He went up to the altar that he had made in Bethel on the fifteenth day in the eighth month, in the month that he had selected on his own; he appointed a festival for the people of Israel, and he went up to the altar to offer incense.
2 Kings 16:12 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 When the king came from Damascus, the king viewed the altar. Then the king drew near to the altar, went up on it, More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar: and the king approached to the altar, and offered thereon. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When the king came from Damascus, he looked at the altar and offered on it. American Standard Version (1901) And when the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar: and the king drew near unto the altar, and offered thereon. Common English Bible When the king arrived from Damascus, he inspected the altar. He came close to it, then went up on it, Catholic Public Domain Version And when the king had arrived from Damascus, he saw the altar, and he venerated it. And he went up and immolated holocausts, with his own sacrifice. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when the king was come from Damascus, he saw the altar and worshipped it: and went up and offered holocausts, and his own sacrifice. |
He went up to the altar that he had made in Bethel on the fifteenth day in the eighth month, in the month that he had selected on his own; he appointed a festival for the people of Israel, and he went up to the altar to offer incense.
A man of God came out of Judah by the word of the Lord to Bethel, while Jeroboam was standing by the altar to offer incense.
The priest Uriah built the altar; in accordance with all that King Ahaz had sent from Damascus, so did the priest Uriah build it, before King Ahaz arrived from Damascus.
and offered his burnt offering and his grain offering, poured his drink offering, and dashed the blood of his offerings of well-being against the altar.
For he sacrificed to the gods of Damascus that had defeated him and said, “Because the gods of the kings of Aram helped them, I will sacrifice to them so that they may help me.” But they were the ruin of him and of all Israel.
In every city of Judah he made high places to make offerings to other gods, provoking to anger the Lord, the God of his ancestors.