Berean Standard Bible

2 Kings 23:14-16

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.

16And as Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֗הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977turnedוַיִּ֣פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437,he sawוַיַּ֨רְאvai.Yar'H7200אֶת־'et-H853the tombsהַקְּבָרִ֤יםha.ke.va.RimH6913אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thereשָׁם֙shamH8033on the hillsideבָּהָ֔רba.HarH2022,and he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֗חvai.yish.LachH7971someone to takeוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853the bonesהָֽעֲצָמוֹת֙ha.'a.tza.mOtH6106out ofמִן־min-H4480the tombsהַקְּבָרִ֔יםha.ke.va.RimH6913,and he burned themוַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ףvai.yis.RofH8313onעַל־'al-H5921the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196to defile itוַֽיְטַמְּאֵ֑הוּvay.ta.me.'E.huH2930,according to the wordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834proclaimedקָרָא֙ka.Ra'H7121by the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834had foretoldקָרָ֔אka.Ra'H7121אֶת־'et-H853theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428thingsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697.

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