2 Kings 21:5-7
Good News Translation
5 In the two courtyards of the Temple he built altars for the worship of the stars. 6 He sacrificed his son as a burnt offering. He practiced divination and magic and consulted[a] fortunetellers and mediums. He sinned greatly against the Lord and stirred up his anger. 7 (A)He placed the symbol of the goddess Asherah in the Temple, the place about which the Lord had said to David and his son Solomon: “Here in Jerusalem, in this Temple, is the place that I have chosen out of all the territory of the twelve tribes of Israel as the place where I am to be worshiped.
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- 2 Kings 21:6 consulted; or brought back.
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