He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, after the abominations of the nations whom Yahweh cast out before the children of Israel.For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he raised up altars for Baal, and made an Asherah, as Ahab king of Israel did, and worshiped all the army of the sky, and served them.He built altars in Yahweh’s house, of which Yahweh said,“ I will put my name in Jerusalem.”He built altars for all the army of the sky in the two courts of Yahweh’s house.He made his son to pass through the fire, practiced sorcery, used enchantments, and dealt with those who had familiar spirits, and with wizards. He did much evil in Yahweh’s sight, to provoke him to anger.He set the engraved image of Asherah that he had made in the house of which Yahweh said to David and to Solomon his son,“ In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put my name forever;
He walked in all the ways that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshiped them;and he abandoned Yahweh, the God of his fathers, and didn’t walk in the way of Yahweh.
