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.”

"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 Kings 16:11
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What does 2 Kings 16:11 mean?

2 Kings 16:11 (KJV) states, "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." This verse occurs within the context of a period of moral and spiritual decline in the…

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The Danger of Compromise: Lessons from King Ahaz and Urijah

The story of Ahaz in 2 Kings 16 provides deep insights into the perilous nature of compromise and the importance of our adherence to godly principles. The particular verse, 2 Kings 16:11, reads: "And Urijah the priest built an altar according to all that king Ahaz had sent from…

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A Prayer for Faithful Obedience in Leadership

O Divine Creator, As we bow before You in reverence and awe, we come to reflect upon the actions of Urijah the priest as recorded in 2 Kings 16:11, where it is written, "And Urijah the priest built an altar according to all that king Ahaz had sent from Damascus: so Urijah the…

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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 16:11 - "¶ And, behold, the acts of Asa, first and last, lo, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel."
2 Kings 11:16 - "And they laid hands on her; and she went by the way by the which the horses came into the king's house: and there was she slain."
2 Kings 2:11
2 Kings 2:11
2 Kings 2:11
2 Kings 16:16 - "Thus did Urijah the priest, according to all that king Ahaz commanded."
"¶ And, behold, the acts of Asa, first and last, lo, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel." - 2 Chronicles 16:11
"And they laid hands on her; and she went by the way by the which the horses came into the king's house: and there was she slain." - 2 Kings 11:16
2 Kings 3:16-19
2 Kings 15:11 - "And the rest of the acts of Zachariah, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel."
2 Kings 16:19 - "¶ Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?"
2 Kings 14:16 - "And Jehoash slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel; and Jeroboam his son reigned in his stead."
2 Kings 7:11 - "And he called the porters; and they told it to the king's house within."
1 Kings 11:16 - "(For six months did Joab remain there with all Israel, until he had cut off every male in Edom:)"
2 Kings 6:16 - "And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them."
2 Kings 20:16 - "And Isaiah said unto Hezekiah, Hear the word of the LORD."
2 Kings 12:16 - "The trespass money and sin money was not brought into the house of the LORD: it was the priests'."
2 Chronicles 28:16 - "¶ At that time did king Ahaz send unto the kings of Assyria to help him."
2 Kings 2:11 – "As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared."
2 Kings 3:16 - "And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Make this valley full of ditches."
2 Kings 11:21 - "Seven years old was Jehoash when he began to reign."
2 Kings 16:1 - "In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign."
Zechariah 1:1-6
2 Kings 24:11 - "And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the city, and his servants did besiege it."
2 Kings 16:8 - "And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house, and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria."
"Thus did Urijah the priest, according to all that king Ahaz commanded." - 2 Kings 16:16
2 Kings 16:12 - "And when the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar: and the king approached to the altar, and offered thereon."
2 Kings 19:11 - "Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly: and shalt thou be delivered?"