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2 Kings 23:5

Josiah 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.

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ASV

And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them also that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven.

KJV

And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them also that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven.

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22 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְהִשְׁבִּ֣יתve.hish.Bitand he removedH7673 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַכְּמָרִ֗יםha.ke.ma.Rimthe pagan priestsH3649 →
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherwhomH834 →
נָֽתְנוּ֙na.te.Nuthey had appointedH5414 →
מַלְכֵ֣יmal.Khei[the] kings ofH4428 →
יְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahJudahH3063 →
וַיְקַטֵּ֤רvay.ka.Terand he made smokeH6999 →
בַּבָּמוֹת֙ba.ba.mOtat the high placesH1116 →
בְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.Reiin [the] cities ofH5892 →
יְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahJudahH3063 →
וּמְסִבֵּ֖יu.me.si.Beiand [the] surroundings ofH4524 →
יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
הַֽמְקַטְּרִ֣יםham.ka.te.Rimthe [ones who] made smokeH6999 →
לַבַּ֗עַלla.Ba.'alto <the> BaalH1168 →
לַשֶּׁ֤מֶשׁla.She.meshto the sunH8121 →
וְלַיָּרֵ֙חַ֙ve.lai.ya.Re.achand to the moonH3394 →
וְלַמַּזָּל֔וֹתve.lam.ma.za.Lotand to the constellationsH4208 →
וּלְכֹ֖לu.le.Kholand to allH3605 →
צְבָ֥אtze.Va'[the] host ofH6635 →
הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavensH8064 →

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Jeremiah 8:2They will be exposed to the sun and moon, and to all the host of heaven which they have loved, served, followed, consulted, and worshiped. Their bones will not be gathered up or buried, but will become like dung lying on the ground.Jeremiah 44:17–19Instead, we will do everything we vowed to do: We will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and offer drink offerings to her, just as we, our fathers, our kings, and our officials did in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. At that time we had plenty of food and good things, and we saw no disaster.2 Kings 21:3–4For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed, and he raised up altars for Baal. He made an Asherah pole, as King Ahab of Israel had done, and he worshiped and served all the host of heaven.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,Hosea 10:5The people of Samaria will fear for the calf of Beth-aven. Indeed, its people will mourn with its idolatrous priests— those who rejoiced in its glory— for it has been taken from them into exile.Jeremiah 8:1–2“At that time,” declares the LORD, “the bones of the kings of Judah, the bones of the officials, the bones of the priests, the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the people of Jerusalem will be removed from their graves.2 Kings 23:11And 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.Job 38:32Can you bring forth the constellations in their seasons or lead out the Bear and her cubs?

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