- the sun:
- "And he put downª°¹ the idolatrous priests,ª whom¹ the kingsª of Judahª had ordainedª° to burn incenseª° in the high placesª in the citiesª of Judah,ª and in the places round aboutª Jerusalem;ª them also that burned incenseª° unto Baal,ª to the sun,ª and to the moon,ª and to the planets,ª and to all¹ the hostª of heaven.ª" {2Kg 23:5} + "Also he took awayª° out of all¹¹ the citiesª of Judahª¹ the high placesª and the images:ª and the kingdomª was quietª° beforeª him." {2Ch 14:5} + "And they brake downª°¹ the altarsª of Baalimª in his presence;ª and the images,ª that¹ [were] on high¹ above¹¹ them,² he cut down;ª° and the groves,ª and the carved images,ª and the molten images,ª he brake in pieces,ª° and made dustª° [of them], and strowedª° [it] uponª¹ the gravesª of them that had sacrificedª° unto them." {2Ch 34:4} + "And he broughtª° me into¹ the innerª courtª of the LORD'Sª house,ª and, behold,¹ at the doorª of the templeª of the LORD,ª between¹ the porchª and the altar,ª [were] about fiveª and twentyª men,ª with their backsª toward¹ the templeª of the LORD,ª and their facesª toward the east;ª and they¹ worshippedª° the sunª toward the east.ª" {Ezk 8:16}
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