2 Kings 16:4

Modern

And he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.

Traditional

And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.

Literal

And he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.

Latin

Immolabat quoque victimas, et adolebat incensum in excelsis, et in collibus, et sub omni ligno frondoso.

Hebrew

English

And he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.

Theme notes and profiles

Deuteronomy 12:2
Destroy completely all the places where the nations you are dispossessing have served their gods—atop the high mountains, on the hills, and under every green tree.
1 Kings 14:23
They also built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.
Isaiah 66:17
“Those who consecrate and purify themselves to enter the groves—to follow one in the center of those who eat the flesh of swine and vermin and rats—will perish together,” declares the LORD.
Jeremiah 17:2
Even their children remember their altars and Asherah poles by the green trees and on the high hills.
2 Kings 14:4
Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away, and the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.
Isaiah 57:5–7
…who burn with lust among the oaks, under every luxuriant tree, who slaughter your children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks?
Isaiah 65:4
…sitting among the graves, spending nights in secret places, eating the meat of pigs and polluted broth from their bowls.
Ezekiel 20:28–29
When I brought them into the land that I swore to give them and they saw any high hill or leafy tree, there they offered their sacrifices, presented offerings that provoked Me, sent up their fragrant incense, and poured out their drink offerings.