2Ki 21:3 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 2Kgs 21:3-5: 21:3-5 Manasseh’s spiritual infidelity included rebuilding local pagan shrines that his father had destroyed (18:3 ). He also promoted wicked religious practices associated with the worship of Baal and set up an Asherah pole (see 18:3 ; 1 Kgs 16:32 ) and reintroduced astral worship. God had judged the northern kingdom for these sins (2 Kgs 17:16 ).

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‏ 2 Kings 21:3

Summary for 2Kgs 21:3-5: 21:3-5 ^a Manasseh’s spiritual infidelity included rebuilding local pagan shrines that his father had destroyed (18:3 ^b). He also promoted wicked religious practices associated with the worship of Baal and set up an Asherah pole (see 18:3 ^c; 1 Kgs 16:32 ^d) and reintroduced astral worship. God had judged the northern kingdom for these sins (2 Kgs 17:16 ^e).