2Ki 16:18 | NETfull | STEP | He also removed the Sabbath awning that had been built in the temple and the king’s outer entranceway, on account of the king of Assyria.

2 Kings 16:18

18 He also removed the Sabbath awning ^{▼▼ The precise meaning of the Hebrew term מוּסַךְ (musakh; Qere) / מִיסַךְ (misakh; Kethib) is uncertain. For discussion see HALOT 557 s.v. מוּסַךְ and M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 189-90.} that had been built ^{▼▼ Heb “that they built.”} in the temple and the king’s outer entranceway, on account of the king of Assyria. ^{▼▼ It is doubtful that Tiglath-pileser ordered these architectural changes. Ahaz probably made these changes so he could send some of the items and materials to the Assyrian king as tribute. See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 190, 193.}