2 Kings

2 Kings 23:11–12

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^c near the chamber of an official named Nathan-melech. And Josiah burned up the chariots of the sun.

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^d and threw their dust into the Kidron Valley.

Footnotes

c 23:11 Hebrew parbarim
d 23:12 Or quickly removed them from there

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2 Kings 23:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And he removed	וַיַּשְׁבֵּ֣ת	way·yaš·bêṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7673 cease, desist, rest
from the entrance	מִבֹּ֣א	mib·bō	Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to the house	בֵית־	ḇêṯ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
the horses	הַסּוּסִ֗ים	has·sū·sîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5483 swallow or swift
that	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the kings	מַלְכֵ֨י	mal·ḵê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4428 king
of Judah	יְהוּדָ֤ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
had dedicated	נָתְנוּ֩	nā·ṯə·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5414 give, put, set
to the sun	לַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙	laš·še·meš	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - common singular	H8121 sun
They were	אֲשֶׁ֖ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
in the court	בַּפַּרְוָרִ֑ים	bap·par·wā·rîm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H6503 Parbar, Parvar
near	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the chamber	לִשְׁכַּת֙	liš·kaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3957 room, chamber, hall, cell, lishka
of an official	הַסָּרִ֔יס	has·sā·rîs	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5631 eunuch
named Nathan-melech	מֶ֣לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - proper	H5419 Nethan-Melek
And	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
burned up	שָׂרַ֥ף	śā·rap̄	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H8313 burn
the chariots	מַרְכְּב֥וֹת	mar·kə·ḇō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H4818 chariot
of the sun	הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁ	haš·še·meš	Article; Noun - common singular	H8121 sun

2 Kings 23:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He pulled down	נָתַ֣ץ	nā·ṯaṣ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5422 pull down, break down
the altars	הַֽמִּזְבְּח֡וֹת	ham·miz·bə·ḥō·wṯ	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4196 altar
that	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the kings	מַלְכֵ֣י	mal·ḵê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4428 king
of Judah	יְהוּדָ֗ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
had set up	עָשׂ֣וּ׀	‘ā·śū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6213 do, make
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the roof	הַגָּג֩	hag·gāḡ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1406 roof, top
near the upper chamber	עֲלִיַּ֨ת	‘ă·lî·yaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H5944 roof-chamber
of Ahaz	אָחָ֜ז	’ā·ḥāz	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H271 Achaz
and the altars	הַֽמִּזְבְּחוֹת֙	ham·miz·bə·ḥō·wṯ	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4196 altar
that	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
Manasseh	מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה	mə·naš·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4519 Manasseh
had set up	עָשָׂ֣ה	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
in the two	בִּשְׁתֵּ֛י	biš·tê	Preposition-b; Number - feminine dual construct	H8147 two
courtyards	חַצְר֥וֹת	ḥaṣ·rō·wṯ	Noun - common plural construct	H2691 enclosure, court
of the house	בֵּית־	bêṯ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
The king	הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
pulverized them	וַיָּ֣רָץ	way·yā·rāṣ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7323 run
there	מִשָּׁ֔ם	miš·šām	Preposition-m; Adverb	H8033 there, thither
and threw	וְהִשְׁלִ֥יךְ	wə·hiš·lîḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7993 throw, fling, cast
their dust	עֲפָרָ֖ם	‘ă·p̄ā·rām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H6083 dry earth, dust
into	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the Kidron	קִדְרֽוֹן׃	qiḏ·rō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6939 Kidron
Valley	נַ֥חַל	na·ḥal	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady

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2 Kings 23:11 Ezekiel 8:16

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