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2 Chronicles 33:3

For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had torn down, and he raised up altars for the Baals and made Asherah poles. And he worshiped and served all the host of heaven.

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ASV

For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down; and he reared up altars for the Baalim, and made Asheroth, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.

KJV

For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down, and he reared up altars for Baalim, and made groves, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיָּ֗שָׁבvai.Ya.shovand he returnedH7725 →
וַיִּ֙בֶן֙vai.Yi.venand he builtH1129 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַבָּמ֔וֹתha.ba.Motthe high placesH1116 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
נִתַּ֖ץni.Tatzhe had pulled downH5422 →
יְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huHezekiahH2396 →
אָבִ֑יו'a.Vivfather hisH1 →
וַיָּ֨קֶםvai.Ya.kemand he set upH6965 →
מִזְבְּח֤וֹתmiz.be.ChotaltarsH4196 →
לַבְּעָלִים֙la.be.'a.Limto the BaalsH1168 →
וַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asand he madeH6213 →
אֲשֵׁר֔וֹת'a.she.RotAsherah polesH842 →
וַיִּשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙vai.yish.Ta.chuand he bowed downH7812 →
לְכָל־le.kholto allH3605 →
צְבָ֣אtze.Va'[the] host ofH6635 →
הַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavensH8064 →
וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖דvai.ya.'a.Vodand he servedH5647 →
אֹתָֽם׃'o.Tam<obj.> themH853 →

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Deuteronomy 16:21Do not set up any wooden Asherah pole next to the altar you will build for the LORD your God,Deuteronomy 17:3and going to worship other gods, bowing down to them or to the sun or moon or any of the host of heaven—which I have forbidden—2 Chronicles 31:1When all this had ended, the Israelites in attendance went out to the cities of Judah and broke up the sacred pillars, chopped down the Asherah poles, and tore down the high places and altars throughout Judah and Benjamin, as well as in Ephraim and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the Israelites returned to their cities, each to his own property.2 Chronicles 30:14They proceeded to remove the altars in Jerusalem and to take away the incense altars and throw them into the Kidron Valley.2 Kings 23:5–6Josiah also did away with the idolatrous priests ordained by the kings of Judah to burn incense on the high places of the cities of Judah and in the places all around Jerusalem—those who had burned incense to Baal, to the sun and moon, to the constellations, and to all the host of heaven.Ecclesiastes 9:18Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.Zephaniah 1:5those who bow on the rooftops to worship the host of heaven, those who bow down and swear by the LORD but also swear by Milcom,2 Kings 18:4He removed the high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He also demolished the bronze snake called Nehushtan that Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had burned incense to it.Jeremiah 19:13The houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah will be defiled like that place, Topheth—all the houses on whose rooftops they burned incense to all the host of heaven and poured out drink offerings to other gods.”2 Kings 23:4Then the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, the priests second in rank, and the doorkeepers to remove from the temple of the LORD all the articles made for Baal, Asherah, and all the host of heaven. And he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron and carried their ashes to Bethel.Deuteronomy 4:19When you look to the heavens and see the sun and moon and stars—all the host of heaven—do not be enticed to bow down and worship what the LORD your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven.2 Chronicles 28:2–4Instead, he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and even made cast images of the Baals.2 Kings 21:3For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed, and he raised up altars for Baal. He made an Asherah pole, as King Ahab of Israel had done, and he worshiped and served all the host of heaven.Acts 7:42But God turned away from them and gave them over to the worship of the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: ‘Did you bring Me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?2 Chronicles 32:12Did not Hezekiah himself remove His high places and His altars and say to Judah and Jerusalem, ‘You must worship before one altar, and on it you shall burn sacrifices’?Judges 2:11–13And the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals.Jeremiah 17:2Even their children remember their altars and Asherah poles by the green trees and on the high hills.1 Kings 14:23They also built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.

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