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2 Kings 16:18

Assyria

16 Thus did Urijah the priest, according to all that king Ahaz commanded.

17 And king Ahaz cut off the borders of the bases, and removed the laver from off them; and took down the sea from off the brasen oxen that were under it, and put it upon a pavement of stones.

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.

19 Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

20 And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.

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BSB
And on account of the king of Assyria, he removed the Sabbath canopy they had built in the temple and closed the royal entryway outside the house of the LORD.
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.
WEB
He removed the covered way for the Sabbath that they had built in the house, and the king’s outer entrance to the LORD’s house, because 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.
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.
BLB
And the covered place for the Sabbath that they had built in the temple, and the outer entrance of the king, he removed from the house of YHWH on account of the king of Assyria.
ÅB
Og den dekkede sabbatsgang som de hadde bygget ved huset, og kongens ytre inngang la han inn i Herrens hus for den assyriske konges skyld.
OTB
Og han fjernet den tildekkede baldakinen for sabbaten som de hadde bygget i huset, og den ytre inngangen for kongen, fra Herrens hus, på grunn av kongen av Assyria.
B1930
Og den dekkede sabbatsgang som de hadde bygget ved huset, og kongens ytre inngang la han inn i Herrens hus for den assyriske konges skyld.

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  • Ezekiel 46:2

    And the prince shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate without, and shall stand by the post of the gate, and the priests shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings, and he shall worship at the threshold of the gate: then he shall go forth; but the gate shall not be shut until the evening.

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  • 2 Kings 11:5

    And he commanded them, saying, This is the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you that enter in on the sabbath shall even be keepers of the watch of the king’s house;

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  • 1 Kings 10:5

    And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her.

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