And he put down
shabath (shaw-bath')
to repose, i.e. desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific)
the idolatrous priests
kamar (kaw-mawr')
an ascetic (as if shrunk with self-maceration), i.e. an idolatrous priest (only in plural) -- Chemarims (idolatrous) priests.
whom the kings
melek (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
of Judah
Yhuwdah (yeh-hoo-daw')
celebrated; Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory -- Judah.
had ordained
nathan (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
to burn incense
qatar (kaw-tar')
to smoke, i.e. turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship) -- burn (incense, sacrifice) (upon), (altar for) incense, kindle, offer (incense, a sacrifice).
in the high places
bamah (bam-maw')
an elevation -- height, high place, wave.
in the cities
`iyr (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
of Judah
Yhuwdah (yeh-hoo-daw')
celebrated; Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory -- Judah.
and in the places round about
mecab (may-sab')
a divan (as enclosing the room); abstractly (adverbial) around -- that compass about, (place) round about, at table.
Jerusalem
Yruwshalaim (yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im)
founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine -- Jerusalem.
them also that burned incense
qatar (kaw-tar')
to smoke, i.e. turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship) -- burn (incense, sacrifice) (upon), (altar for) incense, kindle, offer (incense, a sacrifice).
unto Baal
Ba`al (bah'-al)
Baal, a Phoenician deity -- Baal, (plural) Baalim.
to the sun
shemesh (sheh'-mesh)
the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (arch.) a notched battlement -- + east side(-ward), sun (rising), + west(-ward), window.
and to the moon
yareach (yaw-ray'-akh)
the moon -- moon. Yrechow.
and to the planets
mazzalah (maz-zaw-law')
a constellation, i.e. Zodiacal sign (perhaps as affecting the weather) -- planet.
and to all the host
tsaba' (tsaw-baw')
a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship)
of heaven
shamayim (shaw-mah'-yim)
air, astrologer, heaven(-s).
