2 Kings 21:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the Lord.”
2 Kings 21:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 21:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 21:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He built altars for all the army of the sky in the two courts of Yahweh’s house.”
2 Kings 21:5 — World English Bible
2 Kings 21:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of Jehovah.”
2 Kings 21:5 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 21:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And he buildeth altars to all the host of the heavens in the two courts of the house of Jehovah;”
2 Kings 21:5 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 21:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he built altars to all the host of heaven in both courts of the house of Jehovah.”
2 Kings 21:5 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 21:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And he built altars for al the hoste of ye heauen in the two courtes of the house of the Lord.”
2 Kings 21:5 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 21:5 in Context — 2 Kings 21
3 For he built up again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made a grove, as did Ahab king of Israel; and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.
4 And he built altars in the house of the Lord, of which the Lord said, In Jerusalem will I put my name.
5 And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the Lord.
6 And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much wickedness in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger.
7 And he set a graven image of the grove that he had made in the house, of which the Lord said to David, and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever:
What Does 2 Kings 21:5 Mean?
2 Kings 21:5 is a verse from the Book of 2 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Kings chapter 21. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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