2 Kings 23
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2 Kings 23:10-14

101He also defiledH2930 2TophethH8612, whichH834 is in the ValleyH1516 of the SonH1121 of HinnomH2011, 3so that noH1115 oneH376 would make his sonH1121 or his daughterH1323 passH5674 through the fireH784 for 4MolechH4432. 11And he didH7673 awayH7673 withH7673 the horsesH5483 that the kingsH4428 of JudahH3063 had givenH5414 to the 5sunH8121, at the entranceH935 of the houseH1004 of the LordH3068, by the chamberH3957 of Nathan-melechH5419 the officialH5631, whichH834 was at the 6coveredH6503 courtyardH6503; and he burnedH8313 the chariotsH4818 of the sunH8121 with fireH784. 12The kingH4428 also toreH5422 downH5422 7the altarsH4196 that were on the roofH1406, the upperH5944 chamberH5944 of AhazH271, whichH834 the kingsH4428 of JudahH3063 had madeH6213, and 8the altarsH4196 whichH834 ManassehH4519 had madeH6213 in the twoH8147 courtyardsH2691 of the houseH1004 of the LordH3068; and he 9smashedH7533 them thereH8033 and 10threwH7993 their dustH6083 into the brookH5158 KidronH6939. 13And the kingH4428 defiledH2930 the highH1116 placesH1116 that were oppositeH5921H6440 JerusalemH3389, whichH834 were on the rightH3225 of 11the mountH2022 of destructionH4889 whichH834 SolomonH8010 the kingH4428 of IsraelH3478 had builtH1129 for 12AshtorethH6252 the abominationH8251 of the SidoniansH6722, for 13ChemoshH3645 the abominationH8251 of MoabH4124, and for MilcomH4445 the abominationH8441 of the sonsH1121 of AmmonH5983. 1414He also smashedH7665 toH7665 piecesH7665 the memorialH4676 stonesH4676 and cutH3772 downH3772 the 15AsherimH842, and 16filledH4390 their placesH4725 with humanH120 bonesH6106.

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Notes

  1. 1. 2 Kings 23:10 Is 30:33; Jer 7:31, 32; 19:4-6 ↩
  2. 2. 2 Kings 23:10 I.e., place of burning ↩
  3. 3. 2 Kings 23:10 Lev 18:21 ↩
  4. 4. 2 Kings 23:10 1 Kin 11:7 ↩
  5. 5. 2 Kings 23:11 Deut 4:19; Job 31:26; Ezek 8:16 ↩
  6. 6. 2 Kings 23:11 Meaning of the Heb uncertain ↩
  7. 7. 2 Kings 23:12 Jer 19:13; Zeph 1:5 ↩
  8. 8. 2 Kings 23:12 2 Kin 21:5; 2 Chr 33:5 ↩
  9. 9. 2 Kings 23:12 Or ran from there ↩
  10. 10. 2 Kings 23:12 2 Kin 23:4, 6 ↩
  11. 11. 2 Kings 23:13 1 Kin 11:7 ↩
  12. 12. 2 Kings 23:13 1 Kin 11:5 ↩
  13. 13. 2 Kings 23:13 Num 21:29 ↩
  14. 14. 2 Kings 23:14 Deut 7:5, 25 ↩
  15. 15. 2 Kings 23:14 I.e., wooden symbols of a female deity (Asherah) ↩
  16. 16. 2 Kings 23:14 2 Kin 23:16 ↩

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