2 Ki. 16: Ahaz Does His Own Thing

2 Kings 16:11 "So Uriah the priest built an altar in accordance with all the plans that King Ahaz had sent from Damascus and finished it before King Ahaz returned."

Ahaz was Jotham's son. He is in the line of David, but he doesn't act like David, which is not Fark-worthy news. But he does manage to sacrifice his child, which is just about as detestable as one can get.Ahaz is known for generally doing whatever he wants in the way of religion. So he's religious, but kind of does whatever he wants, which is not what God instructed. The LORD intended his commands to be followed to the smallest detail. Ahaz is like, "Meh, whatever." For example, after paying the king of Assyria protection money from Aram and Israel with the gold and silver in the LORD's temple, he sees an altar that looks cool in Damascus.

He has this altar built by the priest, Uriah. And then he switches around the altars and basins at the temple to do whatever he wants. Forget what God said they were to be used for, Ahaz is going to do what he will.

This should end well.