5He built altars for all the army of the sky in the two courts of the house of Yahweh.


In Context

2 He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, after the abominations of the nations whom Yahweh cast out before the children of Israel.

3 For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made an Asherah, as did Ahab king of Israel, and worshiped all the army of the sky, and served them.

4 He built altars in the house of Yahweh, of which Yahweh said, |I will put my name in Jerusalem.|

5 He built altars for all the army of the sky in the two courts of the house of Yahweh.

6 He made his son to pass through the fire, and practiced sorcery, and used enchantments, and dealt with those who had familiar spirits, and with wizards: he worked much evil in the sight of Yahweh, to provoke him to anger.

7 He set the engraved image of Asherah, that he had made, in the house of which Yahweh said to David and to Solomon his son, |In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, will I put my name forever;

2 Kings 21:5 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

21:5In both courts of the temple of the Lord , he built altars to all the starry hosts.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:5And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

21:5And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the temple of the Lord.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:5And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of Jehovah.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:5And he built altars to all the host of heaven in both courts of the house of Jehovah.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:5And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:5And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

21:5And he buildeth altars to all the host of the heavens in the two courts of the house of Jehovah;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:5And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD.