2 Kings

2 Kings 23:4

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.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the king	הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
commanded	וַיְצַ֣ו	way·ṣaw	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
Hilkiah	חִלְקִיָּהוּ֩	ḥil·qî·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2518 Chilhijah
the high	הַגָּד֜וֹל	hag·gā·ḏō·wl	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H1419 great
priest	הַכֹּהֵ֨ן	hak·kō·hên	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3548 priest
the priests	כֹּהֲנֵ֣י	kō·hă·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3548 priest
second in rank	הַמִּשְׁנֶה֮	ham·miš·neh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4932 double, copy, second
and the doorkeepers	שֹׁמְרֵ֣י	šō·mə·rê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
to remove	לְהוֹצִיא֙	lə·hō·w·ṣî	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H3318 go or come out
from the temple	מֵהֵיכַ֣ל	mê·hê·ḵal	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1964 palace, temple
of the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the articles	הַכֵּלִ֗ים	hak·kê·lîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3627 article, utensil, vessel
made	הָֽעֲשׂוּיִם֙	hā·‘ă·śū·yim	Article; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural	H6213 do, make
for Baal	לַבַּ֣עַל	lab·ba·‘al	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1168 owner, lord
Asherah	וְלָֽאֲשֵׁרָ֔ה	wə·lā·’ă·šê·rāh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H842 Ashera
and all	וּלְכֹ֖ל	ū·lə·ḵōl	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the host	צְבָ֣א	ṣə·ḇā	Noun - common singular construct	H6635 army, war, warfare
of heaven	הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם	haš·šā·mā·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
And he burned them	וַֽיִּשְׂרְפֵ֞ם	way·yiś·rə·p̄êm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H8313 burn
outside	מִח֤וּץ	mi·ḥūṣ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H2351 the outside
Jerusalem	לִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙	lî·rū·šā·lim	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
in the fields	בְּשַׁדְמ֣וֹת	bə·šaḏ·mō·wṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct	H7709 field
of Kidron	קִדְר֔וֹן	qiḏ·rō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6939 Kidron
and carried	וְנָשָׂ֥א	wə·nā·śā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
their ashes	עֲפָרָ֖ם	‘ă·p̄ā·rām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H6083 dry earth, dust
to Bethel	אֵֽל׃	’êl	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1008 Bethel

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.