2 Kings 23:5
23:5 He eliminated
the pagan priests whom the kings of Judah had appointed to offer sacrifices
on the high places in the cities of Judah and in the area right around Jerusalem. (They offered sacrifices
to Baal, the sun god, the moon god, the constellations, and all the stars in the sky.)
2 Kings 23:2
23:2 The king went up to the
Lord’s temple, accompanied by all the people of Judah, all the residents of Jerusalem, the priests, and the prophets. All the people were there, from the youngest to the oldest. He read aloud
all the words of the scroll of the covenant that had been discovered in the
Lord’s temple.
2 Kings 14:5
14:5 When he had secured control of the kingdom, he executed the servants who had assassinated his father.
2 Kings 1:4
1:4 Therefore this is what the
Lord says, “You will not leave the bed you lie on, for you will certainly die!”’” So Elijah went on his way.
Ezekiel 8:16
8:16 Then he brought me to the inner court of the Lord’s house. Right there at the entrance to the Lord’s temple, between the porch and the altar, were about twenty-five men with their backs to the Lord’s temple, facing east – they were worshiping the sun toward the east!