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2 Kings 23:6

He 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.

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ASV

And he brought out the Asherah from the house of Jehovah, without Jerusalem, unto the brook Kidron, and burned it at the brook Kidron, and beat it to dust, and cast the dust thereof upon the graves of the common people.

KJV

And he brought out the grove from the house of the Lord, without Jerusalem, unto the brook Kidron, and burned it at the brook Kidron, and stamped it small to powder, and cast the powder thereof upon the graves of the children of the people.

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23 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּצֵ֣אvai.yo.Tze'and he brought outH3318 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הָאֲשֵׁרָה֩ha.'a.she.Rahthe Asherah poleH842 →
מִבֵּ֨יתmi.Beitfrom [the] house ofH1004 →
יְהוָ֜הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
מִח֤וּץmi.Chutzfrom [the] outsideH2351 →
לִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙li.ru.sha.Limof JerusalemH3389 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
נַ֣חַלNa.chal[the] wadi ofH5158 →
קִדְר֔וֹןkid.RonKidronH6939 →
וַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ףvai.yis.Rofand he burnedH8313 →
אֹתָ֛הּ'o.Tah<obj.> itH853 →
בְּנַ֥חַלbe.Na.chalin [the] wadi ofH5158 →
קִדְר֖וֹןkid.RonKidronH6939 →
וַיָּ֣דֶקvai.Ya.dekand he crushed [it]H1854 →
לְעָפָ֑רle.'a.Farto dustH6083 →
וַיַּשְׁלֵךְ֙vai.yash.leKhand he threwH7993 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
עֲפָרָ֔הּ'a.fa.Rahdust itsH6083 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
קֶ֖בֶרKe.ver[the] burial site ofH6913 →
בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei[the] sons ofH1121 →
הָעָֽם׃ha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →

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2 Kings 23:15He even pulled down the altar at Bethel, the high place set up by Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin. Then he burned the high place, ground it to powder, and burned the Asherah pole.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.1 Kings 2:37On the day you go out and cross the Kidron Valley, know for sure that you will die; your blood will be on your own head.”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.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.1 Kings 16:33Then he set up an Asherah pole. Thus Ahab did more to provoke the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger than all the kings of Israel before him.Deuteronomy 9:21And I took that sinful thing, the calf you had made, and burned it in the fire. Then I crushed it and ground it to powder as fine as dust, and I cast it into the stream that came down from the mountain.2 Kings 21:7Manasseh even took the carved Asherah pole he had made and set it up in the temple, of which the LORD had said to David and his son Solomon, “In this temple and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will establish My Name forever.Judges 3:7So the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; they forgot the LORD their God and served the Baals and the Asherahs.Jeremiah 17:2Even their children remember their altars and Asherah poles by the green trees and on the high hills.2 Kings 10:27They also demolished the sacred pillar of Baal. Then they tore down the temple of Baal and made it into a latrine, which it is to this day.Deuteronomy 7:25You must burn up the images of their gods; do not covet the silver and gold that is on them or take it for yourselves, or you will be ensnared by it; for it is detestable to the LORD your God.Exodus 32:20Then he took the calf they had made, burned it in the fire, ground it to powder, and scattered the powder over the face of the water. Then he forced the Israelites to drink it.1 Kings 14:23They also built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.2 Kings 23:12He 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.2 Chronicles 14:3He removed the foreign altars and high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and chopped down the Asherah poles.2 Chronicles 33:7Manasseh even took the carved image he had made and set it up in the house of God, of which God had said to David and his son Solomon, “In this temple and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will establish My Name forever.

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