Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And the altars that were upon the top of the upper chamber of Achaz, which the kings of Juda had made, and the altars which Manasses had made in the two courts of the temple of the Lord, the king broke down: and he ran from thence, and cast the ashes of them into the torrent Cedron. on the top. Deuteronomy 22:8 When thou buildest a new house, thou shalt make a battlement to the roof round about: lest blood be shed in thy house, and thou be guilty, if any one slip, and fall down headlong. Jeremiah 19:13 And the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Juda shall be unclean as the place of Topheth: all the houses upon whose roofs they have sacrificed to all the host of heaven, and have poured out drink offerings to strange gods. Zephaniah 1:5 And them that worship the host of heaven upon the tops of houses, and them that adore, and swear by the Lord, and swear by Melchom. which Manasseh. 2 Kings 21:5,21,22 And he built altars for all the host of heaven, in the two courts of the temple of the Lord. . . . 2 Chronicles 33:5,15 And he built them for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the Lord. . . . brake them down from thence. 2 Kings 23:6 And he caused the grove to be carried out from the house of the Lord, without Jerusalem, to the valley of Cedron, and he burnt it there, and reduced it to dust, and cast the dust upon the graves of the common people. Context Josiah Destroys Idolatry…11And he took away the horses which the kings of Juda had given to the sun, at the entering in of the temple of the Lord, near the chamber of Nathanmelech the eunuch, who was in Pharurim: and he burnt the chariots of the sun with fire. 12And the altars that were upon the top of the upper chamber of Achaz, which the kings of Juda had made, and the altars which Manasses had made in the two courts of the temple of the Lord, the king broke down: and he ran from thence, and cast the ashes of them into the torrent Cedron.13The high places also that were at Jerusalem, on the right side of the Mount of Offence, which Solomon, king of Israel, had built to Astaroth, the idol of the Sidonians, and to Chamos, the scandal of Moab, and to Melchom, the abomination of the children of Ammon, the king defiled.… Cross References 2 Kings 21:5 And he built altars for all the host of heaven, in the two courts of the temple of the Lord. 2 Kings 23:4 And the king commanded Helcias, the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the doorkeepers, to cast out of the temple of the Lord all the vessels that had been made for Baal, and for the grove, and for all the host of heaven: and he burnt them without Jerusalem, in the valley of Cedron, and he carried the ashes of them to Bethel. 2 Kings 23:6 And he caused the grove to be carried out from the house of the Lord, without Jerusalem, to the valley of Cedron, and he burnt it there, and reduced it to dust, and cast the dust upon the graves of the common people. 2 Chronicles 33:5 And he built them 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 Juda shall be unclean as the place of Topheth: all the houses upon whose roofs they have sacrificed to all the host of heaven, and have poured out drink offerings to strange gods. Jeremiah 31:40 And the whole valley of dead bodies, and of ashes, and all the country of death, even to the torrent Cedron, and to the corner of the horse gate towards the east, the Holy of the Lord: it shall not be plucked up, and it shall not be destroyed any more for ever. Zephaniah 1:5 And them that worship the host of heaven upon the tops of houses, and them that adore, and swear by the Lord, and swear by Melchom. Lexicon He pulled downנָתַ֣ץ (nā·ṯaṣ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5422: To pull down, break down the altars הַֽמִּזְבְּח֡וֹת (ham·miz·bə·ḥō·wṯ) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 4196: An altar that אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the kings מַלְכֵ֣י (mal·ḵê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king of Judah יְהוּדָ֗ה (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites had set up עָשׂ֣וּ ׀ (‘ā·śū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against the roof הַגָּג֩ (hag·gāḡ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1406: A roof, the top of an altar near the upper chamber עֲלִיַּ֨ת (‘ă·lî·yaṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 5944: Something lofty, a stair-way, a second-story room, the sky of Ahaz, אָחָ֜ז (’ā·ḥāz) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 271: Ahaz -- 'he has grasped', two Israelites and the altars הַֽמִּזְבְּחוֹת֙ (ham·miz·bə·ḥō·wṯ) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 4196: An altar Manasseh מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה (mə·naš·šeh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4519: Manasseh -- 'causing to forget', a son of Joseph, also a king of Judah, also two Israelites had set up עָשָׂ֣ה (‘ā·śāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make in the two בִּשְׁתֵּ֛י (biš·tê) Preposition-b | Number - fdc Strong's Hebrew 8147: Two (a cardinal number) courtyards חַצְר֥וֹת (ḥaṣ·rō·wṯ) Noun - common plural construct Strong's Hebrew 2691: A yard, a hamlet of the house בֵּית־ (bêṯ-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house of the LORD. יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel The king הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king pulverized וַיָּ֣רָץ (way·yā·rāṣ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7323: To run them there מִשָּׁ֔ם (miš·šām) Preposition-m | Adverb Strong's Hebrew 8033: There, then, thither and threw וְהִשְׁלִ֥יךְ (wə·hiš·lîḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7993: To throw out, down, away their dust עֲפָרָ֖ם (‘ă·p̄ā·rām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 6083: Dust, clay, earth, mud into אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to the Kidron קִדְרֽוֹן׃ (qiḏ·rō·wn) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 6939: Kidron -- perhaps 'dusky', a wadi East of Jerusalem Valley. נַ֥חַל (na·ḥal) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 5158: A stream, a winter torrent, a, valley, a shaft Additional Translations 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 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 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 broke them down from there, and cast the dust of them into the brook Kidron. 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. And the altars that were on the roof of the upper chamber of Achaz, which the kings of Juda had made, and the altars which Manasses had made in the two courts of the house of the Lord, did the king pull down and forcibly remove from thence, and cast their dust into the brook of Kedron. And the king broke down the altars that were on the roof of the upper chamber of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars that Manasseh had made in the two courts of the house of Jehovah, and he shattered them, [removing them] from thence, and cast the powder of them into the torrent of Kidron. 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 the LORD, did the king break down, and beat them down from thence, and cast the dust of them into the brook Kidron. 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 broke them down from thence, and cast the dust of them into the brook Kidron. The altars that were on the roof of the upper room of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh had made in the two courts of the house of Yahweh, did the king break down, and beat [them] down from there, and cast the dust of them into the brook Kidron. And the altars that are on the top of the upper chamber of Ahaz, that the kings of Judah made, and the altars that Manasseh made in the two courts of the house of Jehovah, hath the king broken down, and removeth thence, and hath cast their dust unto the brook Kidron. 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