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2 Kings 23:6-20

6AndhebroughtH3318outtheAsherahהָאֲשֵׁרָה֩ha.'a.she.RahH842fromthehouseמִבֵּ֨יתmi.BeitH1004ofJehovah, withoutJerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙li.ru.sha.LimH3389, untothebrookKidronקִדְר֔וֹןkid.RonH6939,andburnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ףvai.yis.RofH8313itatthebrookKidronקִדְר֖וֹןkid.RonH6939,andbeatittodustלְעָפָ֑רle.'a.FarH6083,andcastH7993thedustעֲפָרָ֔הּ'a.fa.RahH6083thereofuponthegravesH6913ofthecommonpeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

7AndhebrakedownthehousesH1004ofthesodomites,thatwereinthehouseH1004ofJehovah,whereH834thewomenH802wovehangingsfortheAsherahלָאֲשֵׁרָֽה׃la.'a.she.RahH842.

8AndhebroughtH935allthepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548outofthecitiesמֵעָרֵ֣יme.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,anddefiledH2930thehighהַבָּמ֗וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116whereH834thepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548hadburnedincenseH6999,fromGebaמִגֶּ֖בַעmi.Ge.va'H1387toBeer-sheba;andhebrakedownthehighבָּמ֣וֹתba.MotH1116placesH1116ofthegatesH8179thatwereattheentranceפֶּ֜תַחPe.tachH6607ofthegateH8179ofJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091thegovernorofthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,whichwereonaman’sH376lefthandH8040atthegateH8179ofthecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

9Neverthelessאַ֗ךְ'AkhH389thepriestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣יko.ha.NeiH3548ofthehighהַבָּמ֔וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116cameH5927notuptothealtarמִזְבַּ֥חmiz.BachH4196ofJehovahinJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,buttheydideatH398unleavenedמַצּ֖וֹתma.TzotH4682breadH4682amongtheirbrethren.

10AndhedefiledH2930Tophethהַתֹּ֔פֶתha.To.fetH8612,whichisinthevalleyבְּגֵ֣יbe.GeiH1516ofthechildrenofHinnomהִנֹּ֑םhi.NomH2011,thatnomanH376mightmakeH2930hissonH1121orhisdaughterבִּתּ֛וֹbi.ToH1323topassלְהַעֲבִ֨ירle.ha.'a.VirH5674throughthefireבָּאֵ֖שׁba.'EshH784toMolechלַמֹּֽלֶךְ׃la.Mo.lekhH4432.

11AndhetookawaythehorsesH5483thatthekingsמַלְכֵ֨יmal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahH3063hadgivenH5414tothesunלַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙la.She.meshH8121,attheentranceofthehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofJehovah,bythechamberofNathan-melechthechamberlain,whichwasintheprecincts;andheburnedשָׂרַ֥ףsa.RafH8313thechariotsמַרְכְּב֥וֹתmar.ke.VotH4818ofthesunהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121withfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.

12Andthealtarsהַֽמִּזְבְּח֡וֹתha.miz.be.ChotH4196thatwereontheroofהַגָּג֩ha.GagH1406oftheupperעֲלִיַּ֨ת'a.li.YatH5944chamberH5944ofAhazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271,whichthekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063hadmadeH6213,andthealtarsהַֽמִּזְבְּחוֹת֙ha.miz.be.chOtH4196whichManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519hadmadeH6213inthetwoבִּשְׁתֵּ֛יbish.TeiH8147courtsofthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofJehovah,didthekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428breakH5422down,andbeatthemdownנָתַ֣ץna.TatzH5422fromthence,andcastH7993thedustעֲפָרָ֖ם'a.fa.RamH6083ofthemintothebrookKidronקִדְרֽוֹן׃kid.RonH6939.

13Andthehighהַבָּמ֞וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116thatwerebeforeJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,whichwereontherightH3225handH3225ofthemountofcorruption,whichSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֨הshe.lo.MohH8010thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478hadbuildedforAshtoreththeabominationתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441oftheSidoniansצִידֹנִ֗יםtzi.do.NimH6722,andforChemoshוְלִכְמוֹשׁ֙ve.likh.mo.VoshH3645theabominationH8441ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,andforMilcomוּלְמִלְכֹּ֖םu.le.mil.KomH4445theabominationH8441ofthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983,didthekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428defileH2930.

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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