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He even built these pagan altars in The Temple of God, the very Jerusalem Temple dedicated exclusively by God's decree ("in Jerusalem I place my Name") to God's Name.
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He would build altars in the Lord's temple, where the Lord had said, "Jerusalem is where I will put My name."
2 Kings 21:4 In-Context
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He did evil in the eyes of the LORD, following the detestable practices of the nations the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.
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He rebuilt the high places his father Hezekiah had destroyed; he also erected altars to Baal and made an Asherah pole, as Ahab king of Israel had done. He bowed down to all the starry hosts and worshiped them.
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He built altars in the temple of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “In Jerusalem I will put my Name.”
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In the two courts of the temple of the LORD, he built altars to all the starry hosts.
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He sacrificed his own son in the fire, practiced divination, sought omens, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did much evil in the eyes of the LORD, arousing his anger.