Parallel Verses
Amplified
He also sacrificed and burned incense on the high places and on the hills and under every green tree.
New American Standard Bible
He
King James Version
And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.
Holman Bible
He sacrificed and burned incense
International Standard Version
Furthermore, Ahaz sacrificed and burned incense on the high places, on top of hills, and under every green tree.
A Conservative Version
And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.
American Standard Version
And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.
Bible in Basic English
And he made offerings, burning them in the high places and on the hills and under every green tree.
Darby Translation
And he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.
Julia Smith Translation
And he will sacrifice and burn incense in the heights, and upon the hills, and under every green tree.
King James 2000
And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He sacrificed and offered incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.
Modern King James verseion
And he sacrificed and burned incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he offered and burnt the fat in the hill altars and on the hills and under every green tree.
NET Bible
He offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.
New Heart English Bible
He sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.
The Emphasized Bible
and he offered sacrifice and burned incense in the high places, and on the hills, - and under every green tree.
Webster
And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.
World English Bible
He sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.
Youngs Literal Translation
and he sacrificeth and maketh perfume in high places, and on the heights, and under every green tree.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Kings 16:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Ahaz Reigns In Judah And Seeks Help Against The Assyrians
3 Instead he walked in the way of the [idolatrous] kings of Israel, and even made his son pass through the fire [as a human sacrifice], in accordance with the repulsive [and idolatrous] practices of the [pagan] nations whom the Lord drove out before the Israelites. 4 He also sacrificed and burned incense on the high places and on the hills and under every green tree. 5 Then Rezin the king of Aram (Syria) and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, came up to Jerusalem to wage war. They besieged Ahaz, but could not overcome and conquer him.
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Cross References
Deuteronomy 12:2
You shall utterly destroy all the places where the nations whom you shall dispossess serve their gods, on the high mountains and the hills and under every green [leafy] tree.
1 Kings 14:23
For they also built for themselves high places [to worship idols] and sacred pillars and Asherim [for the goddess Asherah]. These were on every high hill and under every luxuriant tree.
2 Kings 14:4
However, the high places were not removed; the people were still sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.
Isaiah 57:5-7
Who inflame yourselves [with lust in pagan rites] among the oaks (terebinth trees),
Under every green and leafy tree,
Who slaughter the children [in sacrifice] in the ravines
Under the clefts of the rocks?
Isaiah 65:4
Who sit among the graves [trying to conjure up evil spirits] and spend the night in the secret places [where spirits are thought to dwell];
Who eat swine’s flesh,
And their pots hold the broth of
Isaiah 66:17
“Those who [vainly attempt to] sanctify and cleanse themselves to go to the gardens [to sacrifice to idols],
Following after
Who eat swine’s flesh,
Will come to an end together,” says the Lord.
Jeremiah 17:2
As they remember their children,
So they remember [in detail] their [pagan] altars and their
Beside green trees on the high hills.
Ezekiel 20:28-29
For when I had brought them into the land which I swore to give to them, they saw every high hill and every dark and leafy tree [as a place for idol worship], and there they offered their sacrifices and there they presented their offering that provoked My anger; there also they made their sweet-smelling aroma and there poured out their drink offerings.