Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to cease 1a2) to rest, desist (from labour) 1b) (Niphal) to cease 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to cease, put an end to 1c2) to exterminate, destroy 1c3) to cause to desist from 1c4) to remove 1c5) to cause to fail 2) (Qal) to keep or observe the sabbath">7673 [e] וְהִשְׁבִּ֣ית wə-hiš-bîṯ And he removed Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3ms 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 3649 [e] הַכְּמָרִ֗ים hak-kə-mā-rîm, the idolatrous priests Art | N-mp 1a) which, who 1b) that which 2) (conj) 2a) that (in obj clause) 2b) when 2c) since 2d) as 2e) conditional if">834 [e] אֲשֶׁ֤ר ’ă-šer whom Pro-r 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend 1a2) to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate 1a3) to make, constitute 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned 1b2) to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be given, be bestowed, be given up, be delivered up 1c2) to be put upon">5414 [e] נָֽתְנוּ֙ nā-ṯə-nū had ordained V-Qal-Perf-3cp 4428 [e] מַלְכֵ֣י mal-ḵê the kings N-mpc 1) the son of Jacob by Leah 2) the tribe descended from Judah the son of Jacob 3) the territory occupied by the tribe of Judah 4) the kingdom comprised of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin which occupied the southern part of Canaan after the nation split upon the death of Solomon 5) a Levite in Ezra's time 6) an overseer of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 7) a Levite musician in the time of Nehemiah 8) a priest in the time of Nehemiah">3063 [e] יְהוּדָ֔ה yə-hū-ḏāh, of Judah N-proper-ms 1) to sacrifice, burn incense, burn sacrifices, make sacrifices smoke 1a) (Piel) 1a1) to make sacrifices smoke 1a2) to sacrifice 1b) (Pual) to smoke a sacrifice 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to make sacrifices smoke 1c2) to cause incense to smoke, offer incense 1c3) to make smoke upon 1d) (Hophal) to be made to smoke n m 2) incense n f 3) incense-altar">6999 [e] וַיְקַטֵּ֤ר way-qaṭ-ṭêr and to burn incense Conj-w | V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms 1a) high place, mountain 1b) high places, battlefields 1c) high places (as places of worship) 1d) funeral mound?">1116 [e] בַּבָּמוֹת֙ bab-bā-mō-wṯ on the high places Prep-b, Art | N-fp 1a) of terror 2) city, town (a place of waking, guarded) 2a) city, town">5892 [e] בְּעָרֵ֣י bə-‘ā-rê in the cities Prep-b | N-fpc 1) the son of Jacob by Leah 2) the tribe descended from Judah the son of Jacob 3) the territory occupied by the tribe of Judah 4) the kingdom comprised of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin which occupied the southern part of Canaan after the nation split upon the death of Solomon 5) a Levite in Ezra's time 6) an overseer of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 7) a Levite musician in the time of Nehemiah 8) a priest in the time of Nehemiah">3063 [e] יְהוּדָ֔ה yə-hū-ḏāh, of Judah N-proper-ms 1a) environs 1a1) surrounding places 1a2) round about (adv) 1b) round table">4524 [e] וּמְסִבֵּ֖י ū-mə-sib-bê and in the places all around Conj-w | N-mpc 1) the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split">3389 [e] יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם yə-rū-šā-lim; Jerusalem N-proper-fs 853 [e] וְאֶת־ wə-’eṯ- and Conj-w | DirObjM 1) to sacrifice, burn incense, burn sacrifices, make sacrifices smoke 1a) (Piel) 1a1) to make sacrifices smoke 1a2) to sacrifice 1b) (Pual) to smoke a sacrifice 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to make sacrifices smoke 1c2) to cause incense to smoke, offer incense 1c3) to make smoke upon 1d) (Hophal) to be made to smoke n m 2) incense n f 3) incense-altar">6999 [e] הַֽמְקַטְּרִ֣ים ham-qaṭ-ṭə-rîm those who burned incense Art | V-Piel-Prtcpl-mp n pr m 1) supreme male divinity of the Phoenicians or Canaanites 2) a Reubenite 3) the son of Jehiel and grandfather of Saul n pr loc 4) a town of Simeon, probably identical to Baalath-beer">1168 [e] לַבַּ֗עַל lab-ba-‘al, to Baal Prep-l, Art | N-proper-ms 1a) sun 1b) sunrise, sun-rising, east, sun-setting, west (of direction) 1c) sun (as object of illicit worship) 1d) openly, publicly (in other phrases) 1e) pinnacles, battlements, shields (as glittering or shining)">8121 [e] לַשֶּׁ֤מֶשׁ laš-še-meš to the sun Prep-l, Art | N-cs 3394 [e] וְלַיָּרֵ֙חַ֙ wə-lay-yā-rê-aḥ and to the moon Conj-w, Prep-l, Art | N-ms 1a) signs of zodiac (maybe)">4208 [e] וְלַמַּזָּל֔וֹת wə-lam-maz-zā-lō-wṯ, and to the constellations Conj-w, Prep-l, Art | N-mp 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything">3605 [e] וּלְכֹ֖ל ū-lə-ḵōl and to all Conj-w, Prep-l | N-msc 1a) army, host 1a1) host (of organised army) 1a2) host (of angels) 1a3) of sun, moon, and stars 1a4) of whole creation 1b) war, warfare, service, go out to war 1c) service">6635 [e] צְבָ֥א ṣə-ḇā the host N-csc 1a) visible heavens, sky 1a1) as abode of the stars 1a2) as the visible universe, the sky, atmosphere, etc 1b) Heaven (as the abode of God)">8064 [e] הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ haš-šā-mā-yim. of heaven Art | N-mp

New American Standard Bible
He did away with the idolatrous priests whom the kings of Judah had appointed to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah and in the surrounding area of Jerusalem, also those who burned incense to Baal, to the sun and to the moon and to the constellations and to all the host of heaven.

King James Bible
And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them also that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then he did away with the idolatrous priests the kings of Judah had appointed to burn incense at the high places in the cities of Judah and in the areas surrounding Jerusalem. They had burned incense to Baal, and to the sun, moon, constellations, and the whole heavenly host.

put down. Heb. caused to cease. the idolatrous priests. Heb. Chemarim.

Hosea 10:5 The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the calves of Bethaven: …

Zephaniah 1:4 I will also stretch out my hand on Judah, and on all the inhabitants …

planets. or, twelve signs, or constellations.
So the Vulgate {duodecim signa}, 'the twelve signs,' i.e., the zodiac; which is the most probable meaning of the word {mazzaloth}, from the Arabic {manzeel}, a caravanserai, house, or dwelling, as being the apparent dwellings of the sun in his annual course; and the Targumists and Rabbins often employ the words {tereysar mazzalaya}, to denote the signs of the zodiac.

all the host. See on ch.

2 Kings 21:3,4 For he built up again the high places which Hezekiah his father had …

Jeremiah 8:1,2 At that time, said the LORD, they shall bring out the bones of the …

Jeremiah 44:17-19 But we will certainly do whatever thing goes forth out of our own …

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