For they also built them high places, and images, and groves, on every high hill, and under every green tree.
They also built worship sites, idols, and sacred groves on every high hill and under every green tree.
The writer is describing how the people of Israel set up places to worship false gods everywhere throughout the land.
📚 Historical Context
During the reign of King Jeroboam in the northern kingdom of Israel, the people turned to idolatry by constructing high places, which were unauthorized altars on hilltops, along with images of false gods and sacred groves under trees. This reflected the influence of Canaanite religious practices that the Israelites had been warned against in the Mosaic Law, as they sought to blend pagan rituals with their worship. Such actions marked a broader pattern of spiritual unfaithfulness that led to God's judgment on the nation.
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