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And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courtyards of the house of the Lord. He made his son pass through the fire and burned him [as an offering to Molech]; he practiced witchcraft and divination, and dealt with mediums and soothsayers. He did great evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking Him to anger. He made a carved image of the [goddess] Asherah and set it up in the house (temple), of which the Lord said to David and to his son Solomon, “In this house and in Jerusalem [in the tribe of Judah], which I have chosen from all the tribes of Israel, I will put My Name forever.

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In the two courts(A) of the temple of the Lord, he built altars to all the starry hosts. He sacrificed his own son(B) in the fire, practiced divination,(C) sought omens, and consulted mediums and spiritists.(D) He did much evil in the eyes of the Lord, arousing(E) his anger.

He took the carved Asherah pole(F) he had made and put it in the temple,(G) of which the Lord had said to David and to his son Solomon, “In this temple and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put my Name(H) forever.

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