They went in. — Heb., into the interior (pĕnîmah, “inner part” 2 Chronicles 29:16) of the palace.
Hezekiah. — Hizkiyahu. So also in 2 Chronicles 29:27; but in 2 Chronicles 29:30, Yehizkiyahu. (See Note on 2 Chronicles 29:1.)
The altar of burnt offering. — Which Ahaz appears to have superseded (2 Kings 16:14-15), besides removing it from its legal position.
And the shewbread table. — Literally, the table of the pile (of sacred cakes). Only one table is here mentioned. (Comp. 1 Chronicles 28:16; 2 Chronicles 4:8; 2 Chronicles 4:19.) The metal work of all the sacred apparatus would be greatly tarnished, if only from neglect, apart from wanton ill usage.