5. and for the stars. He placed these altars in both courts of the temple,
6-7. and even set up the pole for Asherah there. Manasseh practised magic and witchcraft; he asked fortune-tellers for advice and sacrificed his own son. He did many sinful things and made the Lord very angry.Years ago the Lord had told David and his son Solomon:Jerusalem is the place I prefer above all others in Israel. It belongs to me, and there I will be worshipped for ever.
8. If my people will faithfully obey all the commands in the Law of my servant Moses, I will never make them leave the land I gave to their ancestors.