Parallel Verses
NET Bible
He offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.
New American Standard Bible
He
King James Version
And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.
Holman Bible
He sacrificed and burned incense
International Standard Version
Furthermore, Ahaz sacrificed and burned incense on the high places, on top of hills, and under every green tree.
A Conservative Version
And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.
American Standard Version
And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.
Amplified
He also sacrificed and burned incense on the high places and on the hills and under every green tree.
Bible in Basic English
And he made offerings, burning them in the high places and on the hills and under every green tree.
Darby Translation
And he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.
Julia Smith Translation
And he will sacrifice and burn incense in the heights, and upon the hills, and under every green tree.
King James 2000
And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He sacrificed and offered incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.
Modern King James verseion
And he sacrificed and burned incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he offered and burnt the fat in the hill altars and on the hills and under every green tree.
New Heart English Bible
He sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.
The Emphasized Bible
and he offered sacrifice and burned incense in the high places, and on the hills, - and under every green tree.
Webster
And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.
World English Bible
He sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.
Youngs Literal Translation
and he sacrificeth and maketh perfume in high places, and on the heights, and under every green tree.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Kings 16:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Ahaz Reigns In Judah And Seeks Help Against The Assyrians
3 He followed in the footsteps of the kings of Israel. He passed his son through the fire, a horrible sin practiced by the nations whom the Lord drove out from before the Israelites. 4 He offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree. 5 At that time King Rezin of Syria and King Pekah son of Remaliah of Israel attacked Jerusalem. They besieged Ahaz, but were unable to conquer him.
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Cross References
Deuteronomy 12:2
You must by all means destroy all the places where the nations you are about to dispossess worship their gods -- on the high mountains and hills and under every leafy tree.
1 Kings 14:23
They even built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.
2 Kings 14:4
But the high places were not eliminated; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense on the high places.
Isaiah 57:5-7
you who practice ritual sex under the oaks and every green tree, who slaughter children near the streams under the rocky overhangs.
Isaiah 65:4
They sit among the tombs and keep watch all night long. They eat pork, and broth from unclean sacrificial meat is in their pans.
Isaiah 66:17
"As for those who consecrate and ritually purify themselves so they can follow their leader and worship in the sacred orchards, those who eat the flesh of pigs and other disgusting creatures, like mice -- they will all be destroyed together," says the Lord.
Jeremiah 17:2
Their children are always thinking about their altars and their sacred poles dedicated to the goddess Asherah, set up beside the green trees on the high hills
Ezekiel 20:28-29
I brought them to the land which I swore to give them, but whenever they saw any high hill or leafy tree, they offered their sacrifices there and presented the offerings that provoke me to anger. They offered their soothing aroma there and poured out their drink offerings.