Ophel] compare xxvii. 3 (note).
¹⁵And he took away the strange gods, and the idol out of the house of the Lord, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of the Lord, and in Jerusalem, and cast them out of the city.
15. he took away the strange gods] Compare verse 7.
¹⁶And he built up[¹] the altar of the Lord, and offered thereon sacrifices of peace offerings and of thanksgiving, and commanded Judah to serve the Lord, the God of Israel.
[¹] According to another reading, prepared.
16. he built up] or he rebuilt, compare xi. 5 (note).
peace offerings] compare 1 Chronicles xvi. 1 (note).
commanded Judah] compare verse 9; 2 Kings xxi. 11.
¹⁷Nevertheless the people did sacrifice still in the high places, but only unto the Lord their God.
17. but only, etc.] See note on xxxii. 12.