King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
And he brake down the houses of the sodomites, that [were] by the house of the LORD, where the women wove hangings for the grove.
Complete Jewish Bible:
He smashed the houses of the cult prostitutes that were in the house of ADONAI, where the women also wove garments for the asherah.
Berean Standard Bible:
He also tore down the quarters of the male shrine prostitutes that were in the house of the LORD, where the women had woven tapestries for Asherah.
American Standard Version:
And he brake down the houses of the sodomites, that were in the house of Jehovah, where the women wove hangings for the Asherah.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
And he brake down{H5422} the houses{H1004} of the sodomites{H6945}, that were by the house{H1004} of the LORD{H3068}, where the women{H802} wove{H707} hangings{H1004} for the grove{H842}.
Cross-References (KJV):
1 Kings 15:12
- And he took away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.
Ezekiel 16:16
- And of thy garments thou didst take, and deckedst thy high places with divers colours, and playedst the harlot thereupon: [the like things] shall not come, neither shall it be [so].
1 Kings 14:24
- And there were also sodomites in the land: [and] they did according to all the abominations of the nations which the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.
Exodus 35:25
- And all the women that were wise hearted did spin with their hands, and brought that which they had spun, [both] of blue, and of purple, [and] of scarlet, and of fine linen.
Exodus 35:26
- And all the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun goats' [hair].
Ezekiel 8:14
- Then he brought me to the door of the gate of the LORD'S house which [was] toward the north; and, behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz.
Romans 1:26
- For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
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Commentary for 2 Kings 23:7
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H5422
There are 41 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: נָתַץ
Transliteration: nâthats
Pronunciation: naw-thats'
Description: a primitive root; to tear down; beat down, break down (out), cast down, destroy, overthrow, pull down, throw down. - Strong's Number: H1004
There are 1718 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: בַּיִת
Transliteration: bayith
Pronunciation: bah'-yith
Description: probably from בָּנָה abbreviated; a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.); court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web, [phrase] within(-out). - Strong's Number: H6945
There are 6 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: קָדֵשׁ
Transliteration: qâdêsh
Pronunciation: kaw-dashe'
Description: from קָדַשׁ; a (quasi) sacred person, i.e. (technically) a (male) devotee (by prostitution) to licentious idolatry; sodomite, unclean. - Strong's Number: H3068
There are 5521 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: יְהֹוָה
Transliteration: Yᵉhôvâh
Pronunciation: yeh-ho-vaw'
Description: from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה. - Strong's Number: H802
There are 729 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אִשָּׁה
Transliteration: ʼishshâh
Pronunciation: ish-shaw'
Description: feminine of אִישׁ or אֱנוֹשׁ; irregular plural, נָשִׁים;(used in the same wide sense as אֱנוֹשׁ); a woman; (adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English. - Strong's Number: H707
There are 90 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אָרַג
Transliteration: ʼârag
Pronunciation: aw-rag'
Description: a primitive root; to plait or weave; weaver(-r). - Strong's Number: H842
There are 100 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אֲשֵׁרָה
Transliteration: ʼăshêrâh
Pronunciation: ash-ay-raw'
Description: or אֲשֵׁירָה; from אָשַׁר; happy; Asherah (or Astarte) a Phoenician goddess; also an image of the same; grove. Compare עַשְׁתֹּרֶת.