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13 and offered his burnt offering and his meal offering up in smoke, and poured his drink offering and splashed the blood of his peace offerings on the altar. 14 (A)Now as for the bronze altar, which was before Yahweh, [a]he drew it away from the front of the house, from between (B)his altar and the house of Yahweh, and he put it on the north side of his altar. 15 Then King Ahaz [b]commanded Urijah the priest, saying, “Upon the great altar offer up in smoke (C)the morning burnt offering and the evening grain offering and the king’s burnt offering and his grain offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land and their grain offering and their drink offerings; and splash on it all the blood of the burnt offering and all the blood of the sacrifice. But (D)the bronze altar shall be for me to inquire by.”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 16:14 Lit he also
  2. 2 Kings 16:15 Lit commanded him, Urijah

13 He offered up his burnt offering(A) and grain offering,(B) poured out his drink offering,(C) and splashed the blood of his fellowship offerings(D) against the altar. 14 As for the bronze altar(E) that stood before the Lord, he brought it from the front of the temple—from between the new altar and the temple of the Lord—and put it on the north side of the new altar.

15 King Ahaz then gave these orders to Uriah the priest: “On the large new altar, offer the morning(F) burnt offering and the evening grain offering, the king’s burnt offering and his grain offering, and the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their grain offering and their drink offering. Splash against this altar the blood of all the burnt offerings and sacrifices. But I will use the bronze altar for seeking guidance.”(G)

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