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2 Kings 23:4

23:4 The king ordered Hilkiah the high priest, the high-ranking priests,¹ and the guards² to bring out of the Lord’s temple all the items that were used in the worship of³ Baal, Asherah, and all the stars of the sky.⁴ The king⁵ burned them outside of Jerusalem in the terraces⁶ of Kidron, and carried their ashes to Bethel.⁷

¹tn Heb “the priests of the second [rank],” that is, those ranked just beneath Hilkiah.

²tn Or “doorkeepers.”

³tn Heb “for.”

⁴tn Heb “all the host of heaven” (also in v. 5).

⁵tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁶tn Or “fields.” For a defense of the translation “terraces,” see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 285.

⁷map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

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