2Ki 17:16 | HCSB | STEP | They abandoned all the commands of the Lord their God . They made cast images for themselves, two calves , and an Asherah pole . They worshiped the whole heavenly host and served Baal .

2 Kings 17:16

16 They abandoned all the commands of the Lord their God. They made cast images ^a for themselves, two calves, and an Asherah pole. ^b They worshiped the whole heavenly ^{▼▼Hosts/hosts: Military forces consisting of God's angels, sometimes including the sun, moon, and stars, and occasionally, Israel}host ^d and served ^{▼▼Baal: A fertility god who was the main god of the Canaanite religion and the god of rain and thunderstorms; also the Hebrew word meaning "lord," "master," "owner," or "husband"}Baal. ^f