2 Kings 16:16-18

Good News Translation

¹⁶ Uriah did as the king commanded.

^17 (A)King Ahaz took apart the bronze carts used in the Temple and removed the basins that were on them. He also took the bronze tank from the backs of the twelve bronze bulls and placed it on a stone foundation. ¹⁸ And in order to please the Assyrian emperor, Ahaz also removed from the Temple the platform for the royal throne and closed up the king's private entrance to the Temple.^[a]