וַיָּבֹ֤א הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ מִדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂק וַיַּ֥רְא הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֶת־הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ וַיִּקְרַ֥ב הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ וַיַּ֥עַל עָלָֽיו׃
And when the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar; and the king drew near unto the altar, and offered thereon.
Read midrashic interpretation of II Kings 16:12: and classical rabbinic exegesis.