He built altars for (A)all the heavenly [a]lights in (B)the two courtyards of the house of the Lord. And (C)he made his son pass through the fire, (D)interpreted signs, practiced divination, and used mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking Him to anger. Then (E)he put the carved image of Asherah that he had made in the house of which the Lord had said to David and to his son Solomon, “(F)In this house and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen from all the tribes of Israel, I will put My name forever.

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  1. 2 Kings 21:5 Lit host

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