Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down, and he reared up altars for Baalim, and made groves, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.
He built again
He reared
Made groves
The host
General references
Bible References
He built again
Ecclesiastes 2:19
Who knows if he will be a wise man or a fool? But he will have power over all the work that I have done and in which I have been wise under the sun. This too is vanity.
Ecclesiastes 9:18
Wisdom is better than weapons of war, yet one sinner destroys much good.
Which hezekiah
2 Chronicles 30:14
They arose and removed the altars in Jerusalem. They also removed all the incense altars and cast them into the Kidron Brook.
2 Chronicles 31:1
When this ended, all Israel who were present went out to the cities of Judah, broke the pillars in pieces, cut down the Asherim and pulled down the high places and the altars throughout all Judah and Benjamin, Ephraim and Manasseh. They destroyed them all. Then all the sons of Israel returned to their cities, each to his possession.
2 Chronicles 32:12
Did Hezekiah not tear down all except one of Jehovah's altars and places of worship? And did he not tell you people of Jerusalem and Judah to worship at that one place?
2 Kings 18:4
He removed the high places. He broke the stone pillars to bits, and cut down the Asherah poles. The brass snake that Moses had made was crushed to powder at his command, because in those days the children of Israel had offerings burned before it, and he gave it the name Nehushtan.
2 Kings 21:3
He built the high places that Hezekiah his father destroyed. He made altars for Baal. Then he made an Asherah as Ahab, king of Israel, had done. Manasseh was a worshipper and servant of all the stars of heaven.
He reared
2 Chronicles 28:2
He followed the example of the kings of Israel. He even made metal idols for worshiping other gods such as the Baals.
Judges 2:11
The children of Israel did evil in the sight of Jehovah, and served Baalim:
Made groves
Deuteronomy 16:21
When you build the altar for Jehovah your God, never plant beside it any tree dedicated to the goddess Asherah.
1 Kings 14:23
They built places of worship for false gods. They put up stone pillars and symbols of Asherah to worship on the hills and under shady trees.
Jeremiah 17:2
Even their children remember their altars and their poles (images) dedicated to the goddess Asherah beside large trees on high hills
The host
Deuteronomy 4:19
Do not be tempted to bow down and worship the sun or moon or stars (the host or army of the heavens). Jehovah put them there a heritage for all the people under the heavens.
Deuteronomy 17:3
Some worship and bow down to other gods, the sun, the moon, or the whole army of heaven. I have forbidden this.
2 Kings 23:5
He got rid of the pagan priests. The kings of Judah appointed them to sacrifice at the illegal places of worship in the cities of Judah and all around Jerusalem. They had been sacrificing to Baal, the sun god, the moon god, the constellations of the zodiac (Mazzalohth Constellation-Job 38:32), and the entire army of heaven.
Jeremiah 8:2
They will be spread out and exposed to the sun, the moon, and all the stars in the sky. These are the things that they had loved, served, gone after, sought, and worshiped. Their bones will not be gathered or buried, but they will become manure on the ground.
Jeremiah 19:13
The houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah will be defiled like Topheth. They burned sacrifices to the heavenly hosts and poured out drink offerings to other gods on the rooftops of all of their houses.'
Zephaniah 1:5
I will remove those who bow down to worship the host of heaven on the housetops and those who bow down and swear to Jehovah and yet swear by Malcolm.
Acts 7:42
God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven. It is written in the book of the prophets: O you house of Israel, have you offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness?
General references
Deuteronomy 16:21
When you build the altar for Jehovah your God, never plant beside it any tree dedicated to the goddess Asherah.