And he burnt his burnt offering and his meat offering, and poured his drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings, upon the altar.
Parallel translations
- WEB He burned his burnt offering and his meal offering, poured his drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings on the altar.
- BSB He offered his burnt offering and his grain offering, poured out his drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings on the altar.
- NKJV So he burned his burnt offering and his grain offering; and he poured his drink offering and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings on the altar.
- NASB and burned his burnt offering and his meal offering, and poured out his drink offering and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings on the altar.
- NLT He presented a burnt offering and a grain offering, he poured out a liquid offering, and he sprinkled the blood of peace offerings on the altar.
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Quick answer
Ahaz offers the full range of sacrifices on the new altar. He fully transfers Israel's worship onto a foreign design.
Overview
By presenting burnt, grain, drink, and peace offerings on the Damascus-style altar, Ahaz reroutes the temple's entire sacrificial system. The forms of true worship are preserved, but the substance is corrupted by their pagan source and the king's unbelief. It is a sobering picture of religious activity divorced from genuine obedience to God.
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- Lev 1:1–3And the LORD called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying,
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