2 Kings 21:2-6
2 Kings 21:2
He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, imitating the detestable practices of the nations that the Lord had dispossessed before the Israelites.
2 Kings 21:3
He rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed and reestablished the altars for Baal. He made an Asherah, as King Ahab of Israel had done; he also bowed in worship to all the stars in the sky and served them.
2 Kings 21:4
He built altars in the Lord’s temple, where the Lord had said, “Jerusalem is where I will put my name.”
2 Kings 21:5
He built altars to all the stars in the sky in both courtyards of the Lord’s temple.
2 Kings 21:6
He sacrificed his son in the fire, practiced witchcraft and divination, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did a huge amount of evil in the Lord’s sight, angering him.