with idols. with the sacred trees: i.e. the Asherahs. See App-42.
slaying the children. Reference to Pentateuch (Leviticus 18:21); to Molech (1 Kings 11:7; 2 Kings 17:16; 2 Kings 17:17); or to Baal (Jeremiah 19:5.Ezekiel 16:20; Ezekiel 23:39; Hosea 13:1).