Revised Version 1895
2 Kings 23:4-8
4And thekingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּהוּ֩chil.ki.ya.HuH2518thehighהַגָּד֜וֹלha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֨ןha.ko.HenH3548, and thepriestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣יko.ha.NeiH3548of thesecondהַמִּשְׁנֶה֮ha.mish.NehH4932orderH6680, and thekeepersשֹׁמְרֵ֣יsho.me.ReiH8104of the door, tobringלְהוֹצִיא֙le.ho.Tzi'H3318forthH3318outH3318of thetempleמֵהֵיכַ֣לme.hei.KhalH1964of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068allכָּל־kol-H3605thevesselsהַכֵּלִ֗יםha.ke.LimH3627that weremadeהָֽעֲשׂוּיִם֙ha.'a.su.YimH6213forBaalלַבַּ֣עַלla.Ba.'alH1168, and for theAsherahוְלָֽאֲשֵׁרָ֔הve.la.'a.she.RahH842, and forallוּלְכֹ֖לu.le.KholH3605thehostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635ofheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064: and heburnedוַֽיִּשְׂרְפֵ֞םvai.yis.re.FemH8313them withoutJerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙li.ru.sha.LimH3389in thefieldsבְּשַׁדְמ֣וֹתbe.shad.MotH7709ofKidronקִדְר֔וֹןkid.RonH6939, andcarriedוְנָשָׂ֥אve.na.Sa'H5375theashesעֲפָרָ֖ם'a.fa.RamH6083of them unto Beth-el.
5And heputH5414downH5414theidolatrousH3649priestsהַכְּמָרִ֗יםha.ke.ma.RimH3649,whomאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834thekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063had ordained toburnH6999incenseH6999in thehighבַּבָּמוֹת֙ba.ba.mOtH1116placesH1116in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, and in theplacesH1116roundוּמְסִבֵּ֖יu.me.si.BeiH4524aboutH4428Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389; them also thatburnedH6999incenseH6999untoBaalלַבַּ֗עַלla.Ba.'alH1168, to thesunלַשֶּׁ֤מֶשׁla.She.meshH8121, and to themoonוְלַיָּרֵ֙חַ֙ve.lai.ya.Re.achH3394, and to the planets, and toallוּלְכֹ֖לu.le.KholH3605thehostצְבָ֥אtze.Va'H6635ofheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.
6And hebroughtH3318outH3318theAsherahהָאֲשֵׁרָה֩ha.'a.she.RahH842from thehouseמִבֵּ֨יתmi.BeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068, withoutJerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙li.ru.sha.LimH3389, unto thebrookנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158Kidronקִדְר֔וֹןkid.RonH6939, andburnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ףvai.yis.RofH8313it at thebrookבְּנַ֥חַלbe.Na.chalH5158Kidronקִדְר֖וֹןkid.RonH6939, and stamped it small topowderH1854, andcastוַיַּשְׁלֵךְ֙vai.yash.leKhH7993thepowderH1854thereofuponעַל־'al-H5921thegravesקֶ֖בֶרKe.verH6913of thecommonבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.
7And he brakedownוַיִּתֹּץ֙vai.yi.TotzH5422thehousesבָּתֵּ֣יba.TeiH1004of thesodomitesהַקְּדֵשִׁ֔יםha.ke.de.ShimH6945, that were in thehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,whereH834thewomenהַנָּשִׁ֗יםha.na.ShimH802wovehangingsבָּתִּ֖יםba.TimH1004for theAsherahלָאֲשֵׁרָֽה׃la.'a.she.RahH842.
8And hebroughtH935allכָּל־kol-H3605thepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548outעַל־'al-H5921of thecitiesמֵעָרֵ֣יme.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, anddefiledוַיְטַמֵּ֣אvay.ta.Me'H2930thehighהַבָּמ֗וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116whereH834thepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548hadburnedH6999incenseH6999, fromGebaמִגֶּ֖בַעmi.Ge.va'H1387to Beer-sheba; and he brakedownוְנָתַ֞ץve.na.TatzH5422thehighבָּמ֣וֹתba.MotH1116placesH1116of thegatesהַשְּׁעָרִ֗יםha.she.'a.RimH8179that were at theenteringH935in of thegateשַׁ֤עַרSha.'arH8179ofJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091thegovernorשַׂר־sar-H8269of thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,whichH834were on aman’sאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376leftH8040handH8040at thegateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of thecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.
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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