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2 Kings 16:9-11
New English Translation
2 Kings 16:9-11
New English Translation
9 The king of Assyria responded favorably to his request;[a] he[b] attacked Damascus and captured it. He deported the people[c] to Kir and executed Rezin.
10 When King Ahaz went to meet with King Tiglath-Pileser of Assyria in Damascus, he saw the altar there.[d] King Ahaz sent to Uriah the priest a drawing of the altar and a blueprint for its design.[e] 11 Uriah the priest built an altar in conformity to the plans King Ahaz had sent from Damascus.[f] Uriah the priest finished it before King Ahaz arrived back from Damascus.[g]
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- 2 Kings 16:9 tn Heb “listened to him.”
- 2 Kings 16:9 tn Heb “the king of Assyria.”
- 2 Kings 16:9 tn Heb “it.”
- 2 Kings 16:10 tn Heb “in Damascus.”
- 2 Kings 16:10 tn Heb “the likeness of the altar and its pattern for all its work.”
- 2 Kings 16:11 tn Heb “according to all that King Ahaz sent from Damascus.”
- 2 Kings 16:11 tn Heb “so Uriah the priest did, until the arrival of King Ahaz from Damascus.”
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