2 Kings 21:3-5

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³ Manasseh’s father, Hezekiah, had destroyed the ·places where gods were worshiped [^Lhigh places; 12:3], but Manasseh rebuilt them. He built altars for Baal, and he made an Asherah ·idol [pole; ^Ca sacred tree or pole dedicated to the goddess Asherah; 13:6] as Ahab king of Israel had done. Manasseh also worshiped all the ·stars of the sky [hosts of heaven] and served them. ⁴ The Lord had said about the ·Temple [^Lhouse], “I will ·be worshiped [^Lput my name] in Jerusalem,” but Manasseh built altars [^Cpagan] in the ·Temple [^Lhouse] of the Lord. ⁵ He built altars to worship the ·stars [hosts of heaven] in the two courtyards of the ·Temple [^Lhouse] of the Lord.