2 Kings 16:13 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And he burnt his burnt offering and his meat offering, and poured his drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings, upon the altar.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

He burned his burnt offering and grain offering, poured out his drink offering, and sprinkled the blood from his peace offerings on the altar.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse describes King Ahaz performing various sacrificial rituals on a new altar he had built, copying pagan practices instead of following God's instructions.

📚 Historical Context

King Ahaz of Judah had traveled to Damascus and saw an altar there that impressed him. He sent detailed plans back to Jerusalem and had a replica built, replacing the bronze altar that God had ordained for the temple. This represented Ahaz's departure from proper worship of God in favor of imitating foreign religious practices.

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King Ahaz gave orders to Urijah the priest, saying, 'Use the great altar to burn the morning burnt offering, the evening grain offering, the king's burnt sacrifice and grain offering, along with the burnt offerings of all the people of the land, their grain offerings, and their drink offerings. Sprinkle all the blood from the burnt offerings and sacrifices on it. But keep the bronze altar for me to seek guidance from God.'

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