2 Kings

2 Kings 23:12–13

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.

¹³The king also desecrated the high places east of Jerusalem, to the south of the Mount of Corruption, which King Solomon of Israel had built for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Sidonians, for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom^e the abomination of the Ammonites.

Footnotes

d 23:12 Or quickly removed them from there
e 23:13 Milcom is a variant of Molech; see Leviticus 18:21|LEV 18:21and 1 Kings 11:7.

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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

2 Kings 23:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The king	הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
also desecrated	טִמֵּ֖א	ṭim·mê	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2930 be or become unclean
the high places	הַבָּמ֞וֹת	hab·bā·mō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H1116 high place
east	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
of	פְּנֵ֣י	pə·nê	Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
to the south	מִימִ֣ין	mî·mîn	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3225 right hand
of the Mount	לְהַר־	lə·har-	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
of Corruption	הַמַּשְׁחִית֒	ham·maš·ḥîṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4889 ruin, destruction
which	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
King	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
Solomon	שְׁלֹמֹ֨ה	šə·lō·mōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8010 Solomon
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
had built	בָּ֠נָה	bā·nāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1129 build
for Ashtoreth	לְעַשְׁתֹּ֣רֶת׀	lə·‘aš·tō·reṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6253 ±Aštœreth, < ±Ašt¹rt, ±Aštéreth
the abomination	שִׁקֻּ֣ץ	šiq·quṣ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8251 detested thing
of the Sidonians	צִידֹנִ֗ים	ṣî·ḏō·nîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6722 Tsidonian
for Chemosh	וְלִכְמוֹשׁ֙	wə·liḵ·mō·wōš	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3645 Chemosh
the abomination	שִׁקֻּ֣ץ	šiq·quṣ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8251 detested thing
of the Moabites	מוֹאָ֔ב	mō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4124 Moab
and for Milcom	וּלְמִלְכֹּ֖ם	ū·lə·mil·kōm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4445 Milcom
the abomination	תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת	tō·w·‘ă·ḇaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8441 abomination
of the Ammonites	בְּנֵֽי־	bə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son

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2 Kings 23:12 Zephaniah 1:5 · Jeremiah 19:13 · 2 Kings 21:5 · 2 Chronicles 33:5

2 Kings 23:13 1 Kings 11:5 · 1 Kings 11:7 · Numbers 21:29

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