2 Kings 16:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then Kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְ
(ham·me·lech)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
Ahazאָחָ֜ז
(a·chaz)
271: "he has grasped," two Isr.from achaz
cut offוַיְקַצֵּץ֩
(vay·ka·tzetz)
7112: cut offa prim. root
the bordersהַמִּסְגְּרֹ֣ות
(ham·mis·ge·ro·vt)
4526: border, rim, fastnessfrom sagar
of the stands,הַמְּכֹנֹ֗ות
(ham·me·cho·no·vt)
4350: a fixed resting place, basefem. of makon
and removedוַיָּ֤סַר
(vai·ya·sar)
5493: to turn asidea prim. root
the laver 
 
3595: pot, basinfrom the same as kur
from them; he also took downהֹורִ֔ד
(ho·v·rid,)
3381: to come or go down, descenda prim. root
the seaהַיָּ֣ם
(hai·yam)
3220: seaof uncertain derivation
from the bronzeהַנְּחֹ֖שֶׁת
(han·ne·cho·shet)
5178: copper, bronzeof uncertain derivation
oxenהַבָּקָ֥ר
(hab·ba·kar)
1241: cattle, herd, an oxfrom baqar
whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
were under 
 
8478: underneath, below, instead ofa prim. root
it and putוַיִּתֵּ֣ן
(vai·yit·ten)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
it on a pavementמַרְצֶ֥פֶת
(mar·tze·fet)
4837: pavementfrom ratsaph
of stone.אֲבָנִֽים׃
(a·va·nim.)
68: a stonea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
Ahaz
'Achaz  (aw-khawz')
possessor; Achaz, the name of a Jewish king and of an Israelite -- Ahaz.
cut off
qatsats  (kaw-tsats')
to chop off -- cut (asunder, in pieces, in sunder, off), utmost.
the borders
micgereth  (mis-gheh'-reth)
something enclosing, i.e. a margin (of a region, of a panel); concretely, a stronghold -- border, close place, hole.
of the bases
mkownah  (mek-o-naw')
a pedestal, also a spot -- base.
and removed
cuwr  (soor)
to turn off (literal or figurative)
the laver
kiyowr  (kee-yore')
hearth, laver, pan, scaffold.
from off them and took down
yarad  (yaw-rad')
to descend; causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)
the sea
yam  (yawm)
from an unused root meaning to roar -- sea (-faring man, (-shore), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).
from off the brasen
nchosheth  (nekh-o'-sheth)
copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)
oxen
baqar  (baw-kawr')
beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing); collectively, a herd -- beeve, bull (+ -ock), + calf, + cow, great (cattle), + heifer, herd, kine, ox.
that were under it and put
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
it upon a pavement
martsepheth  (mar-tseh'-feth)
a pavement -- pavement.
of stones
'eben  (eh'-ben)
a stone -- + carbuncle, + mason, + plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-)stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then King Ahaz cut off the borders of the stands, and removed the laver from them; he also took down the sea from the bronze oxen which were under it and put it on a pavement of stone.

King James Bible
And king Ahaz cut off the borders of the bases, and removed the laver from off them; and took down the sea from off the brasen oxen that were under it, and put it upon a pavement of stones.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then King Ahaz cut off the frames of the water carts and removed the bronze basin from each of them. He took the reservoir from the bronze oxen that were under it and put it on a stone pavement.

International Standard Version
Later, King Ahaz ordered the side panels removed from the bases, along with the washing bowls that had stood on top of the bases. He also removed the large bowl that was called the Sea from on top of the bronze bulls that supported it, and put it on a stone base.

NET Bible
King Ahaz took off the frames of the movable stands, and removed the basins from them. He took "The Sea" down from the bronze bulls that supported it and put it on the pavement.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
King Ahaz cut off the side panels of the [bronze] stands [used in the temple] and removed the basin from each of them. He took the bronze pool down from the bronze bulls that were under it and set it on a stone base.

King James 2000 Bible
And king Ahaz cut off the panels of the stands, and removed the laver from off them; and took down the sea from off the bronze oxen that were under it, and put it upon a pavement of stones.
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