2 Kings 16:12-14

Contemporary English Version

¹²When Ahaz returned, he went to see the altar and to offer sacrifices on it. He walked up to the altar ¹³and poured wine over it. Then he offered sacrifices to please the Lord, to give him thanks, and to ask for his blessings.^[a] ¹⁴^(A) After that, he had the bronze altar moved aside,^[b] so his new altar would be right in front of the Lord's temple.

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Footnotes

16.13 offered … blessings: In traditional translations, these sacrifices are usually called “whole burnt offerings,” “grain offerings,” and “peace offerings.” These are described in Leviticus 1–3.
16.14 aside: Hebrew “to the north.”