2Ki 3:2 | TNotes | STEP | 3:2 Ahab apparently erected the sacred pillar (or stela ) of Baal when instituting Baal worship (see 1 Kgs 16:32-33 ). Similar stones were also erected to pagan deities in Judah (1 Kgs 14:23 ); such pillars were later purged by Jehu (2 Kgs 10:26-27 ) and Josiah (23:13-15 ).

b1 Kgs 16:32-33►

c1 Kgs 14:23►

d2 Kgs 10:26-27►

e23:13-15►

‏ 2 Kings 3:2

3:2 ^a Ahab apparently erected the sacred pillar (or stela) of Baal when instituting Baal worship (see 1 Kgs 16:32-33 ^b). Similar stones were also erected to pagan deities in Judah (1 Kgs 14:23 ^c); such pillars were later purged by Jehu (2 Kgs 10:26-27 ^d) and Josiah (23:13-15 ^e).