2 Kings

2 Kings 23:5–6

⁵Josiah 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.

⁶He 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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2 Kings 23:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
also did away with	וְהִשְׁבִּ֣ית	wə·hiš·bîṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7673 cease, desist, rest
the idolatrous priests	הַכְּמָרִ֗ים	hak·kə·mā·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3649 (idol-)priest
ordained	נָֽתְנוּ֙	nā·ṯə·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5414 give, put, set
by the kings	מַלְכֵ֣י	mal·ḵê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4428 king
of Judah	יְהוּדָ֔ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
to burn incense	וַיְקַטֵּ֤ר	way·qaṭ·ṭêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6999 make sacrifices smoke, send them up in smoke
on the high places	בַּבָּמוֹת֙	bab·bā·mō·wṯ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H1116 high place
of the cities	בְּעָרֵ֣י	bə·‘ā·rê	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct	H5892 excitement
of Judah	יְהוּדָ֔ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
and in the places all around	וּמְסִבֵּ֖י	ū·mə·sib·bê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H4524 that which surrounds, or is round
Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
those who had burned incense	הַֽמְקַטְּרִ֣ים	ham·qaṭ·ṭə·rîm	Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural	H6999 make sacrifices smoke, send them up in smoke
to Baal	לַבַּ֗עַל	lab·ba·‘al	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1168 owner, lord
to the sun	לַשֶּׁ֤מֶשׁ	laš·še·meš	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - common singular	H8121 sun
and moon	וְלַיָּרֵ֙חַ֙	wə·lay·yā·rê·aḥ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3394 moon
to the constellations	וְלַמַּזָּל֔וֹת	wə·lam·maz·zā·lō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4208 constellation, Zodiacal sign
and to all	וּלְכֹ֖ל	ū·lə·ḵōl	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the host	צְבָ֥א	ṣə·ḇā	Noun - common singular construct	H6635 army, war, warfare
of heaven	הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃	haš·šā·mā·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft

2 Kings 23:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He brought	וַיֹּצֵ֣א	way·yō·ṣê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
the Asherah pole	הָאֲשֵׁרָה֩	hā·’ă·šê·rāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H842 Ashera
from the house	מִבֵּ֨ית	mib·bêṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of the LORD	יְהוָ֜ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the Kidron	קִדְר֔וֹן	qiḏ·rō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6939 Kidron
Valley	נַ֣חַל	na·ḥal	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady
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
and	קִדְר֖וֹן	qiḏ·rō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6939 Kidron
he burned	וַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ף	way·yiś·rōp̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8313 burn
it	אֹתָ֛הּ	’ō·ṯāh	Direct object marker; third person feminine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
ground	וַיָּ֣דֶק	way·yā·ḏeq	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1854 crush, pulverise, thresh; be fine
to powder	לְעָפָ֑ר	lə·‘ā·p̄ār	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H6083 dry earth, dust
and threw	וַיַּשְׁלֵךְ֙	way·yaš·lêḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7993 throw, fling, cast
its dust	עֲפָרָ֔הּ	‘ă·p̄ā·rāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H6083 dry earth, dust
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the graves	קֶ֖בֶר	qe·ḇer	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6913 grave, sepulchre
of the common	בְּנֵ֥י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
people	הָעָֽם׃	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people

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2 Kings 23:5 Jeremiah 44:17–19 · 2 Kings 21:3–4

2 Kings 23:6 2 Chronicles 34:4 · 2 Kings 23:15

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