2 Kings 23
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2 Kings 23:14-16

14He smashed the sacred pillarsH4676 to piecesH7665, cut downH3772 the Asherah polesH842, and coveredH4390 the sitesH4725 with humanH120 bonesH6106.

15He evenH1571 pulled downH5422 the altarH4196 at BethelH1008, the high placeH1116 set upH6213 by JeroboamH3379 sonH1121 of NebatH5028, whoH834 had caused IsraelH3478 to sinH2398. Then he burnedH83131 the high placeH1116, groundH1854 it to powderH6083, and burnedH8313 the Asherah poleH842. 16And as JosiahH2977 turnedH6437, he sawH7200 the tombsH6913 thereH8033 on the hillsideH2022, and he sentH7971 someone to takeH3947 the bonesH6106 out ofH4480 the tombsH6913, and he burned themH8313 onH5921 the altarH4196 to defile itH2930, according to the wordH1697 of the LORDH3068 proclaimedH7121 by the manH376 of GodH430 whoH834 had foretoldH7121 theseH428 thingsH1697.2

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Notes

  1. 1. 2 Kings 23:15 Hebrew; LXX broke into pieces ↩
  2. 2. 2 Kings 23:16 See 1 Kings 13:2; Hebrew; LXX includes when Jeroboam stood by the altar at the feast. And he turned and lifted his eyes to the tomb of the man of God. ↩

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