19 And be careful not to raise your eyes to heaven and look at the sun, the moon, and the stars, (A)all the heavenly [a]lights, (B)and allow yourself to be drawn away and worship them and serve them, things which the Lord your God has allotted to all the peoples under the whole heaven.

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  1. Deuteronomy 4:19 Lit host

19 And when you look up to the sky and see the sun,(A) the moon and the stars(B)—all the heavenly array(C)—do not be enticed(D) into bowing down to them and worshiping(E) things the Lord your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven.

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For (A)he rebuilt the high places which his father Hezekiah had destroyed; and (B)he erected altars for Baal and made an [a]Asherah, just as Ahab king of Israel had done, and he (C)worshiped all the heavenly [b]lights and served them.

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  1. 2 Kings 21:3 I.e., a wooden symbol of a female deity
  2. 2 Kings 21:3 Lit host

He rebuilt the high places(A) his father Hezekiah had destroyed; he also erected altars to Baal(B) and made an Asherah pole,(C) as Ahab king of Israel had done. He bowed down to all the starry hosts(D) and worshiped them.

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