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2 Kings 18:16

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At that time did Hezekiah cut off the gold from the doors of the temple of the Lord, and from the pillars which Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and gave it to the king of Assyria.
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  1. 1 Kings 6:31–35Rank 1 from verse 16
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    31¶ And for the entering of the oracle he made doors of olive tree: the lintel and side posts were a fifth part of the wall.

    32The two doors also were of olive tree; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubims, and upon the palm trees.

    33So also made he for the door of the temple posts of olive tree, a fourth part of the wall.

    34And the two doors were of fir tree: the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.

    35And he carved thereon cherubims and palm trees and open flowers: and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work.

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    3¶ He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of the Lord, and repaired them.

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2 Kings 18:16

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time

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A particular portion or part of duration, whether past, present or future.

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COMBINED MEANING

cut

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Sense 1: To divide, sever, remove, or wound with a sharp instrument. Sense 2: Figuratively, to grieve deeply or bring to an end.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

temple

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Sense 1: A sacred house, building, or place devoted to the worship or presence of God or an idol. Sense 2: Christ's body, expressly called the temple of his body. Sense 3: A believer's body, or believers collectively, called the temple of God or of the Holy Ghost. Sense 4: The Lord God Almighty and the Lamb, expressly called the temple of the city.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

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overlaid

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Sense 1: Past tense or past participle of overlay: covered over or coated. Sense 2: Past tense of overlay: smothered by lying upon.

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gave

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1. Bestowed, delivered, or granted. 2. Caused or appointed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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15And Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the king’s house.

16At that time did Hezekiah cut off the gold from the doors of the temple of the Lord, and from the pillars which Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and gave it to the king of Assyria.

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17¶ And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rab-shakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller’s field.

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