2 Kings 23
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2 Kings 23:12-15

12And the altarsהַֽמִּזְבְּח֡וֹתha.miz.be.ChotH4196that wereon the topהַגָּג֩ha.GagH1406of the upper chamberעֲלִיַּ֨ת'a.li.YatH5944of Ahazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271,which the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063had madeעָשׂ֣וּ׀'a.SuH6213,and the altarsהַֽמִּזְבְּחוֹת֙ha.miz.be.chOtH4196which Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519had madeעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213in the twoבִּשְׁתֵּ֛יbish.TeiH8147courtsחַצְר֥וֹתchatz.RotH2691of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,did the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428beat downנָתַ֣ץna.TatzH5422, and brake themdownוַיָּ֣רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323from thence, and castוְהִשְׁלִ֥יךְve.hish.LikhH7993the dustעֲפָרָ֖ם'a.fa.RamH6083of them into the brookנַ֥חַלNa.chalH5158Kidronקִדְרֽוֹן׃kid.RonH6939.
13And the high placesהַבָּמ֞וֹתha.ba.MotH1116that werebeforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, which wereon the right handמִימִ֣יןmi.MinH3225of the mountלְהַר־le.har-H2022of corruptionהַמַּשְׁחִית֒ha.mash.ChitH4889,which Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֨הshe.lo.MohH8010the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478had buildedבָּ֠נָהBa.nahH1129for Ashtorethלְעַשְׁתֹּ֣רֶת׀le.'ash.To.retH6253the abominationשִׁקֻּ֣ץshi.KutzH8251of the Zidoniansצִידֹנִ֗יםtzi.do.NimH6722,and for Chemoshוְלִכְמוֹשׁ֙ve.likh.mo.VoshH3645the abominationשִׁקֻּ֣ץshi.KutzH8251of the Moabitesמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,and for Milcomוּלְמִלְכֹּ֖םu.le.mil.KomH4445the abominationתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441of the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983,did the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428defileטִמֵּ֖אti.Me'H2930.
14And he brake in piecesוְשִׁבַּר֙ve.shi.BarH7665the imagesהַמַּצֵּב֔וֹתha.ma.tze.VotH4676,and cut downוַיִּכְרֹ֖תvai.yikh.RotH3772the grovesהָאֲשֵׁרִ֑יםha.'a.she.RimH842,and filledוַיְמַלֵּ֥אvay.ma.Le'H4390their placesמְקוֹמָ֖םme.ko.MamH4725with the bonesעַצְמ֥וֹתatz.MotH6106of menאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120.
15Moreover the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֜חַha.miz.Be.achH4196that wasat Beth–elH1008, andthe high placeהַבָּמָה֙ha.ba.MahH1116which Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֤םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָט֙ne.VatH5028,who made Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478to sinהֶחֱטִ֣יאhe.che.Ti'H2398,had madeעָשָׂ֜ה'a.SahH6213,both that altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֧חַha.miz.Be.achH4196and the high placeהַבָּמָ֖הha.ba.MahH1116he brake downנָתָ֑ץna.TatzH5422,and burnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֧ףvai.yis.RofH8313the high placeהַבָּמָ֛הha.ba.MahH1116, andstampedהֵדַ֥קhe.DakH1854itsmall to powderלְעָפָ֖רle.'a.FarH6083,and burnedוְשָׂרַ֥ףve.sa.RafH8313the groveאֲשֵׁרָֽה׃'a.she.RahH842.
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