2 Kings 16:4
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.”
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“And he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and he sacrificeth and maketh perfume in high places, and on the heights, and under every green tree.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Kings 16:4 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 12:2Destroy completely all the places where the nations you are dispossessing have served their gods—atop the high mountains, on the hills, and under every green tree.
- 1 Kings 14:23They also built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.
- 2 Kings 12:4Then Joash said to the priests, “Collect all the money brought as sacred gifts into the house of the LORD—the census money, the money from vows, and the money brought voluntarily into the house of the LORD.
- 2 Kings 14:4Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away, and the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.
- Isaiah 57:5who burn with lust among the oaks, under every luxuriant tree, who slaughter your children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks?
- Isaiah 65:4sitting among the graves, spending nights in secret places, eating the meat of pigs and polluted broth from their bowls.
- Isaiah 66:17“Those who consecrate and purify themselves to enter the groves—to follow one in the center of those who eat the flesh of swine and vermin and rats—will perish together,” declares the LORD.
- Jeremiah 17:2Even their children remember their altars and Asherah poles by the green trees and on the high hills.
- Ezekiel 20:28When I brought them into the land that I swore to give them and they saw any high hill or leafy tree, there they offered their sacrifices, presented offerings that provoked Me, sent up their fragrant incense, and poured out their drink offerings.
- Ezekiel 43:7and He said to me, “Son of man, this is the place of My throne and the place for the soles of My feet, where I will dwell among the Israelites forever. The house of Israel will never again defile My holy name—neither they nor their kings—by their prostitution and by the funeral offerings for their kings at their deaths.
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