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by going to serve other gods and worshiping them—whether the sun or the moon or any of the host of heaven, which I have forbidden—

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and contrary to my command(A) has worshiped other gods,(B) bowing down to them or to the sun(C) or the moon or the stars in the sky,(D)

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32 He erected an altar for Baal in the house of Baal that he built in Samaria.(A)

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32 He set up an altar(A) for Baal in the temple(B) of Baal that he built in Samaria.

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33 Ahab also made a sacred pole.[a] Ahab did more to provoke the anger of the Lord, the God of Israel, than had all the kings of Israel who were before him.(A)

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  1. 16.33 Or Asherah

33 Ahab also made an Asherah pole(A) and did more(B) to arouse the anger of the Lord, the God of Israel, than did all the kings of Israel before him.

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16 They rejected all the commandments of the Lord their God and made for themselves cast images of two calves; they made a sacred pole,[a] worshiped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.(A)

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  1. 17.16 Or Asherah

16 They forsook all the commands of the Lord their God and made for themselves two idols cast in the shape of calves,(A) and an Asherah(B) pole. They bowed down to all the starry hosts,(C) and they worshiped Baal.(D)

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He removed the high places, broke down the pillars, and cut down the sacred pole.[a] He broke in pieces the bronze serpent that Moses had made, for until those days the people of Israel had made offerings to it; it was called Nehushtan.(A)

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  1. 18.4 Or Asherah

He removed(A) the high places,(B) smashed the sacred stones(C) and cut down the Asherah poles. He broke into pieces the bronze snake(D) Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had been burning incense to it. (It was called Nehushtan.[a])

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  1. 2 Kings 18:4 Nehushtan sounds like the Hebrew for both bronze and snake.