3He put up again the high places which had been pulled down by Hezekiah his father; he made altars for Baal, and an Asherah, as Ahab, king of Israel, had done; he was a worshipper and servant of all the stars of heaven.
4And he put up altars in the house of the Lord, of which the Lord had said, In Jerusalem will I put my name.
5And he put up altars for all the stars of heaven in the two outer squares of the house of the Lord.
6And he made his son go through the fire, and made use of secret arts and signs for reading the future; he gave positions to those who had control of spirits and to wonder-workers; he did much evil in the eyes of the Lord, moving him to wrath.