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. 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. (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.” And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the (G)two courts of the house of the Lord.

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Notas al pie

  1. 2 Kings 21:3 Places for pagan worship
  2. 2 Kings 21:3 Heb. Asherah, a Canaanite goddess
  3. 2 Kings 21:3 The gods of the Assyrians

He did evil(A) in the eyes of the Lord, following the detestable practices(B) of the nations the Lord had driven out before the Israelites. He rebuilt the high places(C) his father Hezekiah had destroyed; he also erected altars to Baal(D) and made an Asherah pole,(E) as Ahab king of Israel had done. He bowed down to all the starry hosts(F) and worshiped them. He built altars(G) in the temple of the Lord, of which the Lord had said, “In Jerusalem I will put my Name.”(H) In the two courts(I) of the temple of the Lord, he built altars to all the starry hosts.

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