Verse 4
priests of the second order (or degree), i.e. ordinary priests.
the grove = the 'Asherah. See App-42 .
host of heaven. Compare 2 Kings 21:3 .
burned them. As prescribed in Deuteronomy 7:25 .
unto Beth-el. To defile the altar there, according to the prophecy in 1 Kings 13:2 .
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