2 Raja-raja 17:16

17:16 They abandoned all the commandments of the Lord their God; they made two metal calves and an Asherah pole, bowed down to all the stars in the sky, ¹  and worshiped ²  Baal.

2 Raja-raja 21:3

21:3 He rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed; he set up altars for Baal and made an Asherah pole just like King Ahab of Israel had done. He bowed down to all the stars in the sky ³  and worshiped ⁴  them.

2 Raja-raja 21:5

21:5 In the two courtyards of the Lord’s temple he built altars for all the stars in the sky.

2 Raja-raja 23:5

23:5 He eliminated ⁵  the pagan priests whom the kings of Judah had appointed to offer sacrifices ⁶  on the high places in the cities of Judah and in the area right around Jerusalem. (They offered sacrifices ⁷  to Baal, the sun god, the moon god, the constellations, and all the stars in the sky.)

[17:16]  ¹ tn The phrase כָל צְבָא הַשָּׁמַיִם (khol tsÿva’ hashamayim), traditionally translated “all the host of heaven,” refers to the heavenly lights, including stars and planets. In 1 Kgs 22:19 these heavenly bodies are pictured as members of the Lord’s royal court or assembly, but many other texts view them as the illegitimate objects of pagan and Israelite worship.

[17:16]  ² tn Or “served.”

[21:3]  ³ sn See the note at 2 Kgs 17:16.

[21:3]  ⁴ tn Or “served.”

[23:5]  ⁵ tn Perhaps, “destroyed.”

[23:5]  ⁶ tn Or “burn incense.”

[23:5]  ⁷ tn Or “burned incense.”