- the host:
- "And lest¹ thou lift upª° thine eyesª unto heaven,ª and when thou seestª°¹ the sun,ª and the moon,ª and the stars,ª [even] all¹ the hostª of heaven,ª shouldest be drivenª° to worshipª° them, and serveª° them, which¹ the LORDª thy Godª hath dividedª°¹ unto all¹ nationsª under¹ the whole¹ heaven.ª" {Deu 4:19} + "And hath gone²°¹ and servedª° otherª gods,ª and worshippedª° them, either the sun,ª or¹ moon,ª or¹ any¹ of the hostª of heaven,ª which¹ I have not¹ commanded;ª°" {Deu 17:3} + "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 ... And he brought outª°¹ the groveª from the houseª¹ of the LORD,ª withoutª¹ Jerusalem,ª unto¹ the brookª Kidron,ª and burnedª° it at the brookª Kidron,ª and stamped [it] smallª° to powder,ª and castª°¹ the powderª thereof upon¹ the gravesª of the childrenª of the people.ª" {2Kg 23:5-6} + "And he took awayª°¹ the horsesª that¹ the kingsª of Judahª had givenª° to the sun,ª at the entering inª°¹ of the houseª of the LORD,ª by¹ the chamberª of Nathanmelechª the chamberlain,ª which¹ [was] in the suburbs,ª and burnedª° the chariotsª of the sunª with fire.ª" {2Kg 23:11} + "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 8:2} + "And the housesª of Jerusalem,ª and the housesª of the kingsª of Judah,ª shall be¹ defiledª as the placeª of Tophet,ª because of all¹ the housesª upon¹ whose¹ roofsª they have burned incenseª° unto all¹ the hostª of heaven,ª and have poured outª° drink offeringsª unto otherª gods.ª" {Jer 19:13} + "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;²¹" {Zph 1:5} + "Thenª Godª turned,ª° andª gave²° them² upª°¹ to worshipª° the¹ hostª of heaven;ª as¹ it² is writtenª° inª the bookª of the¹ prophets,ª O ye houseª of Israel,ª have ye¹ offeredª²° to meª slain beastsª andª sacrificesª [by the space of] fortyª yearsª inª the¹ wilderness?ª" {Act 7:42}
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