²² And the people of ^(A)Judah did evil in the sight of the Lord, and they ^(B)provoked Him to jealousy with their sins which they ^[a]committed, more than all that their fathers had done.

²³ For they, too, built for themselves ^(A)high places, ^(B)memorial stones, and ^[a](C)Asherim on every high hill and ^(D)under every luxuriant tree.