John Gill's Exposition on 2 Kings 21:3

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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For he built up again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed, etc.] The temples and altars upon them, (see <121804>2 Kings 18:4), and he reared up altars for Baal; in the high places he rebuilt: and made a grove, as did Ahab king of Israel: which was either an idol itself, or a shade of trees where idols were placed; or rather Asherah, rendered “a grove”, is the same with Astarte, the goddess of the Zidonians, the figure of which he made and worshipped; for groves were not so soon and easily planted, raised, and made; so the same in (<111633>1 Kings 16:33) and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them: the sun, moon, and stars, particularly the planets Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, and Venus.

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