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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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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
19th Century
Anglican
Took away the altars. —The altars of burnt offering erected by Ahaz in every corner of the city ([Reference 2 Chronicles …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And they arose Before they slew and ate the passover:
and took away the altars that were in Jerus…
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