2 Kings 21:5 meaning and explanation
In both courtyards of the house of the LORD, he built altars to all the host of heaven.
2 Kings 21:5, Berean Standard Bible
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Manasseh, king of Judah, is the subject, and the narrator is cataloguing how thoroughly he corrupted worship. Solomon's temple had an inner court and a larger outer court; Manasseh filled both with altars to the host of heaven, that is, the sun, moon and stars, which Deuteronomy 4:19 forbids Israel to worship.
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