2 Chronicles 33:3For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down; and he reared up altars for the Baals, and made Asheroth, and worshiped all the army of the sky, and served them.
The setting
Jerusalem and surrounding hills, 697-690 BC. Workers rebuild pagan shrines that Hezekiah had torn down 30 years earlier. Modern-day Jerusalem and West Bank, Israel/Palestine.
The emotion here: horrified at the systematic destruction of his nation's spiritual reforms
The original word
bamot (במות) — high places, hilltop shrines where sexual rituals and child sacrifice occurred
Why it matters
Asheroth were wooden poles representing the fertility goddess Asherah
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Chronicles 33:3
This required massive construction projects - Manasseh was systematically rebuilding evil his father destroyed
Common misconceptionPeople think this was just personal religion, but these 'high places' involved child sacrifice and temple prostitution.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
2 Chronicles 33:3 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Chronicles 33:3 comes from the book of 2 Chronicles, written during the Divided Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include idolatry, rebellion, undoing reforms. Notable phrases: built again the high places; altars for the Baals.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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