2 Kings 16:12 “When the king came back from Damascus and saw the altar, he approached…”

2 Kings 16:12

When the king came back from Damascus and saw the altar, he approached it and presented offerings on it.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And when the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar: and the king approached to the altar, and offered thereon.

World English Bible

When the king had come from Damascus, the king saw the altar; and the king came near to the altar, and offered on it.

American Standard Version

And when the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar: and the king drew near unto the altar, and offered thereon.

Geneva Bible 1599

So when the King was come from Damascus, the King sawe the altar: and the King drewe neere to the altar and offered thereon.

Darby Translation

And when the king came from Damascus, the king saw the altar; and the king approached to the altar, and offered upon it.

Young's Literal Translation

And the king cometh in from Damascus, and the king seeth the altar, and the king draweth near on the altar, and offereth on it,

Bible in Basic English

And when the king came from Damascus, he saw the altar; and he went up on it and made an offering on it.

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Cross references

“approached”

2 Chronicles 26:16–19 1 Kings 13:1 2 Chronicles 28:23 2 Chronicles 28:25

2 Chronicles 26:16–19 · BSB

But when Uzziah became powerful, his arrogance led to his own destruction. He was unfaithful to the LORD his God, for he entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense.

1 Kings 13:1 · BSB

Suddenly, as Jeroboam was standing beside the altar to burn incense, there came a man of God from Judah to Bethel by the word of the LORD.

2 Chronicles 28:23 · BSB

He sacrificed to the gods of Damascus, who had defeated him, and he said, “Because the gods of the kings of Aram have helped them, I will sacrifice to them that they may help me.” But these gods were the downfall of Ahaz…

2 Chronicles 28:25 · BSB

In every city of Judah he built high places to offer incense to other gods, and so he provoked the LORD, the God of his fathers.

“offered thereon”

Numbers 18:4–7

Numbers 18:4–7 · BSB

They are to join you and attend to the duties of the Tent of Meeting, doing all the work at the Tent; but no outsider may come near you.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

11And Uriah the priest built the altar according to all the instructions King Ahaz had sent from Damascus, and he completed it before King Ahaz returned.

13He offered his burnt offering and his grain offering, poured out his drink offering, and splattered the blood of his peace offerings on the altar.

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