2 Kings 16:4

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Bible > 2 Kings > Chapter 16 > Verse 4

2 Kings 16:4


← 2 Kings 16:3 2 Kings 16:4 (KJV) 2 Kings 16:5 →
But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel.
And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.
Then Rezin king of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to war: and they besieged Ahaz, but could not overcome him.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And he sacrificedH2076 and burnt incenseH6999 in the high placesH1116, and on the hillsH1389, and under every greenH7488 treeH6086.


Original Hebrew

וַיְזַבֵּחַ וַיְקַטֵּר בַּבָּמֹות וְעַל־הַגְּבָעֹות וְתַחַת כָּל־עֵץ רַעֲנָן׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
וַ/יְזַבֵּ֧חַ
va/y.za.Be.ach H2076 HC/Vpw3ms and/ he sacrificed
וַ/יְקַטֵּ֛ר
va/y.ka.Ter H6999 HC/Vpw3ms and/ he made smoke
בַּ/בָּמ֖וֹת
ba./ba.Mot H1116 HRd/Ncfpa at the/ high places
וְ/עַל
ve./'al- H5921 HC/R and/ on
הַ/גְּבָע֑וֹת
ha./ge.va.'ot H1389 HTd/Ncfpa the/ hills
וְ/תַ֖חַת
ve./Ta.chat H8478 HC/R and/ under
כָּל
kol- H3605 HNcmsc every
עֵ֥ץ
'etz H6086 HNcmsa tree
רַעֲנָֽן
ra.'a.Nan H7488 HAamsa luxuriant
Strong's References
  • H1116 — בָּמָה (bâmâh, bam-maw'): from an unused root (meaning to be high); an elevation; height, high place, wave.
  • H1389 — גִּבְעָה (gibʻâh, ghib-aw'): feminine from the same as גֶּבַע (Gebaʻ) H1387; a hillock; hill, little hill.
  • H2076 — זָבַח (zâbach, zaw-bakh'): a primitive root; to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice); kill, offer, (do) sacrifice, slay.
  • H6086 — עֵץ (ʻêts, ates): from עָצָה (ʻâtsâh) H6095; a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks); [phrase] carpenter, gallows, helve, [phrase] pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.
  • H6999 — קָטַר (qâṭar, kaw-tar'): a primitive root (identical with קָטַר (qâṭar) H7000 through the idea of fumigation in a close place and perhaps thus driving out the occupants); to smoke, i.e. turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship); burn (incense, sacrifice) (upon), (altar for) incense, kindle, offer (incense, a sacrifice).
  • H7488 — רַעֲנָן (raʻănân, rah-an-awn'): from an unused root meaning to be green; verdant; by analogy, new; figuratively, prosperous; green, flourishing.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

  • H3605 — כֹּל (kôl, kole): or (Jeremiah 33:8) כּוֹל (kôwl); from כָּלַל (kâlal) H3634; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense); (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).
  • H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל (ʻal) H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.
  • H8478 — תַּחַת (tachath, takh'-ath): from the same as תּוֹחַ (Tôwach) H8430; the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.; as, beneath, [idiom] flat, in(-stead), (same) place (where...is), room, for...sake, stead of, under, [idiom] unto, [idiom] when...was mine, whereas, (where-) fore, with.
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Verse Cross-References

Reciprocal references (7): Leviticus 17:5, 2 Kings 17:10, 2 Chronicles 28:4, Isaiah 65:7, Ezekiel 6:13, Micah 1:5, Micah 1:13

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