2 Kings 23:12

And the altars that [were] on the top of the upper chamber of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh had made in the two courts of the house of the LORD, did the king beat down, and brake [them] down from thence, and cast the dust of them into the brook Kidron.

And the altars {H4196} that were on the top {H1406} of the upper chamber {H5944} of Ahaz {H271}, which the kings {H4428} of Judah {H3063} had made {H6213}, and the altars {H4196} which Manasseh {H4519} had made {H6213} in the two {H8147} courts {H2691} of the house {H1004} of the LORD {H3068}, did the king {H4428} beat down {H5422}, and brake them down {H7323} from thence, and cast {H7993} the dust {H6083} of them into the brook {H5158} Kidron {H6939}.

The king smashed the altars on the roof of the upper room of Achaz, which the kings of Y'hudah had made, and the altars which M'nasheh had made in the two courtyards of the house of ADONAI. He broke them into pieces and threw the rubble into Vadi Kidron.

He 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 and threw their dust into the Kidron Valley.

And the altars that were on the roof of the upper chamber of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh had made in the two courts of the house of Jehovah, did the king break down, and beat them down from thence, and cast the dust of them into the brook Kidron.

Note: Commentary was generated by an advanced AI, utilizing a prompt that emphasized Biblical fidelity over bias. We've found these insights to be consistently reliable, yet we always encourage prayerful discernment through the Holy Spirit. The Scripture text and cross-references are from verified, non-AI sources.

  • Zephaniah 1:5

    And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship [and] that swear by the LORD, and that swear by Malcham;

  • 2 Kings 21:5

    And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD.

  • Jeremiah 19:13

    And the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, shall be defiled as the place of Tophet, because of all the houses upon whose roofs they have burned incense unto all the host of heaven, and have poured out drink offerings unto other gods.

  • 2 Chronicles 33:5

    And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD.

  • 2 Kings 23:4

    ¶ And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the door, to bring forth out of the temple of the LORD all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the grove, and for all the host of heaven: and he burned them without Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried the ashes of them unto Bethel.

  • 2 Kings 21:21

    And he walked in all the way that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshipped them:

  • 2 Kings 21:22

    And he forsook the LORD God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the LORD.

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