Previously, the “Brazen altar” (as noted in the margin) had, it seems, been positioned directly in front of the temple porch, which it equaled exac…

And he brought also the bronze altar ... —Literally, And as for the bronze altar, he brought it near (to the new…

And he brought also the brasen altar which was before the
Lord
That which Solomon mad…

God's altar had until then been kept in its place and in use; but Ahaz put another to replace it. The natural human inclination toward some form of…