New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Kings 23:4-5
4Then the kingH4428 commandedH6680 HilkiahH2518 the highH1419 priestH3548, 1the priestsH3548 of the secondH4932 order, and the 2doorkeepersH8104H5592 3to bringH3318 outH3318 of the templeH1964 of the LordH3068 allH3605 the utensilsH3627 that had been madeH6213 for BaalH1168, for 4AsherahH842, and for allH3605 the heavenlyH8064 5lightsH6635; and 6he burnedH8313 them outsideH4480H2351 JerusalemH3389 in the fieldsH7709 of the KidronH6939 Valley, and carriedH5375 their ashesH6083 to BethelH1008.
5Then he didH7673 awayH7673 withH7673 the idolatrousH3649 priestsH3649 whomH834 the kingsH4428 of JudahH3063 had appointedH5414 to burnH6999 incenseH6999 on the highH1116 placesH1116 in the citiesH5892 of JudahH3063 and in the surroundingH4524 areaH4524 of JerusalemH3389, as well as those who burnedH6999 incenseH6999 to BaalH1168, to the sunH8121, to the moonH3394, to the constellationsH4208, and to allH3605 the remaining 7heavenlyH8064 8lightsH6635.
Notes
- 1. 2 Kings 23:4 2 Kin 25:18; Jer 52:24 ↩
- 2. 2 Kings 23:4 Lit keepers of the threshold ↩
- 3. 2 Kings 23:4 2 Kin 21:3, 7; 2 Chr 33:3 ↩
- 4. 2 Kings 23:4 I.e., a wooden symbol of a female deity, and so throughout the ch ↩
- 5. 2 Kings 23:4 Lit host ↩
- 6. 2 Kings 23:4 2 Kin 23:15 ↩
- 7. 2 Kings 23:5 2 Kin 21:3 ↩
- 8. 2 Kings 23:5 Lit host ↩
Commentaries on 2 Kings 23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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