After visiting Damascus to meet the king of Assyria, what did Ahaz see that he commanded Urijah the priest to replicate in Jerusalem?
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Correct answer: The design of a pagan altar
Ahaz saw an altar in Damascus and was so impressed that he sent a sketch of its pattern to Urijah the priest. He ordered this new altar to be built in the temple of the Lord, displacing the original bronze altar.
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