Add parallel Print Page Options

For he built up again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal and made an Asherah, as did Ahab king of Israel, and worshiped all the [starry] hosts of the heavens and served them!

And he built [heathen] altars in the house of the Lord, of which the Lord said, In Jerusalem will I put My [a]Name [and the pledge of My presence].

And he [good Hezekiah’s son] built altars for all the hosts of the heavens in the two courts of the house of the Lord!

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 21:4 See footnote on Deut. 12:5.

Bible Gateway Recommends

Amplified Holy Bible, softcover
Amplified Holy Bible, softcover
Retail: $24.99
Our Price: $15.49
Save: $9.50 (38%)
4.5 of 5.0 stars
Amplified Outreach Bible, Paperback
Amplified Outreach Bible, Paperback
Retail: $9.99
Our Price: $7.29
Save: $2.70 (27%)
3.5 of 5.0 stars
Amplified Compact Holy Bible, hardcover
Amplified Compact Holy Bible, hardcover
Retail: $19.99
Our Price: $13.99
Save: $6.00 (30%)
4.5 of 5.0 stars
Amplified Study Bible, Hardcover
Amplified Study Bible, Hardcover
Retail: $49.99
Our Price: $32.99
Save: $17.00 (34%)
4.5 of 5.0 stars
Amplified Study Bible, Large Print, Imitation Leather, Brown
Amplified Study Bible, Large Print, Imitation Leather, Brown
Retail: $69.99
Our Price: $46.49
Save: $23.50 (34%)
4.5 of 5.0 stars