Berean Standard Bible

2 Kings 23:12-15

12He pulled downנָתַ֣ץna.TatzH5422וְאֶֽת־ve.'EtH853the altarsהַֽמִּזְבְּח֡וֹתha.miz.be.ChotH4196אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853had set upעָשׂ֣וּ׀'a.SuH6213onעַל־'al-H5921the roofהַגָּג֩ha.GagH1406near the upper chamberעֲלִיַּ֨ת'a.li.YatH5944of Ahazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271,and the altarsהַֽמִּזְבְּחוֹת֙ha.miz.be.chOtH4196thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519had set upעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213in the twoבִּשְׁתֵּ֛יbish.TeiH8147courtyardsחַצְר֥וֹתchatz.RotH2691of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.The kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428pulverized themוַיָּ֣רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323thereמִשָּׁ֔םmi.ShamH8033and threwוְהִשְׁלִ֥יךְve.hish.LikhH7993אֶת־'et-H853their dustעֲפָרָ֖ם'a.fa.RamH6083intoאֶל־'el-H413the Kidronקִדְרֽוֹן׃kid.RonH6939Valleyנַ֥חַלNa.chalH5158.

13וְֽאֶת־ve.'EtH853The kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428also desecratedטִמֵּ֖אti.Me'H2930the high placesהַבָּמ֞וֹתha.ba.MotH1116אֲשֶׁ֣ר׀'a.SherH834eastעַל־'al-H5921ofפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389אֲשֶׁר֮'a.SherH834,to the southמִימִ֣יןmi.MinH3225of the Mountלְהַר־le.har-H2022of Corruptionהַמַּשְׁחִית֒ha.mash.ChitH4889,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֨הshe.lo.MohH8010of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478had builtבָּ֠נָהBa.nahH1129for Ashtorethלְעַשְׁתֹּ֣רֶת׀le.'ash.To.retH6253the abominationשִׁקֻּ֣ץshi.KutzH8251of the Sidoniansצִידֹנִ֗יםtzi.do.NimH6722,for Chemoshוְלִכְמוֹשׁ֙ve.likh.mo.VoshH3645the abominationשִׁקֻּ֣ץshi.KutzH8251of the Moabitesמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,and for Milcomוּלְמִלְכֹּ֖םu.le.mil.KomH4445the abominationתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441of the Ammonitesבְּנֵֽי־ עַמּ֑וֹןbe.nei- a.MonH1121 H5983.

14He smashed the sacred pillarsהַמַּצֵּב֔וֹתha.ma.tze.VotH4676to piecesוְשִׁבַּר֙ve.shi.BarH7665אֶת־'et-H853,cut downוַיִּכְרֹ֖תvai.yikh.RotH3772אֶת־'et-H853the Asherah polesהָאֲשֵׁרִ֑יםha.'a.she.RimH842,and coveredוַיְמַלֵּ֥אvay.ma.Le'H4390אֶת־'et-H853the sitesמְקוֹמָ֖םme.ko.MamH4725with humanאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120bonesעַצְמ֥וֹתatz.MotH6106.

15He evenוְגַ֨םve.GamH1571אֶת־'et-H853pulled downנָתָ֑ץna.TatzH5422the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֜חַha.miz.Be.achH4196at Bethelבְּבֵֽית־be.veit-H1008,the high placeהַבָּמָה֙ha.ba.MahH1116אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834set upעָשָׂ֜ה'a.SahH6213אֵ֗ל'ElH1008by Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֤םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָט֙ne.VatH5028,whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834אֶת־'et-H853had caused Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478to sinהֶחֱטִ֣יאhe.che.Ti'H2398גַּ֣םgamH1571אֶת־'et-H853הַמִּזְבֵּ֧חַha.miz.Be.achH4196הַה֛וּאha.Hu'H1931וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853.Then he burnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֧ףvai.yis.RofH8313אֶת־'et-H853the high placeהַבָּמָ֖הha.ba.MahH1116,groundהֵדַ֥קhe.DakH1854itהַבָּמָ֛הha.ba.MahH1116to powderלְעָפָ֖רle.'a.FarH6083,and burnedוְשָׂרַ֥ףve.sa.RafH8313the Asherah poleאֲשֵׁרָֽה׃'a.she.RahH842.

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