So they forsookthe LORDand servedBaaland the Ashtaroth.
becausethey have forsakenMe, and have worshipedAshtoreththe goddessof the Sidonians,Chemoshthe godof Moab,and Milcomthe godof the sonsof Ammon;and they have not walkedin My ways,doingwhatis rightin My sightand [observing] My statutesand My ordinances,as his fatherDavid[did].
For SolomonwentafterAshtoreththe goddessof the Sidoniansand afterMilcomthe detestableidolof the Ammonites.
The highplaceswhich[were] beforeJerusalem,which[were] on the rightof the mountof destructionwhichSolomonthe kingof Israelhad builtfor Ashtoreththe abominationof the Sidonians,and for Chemoshthe abominationof Moab,and for Milcomthe abominationof the sonsof Ammon,the kingdefiled.
And it cameabout in KingRehoboam'sfifthyear,becausethey had beenunfaithfulto the LORD,that Shishakkingof Egyptcameup againstJerusalem
Moreover, he burnedincensein the valleyof Ben-hinnomand burnedhis sonsin fire,according to the abominationsof the nationswhomthe LORDhad drivenout beforethe sonsof Israel.
For he rebuiltthe highplaceswhichHezekiahhis fatherhad brokendown;he also erectedaltarsfor the Baalsand madeAsherim,and worshipedallthe hostof heavenand servedthem.
"And they will say,'Becausethey forsookthe LORD,the Godof their fatherswhobroughtthem from the landof Egypt,and they adoptedothergodsand worshipedthem and servedthem; thereforeHe has broughtallthisadversityon them.'"
And servedtheir idols,Which becamea snareto them.
"Then you are to sayto them, '[It is] becauseyour forefathershave forsakenMe,' declaresthe LORD,'and have followedothergodsand servedthem and boweddownto them; but Me they have forsakenand have not keptMy law.
"For longagoI brokeyour yoke[And] toreoffyour bonds;But you said,'I will not serve!'For on everyhighhillAnd undereverygreentreeYou have laindownas a harlot.
So Israeljoinedthemselves to Baalof Peor,and the LORDwas angryagainst Israel.
For evenifthere are so-calledgodswhetherin heavenoron earth,as indeedthere are manygodsand manylords,
Then the sonsof Israelagaindidevilin the sightof the LORD,servedthe Baalsand the Ashtaroth,the godsof Aram,the godsof Sidon,the godsof Moab,the godsof the sonsof Ammon,and the godsof the Philistines;thus they forsookthe LORDand did not serveHim.
Then the sonsof Israeldidevilin the sightof the LORDand servedthe Baals,
The sonsof Israeldidwhatwas evilin the sightof the LORD,and forgotthe LORDtheir Godand servedthe Baalsand the Asheroth.
"They criedout to the LORDand said,'We have sinnedbecausewe have forsakenthe LORDand have servedthe Baalsand the Ashtaroth;but nowdeliverus from the handsof our enemies,and we will serveYou.'
They puthis weaponsin the templeof Ashtaroth,and they fastenedhis bodyto the wallof Beth-shan.
Then Samuelspoketo allthe houseof Israel,saying,"Ifyou returnto the LORDwith allyour heart,removethe foreigngodsand the Ashtarothfrom amongyou and directyour heartsto the LORDand serveHim alone;and He will deliveryou from the handof the Philistines."
