2 Kings 16:4 “And he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places, on the hills,…”

2 Kings 16:4

And he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.

World English Bible

He sacrificed and burned incense in the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.

American Standard Version

And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.

Geneva Bible 1599

Also he offred and burnt incense in the hie places and on the hilles, and vnder euery greene tree.

Darby Translation

And he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.

Young's Literal Translation

and he sacrificeth and maketh perfume in high places, and on the heights, and under every green tree.

Bible in Basic English

And he made offerings, burning them in the high places and on the hills and under every green tree.

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Cross references

“on the hills”

Deuteronomy 12:2 1 Kings 14:23 Isaiah 57:5–7 Isaiah 65:4 Isaiah 66:17 Jeremiah 17:2

Deuteronomy 12:2 · BSB

Destroy completely all the places where the nations you are dispossessing have served their gods—atop the high mountains, on the hills, and under every green tree.

1 Kings 14:23 · BSB

They also built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.

Isaiah 57:5–7 · BSB

who burn with lust among the oaks, under every luxuriant tree, who slaughter your children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks?

Isaiah 65:4 · BSB

sitting among the graves, spending nights in secret places, eating the meat of pigs and polluted broth from their bowls.

Isaiah 66:17 · BSB

“Those who consecrate and purify themselves to enter the groves—to follow one in the center of those who eat the flesh of swine and vermin and rats—will perish together,” declares the LORD.

Jeremiah 17:2 · BSB

Even their children remember their altars and Asherah poles by the green trees and on the high hills.

Also

2 Kings 14:4

2 Kings 14:4 · BSB

Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away, and the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

3Instead, he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and even sacrificed his son in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.

5Then Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to wage war against Jerusalem. They besieged Ahaz but could not overcome him.

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