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And he built [heathen] altars in the house of the Lord, of which the Lord said, In Jerusalem will I put My [a]Name [and the pledge of My presence].

And he [good Hezekiah’s son] built altars for all the hosts of the heavens in the two courts of the house of the Lord!

And he made his son pass through the fire and burned him as an offering [to Molech]; he practiced soothsaying and augury, and dealt with mediums and wizards! He did much wickedness in the sight of the Lord, provoking Him to anger.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 21:4 See footnote on Deut. 12:5.

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