2 Kings 21:2-6
New King James Version
2 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, (A)according to the abominations of the nations whom the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel. 3 For he rebuilt the [a]high places (B)which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; he raised up altars for Baal, and made a [b]wooden image, (C)as Ahab king of Israel had done; and he (D)worshiped all [c]the host of heaven and served them. 4 (E)He also built altars in the house of the Lord, of which the Lord had said, (F)“In Jerusalem I will put My name.” 5 And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the (G)two courts of the house of the Lord. 6 (H)Also he made his son pass through the fire, practiced (I)soothsaying, used witchcraft, and consulted spiritists and mediums. He did much evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke Him to anger.
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- 2 Kings 21:3 Places for pagan worship
- 2 Kings 21:3 Heb. Asherah, a Canaanite goddess
- 2 Kings 21:3 The gods of the Assyrians
2 Kings 21:11
New King James Version
11 (A)“Because Manasseh king of Judah has done these abominations ((B)he has acted more wickedly than all the (C)Amorites who were before him, and (D)has also made Judah sin with his idols),
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2 Kings 21:16
New King James Version
16 (A)Moreover Manasseh shed very much innocent blood, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another, besides his sin by which he made Judah sin, in doing evil in the sight of the Lord.
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