2 Kings 16:4

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Ahaz made sacrifices and burned incense at the high places and on the hills and under every green tree.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 12:2

You will take that land from the nations that live there now. You must completely destroy all the places where the people of these nations worship their gods. These places are on high mountains, on hills, and under green trees.

1 Kings 14:23

They built high places, memorial stones, and sacred poles. They built them on every high hill and under every green tree.

Jeremiah 17:2

Their children remember the altars that were dedicated to false gods. They remember the wooden poles that were dedicated to Asherah. They remember those things under the green trees and on the hills.

Isaiah 66:17

The Lord says, “These are the people who wash themselves and make themselves pure so that they can go into their special gardens to worship their idols. They follow each other into the gardens to eat meat from pigs, rats, and other dirty things. But they will all be destroyed together.

Isaiah 65:4

They sit among the graves, waiting to get messages from the dead. They eat the meat of pigs, and their pots are full of soup made from unclean meat.

2 Kings 14:4

He did not destroy the high places. The people still sacrificed and burned incense at those places of worship.

Psalm 78:58

They built high places and made God angry. They built statues of false gods and made him jealous.

Ezekiel 6:13

Only then will you know that I am the Lord. You will know this when you see your dead bodies in front of your filthy idols and around their altars. Those bodies will be near every one of your places for worship, on every high hill and mountain, under every green tree and every oak tree with leaves. You offered your sacrifices everywhere. They were a sweet smell for your filthy idols.

2 Kings 12:4

Joash said to the priests, “There is much money in the Lord’s Temple. People have given things to the Temple and have paid the Temple tax when they were counted. And they have given money simply because they wanted to. You priests should take that money and repair the Lord’s Temple. Each priest should use the money he gets from the people he serves. He should use that money to repair the damage to the Temple.”

Ezekiel 43:7

The voice from the Temple said to me, “Son of man, this is the place with my throne and footstool. I will live in this place among the people of Israel forever. The family of Israel will not ruin my holy name again. The kings and their people will not bring shame to my name by committing sexual sins or by burying the dead bodies of their kings in this place.