New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 23:13-15

13The highהַבָּמ֞וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀'a.SherH834werebeforeעַל־ פְּנֵ֣י'al- pe.NeiH5921 H6440Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,whichאֲשֶׁר֮'a.SherH834wereon the rightמִימִ֣יןmi.MinH3225ofthe mountלְהַר־le.har-H2022of destructionהַמַּשְׁחִית֒ha.mash.ChitH4889whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֨הshe.lo.MohH8010the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478had builtבָּ֠נָהBa.nahH1129forAshtorethH6252the abominationשִׁקֻּ֣ץshi.KutzH8251of the Sidoniansצִידֹנִ֗יםtzi.do.NimH6722, and forChemoshוְלִכְמוֹשׁ֙ve.likh.mo.VoshH3645the abominationשִׁקֻּ֣ץshi.KutzH8251of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,and for Milcomוּלְמִלְכֹּ֖םu.le.mil.KomH4445the abominationתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441of the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983,the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428defiledטִמֵּ֖אti.Me'H2930.

14He brokeH7665in piecesH7665the sacredpillarsהַמַּצֵּב֔וֹתha.ma.tze.VotH4676and cutוַיִּכְרֹ֖תvai.yikh.RotH3772downH3772the Asherimהָאֲשֵׁרִ֑יםha.'a.she.RimH842andfilledוַיְמַלֵּ֥אvay.ma.Le'H4390their placesמְקוֹמָ֖םme.ko.MamH4725with humanאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120bonesעַצְמ֥וֹתatz.MotH6106.

15Furthermoreוְגַ֨םve.GamH1571,the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֜חַha.miz.Be.achH4196that wasat BethelH1008and thehighהַבָּמָה֙ha.ba.MahH1116placeהַבָּמָ֖הha.ba.MahH1116whichH834Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֤םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָט֙ne.VatH5028,whoH834made Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478sinהֶחֱטִ֣יאhe.che.Ti'H2398,had madeעָשָׂ֜ה'a.SahH6213,evenגַּ֣םgamH1571that altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֧חַha.miz.Be.achH4196and the highהַבָּמָ֛הha.ba.MahH1116placeH1116he brokeH5422downנָתָ֑ץna.TatzH5422. Then hedemolishedH7665its stones, groundהֵדַ֥קhe.DakH1854them to dustלְעָפָ֖רle.'a.FarH6083,and burnedH8313the Asherahאֲשֵׁרָֽה׃'a.she.RahH842.

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