- And he did:
- "And he setª°¹ a graven imageª of the groveª that¹ he had madeª° in the house,ª of which¹ the LORDª saidª° to¹ David,ª and to¹ Solomonª his son,ª In this¹ house,ª and in Jerusalem,ª which¹ I have chosenª° out of all¹¹ tribesª of Israel,ª will I putª°¹ my nameª for ever:ª" {2Kg 21:7} + "Moreover¹ Manassehª shedª° innocentª bloodª veryª much,ª° till¹¹ he had filledª°¹ Jerusalemª from one endª to another;ª beside his sinª¹¹ wherewith¹ he made Judah² to sin,ª°¹¹ in doingª° [that which was] evilª in the sightª of the LORD.ª" {2Kg 21:16} + "Twentyª yearsª oldª [was] Ahazª when he began to reign,ª° and reignedª° sixteenªª yearsª in Jerusalem,ª and didª° not¹ [that which was] rightª in the sightª of the LORDª his God,ª like Davidª his father.ª ... And he sacrificedª° and burnt incenseª° in the high places,ª and on¹ the hills,ª and under¹ every¹ greenª tree.ª" {2Kg 16:2-4} + "Because¹¹ they have forsakenª° me, and have burned incenseª° unto otherª gods,ª that¹ they might provoke me to angerª° with all¹ the worksª of their hands;ª therefore my wrathª shall be kindledª° against this¹ place,ª and shall not¹ be quenched.ª°" {2Kg 22:17} + "But didª° [that which was] evilª in the sightª of the LORD,ª like unto the abominationsª of the heathen,ª whom¹ the LORDª had cast outª° beforeª¹ the childrenª of Israel.ª ... Also he builtª° altarsª in the houseª of the LORD,ª whereof¹ the LORDª had said,ª° In Jerusalemª shall my nameª be¹ for ever.ª" {2Ch 33:2-4}
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