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2 Kings 23:14-20

14Andhebrakeinpiecesthepillarsהַמַּצֵּב֔וֹתha.ma.tze.VotH4676,andcutוַיִּכְרֹ֖תvai.yikh.RotH3772downtheAsherim,andfilledוַיְמַלֵּ֥אvay.ma.Le'H4390theirplacesמְקוֹמָ֖םme.ko.MamH4725withthebonesH6106ofmenH120.

15Moreoverthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֜חַha.miz.Be.achH4196thatwasatBeth-el,andthehighהַבָּמָה֙ha.ba.MahH1116placeהַבָּמָ֖הha.ba.MahH1116whichJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֤םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָט֙ne.VatH5028,whomadeH6213Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478tosinהֶחֱטִ֣יאhe.che.Ti'H2398,hadmadeH6213,eventhataltarהַמִּזְבֵּ֧חַha.miz.Be.achH4196andthehighהַבָּמָ֛הha.ba.MahH1116placeH1116hebrakedownנָתָ֑ץna.TatzH5422;andheburnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֧ףvai.yis.RofH8313thehighH1116placeH1116andbeatittodustלְעָפָ֖רle.'a.FarH6083,andburnedוְשָׂרַ֥ףve.sa.RafH8313theAsherahאֲשֵׁרָֽה׃'a.she.RahH842.

16AndasJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֗הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977turnedוַיִּ֣פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437himself,hespiedthesepulchresthatwerethereinthemount;andhesentH7971,andtookH3947thebonesH6106outofthesepulchres,andburnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ףvai.yis.RofH8313themuponthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,anddefiledH2930it,accordingtothewordH1697ofJehovahwhichthemanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430proclaimedקָרָא֙ka.Ra'H7121,whoproclaimedקָרָ֔אka.Ra'H7121thesethingsH1697.

17ThenhesaidH559,WhatmonumentisthatwhichIseeרֹאֶ֑הro.'EhH7200?Andthemenאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofthecityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892toldhim,ItisthesepulchreofthemanH376ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430,whocameH935fromJudahמִֽיהוּדָ֔הmi.hu.DahH3063,andproclaimedוַיִּקְרָ֗אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thesethingsהַדְּבָרִ֤יםha.de.va.RimH1697thatthou hastdoneagainstthealtarהַמִּזְבַּ֥חha.miz.BachH4196ofBeth-el.

18AndhesaidH559,Lethimbe;letnomanH376movehisbonesH6106.SotheylethisbonesH6106alone,withthebonesH6106oftheprophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030thatcameבָּ֖אba'H935outofSamariaמִשֹּׁמְרֽוֹן׃mi.sho.me.RonH8111.

19AndallthehousesH1004alsoוְגַם֩ve.GamH1571ofthehighהַבָּמ֜וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116thatwereinthecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֗וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,whichthekingsמַלְכֵ֤יmal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478hadmadeH6213toprovokeלְהַכְעִ֔יסle.hakh.'IsH3707JehovahtoangerH3707,Josiahיֹֽאשִׁיָּ֑הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977tookawayH5493,anddidtothemaccordingtoalltheactsH6213thathehaddoneinBeth-el.

20Andheslewallthepriestsכֹּהֲנֵ֨יko.ha.NeiH3548ofthehighהַבָּמ֤וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116thatwerethere,uponthealtarsהַֽמִּזְבְּח֔וֹתha.miz.be.ChotH4196,andburnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֛ףvai.yis.RofH8313men’sH120bonesH6106uponthem;andhereturnedוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

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