他做耶和華視為惡的事,效法耶和華在以色列人面前趕走的外族人的可憎行徑。 他重建他父親希西迦拆毀的邱壇,為巴力築造祭壇,製造亞舍拉神像,並祭拜和供奉天上的萬象。 耶和華曾指著祂的殿說:「我的名必永遠在耶路撒冷。」他卻在耶和華的殿內建造異教的祭壇。

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He did evil in the eyes of the Lord,(A) following the detestable(B) practices of the nations the Lord had driven out before the Israelites. He rebuilt the high places his father Hezekiah had demolished; he also erected altars to the Baals and made Asherah poles.(C) He bowed down(D) to all the starry hosts and worshiped them. He built altars in the temple of the Lord, of which the Lord had said, “My Name(E) will remain in Jerusalem forever.”

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