He rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed; he set up altars for Baal and made an Asherah pole just like King Ahab of Israel had done. He bowed down to all the stars in the sky ¹  and worshiped ²  them.

¹ When ²  Israel lived in Shittim, the people began to commit sexual immorality ³  with the daughters of Moab.

These women invited ¹  the people to the sacrifices of their gods; then the people ate and bowed down to their gods. ² 

Now therefore kill every boy, ¹  and kill every woman who has had sexual intercourse with a man. ² 

But all the young women ¹  who have not had sexual intercourse with a man ²  will be yours. ³ 

and 32,000 young women who had never had sexual intercourse with a man. ¹ 

You must not erect a sacred pillar, ¹  a thing the Lord your God detests.

Samson went to Gaza. There he saw a prostitute and went in to have sex with her. ¹ 

He removed from the land any male cultic prostitutes who had managed to survive the reign of his father Asa. ¹ 

But the high places were not eliminated; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense on the high places.

But the high places were not eliminated; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense on the high places.

He offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.

They set up sacred pillars and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.

However, the high places were not eliminated; the people were still not devoted to the God of their ancestors. ¹ 

He offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.

See the one who is pregnant with wickedness, who conceives destructive plans, and gives birth to harmful lies – ¹ 

“When they return to it, they will remove from it all its detestable things and all its abominations.

you built yourself a chamber ¹  and put up a pavilion ²  in every public square.

They have sex with their father’s wife within you; ¹  they violate women during their menstrual period within you. ² 

I will put an end to the obscene conduct in the land; all the women will learn a lesson from this and not engage in obscene conduct.