Revised Version 1895

2 Kings 23:13-15

13And thehighהַבָּמ֞וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116that werebeforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀'a.SherH834were on therightH3225handH3225of themountלְהַר־le.har-H2022of corruption,whichאֲשֶׁר֮'a.SherH834Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֨הshe.lo.MohH8010thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478had builded for Ashtoreth theabominationתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441of the Zidonians, and forChemoshוְלִכְמוֹשׁ֙ve.likh.mo.VoshH3645theabominationH8441ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124, and forMilcomוּלְמִלְכֹּ֖םu.le.mil.KomH4445theabominationH8441of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofAmmonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983,didאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428defileטִמֵּ֖אti.Me'H2930.

14And he brake inpiecesוְשִׁבַּר֙ve.shi.BarH7665thepillarsהַמַּצֵּב֔וֹתha.ma.tze.VotH4676, andcutוַיִּכְרֹ֖תvai.yikh.RotH3772downH3772theAsherimהָאֲשֵׁרִ֑יםha.'a.she.RimH842, andfilledוַיְמַלֵּ֥אvay.ma.Le'H4390theirplacesמְקוֹמָ֖םme.ko.MamH4725with thebonesעַצְמ֥וֹתatz.MotH6106ofmenאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120.

15Moreoverוְגַ֨םve.GamH1571thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֜חַha.miz.Be.achH4196that was at Beth-el, and thehighהַבָּמָה֙ha.ba.MahH1116placeהַבָּמָ֖הha.ba.MahH1116whichH834Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֤םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָט֙ne.VatH5028, whomadeH6213Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478tosinהֶחֱטִ֣יאhe.che.Ti'H2398, hadmadeH6213,evenגַּ֣םgamH1571thataltarהַמִּזְבֵּ֧חַha.miz.Be.achH4196and thehighהַבָּמָ֛הha.ba.MahH1116placeH1116he brakedownנָתָ֑ץna.TatzH5422; and heburnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֧ףvai.yis.RofH8313thehighH1116placeH1116and stamped it small topowderהֵדַ֥קhe.DakH1854, andburnedוְשָׂרַ֥ףve.sa.RafH8313theAsherahאֲשֵׁרָֽה׃'a.she.RahH842.

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