2 Kings 23:5
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He did away with the idolatrous priests whom the kings of Judah had appointed to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah and in the surrounding area of Jerusalem, also those who burned incense to Baal, to the sun and to the moon and to the constellations and to all the host of heaven. (NASB ©1995)

2 Kings 21:3 For he rebuilt the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he erected altars for Baal and made an Asherah, as Ahab king of Israel had done, and worshiped all the host of heaven and served them. (NASB ©1995)


And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them also that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven.

put down. Heb. caused to cease. the idolatrous priests. Heb. Chemarim. Ho 10:5 *marg: 'Foretold. Zep 1:4, 5.'

planets. or, twelve signs, or constellations.
So the Vulgate {duodecim signa}, 'the twelve signs,' i.e., the zodiac; which is the most probable meaning of the word {mazzaloth}, from the Arabic {manzeel}, a caravanserai, house, or dwelling, as being the apparent dwellings of the sun in his annual course; and the Targumists and Rabbins often employ the words {tereysar mazzalaya}, to denote the signs of the zodiac.

all the host. See on ch. 21:3,4 Jer 8:1,2 44:17-19

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