When the king had come from Damascus, the king saw the altar; and the king came near to the altar, and offered on it.
ExplanationCommentary
Verse 12. And worshipped. Hebrew simply, “and the king approached to the altar, and offered on it (13) his holocaust and his meat (or flour) offering, and poured hid drink-offering, and the blood of his peace-offerings, upon the altar.” Bible.—He dedicated it with all sorts of sacrifices, forbidding any other to be used in the temple. But shortly after he shut up the temple entirely. 2 Chronicles 28:24 and 29:3. He offered sacrifice to idols upon this altar, (Abul.) while the priests made use of the same altar to sacrifice to the true God, (verse 15. Menochius.) unlawfully.