2 Kings 16:16

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

"Thus did Urijah the priest, according to all that king Ahaz commanded." - 2 Kings 16:16
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What does 2 Kings 16:16 mean?

2 Kings 16:16 (KJV) says, "And he burnt his burnt offering and his meat offering, and poured his drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings upon the altar." This verse comes from the second book of Kings in the Old Testament, which chronicles the history of…

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Obedience Amidst Compromise: Lessons from Urijah the Priest

In 2 Kings 16:16, we find a critical moment in biblical history when the tension between divine command and human authority was put to the test: "Thus did Urijah the priest, according to all that king Ahaz commanded." This simple yet profound statement reveals the complex…

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The Prayer of Obedience and Divine Guidance

Heavenly Father, As I come before You today, my heart is filled with a mixture of reverence, gratitude, and a deep desire for wisdom. I turn to Your Word, finding inspiration in the passage from 2 Kings 16:16, which recounts, "Thus did Urijah the priest, according to all that…

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2 Kings 16:16 - "Thus did Urijah the priest, according to all that king Ahaz commanded."
2 Kings 3:16-19
2 Kings 16:19 - "¶ 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?"
2 Kings 6:16 - "And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them."
2 Kings 20:16 - "And Isaiah said unto Hezekiah, Hear the word of the LORD."
2 Kings 12:16 - "The trespass money and sin money was not brought into the house of the LORD: it was the priests'."
2 Chronicles 28:16 - "¶ At that time did king Ahaz send unto the kings of Assyria to help him."
2 Kings 14:16 - "And Jehoash slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel; and Jeroboam his son reigned in his stead."
2 Kings 3:16 - "And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Make this valley full of ditches."
2 Kings 16:1 - "In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign."
2 Kings 16:4 - "And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree."
2 Kings 16:12 - "And when the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar: and the king approached to the altar, and offered thereon."
2 Kings 16:8 - "And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house, and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria."
2 Chronicles 16:11 - "¶ And, behold, the acts of Asa, first and last, lo, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel."
2 Kings 16:18 - "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."
2 Kings 11:16 - "And they laid hands on her; and she went by the way by the which the horses came into the king's house: and there was she slain."
2 Kings 9:16 - "So Jehu rode in a chariot, and went to Jezreel; for Joram lay there. And Ahaziah king of Judah was come down to see Joram."
1 Kings 2:16 - "And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said unto him, Say on."
2 Kings 10:16 - "And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD. So they made him ride in his chariot."
Kings 3:16
Kings 3:16
2 Kings 16:20 - "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."
2 Kings 16:6 - "At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drave the Jews from Elath: and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there unto this day."
2 Kings 16:3 - "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."
Kings 3:16
2 Kings 25:16 - "The two pillars, one sea, and the bases which Solomon had made for the house of the LORD; the brass of all these vessels was without weight."
2 Kings 8:16 - "¶ And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign."
2 Kings 16:5 - "¶ 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."
2 Kings 5:16 - "But he said, As the LORD liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused."