the pure gold lampstands and their lamps which burned as specified at the entrance to the inner sanctuary,

Nevertheless you have done some good things; you removed the Asherah poles from the land and you were determined to follow the Lord.”

He offered sacrifices in the Valley of Ben-Hinnom and passed his sons through the fire, a horrible sin practiced by the nations whom the Lord drove out before the Israelites.

They offer burnt sacrifices to the Lord every morning and every evening, along with fragrant incense. They arrange the Bread of the Presence on a ritually clean table and light the lamps on the gold lampstand every evening. Certainly we are observing the Lord our God’s regulations, but you have rejected him.