16 And Uriah the priest did just as King Ahaz had ordered.
Other Translations of 2 Kings 16:16
King James Version
16 Thus did Urijah the priest, according to all that king Ahaz commanded.
English Standard Version
16 Uriah the priest did all this, as King Ahaz commanded.
The Message
16 The priest Uriah followed King Ahaz's orders to the letter.
New King James Version
16 Thus did Urijah the priest, according to all that King Ahaz commanded.
New Living Translation
16 Uriah the priest did just as King Ahaz commanded him.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Kings 16:16
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.