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22 Judah did evil in the Lord’s eyes. The sins they committed made the Lord angrier than anything their ancestors had done. 23 They also built shrines, standing stones, and sacred poles[a] on top of every high hill and under every green tree. 24 Moreover, the consecrated workers[b] in the land did detestable things, just like those nations that the Lord had removed among the Israelites.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 14:23 Heb asherim, perhaps objects devoted to the goddess Asherah
  2. 1 Kings 14:24 Traditionally cultic prostitutes

22 Judah(A) did evil in the eyes of the Lord. By the sins they committed they stirred up his jealous anger(B) more than those who were before them had done. 23 They also set up for themselves high places, sacred stones(C) and Asherah poles(D) on every high hill and under every spreading tree.(E) 24 There were even male shrine prostitutes(F) in the land; the people engaged in all the detestable(G) practices of the nations the Lord had driven out before the Israelites.

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