2 Kings 16:17
“And king Ahaz cut off the borders of the bases, and removed the laver from off them; and took down the sea from off the brasen oxen that were under it, and put it upon a pavement of stones.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
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?…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
See the marginal references. The acts recorded here, were probably not mere wanton acts of mutilation, but steps in the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Kings 16:17-20
Here is, I. Ahaz abusing the temple, not the building itself, but some of the furniture of it. 1. He defaced the bases…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Ahaz cut off the borders of the bases For a description of these bases, which were moveable stands to carry the lavers…
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