2 Kings 16:4

² Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. And unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD his God.

³ Instead, he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and even sacrificed his son in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.

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

⁵ Then Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to wage war against Jerusalem. They besieged Ahaz but could not overcome him.

⁶ At that time Rezin king of Aram recovered Elath for Aram, drove out the men of Judah, and sent the Edomites into Elath, where they live to this day.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: And he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.
KJV: And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.
WEB: He sacrificed and burned incense in the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.
ASV: And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.
DARBY: And he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.
BLB: And he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.

ÅB: og han ofret og brant røkelse på haugene og bakkene og under hvert grønt tre.
OTB: Han ofret og brente røkelse på haugene, på høydene og under hvert grønt tre.
B1930: og han ofret og brente røkelse på haugene og bakkene og under hvert grønt tre.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

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.
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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.
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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?
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Jeremiah 17:2
Even their children remember their altars and Asherah poles by the green trees and on the high hills.
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Isaiah 65:4
sitting among the graves, spending nights in secret places, eating the meat of pigs and polluted broth from their bowls.
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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.
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2 Kings 14:4
Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away, and the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.
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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.
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