New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 23:6-20

6He broughtוַיֹּצֵ֣אvai.yo.Tze'H3318out the Asherahהָאֲשֵׁרָה֩ha.'a.she.RahH842from the houseמִבֵּ֨יתmi.BeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068outsideמִח֤וּץmi.ChutzH4480 H2351Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙li.ru.sha.LimH3389to the brookנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158Kidronקִדְר֔וֹןkid.RonH6939,and burnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ףvai.yis.RofH8313it at the brookבְּנַ֥חַלbe.Na.chalH5158Kidronקִדְר֖וֹןkid.RonH6939, andgroundוַיָּ֣דֶקvai.Ya.dekH1854itto dustלְעָפָ֑רle.'a.FarH6083, andthrewוַיַּשְׁלֵךְ֙vai.yash.leKhH7993its dustעֲפָרָ֔הּ'a.fa.RahH6083on the gravesקֶ֖בֶרKe.verH6913of thecommonבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

7He also brokeH5422downH5422the housesבָּתֵּ֣יba.TeiH1004of the malecultהַקְּדֵשִׁ֔יםha.ke.de.ShimH6945prostitutesH6945whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834werein the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁ֛ם'a.Sher shamH834 H8033the womenהַנָּשִׁ֗יםha.na.ShimH802were weavingאֹרְג֥וֹת'o.re.goytH707hangingsבָּתִּ֖יםba.TimH1004for the Asherahלָאֲשֵׁרָֽה׃la.'a.she.RahH842.

8Then he broughtוַיָּבֵ֤אvai.ya.Ve'H935allכָּל־kol-H3605the priestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548from the citiesמֵעָרֵ֣יme.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,and defiledוַיְטַמֵּ֣אvay.ta.Me'H2930the highהַבָּמ֗וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116whereאֲשֶׁ֤ר שָׁ֙מָּה֙'a.Sher Sha.mahH834 H8033the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548had burnedH6999incenseH6999, fromGebaמִגֶּ֖בַעmi.Ge.va'H1387to BeershebaH884;and he brokeH5422downH5422the highבָּמ֣וֹתba.MotH1116placesH1116of the gatesהַשְּׁעָרִ֗יםha.she.'a.RimH8179whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834wereat the entranceפֶּ֜תַחPe.tachH6607of the gateשַׁ֤עַרSha.'arH8179of Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091the governorשַׂר־sar-H8269of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,whichאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834wereon one’sאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376leftשְׂמֹ֥אולse.MolH8040at the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892gateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179.

9Neverthelessאַ֗ךְ'AkhH389the priestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣יko.ha.NeiH3548of the highהַבָּמ֔וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116did not goיַֽעֲלוּ֙ya.'a.LuH5927up to the altarמִזְבַּ֥חmiz.BachH4196of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,but they ateאָכְל֥וּ'a.khe.LuH398unleavenedמַצּ֖וֹתma.TzotH4682breadH4682amongבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432their brothersאֲחֵיהֶֽם׃'a.chei.HemH251.

10He also defiledוְטִמֵּ֣אve.ti.Me'H2930Tophethהַתֹּ֔פֶתha.To.fetH8612,whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834is in the valleyבְּגֵ֣יbe.GeiH1516of the sonבֶןve.nei-H1121of Hinnomהִנֹּ֑םhi.NomH2011,that noלְבִלְתִּ֗יle.vil.TiH1115manאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376might make his sonבְּנ֧וֹbe.NoH1121or his daughterבִּתּ֛וֹbi.ToH1323passלְהַעֲבִ֨ירle.ha.'a.VirH5674through the fireבָּאֵ֖שׁba.'EshH784forMolechלַמֹּֽלֶךְ׃la.Mo.lekhH4432.

11He didH7673awayH7673with the horsesהַסּוּסִ֗יםha.su.SimH5483whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the kingsמַלְכֵ֨יmal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahH3063had givenנָתְנוּ֩na.te.NuH5414to thesunלַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙la.She.meshH8121,at the entranceמִבֹּ֣אmi.Bo'H935of the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,by the chamberלִשְׁכַּת֙lish.KatH3957of Nathan-melechH5419the officialהַסָּרִ֔יסha.sa.RisH5631,whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834wasin the precinctsבַּפַּרְוָרִ֑יםba.par.va.RimH6503;and he burnedשָׂרַ֥ףsa.RafH8313the chariotsמַרְכְּב֥וֹתmar.ke.VotH4818of the sunהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121with fireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.

12The altarsהַֽמִּזְבְּח֡וֹתha.miz.be.ChotH4196whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834wereon the roofהַגָּג֩ha.GagH1406,the upperעֲלִיַּ֨ת'a.li.YatH5944chamberH5944of Ahazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063had madeעָשׂ֣וּ׀'a.SuH6213, andthe altarsהַֽמִּזְבְּחוֹת֙ha.miz.be.chOtH4196whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519had madeעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213in the twoבִּשְׁתֵּ֛יbish.TeiH8147courtsחַצְר֥וֹתchatz.RotH2691of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428brokeH5422downנָתַ֣ץna.TatzH5422; and hesmashedוַיָּ֣רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323them thereמִשָּׁ֔םmi.ShamH8033andthrewוְהִשְׁלִ֥יךְve.hish.LikhH7993their dustעֲפָרָ֖ם'a.fa.RamH6083into the brookנַ֥חַלNa.chalH5158Kidronקִדְרֽוֹן׃kid.RonH6939.

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.

16Now when Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֗הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977turnedוַיִּ֣פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437,he sawוַיַּ֨רְאvai.Yar'H7200the gravesהַקְּבָרִ֤יםha.ke.va.RimH6913that werethereשָׁם֙shamH8033on the mountainבָּהָ֔רba.HarH2022,and he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֗חvai.yish.LachH7971and tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947the bonesהָֽעֲצָמוֹת֙ha.'a.tza.mOtH6106from the gravesהַקְּבָרִ֔יםha.ke.va.RimH6913and burnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ףvai.yis.RofH8313themon the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196and defiledוַֽיְטַמְּאֵ֑הוּvay.ta.me.'E.huH2930itaccording to the wordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068whichH834the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430proclaimedקָרָא֙ka.Ra'H7121,whoH834proclaimedקָרָ֔אka.Ra'H7121theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428thingsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697.

17Then he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמָ֚הmahH4100is thisהַלָּ֔זha.LazH1975monumentהַצִּיּ֣וּןha.tzi.YunH6725that I seeרֹאֶ֑הro.'EhH7200?”And the menאִישׁ־'ish-H376of the cityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892toldוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559him, “It is the graveהַקֶּ֤בֶרha.Ke.verH6913of the manH376of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430whoH834cameבָּ֣אba'H935from Judahמִֽיהוּדָ֔הmi.hu.DahH3063and proclaimedוַיִּקְרָ֗אvai.yik.Ra'H7121theseהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.lehH428thingsהַדְּבָרִ֤יםha.de.va.RimH1697whichH834you have doneעָשִׂ֔יתָ'a.Si.taH6213againstעַ֖ל'alH5921the altarהַמִּזְבַּ֥חha.miz.BachH4196of BethelH1008.”

18He saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “LetH5117him aloneהַנִּ֣יחוּha.Ni.chuH5117;let noאַל־'al-H408oneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376disturbיָנַ֣עya.Na'H5128his bonesעַצְמֹתָ֑יו'atz.mo.TavH6106.” So theyleftH4422his bonesעַצְמֹתָ֔יו'atz.mo.TavH6106undisturbedH4422with the bonesעַצְמ֣וֹתatz.MotH6106of the prophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834cameבָּ֖אba'H935from Samariaמִשֹּׁמְרֽוֹן׃mi.sho.me.RonH8111.

19Josiahיֹֽאשִׁיָּ֑הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977alsoוְגַם֩ve.GamH1571removedהֵסִ֖ירhe.SirH5493allכָּל־kol-H3605the housesבָּתֵּ֨יba.TeiH1004of the highהַבָּמ֜וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116whichH834werein the citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Samariaשֹׁמְר֗וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,whichH834the kingsמַלְכֵ֤יmal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478had madeעָשׂ֜וּ'a.SuH6213provokingלְהַכְעִ֔יסle.hakh.'IsH3707the LordH3068;and he didוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213to themjustכְּכָל־ הַֽמַּעֲשִׂ֔יםke.khol- ha.ma.'a.SimH3605 H4639as he had doneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213in BethelH1008.

20Allכָּל־kol-H3605the priestsכֹּהֲנֵ֨יko.ha.NeiH3548of the highהַבָּמ֤וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834werethereשָׁם֙shamH8033he slaughteredוַ֠יִּזְבַּחVai.yiz.bachH2076on the altarsהַֽמִּזְבְּח֔וֹתha.miz.be.ChotH4196and burnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֛ףvai.yis.RofH8313humanאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120bonesעַצְמ֥וֹתatz.MotH6106on them; then he returnedוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

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