Person
Urijah
also known as Uriah
A high priest in the time of Ahaz (2 Kings 16:10-16), at whose bidding he constructed an idolatrous altar like one the king had seen at Damascus, to be set up instead of the brazen altar.
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Scripture References
5 verses mention Urijah
| Reference | Verse |
|---|---|
| 2 Kings 16:10 | And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and saw an altar that was at Damascus: and king Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it, according to all the workmanship thereof. |
| 2 Kings 16:11 | And Urijah the priest built an altar according to all that king Ahaz had sent from Damascus: so Urijah the priest made it against king Ahaz came from Damascus. |
| 2 Kings 16:15 | 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. |
| 2 Kings 16:16 | Thus did Urijah the priest, according to all that king Ahaz commanded. |
| Isaiah 8:2 | And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah. |
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