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# Jehoram had also built high places
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Other people helped Jehoram build these high places all over the mountains of Judah. Alternate translation: "Jehoram and the people had also built high places" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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# he made the inhabitants of Jerusalem to live like prostitutes
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Jehoram caused the people to serve idols instead of Yahweh. People who serve other gods in order to receive something from them are spoken of as spiritual prostitutes. Alternate translation: "he caused the people of Jerusalem to leave Yahweh and serve other gods, as prostitutes serve men who are not their husbands" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# he led Judah astray
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Not following Yahweh is spoken of as not following the correct path. Alternate translation: "he caused Judah to no longer follow Yahweh" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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