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Urijah the priest built an altar: according to all that king Ahaz had sent from Damascus, so did Urijah the priest make it against the coming of king Ahaz from Damascus.
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Leadership's Compromise
Commentators highlight the priest Urijah's role. As high priest, he knew God's specific commands for the altar but chose to obey King Ahaz instead. Scholar John Gill calls him a 'timeserver' who sought to please his king over God, serving as a stark warning against compromising faith for earthly favor.
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Urijah the priest built an altar according to all that King Ahaz had sent from Damascus
Presbyterian
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…
