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.
Put down the idolatrous priests, х hakªmaariym (H3649) (singular, komer), blackness, gloominess), the 'scorched' - i:e., Guebres or fire-worshippers, distinguished by a girdle (Ezekiel 23:14-17) or belt of wool and camel's hair, twisted round the body twice, and tied with four knots, which had a symbolic meaning, and made it a defense against evil. The Septuagint has: katekause tous Choomarim, he burned the idol-priests.]
Them also that burned incense unto Baal ... the sun ... - or Baal-shemesh, because Baal was sometimes considered the sun [lamazowt (or mazaarowt (H4216), Job 38:32), constellations, the twelve signs of the Zodiac; Septuagint, mazourooth]. This from of false worship was not by images, but pure star-worship, borrowed from the old Assyrians.
And-rather, even-to all the host of heaven - (cf Isaiah 14:12.)