Znaleziono 2623 Wyniki dla: King David
He was twenty years old when he began his reign, which lasted at Jerusalem for sixteen years. This Achaz did not obey the Lord’s will like his ancestor David before him; (2 Kings 16, 2)
And now Rasin king of Syria and Phacee son of Romelia marched on Jerusalem and besieged Achaz there, but could not get the mastery of him. (2 Kings 16, 5)
Thereupon Achaz sent a message to the Assyrian king, Theglath-Phalasar; Bring aid, master, to thy servant, father, to thy son; rescue me from the assault of Syria and Israel; (2 Kings 16, 7)
Nor was the king of Assyria unwilling; he marched on Damascus and laid it waste, carrying off the inhabitants to Cyrene and putting Rasin to death.✻ (2 Kings 16, 9)
When king Achaz went to meet Theglath-Phalasar at Damascus, he saw there an altar, of which he sent a likeness with a full account of all its workmanship, to the high priest Urias; (2 Kings 16, 10)
And king Achaz bade the high priest Urias bring to this greater altar the morning burnt-sacrifice and the meal-offering at nightfall; here king and people would present burnt-sacrifice and meal-offering and libations, here the blood of the burnt-sacrifice and all other offerings was to be spilt; as for the altar of bronze, it should await the king’s good pleasure. (2 Kings 16, 15)
King Achaz also took away the moulded stands and the smaller basins that rested on them; took away the oxen that supported the great basin and let it rest on a stone pavement instead; (2 Kings 16, 17)
altered, too, the sabbath porch he had built in the temple, and the outer part of the royal entry.✻ Of all these changes in the temple building the king of Assyria was the cause. (2 Kings 16, 18)
So he was laid to rest with his fathers, with the Keep of David for his burying-place, and the throne passed to his son Ezechias. (2 Kings 16, 20)
This king was attacked by Salmanasar, king of the Assyrians, and made his vassal, and forced to pay tribute. (2 Kings 17, 3)
Afterwards, the Assyrian king found out that he had sent an embassy to Sua, king of Egypt, hoping thus to rebel, and to be rid of his yearly tribute; whereupon he seized him, put him in chains, and imprisoned him. (2 Kings 17, 4)
So it was decreed, from the time when the Israelites first cut themselves off from David’s line, and made Jeroboam, son of Nabat, their king; Jeroboam it was that drove men away from the Lord’s worship, and taught them to commit heinous sin. (2 Kings 17, 21)
