2 Kings 23
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2 Kings 23:5-10

5Then he did away with the idolatrous priests whom the kings of Judah had appointed to burn incense on the high places in the cities of Judah and in the surrounding area of Jerusalem, as well as those who burned incense to Baal, to the sun, to the moon, to the constellations, and to all the remaining 1heavenly 2lights.

6He also brought out the Asherah from the house of the Lord outside Jerusalem to the brook Kidron, and burned it at the brook Kidron, and 3ground it to dust, and 4threw its dust on the graves of the 5common people.

7And he tore down the cubicles of the 6male cult prostitutes which were in the house of the Lord, where 7the women were weaving 8hangings for the Asherah.

8Then he brought all the priests from the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from 9Geba to Beersheba; and he tore down the high places of the gates that were at the entrance of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on one’s left at the city gate.

9Nevertheless 10the priests of the high places did not go up to the altar of the Lord in Jerusalem, but they ate unleavened bread among their brothers.

1011He also defiled 12Topheth, which is in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, 13so that no one would make his son or his daughter pass through the fire for 14Molech.

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Notes

  1. 1. 2 Kings 23:5 2 Kin 21:3 ↩
  2. 2. 2 Kings 23:5 Lit host ↩
  3. 3. 2 Kings 23:6 2 Kin 23:15 ↩
  4. 4. 2 Kings 23:6 2 Chr 34:4 ↩
  5. 5. 2 Kings 23:6 Lit sons of the people ↩
  6. 6. 2 Kings 23:7 1 Kin 14:24; 15:12 ↩
  7. 7. 2 Kings 23:7 Ex 35:25, 26; Ezek 16:16 ↩
  8. 8. 2 Kings 23:7 Or dresses ↩
  9. 9. 2 Kings 23:8 Josh 21:17; 1 Kin 15:22 ↩
  10. 10. 2 Kings 23:9 Ezek 44:10-14 ↩
  11. 11. 2 Kings 23:10 Is 30:33; Jer 7:31, 32; 19:4-6 ↩
  12. 12. 2 Kings 23:10 I.e., place of burning ↩
  13. 13. 2 Kings 23:10 Lev 18:21 ↩
  14. 14. 2 Kings 23:10 1 Kin 11:7 ↩

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