2 Kings 21:2-4

Contemporary English Version

^2 (A) Manasseh disobeyed the Lord by following the disgusting customs of the nations that the Lord had forced out of Israel. ³ He rebuilt the local shrines that his father Hezekiah had torn down. He built altars for the god Baal and set up a sacred pole for worshiping the goddess Asherah, just as King Ahab of Israel had done. And he faithfully worshiped the stars in heaven.

^4 (B) In the temple, where only the Lord was supposed to be worshiped, Manasseh built altars for the worship of pagan gods