2 Kings 21:5 - Forerunner Commentary

2 Kings 21:5

3 For he rebuilt the¹ high places ^awhich Hezekiah his father had destroyed; he raised up altars for Baal, and made a wooden image, ^bas Ahab king of Israel had done; and he ^cworshiped all the host of heaven and served them.

4 ^aHe also built altars in the house of the Lord, of which the Lord had said, ^b“In Jerusalem I will put My name.”

5 And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the ^atwo courts of the house of the Lord.

6 ^aAlso he made his son pass through the fire, practiced ^bsoothsaying, used witchcraft, and consulted spiritists and mediums. He did much evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke Him to anger.

7 He even set a carved image of¹ Asherah that he had made, in the house of which the Lord had said to David and to Solomon his son, ^a“In this house and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put My name forever;

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Definitions of words in 2 Kings 21:5:

All {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

For {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

He {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Heaven {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Heaven {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

House {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
House {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

In {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Host {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

Lord {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

Other definition entries containing 2 Kings 21:5:

Adoration {I.S.B.E.}
Alliance {I.S.B.E.}
High Place {I.S.B.E.}
Host Of Heaven {I.S.B.E.}
Idolatry {I.S.B.E.}
Jerusalem, 4 {I.S.B.E.}
Temple, A1 {I.S.B.E.}

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