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13 The king defiled the high places which faced[a] Jerusalem on the south[b] side of Corruption Mountain, which King Solomon of Israel had constructed for Ashtoreth, the Sidonian abomination, for Chemosh, the Moabite abomination, and for Milcom, the Ammonite abomination. 14 He broke the pillars to pieces, cut down the Asherim, and filled their locations with human bones.

15 Furthermore, he even broke down the altar that had been at Bethel as well as the high place constructed by Nebat’s son Jeroboam, who had caused Israel to sin. He demolished its stones, pulverized them to dust, and burned the Asherah.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 23:13 So LXX.
  2. 2 Kings 23:13 Lit. right; i.e. the side on the right when facing east