Moreover all the vessels, which king Ahaz in his reign did cast away in his transgression, have we prepared and sanctified, and, behold, they are before the altar of the LORD.
We have also prepared and made holy again all the sacred items that King Ahaz threw away during his unfaithful reign. Look, they are now placed before the LORD's altar.
The writer is explaining how they restored and purified all the sacred temple items that the previous unfaithful king had discarded or defiled.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from King Hezekiah's temple restoration after his father Ahaz had desecrated the temple and removed its sacred vessels for idol worship. Ahaz had shut down proper temple worship and introduced pagan practices to Judah. Hezekiah was now reversing his father's spiritual destruction by purifying and restoring everything needed for proper worship of God.
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