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2 He did what the LORD considered evil by copying the disgusting things done by the nations that the LORD had forced out of the Israelites' way. 3 He rebuilt the illegal places of worship that his father Hezekiah had torn down. He set up altars dedicated to other gods-the Baals-and made a pole dedicated to the goddess Asherah as King Ahab of Israel had done. Manasseh, like Ahab, worshiped and served the entire army of heaven. 4 He built altars in the LORD's temple, where the LORD had said, |My name will be in Jerusalem forever.| 5 In the two courtyards of the LORD's temple, he built altars for the entire army of heaven. 6 He burned his son as a sacrifice in the valley of Ben Hinnom, consulted fortunetellers, cast evil spells, practiced witchcraft, and appointed [royal] mediums and psychics. He did many things that made the LORD furious. 7 Manasseh had a carved idol made. Then he set it up in God's temple, where God had said to David and his son Solomon, |I have chosen this temple and Jerusalem from all the tribes of Israel. I will put my name here forever. 8 I will never again remove Israel from the land that I set aside for their ancestors if they will obey all the commands, all the teachings, the ordinances, and the regulations [I gave] through Moses.| 9 Manasseh misled Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem so that they did more evil things than the nations that the LORD had destroyed when the Israelites arrived in the land. 2 Chronicles 33:2-9, God's Word Translation. Copyright © 1995 by God's Word to the Nations.
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