2 Kings 21:2-9

21He didH6213 evilH7451 in the sightH5869 of the LordH3068, 2in accordance with the abominationsH8441 of the nationsH1471 whomH834 the LordH3068 3dispossessedH3423 beforeH4480H6440 the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478. 3For 4he rebuiltH7725H1129 the highH1116 placesH1116 whichH834 his fatherH1 HezekiahH2396 had destroyedH6; and 5he erectedH6965 altarsH4196 for BaalH1168 and madeH6213 an 6AsherahH842, justH3512 asH3512 AhabH256 kingH4428 of IsraelH3478 had doneH6213, and he 7worshipedH2331 allH3605 the heavenlyH8064 8lightsH6635 and servedH5647 them. 4And 9he builtH1129 altarsH4196 in the houseH1004 of the LordH3068, of whichH834 the LordH3068 had saidH559, “10In JerusalemH3389 I will putH7760 My nameH8034.” 5He builtH1129 altarsH4196 for 11allH3605 the heavenlyH8064 12lightsH6635 in 13the twoH8147 courtyardsH2691 of the houseH1004 of the LordH3068. 6And 14he made his sonH1121 passH5674 through the fireH784, 15interpretedH6049 signsH6049, practicedH5172 divinationH5172, and usedH6213 mediumsH178 and spiritistsH3049. He didH6213 greatH7235 evilH7451 in the sightH5869 of the LordH3068, provokingH3707 Him toH3707 angerH3707. 7Then 16he putH7760 the carvedH6459 imageH6459 of AsherahH842 that he had madeH6213 in the houseH1004 of whichH834 the LordH3068 had saidH559 to DavidH1732 and to his sonH1121 SolomonH8010, “17In thisH2088 houseH1004 and in JerusalemH3389, whichH834 I have chosenH977 from allH3605 the tribesH7626 of IsraelH3478, I will putH7760 My nameH8034 foreverH5769. 8And I 18will not make the feetH7272 of IsraelH3478 wanderH5110 anymoreH3254 from the landH127 whichH834 I gaveH5414 their fathersH1, ifH518 onlyH7534 they will takeH8104 careH8104 to actH6213 in accordance with everythingH3605 that I have commandedH6680 them, and with allH3605 the LawH8451 that My servantH5650 MosesH4872 commandedH6680 them.” 9But they did not listenH8085, and ManassehH4519 19encouragedH8582 them to doH6213 evilH7451, moreH4480 thanH4480 the nationsH1471 whomH834 the LordH3068 eliminatedH8045 fromH4480 the presenceH6440 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478.