2 Kings 16:14 KJV

And he brought also the brasen altar, which was before the LORD, from the forefront of the house, from between the altar and the house of the LORD, and put it on the north side of the altar.

Words Then and Now

brasen made of brass or bronze Still heard today: brazen, bold as brass; the same word Webster’s 1828 · Brasen

What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.

Matthew Henry

Ahaz takes a pattern from an idol's altarGod's altar had hitherto been kept in its place, and in use; but Ahaz put another in the room of it. The natural regard of the mind of man to some sort of...

Thompson Chains

Brazen AltarSee the chain from Exodus 27:1 · 10 links

Cross References

2 Chronicles 4:1 Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length thereof, and twenty cubits the breadth thereof, and ten cubits the height thereof.
Exodus 40:6 And thou shalt set the altar of the burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.
Exodus 40:29 And he put the altar of burnt offering by the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation, and offered upon it the burnt offering and the meat offering; as the LORD commanded Moses.
2 Kings 16:11 And Urijah the priest built an altar according to all that king Ahaz had sent from Damascus: so Urijah the priest made it against king Ahaz came from Damascus.
2 Chronicles 1:5 Moreover the brasen altar, that Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, he put before the tabernacle of the LORD: and Solomon and the congregation sought unto it.
Matthew 23:35 That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.

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Topics

Ahaz Visits Damascus, obtains a novel pattern of an altar, which he substitutes for the altar in the temple in Jerusalem, and otherwise...
Altar Removed by Ahaz, and one of idolatrous fashion substituted
Church and state Ahaz, in transforming the altars
Israel, prophecies concerning Ahaz changes the nature of the altar in the temple
Temple Ahaz changes the pattern of the altar in
Urijah Builds a new altar for Ahaz

Kings of Israel & Judah

AhazKing of Judah · 742–726 BC

Timeline

Timeline of the Bible742–726 BC · Ahaz reigns in Judah

Bible Dictionary

LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.

Hebrew and Strong’s

And he brought וַיַּקְרֵב wayyaqrēb קָרַב Verb · hiphil sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
also the brasen הַנְּחֹשֶׁת hannĕḥōšet נְחֹשֶׁת Noun · feminine singular · with the
altar וְאֵת wĕʾēt Object marker · with and הַמִּזְבַּח hammizbaḥ מִזְבֵּחַ Noun · masculine singular construct · with the
which was before אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative לִפְנֵי lipnê פָּנִים Noun · masculine or feminine plural construct · with preposition מֵאֵת mēʾēt Preposition
the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
from the forefront פְּנֵי pĕnê פָּנִים Noun · masculine or feminine plural construct
of the house הַבַּיִת habbayit בַּיִת Noun · masculine singular · with the
from between the altar מִבֵּין mibbên Preposition הַמִּזְבֵּחַ hammizbēaḥ מִזְבֵּחַ Noun · masculine singular · with the וּמִבֵּין ûmibbên Preposition · with and אֹתוֹ ʾōtô Object marker · with suffix: third person masculine singular עַל ʿal Preposition
and the house בֵּית bêt בַּיִת Noun · masculine singular construct
of the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
and put וַיִּתֵּן wayyittēn נָתַן Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
it on the north צָפוֹנָה ṣāpônâ צָפוֹן Noun · feminine singular · with ending: toward
side יֶרֶךְ yerek יָרֵךְ Noun · feminine singular construct
of the altar הַמִּזְבֵּחַ hammizbēaḥ מִזְבֵּחַ Noun · masculine singular · with the

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