King Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, On the great altar burn the morning burnt offering, and the evening meal-offering, and the king`s burnt offering, and his meal-offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their meal-offering, and their drink-offerings; and sprinkle on it all the blood of the burnt offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice: but the brazen altar shall be for me to inquire by.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The bronze altar shall be for me to inquire by—most modern commentators translate this as: “As for the bronze altar, it will be for me to in…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The great altar—that is, as we say, “the high altar,” the new Syrian one. So the high priest is sometimes called “the gre…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And King Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying
Who was not to be commanded by the king in matters of worship, but…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

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…

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