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2 Kings 23:11

And he removed from the entrance to the house of the LORD the horses that the kings of Judah had dedicated to the sun. They were in the court near the chamber of an official named Nathan-melech. And Josiah burned up the chariots of the sun.

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ASV

And he took away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entrance of the house of Jehovah, by the chamber of Nathan-melech the chamberlain, which was in the precincts; and he burned the chariots of the sun with fire.

KJV

And he took away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entering in of the house of the Lord, by the chamber of Nathan–melech the chamberlain, which was in the suburbs, and burned the chariots of the sun with fire.

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23 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיַּשְׁבֵּ֣תvai.yash.Betand he removedH7673 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַסּוּסִ֗יםha.su.Simthe horsesH5483 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
נָתְנוּ֩na.te.Nuthey had dedicatedH5414 →
מַלְכֵ֨יmal.Khei[the] kings ofH4428 →
יְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahJudahH3063 →
לַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙la.She.meshto the sunH8121 →
מִבֹּ֣אmi.Bo'from [the] going ofH935 →
בֵית־veit-[the] house ofH1004 →
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
לִשְׁכַּת֙lish.Kat[the] room ofH3957 →
נְתַן־ne.tan-NathanH5419 →
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhMelechH5419 →
הַסָּרִ֔יסha.sa.Risthe court-officialH5631 →
אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
בַּפַּרְוָרִ֑יםba.par.va.Rim[was] in the ParbarH6503 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
מַרְכְּב֥וֹתmar.ke.Vot[the] chariots ofH4818 →
הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁha.She.meshthe sunH8121 →
שָׂרַ֥ףsa.Rafhe burnedH8313 →
בָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'Eshwith <the> fireH784 →

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1 Chronicles 26:18As for the court on the west, there were four at the highway and two at the court.Ezekiel 8:16So He brought me to the inner court of the house of the LORD, and there at the entrance to the temple of the LORD, between the portico and the altar, were about twenty-five men with their backs to the temple of the LORD and their faces toward the east; and they were bowing to the east in worship of the sun.Job 31:26if I have beheld the sun in its radiance or the moon moving in splendor,2 Kings 23:5Josiah also did away with the idolatrous priests ordained by the kings of Judah to burn incense on the high places of the cities of Judah and in the places all around Jerusalem—those who had burned incense to Baal, to the sun and moon, to the constellations, and to all the host of heaven.2 Chronicles 14:5He also removed the high places and incense altars from all the cities of Judah, and under him the kingdom was at peace.2 Chronicles 34:4Then in his presence the altars of the Baals were torn down, and he cut to pieces the incense altars that were above them. He shattered the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the cast images, crushed them to dust, and scattered them over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.Deuteronomy 4:19When you look to the heavens and see the sun and moon and stars—all the host of heaven—do not be enticed to bow down and worship what the LORD your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven.2 Chronicles 33:3For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had torn down, and he raised up altars for the Baals and made Asherah poles. And he worshiped and served all the host of heaven.Ezekiel 40:17Then he brought me into the outer court, and there were chambers and a pavement laid out all around the court. Thirty chambers faced the pavement,

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