KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
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“And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And he sacrificed” | וַיְזַבֵּ֧חַ | To slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice) | sacrificed |
| “and burnt incense” | וַיְקַטֵּ֛ר | To smoke, i.e., turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship) | burnt incense |
| “in the high places,” | בַּבָּמ֖וֹת | An elevation | high places |
| “and on” | וְעַל | Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | and on |
| “the hills,” | הַגְּבָע֑וֹת | A hillock | hills |
| “and under” | וְתַ֖חַת | The bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc | under |
| “every” | כָּל | Properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | every |
| “green” | רַֽעֲנָֽן׃ | Verdant; by analogy, new; figuratively, prosperous | green |
| “tree.” | עֵ֥ץ | A tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) | tree |
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2 Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, and did not that which was right in the sight of the Lord his God, like David his father.
3 But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen, whom the Lord cast out from before the children of Israel.
4 And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.
5 Then Rezin king of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to war: and they besieged Ahaz, but could not overcome him.
6 At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drave the Jews from Elath: and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there unto this day.
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