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2 Kings 23:4-20

4And thekingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּהוּ֩chil.ki.ya.HuH2518thehighהַגָּד֜וֹלha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֨ןha.ko.HenH3548, and thepriestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣יko.ha.NeiH3548of the secondorderהַמִּשְׁנֶה֮ha.mish.NehH4932, and thekeepersשֹׁמְרֵ֣יsho.me.ReiH8104of thedoorהַסַּף֒ha.SafH5592, to bringforthלְהוֹצִיא֙le.ho.Tzi'H3318out of thetempleמֵהֵיכַ֣לme.hei.KhalH1964of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068all thevesselsהַכֵּלִ֗יםha.ke.LimH3627that weremadeהָֽעֲשׂוּיִם֙ha.'a.su.YimH6213forBaalלַבַּ֣עַלla.Ba.'alH1168, and for thegroveוְלָֽאֲשֵׁרָ֔הve.la.'a.she.RahH842, and for all thehostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635ofheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064: and heburnedוַֽיִּשְׂרְפֵ֞םvai.yis.re.FemH8313themwithoutמִח֤וּץmi.ChutzH2351Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙li.ru.sha.LimH3389in thefieldsבְּשַׁדְמ֣וֹתbe.shad.MotH7709ofKidronקִדְר֔וֹןkid.RonH6939, andcarriedוְנָשָׂ֥אve.na.Sa'H5375theashesעֲפָרָ֖ם'a.fa.RamH6083of them toBethelH1008.

5And he putdownוְהִשְׁבִּ֣יתve.hish.BitH7673the idolatrouspriestsהַכְּמָרִ֗יםha.ke.ma.RimH3649, whom thekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063hadordainedנָֽתְנוּ֙na.te.NuH5414to burnincenseוַיְקַטֵּ֤רvay.ka.TerH6999in the highplacesבַּבָּמוֹת֙ba.ba.mOtH1116in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, and in the placesaroundוּמְסִבֵּ֖יu.me.si.BeiH4524Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389; them also that burnedincenseהַֽמְקַטְּרִ֣יםham.ka.te.RimH6999toBaalלַבַּ֗עַלla.Ba.'alH1168, to thesunלַשֶּׁ֤מֶשׁla.She.meshH8121, and to themoonוְלַיָּרֵ֙חַ֙ve.lai.ya.Re.achH3394, and to theplanetsוְלַמַּזָּל֔וֹתve.lam.ma.za.LotH4208, and to all thehostצְבָ֥אtze.Va'H6635ofheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

6And he broughtoutוַיֹּצֵ֣אvai.yo.Tze'H3318thegroveהָאֲשֵׁרָה֩ha.'a.she.RahH842from thehouseמִבֵּ֨יתmi.BeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,withoutמִח֤וּץmi.ChutzH2351Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙li.ru.sha.LimH3389, to thebrookנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158Kidronקִדְר֔וֹןkid.RonH6939, andburnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ףvai.yis.RofH8313it at thebrookבְּנַ֥חַלbe.Na.chalH5158Kidronקִדְר֖וֹןkid.RonH6939, and stamped itsmallוַיָּ֣דֶקvai.Ya.dekH1854topowderלְעָפָ֑רle.'a.FarH6083, andcastוַיַּשְׁלֵךְ֙vai.yash.leKhH7993thepowderעֲפָרָ֔הּ'a.fa.RahH6083of it upon thegravesקֶ֖בֶרKe.verH6913of thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

7And he brokedownוַיִּתֹּץ֙vai.yi.TotzH5422thehousesבָּתֵּ֣יba.TeiH1004of thesodomitesהַקְּדֵשִׁ֔יםha.ke.de.ShimH6945, that were by thehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, where thewomenהַנָּשִׁ֗יםha.na.ShimH802woveאֹרְג֥וֹת'o.re.goytH707hangingsבָּתִּ֖יםba.TimH1004for thegroveלָאֲשֵׁרָֽה׃la.'a.she.RahH842.

8And hebroughtוַיָּבֵ֤אvai.ya.Ve'H935all thepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548out of thecitiesמֵעָרֵ֣יme.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, anddefiledוַיְטַמֵּ֣אvay.ta.Me'H2930the highplacesהַבָּמ֗וֹתha.ba.MotH1116where thepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548had burntincenseקִטְּרוּ־ki.te.ru-H6999, fromGebaמִגֶּ֖בַעmi.Ge.va'H1387toBeershebaH884, and brokedownוְנָתַ֞ץve.na.TatzH5422the highplacesבָּמ֣וֹתba.MotH1116of thegatesהַשְּׁעָרִ֗יםha.she.'a.RimH8179that were in theentranceפֶּ֜תַחPe.tachH6607of thegateשַׁ֤עַרSha.'arH8179ofJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091thegovernorשַׂר־sar-H8269of thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, which were on aman’sאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376lefthandשְׂמֹ֥אולse.MolH8040at thegateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of thecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

9Nevertheless thepriestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣יko.ha.NeiH3548of the highplacesהַבָּמ֔וֹתha.ba.MotH1116came notupיַֽעֲלוּ֙ya.'a.LuH5927to thealtarמִזְבַּ֥חmiz.BachH4196of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389, but theyateאָכְל֥וּ'a.khe.LuH398of the unleavenedbreadמַצּ֖וֹתma.TzotH4682amongבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432theirbrethrenאֲחֵיהֶֽם׃'a.chei.HemH251.

10And hedefiledוְטִמֵּ֣אve.ti.Me'H2930Tophethהַתֹּ֔פֶתha.To.fetH8612, which is in thevalleyבְּגֵ֣יbe.GeiH1516of thechildrenבֶןve.nei-H1121ofHinnomהִנֹּ֑םhi.NomH2011, that nomanאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376might make hissonבְּנ֧וֹbe.NoH1121or hisdaughterבִּתּ֛וֹbi.ToH1323to passthroughלְהַעֲבִ֨ירle.ha.'a.VirH5674thefireבָּאֵ֖שׁba.'EshH784toMolechלַמֹּֽלֶךְ׃la.Mo.lekhH4432.

11And he tookawayוַיַּשְׁבֵּ֣תvai.yash.BetH7673thehorsesהַסּוּסִ֗יםha.su.SimH5483that thekingsמַלְכֵ֨יmal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahH3063hadgivenנָתְנוּ֩na.te.NuH5414to thesunלַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙la.She.meshH8121, at theentranceמִבֹּ֣אmi.Bo'H935of thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, by thechamberלִשְׁכַּת֙lish.KatH3957ofNathanmelechH5419thechamberlainהַסָּרִ֔יסha.sa.RisH5631, which was in the commonlandsבַּפַּרְוָרִ֑יםba.par.va.RimH6503, andburnedשָׂרַ֥ףsa.RafH8313thechariotsמַרְכְּב֥וֹתmar.ke.VotH4818of thesunהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121withfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.

12And thealtarsהַֽמִּזְבְּח֡וֹתha.miz.be.ChotH4196that were on thetopהַגָּג֩ha.GagH1406of the upperchamberעֲלִיַּ֨ת'a.li.YatH5944ofAhazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271, which thekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063hadmadeעָשׂ֣וּ׀'a.SuH6213, and thealtarsהַֽמִּזְבְּחוֹת֙ha.miz.be.chOtH4196whichManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519hadmadeעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213in thetwoבִּשְׁתֵּ֛יbish.TeiH8147courtsחַצְר֥וֹתchatz.RotH2691of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, did thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428beatdownנָתַ֣ץna.TatzH5422, and broke themdownוַיָּ֣רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323from there, andcastוְהִשְׁלִ֥יךְve.hish.LikhH7993thedustעֲפָרָ֖ם'a.fa.RamH6083of them into thebrookנַ֥חַלNa.chalH5158Kidronקִדְרֽוֹן׃kid.RonH6939.

13And the highplacesהַבָּמ֞וֹתha.ba.MotH1116that werebeforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, which were on the righthandמִימִ֣יןmi.MinH3225of themountלְהַר־le.har-H2022ofcorruptionהַמַּשְׁחִית֒ha.mash.ChitH4889, whichSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֨הshe.lo.MohH8010thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478hadbuiltבָּ֠נָהBa.nahH1129forAshtorethלְעַשְׁתֹּ֣רֶת׀le.'ash.To.retH6253theabominationשִׁקֻּ֣ץshi.KutzH8251of theZidoniansצִידֹנִ֗יםtzi.do.NimH6722, and forChemoshוְלִכְמוֹשׁ֙ve.likh.mo.VoshH3645theabominationשִׁקֻּ֣ץshi.KutzH8251of theMoabitesמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124, and forMilcomוּלְמִלְכֹּ֖םu.le.mil.KomH4445theabominationתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofAmmonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983, did thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428defileטִמֵּ֖אti.Me'H2930.

14And he broke inpiecesוְשִׁבַּר֙ve.shi.BarH7665theimagesהַמַּצֵּב֔וֹתha.ma.tze.VotH4676, and cutdownוַיִּכְרֹ֖תvai.yikh.RotH3772thegrovesהָאֲשֵׁרִ֑יםha.'a.she.RimH842, andfilledוַיְמַלֵּ֥אvay.ma.Le'H4390theirplacesמְקוֹמָ֖םme.ko.MamH4725with thebonesעַצְמ֥וֹתatz.MotH6106ofmenאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120.

15Moreover thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֜חַha.miz.Be.achH4196that was atBethelH1008, and the highplaceהַבָּמָה֙ha.ba.MahH1116whichJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֤םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָט֙ne.VatH5028, who madeIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478tosinהֶחֱטִ֣יאhe.che.Ti'H2398, hadmadeעָשָׂ֜ה'a.SahH6213, both thataltarהַמִּזְבֵּ֧חַha.miz.Be.achH4196and the highplaceהַבָּמָ֖הha.ba.MahH1116he brokedownנָתָ֑ץna.TatzH5422, andburnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֧ףvai.yis.RofH8313the highplaceהַבָּמָ֛הha.ba.MahH1116, andstampedהֵדַ֥קhe.DakH1854it small topowderלְעָפָ֖רle.'a.FarH6083, andburnedוְשָׂרַ֥ףve.sa.RafH8313thegroveאֲשֵׁרָֽה׃'a.she.RahH842.

16And asJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֗הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977turnedוַיִּ֣פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437himself, heespiedוַיַּ֨רְאvai.Yar'H7200thesepulchresהַקְּבָרִ֤יםha.ke.va.RimH6913that were there on themountבָּהָ֔רba.HarH2022, andsentוַיִּשְׁלַ֗חvai.yish.LachH7971, andtookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947thebonesהָֽעֲצָמוֹת֙ha.'a.tza.mOtH6106out of thesepulchresהַקְּבָרִ֔יםha.ke.va.RimH6913, andburnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ףvai.yis.RofH8313them upon thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196, andpollutedוַֽיְטַמְּאֵ֑הוּvay.ta.me.'E.huH2930it, according to thewordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068which themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430proclaimedקָרָא֙ka.Ra'H7121, whoproclaimedקָרָ֔אka.Ra'H7121thesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697.

17Then hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Whattitleהַצִּיּ֣וּןha.tzi.YunH6725isthatהַלָּ֔זha.LazH1975which Iseeרֹאֶ֑הro.'EhH7200? And themenאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of thecityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892toldוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559him, It is thesepulchreהַקֶּ֤בֶרha.Ke.verH6913of themanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430, whocameבָּ֣אba'H935fromJudahמִֽיהוּדָ֔הmi.hu.DahH3063, andproclaimedוַיִּקְרָ֗אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thesethingsהַדְּבָרִ֤יםha.de.va.RimH1697that thou hastdoneעָשִׂ֔יתָ'a.Si.taH6213against thealtarהַמִּזְבַּ֥חha.miz.BachH4196ofBethelH1008.

18And hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Let himaloneH3240; let nomanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376moveיָנַ֣עya.Na'H5128hisbonesעַצְמֹתָ֑יו'atz.mo.TavH6106. So they let hisbonesעַצְמֹתָ֔יו'atz.mo.TavH6106aloneוַֽיְמַלְּטוּ֙vay.ma.le.TuH4422, with thebonesעַצְמ֣וֹתatz.MotH6106of theprophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030that cameoutבָּ֖אba'H935ofSamariaמִשֹּׁמְרֽוֹן׃mi.sho.me.RonH8111.

19And all thehousesבָּתֵּ֨יba.TeiH1004also of the highplacesהַבָּמ֜וֹתha.ba.MotH1116that were in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֗וֹןsho.me.RonH8111, which thekingsמַלְכֵ֤יmal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478hadmadeעָשׂ֜וּ'a.SuH6213to provoke the LORD toangerלְהַכְעִ֔יסle.hakh.'IsH3707,Josiahיֹֽאשִׁיָּ֑הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977tookawayהֵסִ֖ירhe.SirH5493, anddidוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213to them according to all theactsהַֽמַּעֲשִׂ֔יםha.ma.'a.SimH4639that he haddoneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213inBethelH1008.

20And heslewוַ֠יִּזְבַּחVai.yiz.bachH2076all thepriestsכֹּהֲנֵ֨יko.ha.NeiH3548of the highplacesהַבָּמ֤וֹתha.ba.MotH1116that were there upon thealtarsהַֽמִּזְבְּח֔וֹתha.miz.be.ChotH4196, andburntוַיִּשְׂרֹ֛ףvai.yis.RofH8313men’sאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120bonesעַצְמ֥וֹתatz.MotH6106upon them, andreturnedוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

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