2 Kings 21
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2 Kings 21:4-7

4He built altars in the Lord’s temple, where the Lord had said, “I will put my name in Jerusalem.”

5In the two courtyards of the Lord’s temple, he built altars for the entire army of heaven.

6He burned his son as a sacrifice, consulted fortunetellers, cast evil spells, and appointed ⌞royal⌟ mediums and psychics. He did many things that made the Lord furious.

7Manasseh had an idol of Asherah made. Then he set it up in the temple, where the Lord had said to David and his son Solomon, “I have chosen this temple and Jerusalem from all the tribes of Israel. I will put my name here forever.

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