³⁰ The people of the town demanded of Joash, “Bring out your son. He must die, because he has broken down Baal’s altar^(A) and cut down the Asherah pole beside it.”

³² He set up an altar^(A) for Baal in the temple^(B) of Baal that he built in Samaria.

³³ Ahab also made an Asherah pole^(A) and did more^(B) to arouse the anger of the Lord, the God of Israel, than did all the kings of Israel before him.

³ He rebuilt the high places^(A) his father Hezekiah had destroyed; he also erected altars to Baal^(B) and made an Asherah pole,^(C) as Ahab king of Israel had done. He bowed down to all the starry hosts^(D) and worshiped them.