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Selected Verse: 2 Kings 16:15 - Strong Concordance

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2Ki 16:15 Strong Concordance And king [04428] Ahaz [0271] commanded [06680] Urijah [0223] the priest [03548], saying [0559], Upon the great [01419] altar [04196] burn [06999] the morning [01242] burnt offering [05930], and the evening [06153] meat offering [04503], and the king's [04428] burnt sacrifice [05930], and his meat offering [04503], with the burnt offering [05930] of all the people [05971] of the land [0776], and their meat offering [04503], and their drink offerings [05262]; and sprinkle [02236] upon it all the blood [01818] of the burnt offering [05930], and all the blood [01818] of the sacrifice [02077]: and the brasen [05178] altar [04196] shall be for me to enquire [01239] by.
  King James And king Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, Upon the great altar burn the morning burnt offering, and the evening meat offering, and the king's burnt sacrifice, and his meat offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings; and sprinkle upon it all the blood of the burnt offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice: and the brasen altar shall be for me to enquire by.

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Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
The brasen altar shall be for me to inquire by - The bulk of modern commentators translate - "As for the Brasen altar, it will be for me to inquire (or consider) what I shall do with it."
 
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3 But he walked [03212] in the way [01870] of the kings [04428] of Israel [03478], yea, and made his son [01121] to pass through [05674] the fire [0784], according to the abominations [08441] of the heathen [01471], whom the LORD [03068] cast out [03423] from before [06440] the children [01121] of Israel [03478].
19 All this, said David, the LORD [03068] made me understand [07919] in writing [03791] by his hand [03027] upon me, even all the works [04399] of this pattern [08403].
30 And thou shalt rear up [06965] the tabernacle [04908] according to the fashion [04941] thereof which was shewed [07200] thee in the mount [02022].
40 And look [07200] that thou make [06213] them after their pattern [08403], which was shewed [07200] thee in the mount [02022].
25 It is a snare [04170] to the man [0120] who devoureth [03216] that which is holy [06944], and after [0310] vows [05088] to make enquiry [01239].
36 And it came to pass at the time of the offering [05927] of the evening sacrifice [04503], that Elijah [0452] the prophet [05030] came near [05066], and said [0559], LORD [03068] God [0430] of Abraham [085], Isaac [03327], and of Israel [03478], let it be known [03045] this day [03117] that thou art God [0430] in Israel [03478], and that I am thy servant [05650], and that I have done [06213] all these things at thy word [01697].
29 And it came to pass, when midday [06672] was past [05674], and they prophesied [05012] until the time of the offering [05927] of the evening sacrifice [04503], that there was neither voice [06963], nor any to answer [06030], nor any that regarded [07182].