Genesis 44:5Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012Not only does he drink from his cup, but he also uses it to learn about the future. You have done a terrible thing.’ ” See the chapter |
and even set up the pole for Asherah there. Manasseh practised magic and witchcraft; he asked fortune-tellers for advice and sacrificed his own son. He did many sinful things and made the LORD very angry. Years ago the LORD had told David and his son Solomon: Jerusalem is the place I prefer above all others in Israel. It belongs to me, and there I will be worshipped for ever.