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2 Kings 21:3
New Catholic Bible
2 Kings 21:3
New Catholic Bible
3 He rebuilt the high places that Hezekiah, his father, had destroyed. He raised up altars to Baal, and he made an Asherah, just as Ahab, the king of Israel, had done. He also worshiped the hosts of heaven[a] and served them.
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- 2 Kings 21:3 Hosts of heaven: worship of the stars had been introduced as a result of Judah’s becoming a vassal of Assyria (see 2 Ki 17:16).