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They arose and took away the altars that were in Jerusalem, and all the altars for incense took they away, and cast them into the brook Kidron.

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First Things First

Commentator Albert Barnes notes an important sequence: Hezekiah first focused on the positive act of restoring proper worship in the temple before turning to the task of destroying idols. This suggests a principle for spiritual renewal: prioritize establishing true worship and a relationship with God, from which the conviction to remove sin will follow.

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2 Chronicles

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On 2 Chronicles 30:14

18th Century

Theologian

The continuance of the idolatrous altars until this time shows that Hezekiah had been more eager to build than to destroy, and to establish the wor…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On 2 Chronicles 30:14

19th Century

Bishop

Took away the altars. —The altars of burnt offering erected by Ahaz in every corner of the city ([Reference 2 Chronicles …

John Gill

John Gill

On 2 Chronicles 30:14

17th Century

Pastor

And they arose
Before they slew and ate the passover:

and took away the altars that were in Jerus…

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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On 2 Chronicles 30:13–20

17th Century

Minister

The essential thing when attending to God in solemn ordinances is that we make it a work of the heart; all else is nothing without this. Even when …