Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

He sacrificed and burned incense on the high places and on the hills and under every green tree.

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 on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.

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.

NET Bible

He offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places, 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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
זבח 
Zabach 
Usage: 134

קטר 
Qatar 
Usage: 116

in the high places
בּמה 
Bamah 
Usage: 103

and on the hills
גּבעה 
Gib`ah 
Usage: 69

רענן 
Ra`anan 
Usage: 20

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Context Readings

Ahaz Reigns In Judah And Seeks Help Against The Assyrians

3 He walked in ways of the kings of Israel. He even offered his son to walk through the fire. He copied the disgusting ways of the nations. Jehovah sent the people of the nations out of the land before the children of Israel. 4 He sacrificed and burned incense on the high places and on the hills and under every green tree. 5 Rezin king of Aram, and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came to Jerusalem to make war. They attacked Ahaz but could not conquer him.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 12:2

Destroy all the places where the nations you dispossess serve their gods, on the high mountains and on the hills and under every green tree.

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.

2 Kings 14:4

Still the high places were not taken away. The people continued making offerings and burning them in the high places.

Isaiah 57:5-7

Are you inflaming yourselves with gods under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks?

Isaiah 65:4

They sit among the graves and spend their nights keeping secret vigil. They eat the flesh of pigs. Their pots are full of unclean meat.

Isaiah 66:17

People make themselves holy and prepare themselves for their garden rituals. They go into the garden and devour pork, disgusting things, and mice. They will come to an end at the same time, declares Jehovah.

Jeremiah 17:2

Even their children remember their altars and their poles (images) dedicated to the goddess Asherah beside large trees on high hills

Ezekiel 20:28-29

I brought them to the land I had promised to give them. When they saw the high hills and green trees, they offered sacrifices at all of them. They made me angry by the sacrifices they burned and by the wine they brought as offerings.

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