2 Kings 16:13

Verse

He offered his burnt offering and his grain offering, poured out his drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings on the altar.

American Standard Version (1901)

And he burnt his burnt-offering and his meal-offering, and poured his drink-offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace-offerings, upon the altar.

Bible in Basic English

He made his burned offering and his meal offering and his drink offering there, draining out the blood of his peace-offerings on the altar.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And offered libations and poured the blood of the peace offerings, which he had offered upon the altar.

Free Bible Version

He presented his burnt offering and his grain offering, he poured out his drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of his friendship offerings on it.

Geneva Bible 1599

And hee burnt his burnt offering, and his meate offring, and powred his drinke offring, and sprinkled the blood of his peace offrings besides the altar,

King James (Authorized) Version

And he burnt his burnt offering and his meat offering, and poured his drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings, upon the altar.

Translation for Translators

and burned animal sacrifices and a grain offering on it. He also poured a wine offering on it and threw on it the blood of the offerings to maintain fellowship with God.

Unlocked Literal Bible

He made his burnt offering and his grain offering, poured out his drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of his fellowship offerings on the altar.

Noah Webster Bible

And he burnt his burnt-offering and his meat-offering, and poured his drink-offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace-offerings upon the altar.

World English Bible

He burned his burnt offering and his meal offering, poured his drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings on the altar.

Young's Literal Translation

and perfumeth his burnt-offering, and his present, and poureth out his libation, and sprinkleth the blood of the peace-offerings that he hath, on the altar.

Context

The Idolatry of Ahaz

¹²When the king came back from Damascus and saw the altar, he approached it and presented offerings on it.¹³He offered his burnt offering and his grain offering, poured out his drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings on the altar.¹⁴He also took the bronze altar that stood before the LORD from the front of the temple (between the new altar and the house of the LORD) and he put it on the north side of the new altar.

Summary

In this verse, King Ahaz of Judah took the bronze altar from the temple of the Lord and placed it on the north side of his own altar. This act of moving the sacred altar to accommodate his own preferences and practices symbolizes Ahaz's disregard for God's commands and his prioritization of personal desires over obedience to God. It reflects a dangerous trend of syncretism and idolatry, as Ahaz sought to blend the worship of the true God with pagan rituals. This action ultimately led to the spiritual decline of Judah under Ahaz's reign, highlighting the consequences of forsaking God's ways for human ambitions.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

And he brought also the brasen altar which was before the Lord,.... That which Solomon made, Ch2 4:1, which stood in the court by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the Lord, Lev 1:5 from the forefront of the house; the frontispiece of the temple, which was at the eastern gate of it: from between the altar and the house of the Lord for it seems Urijah had placed the new altar behind the old one, more out of sight; the brasen altar standing between that and the eastern gate, or entrance into the temple; wherefore he removed the brasen altar, and put his new one in the room of it: and put it; that is, the brasen altar of Solomon: on the north side of the altar; of the new altar, at the right hand as they went into the temple; where it was as in a corner, in greater obscurity, and the new altar more in view as they came into the temple.