¹⁶ They deserted all the commands of the Lord their God, and they made for themselves cast metal images, two calves. They made Asherah poles, and they bowed down to the whole army of the heavens,^[a] and they served Baal. ¹⁷ They made their sons and daughters pass through the fire. They engaged in divination and sought omens and sold themselves to do evil in the eyes of the Lord, provoking him to anger. ¹⁸ So the Lord was furious with Israel, and he removed them from his presence. None was left—only the tribe of Judah.