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2 Kings 23:12

He pulled down the altars that the kings of Judah had set up on the roof near the upper chamber of Ahaz, and the altars that Manasseh had set up in the two courtyards of the house of the LORD. The king pulverized them there and threw their dust into the Kidron Valley.

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ASV

And the altars that were on the roof of the upper chamber of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh had made in the two courts of the house of Jehovah, did the king break down, and beat them down from thence, and cast the dust of them into the brook Kidron.

KJV

And the altars that were on the top of the upper chamber of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh had made in the two courts of the house of the Lord, did the king beat down, and brake them down from thence, and cast the dust of them into the brook Kidron.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְאֶֽת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
הַֽמִּזְבְּח֡וֹתha.miz.be.Chotthe altarsH4196 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
עַל־'al-[were] onH5921 →
הַגָּג֩ha.Gagthe roof ofH1406 →
עֲלִיַּ֨ת'a.li.Yat[the] upper room ofH5944 →
אָחָ֜ז'a.ChazAhazH271 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whichH834 →
עָשׂ֣וּ׀'a.Suthey had madeH6213 →
מַלְכֵ֣יmal.Khei[the] kings ofH4428 →
יְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahJudahH3063 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
הַֽמִּזְבְּחוֹת֙ha.miz.be.chOtthe altarsH4196 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whichH834 →
עָשָׂ֣ה'a.Sahhe had madeH6213 →
מְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehManassehH4519 →
בִּשְׁתֵּ֛יbish.Teiin [the] twoH8147 →
חַצְר֥וֹתchatz.Rot[the] courtyards ofH2691 →
בֵּית־beit-[the] house ofH1004 →
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
נָתַ֣ץna.Tatzhe pulled downH5422 →
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
וַיָּ֣רָץvai.Ya.rotzand he ranH7323 →
מִשָּׁ֔םmi.Shamfrom thereH8033 →
וְהִשְׁלִ֥יךְve.hish.Likhand he threwH7993 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
עֲפָרָ֖ם'a.fa.Ramdust theirH6083 →
אֶל־'el-intoH413 →
נַ֥חַלNa.chal[the] wadi ofH5158 →
קִדְרֽוֹן׃kid.RonKidronH6939 →

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Jeremiah 19:13The houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah will be defiled like that place, Topheth—all the houses on whose rooftops they burned incense to all the host of heaven and poured out drink offerings to other gods.”Zephaniah 1:5those who bow on the rooftops to worship the host of heaven, those who bow down and swear by the LORD but also swear by Milcom,2 Kings 21:5In both courtyards of the house of the LORD, he built altars to all the host of heaven.2 Chronicles 33:5In both courtyards of the house of the LORD, he built altars to all the host of heaven.Jeremiah 31:40The whole valley of the dead bodies and ashes, and all the fields as far as the Kidron Valley, to the corner of the Horse Gate to the east, will be holy to the LORD. It will never again be uprooted or demolished.”John 18:1After Jesus had spoken these words, He went out with His disciples across the Kidron Valley, where they entered a garden.2 Kings 23:6He brought the Asherah pole from the house of the LORD to the Kidron Valley outside Jerusalem, and there he burned it, ground it to powder, and threw its dust on the graves of the common people.Deuteronomy 22:8If you build a new house, you are to construct a railing around your roof, so that you do not bring bloodguilt on your house if someone falls from it.2 Kings 21:21–22He walked in all the ways of his father, and he served and worshiped the idols his father had served.2 Chronicles 33:15He removed the foreign gods and the idol from the house of the LORD, along with all the altars he had built on the temple mount and in Jerusalem, and he dumped them outside the city.2 Kings 23:4Then the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, the priests second in rank, and the doorkeepers to remove from the temple of the LORD all the articles made for Baal, Asherah, and all the host of heaven. And he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron and carried their ashes to Bethel.Jeremiah 7:30For the people of Judah have done evil in My sight, declares the LORD. They have set up their abominations in the house that bears My Name, and so have defiled it.Ezekiel 5:11Therefore as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, because you have defiled My sanctuary with all your detestable idols and abominations, I Myself will withdraw My favor; I will not look upon you with pity, nor will I spare you.2 Chronicles 15:16King Asa also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asa chopped down the pole, crushed it, and burned it in the Kidron Valley.

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