2 Kings 18:16

Easy To Read Version

At this time, Hezekiah cut off the gold that covered the doors of the Lord’s temple and the doorposts. King Hezekiah had put gold on these doors and doorposts. Hezekiah gave this gold to the king of Assyria.

Cross References

2 Kings 12:18

Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah had been kings of Judah. They were Joash’s [145] ancestors. [146] They had given many things to the Lord. Those things were kept in the temple. Joash also had given many things to the Lord. Joash took all those and all the gold that was in the temple and in his house. Then Joash sent all those expensive things to Hazael king of Aram.

2 Kings 12:19

All the great things that Joash did are written in the book The History of the Kings of Judah.

2 Kings 18:15

Hezekiah gave all the silver that was in the Lord’s temple [224] and in the king’s treasuries.

2 Kings 18:17

The king of Assyria sent his three most important commanders with a large army to King Hezekiah in Jerusalem. Those men left Lachish and went to Jerusalem. They stood near the aqueduct [225] by the Upper Pool. (The Upper Pool is on the road to the Washers’ Field.)

2 Chronicles 29:3

Hezekiah fixed the doors of the Lord’s temple {\cf2\super [335]} and made them strong. Hezekiah opened the temple again. He did this in the first month of the first year after he became king.

Isaiah 39:2

These things made Hezekiah very happy. So Hezekiah showed the men all the valuable things in his storehouses. Hezekiah showed them the silver, the gold, the spices, and the expensive perfumes. Hezekiah showed them the swords and shields used for war. Hezekiah showed them everything he had saved. Hezekiah showed them everything in his house and in his kingdom.