14 Now after this he built the outer wall of the city of David on the west side of (A)Gihon, in the valley, up to the entrance of the (B)Fish Gate; and he encircled the (C)Ophel with it and made it very high. Then he put army commanders in all the fortified cities in Judah. 15 He also (D)removed the foreign gods and the idol from the house of the Lord, as well as all the altars which he had built on the mountain of the house of the Lord and in Jerusalem, and he threw them outside the city. 16 He set up the altar of the Lord and sacrificed (E)peace offerings and thanksgiving offerings on it; and he ordered Judah to serve the Lord God of Israel.

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14 Afterward he rebuilt the outer wall of the City of David, west of the Gihon(A) spring in the valley, as far as the entrance of the Fish Gate(B) and encircling the hill of Ophel;(C) he also made it much higher. He stationed military commanders in all the fortified cities in Judah.

15 He got rid of the foreign gods and removed(D) the image from the temple of the Lord, as well as all the altars he had built on the temple hill and in Jerusalem; and he threw them out of the city. 16 Then he restored the altar of the Lord and sacrificed fellowship offerings and thank offerings(E) on it, and told Judah to serve the Lord, the God of Israel.

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