2 Kings 16:15

16:15 King Ahaz ordered Uriah the priest, “On the large altar ¹  offer the morning burnt sacrifice, the evening grain offering, the royal burnt sacrifices and grain offering, the burnt sacrifice for all the people of Israel, their grain offering, and their libations. Sprinkle all the blood of the burnt sacrifice and other sacrifices on it. The bronze altar will be for my personal use.” ² 

2 Kings 23:4

23:4 The king ordered Hilkiah the high priest, the high-ranking priests, ³  and the guards ⁴  to bring out of the Lord’s temple all the items that were used in the worship of ⁵  Baal, Asherah, and all the stars of the sky. ⁶  The king ⁷  burned them outside of Jerusalem in the terraces ⁸  of Kidron, and carried their ashes to Bethel. ⁹ 

[16:15]  ¹ tn That is, the newly constructed altar.

[16:15]  ² tn Heb “for me to seek.” The precise meaning of בָּקַר (baqar), “seek,” is uncertain in this context. For discussion see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 189.

[23:4]  ³ tn Heb “the priests of the second [rank],” that is, those ranked just beneath Hilkiah.

[23:4]  ⁴ tn Or “doorkeepers.”

[23:4]  ⁵ tn Heb “for.”

[23:4]  ⁶ tn Heb “all the host of heaven” (also in v. 5).

[23:4]  ⁷ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[23:4]  ⁸ tn Or “fields.” For a defense of the translation “terraces,” see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 285.

[23:4]  ⁹ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.