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Now after Amaziah had come from the slaughter of the Edomites, he brought the gods of the children of Seir, and set them up to be his gods, and bowed down himself before them and burned incense to them.

2 Chronicles 25:14 · WEB

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ગુજરાતી2 કાળવૃતાંત ૨૫:૧૪
તે પછી અદોમીઓની કતલ કરીને અમાસ્યા પાછો આવ્યો અને સેઈરના લોકોના દેવોને સાથે લઈ આવ્યો, તેણે પોતાના દેવો તરીકે તેઓની સ્થાપના કરી. તેણે તેઓની પૂજા કરી અને તેઓની આગળ ધૂપ બાળ્યો.
हिन्दी2 इतिहास २५:१४
जब अमस्याह एदोमियों का संहार करके लौट आया, तब उसने सेईरियों के देवताओं को ले आकर अपने देवता करके खड़ा किया, और उन्हीं के सामने दण्डवत् करने, और उन्हीं के लिये धूप जलाने लगा।

In context

12The children of Judah carried away ten thousand alive, and brought them to the top of the rock, and threw them down from the top of the rock, so that they all were broken in pieces.

13But the men of the army whom Amaziah sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell on the cities of Judah from Samaria even to Beth Horon, and struck of them three thousand, and took much plunder.

14Now after Amaziah had come from the slaughter of the Edomites, he brought the gods of the children of Seir, and set them up to be his gods, and bowed down himself before them and burned incense to them.

15Therefore the LORD’s anger burned against Amaziah, and he sent to him a prophet who said to him, “Why have you sought after the gods of the people, which have not delivered their own people out of your hand?”

16As he talked with him, the king said to him, “Have we made you one of the king’s counselors? Stop! Why should you be struck down?” Then the prophet stopped, and said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not listened to my counsel.”

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