Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
For he built up again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made a grove, as did Ahab king of Israel; and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.
Holman Bible
He rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed
International Standard Version
He rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed. He erected altars for Baal, crafted an Asherah, just as King Ahab of Israel had done, and worshipped and served the stars of heaven.
A Conservative Version
For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed. And he reared up altars for Baal, and made an Asherah, as did Ahab king of Israel, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.
American Standard Version
For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made an Asherah, as did Ahab king of Israel, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.
Amplified
For he rebuilt the high places [for the worship of pagan gods] which his father Hezekiah had destroyed; and he set up altars for Baal and made an [image of] Asherah, just as Ahab king of Israel had done, and he worshiped all the [starry] host of heaven and served them.
Bible in Basic English
He put up again the high places which had been pulled down by Hezekiah his father; he made altars for Baal, and an Asherah, as Ahab, king of Israel, had done; he was a worshipper and servant of all the stars of heaven.
Darby Translation
And he built again the high places that Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars to Baal and made an Asherah, as did Ahab king of Israel; and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.
Julia Smith Translation
And he will turn back and build the heights which Hezekiah his father destroyed; and he will raise up altars to Baal, and make a statue as did Ahab king of Israel; and he will worship to all the army of the heavens, and serve' them.
King James 2000
For he built up again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he raised up altars for Baal, and made an idol pole, as did Ahab king of Israel; and worshiped all the army of heaven, and served them.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He returned and rebuilt the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed. He erected altars for Baal and made a pole of Asherah worship just as Ahab king of Israel had made, and he bowed down to all of the host of heaven and served them.
Modern King James verseion
For he built up again the high places which his father Hezekiah had destroyed. And he reared up altars for Baal, and made an Asherah, as Ahab king of Israel did. And he worshiped all the host of heaven, and served them.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he went and built the hill altars again, which Hezekiah his father had destroyed. And he reared up altars to Baal and made groves, as did Ahab king of Israel. And he bowed himself unto all the host of heaven and served them.
NET Bible
He rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed; he set up altars for Baal and made an Asherah pole just like King Ahab of Israel had done. He bowed down to all the stars in the sky and worshiped them.
New Heart English Bible
For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made an Asherah, as did Ahab king of Israel, and worshiped all the host of heaven, and served them.
The Emphasized Bible
He again built the high places, which Hezekiah his father had destroyed, - and reared altars to Baal, and made a Sacred Stem, as did Ahab, king of Israel, and bowed down to all the army of the heavens, and served them.
Webster
For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared altars for Baal, and made a grove, as did Ahab king of Israel; and worshiped all the host of heaven, and served them.
World English Bible
For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made an Asherah, as did Ahab king of Israel, and worshiped all the army of the sky, and served them.
Youngs Literal Translation
and he turneth and buildeth the high places that Hezekiah his father destroyed, and raiseth altars for Baal, and maketh a shrine, as did Ahab king of Israel, and boweth himself to all the host of the heavens, and serveth them.
Themes
Altars » Idolaters planted groves near
Baal » An idol of the phoenicians, God of the sun » By the jews
Groves » Worshiped by israelites
Groves » For idol worship planted » By manasseh
High places » Built by » Manasseh
Idolatry » Objects of » Sun, moon, and stars
Israel » Manasseh » Reign » Wicked
Kings » Who reigned over judah » Manasseh
Manasseh » King of judah » History of
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » Manasseh, who committed the abominations of the heathen
Worship » Divinity of Christ » Of heavenly bodies
Topics
Interlinear
Banah
Shuwb
Chizqiyah
'ab
'abad
Quwm
Tsaba'
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Kings 21:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Evil Manasseh Reigns After Godly Hezekiah
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Cross References
2 Kings 17:16
They forsook all the commandments of the Lord their God and made for themselves molten images, even
2 Kings 18:4
Deuteronomy 17:3
and has gone and
Deuteronomy 4:19
And beware not to lift up your eyes to heaven and see the sun and the moon and the stars,
1 Kings 16:31-33
It came about, as though it had been a trivial thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that
1 Kings 18:21
Elijah came near to all the people and said, “
1 Kings 18:26
Then they took the ox which
2 Kings 8:18
He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done, for
2 Kings 8:27
2 Kings 10:18-20
Then Jehu gathered all the people and said to them, “
2 Kings 18:22
But if you say to me, ‘We trust in the Lord our God,’ is it not He whose high places and
2 Kings 23:4-5
Then the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest and
2 Chronicles 32:12
2 Chronicles 33:3-5
For
2 Chronicles 34:3
For in the eighth year of his reign while he was still a youth, he began to
Job 31:26
Or the moon going in splendor,
Micah 6:16
And all the works of the house of
And in their devices you
Therefore I will give you up for
And
And you will bear the