2 Kings 16:11 meaning and explanation

And Uriah the priest built the altar according to all the instructions King Ahaz had sent from Damascus, and he completed it by the time King Ahaz had returned.

2 Kings 16:11, Berean Standard Bible

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Ahaz, king of Judah, had gone to Damascus to submit to Tiglath-pileser of Assyria, and there he saw a pagan altar he admired. He sent a model and plans back to Uriah, the priest in Jerusalem, who built a copy and finished it before the king returned.

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