³ Manasseh rebuilt the high places. His father Hezekiah had destroyed them. Manasseh also set up altars to the gods that were named Baal. He made poles used to worship the female god named Asherah. He even bowed down to all the stars and worshiped them. ⁴ He built altars in the Lord’s temple. The Lord had said about his temple, “My Name will remain in Jerusalem forever.” ⁵ In the two courtyards of the Lord’s temple Manasseh built altars to honor all the stars in the sky.