Holy Scripture

2 Kings 16:11

A church father on this verse
“"And when you say, 'Why did the Lord God do all of these bad things to us?' And you will say to them, 'As you have forsaken me and served other gods in your land, so you shall serve in a land not your own.' " Let one consider the literal sense, and it will suffice at the present to refresh the memory from the literal…”
Origen of Alexandria, 3th c. — HOMILIES ON JEREMIAH 7.3.1

Source: Septuagint

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11And Uriah the priest built the altar, according to all the directions which King Ahaz sent from Damascus.

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9And the king of the Assyrians hearkened to him: and the king of the Assyrians went up to Damascus and took it, and removed the inhabitants, and slew King Rezin.

10And King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser king of the Assyrians at Damascus; and he saw an altar at Damascus. And King Ahaz sent to Uriah the priest the pattern of the altar, and its proportions, and all its workmanship.

— 2 Kings 16:11 —

12And the king saw the altar, and went up to it,

13and offered his whole burnt offering, and his meat offering, and his drink offering, and poured out the blood of his peace offerings on the brazen altar that was before the Lord.

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