2 Kings

2 Kings 21:3

³For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed, and he raised up altars for Baal. He made an Asherah pole, as King Ahab of Israel had done, and he worshiped and served all the host of heaven.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For he rebuilt	וַיָּ֗שָׁב	way·yā·šāḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
the high places	הַבָּמ֔וֹת	hab·bā·mō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H1116 high place
that	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
his father	אָבִ֑יו	’ā·ḇîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
Hezekiah	חִזְקִיָּ֣הוּ	ḥiz·qî·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2396 Chizkijah
had destroyed	אִבַּ֖ד	’ib·baḏ	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6 perish
and he raised up	וַיָּ֨קֶם	way·yā·qem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
altars	מִזְבְּחֹ֜ת	miz·bə·ḥōṯ	Noun - masculine plural	H4196 altar
for Baal	לַבַּ֗עַל	lab·ba·‘al	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1168 owner, lord
He made	וַיַּ֤עַשׂ	way·ya·‘aś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
an Asherah pole	אֲשֵׁרָה֙	’ă·šê·rāh	Noun - feminine singular	H842 Ashera
as	כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
King	מֶ֣לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
Ahab	אַחְאָב֙	’aḥ·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H256 Ahab
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
had done	עָשָׂ֗ה	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
and he worshiped	וַיִּשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙	way·yiš·ta·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7812 bow down
and served	וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖ד	way·ya·‘ă·ḇōḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5647 work, serve
all	לְכָל־	lə·ḵāl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the host	צְבָ֣א	ṣə·ḇā	Noun - common singular construct	H6635 army, war, warfare
of heaven	הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם	haš·šā·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft

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2 Kings 17:16 · 2 Kings 18:4 · Deuteronomy 17:3 · 1 Kings 16:31–33 · Deuteronomy 4:19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.