³ Manasseh’s father, Hezekiah, had torn down ·places where gods were worshiped [^Lthe high places; 11:15], but Manasseh rebuilt them. He also built altars for the Baal gods, and he made Asherah ·idols [poles; 14:3] and worshiped all the ·stars of the sky [powers/hosts of heaven] and ·served [worshiped] them. ⁴ The Lord had said about the ·Temple [^Lhouse], “·I will be worshiped [^LMy name will be] in Jerusalem forever,” but Manasseh built altars in the ·Temple [^Lhouse] of the Lord. ⁵ He built altars to worship the ·stars [^Lpowers/hosts of heaven] in the two courtyards of the ·Temple [^Lhouse] of the Lord.