2 Kings 16:4

In 11 translations

BSB

And he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.

KJV

And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.

WEB

He sacrificed and burned incense in the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.

ASV

And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.

LSV

and he sacrifices and makes incense in high places, and on the heights, and under every green tree.

YLT

and he sacrificeth and maketh perfume in high places, and on the heights, and under every green tree.

DBY

And he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.

DRC

He sacrificed also and burnt incense in the high places and on the hills, and under every green tree.

GNV

Also he offred and burnt incense in the hie places and on the hilles, and vnder euery greene tree.

JPS

And he sacrificed and offered in the high places, and on the hills, and under every leafy tree.

LXXE

And he sacrificed and burnt incense on the high places, and upon the hills, and under every shady tree.Or, tree of the grove or wood.

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WLC

וַיְזַבֵּ֧חַ וַיְקַטֵּ֛ר בַּבָּמ֖וֹת וְעַל־הַגְּבָע֑וֹת וְתַ֖חַת כָּל־עֵ֥ץ רַעֲנָֽן׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ ἐθυσίαζε καὶ ἐθυμία ἐν τοῖς ὑψηλοῖς, καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν βουνῶν, καὶ ὑποκάτω παντὸς ξύλου ἀλσώδους.

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• Deuteronomy 12:2Destroy completely all the places where the nations you are dispossessing have served their gods—atop the high mountains, on the hills, and under every green tree.
• 1 Kings 14:23They also built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.
• Jeremiah 17:2Even their children remember their altars and Asherah poles by the green trees and on the high hills.
• Isaiah 65:4sitting among the graves, spending nights in secret places, eating the meat of pigs and polluted broth from their bowls.
• Ezekiel 20:28–29When I brought them into the land that I swore to give them and they saw any high hill or leafy tree, there they offered their sacrifices, presented offerings that provoked Me, sent up their fragrant incense, and…
• Isaiah 57:5–7who burn with lust among the oaks, under every luxuriant tree, who slaughter your children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks? Your portion is among the smooth stones of the valley; indeed, they are your…
• Isaiah 66:17“Those who consecrate and purify themselves to enter the groves—to follow one in the center of those who eat the flesh of swine and vermin and rats—will perish together,” declares the LORD.
• 2 Kings 14:4Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away, and the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.

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