2 Kings 21:3 
Context| NETBible | He rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed; he set up altars for Baal and made an Asherah pole just like King Ahab of Israel had done. He bowed down to all the stars in the sky 1 and worshiped 2 them. |
| NIV © biblegateway 2Ki 21:3 |
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 worshipped them. |
| NASB © biblegateway 2Ki 21:3 |
For he rebuilt the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he erected altars for Baal and made an Asherah, as Ahab king of Israel had done, and worshiped all the host of heaven and served them. |
| NLT © biblegateway 2Ki 21:3 |
He rebuilt the pagan shrines his father, Hezekiah, had destroyed. He constructed altars for Baal and set up an Asherah pole, just as King Ahab of Israel had done. He also bowed before all the forces of heaven and worshiped them. |
| MSG © biblegateway 2Ki 21:3 |
He rebuilt all the sex-and-religion shrines that his father Hezekiah had torn down, and he built altars and phallic images for the sex god Baal and sex goddess Asherah, exactly what Ahaz king of Israel had done. He worshiped the cosmic powers, taking orders from the constellations. |
| BBE © SABDAweb 2Ki 21:3 |
He put up again the high places which had been pulled down by Hezekiah his father; he made altars for Baal, and an Asherah, as Ahab, king of Israel, had done; he was a worshipper and servant of all the stars of heaven. |
| NRSV © bibleoremus 2Ki 21:3 |
For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed; he erected altars for Baal, made a sacred pole, as King Ahab of Israel had done, worshiped all the host of heaven, and served them. |
| NKJV © biblegateway 2Ki 21:3 |
For he rebuilt the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; he raised up altars for Baal, and made a wooden image, as Ahab king of Israel had done; and he worshiped all the host of heaven and served them. |
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| NASB © biblegateway 2Ki 21:3 |
For he rebuilt <07725> places <01116> which <0834> Hezekiah <02396> his father <01> had destroyed <06> ; and he erected <06965> altars <04196> for Baal <01168> and made <06213> an Asherah <0842> , as Ahab <0256> king <04428> of Israel <03478> had done <06213> , and worshiped <07812> all <03605> the host <06635> of heaven <08064> and served <05647> them. |
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| NET [draft] ITL | He rebuilt <01129> the high places <01116> that <0834> his father <01> Hezekiah <02396> had destroyed <06> ; he set <06965> up altars <04196> for Baal <01168> and made <06213> an Asherah pole <0842> just <0834> like King <04428> Ahab <0256> of Israel <03478> had done <06213> . He bowed down <07812> to all <03605> the stars <06635> in the sky <08064> and worshiped <05647> them. |
| HEBREW | |
| NETBible | He rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed; he set up altars for Baal and made an Asherah pole just like King Ahab of Israel had done. He bowed down to all the stars in the sky 1 and worshiped 2 them. |
| NET Notes |
1 sn See the note at 2 Kgs 17:16. 2 tn Or “served.” |
