14 And he brought also the brasen altar, which was before the Lord, from the forefront of the house, from between the altar and the house of the Lord, and put it on the north side of the altar.
14 As for the bronze altar that stood before the Lord, he brought it from the front of the temple-from between the new altar and the temple of the Lord-and put it on the north side of the new altar.
14 And the bronze altar that was before the Lord he removed from the front of the house, from the place between his altar and the house of the Lord, and put it on the north side of his altar.
14 But the old bronze Altar that signaled the presence of God he displaced from its central place and pushed it off to the side of his new altar.
14 He also brought the bronze altar which was before the Lord, from the front of the temple--from between the new altar and the house of the Lord--and put it on the north side of the new altar.
14 Then King Ahaz removed the old bronze altar from its place in front of the Lord 's Temple, between the entrance and the new altar, and placed it on the north side of the new altar.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Kings 16:14
Commentary on 2 Kings 16:10-16
(Read 2 Kings 16:10-16)
God's altar had hitherto been kept in its place, and in use; but Ahaz put another in the room of it. The natural regard of the mind of man to some sort of religion, is not easily extinguished; but except it be regulated by the word, and by the Spirit of God, it produces absurd superstitions, or detestable idolatries. Or, at best, it quiets the sinner's conscience with unmeaning ceremonies. Infidels have often been remarkable for believing ridiculous falsehoods.