Israel had done, and he worshiped and served all the host of heaven. / Manasseh also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “In Jerusalem I will put My Name.” / In both courtyards of the house of the LORD, he built altars to all the host of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-12.htm">2 Kings 23:12</a></span><br />He pulled down the altars that the kings of Judah had set up on the roof near the upper chamber of Ahaz, and the altars that Manasseh had set up in the two courtyards of the house of the LORD. The king pulverized them there and threw their dust into the Kidron Valley.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-18.htm">2 Chronicles 29:18-19</a></span><br />Then they went in to King Hezekiah and reported, “We have cleansed the entire house of the LORD, the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the table of the showbread with all its utensils. / Moreover, we have prepared and consecrated all the articles that King Ahaz in his unfaithfulness cast aside during his reign. They are now in front of the altar of the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/33-4.htm">2 Chronicles 33:4-5</a></span><br />Manasseh also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “My Name will remain in Jerusalem forever.” / In both courtyards of the house of the LORD, he built altars to all the host of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/33-7.htm">2 Chronicles 33:7</a></span><br />Manasseh even took the carved image he had made and set it up in the house of God, of which God had said to David and his son Solomon, “In this temple and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will establish My Name forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/18-4.htm">2 Kings 18:4</a></span><br />He removed the high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He also demolished the bronze snake called Nehushtan that Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had burned incense to it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-4.htm">2 Kings 23:4-5</a></span><br />Then the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, the priests second in rank, and the doorkeepers to remove from the temple of the LORD all the articles made for Baal, Asherah, and all the host of heaven. And he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron and carried their ashes to Bethel. / Josiah also did away with the idolatrous priests ordained by the kings of Judah to burn incense on the high places of the cities of Judah and in the places all around Jerusalem—those who had burned incense to Baal, to the sun and moon, to the constellations, and to all the host of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-3.htm">2 Chronicles 29:3-5</a></span><br />In the first month of the first year of his reign, Hezekiah opened and repaired the doors of the house of the LORD. / Then he brought in the priests and Levites and gathered them in the square on the east side. / “Listen to me, O Levites,” he said. “Consecrate yourselves now and consecrate the house of the LORD, the God of your fathers. Remove from the Holy Place every impurity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-15.htm">2 Chronicles 29:15-16</a></span><br />When they had assembled their brothers and consecrated themselves, they went in to cleanse the house of the LORD, according to the command of the king by the words of the LORD. / So the priests went inside the house of the LORD to cleanse it, and they brought out to the courtyard all the unclean things that they found in the temple of the LORD. Then the Levites took these things and carried them out to the Kidron Valley.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-25.htm">2 Chronicles 29:25-27</a></span><br />Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres according to the command of David, of Gad the king’s seer, and of Nathan the prophet. For the command had come from the LORD through His prophets. / The Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets. / And Hezekiah ordered that the burnt offering be sacrificed on the altar. When the burnt offering began, the song of the LORD and the trumpets began as well, accompanied by the instruments of David king of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/30-14.htm">2 Chronicles 30:14</a></span><br />They proceeded to remove the altars in Jerusalem and to take away the incense altars and throw them into the Kidron Valley.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/31-1.htm">2 Chronicles 31:1</a></span><br />When all this had ended, the Israelites in attendance went out to the cities of Judah and broke up the sacred pillars, chopped down the Asherah poles, and tore down the high places and altars throughout Judah and Benjamin, as well as in Ephraim and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the Israelites returned to their cities, each to his own property.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/34-3.htm">2 Chronicles 34:3-5</a></span><br />In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, Josiah began to seek the God of his father David, and in the twelfth year he began to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the cast images. / Then in his presence the altars of the Baals were torn down, and he cut to pieces the incense altars that were above them. He shattered the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the cast images, crushed them to dust, and scattered them over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them. / Then he burned the bones of the priests on their altars. So he cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Thus did Urijah the priest, according to all that king Ahaz commanded.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/16-11.htm">2 Kings 16:11</a></b></br> And Urijah the priest built an altar according to all that king Ahaz had sent from Damascus: so Urijah the priest made <i>it</i> against king Ahaz came from Damascus.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/4-19.htm">Acts 4:19</a></b></br> But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/5-29.htm">Acts 5:29</a></b></br> Then Peter and the <i>other</i> apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/16-15.htm">Ahaz</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-15.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-15.htm">Ordered</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-15.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-11.htm">Uriah</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-11.htm">Uri'ah</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-15.htm">Urijah</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/16-17.htm">Ahaz</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-13.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-12.htm">Ordered</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-4.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/11-41.htm">Uriah</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/11-41.htm">Uri'ah</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-4.htm">Urijah</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 16</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/16-1.htm">Ahaz's wicked reign</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/16-5.htm">Ahaz, assailed by Rezin and Pekah, hires Tiglath-Pileser against them</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/16-10.htm">Ahaz, sending a pattern of an altar from Damascus to Urijah, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/16-12.htm">diverts the bronze altar to his own devotions,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/16-17.htm">He raids the temple</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/16-19.htm">Hezekiah succeeds him</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/16.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_kings/16.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>So Uriah the priest</b><br>Uriah was a high priest during the reign of King Ahaz of Judah. His role as a priest was to serve as a mediator between God and the people, offering sacrifices and maintaining the temple's sanctity. However, his actions in this passage show a deviation from his sacred duties. The name Uriah means "Yahweh is my light," which is ironic given his compliance with Ahaz's unfaithful commands. This highlights the tension between religious duty and political pressure, a recurring theme in the Old Testament.<p><b>did just as King Ahaz had commanded</b><br>King Ahaz was known for his unfaithfulness to God, as he introduced idolatrous practices into Judah, including the worship of foreign gods. His reign is marked by a departure from the worship of Yahweh, as he sought alliances with pagan nations like Assyria. Ahaz's command to Uriah involved altering the temple's altar to resemble one he saw in Damascus, reflecting his syncretism and disregard for the Mosaic Law. This act of compliance by Uriah signifies a failure of spiritual leadership, as he prioritized the king's orders over God's commandments. It serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of compromising faith for political expediency. This event foreshadows the eventual downfall of Judah, as it strayed further from God's covenant.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/u/uriah_the_priest.htm">Uriah the Priest</a></b><br>A priest during the reign of King Ahaz, who followed the king's orders to alter the temple practices and structures according to a pagan model.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/k/king_ahaz.htm">King Ahaz</a></b><br>The king of Judah who led the nation into idolatry by adopting pagan practices and altering the temple worship to align with those practices.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple_in_jerusalem.htm">The Temple in Jerusalem</a></b><br>The central place of worship for the Israelites, which King Ahaz desecrated by introducing foreign elements and practices.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/pagan_altar.htm">Pagan Altar</a></b><br>The altar that King Ahaz saw in Damascus and replicated in Jerusalem, symbolizing the adoption of foreign religious practices.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/damascus.htm">Damascus</a></b><br>The capital of Aram, where King Ahaz saw the pagan altar that he later replicated in Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god_over_man.htm">Obedience to God Over Man</a></b><br>Uriah's compliance with Ahaz's commands, despite their contradiction to God's law, serves as a warning against prioritizing human authority over divine commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_dangers_of_syncretism.htm">The Dangers of Syncretism</a></b><br>Ahaz's incorporation of pagan practices into Israelite worship demonstrates the spiritual dangers of blending true worship with false religions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_influence.htm">Leadership and Influence</a></b><br>The actions of leaders like Ahaz can lead entire nations astray, emphasizing the importance of godly leadership.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_worship.htm">Faithfulness in Worship</a></b><br>The alteration of the temple practices underscores the need for faithfulness to God's instructions in worship, as deviation can lead to spiritual decline.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_idolatry.htm">Consequences of Idolatry</a></b><br>Ahaz's idolatry brought about negative consequences for Judah, reminding believers of the destructive nature of turning away from God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 16</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_ahaz's_altar_significant.htm">What is the significance of Ahaz's altar in history?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_2_kings_16_3_just_with_god.htm">How can 2 Kings 16:3 be reconciled with a supposedly just God if Ahaz is recorded as sacrificing his own son?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_ahaz_seek_assyria's_help.htm">Why would Ahaz seek aid from Assyria (2 Kings 16:7-9) instead of trusting in the God of Israel's protection?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_deut._12_30-31_with_2_kings_16.htm">In Deuteronomy 12:30-31, how can the warning against adopting pagan rites be reconciled with other passages (e.g., 2 Kings 16:10-15) where Israelite leaders incorporated foreign practices?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 16.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thus did Urijah the priest, according to all that King Ahaz commanded.</span> An emphatic condemnation of the high priest, whose subserviency evidently pro-yokes the writer's indignation. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/16-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So Uriah</span><br /><span class="heb">אוּרִיָּ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(’ū·rî·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_223.htm">Strong's 223: </a> </span><span class="str2">Uriah -- 'flame of Yah', the name of a Hittite and of two Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the priest</span><br /><span class="heb">הַכֹּהֵ֑ן</span> <span class="translit">(hak·kō·hên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> </span><span class="str2">Priest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">did</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּ֖עַשׂ</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘aś)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">just as</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּכֹ֥ל</span> <span class="translit">(kə·ḵōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">King</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ham·me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Ahaz</span><br /><span class="heb">אָחָֽז׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḥāz)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_271.htm">Strong's 271: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ahaz -- 'he has grasped', two Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had commanded.</span><br /><span class="heb">צִוָּ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(ṣiw·wāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/16-16.htm">2 Kings 16:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/16-16.htm">2 Kings 16:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/16-16.htm">2 Kings 16:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/16-16.htm">2 Kings 16:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/16-16.htm">2 Kings 16:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/16-16.htm">2 Kings 16:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/16-16.htm">2 Kings 16:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/16-16.htm">2 Kings 16:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/16-16.htm">2 Kings 16:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/16-16.htm">2 Kings 16:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/16-16.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 16:16 Urijah the priest did so according (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/16-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 16:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 16:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/16-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 16:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 16:17" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>