14 But he moved the bronze altar dedicated to the Lord. It had been in front of the temple between his altar and the Lord’s temple. Ahaz put it on the north side of his altar.
15 King Ahaz gave this command to the priest Urijah: “On this great altar you must burn the morning burnt offerings and the evening grain offering, the king’s burnt offerings and grain offerings, and the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and wine offerings of all the people of the land. Sprinkle all the blood of the burnt offerings and ⌊other⌋ sacrifices on it. I will use the bronze altar for prayer.”
16 The priest Urijah did what King Ahaz had commanded.
17 King Ahaz cut off the side panels of the ⌊bronze⌋ stands ⌊used in the temple⌋ and removed the basin from each of them. He took the bronze pool down from the bronze bulls that were under it and set it on a stone base.
18 Ahaz removed the covered walkway used on the day of worship. This walkway had been built in the temple. He also removed the outer entrance for the king from the Lord’s temple. He did this to please the king of Assyria.
19 Isn’t everything else about Ahaz—the things he did—written in the official records of the kings of Judah?
20 Ahaz lay down in death with his ancestors and was buried with them in the City of David. His son Hezekiah succeeded him as king.