2 Kings 21:5

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Summary

2 Kings 21:5

And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD.

In the two courts

General references

2 Kings 23:32

Jeremiah 32:34

Ezekiel 8:7

Bible References

In the two courts

Then the king ordered the high priest Hilkiah, the priests who served under Hilkiah, and the doorkeepers to remove from Jehovah's Temple all utensils that had been made for Baal, Asherah, and the entire army of heaven. Josiah burned the utensils outside Jerusalem. It was in an open field near the Kidron Brook. Then he carried their ashes to Bethel.

An inner court was built in front of the Temple. They enclosed it with walls that had one layer of cedar beams for every three layers of stone.

The large courtyard had three layers of cut stone blocks and a layer of cedar beams, like the inner courtyard of Jehovah's Temple and the entrance hall.

He built altars for the entire army of heaven in the two courtyards of Jehovah's Temple.

The man brought me to the inner courtyard through the south gateway. He measured the south gateway. It was the same size as the others.

Opposite the inner courtyard was an area that was thirty-five feet wide, and opposite the pavement of the outer courtyard were corridors facing corridors on all three stories.

The Spirit lifted me and brought me into the inner courtyard. I saw Jehovah's glory fill the Temple.

When they go out among the people in the outer courtyard, they must take off the clothes that they wore as they served. They must leave their clothes in the side rooms of the holy place and put on other clothes so that they do not transfer the holiness from their clothes to the people.

General references

He did evil in the eyes of Jehovah, as his fathers had done.

They set up their detestable idols in the Temple that is called by my name, and they dishonored it.

Then he took me to the entrance of the courtyard. As I looked, I saw a hole in the wall.