Cross Reference 2 KINGS 23:5 AND HE PUT DOWN THE IDOLATROUS PRIESTS WHOM THE KINGS OF JUDAH HAD ORDAINED TO BURN INCENSE IN THE HIGH PLACES IN THE CITIES OF JUDAH AND IN THE PLACES ROUND ABOUT JERUSALEM THEM ALSO THAT BURNED INCENSE UNTO BAAL TO THE SUN AND TO THE MOON AND TO THE PLANETS AND TO ALL THE HOST OF HEAVEN

{2 Kings 23:5} And he put down 7673 z8689 x853 the idolatrous priests, 3649 whom x834 the kings 4428 of Judah 3063 had ordained 5414 z8804 to burn incense 6999 z8762 in the high places 1116 in the cities 5892 of Judah, 3063 and in the places round about 4524 Jerusalem; 3389 them also that burned incense 6999 z8764 unto Baal, 1168 to the sun, 8121 and to the moon, 3394 and to the planets, 4208 and to all x3605 the host 6635 of heaven. 8064

put down:
Heb. caused to cease

the idolatrous priests:
Heb. Chemarim. "The inhabitantsª of Samariaª shall fearª ° because of the calvesª of Bethaven:ª for¹ the peopleª thereof shall mournª ° over¹ it, and the priestsª thereof [that] rejoicedª ° on¹ it, for¹ the gloryª thereof, because¹ it is departedª ° from¹ it." {Hsa 10:5} *marg. "Foretold. "I will also stretch outª ° mine handª upon¹ Judah,ª and upon¹ all¹ the inhabitantsª ° of Jerusalem;ª and I will cut offª °¹ the remnantª of Baalª from¹ this¹ place,ª [and]¹ the nameª of the Chemarimsª with¹ the priests;ª ... And them that worshipª ° the hostª of heavenª upon¹ the housetops;ª and them that worshipª ° [and] that swearª ° by the LORD,ª and that swearª ° by Malcham;² ¹" {Zph 1:4-5}."

planets:
or, twelve signs, or constellations, So the Vulgate duodecim signa, "the twelve signs," i.e., the zodiac; which is the most probable meaning of the word mazzaloth, from the Arabic manzeel, a caravanserai, house, or dwelling, as being the apparent dwellings of the sun in his annual course; and the Targumists and Rabbins often employ the words tereysar mazzalaya, to denote the signs of the zodiac.

all the host:
"For he built upª ° againª °¹ the high placesª which¹ Hezekiahª his fatherª had destroyed;ª ° and he reared upª ° altarsª for Baal,ª and madeª ° a grove,ª as¹ didª ° Ahabª kingª of Israel;ª and worshippedª ° all¹ the hostª of heaven,ª and servedª ° them. ... And he builtª ° altarsª in the houseª of the LORD,ª of which¹ the LORDª said,ª ° In Jerusalemª will I putª °¹ my name.ª" {2Kg 21:3-4} + "At that¹ time,ª saithª ° the LORD,ª they shall bring outª °¹ the bonesª of the kingsª of Judah,ª and the bonesª of his princes,ª and the bonesª of the priests,ª and the bonesª of the prophets,ª and the bonesª of the inhabitantsª ° of Jerusalem,ª out of their graves:ª ¹ ... And they shall spreadª ° them before the sun,ª and the moon,ª and all¹ the hostª of heaven,ª whom¹ they have loved,ª ° and whom¹ they have served,ª ° and afterª whom¹ they have walked,ª ° and whom¹ they have sought,ª ° and whom¹ they have worshipped:ª ° they shall not¹ be gathered,ª ° nor¹ be buried;ª ° they shall be¹ for dungª upon¹ the faceª of the earth.ª" {Jer 8:1-2} + "But¹ we will certainly² ° doª °¹ whatsoever¹ ¹ thingª goeth forthª ° out of our own mouth,ª ¹ to burn incenseª ° unto the queenª of heaven,ª and to pour outª ° drink offeringsª unto her, as¹ we have done,ª ° we,¹ and our fathers,ª our kings,ª and our princes,ª in the citiesª of Judah,ª and in the streetsª of Jerusalem:ª for [then] had we plentyª ° of victuals,ª and were¹ well,ª and sawª ° no¹ evil.ª ... And when¹ we¹ burned incenseª ° to the queenª of heaven,ª and poured outª ° drink offeringsª unto her, did we makeª ° her cakesª to worshipª ° her, and pour outª ° drink offeringsª unto her, withoutª ¹ our men?² ¹" {Jer 44:17-19}

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