2 Kings 16:18

New Century Version

Ahaz took away the platform for the royal throne, which had been built at the Temple of the Lord. He also took away the outside entrance for the king. He did these things because of the king of Assyria.

Cross References

1 Kings 10:5

the food on his table, his many officers, the palace servants, and their good clothes. She saw the servants who served him at feasts and the whole burnt offerings he made in the Temple of the Lord. All these things amazed her.

2 Kings 11:5

He commanded them, “This is what you must do. A third of you who go on duty on the Sabbath will guard the king’s palace.

2 Kings 16:17

Then King Ahaz took off the side panels from the bases and removed the washing bowls from the top of the bases. He also took the large bowl, which was called the Sea, off the bronze bulls that held it up, and he put it on a stone base.

2 Kings 16:19

The other things Ahaz did as king are written in the book of the history of the kings of Judah.

1 Chronicles 9:18

These gatekeepers from the tribe of Levi still stand next to the King’s Gate on the east side of the city.

Ezekiel 44:3

Only the ruler himself may sit in the gateway to eat a meal in the presence of the Lord. He must enter through the porch of the gateway and go out the same way.”

Ezekiel 46:2

The ruler will enter from outside through the porch of the gateway and stand by the gatepost, while the priests offer the ruler’s burnt offering and fellowship offering. The ruler will worship at the entrance of the gateway, and then he will go out. But the gate will not be shut until evening.