2 Kings 16:3

16:3 He followed in the footsteps of 1  the kings of Israel. He passed his son through the fire, 2  a horrible sin practiced by the nations 3  whom the Lord drove out from before the Israelites.

2 Kings 16:10-11

16:10 When King Ahaz went to meet with King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria in Damascus, he saw the altar there. 4  King Ahaz sent to Uriah the priest a drawing of the altar and a blueprint for its design. 5  16:11 Uriah the priest built an altar in conformity to the plans King Ahaz had sent from Damascus. 6  Uriah the priest finished it before King Ahaz arrived back from Damascus. 7 

1 tn Heb “he walked in the way of.”

2 sn This may refer to child sacrifice, though some interpret it as a less drastic cultic practice. For discussion see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 266-67.

3 tn Heb “like the abominable practices of the nations.”

4 tn Heb “in Damascus.”

5 tn Heb “the likeness of the altar and its pattern for all its work.”

6 tn Heb “according to all that King Ahaz sent from Damascus.”

7 tn Heb “so Uriah the priest did, until the arrival of King Ahaz from Damascus.”